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Execution Version  1  164960904_3  AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO  THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT  This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT  AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of October 31, 2022, by and among TITAN  MACHINERY INC., a Delaware corporation (“Titan”), HEARTLAND AGRICULTURE, LLC, an  Iowa limited liability company (“Heartland Agriculture”), HEARTLAND AG KANSAS, LLC, a Kansas  limited liability company (“Heartland Kansas”; together with Heartland Agriculture and Titan, each a  “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Lenders party hereto and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.  a national banking association, as administrative agent for each member of the Lender Group and the Bank  Product Providers (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Agent”).  WHEREAS, Borrowers, the Lenders and Agent are parties to that certain Third Amended  and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 3, 2020 (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented  from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);  WHEREAS, Borrowers have requested that Agent and the Lenders amend the Credit  Agreement as set forth herein, and Agent and the Lenders have agreed to the foregoing, on the terms and  conditions set forth herein;  NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements herein  contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:  1. Defined Terms.  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein  and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.  2. Amendments to Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement is hereby amended to  delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and  to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double- underlined text), each as set forth in the pages of a conformed copy of the Credit Agreement, as amended  hereby, attached as Annex A hereto.  3. Continuing Effect.  Except as expressly set forth in Section 2 of this Amendment,  nothing in this Amendment shall constitute a modification or alteration of the terms, conditions or covenants  of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or a waiver of any other terms or provisions thereof,  and the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and shall continue in full  force and effect, in each case as amended hereby.  4. Reaffirmation and Confirmation.  Each Loan Party hereby ratifies, affirms,  acknowledges and agrees that the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in each case as  amended, supplemented or otherwise modified by this Amendment, to which it is a party represent the  valid, enforceable and collectible obligations of such Loan Party, and further acknowledges that there are  no existing claims, defenses, personal or otherwise, or rights of setoff whatsoever with respect to the Credit  Agreement or any other Loan Document.  Each Loan Party hereby agrees that this Amendment in no way  acts as a release or relinquishment of the Liens and rights securing payments of the Obligations.  The Liens  and rights securing payment of the Obligations are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects by each  Loan Party.  5. Conditions to Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall become effective upon the  satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:  

 

  2  164960904_3  (a) Agent shall have received a copy of this Amendment executed and delivered by  Agent, the Lenders and Borrowers; and  (b) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.  6. Representations and Warranties.  In order to induce Agent and the Lenders to enter  into this Amendment, Borrowers hereby represent and warrant to Agent and the Lenders that:  (a) All representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents to which any  Loan Party is a party are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall  not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality  in the text thereof) on and as of the date of this Amendment (except to the extent that such representations  and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties  shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable  to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof)  on and as of such earlier date);  (b) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and  (c) This Amendment and the Loan Documents, as modified hereby, constitute legal,  valid and binding obligations of such Loan Party and are enforceable against each Loan Party in accordance  with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy,  insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally.  7. Release.  In consideration of the agreements of Agent and the Lenders contained  herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby  acknowledged, each Loan Party hereby releases and forever discharges Agent and the Lenders and their  respective directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, affiliates, subsidiaries, successors and permitted  assigns from any and all liabilities, obligations, actions, contracts, claims, causes of action, damages,  demands, costs and expenses whatsoever (collectively "Claims"), of every kind and nature, however  evidenced or created, whether known or unknown, arising prior to or on the date of this Amendment  including, but not limited to, any Claims involving the extension of credit under or administration of this  Amendment, the Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents, as each may be amended, or the obligations,  liabilities and/or indebtedness incurred by Borrowers or any other transactions evidenced by this  Amendment, the Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents.  8. Miscellaneous.  (a) Expenses.  Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that Section 15.7 of the  Credit Agreement applies to this Amendment and the transactions, agreements and documents  contemplated hereunder.  (b) Choice of Law and Venue; Jury Trial Waiver; Reference Provision.  Without  limiting the applicability of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, the  terms and provisions set forth in Section 12 of the Credit Agreement are expressly incorporated herein by  reference.  (c) Counterparts; Electronic Execution.  This Amendment may be executed in any  number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and  delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one  and the same Amendment.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telefacsimile or  

 

  3  164960904_3  other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed  counterpart of this Amendment.  Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Amendment by  telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart  of this Amendment but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity,  enforceability, and binding effect of this Amendment.  (signature page follows)     

 

  Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed  by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized and delivered as of the date first above written.  BORROWERS:    TITAN MACHINERY, INC.      By: /s/ Mark Kalvoda                                             Name: Mark Kalvoda                                             Title: CFO                                                                  HEARTLAND AGRICULTURE, LLC      By: /s/ Arnie Sinclair                                              Name: Arnie Sinclair                   Title:  President                                                           HEARTLAND AG KANSAS, LLC      By: /s/ Arnie Sinclair                                              Name: Arnie Sinclair                   Title:  President                                                               

 

  Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,   as Agent and as a Lender      By: /s/ Gregory Kress                                              Name: Gregory Kress  Title:   Senior Vice President           

 

  Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL  ASSOCIATION, as a Lender      By: /s/ Laura Wheeland                                              Name: Laura Wheeland                                              Title: Authorized Signatory                                                  

 

  Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement  REGIONS BANK,   as a Lender      By: /s/ Darius Sutrinaitis                                            Name: Darius Sutrinaitis                                            Title: Managing Director                                                    

 

  Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement  AGCOUNTRY FARM CREDIT SERVICES, PCA,  as a Lender      By: /s/ Nicole Schwartz                                             Name: Nicole Schwartz                                             Title: Vice President                                                            

 

  Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement  WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION  (successor by merger to Sterling National Bank), as a  Lender      By: /s/ Lawrence J. Cannariato                                  Name: Lawrence J. Cannariato                                  Title: Director, Portfolio Team Lead                           

 

  Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement  BBVA USA,  as a Lender      By: /s/ Sohaib Alvi                                                    Name: Sohaib Alvi                                                    Title: AVP, Associate Relationship Manager                    

 

  Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement  Annex A to  Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement    See attached.  

 

Annex A  Amendment No. 2 to  Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement  166393043_2        CONFORMED TO INCLUDE AMENDMENT NO. 1    THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED  CREDIT AGREEMENT  by and among  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,  as Administrative Agent,  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,  WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,  REGIONS BANK,  as Joint Lead Arrangers,  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,  WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,  REGIONS BANK,  as Joint Book Runners,  WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,  REGIONS BANK,  as Joint Syndication Agents,  BBVA USA,  as Documentation Agent,  THE LENDERS THAT ARE PARTIES HERETO  as the Lenders,  and  TITAN MACHINERY, INC.,  HEARTLAND AGRICULTURE, LLC, and  HEARTLAND AG KANSAS, LLC  as BorrowerBorrowers  Dated as of April 3, 2020  

 

  TABLE OF CONTENTS  Page  i  166393043_2  1 DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION ......................................................................... 1  1.1 Definitions.............................................................................................................. 1  1.2 Code ....................................................................................................................... 2  1.3 Construction ........................................................................................................... 2  1.4 Time References .................................................................................................... 3  1.5 Schedules and Exhibits .......................................................................................... 3  1.6 Effect of Amendment and Restatement; No Novation; Release ............................ 3  1.7 Reallocation of Loans on the Closing Date ........................................................... 4  1.8 LIBOR Rate Amendment ...................................................................................... 4  2 LOANS AND TERMS OF PAYMENT ............................................................................ 5  2.1 Revolving Loans .................................................................................................... 5  2.2 Floorplan Loans ..................................................................................................... 6  2.3 Borrowing Procedures and Settlements ................................................................. 7  2.4 Payments; Reductions of Commitments; Prepayments ....................................... 17  2.5 Promise to Pay; Promissory Notes ....................................................................... 22  2.6 Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations ....... 23  2.7 Crediting Payments .............................................................................................. 24  2.8 Designated Account ............................................................................................. 25  2.9 Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations ................................. 25  2.10 Fees ...................................................................................................................... 25  2.11 Letters of Credit ................................................................................................... 26  2.12 LIBORSOFR Option ........................................................................................... 34  2.13 Capital Requirements ........................................................................................... 36  2.14 General Accordion ............................................................................................... 38  2.15 Additional Accordion........................................................................................... 40  3 CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT .................................................................... 43  3.1 Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit ...................................... 43  3.2 Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit ................................................ 43  3.3 Maturity................................................................................................................ 44  3.4 Effect of Maturity ................................................................................................ 44  3.5 Early Termination by Borrower ........................................................................... 44  

 

  TABLE OF CONTENTS  Page  ii    126471205_8  166393043_2  3.6 Conditions Subsequent......................................................................................... 44  4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES................................................................ 45  4.1 Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries; Fiscal Year Ends ................. 45  4.2 Due Authorization; No Conflict........................................................................... 46  4.3 Governmental Consents ....................................................................................... 46  4.4 Binding Obligations; Perfected Liens .................................................................. 46  4.5 Title to Assets; No Encumbrances ....................................................................... 47  4.6 Litigation .............................................................................................................. 47  4.7 Compliance with Laws ........................................................................................ 47  4.8 No Material Adverse Effect ................................................................................. 47  4.9 Solvency ............................................................................................................... 48  4.10 Employee Benefits ............................................................................................... 48  4.11 Environmental Condition ..................................................................................... 48  4.12 Complete Disclosure ............................................................................................ 49  4.13 Patriot Act ............................................................................................................ 49  4.14 Indebtedness ......................................................................................................... 50  4.15 Payment of Taxes ................................................................................................. 50  4.16 Margin Stock ........................................................................................................ 50  4.17 Governmental Regulation .................................................................................... 50  4.18 OFAC ................................................................................................................... 50  4.19 Employee and Labor Matters ............................................................................... 51  4.20 [Reserved] ............................................................................................................ 51  4.21 Leases ................................................................................................................... 51  4.22 Eligible Accounts ................................................................................................. 51  4.23 Eligible Inventory ................................................................................................ 51  4.24 Location of Inventory .......................................................................................... 51  4.25 Inventory Records ................................................................................................ 52  4.26 Hedge Agreements ............................................................................................... 52  4.27 Material CNH Industrial Agreements .................................................................. 52  5 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS ..................................................................................... 52  5.1 Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates ......................................................... 52  

 

  TABLE OF CONTENTS  Page  iii    126471205_8  166393043_2  5.2 Reporting.............................................................................................................. 52  5.3 Existence .............................................................................................................. 52  5.4 Maintenance of Properties ................................................................................... 53  5.5 Taxes .................................................................................................................... 53  5.6 Insurance .............................................................................................................. 53  5.7 Inspection ............................................................................................................. 54  5.8 Compliance with Laws ........................................................................................ 54  5.9 Environmental ...................................................................................................... 54  5.10 Disclosure Updates .............................................................................................. 55  5.11 Formation of Subsidiaries .................................................................................... 55  5.12 Further Assurances............................................................................................... 56  5.13 Lender Meetings .................................................................................................. 56  5.14 Location of Inventory .......................................................................................... 56  5.15 Compliance with ERISA and the IRC ................................................................. 57  5.16 Rental Fleet Equipment........................................................................................ 57  5.17 Keepwell .............................................................................................................. 57  6 NEGATIVE COVENANTS ............................................................................................ 58  6.1 Indebtedness ......................................................................................................... 58  6.2 Liens ..................................................................................................................... 58  6.3 Restrictions on Fundamental Changes ................................................................. 58  6.4 Disposal of Assets ................................................................................................ 59  6.5 Nature of Business ............................................................................................... 59  6.6 Certain Payments and Amendments .................................................................... 59  6.7 Restricted Payments ............................................................................................. 59  6.8 Accounting Methods ............................................................................................ 60  6.9 Investments .......................................................................................................... 61  6.10 Transactions with Affiliates ................................................................................. 61  6.11 Use of Proceeds.................................................................................................... 61  6.12 Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests .......................................................... 61  6.13 [Reserved] ............................................................................................................ 61  6.14 Employee Benefits ............................................................................................... 62  

 

  TABLE OF CONTENTS  Page  iv    126471205_8  166393043_2  6.15 OFAC; Patriot Act ............................................................................................... 62  7 FINANCIAL COVENANT ............................................................................................. 62  8 EVENTS OF DEFAULT ................................................................................................. 62  8.1 Payments .............................................................................................................. 63  8.2 Covenants ............................................................................................................. 63  8.3 Judgments ............................................................................................................ 63  8.4 Voluntary Bankruptcy, etc ................................................................................... 63  8.5 Involuntary Bankruptcy, etc................................................................................. 63  8.6 Default Under Other Agreements ........................................................................ 64  8.7 Representations, etc ............................................................................................. 64  8.8 Guaranty ............................................................................................................... 64  8.9 Security Documents ............................................................................................. 64  8.10 Loan Documents .................................................................................................. 64  8.11 Change of Control ................................................................................................ 64  8.12 ERISA .................................................................................................................. 65  9 RIGHTS AND REMEDIES ............................................................................................ 65  9.1 Rights and Remedies............................................................................................ 65  9.2 Remedies Cumulative .......................................................................................... 66  10 WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION ................................................................................. 66  10.1 Demand; Protest; etc ............................................................................................ 66  10.2 The Lender Group’s Liability for Collateral ........................................................ 66  10.3 Indemnification .................................................................................................... 66  11 NOTICES ......................................................................................................................... 67  12 CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER; JUDICIAL  REFERENCE PROVISION ............................................................................................ 68  13 ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS ....................................... 70  13.1 Assignments and Participations ........................................................................... 70  13.2 Successors ............................................................................................................ 74  14 AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS ......................................................................................... 74  14.1 Amendments and Waivers ................................................................................... 74  14.2 Replacement of Certain Lenders .......................................................................... 76  

 

  TABLE OF CONTENTS  Page  v    126471205_8  166393043_2  14.3 No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies ..................................................................... 77  15 AGENT; THE LENDER GROUP ................................................................................... 77  15.1 Appointment and Authorization of Agent ........................................................... 77  15.2 Delegation of Duties ............................................................................................ 78  15.3 Liability of Agent ................................................................................................. 78  15.4 Reliance by Agent ................................................................................................ 78  15.5 Notice of Default or Event of Default.................................................................. 79  15.6 Credit Decision .................................................................................................... 79  15.7 Costs and Expenses; Indemnification .................................................................. 80  15.8 Agent in Individual Capacity ............................................................................... 81  15.9 Successor Agent ................................................................................................... 81  15.10 Lender in Individual Capacity ............................................................................. 81  15.11 Collateral Matters................................................................................................. 82  15.12 Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments .................................. 84  15.13 Agency for Perfection .......................................................................................... 84  15.14 Payments by Agent to the Lenders ...................................................................... 84  15.15 Concerning the Collateral and Related Loan Documents .................................... 84  15.16 Field Examination Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers by Lenders;  Other Reports and Information ............................................................................ 85  15.17 Several Obligations; No Liability ........................................................................ 86  15.18 Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Book Runners, Syndication Agent, and Co- Documentation Agents......................................................................................... 86  16 WITHHOLDING TAXES ............................................................................................... 86  16.1 Payments .............................................................................................................. 86  16.2 Exemptions .......................................................................................................... 87  16.3 Reductions............................................................................................................ 89  16.4 Refunds ................................................................................................................ 89  17 GENERAL PROVISIONS .............................................................................................. 90  17.1 Effectiveness ........................................................................................................ 90  17.2 Section Headings ................................................................................................. 90  17.3 Interpretation ........................................................................................................ 90  

 

  TABLE OF CONTENTS  Page  vi    126471205_8  166393043_2  17.4 Severability of Provisions .................................................................................... 90  17.5 Bank Product Providers ....................................................................................... 90  17.6 Debtor-Creditor Relationship............................................................................... 91  17.7 Counterparts; Electronic Execution ..................................................................... 91  17.8 Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations; Certain Waivers .............................. 91  17.9 Confidentiality ..................................................................................................... 92  17.10 Survival ................................................................................................................ 93  17.11 Patriot Act ............................................................................................................ 94  17.12 Integration ............................................................................................................ 94  17.13 No Set-Off ............................................................................................................ 94  17.14 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions .......... 94  17.15 Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs ............................................ 94  

 

  vii  166393043_2  EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES  Exhibit A-1 Form of Assignment and Acceptance  Exhibit B-1 Form of Revolver Borrowing Base Certificate  Exhibit B-2 Form of Floorplan Borrowing Base Certificate  Exhibit B-3 Form of Aggregate Borrowing Base Certificate  Exhibit B-4 Form of Bank Product Purchase Agreement  Exhibit C-1 Form of Compliance Certificate  Exhibit L-1 Form of LIBORSOFR Notice      Schedule 1.1 Defined Terms  Schedule A-1 Agent’s Account  Schedule A-2 Authorized Persons  Schedule C-1 Commitments  Schedule D-1 Designated Account  Schedule E-2 Existing Letters of Credit  Schedule E-3 Existing Hedge Agreements  Schedule P-1 Permitted Investments  Schedule P-2 Permitted Liens  Schedule 3.1 Conditions Precedent  Schedule 3.6 Conditions Subsequent  Schedule 4.1(b) Capitalization of Borrower  Schedule 4.1(c) Capitalization of Borrower’s Subsidiaries  Schedule 4.1(d) Subscriptions, Options, Warrants, Calls  Schedule 4.1(e) Fiscal Year Ends  Schedule 4.6 Litigation  Schedule 4.10 ERISA Matters  Schedule 4.11 Environmental Matters  Schedule 4.14(a) Indebtedness  Schedule 4.14(b) Permitted Indebtedness  Schedule 4.24 Location of Inventory  Schedule 5.1 Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates  Schedule 5.2 Collateral Reporting  Schedule 6.5 Nature of Business  Schedule 6.10 Transactions with Affiliates  

 

  1    126471205_8  166393043_2  THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT  This THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this  “Agreement”), is entered into as of April 3, 2020, by and among the lenders identified on the  signature pages hereof (each of such lenders, together with its successors and permitted assigns, is  referred to hereinafter as a “Lender”, as that term is hereinafter further defined), BANK OF  AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association, as administrative agent for each member of the  Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers (in such capacity, together with its successors and  assigns in such capacity, “Agent”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., WELLS FARGO BANK,  N.A. and REGIONS BANK, as joint lead arrangers (in such capacity, together with their  successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Joint Lead Arrangers”), BANK OF AMERICA,  N.A. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. and REGIONS BANK, as joint book runners (in such  capacity, together with their successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Joint Book Runners”),  BBVA USA, as documentation agent (in such capacity, together with their successors and assigns  in such capacity, the “Documentation Agent”), TITAN MACHINERY, INC., a Delaware  corporation (“Titan”), HEARTLAND AGRICULTURE, LLC, an Iowa limited liability  company (“Heartland Agriculture”), and HEARTLAND AG KANSAS, LLC, a Kansas  limited liability company (“Heartland Kansas” and together with Titan and Heartland  Agriculture, individually and collectively, “Borrower”) and WELLS FARGO BANK,  NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the “Resigning Agent”).   WHEREAS, Borrower, Resigning Agent and certain Lenders are party to that certain  Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, supplemented or otherwise  modified prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”) dated as of October 28, 2015;  and  WHEREAS, (a) the Resigning Agent will resign as Agent under the Existing Credit  Agreement and the Lenders will appoint Bank of America, N.A., as successor Agent hereunder  and (b) the parties to the Existing Credit Agreement desire to amend and restate the Existing Credit  Agreement in its entirety pursuant to this Agreement.   NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth  herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is  hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:  1 DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.  1.1 Definitions.  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings  specified therefor on Schedule 1.1.  1.2 Accounting Terms.  All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be  construed in accordance with GAAP; provided, that if Borrower notifies Agent that Borrower  requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any Accounting Change  occurring after the Closing Date or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision  (or if Agent notifies Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision  hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such  Accounting Change or in the application thereof, then Agent and Borrower agree that they will  

 

  2  126471205_8  166393043_2  negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that are directly affected  by such Accounting Change with the intent of having the respective positions of the Lenders and  Borrower after such Accounting Change conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions  before such Accounting Charge and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon and agreed  to by the Required Lenders, the provisions in this Agreement shall be calculated as if no such  Accounting Change had occurred. When used herein, the term “financial statements” shall include  the notes and schedules thereto. Whenever the term “Borrower” is used in respect of a financial  covenant or a related definition, it shall be understood to mean Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a  consolidated basis, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the  contrary contained herein, (a) all financial statements delivered hereunder shall be prepared, and  all financial covenants contained herein shall be calculated, without giving effect to any election  under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159 (or any similar accounting  principle) permitting a Person to value its financial liabilities or Indebtedness at the fair value  thereof, and (b) the term “unqualified opinion” as used herein to refer to opinions or reports  provided by accountants shall mean an opinion or report that is (i) unqualified, and (ii) does not  include any explanation, supplemental comment, or other comment concerning the ability of the  applicable Person to continue as a going concern or concerning the scope of the audit.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, up to $160,000,000 of operating lease  obligations in effect on the December 28, 2018 that, as a result of an Accounting Change expected  to become effective on January 1, 2019 shall be required to be treated as Capitalized Lease  Obligations in accordance with GAAP, shall continue to be treated as operating leases (and not,  for the avoidance of doubt, Capitalized Lease Obligations) without giving effect to such  Accounting Change (collectively, the “Specified Lease Obligations”). Promptly following any  request of Agent, Borrower shall deliver a reasonably detailed schedule of the Specified Lease  Obligations together with such other information reasonably requested by Agent and relating  thereto.  1.3 Code.  Any terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Code shall be  construed and defined as set forth in the Code unless otherwise defined herein; provided, that to  the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein and such term is defined differently in  different Articles of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 of the Code shall  govern.  1.4 Construction.  Unless the context of this Agreement or any other Loan Document  clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular  include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has,  except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The  words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement or any other  Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a  whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the  case may be. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this  Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement or in any other Loan  Document to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments,  changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and  supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations,  amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders,  

 

  3  126471205_8  166393043_2  and supplements set forth herein). The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the  same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties.  Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to the satisfaction, repayment, or payment in  full of the Obligations shall mean (a) the payment or repayment in full in immediately available  funds of (i) the principal amount of, and interest accrued and unpaid with respect to, all outstanding  Loans, together with the payment of any premium applicable to the repayment of the Loans, (ii)  all Lender Group Expenses that have accrued and are unpaid regardless of whether demand has  been made therefor, (iii) all fees or charges that have accrued hereunder or under any other Loan  Document (including the Letter of Credit Fee and the Unused Line Fee) and are unpaid, (b) in the  case of contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, providing Letter of  Credit Collateralization, (c) in the case of obligations with respect to Bank Products (other than  Hedge Obligations), providing Bank Product Collateralization, (d) the receipt by Agent of cash  collateral in order to secure any other contingent Obligations for which a claim or demand for  payment has been made on or prior to such time or in respect of matters or circumstances known  to Agent or a Lender at such time that are reasonably expected to result in any loss, cost, damage,  or expense (including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses), such cash collateral to be in such amount  as Agent reasonably determines is appropriate to secure such contingent Obligations, (e) the  payment or repayment in full in immediately available funds of all other outstanding Obligations  (including the payment of any termination amount then applicable (or which would or could  become applicable as a result of the repayment of the other Obligations) under Hedge Agreements  provided by Hedge Providers) other than (i) unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations,  (ii) any Bank Product Obligations (other than Hedge Obligations) that, at such time, are allowed  by the applicable Bank Product Provider to remain outstanding without being required to be repaid  or cash collateralized, and (iii) any Hedge Obligations that, at such time, are allowed by the  applicable Hedge Provider to remain outstanding without being required to be repaid, and (f) the  termination of all of the Commitments of the Lenders. Any reference herein to any Person shall be  construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained  herein or in any other Loan Document shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record.  1.5 Time References.  Unless the context of this Agreement or any other Loan  Document clearly requires otherwise, all references to time of day refer to Pacific standard time or  Pacific daylight saving time, as in effect in Los Angeles, California on such day. For purposes of  the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from”  means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to and including”;  provided that, with respect to a computation of fees or interest payable to Agent or any Lender,  such period shall in any event consist of at least one full day.  1.6 Schedules and Exhibits.  All of the schedules and exhibits attached to this  Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.  1.7 Effect of Amendment and Restatement; No Novation; Release.  Upon the  effectiveness of this Agreement, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in  its entirety by this Agreement. The Existing Obligations outstanding on the Closing Date shall  continue in full force and effect, and the effectiveness of this Agreement shall not constitute a  novation or repayment of the Existing Obligations. Without limiting the foregoing, upon the  effectiveness of this Agreement, (i) the outstanding “Revolving Loans” (as defined in the Existing  Credit Agreement) shall constitute Revolving Loans hereunder, (ii) the outstanding “Floorplan  

 

  4  126471205_8  166393043_2  Loans” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall constitute Floorplan Loans hereunder,  (iii) the outstanding “Swing Line Loans” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall  constitute Swing Loans hereunder. Such Existing Obligations, together with any and all additional  Obligations incurred by Borrower under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan  Documents, shall continue to be secured by, among other things, the Collateral, whether now  existing or hereafter acquired and wheresoever located, all as more specifically set forth in the  Loan Documents. Borrower hereby reaffirms its obligations, liabilities, grants of security interests,  pledges and the validity of all covenants by it contained in any and all Loan Documents, as  amended, supplemented or otherwise modified by this Agreement and by the other Loan  Documents delivered on the Closing Date. Any and all references in any Loan Documents to the  Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to refer to this Agreement. In  consideration of Agent and Lenders entering into this Agreement and for other good and valuable  consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Borrower, on behalf  of itself and its successors, assigns, and other legal representatives, hereby absolutely,  unconditionally and irrevocably releases, remises and forever discharges Agent and Lenders, and  their successors and assigns, and their present and former shareholders, Affiliates, subsidiaries,  divisions, predecessors, directors, officers, attorneys, employees, agents and other representatives  (Agent, each Lender and all such other Persons being hereinafter referred to collectively as the  “Releasees” and individually as a “Releasee”), of and from all demands, actions, causes of action,  suits, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, sums of money, accounts, bills,  reckonings, damages and any and all other claims, counterclaims, defenses, rights of set-off,  demands and liabilities whatsoever of every name and nature, known or unknown, suspected or  unsuspected, both at law and in equity, which Borrower or any of its successors, assigns, or other  legal representatives may now or hereafter own, hold, have or claim to have against the Releasees  or any of them for, upon, or by reason of any circumstance, action, cause or thing whatsoever in  relation to, or in any way in connection with any of the Existing Credit Agreement, this Agreement,  or any of the other Loan Documents or transactions thereunder or related thereto which arises at  any time on or prior to the Closing Date.  1.8 Reallocation of Loans on the Closing Date.  Each Lender hereby sells and assigns  on the Closing Date to each Lender, without recourse, representation or warranty (except as set  forth below), and each such Lender hereby purchases and assumes on the Closing Date from each  Lender a percentage interest in the Revolver Commitments, Revolving Loans outstanding,  Floorplan Commitments and Floorplan Loans outstanding on the Closing Date upon the  effectiveness of this Agreement as may be required to reflect the allocation of Revolver  Commitments and Floorplan Commitments set forth on Schedule C-1 of this Agreement as of the  Closing Date. The Lenders agree to make such inter-Lender wire transfers as may be required to  give effect to the foregoing assignments and assumptions. With respect to such Revolver  Commitments, Revolving Loans, Floorplan Commitments and Floorplan Loans so assigned, each  Lender makes no representation or warranty whatsoever, except that it represents and warrants that  it is the legal and beneficial owner of the same, free and clear of any adverse claim.  1.9 Replacement of LIBOR Rate.    1.9.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan  Document,   

 

  5  126471205_8  166393043_2  (a) on March 5, 2021 the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), the  regulatory supervisor of LIBOR Rate’s administrator (“IBA”), announced in a  public statement the future cessation or loss of representativeness of overnight/Spot  Next, 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12- month LIBOR Rate  tenor settings.  On the earliest of (i) the date that all Available Tenors of LIBOR  Rate have permanently or indefinitely ceased to be provided by IBA or have been  announced by the FCA pursuant to public statement or publication of information  to be no longer representative, (ii) June 30, 2023, and (iii) the Early Opt-in Effective  Date in respect of a SOFR Early Opt-in, if the then-current Benchmark is the  LIBOR Rate, the Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all  purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any setting of such  Benchmark on such day and all subsequent settings without any amendment to, or  further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan  Document. If the Benchmark Replacement is Daily Simple SOFR, all interest will  be payable on a monthly basis;  (b) (i) upon (A) the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or (B) a  determination by Agent that neither of the alternatives under clause (a) of the  definition of Benchmark Replacement are available, the Benchmark Replacement  will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any  Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. on the  fifth Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is  provided to Lenders, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any  other party to, any Loan Document as long as Agent has not received, by such time,  written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders  comprising Required Lenders (and any such objection shall be conclusive and  binding absent manifest error); provided, that solely in the event that the then- current Benchmark at the time of such Benchmark Transition Event is not a SOFR- based rate, the Benchmark Replacement therefor shall be determined in accordance  with clause (a) of the definition of Benchmark Replacement unless Agent  determines that neither of such alternative rates is available;  and (ii) on the Early  Opt-in Effective Date in respect of an Other Rate Early Opt-in, the Benchmark  Replacement will replace the LIBOR Rate for all purposes under the Loan  Documents in respect of any setting of such Benchmark on such day and all  subsequent settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any  other party to, any Loan Document; and  (c) at any time that the administrator of the then-current Benchmark has  permanently or indefinitely ceased to provide such Benchmark or such Benchmark  has been announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such  Benchmark pursuant to public statement or publication of information to be no  longer representative of the underlying market and economic reality that such  Benchmark is intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored,  Borrower may revoke any request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation  of Loans to be made, converted or continued that would bear interest by reference  to such Benchmark until Borrower’s receipt of notice from Agent that a Benchmark  Replacement has replaced such Benchmark, and, failing that, Borrower will be  

 

  6  126471205_8  166393043_2  deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or  conversion to Base Rate Loans. During the period referenced in the foregoing  sentence, the component of Base Rate based on the Benchmark will not be used in  any determination of Base Rate.  1.9.2. Conforming Changes.  In connection with the implementation and  administration of a Benchmark Replacement, Agent will have the right to make Benchmark  Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the  contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such  Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further  action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.  1.9.3. Notice.  Agent will promptly notify Borrower and Lenders of the  implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and the effectiveness of any Benchmark  Replacement Conforming Changes. Any determination, decision or election that may be  made by Agent pursuant to this Section, including any determination with respect to a  tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance  or date, and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and  binding absent manifest error and may be made in its discretion and without consent from  any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section.  1.9.4. Term Tenors.  At any time (including in connection with the implementation  of a Benchmark Replacement), (a) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including  Term SOFR or the LIBOR Rate), Agent may remove any tenor of such Benchmark that is  unavailable or non-representative for Benchmark (including Benchmark Replacement)  settings; and (b) Agent may reinstate any such previously removed tenor for Benchmark  (including Benchmark Replacement) settings.  2 LOANS AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.  2.1 Revolving Loans.  (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and during the term  of this Agreement, each Revolving Lender agrees (severally, not jointly or jointly and severally)  to make revolving loans (“Revolving Loans”) to Borrower in an amount at any one time  outstanding not to exceed the lesser of:  (i) such Lender’s Revolver Commitment, or  (ii) such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of an amount equal to the lesser of:  (A) the amount equal to (1) the Maximum Revolver Amount less  (2) the sum of (y) the Letter of Credit Usage at such time, plus (z) the principal amount of Revolver  Swing Loans outstanding at such time, and  (B) the amount equal to (1) the Revolver Borrowing Base as of  such date (based upon the most recent Revolver Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by Borrower  

 

  7  126471205_8  166393043_2  to Agent) less (2) the sum of (y) the Letter of Credit Usage at such time, plus (z) the principal  amount of Revolver Swing Loans outstanding at such time.  (b) Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.1 may be repaid and, subject  to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, reborrowed at any time during the term of this  Agreement. The outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans, together with interest  accrued and unpaid thereon, shall constitute Obligations and shall be due and payable on the  Maturity Date or, if earlier, on the date on which they are declared due and payable pursuant to the  terms of this Agreement.  (c) Anything to the contrary in this Section 2.1 notwithstanding, Agent shall  have the right (but not the obligation), in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, to establish and  increase or decrease Receivable Reserves, Inventory Reserves, Bank Product Reserves, Cash  Settlement Reserves, and other Reserves against the Revolver Borrowing Base or the Maximum  Revolver Amount. The amount of any Receivable Reserve, Inventory Reserve, Bank Product  Reserve, Cash Settlement Reserve, or other Reserve established by Agent shall have a reasonable  relationship to the event, condition, other circumstance, or fact that is the basis for such reserve  and shall not be duplicative of any other reserve established and currently maintained.  2.2 Floorplan Loans.  (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and during the term  of this Agreement, each Floorplan Lender agrees (severally, not jointly or jointly and severally) to  make revolving floorplan loans (“Floorplan Loans”) to Borrower in an amount at any one time  outstanding not to exceed the lesser of:  (i) such Lender’s Floorplan Commitment, or  (ii) such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of an amount equal to the lesser of:  (A) the amount equal to (1) the Maximum Floorplan Amount  less (2) the principal amount of Floorplan Swing Loans outstanding at such time, and  (B) the amount equal to (1) the Floorplan Borrowing Base as of  such date (based upon the most recent Floorplan Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by  Borrower to Agent) less (2) the principal amount of Floorplan Swing Loans outstanding at such  time.  (b) Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.2 may be repaid and, subject  to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, reborrowed at any time during the term of this  Agreement. The outstanding principal amount of the Floorplan Loans, together with interest  accrued and unpaid thereon, shall constitute Obligations and shall be due and payable on the  Maturity Date or, if earlier, on the date on which they are declared due and payable pursuant to the  terms of this Agreement.  (c) Anything to the contrary in this Section 2.2 notwithstanding, Agent shall  have the right (but not the obligation), in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, to establish and  increase or decrease Inventory Reserves, Bank Product Reserves, Cash Settlement Reserves, and  

 

  8  126471205_8  166393043_2  other Reserves against the Floorplan Borrowing Base or the Maximum Floorplan Amount. The  amount of any Inventory Reserve, Bank Product Reserve, Cash Settlement Reserve, or other  Reserve established by Agent shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition, other  circumstance, or fact that is the basis for such reserve and shall not be duplicative of any other  reserve established and currently maintained.  2.3 Borrowing Procedures and Settlements.  (a) Procedure for Borrowing Loans. Each Borrowing shall be made by a  written request by an Authorized Person delivered to Agent and received by Agent no later than  10:00 a.m. (i) on the Business Day that is the requested Funding Date in the case of a request for  a Revolver Swing Loan or a Floorplan Swing Loan, (ii) on the Business Day that is 1 Business  Day prior to the requested Funding Date in the case of all other requests for Base Rate Loans and  (iii) on the Business Day that is 3 Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date in the case  of all other requests for LIBORSOFR Rate Loans, in each case specifying (A) whether such  Borrowing is a request for Revolving Loans or Floorplan Loans, (B) the amount of such  Borrowing, and (C) the requested Funding Date (which shall be a Business Day); provided, that  Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to accept as timely requests that are received later than  10:00 a.m. on the applicable Business Day. At Agent’s election, in lieu of delivering the above- described written request, any Authorized Person may give Agent telephonic notice of such request  by the required time. In such circumstances, Borrower agrees that any such telephonic notice will  be confirmed in writing within 24 hours of the giving of such telephonic notice, but the failure to  provide such written confirmation shall not affect the validity of the request.  (b) Making of Swing Loans.  (i) In the case of a request for a Revolving Loan and so long as the  aggregate amount of Revolver Swing Loans made since the last Settlement Date, minus all  payments or other amounts applied to Revolver Swing Loans since the last Settlement Date, plus  the amount of the requested Revolver Swing Loan does not exceed 10% of the Maximum Revolver  Amount, Revolver Swing Lender shall make a Revolving Loan (any such Revolving Loan made  by Revolver Swing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.3(b)(i) being referred to as a “Revolver Swing  Loan” and all such Revolving Loans being referred to as “Revolver Swing Loans”) available to  Borrower on the Funding Date applicable thereto by transferring immediately available funds in  the amount of such requested Borrowing to the Designated Account. Each Revolver Swing Loan  shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder and shall be subject to all the terms and  conditions (including Section 3) applicable to other Revolving Loans, except that all payments  (including interest) on any Revolver Swing Loan shall be payable to Revolver Swing Lender solely  for its own account. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d)(ii), Revolver Swing Lender shall  not make and shall not be obligated to make any Revolver Swing Loan if Revolver Swing Lender  has actual knowledge that (A) one or more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in  Section 3 will not be satisfied on the requested Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing, or (B)  the requested Borrowing would exceed the Revolver Availability on such Funding Date. Revolver  Swing Lender shall not otherwise be required to determine whether the applicable conditions  precedent set forth in Section 3 have been satisfied on the Funding Date applicable thereto prior  to making any Revolver Swing Loan. The Revolver Swing Loans shall be secured by Agent's  Liens, constitute Revolving Loans and Obligations, and bear interest at the rate applicable from  

 

  9  126471205_8  166393043_2  time to time to Revolving Loans that are Floating LIBORSOFR Rate Loans (or, if the applicability  of Section 2.12(b)(iv) has been terminated, Base Rate Loans).  (ii) In the case of a request for a Floorplan Loan and so long as the  aggregate amount of Floorplan Swing Loans made since the last Settlement Date, minus all  payments or other amounts applied to Floorplan Swing Loans since the last Settlement Date, plus  the amount of the requested Floorplan Swing Loan does not exceed 10% of the Maximum  Floorplan Amount, Floorplan Swing Lender shall make a Floorplan Loan (any such Floorplan  Loan made by Floorplan Swing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.3(b)(ii) being referred to as a  “Floorplan Swing Loan” and all such Floorplan Loans being referred to as “Floorplan Swing  Loans”) available to Borrower on the Funding Date applicable thereto by transferring immediately  available funds in the amount of such requested Borrowing to the Designated Account. Each  Floorplan Swing Loan shall be deemed to be a Floorplan Loan hereunder and shall be subject to  all the terms and conditions (including Section 3) applicable to other Floorplan Loans, except that  all payments (including interest) on any Floorplan Swing Loan shall be payable to Floorplan Swing  Lender solely for its own account. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d)(ii), Floorplan Swing  Lender shall not make and shall not be obligated to make any Floorplan Swing Loan if Floorplan  Swing Lender has actual knowledge that (A) one or more of the applicable conditions precedent  set forth in Section 3 will not be satisfied on the requested Funding Date for the applicable  Borrowing, or (B) the requested Borrowing would exceed the Floorplan Availability on such  Funding Date. Floorplan Swing Lender shall not otherwise be required to determine whether the  applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 have been satisfied on the Funding Date  applicable thereto prior to making any Floorplan Swing Loan. The Floorplan Swing Loans shall  be secured by Agent's Liens, constitute Floorplan Loans and Obligations, and bear interest at the  rate applicable from time to time to Floorplan Loans that are Floating LIBORSOFR Rate Loans  (or, if the applicability of Section 2.12(b)(iv) has been terminated, Base Rate Loans).  (c) Making of Loans.  (i) In the event that Revolver Swing Lender is not obligated to make a  Revolver Swing Loan, then after receipt of a request for a Borrowing constituting Revolving Loans  pursuant to Section 2.3(a), Agent shall notify the Lenders by telecopy, telephone, email, or other  electronic form of transmission, of the requested Borrowing; such notification to be sent on the  Business Day that is (A) 1 Business Day prior to the requested Funding Date with respect to Base  Rate Loans and (B) 3 Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date with respect to  LIBORSOFR Rate Loans. In the event that Floorplan Swing Lender is not obligated to make a  Floorplan Swing Loan, then after receipt of a request for a Borrowing constituting Floorplan Loans  pursuant to Section 2.3(a), Agent shall notify the Lenders by telecopy, telephone, email, or other  electronic form of transmission, of the requested Borrowing; such notification to be sent on the  Business Day that is (A) 1 Business Day prior to the requested Funding Date with respect to Base  Rate Loans and (B) 3 Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date with respect to  LIBORSOFR Rate Loans. If Agent has notified the Lenders of a requested Borrowing on the  Business Day that is (A) 1 Business Day prior to the requested Funding Date with respect to Base  Rate Loans or (B) 3 Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date with respect to  LIBORSOFR Rate Loans, as applicable, then each Lender shall make the amount of such Lender’s  Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing available to Agent in immediately available funds, to  Agent’s Account, not later than 10:00 a.m. on the Business Day that is the requested Funding Date.  

 

  10  126471205_8  166393043_2  After Agent’s receipt of the proceeds of such Revolving Loans or Floorplan Loans, as applicable,  from the Lenders, Agent shall make the proceeds thereof available to Borrower on the applicable  Funding Date by transferring immediately available funds equal to such proceeds received by  Agent to the Designated Account; provided, that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d)(ii), no  Lender shall have an obligation to make any Revolving Loan or Floorplan Loan, if (1) one or more  of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 will not be satisfied on the requested  Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing unless such condition has been waived, (2) the  requested Borrowing for Revolving Loans would exceed the Revolver Availability on such  Funding Date or (3) the requested Borrowing for Floorplan Loans would exceed the Floorplan  Availability on such Funding Date.  (ii) Unless Agent receives notice from a Lender prior to 9:30 a.m. on  the Business Day that is the requested Funding Date relative to a requested Borrowing as to which  Agent has notified the Lenders of a requested Borrowing that such Lender will not make available  as and when required hereunder to Agent for the account of Borrower the amount of that Lender’s  Pro Rata Share of the Borrowing, Agent may assume that each Lender has made or will make such  amount available to Agent in immediately available, funds on the Funding Date and Agent may  (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrower a  corresponding amount. If, on the requested Funding Date, any Lender shall not have remitted the  full amount that it is required to make available to Agent in immediately available funds and if  Agent has made available to Borrower such amount on the requested Funding Date, then such  Lender shall make the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing  available to Agent in immediately available funds, to Agent’s Account, no later than 10:00 a.m.  on the Business Day that is the first Business Day after the requested Funding Date (in which case,  the interest accrued on such Lender’s portion of such Borrowing for the Funding Date shall be for  Agent’s separate account). If any Lender shall not remit the full amount that it is required to make  available to Agent in immediately available funds as and when required hereby and if Agent has  made available to Borrower such amount, then that Lender shall be obligated to immediately remit  such amount to Agent, together with interest at the Defaulting Lender Rate for each day until the  date on which such amount is so remitted. A notice submitted by Agent to any Lender with respect  to amounts owing under this Section 2.3(c)(ii) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If the  amount that a Lender is required to remit is made available to Agent, then such payment to Agent  shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan or Floorplan Loan, as applicable, for all purposes  of this Agreement. If such amount is not made available to Agent on the Business Day following  the Funding Date, Agent will notify Borrower of such failure to fund and, upon demand by Agent,  Borrower shall pay such amount to Agent for Agent’s account, together with interest thereon for  each day elapsed since the date of such Borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate  applicable at the time to the Revolving Loans or Floorplan Loans, as applicable, composing such  Borrowing.  (d) Protective Advances and Optional Overadvances.  (i) Any contrary provision of this Agreement or any other Loan  Document notwithstanding, but subject to Section 2.3(d)(iv), at any time (A) after the occurrence  and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, or (B) that any of the other  applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 are not satisfied, Agent hereby is authorized  by Borrower and the Lenders, from time to time, in Agent’s sole discretion, to make Revolving  

 

  11  126471205_8  166393043_2  Loans and/or Floorplan Loans to, or for the benefit of, Borrower, on behalf of the applicable  Lenders, that Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, deems necessary or desirable (1) to preserve or  protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, or (2) to enhance the likelihood of repayment of the  Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations) (the Revolving Loans described in this  Section 2.3(d)(i) shall be referred to as “Protective Revolver Advances”; the Floorplan Loans  described in this Section 2.3(d)(i) shall be referred to as “Protective Floorplan Advances”;  Protective Revolver Advances and Protective Floorplan Advances shall be referred to, collectively,  as “Protective Advances”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the aggregate amount of all  Protective Revolver Advances outstanding at any one time shall not exceed an amount equal to  10% of the Maximum Revolver Amount, and (B) the aggregate amount of all Protective Floorplan  Advances outstanding at any one time shall not exceed an amount equal to 10% of the Maximum  Floorplan Amount.  (ii) Any contrary provision of this Agreement or any other Loan  Document notwithstanding, but subject to Section 2.3(d)(iv), the Lenders hereby authorize (A)  Agent or Revolver Swing Lender, as applicable, and either Agent or Revolver Swing Lender, as  applicable, may, but is not obligated to, knowingly and intentionally, continue to make Revolving  Loans (including Revolver Swing Loans) to Borrower notwithstanding that a Revolver  Overadvance exists or would be created thereby, so long as (1) after giving effect to such  Revolving Loans, the outstanding Revolver Usage does not exceed the Revolver Borrowing Base  by more than by more than 10% (unless Required Lenders otherwise agree to a higher amount),  and (2) after giving effect to such Revolving Loans, the outstanding Revolver Usage (except for  and excluding amounts charged to the Loan Account for interest, fees, or Lender Group Expenses)  does not exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount, and (B) Agent or Floorplan Swing Lender, as  applicable, and either Agent or Floorplan Swing Lender, as applicable, may, but is not obligated  to, knowingly and intentionally, continue to make Floorplan Loans (including Floorplan Swing  Loans) to Borrower notwithstanding that a Floorplan Overadvance exists or would be created  thereby, so long as (1) after giving effect to such Floorplan Loans, the outstanding Floorplan Usage  does not exceed the Floorplan Borrowing Base by more than by more than 10% (unless Required  Lenders otherwise agree to a higher amount), and (2) after giving effect to such Floorplan Loans,  the outstanding Floorplan Usage (except for and excluding amounts charged to the Loan Account  for interest, fees, or Lender Group Expenses) does not exceed the Maximum Floorplan Amount.  In the event Agent obtains actual knowledge that an Overadvance exists, Agent shall notify the  Lenders as soon as practicable (and prior to making any (or any additional) intentional  Overadvances (except for and excluding amounts charged to the Loan Account for interest, fees,  or Lender Group Expenses) unless Agent determines that prior notice would result in imminent  harm to the Collateral or its value, in which case Agent may make such Overadvances and provide  notice as promptly as practicable thereafter), and the Lenders shall, together with Agent, jointly  determine arrangements to be implemented with Borrower to eliminate the Overadvance;  provided, that Borrower may not have outstanding Revolver Overadvances or Floorplan  Overadvances, as applicable, for more than 30 consecutive days and at the end of such period shall  immediately repay Revolver Loans or Floorplan Loans, respectively, in an amount sufficient to  eliminate all Overadvances under the applicable tranche. The foregoing provisions are meant for  the benefit of the Lenders and Agent and are not meant for the benefit of Borrower, which shall  continue to be bound by the provisions of Section 2.4(e)(1). Each Lender with a Revolver  Commitment shall be obligated to make Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.3(c), or  settle Revolver Overadvances made by Agent as provided in Section 2.3(e) (or Section 2.3(g), as  

 

  12  126471205_8  166393043_2  applicable) for the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any unintentional Revolver  Overadvances by Agent reported to such Lender, any intentional Revolver Overadvances made as  permitted under this Section 2.3(d)(ii), and any Revolver Overadvances resulting from the  charging to the Loan Account of interest, fees, or Lender Group Expenses. Each Lender with a  Floorplan Commitment shall be obligated to make Floorplan Loans in accordance with Section  2.3(c), or settle Floorplan Overadvances made by Agent as provided in Section 2.3(e) (or Section  2.3(g), as applicable) for the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any unintentional  Floorplan Overadvances by Agent reported to such Lender, any intentional Floorplan  Overadvances made as permitted under this Section 2.3(d)(ii), and any Floorplan Overadvances  resulting from the charging to the Loan Account of interest, fees, or Lender Group Expenses.  (iii) Each Revolver Protective Advance and each Revolver Overadvance  (each, an “Extraordinary Revolver Advance”) shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder.  Each Floorplan Protective Advance and each Floorplan Overadvance (each, an “Extraordinary  Floorplan Advance”; each, together with each Extraordinary Revolver Advance, an “Extraordinary  Advance”) shall be deemed to be a Floorplan Loan hereunder. No Extraordinary Advance shall be  eligible to be a LIBORSOFR Rate Loan. Prior to Settlement with respect to Extraordinary  Advances, all payments on the Extraordinary Advances, including interest thereon, shall be  payable to Agent solely for its own account. The Extraordinary Advances shall be repayable on  demand, secured by Agent’s Liens, constitute Obligations hereunder, and bear interest at the rate  applicable from time to time to Loans that are Base Rate Loans. The provisions of this Section  2.3(d) are for the exclusive benefit of Agent, each Swing Lender, and the Lenders and are not  intended to benefit Borrower (or any other Loan Party) in any way.  (iv) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any other  Loan Document to the contrary: (A) no Extraordinary Revolver Advance may be made by Agent  if such Extraordinary Revolver Advance would cause the aggregate principal amount of  Extraordinary Revolver Advances outstanding to exceed an amount equal to 10% of the Maximum  Revolver Amount; (B) no Extraordinary Floorplan Advance may be made by Agent if such  Extraordinary Floorplan Advance would cause the aggregate principal amount of Extraordinary  Floorplan Advances outstanding to exceed an amount equal to 10% of the Maximum Floorplan  Amount; (C) to the extent that the making of any Revolver Protective Advance causes the  aggregate Revolver Usage to exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount, such portion of such  Revolver Protective Advance (unless Required Lenders agree to a higher amount) shall be for  Agent’s sole and separate account and not for the account of any Lender and shall be entitled to  priority in repayment in accordance with Section 2.4(b); and (D) to the extent that the making of  any Floorplan Protective Advance causes the aggregate Floorplan Usage to exceed the Maximum  Floorplan Amount, such portion of such Floorplan Protective Advance (unless Required Lenders  agree to a higher amount) shall be for Agent’s sole and separate account and not for the account  of any Lender and shall be entitled to priority in repayment in accordance with Section 2.4(b).  (e) Settlement. It is agreed that each Lender’s funded portion of (1) the  Revolving Loans is intended by the Lenders to equal, at all times, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share  of the outstanding Revolving Loans and (2) Floorplan Loans is intended by the Lenders to equal,  at all times, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Floorplan Loans. Such agreement  notwithstanding, Agent, each Swing Lender, and the other Lenders agree (which agreement shall  not be for the benefit of Borrower) that in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement  

 

  13  126471205_8  166393043_2  and the other Loan Documents, settlement among the Lenders as to the Loans (including the Swing  Loans and the Extraordinary Advances) shall take place on a periodic basis in accordance with the  following provisions:  (i) Agent shall request settlement (“Settlement”) with the Lenders on a  weekly basis, or on a more frequent basis if so determined by Agent in its sole discretion (1) on  behalf of Revolver Swing Lender, with respect to the outstanding Revolver Swing Loans, (2) on  behalf of Floorplan Swing Lender, with respect to the outstanding Floorplan Swing Loans (3) for  itself, with respect to the outstanding Extraordinary Advances, and (4) with respect to Borrower’s  or its Subsidiaries’ payments or other amounts received, as to each by notifying the Lenders by  telecopy, telephone, or other similar form of transmission, of such requested Settlement, no later  than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day immediately prior to the date of such requested Settlement  (the date of such requested Settlement being the “Settlement Date”). Such notice of a Settlement  Date shall include a summary statement of the amount of outstanding Loans (including Swing  Loans and Extraordinary Advances) for the period since the prior Settlement Date. Subject to the  terms and conditions contained herein (including Section 2.3(g)): (w) if the amount of the  Revolving Loans (including Revolver Swing Loans and Extraordinary Revolver Advances) made  by a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender exceeds such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving  Loans (including Revolver Swing Loans and Extraordinary Revolver Advances) as of a Settlement  Date, then Agent shall, by no later than 12:00 p.m. on the Settlement Date, transfer in immediately  available funds to a Deposit Account of such Lender (as such Lender may designate), an amount  such that each such Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have as of the Settlement Date, its  Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans (including Revolver Swing Loans and Extraordinary  Revolver Advances), (x) if the amount of the Revolving Loans (including Revolver Swing Loans  and Extraordinary Revolver Advances) made by a Lender is less than such Lender’s Pro Rata  Share of the Revolving Loans (including Revolver Swing Loans, and Extraordinary Revolver  Advances) as of a Settlement Date, such Lender shall no later than 12:00 p.m. on the Settlement  Date transfer in immediately available funds to Agent’s Account, an amount such that each such  Lender shall, upon transfer of such amount, have as of the Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of  the Revolving Loans (including Revolver Swing Loans and Extraordinary Revolver Advances),  (y) if the amount of the Floorplan Loans (including Floorplan Swing Loans and Extraordinary  Floorplan Advances) made by a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender exceeds such Lender’s Pro  Rata Share of the Floorplan Loans (including Floorplan Swing Loans and Extraordinary Floorplan  Advances) as of a Settlement Date, then Agent shall, by no later than 12:00 p.m. on the Settlement  Date, transfer in immediately available funds to a Deposit Account of such Lender (as such Lender  may designate), an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have as  of the Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Floorplan Loans (including Floorplan Swing  Loans and Extraordinary Floorplan Advances), and (z) if the amount of the Floorplan Loans  (including Floorplan Swing Loans and Extraordinary Floorplan Advances) made by a Lender is  less than such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Floorplan Loans (including Floorplan Swing Loans,  and Extraordinary Floorplan Advances) as of a Settlement Date, such Lender shall no later than  12:00 p.m. on the Settlement Date transfer in immediately available funds to Agent’s Account, an  amount such that each such Lender shall, upon transfer of such amount, have as of the Settlement  Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Floorplan Loans (including Floorplan Swing Loans and  Extraordinary Floorplan Advances). Such amounts made available to Agent under clauses (x) and  (z) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be applied against the amounts of the applicable  Swing Loans or Extraordinary Advances. If any such amount is not made available to Agent by  

 

  14  126471205_8  166393043_2  any Lender on the Settlement Date applicable thereto to the extent required by the terms hereof,  Agent shall be entitled to recover for its account such amount on demand from such Lender  together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate.  (ii) In determining whether a Lender’s balance of the Revolving Loans  (including Revolver Swing Loans and Extraordinary Revolver Advances) or the Floorplan Loans  (including Floorplan Swing Loans and Extraordinary Floorplan Advances) is less than, equal to,  or greater than such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans or Floorplan Loans, as  applicable, as of a Settlement Date, Agent shall, as part of the relevant Settlement, apply to such  balance the portion of payments actually received in good funds by Agent with respect to principal,  interest, fees payable by Borrower and allocable to the Lenders hereunder, and proceeds of  Collateral.  (iii) Between Settlement Dates, Agent, to the extent Extraordinary  Advances for the account of Agent, or Swing Loans for the account of a Swing Lender, are  outstanding, may pay over to Agent or a Swing Lender, as applicable, any payments or other  amounts received by Agent, that in accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied  to the reduction of the Revolving Loans or the Floorplan Loans, as applicable, for application to  the applicable Extraordinary Advances or Swing Loans. Between Settlement Dates, Agent, to the  extent no Extraordinary Advances or Swing Loans are outstanding, may pay over to a Swing  Lender any payments or other amounts received by Agent, that in accordance with the terms of  this Agreement would be applied to the reduction of the Revolving Loans or the Floorplan Loans,  as applicable, for application to Revolver Swing Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans  or Floorplan Swing Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Floorplan Loans, as applicable. If, as of any  Settlement Date, payments or other amounts of Borrower or its Subsidiaries received since the  then immediately preceding Settlement Date have been applied (A) to Revolver Swing Lender’s  Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans other than to Revolver Swing Loans, as provided for in the  previous sentence, Revolver Swing Lender shall pay to Agent for the accounts of the Lenders, and  Agent shall pay to the Lenders (other than a Defaulting Lender if Agent has implemented the  provisions of Section 2.3(g)), to be applied to the outstanding Revolving Loans of such Lenders,  an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have, as of such  Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans, and (B) to Floorplan Swing Lender’s  Pro Rata Share of the Floorplan Loans other than to Floorplan Swing Loans, as provided for in the  previous sentence, Floorplan Swing Lender shall pay to Agent for the accounts of the Lenders, and  Agent shall pay to the Lenders (other than a Defaulting Lender if Agent has implemented the  provisions of Section 2.3(g)), to be applied to the outstanding Floorplan Loans of such Lenders,  an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have, as of such  Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Floorplan Loans. During the period between Settlement  Dates, Revolver Swing Lender with respect to Revolver Swing Loans, Floorplan Swing Lender  with respect to Floorplan Swing Loans, Agent with respect to Extraordinary Advances, and each  Lender with respect to the Revolving Loans and Floorplan Loans other than Swing Loans and  Extraordinary Advances, shall be entitled to interest at the applicable rate or rates payable under  this Agreement on the daily amount of funds employed by a Swing Lender, Agent, or the Lenders,  as applicable.  (iv) Anything in this Section 2.3(e) to the contrary notwithstanding, in  the event that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, Agent shall be entitled to refrain from remitting  

 

  15  126471205_8  166393043_2  settlement amounts to the Defaulting Lender and, instead, shall be entitled to elect to implement  the provisions set forth in Section 2.3(g).  (f) Notation. Agent, as a non-fiduciary agent for Borrower, shall maintain a  register showing the principal amount of the Revolving Loans and the Floorplan Loans owing to  each Lender, including the Revolver Swing Loans owing to Revolver Swing Lender, the Floorplan  Swing Loans owing to Floorplan Swing Lender and Extraordinary Advances owing to Agent, and  the interests therein of each Lender, from time to time and such register shall, absent manifest  error, conclusively be presumed to be correct and accurate.  (g) Defaulting Lenders.  (i) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.4(b)(ii), Agent shall not  be obligated to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments made by Borrower to Agent for the  Defaulting Lender’s benefit or any proceeds of Collateral that would otherwise be remitted  hereunder to the Defaulting Lender, and, in the absence of such transfer to the Defaulting Lender,  Agent shall transfer any such payments (A) first, to Agent, to the extent of any Extraordinary  Advances that were made by Agent and that were required to be, but were not, paid by the  Defaulting Lender, (B) second, ratably, to Revolver Swing Lender to the extent of any Revolver  Swing Loans that were made by Revolver Swing Lender and to Floorplan Swing Lender to the  extent of any Floorplan Swing Loans that were made by Floorplan Swing Lender and, in each case,  that were required to be, but were not, paid by the Defaulting Lender, (C) third, to Issuing Bank,  to the extent of the portion of a Letter of Credit Disbursement that was required to be, but was not,  paid by the Defaulting Lender, (D) fourth, to each Non-Defaulting Lender ratably in accordance  with their Commitments (but in each case, only to the extent that such Defaulting Lender’s portion  of a Revolving Loan or Floorplan Loan (or other funding obligation) was funded by such other  Non-Defaulting Lender), (E) fifth, in Agent’s sole discretion, to a suspense account maintained by  Agent, the proceeds of which shall be retained by Agent and may be made available to be re- advanced to or for the benefit of Borrower (upon the request of Borrower and subject to the  conditions set forth in Section 3.2) as if such Defaulting Lender had made its portion of Revolving  Loans or Floorplan Loans (or other funding obligations) hereunder, and (F) sixth, from and after  the date on which all other Obligations have been paid in full, to such Defaulting Lender in  accordance with tier (L) of Section 2.4(b)(iii). Subject to the foregoing, Agent may hold and, in its  discretion, re-lend to Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender the amount of all such  payments received and retained by Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender. Solely for  the purposes of voting or consenting to matters with respect to the Loan Documents (including the  calculation of Pro Rata Share in connection therewith) and for the purpose of calculating the fee  payable under Section 2.10(b), such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a “Lender” and  such Lender’s Commitment shall be deemed to be zero; provided, that the foregoing shall not  apply to any of the matters governed by Section 14.1(a)(i) through (iii). The provisions of this  Section 2.3(g) shall remain effective with respect to such Defaulting Lender until the earlier of (y)  the date on which all of the Non-Defaulting Lenders, Agent, Issuing Bank, and Borrower shall  have waived, in writing, the application of this Section 2.3(g) to such Defaulting Lender, or (z) the  date on which such Defaulting Lender makes payment of all amounts that it was obligated to fund  hereunder, pays to Agent all amounts owing by Defaulting Lender in respect of the amounts that  it was obligated to fund hereunder, and, if requested by Agent, provides adequate assurance of its  ability to perform its future obligations hereunder (on which earlier date, so long as no Event of  

 

  16  126471205_8  166393043_2  Default has occurred and is continuing, any remaining cash collateral held by Agent pursuant to  Section 2.3(g)(ii) shall be released to Borrower). The operation of this Section 2.3(g) shall not be  construed to increase or otherwise affect the Commitment of any Lender, to relieve or excuse the  performance by such Defaulting Lender or any other Lender of its duties and obligations  hereunder, or to relieve or excuse the performance by Borrower of its duties and obligations  hereunder to Agent, Issuing Bank, or to the Lenders other than such Defaulting Lender. Any failure  by a Defaulting Lender to fund amounts that it was obligated to fund hereunder shall constitute a  material breach by such Defaulting Lender of this Agreement and shall entitle Borrower, at its  option, upon written notice to Agent, to arrange for a substitute Lender to assume the Commitment  of such Defaulting Lender, such substitute Lender to be reasonably acceptable to Agent. In  connection with the arrangement of such a substitute Lender, the Defaulting Lender shall have no  right to refuse to be replaced hereunder, and agrees to execute and deliver a completed form of  Assignment and Acceptance in favor of the substitute Lender (and agrees that it shall be deemed  to have executed and delivered such document if it fails to do so) subject only to being paid its  share of the outstanding Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations, but including (1) all  interest, fees, and other amounts that may be due and payable in respect thereof, and (2) an  assumption of its Pro Rata Share of its participation in the Letters of Credit); provided, that any  such assumption of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender shall not be deemed to constitute  a waiver of any of the Lender Groups’ or Borrower’s rights or remedies against any such  Defaulting Lender arising out of or in relation to such failure to fund. In the event of a direct  conflict between the priority provisions of this Section 2.3(g) and any other provision contained in  this Agreement or any other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such  provisions be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each  other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the  terms and provisions of this Section 2.3(g) shall control and govern.  (ii) If any Swing Loan or Letter of Credit is outstanding at the time that  a Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:  (A) such Defaulting Lender’s Swing Loan Exposure and Letter  of Credit Exposure shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with  their respective Pro Rata Shares but only to the extent (x) the sum of all Non-Defaulting Lenders’  Revolving Loan Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender’s Revolver Swing Loan Exposure does  not exceed the total of all Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolver Commitments, (y) the sum of all  Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Floorplan Loan Exposure plus such Defaulting Lender’s Floorplan  Swing Loan Exposure and Letter of Credit Exposure does not exceed the total of all Non- Defaulting Lenders’ Floorplan Commitments and (z) the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 are  satisfied at such time;  (B) if the reallocation described in clause (A) above cannot, or  can only partially, be effected, Borrower shall within one Business Day following notice by the  Agent (x) first, prepay such Defaulting Lender’s Swing Loan Exposure (after giving effect to any  partial reallocation pursuant to clause (A) above) and (y) second, cash collateralize such Defaulting  Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause  (A) above), pursuant to a cash collateral agreement to be entered into in form and substance  reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, for so long as such Letter of Credit Exposure is outstanding;  

 

  17  126471205_8  166393043_2  provided, that Borrower shall not be obligated to cash collateralize any Defaulting Lender’s Letter  of Credit Exposure if such Defaulting Lender is also the Issuing Bank;  (C) if Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such  Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii), Borrower shall  not be required to pay any Letter of Credit Fees to Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender  pursuant to Section 2.6(b) with respect to such cash collateralized portion of such Defaulting  Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure during the period such Letter of Credit Exposure is cash  collateralized;  (D) to the extent the Letter of Credit Exposure of the Non- Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii), then the Letter of Credit Fees  payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.6(b) shall be adjusted in accordance  with such Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Letter of Credit Exposure;  (E) to the extent any Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit  Exposure is neither cash collateralized nor reallocated pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii), then,  without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Bank or any Lender hereunder, all Letter  of Credit Fees that would have otherwise been payable to such Defaulting Lender under Section  2.6(b) with respect to such portion of such Letter of Credit Exposure shall instead be payable to  the Issuing Bank until such portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure is cash  collateralized or reallocated;  (F) so long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Revolver  Swing Lender shall not be required to make any Revolver Swing Loan, the Floorplan Swing  Lender shall not be required to make any Floorplan Swing Loan and the Issuing Bank shall not be  required to issue, amend, or increase any Letter of Credit, in each case, to the extent (x) the  Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Swing Loans or Letter of Credit cannot be reallocated  pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii) or (y) the applicable Swing Lender or Issuing Bank, as  applicable, has not otherwise entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such Swing  Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, and Borrower to eliminate such Swing Lender’s or Issuing  Bank’s risk with respect to the Defaulting Lender’s participation in the applicable Swing Loans or  Letters of Credit; and  (G) Agent may release any cash collateral provided by Borrower  pursuant to this Section 2.3(g)(ii) to the Issuing Bank and the Issuing Bank may apply any such  cash collateral to the payment of such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Letter of Credit  Disbursement that is not reimbursed by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.11(d).  (h) Independent Obligations. All Loans (other than Swing Loans and  Extraordinary Advances) shall be made by the Lenders contemporaneously and in accordance with  their Pro Rata Shares. It is understood that (i) no Lender shall be responsible for any failure by any  other Lender to perform its obligation to make any Loan (or other extension of credit) hereunder,  nor shall any Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of any failure by  any other Lender to perform its obligations hereunder, and (ii) no failure by any Lender to perform  its obligations hereunder shall excuse any other Lender from its obligations hereunder.  

 

  18  126471205_8  166393043_2  2.4 Payments; Reductions of Commitments; Prepayments.  (a) Payments by Borrower.  (i) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by  Borrower shall be made to Agent’s Account for the account of the Lender Group and shall be made  in immediately available funds, no later than 1:30 p.m. on the date specified herein. Any payment  received by Agent later than 1:30 p.m. shall be deemed to have been received (unless Agent, in its  sole discretion, elects to credit it on the date received) on the following Business Day and any  applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue until such following Business Day.  (ii) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior  to the date on which any payment is due to the Agent for the account of the Lenders or any Issuing  Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Agent may assume that the  Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon  such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the  amount due.  With Respect to any payment that the Agent makes for the account of the Lenders or any Issuing  Bank hereunder as to which the Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent  manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable  Amount”) : (1) the Borrower has not in fact made such payment; (2) the Agent has made a payment  in excess of the amount so paid by the Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Agent has  for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment; then each of the Lenders or the  applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Agent forthwith on  demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, in  immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such  amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Agent, at the greater of the  Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with banking industry rules  on interbank compensation.  A notice of the Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this  clause (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.  (b) Apportionment and Application.  (i) So long as no Application Event has occurred and is continuing and  except as otherwise provided herein with respect to Defaulting Lenders, all principal and interest  payments received by Agent shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders (according to the  unpaid principal balance of the Obligations to which such payments relate held by each Lender)  and all payments of fees and expenses received by Agent (other than fees or expenses that are for  Agent’s separate account or for the separate account of Issuing Bank) shall be apportioned ratably  among the Lenders having a Pro Rata Share of the type of Commitment or other Obligation to  which a particular fee or expense relates.  (ii) Subject to Section 2.4(b)(v) and Section 2.4(e), all payments to be  made hereunder by Borrower shall be remitted to Agent and all such payments, and all proceeds  of Collateral received by Agent, shall be applied, so long as no Application Event has occurred  

 

  19  126471205_8  166393043_2  and is continuing and except as otherwise provided herein with respect to Defaulting Lenders, to  reduce the balance of the Revolving Loans and Floorplan Loans outstanding and, thereafter, to  Borrower (to be wired to the Designated Account) or such other Person entitled thereto under  applicable law.  (iii) At any time that an Application Event has occurred and is continuing  and except as otherwise provided herein with respect to Defaulting Lenders, all payments remitted  to Agent and all proceeds of Collateral received by Agent shall be applied as follows:  (A) first, to pay any Lender Group Expenses (including cost or  expense reimbursements) or indemnities then due to Agent under the Loan Documents, until paid  in full,  (B) second, to pay any fees or premiums then due to Agent under  the Loan Documents until paid in full,  (C) third, ratably, to pay interest due in respect of all Protective  Floorplan Advances and Protective Revolver Advances until paid in full,  (D) fourth, ratably, to pay the principal of all of Protective  Floorplan Advances and Protective Revolver Advances until paid in full,  (E) fifth, ratably, to pay any Lender Group Expenses (including  cost or expense reimbursements) or indemnities then due to any of the Lenders under the Loan  Documents, until paid in full,  (F) sixth, ratably, to pay any fees or premiums then due to any  of the Lenders under the Loan Documents until paid in full,  (G) seventh, ratably, to pay interest accrued in respect of  Floorplan Swing Loans and Revolver Swing Loans until paid in full,  (H) eighth, ratably, to pay the principal of all Floorplan Swing  Loans and Revolver Swing Loans until paid in full,  (I) ninth, ratably, to pay interest accrued in respect of the Loans  (other than Protective Advances) until paid in full,  (J) tenth, ratably  i. ratably, to pay the principal of all Revolving Loans  and all Floorplan Loans until paid in full,  ii. to Agent, to be held by Agent, for the benefit of  Issuing Bank (and for the ratable benefit of each of the Lenders that have an obligation to pay to  Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, a share of each Letter of Credit Disbursement), as cash  collateral in an amount up to 105% of the Letter of Credit Usage (to the extent permitted by  applicable law, such cash collateral shall be applied to the reimbursement of any Letter of Credit  

 

  20  126471205_8  166393043_2  Disbursement as and when such disbursement occurs and, if a Letter of Credit expires undrawn,  the cash collateral held by Agent in respect of such Letter of Credit shall, to the extent permitted  by applicable law, be reapplied pursuant to this Section 2.4(b)(iii), beginning with tier (A) hereof),  iii. ratably, up to the amount (after taking into account  any amounts previously paid pursuant to this clause iii. during the continuation of the applicable  Application Event) of the most recently established Bank Product Reserve to (y) the Bank Product  Providers based upon amounts then certified by the applicable Bank Product Provider to Agent (in  form and substance satisfactory to Agent) to be due and payable to such Bank Product Providers  on account of Bank Product Obligations, and (z) with any balance to be paid to Agent, to be held  by Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Bank Product Providers, as cash collateral (which cash  collateral may be released by Agent to the applicable Bank Product Provider and applied by such  Bank Product Provider to the payment or reimbursement of any amounts due and payable with  respect to Bank Product Obligations owed to the applicable Bank Product Provider as and when  such amounts first become due and payable and, if and at such time as all such Bank Product  Obligations are paid or otherwise satisfied in full, the cash collateral held by Agent in respect of  such Bank Product. Obligations shall be reapplied pursuant to this Section 2.4(b)(iii), beginning  with tier (A) hereof,  (K) eleventh, ratably, to pay any other Obligations other than  Obligations owed to Defaulting Lenders,  (L) twelfth, ratably, to pay any Obligations owed to Defaulting  Lenders, and  (M) thirteenth, to Borrower (to be wired to the Designated  Account) or such other Person entitled thereto under applicable law.  (iv) Agent promptly shall distribute to each Lender, pursuant to the  applicable wire instructions received from each Lender in writing, such funds as it may be entitled  to receive, subject to a Settlement delay as provided in Section 2.3(e).  (v) In each instance, so long as no Application Event has occurred and  is continuing, Section 2.4(b)(ii) shall not apply to any payment made by Borrower to Agent and  specified by Borrower to be for the payment of specific Obligations then due and payable (or  prepayable) under any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.  (vi) For purposes of Section 2.4(b)(iii), “paid in full” of a type of  Obligation means payment in cash or immediately available funds of all amounts owing on account  of such type of Obligation, including interest accrued after the commencement of any Insolvency  Proceeding, default interest, interest on interest, and expense reimbursements, irrespective of  whether any of the foregoing would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole or in part in any  Insolvency Proceeding.  (vii) In the event of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of  this Section 2.4 and any other provision contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document,  it is the intention of the parties hereto that such provisions be read together and construed, to the  fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable  

 

  21  126471205_8  166393043_2  conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, if the conflict relates to the provisions of Section  2.3(g) and this Section 2.4, then the provisions of Section 2.3(g) shall control and govern, and if  otherwise, then the terms and provisions of this Section 2.4 shall control and govern.  (c) Reduction of Commitments.  (i) Revolver Commitments. The Revolver Commitments shall  terminate on the Maturity Date. Borrower may reduce the Revolver Commitments, without  premium or penalty, to an amount (which may be zero) not less than the sum of (A) the Revolver  Usage as of such date, plus (B) the principal amount of all Revolving Loans not yet made as to  which a request has been given by Borrower under Section 2.3(a). Each such reduction shall be in  an amount which is not less than $10,000,000 (unless the Revolver Commitments are being  reduced to zero and the amount of the Revolver Commitments in effect immediately prior to such  reduction are less than $10,000,000), shall be made by providing not less than 10 Business Days  prior written notice to Agent, and shall be irrevocable. Once reduced, the Revolver Commitments  may not be increased. Each reduction of the Revolver Commitments shall reduce the Revolver  Commitment of each Lender proportionately in accordance with its ratable share thereof.  (ii) Floorplan Commitments. The Floorplan Commitments shall  terminate on the Maturity Date. Borrower may reduce the Floorplan Commitments, without  premium or penalty, to an amount (which may be zero) not less than the sum of (A) the Floorplan  Usage as of such date, plus (B) the principal amount of all Floorplan Loans not yet made as to  which a request has been given by Borrower under Section 2.3(a), plus (C) the amount of all Letters  of Credit not yet issued as to which a request has been given by Borrower pursuant to Section  2.11(a). Each such reduction shall be in an amount which is not less than $10,000,000 (unless the  Floorplan Commitments are being reduced to zero and the amount of the Floorplan Commitments  in effect immediately prior to such reduction are less than $10,000,000), shall be made by  providing not less than 10 Business Days prior written notice to Agent, and shall be irrevocable.  Once reduced, the Floorplan Commitments may not be increased. Each reduction of the Floorplan  Commitments shall reduce the Floorplan Commitment of each Lender proportionately in  accordance with its ratable share thereof.  (d) Optional Prepayments.  (i) Revolving Loans. Borrower may prepay the principal of any  Revolving Loan at any time in whole or in part, without premium or penalty.  (ii) Floorplan Loans. Borrower may prepay the principal of any  Floorplan Loan at any time in whole or in part, without premium or penalty.  (e) Mandatory Prepayments.  (i) Borrowing Base. If, at any time, (A) the Revolver Usage on such  date exceeds (B) the Revolver Borrowing Base reflected in the Revolver Borrowing Base  Certificate most recently delivered by Borrower to Agent, then Borrower shall immediately prepay  the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(f) in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of  such excess. If, at any time, (A) the Floorplan Usage on such date exceeds (B) the Floorplan  Borrowing Base reflected in the Floorplan Borrowing Base Certificate most recently delivered by  

 

  22  126471205_8  166393043_2  Borrower to Agent, then Borrower shall immediately prepay the Obligations in accordance with  Section 2.4(f) in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of such excess. If, at any time, (A) the  Aggregate Usage on such date exceeds (B) the Aggregate Borrowing Base reflected in the  Aggregate Borrowing Base Certificate most recently delivered by Borrower to Agent, then  Borrower shall immediately prepay the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(f) in an  aggregate amount equal to the amount of such excess.  (ii) Dispositions. Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements,  within 2 Business Days of the date of receipt by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is a Loan  Party of the Net Cash Proceeds of any voluntary or involuntary sale or disposition by Borrower or  any of its Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party of assets (including insurance proceeds and proceeds  from casualty losses or condemnations, but excluding (i) proceeds from sales or dispositions which  qualify as Permitted Dispositions under clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (i), (j), (k), (1), (m), (n), (s) or  (t) of the definition of Permitted Dispositions, and (ii) any assets subject to a Permitted Lien  securing Permitted Indebtedness up to the amount of such Permitted Indebtedness), Borrower shall  prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations to the extent that the Net Cash Proceeds  from such sales or dispositions exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate for all such sales and  dispositions in any fiscal year in accordance with Section 2.4(f) in an amount equal to 100% of  such Net Cash Proceeds (including condemnation awards and payments in lieu thereof) received  by such Person in connection with such sales or dispositions in excess of such amount; provided  that, so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing or would  result therefrom, (B) Borrower shall have given Agent prior written notice of Borrower’s intention  to apply such monies to the costs of replacement of the properties or assets that are the subject of  such sale or disposition or the cost of purchase or construction of other assets useful in the business  of Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (C) the monies are held in a Deposit Account in which Agent has  a perfected first-priority security interest, and (D) Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as applicable,  complete such replacement, purchase, or construction within 180 days after the initial receipt of  such monies, then the Loan Party whose assets were the subject of such disposition shall have the  option to apply such monies to the costs of replacement of the assets that are the subject of such  sale or disposition or the costs of purchase or construction of other assets useful in the business of  such Loan Party unless and to the extent that such applicable period shall have expired without  such replacement, purchase, or construction being made or completed, in which case, any amounts  remaining in the Deposit Account referred to in clause (C) above shall be paid to Agent and applied  in accordance with Section 2.4(f); provided, that Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not have the  right to use such Net Cash Proceeds to make such replacements, purchases, or construction in  excess of $10,000,000 in any given fiscal year. Nothing contained in this Section 2.4(e)(ii) shall  permit Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to sell or otherwise dispose of any assets other than in  accordance with Section 6.4.  (iii) Extraordinary Receipts. Within 1 Business Day of the date of  receipt by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Extraordinary Receipts, Borrower shall  prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(f) in an  amount equal to 100% of such Extraordinary Receipts, net of any reasonable expenses incurred in  collecting such Extraordinary Receipts.  (iv) Indebtedness. Within 1 Business Day of the date of incurrence by  Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness),  

 

  23  126471205_8  166393043_2  Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in accordance with  Section 2.4(f) in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in  connection with such incurrence. The provisions of this Section 2.4(e)(iv) shall not be deemed to  be implied consent to any such incurrence otherwise prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.  (f) Application of Payments. Each prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4(e)  shall, (A) so long as no Application Event shall have occurred and be continuing, be applied, first,  to the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans and Floorplan Loans until paid in full  (without any permanent reduction in the Maximum Revolver Amount or the Maximum Floorplan  Amount), and second, to cash collateralize the Letters of Credit in an amount equal to 105% of the  then outstanding Letter of Credit Usage, and (B) if an Application Event shall have occurred and  be continuing, be applied in the manner set forth in Section 2.4(b)(iii).  (g) Reallocation of Commitments.    (i) Borrower Agent may request that Lenders change the then current  allocation of their respective Commitments in order to effect an increase or decrease of such  respective Revolver Commitments and corresponding decrease or increase of such respective  Floorplan Commitment, with any such increase or decrease in their Revolver Commitments to be  accompanied by a concurrent and equal decrease or increase, as applicable, in the Revolver  Commitments (each, a “Reallocation”). Any such Reallocation shall be subject to the following  conditions: (i) Borrower shall have provided to Agent a written notice (in reasonable detail) at  least thirty (30) Business Days prior to the requested effective date (which effective date shall be  the first day of the subsequent Fiscal Quarter) of such Reallocation (the “Reallocation Date”)  setting forth the proposed Reallocation Date and the amounts of the proposed Revolver  Commitments and Floorplan Commitments reallocation to be effected, (ii) any such Reallocation  shall increase or decrease the applicable Revolver Commitments and Floorplan Commitments in  increments of $1,000,000, (iii) after giving effect to the Reallocation, each Lender shall hold the  same Pro Rata Share of all of the Revolver Commitments and Floor Plan Commitments to the  Borrower, (iv) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing either as of  the date of such request or on the Reallocation Date (both immediately before and after giving  effect to such Reallocation), (v) any increase or decrease in a Revolver Commitment of a Lender  in its respective Revolver Commitment or Floorplan Commitment shall result in a concurrent  decrease or increase in in its respective Revolver Commitment or Floorplan Commitment such  that the sum of all the Revolver Commitments and Floorplan Commitments of such Lender after  giving effect to such Reallocation shall equal the aggregate amount of the Revolver Commitments  and Floorplan Commitments of such Lender in effect immediately prior to such Reallocation, (vi)  after giving effect to such Reallocation, no Overadvance would exist or would result therefrom,  (vii) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed Reallocation Date, a Senior Officer of  Agent shall have delivered to Agent a certificate certifying as to compliance with preceding clauses  (i) through (vi) and demonstrating (in reasonable detail) the calculations required in connection  therewith, and (vii) Agent consents to such Reallocation in its Permitted Discretion.  Agent shall  promptly notify such Lenders of the Reallocation Date and the amount of the affected Revolver  Commitment of such Lenders as a result thereof. The respective Pro Rata shares of Lenders shall  thereafter, to the extent applicable, be determined based on such reallocated amounts (subject to  any subsequent changes thereto).  No more than two (2) Reallocations may be made in each Fiscal  Year of Borrower.  

 

  24  126471205_8  166393043_2  2.5 Promise to Pay; Promissory Notes.  (a) Borrower agrees to pay the Lender Group Expenses on the earlier of (i) the  first day of the month following the date on which the applicable Lender Group Expenses were  first incurred or (ii) the date on which demand therefor is made by Agent (it being acknowledged  and agreed that any charging of such costs, expenses or Lender Group Expenses to the Loan  Account pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6(d) shall be deemed to constitute a demand for  payment thereof for the purposes of this subclause (ii)). Borrower promises to pay all of the  Obligations (including principal, interest, premiums, if any, fees, costs, and expenses (including  Lender Group Expenses)) in full on the Maturity Date or, if earlier, on the date on which the  Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations) become due and payable pursuant to the  terms of this Agreement. Borrower agrees that its obligations contained in the first sentence of this  Section 2.5 shall survive payment or satisfaction in full of all other Obligations.  (b) Any Lender may request that any portion of its Commitments or the Loans  made by it be evidenced by one or more promissory notes. In such event, Borrower shall execute  and deliver to such Lender the requested promissory notes payable to the order of such Lender in  a form furnished by Agent and reasonably satisfactory to Borrower. Thereafter, the portion of the  Commitments and Loans evidenced by such promissory notes and interest thereon shall at all times  be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee  named therein.  2.6 Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations.  (a) Interest Rates. Except as provided in Section 2.6(c), all Loans and other  Obligations (except for undrawn Letters of Credit) that have been charged to the Loan Account  pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest as follows:  (i) if the relevant Obligation is a LIBORSOFR Rate Loan, at a per  annum rate equal to the LIBOR RateTerm SOFR plus the LIBORSOFR Rate Margin, and  (ii) otherwise, at a per annum rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Base  Rate Margin.  (b) Letter of Credit Fee. Borrower shall pay Agent (for the ratable benefit of  the Revolver Lenders), a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) (which fee shall be in  addition to the fronting fees and commissions, other fees, charges and expenses set forth in Section  2.11(k)) that shall accrue at a per annum rate equal to the LIBORSOFR Rate Margin times the  Letter of Credit Usage.  (c) Default Rate. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event  of Default and at the election of Agent or the Required Lenders,  (i) all Loans and other Obligations (except for undrawn Letters of  Credit) that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest  at a per annum rate equal to 2 percentage points above the per annum rate otherwise applicable  thereunder, and  

 

  25  126471205_8  166393043_2  (ii) the Letter of Credit Fee shall be increased to 2 percentage points  above the per annum rate otherwise applicable hereunder.  (d) Payment. Except to the extent provided to the contrary in Section 2.10,  Section 2.11(k), Section 2.12(a) or Section 2.12(b)(iv), (i) all interest, all Letter of Credit Fees and  all other fees payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents shall be due and  payable, in arrears, on the first day of each month and (ii) all costs and expenses payable hereunder  or under any of the other Loan Documents, and all Lender Group Expenses shall be due and  payable on the earlier of (x) the first day of the month following the date on which the applicable  costs, expenses, or Lender Group Expenses were first incurred or (y) the date on which demand  therefor is made by Agent (it being acknowledged and agreed that any charging of such costs,  expenses or Lender Group Expenses to the Loan Account pursuant to the provisions of the  following sentence shall be deemed to constitute a demand for payment thereof for the purposes  of this subclause (y)). Borrower hereby authorizes Agent, from time to time without prior notice  to Borrower, to charge to the Loan Account (A) on the first day of each month, all interest accrued  during the prior month on the Base Rate Loans, (B) at the times indicated in Section 2.12(a) or  Section 2.12(b)(iv), as applicable, all interest accrued during the applicable period on the  LIBORSOFR Rate Loans, (C) on the first day of each month, all Letter of Credit Fees accrued or  chargeable hereunder during the prior month, (D) as and when incurred or accrued, all fees and  costs provided for in Section 2.10(a) or (c) (E) on the first day of each month, the Unused Line  Fee accrued during the prior month pursuant to Section 2.10(b), (F) as and when due and payable,  all other fees payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, (G) as and when  incurred or accrued, the fronting fees and all commissions, other fees, charges and expenses  provided for in Section 2.11(k), (H) as and when incurred or accrued, all other Lender Group  Expenses, and (I) as and when due and payable all other payment obligations payable under any  Loan Document or any Bank Product Agreement (including any amounts due and payable to the  Bank Product Providers in respect of Bank Products). All amounts (including interest, fees, costs,  expenses, Lender Group Expenses, or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan  Document or under any Bank Product Agreement) charged to the Loan Account shall thereupon  constitute Revolving Loans or Floorplan Loans hereunder (as determined by Agent), shall  constitute Obligations hereunder, and shall initially accrue interest at the rate then applicable to  Loans that are Base Rate Loans (unless and until converted into LIBORSOFR Rate Loans in  accordance with the terms of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower, the  Lenders and the Agent hereby agree that any and all interest on the “Loans” under and as defined  in the Existing Credit Agreement that is accrued and unpaid as of the Closing Date shall be due  and payable by Borrower on the Closing Date.  (e) Computation. All interest and fees chargeable under the Loan Documents  shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day year, in each case, for the actual number of days  elapsed in the period during which the interest or fees accrue. In the event the Base Rate is changed  from time to time hereafter, the rates of interest hereunder based upon the Base Rate automatically  and immediately shall be increased or decreased by an amount equal to such change in the Base  Rate.  (f) Intent to Limit Charges to Maximum Lawful Rate. In no event shall the  interest rate or rates payable under this Agreement, plus any other amounts paid in connection  herewith, exceed the highest rate permissible under any law that a court of competent jurisdiction  

 

  26  126471205_8  166393043_2  shall, in a final determination, deem applicable. Borrower and the Lender Group, in executing and  delivering this Agreement, intend legally to agree upon the rate or rates of interest and manner of  payment stated within it; provided, that, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding,  if such rate or rates of interest or manner of payment exceeds the maximum allowable under  applicable law, then, ipso facto, as of the date of this Agreement, Borrower is and shall be liable  only for the payment of such maximum amount as is allowed by law, and payment received from  Borrower in excess of such legal maximum, whenever received, shall be applied to reduce the  principal balance of the Obligations to the extent of such excess.  2.7 Crediting Payments.  The receipt of any payment item by Agent shall not be  required to be considered a payment on account unless such payment item is a wire transfer of  immediately available federal funds made to Agent’s Account or unless and until such payment  item is honored when presented for payment. Should any payment item not be honored when  presented for payment, then Borrower shall be deemed not to have made such payment and interest  shall be calculated accordingly. Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, any  payment item shall be deemed received by Agent only if it is received into Agent’s Account on a  Business Day on or before 1:30 p.m. If any payment item is received into Agent’s Account on a  non-Business Day or after 1:30 p.m. on a Business Day (unless Agent, in its sole discretion, elects  to credit it on the date received), it shall be deemed to have been received by Agent as of the  opening of business on the immediately following Business Day.  2.8 Designated Account.  Agent is authorized to make the Revolving Loans and the  Floorplan Loans, and Issuing Bank is authorized to issue the Letters of Credit, under this  Agreement based upon telephonic or other instructions received from anyone purporting to be an  Authorized Person or, without instructions, if pursuant to Section 2.6(d). Borrower agrees to  establish and maintain the Designated Account with the Designated Account Bank for the purpose  of receiving the proceeds of the Revolving Loans and Floorplan Loans requested by Borrower and  made by Agent or the Lenders hereunder. Unless otherwise agreed by Agent and Borrower, any  Revolving Loan, Floorplan Loan or Swing Loan requested by Borrower and made by Agent or the  Lenders hereunder shall be made to the Designated Account.  2.9 Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations.  Agent shall maintain  an account on its books in the name of Borrower (the “Loan Account”) on which Borrower will  be charged with all Floorplan Loans (including Extraordinary Floorplan Advances and Floorplan  Swing Loans), all Revolving Loans (including Extraordinary Revolver Advances and Revolver  Swing Loans) made by Agent, a Swing Lender, or the Lenders to Borrower or for Borrower’s  account, the Letters of Credit issued or arranged by Issuing Bank for Borrower’s account, and with  all other payment Obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including, accrued  interest, fees and expenses, and Lender Group Expenses. In accordance with Section 2.7, the Loan  Account will be credited with all payments received by Agent from Borrower or for Borrower’s  account. Agent shall make available to Borrower monthly statements regarding the Loan Account,  including the principal amount of the Floorplan Loans and the Revolving Loans, interest accrued  hereunder, fees accrued or charged hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and a summary  itemization of all charges and expenses constituting Lender Group Expenses accrued hereunder or  under the other Loan Documents, and each such statement, absent manifest error, shall be  conclusively presumed to be correct and accurate and constitute an account stated between  Borrower and the Lender Group unless, within 30 days after Agent first makes such a statement  

 

  27  126471205_8  166393043_2  available to Borrower, Borrower shall deliver to Agent written objection thereto describing the  error or errors contained in such statement.  2.10 Fees.  (a) Agent Fees. Borrower shall pay to Agent, for the account of Agent, as and  when due and payable under the terms of the Fee Letter, the fees set forth in the Fee Letter.  (b) Unused Line Fee. Borrower shall pay to Agent, for the ratable account of  the Lenders, an unused line fee (the “Unused Line Fee”) in an amount equal to 0.25% per annum  times the result of (i) the aggregate amount of the Commitments, less (ii) the average amount of  the Aggregate Usage during the immediately preceding month (or portion thereof), which Unused  Line Fee shall be due and payable on the first day of each month from and after the Closing Date  up to the first day of the month prior to the date on which the Obligations are paid in full and on  the date on which the Obligations are paid in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower, the  Lenders and the Agent hereby agree that any and all “Unused Line Fee” under and as defined in  the Existing Credit Agreement that are accrued and unpaid as of the Closing Date shall be due and  payable by Borrower on the Closing Date.  (c) Field Examination and Other Fees. Borrower shall pay to Agent, field  examination, appraisal, and valuation fees and charges, as and when incurred or chargeable, as  follows (i) a fee of $1,000 per day, per examiner, plus out-of-pocket expenses (including travel,  meals, and lodging) for each field examination of Borrower performed by personnel employed by  Agent, and (ii) the fees or charges paid or incurred by Agent (but, in any event, no less than a  charge of $1,000 per day, per Person, plus out-of-pocket expenses (including travel, meals, and  lodging)) if it elects to employ the services of one or more third Persons to perform field  examinations of Borrower or its Subsidiaries, to establish electronic collateral reporting systems,  to appraise the Collateral, or any portion thereof, or to assess Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’  business valuation; provided, that so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be  continuing, Borrower shall not be obligated to reimburse Agent for more than one (1) field  examinations during any calendar year or more than two (2) appraisals of the Collateral during any  calendar year; provided, further, that Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse Agent for a second  field examination and a third Collateral appraisal performed in any calendar year if any Reporting  Period occurs during such calendar year.  2.11 Letters of Credit.  (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, upon the request of  Borrower on behalf of itself or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, made in accordance herewith,  and prior to the Maturity Date, Issuing Bank agrees to issue a requested Letter of Credit for the  account of Borrower. By submitting a request to Issuing Bank for the issuance of a Letter of Credit,  Borrower shall be deemed to have requested that Issuing Bank issue the requested Letter of Credit.  Each request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or the amendment, renewal, or extension of any  outstanding Letter of Credit, shall be irrevocable and shall be made in writing by an Authorized  Person and delivered to Issuing Bank via telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission  reasonably acceptable to Issuing Bank and reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance,  amendment, renewal, or extension. Each such request shall be in form and substance reasonably  

 

  28  126471205_8  166393043_2  satisfactory to Issuing Bank and (i) shall specify (A) the amount of such Letter of Credit, (B) the  date of issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension of such Letter of Credit, (C) the proposed  expiration date of such Letter of Credit, (D) the name and address of the beneficiary of the Letter  of Credit, and (E) such other information (including, the conditions to drawing, and, in the case of  an amendment, renewal, or extension, identification of the Letter of Credit to be so amended,  renewed, or extended) as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew, or extend such Letter of  Credit, and (ii) shall be accompanied by such Issuer Documents as Agent or Issuing Bank may  request or require, to the extent that such requests or requirements are consistent with the Issuer  Documents that Issuing Bank generally requests for Letters of Credit in similar circumstances.  Bank’s records of the content of any such request will be conclusive. Anything contained herein  to the contrary notwithstanding, Issuing Bank may, but shall not be obligated to, issue a Letter of  Credit that supports the obligations of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in respect of (x) a lease of real  property, or (y) an employment contract.  (b) Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue a Letter of Credit if any of  the following would result after giving effect to the requested issuance:  (i) the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed $75,000,000, or  (ii) the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the Maximum Revolver  Amount less the outstanding amount of Revolver Loans (including Revolver Swing Loans), or  (iii) the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the Revolver Borrowing  Base at such time less the outstanding principal balance of Revolver Loans (inclusive of Revolver  Swing Loans) at such time.  (c) In the event there is a Defaulting Lender as of the date of any request for  the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue or arrange for  such Letter of Credit to the extent (i) the Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure with  respect to such Letter of Credit may not be reallocated pursuant to Section 2.3(g)(ii), or (ii) the  Issuing Bank has not otherwise entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and  Borrower to eliminate the Issuing Bank’s risk with respect to the participation in such Letter of  Credit of the Defaulting Lender, which arrangements may include Borrower cash collateralizing  such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure in accordance with Section 2.3(g)(ii).  Additionally, Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue a Letter of Credit if (A) any order,  judgment, or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall, by its terms, purport to  enjoin or restrain Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to Issuing  Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental  Authority with jurisdiction over Issuing Bank shall prohibit or request that Issuing Bank refrain  from the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular, (B) the  issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of Issuing Bank applicable to  letters of credit generally, or (C) if amounts demanded to be paid under any Letter of Credit will  or may not be in United States Dollars.  (d) Any Issuing Bank (other than Bank of America or any of its Affiliates) shall  notify Agent in writing no later than the Business Day immediately following the Business Day  on which such Issuing Bank issued any Letter of Credit; provided that (i) until Agent advises any  

 

  29  126471205_8  166393043_2  such Issuing Bank that the provisions of Section 3.2 are not satisfied, or (ii) unless the aggregate  amount of the Letters of Credit issued in any such week exceeds such amount as shall be agreed  by Agent and such Issuing Bank, such Issuing Bank shall be required to so notify Agent in writing  only once each week of the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank during the immediately  preceding week as well as the daily amounts outstanding for the prior week, such notice to be  furnished on such day of the week as Agent and such Issuing Bank may agree. Borrower and the  Lender Group hereby acknowledge and agree that all Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute  Letters of Credit under this Agreement on and after the Closing Date with the same effect as if  such Existing Letters of Credit were issued by Issuing Bank at the request of Borrower on the  Closing Date. Each Letter of Credit shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Issuing  Bank, including the requirement that the amounts payable thereunder must be payable in Dollars.  If Issuing Bank makes a payment under a Letter of Credit, Borrower shall pay to Agent an amount  equal to the applicable Letter of Credit Disbursement on the Business Day such Letter of Credit  Disbursement is made and, in the absence of such payment, the amount of the Letter of Credit  Disbursement immediately and automatically shall be deemed to be a Revolver Loan hereunder  (notwithstanding any failure to satisfy any condition precedent set forth in Section 3) and, initially,  shall bear interest at the rate then applicable to Revolver Loans that are Base Rate Loans. If a Letter  of Credit Disbursement is deemed to be a Revolver Loan hereunder, Borrower’s obligation to pay  the amount of such Letter of Credit Disbursement to Issuing Bank shall be automatically converted  into an obligation to pay the resulting Revolver Loan. Promptly following receipt by Agent of any  payment from Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, Agent shall distribute such payment to Issuing  Bank or, to the extent that Revolver Lenders have made payments pursuant to Section 2.11(e) to  reimburse Issuing Bank, then to Revolver Lenders and Issuing Bank as their interests may appear.  (e) Promptly following receipt of a notice of a Letter of Credit Disbursement  pursuant to Section 2.11(d), each Revolver Lender agrees to fund its Pro Rata Share of any  Revolver Loan deemed made pursuant to Section 2.11(d) on the same terms and conditions as if  Borrower had requested the amount thereof as a Revolver Loan and Agent shall promptly pay to  Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Revolver Lenders. By the issuance of a Letter  of Credit (or an amendment, renewal, or extension of a Letter of Credit) and without any further  action on the part of Issuing Bank or the Revolver Lenders, Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have  granted to each Revolver Lender, and each Revolver Lender shall be deemed to have purchased, a  participation in each Letter of Credit issued by Issuing Bank, in an amount equal to its Pro Rata  Share of such Letter of Credit, and each such. Revolver Lender agrees to pay to Agent, for the  account of Issuing Bank, such Revolver Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Letter of Credit  Disbursement made by Issuing Bank under the applicable Letter of Credit. In consideration and in  furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolver Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees  to pay to Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, such Revolver Lender’s Pro Rata Share of each  Letter of Credit Disbursement made by Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by Borrower on the date  due as provided in Section 2.11(d), or of any reimbursement payment that is required to be  refunded (or that Agent or Issuing Bank elects, based upon the advice of counsel, to refund) to  Borrower for any reason. Each Revolver Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to  deliver to Agent, for the account of Issuing Bank, an amount equal to its respective Pro Rata Share  of each Letter of Credit Disbursement pursuant to this Section 2.11(e) shall be absolute and  unconditional and such remittance shall be made notwithstanding the occurrence or continuation  of an Event of Default or Default or the failure to satisfy any condition set forth in Section 3. If  any such Revolver Lender fails to make available to Agent the amount of such Revolver Lender’s  

 

  30  126471205_8  166393043_2  Pro Rata Share of a Letter of Credit Disbursement as provided in this Section, such Revolver  Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender and Agent (for the account of Issuing Bank)  shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Revolver Lender together with  interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate until paid in full.  (f) Borrower agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each member of  the Lender Group (including Issuing Bank and its branches, Affiliates, and correspondents) and  each such Person’s respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents (each, including  Issuing Bank, a “Letter of Credit Related Person”) (to the fullest extent permitted by law) from  and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities,  fines, costs, penalties, and damages, and all reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys,  experts, or consultants and all other costs and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith  or in connection with the enforcement of this indemnification (as and when they are incurred and  irrespective of whether suit is brought), which may be incurred by or awarded against any such  Letter of Credit Related Person (other than Taxes, which shall be governed by Section 16) (the  “Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs”), and which arise out of or in connection with, or as a result  of:  (i) any Letter of Credit or any pre-advice of its issuance;  (ii) any transfer, sale, delivery, surrender or endorsement of any  Drawing Document at any time(s) held by any such Letter of Credit Related Person in connection  with any Letter of Credit;  (iii) any action or proceeding arising out of, or in connection with, any  Letter of Credit (whether administrative, judicial or in connection with arbitration), including any  action or proceeding to compel or restrain any presentation or payment under any Letter of Credit,  or for the wrongful dishonor of, or honoring a presentation under, any Letter of Credit;  (iv) any independent undertakings issued by the beneficiary of any  Letter of Credit;  (v) any unauthorized instruction or request made to Issuing Bank in  connection with any Letter of Credit or requested Letter of Credit or error in computer or electronic  transmission;  (vi) an adviser, confirmer or other nominated person seeking to be  reimbursed, indemnified or compensated;  (vii) any third party seeking to enforce the rights of an applicant,  beneficiary, nominated person, transferee, assignee of Letter of Credit proceeds or holder of an  instrument or document;  (viii) the fraud, forgery or illegal action of parties other than the Letter of  Credit Related Person;  (ix) Issuing Bank’s performance of the obligations of a confirming  institution or entity that wrongfully dishonors a confirmation; or  

 

  31  126471205_8  166393043_2  (x) the acts or omissions, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present  or future de jure or de facto governmental or regulatory authority or cause or event beyond the  control of the Letter of Credit Related Person;  in each case, including that resulting from the Letter of Credit Related Person’s own negligence;  provided, however, that such indemnity shall not be available to any Letter of Credit Related  Person claiming indemnification under clauses (i) through (x) above to the extent that such Letter  of Credit Indemnified Costs may be finally determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of a  court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly from the gross negligence or willful  misconduct of the Letter of Credit Related Person claiming indemnity. Borrower hereby agrees to  pay the Letter of Credit Related Person claiming indemnity on demand from time to time all  amounts owing under this Section 2.11(f). If and to the extent that the obligations of Borrower  under this Section 2.11(f) are unenforceable for any reason, Borrower agrees to make the  maximum contribution to the Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs permissible under applicable law.  This indemnification provision shall survive termination of this Agreement and all Letters of  Credit.  (g) The liability of Issuing Bank (or any other Letter of Credit Related Person)  under, in connection with or arising out of any Letter of Credit (or pre-advice), regardless of the  form or legal grounds of the action or proceeding, shall be limited to direct damages suffered by  Borrower that are caused directly by Issuing Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in (i)  honoring a presentation under a Letter of Credit that on its face does not at least substantially  comply with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit, (ii) failing to honor a presentation  under a Letter of Credit that strictly complies with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit  or (iii) retaining Drawing Documents presented under a Letter of Credit. Issuing Bank shall be  deemed to have acted with due diligence and reasonable care if Issuing Bank’s conduct is in  accordance with Standard Letter of Credit Practice or in accordance with this Agreement.  Borrower’s aggregate remedies against Issuing Bank and any Letter of Credit Related Person for  wrongfully honoring a presentation under any Letter of Credit or wrongfully retaining honored  Drawing Documents shall in no event exceed the aggregate amount paid by Borrower to Issuing  Bank in respect of the honored presentation in connection with such Letter of Credit under Section  2.11(d), plus interest at the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans hereunder. Borrower shall take  action to avoid and mitigate the amount of any damages claimed against Issuing Bank or any other  Letter of Credit Related Person, including by enforcing its rights against the beneficiaries of the  Letters of Credit. Any claim by Borrower under or in connection with any Letter of Credit shall  be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of (x) the amount (if any) saved by Borrower as a result  of the breach or alleged wrongful conduct complained of; and (y) the amount (if any) of the loss  that would have been avoided had Borrower taken all reasonable steps to mitigate any loss, and in  case of a claim of wrongful dishonor, by specifically and timely authorizing Issuing Bank to effect  a cure.  (h) Borrower is responsible for preparing or approving the final text of the  Letter of Credit as issued by Issuing Bank, irrespective of any assistance Issuing Bank may provide  such as drafting or recommending text or by Issuing Bank’s use or refusal to use text submitted by  Borrower. Borrower is solely responsible for the suitability of the Letter of Credit for Borrower’s  purposes. With respect to any Letter of Credit containing an “automatic amendment” to extend the  expiration date of such Letter of Credit, Issuing Bank, in its sole and absolute discretion, may give  

 

  32  126471205_8  166393043_2  notice of nonrenewal of such Letter of Credit and, if Borrower does not at any time want such  Letter of Credit to be renewed, Borrower will so notify Agent and Issuing Bank at least 15 calendar  days before Issuing Bank is required to notify the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any  advising bank of such nonrenewal pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit.  (i) Borrower’s reimbursement and payment obligations under this Section 2.11  are absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the  terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever, including:  (i) any lack of validity, enforceability or legal effect of any Letter of  Credit or this Agreement or any term or provision therein or herein;  (ii) payment against presentation of any draft, demand or claim for  payment under any Drawing Document that does not comply in whole or in part with the terms of  the applicable Letter of Credit or which proves to be fraudulent, forged or invalid in any respect  or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, or which is signed, issued or  presented by a Person or a transferee of such Person purporting to be a successor or transferee of  the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit;  (iii) Issuing Bank or any of its branches or Affiliates being the  beneficiary of any Letter of Credit;  (iv) Issuing Bank or any correspondent honoring a drawing against a  Drawing Document up to the amount available under any Letter of Credit even if such Drawing  Document claims an amount in excess of the amount available under the Letter of Credit;  (v) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that  Borrower or any other Person may have at any time against any beneficiary, any assignee of  proceeds, Issuing Bank or any other Person;  (vi) any other event, circumstance or conduct whatsoever, whether or  not similar to any of the foregoing that might, but for this Section 2.11(i), constitute a legal or  equitable defense to or discharge of, or provide a right of set-off against, Borrower’s  reimbursement and other payment obligations and liabilities, arising under, or in connection with,  any Letter of Credit, whether against Issuing Bank, the beneficiary or any other Person; or  (vii) the fact that any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and  be continuing;  provided, however, that subject to Section 2.11(g) above, the foregoing shall not release Issuing  Bank from such liability to Borrower as may be finally determined in a final, non-appealable  judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction against Issuing Bank following reimbursement or  payment of the obligations and liabilities, including reimbursement and other payment obligations,  of Borrower to Issuing Bank arising under, or in connection with, this Section 2.11 or any Letter  of Credit.  (j) Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, Issuing Bank and  each other Letter of Credit Related Person (if applicable) shall not be responsible to Borrower for,  

 

  33  126471205_8  166393043_2  and Issuing Bank’s rights and remedies against Borrower and the obligation of Borrower to  reimburse Issuing Bank for each drawing under each Letter of Credit shall not be impaired by:  (i) honor of a presentation under any Letter of Credit that on its face  substantially complies with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit, even if the Letter of  Credit requires strict compliance by the beneficiary;  (ii) honor of a presentation of any Drawing Document that appears on  its face to have been signed, presented or issued (A) by any purported successor or transferee of  any beneficiary or other Person required to sign, present or issue such Drawing Document or (B)  under a new name of the beneficiary;  (iii) acceptance as a draft of any written or electronic demand or request  for payment under a Letter of Credit, even if nonnegotiable or not in the form of a draft or  notwithstanding any requirement that such draft, demand or request bear any or adequate reference  to the Letter of Credit;  (iv) the identity or authority of any presenter or signer of any Drawing  Document or the form, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any Drawing Document (other  than Issuing Bank’s determination that such Drawing Document appears on its face substantially  to comply with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit);  (v) acting upon any instruction or request relative to a Letter of Credit  or requested Letter of Credit that Issuing Bank in good faith believes to have been given by a  Person authorized to give such instruction or request;  (vi) any errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or  delivery of any message, advice or document (regardless of how sent or transmitted) or for errors  in interpretation of technical terms or in translation or any delay in giving or failing to give notice  to Borrower;  (vii) any acts, omissions or fraud by, or the insolvency of, any  beneficiary, any nominated person or entity or any other Person or any breach of contract between  the beneficiary and Borrower or any of the parties to the underlying transaction to which the Letter  of Credit relates;  (viii) assertion or waiver of any provision of the ISP or UCP that primarily  benefits an issuer of a letter of credit, including any requirement that any Drawing Document be  presented to it at a particular hour or place;  (ix) payment to any paying or negotiating bank (designated or permitted  by the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit) claiming that it rightfully honored or is entitled to  reimbursement or indemnity under Standard Letter of Credit Practice applicable to it;  (x) acting or failing to act as required or permitted under Standard Letter  of Credit Practice applicable to where Issuing Bank has issued, confirmed, advised or negotiated  such Letter of Credit, as the case may be;  

 

  34  126471205_8  166393043_2  (xi) honor of a presentation after the expiration date of any Letter of  Credit notwithstanding that a presentation was made prior to such expiration date and dishonored  by Issuing Bank if subsequently Issuing Bank or any court or other finder of fact determines such  presentation should have been honored;  (xii) dishonor of any presentation that does not strictly comply or that is  fraudulent, forged or otherwise not entitled to honor; or  (xiii) honor of a presentation that is subsequently determined by Issuing  Bank to have been made in violation of international, federal, state or local restrictions on the  transaction of business with certain prohibited Persons.  (k) Borrower shall pay immediately upon demand to Agent for the account of  Issuing Bank as non-refundable fees, commissions, and charges (it being acknowledged and  agreed that any charging of such fees, commissions and charges to the Loan Account pursuant to  the provisions of Section 2.6(d) shall be deemed to constitute a demand for payment thereof for  the purposes of this Section 2.11(k)): (i) a fronting fee which shall be imposed by Issuing Bank  upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit of 0.125% per annum of the face amount thereof, plus  (ii) any and all other customary commissions, fees and charges then in effect imposed by, and any  and all expenses incurred by, Issuing Bank, or by any adviser, confirming institution or entity or  other nominated person, relating to Letters of Credit, at the time of issuance of any Letter of Credit  and upon the occurrence of any other activity with respect to any Letter of Credit (including  transfers, assignments of proceeds, amendments, drawings, renewals or cancellations).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Issuing Bank is a person other than Bank of America, all fronting  fees payable in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank shall be paid by Borrower  immediately upon demand directly to such Issuing Bank for its own account.  (l) If by reason of (x) any Change in Law, or (y) compliance by Issuing Bank  or any other member of the Lender Group with any direction, request, or requirement (irrespective  of whether having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority or monetary authority  including, Regulation D of the Board of Governors as from time to time in effect (and any  successor thereto):  (i) any reserve, deposit, or similar requirement is or shall be imposed  or modified in respect of any Letter of Credit issued or caused to be issued hereunder or hereby,  or  (ii) there shall be imposed on Issuing Bank or any other member of the  Lender Group any other condition regarding any Letter of Credit,  and the result of the foregoing is to increase, directly or indirectly, the cost to Issuing Bank or any  other member of the Lender Group of issuing, making, participating in, or maintaining any Letter  of Credit or to reduce the amount receivable in respect thereof, then, and in any such case, Agent  may, at any time within a reasonable period after the additional cost is incurred or the amount  received is reduced, notify Borrower, and Borrower shall pay within 30 days after demand therefor,  such amounts as Agent may specify to be necessary to compensate Issuing Bank or any other  member of the Lender Group for such additional cost or reduced receipt, together with interest on  

 

  35  126471205_8  166393043_2  such amount from the date of such demand until payment in full thereof at the rate then applicable  to Base Rate Loans hereunder; provided, that (A) Borrower shall not be required to provide any  compensation pursuant to this Section 2.11(1) for any such amounts incurred more than 180 days  prior to the date on which the demand for payment of such amounts is first made to Borrower, and  (B) if an event or circumstance giving rise to such amounts is retroactive, then the 180-day period  referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. The  determination by Agent of any amount due pursuant to this Section 2.11(l), as set forth in a  certificate setting forth the calculation thereof in reasonable detail, shall, in the absence of manifest  or demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding on all of the parties hereto.  (m) Unless otherwise expressly agreed by Issuing Bank and Borrower when a  Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit),  (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP  shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.  (n) In the event of a direct conflict between the provisions of this Section 2.11  and any provision contained in any Issuer Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that  such provisions be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with  each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid,  the terms and provisions of this Section 2.11 shall control and govern.  2.12 LIBORSOFR Option.  (a) Interest and Interest Payment Dates. In lieu of having interest charged at  the rate based upon the Base Rate, Borrower shall have the option, subject to Section 2.12(b) below  (the “LIBORSOFR Option”) to have interest on all or a portion of the Revolving Loans or the  Floorplan Loans be charged (whether at the time when made (unless otherwise provided herein),  upon conversion from a Base Rate Loan to a LIBORSOFR Rate Loan, or upon continuation of a  LIBORSOFR Rate Loan as a LIBORSOFR Rate Loan) at a rate of interest based upon the LIBOR  RateTerm SOFR. Interest on LIBORSOFR Rate Loans shall be payable on the earliest of (i) the  last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto; provided, that, subject to the following clauses  (ii) and (iii), in the case of any Interest Period greater than 3 months in duration, interest shall be  payable at 3 month intervals after the commencement of the applicable Interest Period and on the  last day of such Interest Period), (ii) the date on which all or any portion of the Obligations are  accelerated pursuant to the terms hereof, or (iii) the date on which this Agreement is terminated  pursuant to the terms hereof. On the last day of each applicable Interest Period, unless Borrower  properly has exercised the LIBORSOFR Option with respect thereto, the interest rate applicable  to such LIBORSOFR Rate Loan automatically shall convert to the rate of interest then applicable  to Base Rate Loans of the same type hereunder. At any time that an Event of Default has occurred  and is continuing, at the written election of Agent or the Required Lenders, Borrower no longer  shall have the option to request that Revolving Loans or Floorplan Loans bear interest at a rate  based upon the LIBOR RateTerm SOFR.  (b) LIBORSOFR Election.  (i) Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, so long as  Borrower has not received a notice from Agent (which notice Agent may elect to give or not give  

 

  36  126471205_8  166393043_2  in its discretion unless Agent is directed to give such notice by the Required Lenders, in which  case, it shall give the notice to Borrower), after the occurrence and during the continuance of an  Event of Default, to terminate the right of Borrower to exercise the LIBORSOFR Option during  the continuance of such Event of Default, elect to exercise the LIBORSOFR Option by notifying  Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. at least 3 Business Days prior to the commencement of the proposed  Interest Period (the “LIBORSOFR Deadline”). Notice of Borrower’s election of the LIBORSOFR  Option for a permitted portion of the Revolving Loans or the Floorplan Loans and an Interest  Period pursuant to this Section shall be made by delivery to Agent of a LIBORSOFR Notice  received by Agent before the LIBORSOFR Deadline, or by telephonic notice received by Agent  before the LIBORSOFR Deadline (to be confirmed by delivery to Agent of a LIBORSOFR Notice  received by Agent prior to 5:00 p.m. on the same day). Promptly upon its receipt of each such  LIBORSOFR Notice, Agent shall provide a copy thereof to each of the affected Lenders.  (ii) Each LIBORSOFR Notice shall be irrevocable and binding on  Borrower. In connection with each LIBORSOFR Rate Loan, Borrower shall indemnify, defend,  and hold Agent and the Lenders harmless against any loss, cost, or expense actually incurred by  Agent or any Lender as a result of (A) the payment of any principal of any LIBORSOFR Rate  Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an  Event of Default), (B) the conversion of any LIBORSOFR Rate Loan other than on the last day  of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (C) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any  LIBORSOFR Rate Loan on the date specified in any LIBORSOFR Notice delivered pursuant  hereto, or (D) any assignments made pursuant to Sections 2.3(g)(i), 2.13(b) or 14.2 (such losses,  costs, or expenses, “Funding Losses”). A certificate of Agent or a Lender delivered to Borrower  setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that Agent or such Lender is entitled to  receive pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Borrower shall pay  such amount to Agent or the Lender, as applicable, within 30 days of the date of its receipt of such  certificate.  (iii) Unless Agent, in its sole discretion, agrees otherwise, Borrower  shall have not more than 5 LIBORSOFR Rate Loans in effect at any given time. Borrower only  may exercise the LIBORSOFR Option for proposed LIBORSOFR Rate Loans of at least  $1,000,000.  (iv) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (1) so  long as Borrower has not received a notice from Agent (which notice Agent may elect to give or  not give in its discretion unless Agent is directed to give such notice by the Required Lenders, in  which case, it shall give the notice to Borrower), after the occurrence and during the continuance  of an Event of Default, to terminate the applicability of this Section 2.12(b)(iv), Borrower shall be  deemed to have elected that all Loans (including Swing Loans, but excluding (A) Extraordinary  Advances and (B) Loans that Borrower has affirmatively elected to be Base Rate Loans or  LIBORSOFR Rate Loans in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement) outstanding during  each month shall automatically constitute Loans bearing interest at the LIBOR RateTerm SOFR  with an Interest Period of 1 month commencing on the first day of such month (all such Loans  accruing interest as set forth in this Section 2.12(b)(iv), "Floating LIBORSOFR Rate Loans") and  (2) interest in respect of Floating LIBORSOFR Rate Loans shall be due and payable, in arrears,  on the first day of each month.  For the sake of clarity, Floating LIBORSOFR Rate Loans shall  constitute LIBORSOFR Rate Loans for all purposes of this agreement (including, without  

 

  37  126471205_8  166393043_2  limitation, Section 2.6), provided that (x) Borrower shall not be required to request Floating  LIBORSOFR Rate Loans 3 Business Days prior to the Funding Date thereof, (y) Borrower shall  not be required to exercise the LIBORSOFR Option with respect to Floating LIBORSOFR Rate  Loans, and (z) the requirements in respect of LIBORSOFR Rate Loans set forth in Section  2.12(b)(iii) shall not apply to Floating LIBORSOFR Rate Loans.   (c) Conversion. Borrower may convert LIBORSOFR Rate Loans to Base Rate  Loans at any time; provided, that in the event that LIBORSOFR Rate Loans are converted or  prepaid on any date that is not the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, including as a  result of any prepayment through the required application by Agent of any payments or proceeds  of Collateral in accordance with Section 2.4(b) or for any other reason, including early termination  of the term of this Agreement or acceleration of all or any portion of the Obligations pursuant to  the terms hereof, Borrower shall indemnify, defend, and hold Agent and the Lenders and their  Participants harmless against any and all Funding Losses in accordance with Section 2.12 (b)(ii).  (d) Special Provisions Applicable to LIBOR RateTerm SOFR.  (i) The LIBOR Rate may be adjusted by Agent with respect to any  Lender on a prospective basis to take into account any additional or increased costs to such Lender  of maintaining or obtaining any eurodollar deposits or increased costs (other than Taxes, which  are governed by Section 16), in each case, due to changes in applicable law occurring subsequent  to the commencement of the then applicable Interest Period, including any Changes in Law) and  changes in the reserve requirements imposed by the Board of Governors, which additional or  increased costs would increase the cost of funding or maintaining loans bearing interest at the  LIBOR Rate. In any such event, the affected Lender shall give Borrower and Agent notice of such  a determination and adjustment and Agent promptly shall transmit the notice to each other Lender  and, upon its receipt of the notice from the affected Lender, Borrower may, by notice to such  affected Lender (A) require such Lender to furnish to Borrower a statement setting forth in  reasonable detail the basis for adjusting such LIBOR Rate and the method for determining the  amount of such adjustment, or (B) repay the LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender with respect to  which such adjustment is made (together with any amounts due under Section 2.12(b)(ii)).If any  Change in Law shall:  (ii) In the event that any change in market conditions or any Change in  Law shall at any time after the date hereof, in the reasonable opinion of any Lender, make it  unlawful or impractical for such Lender to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans or to continue  such funding or maintaining, or to determine or charge interest rates at the LIBOR Rate, such  Lender shall give notice of such changed circumstances to Agent and Borrower and Agent  promptly shall transmit the notice to each other Lender and (y) in the case of any LIBOR Rate  Loans of such Lender that are outstanding, the date specified in such Lender’s notice shall be  deemed to be the last day of the Interest Period of such LIBOR Rate Loans, and interest upon the  LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender thereafter shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to  Base Rate Loans, and (z) Borrower shall not be entitled to elect the LIBOR Option until such  Lender determines that it would no longer be unlawful or impractical to do so.  (e) No Requirement of Matched Funding. Anything to the contrary contained  herein notwithstanding, neither Agent, nor any Lender, nor any of their Participants, is required  

 

  38  126471205_8  166393043_2  actually to acquire eurodollar deposits to fund or otherwise match fund any Obligation as to which  interest accrues at the LIBOR Rate.  2.13 Capital Requirements.  (A) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, liquidity,  special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of,  deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender or  Issuing Bank;  (B) subject any Recipient to Taxes (other than (i)  Indemnified Taxes, (ii) Taxes described the definition of Excluded Taxes, and (iii)  Connection Income Taxes) with respect to any Loan, Letter of Credit, Commitment or other  obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or  (C) impose on any Lender, Issuing Bank or interbank  market any other condition, cost or expense affecting any Loan, Letter of Credit,  participation in Letters of Credit, Commitment or Loan Document;  and the result thereof shall be to increase the cost to a Lender of making or maintaining any  Loan or its Commitment, or converting to or continuing any interest option for a Loan, or  to increase the cost to a Lender or Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining  any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter  of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by a Lender or Issuing  Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of  such Lender or Issuing Bank, Borrowers will pay to it such additional amount(s) as will  compensate it for the additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.  (ii) (a) If, after the date hereof, a Lender or Issuing Bank or any Lender  determines that anya Change in Law affecting it or its holding company, if any, regarding capital  or reserveliquidity requirements for banks or bank holding companies, or (ii) compliance by  Issuing Bank or such Lender, or their respective parent bank holding companies, with any  guideline, request or directive of any Governmental Authority regarding capital adequacy (whether  or not having the force of law), has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on  such Lender's, Issuing Bank’'s, such Lender’s, or such holding companies’company's capital as  a consequence of Issuing Bank’sthis Agreement, or such Lender’'s commitments hereunderor  Issuing Bank's Commitment, Loans, Letters of Credit or participations in Letters of Credit  or Loans, to a level below that which Issuing Bank, such Lender, Issuing Bank or such holding  companiescompany could have achieved but for such Change in Law or compliance (taking into  consideration Issuing Bank’s, such Lender’s, or such holding companies’ then existingits policies  with respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full utilization of such entity’s capital) by any  amount deemed by Issuing Bank or such Lender to be material, then Issuing Bank or such Lender  may notify Borrower and Agent thereof. Following receipt of such notice, Borrower agrees to),  then from time to time Borrowers will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender on  demand the amount of such reduction of return of capital as and when such reduction is  determined, payable within 30 days after presentation by Issuing Bank or such Lender of a  statement in the amount and setting forth in reasonable detail Issuing Bank’s or such Lender’s  

 

  39  126471205_8  166393043_2  calculation thereof and the assumptions upon which such calculation was based (which statement  shall be deemed true and correct absent manifest error). In determining such amount, Issuing Bank  or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods, as the case may be,  such additional amounts as will compensate it or its holding company for the reduction  suffered.   (iii) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Bank or any  Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Sectionclauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall not  constitute a waiver of Issuing Bank’s or such Lender’sits right to demand such compensation;  provided that Borrower, but Borrowers shall not be required to compensate Issuing Bank or a  Lender pursuant to this Sectionor Issuing Bank for any increased costs or reductions in return  incurredsuffered more than 180 daysnine months (plus any period of retroactivity of the  Change in Law giving rise to the demand) prior to the date that the Lender or Issuing Bank or  such Lender notifies BorrowerBorrowers of suchthe applicable Change in Law giving rise to  such reductions and of such Lender’'s or Issuing Bank's intention to claim compensation therefor;  provided further that if such claim arises by reason of the Change in Law that is retroactive, then  the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect  thereof.  (iv) If Issuing Bank or any Lender requests additional or increased costs  referred to in Section 2.11(1) or Section 2.12(d)(i) or amounts under Section 2.13(a) or sends a  notice under Section 2.12(d)(ii) relative to changed circumstances (such Issuing Bank or Lender,  an “Affected Lender”), then such Affected Lender shall use reasonable efforts to promptly  designate a different one of its lending offices or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to  another of its offices or branches, if (i) in the reasonable judgment of such Affected Lender, such  designation or assignment would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.11(1),  Section 2.12(d)(j) or Section 2.13(a), as applicable, or would eliminate the illegality or  impracticality of funding or maintaining LIBOR Rate Loans and (ii) in the reasonable judgment  of such Affected Lender, such designation or assignment would not subject it to any material  unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be materially disadvantageous to it.  Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by such Affected  Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment. If, after such reasonable efforts,  such Affected Lender does not so designate a different one of its lending offices or assign its rights  to another of its offices or branches so as to eliminate Borrower’s obligation to pay any future  amounts to such Affected Lender pursuant to Section 2.11(1), Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a),  as applicable, or to enable Borrower to obtain LIBOR Rate Loans, then Borrower (without  prejudice to any amounts then due to such Affected Lender under Section 2.11(1), Section  2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a), as applicable) may, unless prior to the effective date of any such  assignment the Affected Lender withdraws its request for such additional amounts under Section  2.11(1), Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a), as applicable, or indicates that it is no longer  unlawful or impractical to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans, may designate a different Issuing  Bank or substitute a Lender, in each case, reasonably acceptable to Agent to purchase the  Obligations owed to such Affected Lender and such Affected Lender’s commitments hereunder (a  “Replacement Lender”), and if such Replacement Lender agrees to such purchase, such Affected  Lender shall assign to the Replacement Lender its Obligations and commitments, and upon such  purchase by the Replacement Lender, which such Replacement Lender shall be deemed to be  “Issuing Bank” or a “Lender” (as the case may be) for purposes of this Agreement and such  

 

  40  126471205_8  166393043_2  Affected Lender shall cease to be “Issuing Bank” or a “Lender” (as the case may be) for purposes  of this Agreement.any Lender determines that any applicable law has made it unlawful, or  that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its  applicable lending office to perform any of its obligations hereunder, to make, maintain,  issue, fund or commit to, participate in, or charge applicable interest or fees with respect to  any Loan or Letter of Credit, or to determine or charge interest or fees based on SOFR or  Term SOFR, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to Agent, (a) any obligation of such  Lender to perform such obligations, to make, maintain, issue, fund, commit to or participate  in the Loan or Letter of Credit (or to charge interest or fees otherwise applicable thereto),  or to continue or convert Loans as SOFR Rate Loans, shall be suspended and Borrowers  shall make such appropriate accommodations regarding affected Letters of Credit as Agent  or such Lender may reasonably request, as applicable, (b) if such notice asserts the illegality  of such Lender to make or maintain Base Rate Loans whose interest rate is determined by  reference to Term SOFR, the interest rate applicable to such Lender's Base Rate Loans shall,  as necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by Agent without reference to the Term  SOFR component of Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies Agent that the  circumstances giving rise to Lender's determination no longer exist.  Upon delivery of such  notice, Borrowers shall prepay or convert SOFR Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate  Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully  continue to maintain the Loan and charge applicable interest to such day, or immediately, if  such Lender cannot so maintain the Loan.  Upon any prepayment or conversion of a Loan  pursuant to this Section, Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid  or converted.  2.13 Inability to Determine Rates.  (a) Inability to Determine Rates.  (i) If in connection with any request for a SOFR Rate Loan or a  conversion to or continuation thereof, as applicable, (a) Agent determines (which  determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) no Successor Rate has been  determined in accordance with clause (b) below, and the circumstances under clause (b)(i)(A)  below or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable), or (ii) adequate and  reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining Term SOFR for any requested  Interest Period with respect to a proposed SOFR Rate Loan or in connection with an existing  or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (b) Agent or Required Lenders determine that for any  reason Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed SOFR Rate  Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan,  Agent will promptly so notify Borrowers and Lenders.  Thereafter, (x) the obligation of  Lenders to make, maintain, or convert Base Rate Loans to, SOFR Rate Loans shall be  suspended (to the extent of the affected SOFR Rate Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) in the  event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Term SOFR  component of Base Rate, the utilization of such component in determining Base Rate shall  be suspended, in each case until Agent (or, in the case of a determination by Required  Lenders described above, until Agent upon instruction of Required Lenders) revokes such  notice.  Upon receipt of such notice, (I) Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a  Borrowing, conversion or continuation of SOFR Rate Loans (to the extent of the affected  

 

  41  126471205_8  166393043_2  SOFR Rate Loans or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such  request into a request for Base Rate Loans, and (II) any outstanding SOFR Rate Loans shall  convert to Base Rate Loans at the end of their respective Interest Periods.  (b) Successor Rates.  (c)   (i) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the protection of  Sections 2.11(1), 2.12(d), and 2.13 shall be available to Issuing Bank and each Lender (as  applicable) regardless of any possible contention of the invalidity or inapplicability of the law,  rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment, guideline, treaty or other change or condition which  shall have occurred or been imposed, so long as it shall be customary for issuing banks or lenders  affected thereby to comply therewith. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, neither Issuing  Bank nor any Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.13 if it shall not at the  time be the general policy or practice of Issuing Bank or such Lender (as the case may be) to  demand such compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other credit  agreements, if any in any Loan Document, if Agent determines (which determination shall be  conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Agent  (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that Borrowers or  Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:  (A) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for  ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the  Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such  circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or  (B) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR  Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME or such  administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such  capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and  six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no  longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S.  dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the  time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue  to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on  which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen  Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "Scheduled Unavailability Date");  then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR Replacement  Date"), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest  payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b)  above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced  hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus  the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined  by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party  

 

  42  126471205_8  166393043_2  to, any Loan Document ("Successor Rate").  If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus  the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple  SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events  or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect  to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrowers may amend this  Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor  Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment  date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark  rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative  benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and  agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other  adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing  convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities  syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating  such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time  to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any  such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment  shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed  amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders  deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment.  Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of  implementation of any Successor Rate.  A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner  consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not  administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as  otherwise reasonably determined by Agent.  Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any  time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero, the Successor  Rate will be deemed to be zero   for all purposes of the Loan Documents.  2.14 General Accordion.  (a) At any time during the period from and after the Closing Date through but  excluding the Maturity Date, at the option of Borrower (but subject to the conditions set forth in  clause (b) below), the Revolver Commitments and the Maximum Revolver Amount or the  Floorplan Commitments and the Maximum Floorplan Amount may be increased by an amount in  the aggregate for all such increases of the Revolver Commitments and the Maximum Revolver  Amount and the Floorplan Commitments and the Maximum Floorplan Amount not to exceed the  Available Increase Amount (each such increase, an “Increase”). Agent shall invite each Lender to  increase its Revolver Commitments or its Floorplan Commitments (as the case may be) (it being  understood that no Lender shall be obligated to increase its Revolver Commitments or its Floorplan  Commitments) in connection with a proposed Increase at the interest margin proposed by  Borrower, and if sufficient Lenders do not agree to increase their Revolver Commitments and/or  their Floorplan Commitments (as the case may be) in connection with such proposed Increase,  then Agent or Borrower may invite any prospective lender who is reasonably satisfactory to Agent  and Borrower to become a Lender in connection with a proposed Increase. Any Increase shall be  

 

  43  126471205_8  166393043_2  in an amount of at least $20,000,000 and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof. In no  event may the Revolver Commitments and the Maximum Revolver Amount and/or the Floorplan  Commitments and the Maximum Floorplan Amount be increased pursuant to this Section 2.14 on  more than 4 occasions in the aggregate for all such Increases. Additionally, for the avoidance of  doubt, it is understood and agreed that in no event shall the aggregate amount of the Increases to  the Revolver Commitments and the Floorplan Commitments exceed $100,000,000.  (b) Each of the following shall be conditions precedent to any Increase of the  Revolver Commitments and the Maximum Revolver Amount or any Increase of the Floorplan  Commitments and the Maximum Floorplan Amount in connection therewith:  (i) Agent or Borrower have obtained the commitment of one or more  Lenders (or other prospective lenders) reasonably satisfactory to Agent and Borrower to provide  the applicable Increase and any such Lenders (or prospective lenders), Borrower, and Agent have  signed a joinder agreement to this Agreement (an “Increase Joinder”), in form and substance  reasonably satisfactory to Agent, to which such Lenders (or prospective lenders), Borrower, and  Agent are party,  (ii) each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2 are satisfied,  (iii) Borrower shall have delivered to Agent and Lenders a certificate  dated as of the date of such Increase certifying that such Increase and the related incurrence of  Indebtedness (assuming, for purposes of such certification, that the commitments related to such  Increase are fully drawn) are permitted under the terms of the documents evidencing the DLL  Floorplan Indebtedness, the CNH Floorplan Indebtedness and any other Indebtedness of the Loan  Parties involving an aggregate amount of $7,500,000 or more, and  (iv) Borrower shall have reached agreement with the Lenders (or  prospective lenders) agreeing to the increased Revolver Commitments or increased Floorplan  Commitments with respect to the interest margins applicable to Revolving Loans to be made  pursuant to the increased Revolver Commitments or Floorplan Loans to be made pursuant to the  increased Floorplan Commitments (which interest margins may be (A) with respect to Revolving  Loans made pursuant to the increased Revolver Commitments, higher than or equal to the interest  margins applicable to Revolving Loans set forth in this Agreement immediately prior to the date  of the increased Revolver Commitments, and (B) with respect to Floorplan Loans made pursuant  to the increased Floorplan Commitments, higher than or equal to the interest margins applicable  to Floorplan Loans set forth in this Agreement immediately prior to the date of the increased  Floorplan Commitments, as applicable (the date of the effectiveness of the increased Revolver  Commitments and the Maximum Revolver Amount or the increased Floorplan Commitments and  the Maximum Floorplan Amount, as applicable, the “Increase Date”)) and shall have  communicated the amount of such interest margins to Agent. Any Increase Joinder may, with the  consent of Agent, Borrower and the Lenders or prospective lenders agreeing to the proposed  Increase, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be  necessary or appropriate to effectuate the provisions of this Section 2.14 (including any  amendment necessary to effectuate the interest margins for the Revolving Loans to be made  pursuant to the increased Revolver Commitments or the Floorplan Loans to be made pursuant to  the increased Floorplan Commitments). Anything to the contrary contained herein  

 

  44  126471205_8  166393043_2  notwithstanding, if the interest margin that is to be applicable to the Revolving Loans to be made  pursuant to the increased Revolver Commitments or the Floorplan Loans to be made pursuant to  the increased Floorplan Commitments (as the case may be) are higher than the interest margin  applicable to the Revolving Loans or the Floorplan Loans hereunder (as applicable) immediately  prior to the applicable Increase Date (the amount by which the interest margin is higher, the  “Excess”), then the interest margin applicable to the Revolving Loans or the Floorplan Loans (as  the case may be) immediately prior to the Increase Date shall be increased by the amount of the  Excess, effective on the applicable Increase Date, and without the necessity of any action by any  party hereto.  (c) Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all references in this  Agreement and any other Loan Document to Revolving Loans shall be deemed, unless the context  otherwise requires, to include Revolving Loans made pursuant to the increased Revolver  Commitments and Maximum Revolver Amount pursuant to this Section 2.14, and (ii) all  references in this Agreement and any other Loan Document to Floorplan Loans shall be deemed,  unless the context otherwise requires, to include Floorplan Loans made pursuant to the increased  Floorplan Commitments and Maximum Floorplan Amount pursuant to this Section 2.14.  (d) Each of the Lenders having a Commitment prior to the Increase Date (the  “Pre-Increase Lenders”) shall assign to any Lender which is acquiring a new or additional  Commitment on the Increase Date (the “Post-Increase Lenders”), and such Post-Increase Lenders  shall purchase from each Pre-Increase Lender, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in  the Revolving Loans and the Floorplan Loans on such Increase Date as shall be necessary in order  that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, (i) such Revolving Loans and such  Floorplan Loans will be held by Pre-Increase Lenders and Post-Increase Lenders ratably in  accordance with their Pro Rata Share after giving effect to such increased Commitments and (ii)  each Lender shall hold equal Pro Rata Shares of the Revolver Commitments (and Revolving  Loans) and the Floorplan Commitments (and Floorplan Loans).  (e) The Revolving Loans, Revolver Commitments, and Maximum Revolver  Amount established pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall constitute Revolving Loans, Revolver  Commitments, and Maximum Revolver Amount under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits  afforded by, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall, without limiting the  foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from any guarantees and the security interests created by the  Loan Documents. The Floorplan Loans, Floorplan Commitments, and Maximum Floorplan  Amount established pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall constitute Floorplan Loans, Floorplan  Commitments, and Maximum Floorplan Amount under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits  afforded by, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall, without limiting the  foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from any guarantees and the security interests created by the  Loan Documents. Borrower shall take any actions reasonably required by Agent to ensure and  demonstrate that the Liens and security interests granted by the Loan Documents continue to be  perfected under the Code or otherwise after giving effect to the establishment of any such new  Revolver Commitments and Maximum Revolver Amount or new Floorplan Commitments and  Maximum Floorplan Amount.  

 

  45  126471205_8  166393043_2  2.15 Additional Accordion.  (a) Upon notice from Borrower to Agent that the DLL Floorplan Indebtedness  has been paid in full and all related commitments have been terminated, in lieu of incurring  Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such DLL Floorplan Indebtedness with a third party  provider and not for any other purpose, at the option of Borrower (but subject to the conditions set  forth in clause (b) below), the Revolver Commitments and the Maximum Revolver Amount or the  Floorplan Commitments and the Maximum Floorplan Amount may be increased by. an amount in  the aggregate for all such increases of the Revolver Commitments and the Maximum Revolver  Amount and the Floorplan Commitments and the Maximum Floorplan Amount not to exceed  $200,000,000 (each such increase, an “Additional Increase”). Agent shall invite each Lender to  increase its Revolver Commitments or its Floorplan Commitments (as the case may be) (it being  understood that no Lender shall be obligated to increase its Revolver Commitments or its Floorplan  Commitments) in connection with a proposed Additional Increase at the interest margin proposed  by Borrower, and if sufficient Lenders do not agree to increase their Revolver Commitments or  their Floorplan Commitments (as the case may be) in connection with such proposed Additional  Increase, then Agent or Borrower may invite any prospective lender who is reasonably satisfactory  to Agent and Borrower to become a Lender in connection with a proposed Additional Increase.  Any Additional Increase shall be in an amount of at least $20,000,000 and integral multiples of  $5,000,000 in excess thereof. In no event may the Revolver Commitments and the Maximum  Revolver Amount and the Floorplan Commitments and the Maximum Floorplan Amount be  increased pursuant to this Section 2.15 on more than 1 occasion. Additionally, for the avoidance  of doubt, it is understood and agreed that in no event shall the aggregate amount of the Additional  Increases to the Revolver Commitments and the Floorplan Commitments exceed $200,000,000.  (b) Each of the following shall be conditions precedent to any Additional  Increase of the Revolver Commitments and the Maximum Revolver Amount or any Additional  Increase of the Floorplan Commitments and the Maximum Floorplan Amount in connection  therewith:  (i) Agent or Borrower have obtained the commitment of one or more  Lenders (or other prospective lenders) reasonably satisfactory to Agent and Borrower to provide  the applicable Additional Increase and any such Lenders (or prospective lenders), Borrower, and  Agent have signed a joinder agreement to this Agreement (an “Additional Increase Joinder”), in  form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, to which such Lenders (or prospective  lenders), Borrower, and Agent are party,  (ii) each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2 are satisfied,  (iii) Borrower shall have delivered to Agent and Lenders a certificate  dated as of the date of such Additional Increase certifying that such Additional Increase and the  related incurrence of Indebtedness (assuming, for purposes of such certification, that the  commitments related to such Additional Increase are fully drawn) are permitted under the terms  of the documents evidencing the CNH Floorplan Indebtedness and any other Indebtedness of the  Loan Parties involving an aggregate amount of $7,500,000 or more, and  

 

  46  126471205_8  166393043_2  (iv) Borrower shall have reached agreement with the Lenders (or  prospective lenders) agreeing to the increased Revolver Commitments or increased Floorplan  Commitments with respect to the interest margins applicable to Revolving Loans to be made  pursuant to the increased Revolver Commitments or Floorplan Loans to be made pursuant to the  increased Floorplan Commitments (which interest margins may be (A) with respect to Revolving  Loans made pursuant to the increased Revolver Commitments, higher than or equal to the interest  margins applicable to Revolving Loans set forth in this Agreement immediately prior to the date  of the increased Revolver Commitments, and (B) with respect to Floorplan Loans made pursuant  to the increased Floorplan Commitments, higher than or equal to the interest margins applicable  to Floorplan Loans set forth in this Agreement immediately prior to the date of the increased  Floorplan Commitments, as applicable (the date of the effectiveness of the increased Revolver  Commitments and the Maximum Revolver Amount or the increased Floorplan Commitments and  the Maximum Floorplan Amount, as applicable, the “Additional Increase Date”)) and shall have  communicated the amount of such interest margins to Agent. Any Increase Joinder may, with the  consent of Agent, Borrower and the Lenders or prospective lenders agreeing to the proposed  Additional Increase, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as  may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the provisions of this Section 2.15 (including any  amendment necessary to effectuate the interest margins for the Revolving Loans to be made  pursuant to the increased Revolver Commitments or the Floorplan Loans to be made pursuant to  the increased Floorplan Commitments). Anything to the contrary contained herein  notwithstanding, if the interest margin that is to be applicable to the Revolving Loans to be made  pursuant to the increased Revolver Commitments or the Floorplan Loans to be made pursuant to  the increased Floorplan Commitments (as the case may be) are higher than the interest margin  applicable to the Revolving Loans or the Floorplan Loans hereunder (as applicable) immediately  prior to the applicable Increase Date (the amount by which the interest margin is higher, the  “Additional Increase Excess”), then the interest margin applicable to the Revolving Loans or the  Floorplan Loans (as the case may be) immediately prior to the Additional Increase Date shall be  increased by the amount of the Additional Increase Excess, effective on the applicable Additional  Increase Date, and without the necessity of any action by any party hereto.  (c) Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all references in this  Agreement and any other Loan Document to Revolving Loans shall be deemed, unless the context  otherwise requires, to include Revolving Loans made pursuant to the increased Revolver  Commitments and Maximum Revolver Amount pursuant to this Section 2.15, and (ii) all  references in this Agreement and any other Loan Document to Floorplan Loans shall be deemed,  unless the context otherwise requires, to include Floorplan Loans made pursuant to the increased  Floorplan Commitments and Maximum Floorplan Amount pursuant to this Section 2.15.  (d) Each of the Lenders having a Commitment prior to the Additional Increase  Date (the “Pre-Increase Additional Lenders”) shall assign to any Lender which is acquiring a new  or additional Commitment on the Additional Increase Date (the “Post-Increase Additional  Lenders”), and such Post-Increase Additional Lenders shall purchase from each Pre-Increase  Additional Lender, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Revolving Loans and the  Floorplan Loans on such Additional Increase Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving  effect to all such assignments and purchases, (i) such Revolving Loans and such Floorplan Loans  will be held by Pre-Increase Additional Lenders and Post-Increase Additional Lenders ratably in  accordance with their Pro Rata Share after giving effect to such increased Commitments and (ii)  

 

  47  126471205_8  166393043_2  each Lender shall hold equal Pro Rata Shares of the Revolver Commitments (and Revolving  Loans) and the Floorplan Commitments (and Floorplan Loans).  (e) The Revolving Loans, Revolver Commitments, and Maximum Revolver  Amount established pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall constitute Revolving Loans, Revolver  Commitments, and Maximum Revolver Amount under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits  afforded by, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall, without limiting the  foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from any guarantees and the security interests created by the  Loan Documents. The Floorplan Loans, Floorplan Commitments, and Maximum Floorplan  Amount established pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall constitute Floorplan Loans, Floorplan  Commitments, and Maximum Floorplan Amount under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits  afforded by, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall, without limiting the  foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from any guarantees and the security interests created by the  Loan Documents. Borrower shall take any actions reasonably required by Agent to ensure and  demonstrate that the Liens and security interests granted by the Loan Documents continue to be  perfected under the Code or otherwise after giving effect to the establishment of any such new  Revolver Commitments and Maximum Revolver Amount or new Floorplan Commitments and  Maximum Floorplan Amount.  3 CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT.  3.1 Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit.  The obligation of each  Lender to make the initial extensions of credit provided for hereunder is subject to the fulfillment,  to the satisfaction of Agent and each Lender, of each of the conditions precedent set forth on  Schedule 3.1 (the making of such initial extensions of credit by a Lender being conclusively  deemed to be its satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent).  3.2 Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit.  The obligation of the Lender  Group (or any member thereof) to make any Revolving Loans or Floorplan Loans hereunder (or  to extend any other credit hereunder) at any time shall be subject to the following conditions  precedent:  (a) the representations and warranties of Borrower or its Subsidiaries contained  in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects  (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties  that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date of  such extension of credit, as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such  representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations  and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality  qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or  modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of such earlier date); and  (b) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the  date of such extension of credit, nor shall either result from the making thereof.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the  contrary, Borrower shall be permitted to borrow Revolving Loans and Floorplan Loans on the last  

 

  48  126471205_8  166393043_2  day of each fiscal quarter of Borrower in an amount in excess of its anticipated cash needs in the  ordinary course of business (each such Borrowing, a "Quarter End Borrowing" for purposes of  determining Adjusted Excess Availability), in each case so long as each of the following conditions  are satisfied (it being understood that the failure to satisfy (A) any of the following conditions at  any time shall immediately disqualify such Loans as a Quarter End Borrowing for purposes of  determining Adjusted Excess Availability and (B) the condition set forth in clause (iv) below shall  constitute an immediate Event of Default under this Agreement):  (i) all conditions precedent set forth in this Section 3.2 have been  satisfied with respect to such Quarter End Borrowing;  (ii) all conditions precedent set forth in this Section 3.2 have been  satisfied with respect to such Quarter End Borrowing the amount of such Quarter End Borrowing  is within Borrower's borrowing capacity for Revolving Loans under Section 2.1 and/or Floorplan  Loans under Section 2.2, as applicable, in each case as evidenced by the then applicable Borrowing  Base Certificate(s);  (iii) the proceeds of such Quarter End Borrowing are placed into a  Deposit Account maintained with Bank of America, which Deposit Account is the subject of the  Control Agreement that provides Agent with springing control over such Deposit Account upon a  Triggering Event (as such term is defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement), it being agreed  and understood that if Agent has exercised control, Borrower shall have no access to such Deposit  Account maintaining proceeds of any Quarter End Borrowing while such funds are maintained in  such Deposit Account; and  (iv) at all times that any Quarter End Borrowing is outstanding, Excess  Availability is greater than $25,000,000.   3.3 Maturity.  This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for a term ending  on the Maturity Date.  3.4 Effect of Maturity.  On the Maturity Date, all commitments of the Lender Group  to provide additional credit hereunder shall automatically be terminated and all of the Obligations  immediately shall become due and payable without notice or demand and Borrower shall be  required to repay all of the Obligations in full. No termination of the obligations of the Lender  Group (other than payment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Commitments) shall  relieve or discharge any Loan Party of its duties, obligations, or covenants hereunder or under any  other Loan Document and Agent’s Liens in the Collateral shall continue to secure the Obligations  and shall remain in effect until all Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have  been terminated. When all of the Obligations have been paid in full and the Lender Group’s  obligations to provide additional credit under the Loan Documents have been terminated  irrevocably, Agent will, at Borrower’s sole expense, execute and deliver any termination  statements, lien releases, discharges of security interests, and other similar discharge or release  documents (and, if applicable, in recordable form) as are reasonably necessary to release, as of  record, Agent’s Liens and all notices of security interests and liens previously filed by Agent.  

 

  49  126471205_8  166393043_2  3.5 Early Termination by Borrower.  Borrower has the option, at any time upon 10  Business Days prior written notice to Agent, to terminate this Agreement and terminate the  Commitments hereunder by repaying to Agent all of the Obligations in full. The foregoing  notwithstanding, (a) Borrower may rescind termination notices relative to proposed payments in  full of the Obligations with the proceeds of third party Indebtedness if the closing for such issuance  or incurrence does not happen on or before the date of the proposed termination (in which case, a  new notice shall be required to be sent in connection with any subsequent termination), and (b)  Borrower may extend the date of termination at any time with the consent of Agent (which consent  shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).  3.6 Conditions Subsequent.  The obligation of the Lender Group (or any member  thereof) to continue to make Loans (or otherwise extend credit hereunder) is subject to the  fulfillment, on or before the date applicable thereto, of the conditions subsequent set forth on  Schedule 3.6 (the failure by Borrower to so perform or cause to be performed such conditions  subsequent as and when required by the terms thereof (unless such date is extended, in writing, by  Agent, which Agent may do without obtaining the consent of the other members of the Lender  Group), shall constitute an Event of Default).  4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  In order to induce the Lender Group to enter into this Agreement, Borrower makes the  following representations and warranties to the Lender Group which shall be true, correct, and  complete, in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to  any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text  thereof), as of the Closing Date, and shall be true, correct, and complete, in all material respects  (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties  that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof), as of the date of the making  of each Revolving Loan and each Floorplan Loan (or other extension of credit) made thereafter,  as though made on and as of the date of such Revolving Loan and each Floorplan Loan (or other  extension of credit) (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to  an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all  material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any  representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text  thereof) as of such earlier date) and such representations and warranties shall survive the execution  and delivery of this Agreement:  4.1 Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries; Fiscal Year Ends.  (a) Each Loan Party (i) is duly organized and existing and in good standing  under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) is qualified to do business in any state  where the failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse  Effect, and (iii) has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on  its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into the Loan Documents  to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby.  (b) Set forth on Schedule 4.1(b) (as such Schedule may be updated from time  to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement) is a  

 

  50  126471205_8  166393043_2  complete and accurate description of the authorized Equity Interests of Borrower, by class, and, as  of the Closing Date, a description of the number of shares of each such class that are issued and  outstanding. Borrower is not subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or  otherwise acquire or retire any shares of its Equity Interests or any security convertible into or  exchangeable for any of its Equity Interests.  (c) Set forth on Schedule 4.1(c) (as such Schedule may be updated from time  to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement), is a  complete and accurate list of the Loan Parties’ direct and indirect Subsidiaries, showing: (i) the  number of shares of each class of common and preferred Equity Interests authorized for each of  such Subsidiaries, and (ii) the number and the percentage of the outstanding shares of each such  class owned directly or indirectly by Borrower. All of the outstanding Equity Interests of each such  Subsidiary has been validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable.  (d) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1(d), there are no subscriptions, options,  warrants, or calls relating to any shares of Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests,  including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instrument.  (e) Set forth on Schedule 4.1(e) is list of the fiscal year ends for each Loan Party  and each Subsidiary.  4.2 Due Authorization; No Conflict.  (a) As to each Loan Party, the execution, delivery, and performance by such  Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary  action on the part of such Loan Party.  (b) As to each Loan Party, the execution, delivery, and performance by such  Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party do not and will not (i) violate any material  provision of federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to any Loan Party or its  Subsidiaries, the Governing Documents of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, or any order,  judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on any Loan Party or  its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of  time or both) a default under any material contract of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries where any  such conflict, breach or default could individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to  have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien of  any nature whatsoever upon any assets of any Loan Party, other than Permitted Liens, or (iv)  require any approval of any holder of Equity Interests of a Loan Party or any approval or consent  of any Person under any material contract of any Loan Party, other than consents or approvals that  have been obtained and that are still in force and effect and except, in the case of material contract,  for consents or approvals, the failure to obtain could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably  be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.  4.3 Governmental Consents.  The execution, delivery, and performance by each Loan  Party of the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party and the consummation of the  transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents do not and will not require any registration  with, consent, or approval of, or notice to, or other action with or by, any Governmental Authority,  

 

  51  126471205_8  166393043_2  other than registrations, consents, approvals, notices, or other actions that have been obtained and  that are still in force and effect and except for filings and recordings with respect to the Collateral  to be made, or otherwise delivered to Agent for filing or recordation, as of the Closing Date.  4.4 Binding Obligations; Perfected Liens.  (a) Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan  Party that is a party thereto and is the legally valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party,  enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforcement  may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,  or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally.  (b) Agent’s Liens are validly created, perfected (other than (i) in respect of  motor vehicles that are subject to a certificate of title, (ii) money, (iii) letter-of-credit rights (other  than supporting obligations), (iv) commercial tort claims (other than those that, by the terms of the  Guaranty and Security Agreement, are required to be perfected), and (v) any Deposit Accounts  and Securities Accounts not subject to a Control Agreement as permitted by Section 7(k)(iv) of  the Guaranty and Security Agreement, and subject only to the filing of financing statements, the  recordation of the Copyright Security Agreement, the Patent Security Agreement and/or the  Trademark Security Agreement, if any, and the recordation of the Mortgages, in each case, in the  appropriate filing offices), and first priority Liens, subject only to Permitted Liens which are non- consensual Permitted Liens, permitted purchase money Liens, or the interests of lessors under  Capital Leases.  4.5 Title to Assets; No Encumbrances.  Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries  has (a) good, sufficient and legal title to (in the case of fee interests in Real Property), (b) valid  leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property), and (c) good  and marketable title to (in the case of all other personal property), all of their respective assets  reflected in their most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1, in each case  except for assets disposed of since the date of such financial statements to the extent permitted  hereby. All of such assets are free and clear of Liens except for Permitted Liens.  4.6 Litigation.  (a) There are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of  Borrower, after due inquiry, threatened in writing against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries  that either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to result in a Material  Adverse Effect.  (b) Schedule 4.6 sets forth a complete and accurate description, with respect to  each of the actions, suits, or proceedings with asserted liabilities in excess of, or that could  reasonably be expected to result in liabilities in excess of, $100,000 that, as of the Closing Date,  is pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, after due inquiry, threatened against a Loan Party or  any of its Subsidiaries, of (i) the parties to such actions, suits, or proceedings, (ii) the nature of the  dispute that is the subject of such actions, suits, or proceedings, (iii) the procedural status, as of  the Closing Date, with respect to such actions, suits, or proceedings, and (iv) whether any liability  

 

  52  126471205_8  166393043_2  of the Loan Parties’ and their Subsidiaries in connection with such actions, suits, or proceedings  is covered by insurance.  4.7 Compliance with Laws.  No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries (a) is in  violation of any applicable laws, rules, regulations, executive orders, or codes (including  Environmental Laws) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result  in a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) is subject to or in default with respect to any final judgments,  writs, injunctions, decrees, rules or regulations of any court or any federal, state, municipal or other  governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or  foreign, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material  Adverse Effect.  4.8 No Material Adverse Effect.  All historical financial statements relating to the  Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries that have been delivered by Borrower to Agent have been  prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited financial statements, for the  lack of footnotes and being subject to year-end audit adjustments) and present fairly in all material  respects, the Loan Parties’ and their Subsidiaries’ consolidated financial condition as of the date  thereof and results of operations for the period then ended. Since January 31, 2019, no event,  circumstance, or change has occurred that has or could reasonably be expected to result in a  Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries.  4.9 Solvency.  (a) Each Loan Party is Solvent.  (b) No transfer of property is being made by any Loan Party and no obligation  is being incurred by any Loan Party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this  Agreement or the other Loan Documents with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud either present  or future creditors of such Loan Party.  4.10 Employee Benefits.  (a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10, no Loan Party, none of its  Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective ERISA Affiliates maintains or contributes to any Benefit  Plan.  (b) Each Loan Party and each of the ERISA Affiliates has complied in all  material respects with ERISA, the IRC and all applicable laws regarding each Employee Benefit  Plan.  (c) Each Employee Benefit Plan is, and has been, maintained in substantial  compliance with ERISA, the IRC, all applicable laws and the terms of each such Employee Benefit  Plan.  (d) Each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a)  of the IRC has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service or an  application for such letter is currently being processed by the Internal Revenue Service. To the  

 

  53  126471205_8  166393043_2  best knowledge of each Loan Party and the ERISA Affiliates after due inquiry, nothing has  occurred which would prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification.  (e) No liability to the PBGC (other than for the payment of current premiums  which are not past due) by any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate has been incurred or is expected by  any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate to be incurred with respect to any Pension Plan.  (f) No Notification Event exists or has occurred in the past six (6) years.  (g) No Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, or contributes to  any Employee Benefit Plan, including, without limitation, any such plan maintained to provide  benefits to former employees of such entities that may not be terminated by any Loan Party or  ERISA Affiliate in its sole discretion at any time without material liability.  (h) No Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate has provided any security under Section  436 of the IRC.  4.11 Environmental Condition.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11, (a) to Borrower’s  knowledge, no Loan Party’s nor any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has ever been used by  a Loan Party, its Subsidiaries, or by previous owners or operators in the disposal of, or to produce,  store, handle, treat, release, or transport, any Hazardous Materials, where such disposal,  production, storage, handling, treatment, release or transport was in violation, in any material  respect, of any applicable Environmental Law, (b) to Borrower’s knowledge, after due inquiry, no  Loan Party’s nor any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has ever been designated or identified  in any manner pursuant to any environmental protection statute as a Hazardous Materials disposal  site, (c) no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice that a Lien arising under any  Environmental Law has attached to any revenues or to any Real Property owned or operated by a  Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, and (d) no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their  respective facilities or operations is subject to any outstanding written order, consent decree, or  settlement agreement with any Person relating to any Environmental Law or Environmental  Liability that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material  Adverse Effect.  4.12 Complete Disclosure.  All factual information taken as a whole (other than  forward-looking information and projections and information of a general economic nature and  general information about Borrower’s industry) furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party or its  Subsidiaries in writing to Agent or any Lender (including all information contained in the  Schedules hereto or in the other Loan Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this  Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and all other such factual information taken as a whole  (other than forward-looking information and projections and information of a general economic  nature and general information about Borrower’s industry) hereafter furnished by or on behalf of  a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries in writing to Agent or any Lender will be, true and accurate, in all  material respects, on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete  by omitting to state any fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading  in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information  was provided. The Projections delivered to Agent on March 11, 2020 represent, and as of the date  on which any other Projections are delivered to Agent, such additional Projections represent,  

 

  54  126471205_8  166393043_2  Borrower’s good faith estimate, on the date such Projections are delivered, of the Loan Parties’  and their Subsidiaries’ future performance for the periods covered thereby based upon assumptions  believed by Borrower to be reasonable at the time of the delivery thereof to Agent (it being  understood that such Projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many  of which are beyond the control of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, and no assurances can  be given that such Projections will be realized, and although reflecting Borrower’s good faith  estimate, projections or forecasts based on methods and assumptions which Borrower believed to  be reasonable at the time such Projections were prepared, are not to be viewed as facts, and that  actual results during the period or periods covered by the Projections may differ materially from  projected or estimated results).  The information included in the Beneficial Ownership  Certification most recently provided to Lenders, if applicable, is true and correct in all respects.  4.13 Patriot Act.  To the extent applicable, each Loan Party is in compliance, in all  material respects, with the (a) Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign  assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter  V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (b)  Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and  Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001) (the “Patriot Act”). No part of the proceeds of the  loans made hereunder will be used by any Loan Party or any of their Affiliates, directly or  indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of  a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order  to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United  States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.  4.14 Indebtedness.  Set forth on Schedule 4.14(a) is a true and complete list of all  Indebtedness of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries outstanding immediately prior to the  Closing Date that is to remain outstanding immediately after giving effect to the closing hereunder  on the Closing Date and such Schedule accurately sets forth the aggregate principal amount of  such Indebtedness as of the Closing Date.  4.15 Payment of Taxes.  Except as otherwise permitted under Section 5.5, all tax returns  and reports of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries required to be filed by any of them have been  timely filed, and all taxes shown on such tax returns to be due and payable and all assessments,  fees and other governmental charges upon a Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and upon their  respective assets, income, businesses and franchises that are due and payable have been paid when  due and payable. Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries have made adequate provision in  accordance with GAAP for all taxes not yet due and payable. Borrower knows of no proposed tax  assessment against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is not being actively contested by  such Loan Party or such Subsidiary diligently, in good faith, and by appropriate proceedings;  provided such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required in conformity  with GAAP shall have been made or provided therefor.  4.16 Margin Stock.  No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged principally,  or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of  purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of the loans made to Borrower  will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of  

 

  55  126471205_8  166393043_2  purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock or for any purpose that violates the provisions of  Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors.  4.17 Governmental Regulation.  No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject  to regulation under the Federal Power Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under any  other federal or state statute or regulation which may limit its ability to incur Indebtedness or which  may otherwise render all or any portion of the Obligations unenforceable. No Loan Party nor any  of its Subsidiaries is a “registered investment company” or a company “controlled” by a  “registered investment company” or a “principal underwriter” of a “registered investment  company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.  4.18 OFAC.  No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any of the  country or list based economic and trade sanctions administered and enforced by OFAC. No Loan  Party nor any of its Subsidiaries (a) is a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, (b) has its assets  located in Sanctioned Entities, or (c) derives revenues from investments in, or transactions with  Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities. No proceeds of any loan made hereunder or Letter of  Credit will be used to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or make any  payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, or used in any other manner that would  result in a violation by any Loan Party or Lender Group member of a sanction administered by any  applicable Governmental Authority.  4.19 Employee and Labor Matters.  There is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint  pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened against Borrower or its Subsidiaries before  any Governmental Authority and no grievance or arbitration proceeding pending or threatened  against Borrower or its Subsidiaries which arises out of or under any collective bargaining  agreement and that could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability, (ii) no strike, labor  dispute, slowdown, stoppage or similar action or grievance pending or threatened in writing against  Borrower or its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability, or  (iii) to the knowledge of Borrower, after due inquiry, no union representation question existing  with respect to the employees of Borrower or its Subsidiaries and no union organizing activity  taking place with respect to any of the employees of Borrower or its Subsidiaries. None of  Borrower or its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability or obligation under the Worker Adjustment  and Retraining Notification Act or similar state law, which remains unpaid or unsatisfied. The  hours worked and payments made to employees of Borrower or its Subsidiaries have not been in  violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable legal requirements, except to the  extent such violations could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result  in a Material Adverse Effect. All material payments due from Borrower or its Subsidiaries on  account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been paid or  accrued as a liability on the books of Borrower, except where the failure to do so could not,  individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  4.20 [Reserved].  4.21 Leases.  Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries enjoy peaceful and undisturbed  possession under all leases material to their business and to which they are parties or under which  they are operating, and, subject to Permitted Protests, all of such material leases are valid and  

 

  56  126471205_8  166393043_2  subsisting and no material default by the applicable Loan Party or its Subsidiaries exists under any  of them.  4.22 Eligible Accounts.  As to each Account that is identified by Borrower as an Eligible  Account in a Revolver Borrowing Base Certificate submitted to Agent, such Account is (a) a bona  fide existing payment obligation of the applicable Account Debtor created by the sale and delivery  of Inventory or the rendition of services to such Account Debtor in the ordinary course of  Borrower’s business, (b) owed to Borrower without any known defenses, disputes, offsets,  counterclaims, or rights of return or cancellation, and (c) not excluded as ineligible by virtue of  one or more of the excluding criteria (other than any Agent-discretionary criteria) set forth in the  definition of Eligible Accounts.  4.23 Eligible Inventory.  As to each item of Inventory that is identified by Borrower as  Eligible Inventory in a Borrowing Base Certificate submitted to Agent, such Inventory is (a) of  good and merchantable quality, free from known defects, and (b) not excluded as ineligible by  virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria (other than any Agent-discretionary criteria) set  forth in the definition of Eligible Inventory.  4.24 Location of Inventory.  The Inventory of Borrower and its Subsidiaries is not  stored with a bailee, warehouseman, or similar party and is located only at, or it between, the  locations identified on Schedule 4.24 (as such Schedule may be updated pursuant to Section 5.14).  4.25 Inventory Records.  Each Loan Party keeps correct and accurate records itemizing  and describing the type, quality, and quantity of its and its Subsidiaries’ Inventory and the book  value thereof.  4.26 Hedge Agreements.  On each date that any Hedge Agreement is executed by any  Hedge Provider, Borrower and each other Loan Party satisfy all eligibility, suitability and other  requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act and the Commodity Futures Trading  Commission regulations.  4.27 Material CNH Industrial Agreements.  Borrower has delivered to Agent a  complete copy, including all amendments, consents, waivers and supplements, of each Material  CNH Industrial Agreement in existence on the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, each Material  CNH Industrial Agreement is in full force and effect and there is no default or breach in existence  under any Material CNH Industrial Agreement. No party has terminated or has communicated to  the other party its intent to terminate any Material CNH Industrial Agreement.  5 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.  Borrower covenants and agrees that, until termination of all of the Commitments and  payment in full of the Obligations:  5.1 Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates.  Borrower (a) will deliver to Agent,  with copies to each Lender, each of the financial statements, reports, and other items set forth on  Schedule 5.1 no later than the times specified therein, (b) agrees that (i) no Loan Party will have a  fiscal year different from that of Borrower and (ii) neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall  change its fiscal year from the dates set forth on Schedule 4.1(e), (c) agrees to maintain a system  

 

  57  126471205_8  166393043_2  of accounting that enables Borrower to produce financial statements in accordance with GAAP,  and (d) agrees that it will, and will cause each other Loan Party to, (i) keep a reporting system that  shows all additions, sales, claims, returns, and allowances with respect to its and its Subsidiaries’  sales, and (ii) maintain its billing systems and practices substantially as in effect as of the Closing  Date and shall only make material modifications thereto with notice to, and with the consent of,  Agent.  Promptly following any request therefor, Borrower will provide information and  documentation reasonably requested by Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with  applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including,  without limitation, the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.  5.2 Reporting.  Borrower (a) will deliver to Agent (and if so requested by Agent, with  copies for each Lender) each of the reports set forth on Schedule 5.2 at the times specified therein,  and (b) agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts in cooperation with Agent to facilitate and  implement a system of electronic collateral reporting in order to provide electronic reporting of  each of the items set forth on such Schedule.  5.3 Existence.  Except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.3 or Section 6.4,  Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at all times preserve and keep in full force  and effect such Person’s valid existence and good standing in its jurisdiction of organization and,  except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, good standing  with respect to all other jurisdictions in which it is qualified to do business and any rights,  franchises, permits, licenses, accreditations, authorizations, or other approvals material to their  businesses.  5.4 Maintenance of Properties.  Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries  to, maintain and preserve all of its assets that are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its  business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear, tear, casualty, and condemnation  and Permitted Dispositions excepted (and except where the failure to so maintain and preserve  assets could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect).  5.5 Taxes.  Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay in full before  delinquency or before the expiration of any extension period all material governmental  assessments and taxes imposed, levied, or assessed against it, or any of its assets or in respect of  any of its income, businesses, or franchises, except to the extent that the validity of such  governmental assessment or tax is the subject of a Permitted Protest.  5.6 Insurance.  (a) Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at Borrower’s  expense, (a) maintain insurance respecting each of Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ assets  wherever located, covering liabilities, losses or damages as are customarily are insured against by  other Persons engaged in same or similar businesses and similarly situated and located. All such  policies of insurance shall be with financially sound and reputable insurance companies acceptable  to Agent and in such amounts as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice  by companies in similar businesses similarly situated and located and, in any event, in amount,  adequacy, and scope reasonably satisfactory to Agent (it being agreed that the amount, adequacy,  and scope of the policies of insurance of Borrower in effect as of the Closing Date are acceptable  

 

  58  126471205_8  166393043_2  to Agent). All property insurance policies covering the Collateral are to be made payable to Agent  for the benefit of Agent and the Lenders, as their interests may appear, in case of loss, pursuant to  a standard loss payable endorsement with a standard non-contributory “lender” or “secured party”  clause and are to contain such other provisions as Agent may reasonably require to fully protect  the Lenders’ interest in the Collateral and to any payments to be made under such policies. All  certificates of property and general liability insurance are to be delivered to Agent, with the loss  payable (but only in respect of Collateral) and additional insured endorsements in favor of Agent  and shall provide for not less than 30 days (10 days in the case of non-payment) prior written  notice to Agent of the exercise of any right of cancellation. Borrower shall give Agent prompt  notice of any loss exceeding $250,000 covered by its or its Subsidiaries’ casualty or business  interruption insurance. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,  Agent shall have the sole right to file claims under any property and general liability insurance  policies in respect of the Collateral, to receive, receipt and give acquittance for any payments that  may be payable thereunder, and to execute any and all endorsements, receipts, releases,  assignments, reassignments or other documents that may be necessary to effect the collection,  compromise or settlement of any claims under any such insurance policies.  (b) Unless Borrower provides Agent with evidence of the continuing insurance  coverage required by this Agreement, Agent may purchase insurance at Borrower’s expense to  protect Agent’s and Lenders’ interests in the Collateral. This insurance may, but need not, protect  Borrower’s and each other Loan Party’s interests. The coverage that Agent purchases may, but  need not, pay any claim that is made against Borrower or any other Loan Party in connection with  the Collateral. Borrower may later cancel any insurance purchased by Agent, but only after  providing Agent with evidence that Borrower has obtained the insurance coverage required by this  Agreement. If Agent purchases insurance for the Collateral, as set forth above, Borrower will be  responsible for the costs of that insurance, including interest and any other charges that may be  imposed with the placement of the insurance, until the effective date of the cancellation or  expiration of the insurance and the costs of the insurance may be added to the principal amount of  the Revolving Loans or Floorplan Loans (as determined by Agent) owing hereunder.  Borrower  shall maintain flood insurance on all real property constituting Collateral, from such providers, in  amounts and on terms in accordance with the Flood Laws or as otherwise satisfactory to all  Lenders.  5.7 Inspection.  (a) Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit Agent, any  Lender, and each of their respective duly authorized representatives or agents to visit any of its  properties and inspect any of its assets or books and records, to examine and make copies of its  books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances, and accounts with, and to be advised as to  the same by, its officers and employees (provided an authorized representative of Borrower shall  be allowed to be present) at such reasonable times and intervals as Agent or any Lender, as  applicable, may designate and, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is  continuing, with reasonable prior notice to Borrower and during regular business hours.  (b) Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit Agent and  each of its duly authorized representatives or agents to conduct appraisals and valuations at such  reasonable times and intervals as Agent may designate.  

 

  59  126471205_8  166393043_2  5.8 Compliance with Laws.  Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to,  comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and orders of any  Governmental Authority, other than laws, rules, regulations, and orders the non-compliance with  which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material  Adverse Effect.  5.9 Environmental.  Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to,  (a) Keep any property either owned or operated by Borrower or its Subsidiaries  free of any Environmental Liens or post bonds or other financial assurances sufficient to satisfy  the obligations or liability evidenced by such Environmental Liens,  (b) Comply, in all material respects, with Environmental Laws and provide to  Agent documentation of such compliance which Agent reasonably requests,  (c) Promptly notify Agent of any release of which Borrower has knowledge of  a Hazardous Material in any reportable quantity from or onto property owned or operated by  Borrower or its Subsidiaries and take any Remedial Actions required to abate said release or  otherwise to come into compliance, in all material respects, with applicable Environmental Law,  and  (d) Promptly, but in any event within 5 Business Days of its receipt thereof,  provide Agent with written notice of any of the following: (i) notice that an Environmental Lien  has been filed against any of the real or personal property of Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (ii)  commencement of any Environmental Action or written notice that an Environmental Action will  be filed against Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and (iii) written notice of a violation, citation, or other  administrative order from a Governmental Authority.  5.10 Disclosure Updates.  Borrower will, promptly and in no event later than 5 Business  Days after obtaining knowledge thereof, notify Agent if any written information, exhibit, or report  furnished to Agent or the Lenders contained, at the time it was furnished, any untrue statement of  a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make the statements contained  therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which made. The foregoing to the contrary  notwithstanding, any notification pursuant to the foregoing provision will not cure or remedy the  effect of the prior untrue statement of a material fact or omission of any material fact nor shall any  such notification have the effect of amending or modifying this Agreement or any of the Schedules  hereto.  5.11 Formation of Subsidiaries.  Borrower will, at the time that any Loan Party forms  any direct or indirect Subsidiary or acquires any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Closing Date  (including, without limitation, upon the formation of any Subsidiary that is a Delaware Divided  LLC), within 10 Business Days of such formation or acquisition (or such later date as permitted  by Agent in its sole discretion) (a) cause such new Subsidiary to provide to Agent a joinder to the  Guaranty and Security Agreement, together with such other security agreements (including  mortgages with respect to any Real Property owned in fee of such new Subsidiary with a fair  market value greater than $10,000,000, other than Eligible Real Property which shall be subject to  a Mortgage regardless of the fair market value), as well as appropriate financing statements (and  

 

  60  126471205_8  166393043_2  with respect to all property subject to a mortgage, fixture filings), all in form and substance  reasonably satisfactory to Agent (including being sufficient to grant Agent a first priority Lien  (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the assets of such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary);  provided, that the joinder to the Guaranty and Security Agreement, and such other security  agreements shall not be required to be provided to Agent with respect to any Subsidiary of  Borrower that is a CFC if providing such agreements would result in material adverse tax  consequences or the costs to the Loan Parties of providing such guaranty or such security  agreements are unreasonably excessive (as determined by Agent in consultation with Borrower)  in relation to the benefits to Agent and the Lenders of the security or guarantee afforded thereby,  (b) provide, or cause the applicable Loan Party to provide, to Agent a pledge agreement (or an  addendum to the Guaranty and Security Agreement) and appropriate certificates and powers or  financing statements, pledging all of the direct or beneficial ownership interest in such new  Subsidiary in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent; provided, that only 65% of the  total outstanding voting Equity Interests of any first tier Subsidiary of Borrower that is a CFC (and  none of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of such CFC) shall be required to be pledged if  pledging a greater amount would result in material adverse tax consequences or the costs to the  Loan Parties of providing such pledge are unreasonably excessive (as determined by Agent in  consultation with Borrower) in relation to the benefits to Agent and the Lenders of the security  afforded thereby (which pledge, if reasonably requested by Agent, shall be governed by the laws  of the jurisdiction of such Subsidiary), and (c) provide to Agent all other documentation, including  one or more opinions of counsel reasonably satisfactory to Agent, which, in its opinion, is  appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to  above (including policies of title insurance, flood certification documentation, and other  documentation with respect to all Real Property owned in fee and subject to a mortgage). Any  document, agreement, or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section 5.11 shall  constitute a Loan Document.  5.12 Further Assurances.  Borrower will, and will cause each of the other Loan Parties  to, at any time upon the reasonable request of Agent, execute or deliver to Agent any and all  financing statements, fixture filings, security agreements, pledges, assignments, mortgages, deeds  of trust, opinions of counsel, and all other documents (the “Additional Documents”) that Agent  may reasonably request in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, to create, perfect,  and continue perfected or to better perfect Agent’s Liens in all of the assets of Borrower and the  other Loan Parties (whether now owned or hereafter arising or acquired, tangible or intangible,  real or personal), to create and perfect Liens in favor of Agent in any Real Property acquired by  Borrower or any other Loan Party with a fair market value in excess of $10,000,000 (other than  Eligible Real Property which shall be subject to a Mortgage regardless of the fair market value),  and in order to fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated hereby and under the other  Loan Documents; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to (a) any Subsidiary of Borrower  that is a CFC if providing such documents would result in material adverse tax consequences or  the costs to the Loan Parties of providing such documents are unreasonably excessive (as  determined by Agent in consultation with Borrower) in relation to the benefits to Agent and the  Lenders of the security afforded thereby or (b) any Excluded Subsidiary. To the maximum extent  permitted by applicable law, if Borrower or any other Loan Party refuses or fails to execute or  deliver any reasonably requested Additional Documents within a reasonable period of time  following the request to do so, Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby authorizes Agent to  execute any such Additional Documents in the applicable Loan Party’s name and authorizes Agent  

 

  61  126471205_8  166393043_2  to file such executed Additional Documents in any appropriate filing office. In furtherance of, and  not in limitation of, the foregoing, each Loan Party shall take such actions as Agent may reasonably  request from time to time to ensure that the Obligations are guaranteed by the Guarantors and are  secured by substantially all of the assets of Borrower and the other Loan Parties, including all of  the outstanding capital Equity Interests of Borrower’s Subsidiaries (subject to exceptions and  limitations contained in the Loan Documents with respect to CFCs and Excluded Subsidiaries).  5.13 Lender Meetings.  Borrower will, within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year  of Borrower, at the request of Agent or of the Required Lenders and upon reasonable prior notice,  hold a meeting (at a mutually agreeable location and time or, at the option of Agent, by conference  call) with all Lenders who choose to attend such meeting at which meeting shall be reviewed the  financial results of the previous fiscal year and the financial condition of Borrower and its  Subsidiaries and the projections presented for the current fiscal year of Borrower.  5.14 Location of Inventory.  Other than with respect to Inventory in transit, Inventory  that is out on lease or rental, demonstration Inventory or Inventory at trade shows, Borrower will,  and will cause each other Loan Party to, keep its Inventory only at the locations identified on  Schedule 4.24 and their chief executive offices only at the locations identified on Schedule 4.24;  provided, that Borrower may amend Schedule 4.24 so long as such amendment occurs by written  notice to Agent not less than 10 days prior to the date on which such Inventory is moved to such  new location or such chief executive office is relocated and so long as such new location is within  the continental United States.  5.15 Compliance with ERISA and the IRC.  In addition to and without limiting the  generality of Section 5.8, (a) comply in all material respects with applicable provisions of ERISA  and the IRC with respect to all Employee Benefit Plans, (b) without the prior written consent of  Agent and the Required Lenders, not take any action or fail to take action the result of which could  result in a Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate incurring a material liability to the PBGC or to a  Multiemployer Plan (other than to pay contributions or premiums payable in the ordinary course),  (c) allow any facts or circumstances to exist with respect to one or more Employee Benefit Plans  that, in the aggregate, reasonably could be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (d) not  participate in any prohibited transaction that could result in other than a de minimis civil penalty  excise tax, fiduciary liability or correction obligation under ERISA or the IRC, (e) operate each  Employee Benefit Plan in such a manner that will not incur any material tax liability under the  IRC (including Section 4980B of the IRC), and (e) furnish to Agent upon Agent’s written request  such additional information about any Employee Benefit Plan for which any Loan Party or ERISA  Affiliate could reasonably expect to incur any material liability. With respect to each Pension Plan  (other than a Multiemployer Plan) except as could not reasonably be expected to result in liability  to the Loan Parties, the Loan Parties and the ERISA Affiliates shall (i) satisfy in full and in a timely  manner, without incurring any late payment or underpayment charge or penalty and without giving  rise to any Lien, all of the contribution and funding requirements of the IRC and of ERISA, and  (ii) pay, or cause to be paid, to the PBGC in a timely manner, without incurring any late payment  or underpayment charge or penalty, all premiums required pursuant to ERISA.  5.16 Rental Fleet Equipment.  Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party to,  (a) ensure that there is only one original of each rental contract with respect to Rental Fleet  Equipment entered into after the Closing Date, (b) cause each such rental contract to be subject to  

 

  62  126471205_8  166393043_2  a legend indicating Agent’s lien thereon of the type set forth in Section 7(b)(ii) of the Guaranty  and Security Agreement, (c) while any such rental contracts are in the possession of any Loan  Party, use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the safekeeping of all such rental contracts,  (d) promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) after request by Agent or following  the occurrence of an Event of Default, endorse and deliver physical possession of such rental  contracts to Agent (together with relevant document of transfer acceptable to Agent), (e) ensure  that the Loan Parties are in compliance with Section 7(m) of the Guaranty and Security Agreement  with respect to any certificates of title applicable to Rental Fleet Equipment, (f) while any such  certificates of title are in the possession of any Loan Party, use commercially reasonable efforts to  maintain the safekeeping of all such certificates of title, and (g) promptly (and in any event within  five (5) Business Days) after request by Agent upon the occurrence and during the continuance of  an Event of Default, deliver physical possession of such certificates of title to Agent.  5.17 Keepwell.  Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP when its guaranty of or grant  of Lien as security for a Hedge Obligation becomes effective hereby jointly and severally,  absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide funds or other support to each  Specified Obligor with respect to such Hedge Obligation as may be needed by such Specified  Obligor from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of  such Hedge Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that  can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP’s obligations and undertakings  under this Section voidable under any applicable fraudulent transfer or conveyance act).  The  obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP under this Section shall remain in full force  and effect until payment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Commitments.  Each  Loan Party intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a  guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of,  each Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.  6 NEGATIVE COVENANTS.  Borrower covenants and agrees that, until termination of all of the Commitments and  payment in full of the Obligations:  6.1 Indebtedness.  Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to  create, incur, assume, suffer to exist, guarantee, or otherwise become or remain, directly or  indirectly, liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except for Permitted Indebtedness.  6.2 Liens.  Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to create,  incur, assume, or suffer to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on or with respect to any of its  assets, of any kind, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom,  except for Permitted Liens.  6.3 Restrictions on Fundamental Changes.  Borrower will not, and will not permit  any of its Subsidiaries to,  (a) Other than in order to consummate a Permitted Acquisition, enter into any  merger, consolidation, reorganization, or recapitalization, or reclassify its Equity Interests, except  for (i) any merger or consolidation between Loan Parties, provided, that Borrower must be the  

 

  63  126471205_8  166393043_2  surviving entity of any such merger to which it is a party, (ii) any merger or consolidation between  a Loan Party and a Subsidiary of such Loan Party that is not a Loan Party so long as such Loan  Party is the surviving entity of any such merger or merger, and (iii) any merger, consolidation,  reorganization, or recapitalization, with respect to, or between or among, Subsidiaries of Borrower  that are not Loan Parties,  (b) liquidate, wind up, or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution,  including, in each case, pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division), except for (i) the liquidation,  winding up, or dissolution of non-operating Subsidiaries of Borrower with nominal assets and  nominal liabilities, (ii) the liquidation, winding up, or dissolution of a Loan Party (other than  Borrower) or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries so long as all of the assets (including any  interest in any Equity Interests) of such liquidating or dissolving Loan Party or Subsidiary are  transferred to a Loan Party that is not liquidating, winding up or dissolving, or (iii) the liquidation,  winding up or dissolution of a Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Loan Party, or  (c) suspend or cease operating a substantial portion of its or their business,  except as permitted pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above or in connection with a transaction  permitted under Section 6.4.  6.4 Disposal of Assets.  Other than Permitted Dispositions or transactions expressly  permitted by Sections 6.3 or 6.9, Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to  convey, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into an agreement to  convey, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of) any of its or their assets (and  including any disposition of property to a Delaware Divided LLC pursuant to a Delaware LLC  Division).  6.5 Nature of Business.  Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries  to make any change in the nature of its or their business as described in Schedule 6.5 or acquire  any properties or assets that are not reasonably related to the conduct of such business activities;  provided, that the foregoing shall not prevent Borrower and its Subsidiaries from engaging in any  business that is reasonably related or ancillary to its or their business.  6.6 Certain Payments and Amendments.   (a) Except in connection with Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by Section  6.1, Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,  (i) optionally prepay, redeem, defease, purchase, or otherwise acquire  any Indebtedness of Borrower or its Subsidiaries, other than (A) the Obligations in accordance  with this Agreement, (B) Permitted Intercompany Advances, (C) Permitted Interfacility Transfers,  and (D) any other Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) so long as, both before and  after giving effect thereto, (1) no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be  continuing and (2) Excess Availability is greater than 17.5% of the lesser of (i) Aggregate  Borrowing Base and (ii) Maximum Credit Amount Credit Amount, or  (ii) make any payment on account of any Subordinated Indebtedness if  such payment is not permitted at such time under the applicable subordination terms and  conditions, or  

 

  64  126471205_8  166393043_2  (b) Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or  indirectly, amend, modify, or change any of the terms or provisions of  (i) any agreement, instrument, document, indenture, or other writing  evidencing or concerning the DLL Floorplan Indebtedness (or any Refinancing Indebtedness with  respect thereto) or the CNH Floorplan Indebtedness, which amendment, modification or change  could reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders, or  (ii) the Governing Documents of any Loan Party or any of its  Subsidiaries if the effect thereof, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be  expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders.  6.7 Restricted Payments.  Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its  Subsidiaries to make any Restricted Payment; provided, that, so long as it is permitted by law, and  so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result  therefrom,  (a) Borrower may make distributions to former employees, officers, or  directors of Borrower (or any spouses, ex-spouses, or estates of any of the foregoing) on account  of redemptions of Equity Interests of Borrower held by such Persons, provided, that the aggregate  amount of such redemptions made by Borrower during the term of this Agreement plus the amount  of Indebtedness outstanding under clause (1) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, does not  exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate,  (b) Borrower may make distributions to former employees, officers, or  directors of Borrower (or any spouses, ex-spouses, or estates of any of the foregoing), solely in the  form of forgiveness- of Indebtedness of such Persons owing to Borrower on account of repurchases  of the Equity Interests of Borrower held by such Persons; provided that such Indebtedness was  incurred by such Persons solely to acquire Equity Interests of Borrower, and  (c) Borrower and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire  its common Equity Interests or warrants or options to acquire any such common Equity Interests  with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its common  Equity Interests;  (d) Borrower and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire  its common Equity Interests pursuant to a stock repurchase plan so long as (i) as of the date of  such Restricted Payment, and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist  or have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payments in any  Fiscal Year does not exceed $7,500,000, and (iii) after giving effect to any such Restricted  Payment, the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payments made after the Closing Date does not  exceed $25,000,000.  (e) Borrower may make other distributions in respect of its Equity Interests so  long as each of the following conditions are satisfied:  (i) as of the date of such Restricted Payment, and after giving effect  thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing,  

 

  65  126471205_8  166393043_2  (ii) after giving effect to any such Restricted Payment, Excess  Availability is greater than 17.5% of the lesser of (i) Aggregate Borrowing Base and (ii) Maximum  Credit Amount,  (iii) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the 12 month period most  recently ended prior to such Restricted Payment for which Agent has received financial statements  of Borrower pursuant to Schedule 5.1 is at least 1.10 to 1.00 (calculated as if such Restricted  Payment was made on the last day of such 12 month period and constitutes a Fixed Charge); and  (iv) Borrower has delivered a certificate to Agent certifying that all  conditions described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) have been satisfied after giving effect to such  Restricted Payment.  6.8 Accounting Methods.  Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its  Subsidiaries to modify or change its fiscal year or its method of accounting (other than as may be  required to conform to GAAP).  6.9 Investments.  Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,  directly or indirectly, make or acquire any Investment or incur any liabilities (including contingent  obligations) for or in connection with any Investment except for Permitted Investments.  6.10 Transactions with Affiliates.  Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its  Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction with any Affiliate  of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries except for:  (a) transactions in existence on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 6.10,  (b) transactions (other than the payment of management, consulting,  monitoring, or advisory fees) between Borrower or its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any  Affiliate of Borrower or its Subsidiaries (other than the Borrower and Loan Parties themselves),  on the other hand, so long as such transactions (i) are fully disclosed to Agent prior to the  consummation thereof, if they involve one or more payments by Borrower or its Subsidiaries in  excess of $500,000 for any single transaction or series of related transactions, and (ii) are no less  favorable, taken as a whole, to Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, than would be obtained  in an arm’s length transaction with a non-Affiliate,  (c) any indemnity provided for the benefit of directors (or comparable  managers), officers or employees of Borrower or its applicable Subsidiary,  (d) the payment of reasonable compensation, severance, or employee benefit  arrangements to employees, officers, and directors of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary  course of business, and  (e) transactions permitted by Section 6.3 or Section 6.7, or any Permitted  Intercompany Advance.  6.11 Use of Proceeds.  Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to  use the proceeds of any loan made hereunder for any purpose other than (a) on the Closing Date,  

 

  66  126471205_8  166393043_2  to pay the fees, costs, and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan  Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, in each case, as set forth in the  Funds Flow Agreement, and (b) thereafter, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, for  their lawful and permitted purposes (including that no part of the proceeds of the loans made to  Borrower will be used to purchase or carry any such Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for  the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such Margin Stock or for any purpose that violates the  provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors).  6.12 Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests.  Except for the issuance or sale of  Qualified Equity Interests, Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries that are  Loan Parties to issue or sell or enter into any agreement or arrangement for the issuance or sale of  any of its Equity Interests.  6.13 [Reserved].  6.14 Employee Benefits.  (a) Terminate, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to terminate, any Pension Plan in  a manner, or take any other action with respect to any Pension Plan, which could reasonably be  expected to result in any liability of any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate to the PBGC.  (b) Fail to make, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to fail to make, full payment  when due of all amounts which, under the provisions of any Benefit Plan, agreement relating  thereto or applicable Law, any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate is required to pay if such failure  could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  (c) Permit to exist, or allow any ERISA Affiliate to permit to exist, any  accumulated funding deficiency within the meaning of section 302 of ERISA or section 412 of the  Code, whether or not waived, with respect to any Pension Plan which exceeds $500,000 with  respect to all Pension Plans in the aggregate.  (d) Acquire, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to acquire, an interest in any Person  that causes such Person to become an ERISA Affiliate with respect to a Loan Party or with respect  to any ERISA Affiliate if such Person sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or at any time in the  six-year period preceding such acquisition has sponsored, maintained, or contributed to, (i) any  Pension Plan or (ii) any Multiemployer Plan.  (e) Contribute to or assume an obligation to contribute to, or permit any ERISA  Affiliate to contribute to or assume an obligation to contribute to, any Multiemployer Plan not set  forth on Schedule 4.10.  (f) Amend, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to amend, a Pension Plan resulting  in a material increase in current liability such that a Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate is required to  provide security to such Pension Plan under the IRC.  6.15 OFAC; Patriot Act.  No Loan Party shall, and no Loan Party shall permit its  Subsidiaries to fail to comply with the laws, regulations and executive orders referred to in Sections  4.13 and 4.18.  

 

  67  126471205_8  166393043_2  7 FINANCIAL COVENANT.  Borrower covenants and agrees that, until termination of all of the Commitments and  payment in full of the Obligations, commencing on the date on which a Financial Covenant Period  begins and measured as of the end of the month for which financial statements have been delivered  to Agent hereunder ending immediately prior to the date on which a Financial Covenant Period  first begins and as of each month-end thereafter until the end of such Financial Covenant Period,  Borrower will have a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 1.10 to 1.00.  8 EVENTS OF DEFAULT.  Any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an  “Event of Default”) under this Agreement:  8.1 Payments.  If Borrower fails to pay when due and payable, or when declared due  and payable, (a) all or any portion of the Obligations consisting of interest, fees, or charges due  the Lender Group, reimbursement of Lender Group Expenses, or other amounts (other than any  portion thereof constituting principal) constituting Obligations (including any portion thereof that  accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or  allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), and such failure  continues for a period of three (3) Business Days, (b) all or any portion of the principal of the  Loans, or (c) any amount payable to Issuing Bank in reimbursement of any drawing under a Letter  of Credit;  8.2 Covenants.  If any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries:  (a) fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in  any of (i) Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 (solely if Borrower is not in good standing in its jurisdiction of  organization), 5.6, 5.7 (solely if Borrower refuses to allow Agent or its representatives or agents  to visit Borrower’s properties, inspect its assets or books or records, examine and make copies of  its books and records, or discuss Borrower’s affairs, finances, and accounts with officers and  employees of Borrower), 5.10, or 5.11 of this Agreement, (ii) Section 6 of this Agreement, (iii)  Section 7 of this Agreement, or (iv) Section 7 of the Guaranty and Security Agreement;  (b) fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in  any of Sections 5.3 (other than if Borrower is not in good standing in its jurisdiction of  organization), 5.5, 5.8, 5.12 or 5.14 of this Agreement and such failure continues for a period of  10 days after the earlier of (i) the date on which such failure shall first become known to any officer  of Borrower or (ii) the date on which written notice thereof is given to Borrower by Agent; or  (c) fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in  this Agreement, or in any of the other Loan Documents, in each case, other than any such covenant  or agreement that is the subject of another provision of this Section 8 (in which event such other  provision of this Section 8 shall govern), and such failure continues for a period of 30 days after  the earlier of (i) the date on which such failure shall first become known to any officer of Borrower  or (ii) the date on which written notice thereof is given to Borrower by Agent;  

 

  68  126471205_8  166393043_2  8.3 Judgments.  If one or more judgments, orders, or awards for the payment of money  involving an aggregate amount of $2,500,000, or more (except to the extent fully covered (other  than to the extent of customary deductibles) by insurance pursuant to which the insurer has not  denied coverage) is entered or filed against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or with respect  to any of their respective assets, and either (a) there is a period of 30 consecutive days at any time  after the entry of any such judgment, order, or award during which (1) the same is not discharged,  satisfied, vacated, or bonded pending appeal, or (2) a stay of enforcement thereof is not in effect,  or (b) enforcement proceedings are commenced upon such judgment, order, or award;  8.4 Voluntary Bankruptcy, etc.  If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced by a Loan  Party;  8.5 Involuntary Bankruptcy, etc.  If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced against  a Loan Party and any of the following events occur: (a) such Loan Party consents to the institution  of such Insolvency Proceeding against it, (b) the petition commencing the Insolvency Proceeding  is not timely controverted, (c) the petition commencing the Insolvency Proceeding is not dismissed  within 60 calendar days of the date of the filing thereof, (d) an interim trustee is appointed to take  possession of all or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of, or to operate all or any  substantial portion of the business of, such Loan Party, or (e) an order for relief shall have been  issued or entered therein;  8.6 Default Under Other Agreements.  If there is a default in one or more agreements  to which a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with one or more third Persons relative  to (a) any financial covenant contained in the documents evidencing the DLL Floorplan  Indebtedness or the CNH Floorplan Indebtedness (beyond the cure periods, if any, applicable  thereto), or (b) without limiting the foregoing clause (a), a Loan Party’s or any of its Subsidiaries’  Indebtedness involving an aggregate amount of $7,500,000 or more, and such default (i) occurs at  the final maturity of the obligations thereunder, or (ii) results in the acceleration of the maturity of  such Loan Party’s or its Subsidiary’s obligations thereunder;  8.7 Representations, etc.  If any warranty, representation, certificate, statement, or  Record made herein or in any other Loan Document or delivered in writing to Agent or any Lender  in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document proves to be untrue in any material  respect (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and  warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of the date  of issuance or making or deemed making thereof;  8.8 Guaranty.  If the obligation of any Guarantor under the guaranty contained in the  Guaranty and Security Agreement is limited or terminated by operation of law or by such  Guarantor (other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement);  8.9 Security Documents.  If the Guaranty and Security Agreement or any other Loan  Document that purports to create a Lien, shall, for any reason, fail or cease to create a valid and  perfected and, except to the extent of Permitted Liens which are non-consensual Permitted Liens,  permitted purchase money Liens or the interests of lessors under Capital Leases, first priority Lien  on the Collateral covered thereby, except (a) as a result of a disposition of the applicable Collateral  

 

  69  126471205_8  166393043_2  in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or (b) as the result of an action or failure to act  on the part of Agent;  8.10 Loan Documents.  The validity or enforceability of any Loan Document shall at  any time for any reason (other than solely as the result of an action or failure to act on the part of  Agent) be declared to be null and void, or a proceeding shall be commenced by a Loan Party or its  Subsidiaries, or by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over a Loan Party or its  Subsidiaries, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or a Loan Party or its  Subsidiaries shall deny that such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries has any liability or obligation  purported to be created under any Loan Document; or  8.11 Change of Control.  A Change of Control shall occur, whether directly or  indirectly.  8.12 ERISA.  The occurrence of any of the following events: (a) any Loan Party or  ERISA Affiliate fails to make full payment when due of all amounts which any Loan Party or  ERISA Affiliate is required to pay as contributions, installments, or otherwise to or with respect  to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, and such failure could reasonably be expected to result  in liability in excess of $500,000, individually or in the aggregate, (b) an accumulated funding  deficiency or funding shortfall in excess of $500,000 occurs or exists, whether or not waived, with  respect to any Pension Plan, individually or in the aggregate, (c) a Notification Event, which could  reasonably be expected to result in liability in excess of $500,000, either individually or in the  aggregate, or (d) any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate completely or partially withdraws from one  or more Multiemployer Plans and incurs Withdrawal Liability in excess of $500,000 in the  aggregate, or fails to make any Withdrawal Liability payment when due.  9 RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.  9.1 Rights and Remedies.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an  Event of Default, Agent may, and, at the instruction of the Required Lenders, shall (in each case  under clauses (a) or (b) by written notice to Borrower), in addition to any other rights or remedies  provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document or by applicable law, do any one or  more of the following:  (a) (i) declare the principal of, and any and all accrued and unpaid interest and  fees in respect of, the Loans and all other Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations),  whether evidenced by this Agreement or by any of the other Loan Documents to be immediately  due and payable, whereupon the same shall become and be immediately due and payable and  Borrower shall be obligated to repay all of such Obligations in full, without presentment, demand,  protest, or further notice or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly  waived by Borrower, and (ii) direct Borrower to provide (and Borrower agrees that upon receipt  of such notice it will provide) Letter of Credit Collateralization to Agent to be held as security for  Borrower’s reimbursement obligations for drawings that may subsequently occur under issued and  outstanding Letters of Credit;  (b) declare the Commitments terminated, whereupon the Commitments shall  immediately be terminated together with (i) any obligation of any Revolving Lender to make  

 

  70  126471205_8  166393043_2  Revolving Loans, (ii) the obligation of the Revolver Swing Lender to make Revolver Swing Loans,  (iii) the obligation of Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit, (iv) any obligation of any Floorplan  Lender to make Floorplan Loans, and (v) the obligation of the Floorplan Swing Lender to make  Floorplan Swing Loans; and  (c) exercise all other rights and remedies available to Agent or the Lenders  under the Loan Documents, under applicable law, or in equity.  The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default  described in Section 8.4 or Section 8.5, in addition to the remedies set forth above, without any  notice to Borrower or any other Person or any act by the Lender Group, the Commitments shall  automatically terminate and the Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations), inclusive  of the principal of, and any and all accrued and unpaid interest and fees in respect of, the Loans  and all other Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations), whether evidenced by this  Agreement or by any of the other Loan Documents, shall automatically become and be  immediately due and payable and Borrower shall automatically be obligated to repay all of such  Obligations in full (including Borrower being obligated to provide (and Borrower agrees that it  will provide) (1) Letter of Credit Collateralization to Agent to be held as security for Borrower’s  reimbursement obligations in respect of drawings that may subsequently occur under issued and  outstanding Letters of Credit and (2) Bank Product Collateralization to be held as security for  Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ obligations in respect of outstanding Bank Products), without  presentment, demand, protest, or notice or other requirements of any kind, all of which are  expressly waived by Borrower.  9.2 Remedies Cumulative.  The rights and remedies of the Lender Group under this  Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and all other agreements shall be cumulative. The Lender  Group shall have all other rights and remedies not inconsistent herewith as provided under the  Code, by law, or in equity, No exercise by the Lender Group of one right or remedy shall be  deemed an election, and no waiver by the Lender Group of any Event of Default shall be deemed  a continuing waiver. No delay by the Lender Group shall constitute a waiver, election, or  acquiescence by it.  10 WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION.  10.1 Demand; Protest; etc.  Borrower waives demand, protest, notice of protest, notice  of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, nonpayment at maturity, release,  compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of documents, instruments, chattel paper, and  guarantees at any time held by the Lender Group on which Borrower may in any way be liable.  10.2 The Lender Group’s Liability for Collateral.  Borrower hereby agrees that: (a)  so long as Agent complies with its obligations, if any, under the Code, the Lender Group shall not  in any way or manner be liable or responsible for: (i) the safekeeping of the Collateral, (ii) any  loss or damage thereto occurring or arising in any manner or fashion from any cause, (iii) any  diminution in the value thereof, or (iv) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee,  forwarding agency, or other Person, and (b) all risk of loss, damage, or destruction of the Collateral  shall be borne by Borrower.  

 

  71  126471205_8  166393043_2  10.3 Indemnification.  Borrower shall pay, indemnify, defend, and hold the Agent- Related Persons, the Lender-Related Persons, and each Participant (each, an “Indemnified  Person”) harmless (to the fullest extent permitted by law) from and against any and all claims,  demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities, fines, costs, penalties, and  damages, and all reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, experts, or consultants and all  other costs and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith or in connection with the  enforcement of this indemnification (as and when they are incurred and irrespective of whether  suit is brought), at any time asserted against, imposed upon, or incurred by any of them (a) in  connection with or as a result of or related to the execution and delivery (provided that Borrower  shall not be liable for costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Lender (other than  Bank of America) incurred in advising, structuring, drafting, reviewing, administering or  syndicating the Loan Documents), enforcement, performance, or administration (including any  restructuring or workout with respect hereto) of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents,  or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the monitoring of Borrower’s and its  Subsidiaries’ compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents (provided, that the  indemnification in this clause (a) shall not extend to (i) disputes solely between or among the  Lenders that do not involve any acts or omissions of any Loan Party, or (ii) disputes solely between  or among the Lenders and their respective Affiliates that do not involve any acts or omissions of  any Loan Party; it being understood and agreed that the indemnification in this clause (a) shall  extend to Agent (but not the Lenders if provided above) relative to disputes between or among  Agent on the one hand, and one or more Lenders, or one or more of their Affiliates, on the other  hand, or (iii) any Taxes or any costs attributable to Taxes, which shall be governed by Section 16),  (b) with respect to any actual or prospective investigation, litigation, or proceeding related to this  Agreement, any other Loan Document, the making of any Loans or issuance of any Letters of  Credit hereunder, or the use of the proceeds of the Loans or the Letters of Credit provided  hereunder (irrespective of whether any Indemnified Person is a party thereto), or any act, omission,  event, or circumstance in any manner related thereto, and (c) in connection with or arising out of  any presence or release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under, to or from any assets or properties  owned, leased or operated by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Environmental Actions,  Environmental Liabilities or Remedial Actions related in any way to any such assets or properties  of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (each and all of the foregoing, the “Indemnified Liabilities”).  The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower shall have no obligation to any  Indemnified Person under this Section 10.3 with respect to any Indemnified Liability that a court  of competent jurisdiction finally determines to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful  misconduct of such Indemnified Person or its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, or agents.  This provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment in full of the  Obligations. If any Indemnified Person makes any payment to any other Indemnified Person with  respect to an Indemnified Liability as to which Borrower was required to indemnify the  Indemnified Person receiving such payment, the Indemnified Person making such payment is  entitled to be indemnified and reimbursed by Borrower with respect thereto. WITHOUT  LIMITATION, THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY SHALL APPLY TO EACH  INDEMNIFIED PERSON WITH RESPECT TO INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES WHICH  IN WHOLE OR IN PART ARE CAUSED BY OR ARISE OUT OF ANY NEGLIGENT  ACT OR OMISSION OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON OR OF ANY OTHER PERSON.  

 

  72  126471205_8  166393043_2  11 NOTICES.  Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices or demands relating to this  Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing and (except for financial statements  and other informational documents which may be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid) shall  be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt  requested), overnight courier, electronic mail (at such email addresses as a party may designate in  accordance herewith), or telefacsimile. In the case of notices or demands to Borrower or Agent, as  the case may be, they shall be sent to the respective address set forth below:  If to Borrower: Titan Machinery, Inc.  644 East Beaton Drive  West Fargo, ND 58078  Attention: Mark Kalvoda, CFO / Treasurer    If to Agent: Bank of America, N.A.  333 South Hope Street  19th Floor  Los Angeles, California 90071  Attention: Titan Machinery Asset Based Portfolio Specialist  Fax No.:     (877) 207-2399    with copies to: McGuireWoods LLP  355 South Grand Avenue  Suite 4200  Los Angeles, California 90071  Attention: Hamid Namazie, Esq.  Fax No.:     (213) 457-9889    Any party hereto may change the address at which they are to receive notices hereunder, by notice  in writing in the foregoing manner given to the other party. All notices or demands sent in  accordance with this Section 11, shall be deemed received on the earlier of the date of actual receipt  or 3 Business Days after the deposit thereof in the mail; provided, that (a) notices sent by overnight  courier service shall be deemed to have been given when received, (b) notices by facsimile shall  be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours  for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next  Business Day for the recipient) and (c) notices by electronic mail shall be deemed received upon  the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return  receipt requested” function, as available, return email or other written acknowledgment).  12 CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER; JUDICIAL  REFERENCE PROVISION.  (a) THE VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN  DOCUMENTS (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN ANOTHER  LOAN DOCUMENT IN RESPECT OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT), THE  CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF AND  

 

  73  126471205_8  166393043_2  THEREOF, THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO WITH  RESPECT TO ALL MATTERS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR  RELATED HERETO OR THERETO, AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES OR  DISPUTES ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO OR  THERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  (b) THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS  ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN  DOCUMENTS SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN ANY STATE COURT  SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK, AND, TO THE EXTENT  PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW  YORK; PROVIDED, THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY  COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT AGENT’S OPTION,  IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE AGENT ELECTS TO BRING  SUCH ACTION OR WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE  FOUND. BORROWER AND EACH MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP WAIVE, TO  THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY  HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT  TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE  WITH THIS SECTION 12(b).  (c) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,  BORROWER AND EACH MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP HEREBY WAIVE  THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS, IF ANY, TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM,  CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY  BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF  THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT  CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON  LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS (EACH A “CLAIM”). BORROWER AND EACH  MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED  THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY  TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE  EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A  WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.  (d) BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY  SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL  COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK, IN ANY ACTION  OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS,  OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT. EACH OF THE  PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR  PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER  JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER  PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN  DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT AGENT MAY OTHERWISE HAVE  

 

  74  126471205_8  166393043_2  TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR  ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS  PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.  (e) NO CLAIM MAY BE MADE BY ANY LOAN PARTY AGAINST THE  AGENT, ANY SWING LENDER, ANY OTHER LENDER, ISSUING BANK, OR ANY  AFFILIATE, DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, COUNSEL, REPRESENTATIVE,  AGENT, OR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF ANY OF THEM FOR ANY SPECIAL,  INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR LOSSES  IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER  THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE TRANSACTIONS  CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR  ANY ACT, OMISSION, OR EVENT OCCURRING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,  AND EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, RELEASES, AND AGREES NOT TO  SUE UPON ANY CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER OR NOT ACCRUED AND  WHETHER OR NOT KNOWN OR SUSPECTED TO EXIST IN ITS FAVOR.  13 ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS.  13.1 Assignments and Participations.  (a) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in clause (a)(ii) below, any Lender  may assign and delegate all or any portion of its rights and duties under the Loan Documents  (including the Obligations owed to it and its Commitments) to one or more assignees so long as  such prospective assignee is an Eligible Transferee (each, an “Assignee”), with the prior written  consent (such consent not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:  (A) Borrower; provided, that no consent of Borrower shall be  required (1) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or (2) in connection with an  assignment to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate (other than natural persons) of a Lender, or  a Related Fund; provided further, that Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to a proposed  assignment unless it objects thereto by written notice to Agent within 5 Business Days after having  received notice thereof; and  (B) Agent, each Swing Lender, and Issuing Bank.  (ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:  (A) no assignment may be made (i) so long as no Event of  Default has occurred and is continuing, to a Competitor, or (ii) to a natural person,  (B) no assignment may be made to a Loan Party or an Affiliate  of a Loan Party,  (C) the amount of the Commitments and the other rights and  obligations of the assigning Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents subject to each  such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such  assignment is delivered to Agent) shall be in a minimum amount (unless waived by Agent) of  

 

  75  126471205_8  166393043_2  $5,000,000 (except such minimum amount shall not apply to (I) an assignment or delegation by  any Lender to any other Lender, an Affiliate of any Lender, or a Related Fund of such Lender or  (II) a group of new Lenders, each of which is an Affiliate of each other or a Related Fund of such  new Lender to the extent that the aggregate amount to be assigned to all such new Lenders is at  least $5,000,000),  (D) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a  proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement,  (E) each assignment shall be of an equal Pro Rata Share of the  Revolver Commitment and the Floorplan Commitment,  (F) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to  Agent an Assignment and Acceptance; provided, that Borrower and Agent may continue to deal  solely and directly with the assigning Lender in connection with the interest so assigned to an  Assignee until written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses,  and related information with respect to the Assignee, have been given to Borrower and Agent by  such Lender and the Assignee,  (G) unless waived by Agent, the assigning Lender or Assignee  has paid to Agent, for Agent’s separate account, a processing fee in the amount of $3,500, and  (H) the assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to Agent an  Administrative Questionnaire in a form approved by Agent (the “Administrative Questionnaire”).  (b) From and after the date that Agent receives the executed Assignment and  Acceptance and, if applicable, payment of the required processing fee, (i) the Assignee thereunder  shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned  to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, shall be a “Lender” and shall have the rights  and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the assigning Lender shall, to the  extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been  assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights (except with  respect to Section 10.3) and be released from any future obligations under this Agreement (and in  the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning  Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, such Lender  shall cease to be a party hereto and thereto); provided, that nothing contained herein shall release  any assigning Lender from obligations that survive the termination of this Agreement, including  such assigning Lender’s obligations under Section 15 and Section 17.9(a).  (c) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning  Lender thereunder and the Assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other  parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such  assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect  to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or  the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this  Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto, (ii) such assigning Lender  makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial  

 

  76  126471205_8  166393043_2  condition of any Loan Party or the performance or observance by any Loan Party of any of its  obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto, (iii) such  Assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with such other  documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and  decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance, (iv) such Assignee will, independently  and without reliance upon Agent, such assigning Lender or any other Lender, and based on such  documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit  decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement, (v) such Assignee appoints and  authorizes Agent to take such actions and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the  other Loan Documents as are delegated to Agent, by the terms hereof and thereof, together with  such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, and (vi) such Assignee agrees that it will perform  all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a  Lender.  (d) Immediately upon Agent’s receipt of the required processing fee, if  applicable, and delivery of notice to the assigning Lender pursuant to Section 13.1(b), this  Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to reflect  the addition of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the Commitments arising therefrom.  The Commitment allocated to each Assignee shall reduce such Commitments of the assigning  Lender pro tanto.  (e) Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks, financial  institutions, or other Persons (a “Participant”) participating interests in all or any portion of its  Obligations, its Commitment, and the other rights and interests of that Lender (the “Originating  Lender”) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided, that (i) the Originating Lender  shall remain a “Lender” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the  Participant receiving the participating interest in the Obligations, the Commitments, and the other  rights and interests of the Originating Lender hereunder shall not constitute a “Lender” hereunder  or under the other Loan Documents and the Originating Lender’s obligations under this Agreement  shall remain unchanged, (ii) the Originating Lender shall remain solely responsible for the  performance of such obligations, (iii) Borrower, Agent, and the Lenders shall continue to deal  solely and directly with the Originating Lender in connection with the Originating Lender’s rights  and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (iv) no Lender shall transfer  or grant any participating interest under which the Participant has the right to approve any  amendment to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan  Document, except to the extent such amendment to, or consent or waiver with respect to this  Agreement or of any other Loan Document would (A) extend the final maturity date of the  Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (B) reduce the interest rate  applicable to the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (C) release all  or substantially all of the Collateral or guaranties (except to the extent expressly provided herein  or in any of the Loan Documents) supporting the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant  is participating, (D) postpone the payment of, or reduce the amount of, the interest or fees payable  to such Participant through such Lender (other than a waiver of default interest), or (E) decreases  the amount or postpones the due dates of scheduled principal repayments or prepayments or  premiums payable to such Participant through such Lender, (v) no participation shall be sold to a  natural person, (vi) no participation shall be sold to a Loan Party or an Affiliate of a Loan Party,  and (vii) all amounts payable by Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had  

 

  77  126471205_8  166393043_2  not sold such participation, except that, if amounts outstanding under this Agreement are due and  unpaid, or shall have been declared or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of  an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set off in respect of its  participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent as if the amount  of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement. The rights  of any Participant only shall be derivative through the Originating Lender with whom such  Participant participates and no Participant shall have any rights under this Agreement or the other  Loan Documents or any direct rights as to the other Lenders, Agent, Borrower, the Collateral, or  otherwise in respect of the Obligations. No Participant shall have the right to participate directly  in the making of decisions by the Lenders among themselves.  (f) In connection with any such assignment or participation or proposed  assignment or participation or any grant of a security interest in, or pledge of, its rights under and  interest in this Agreement, Lender may, subject to the provisions of Section 17.9, disclose all  documents and information which it now or hereafter may have relating to Borrower and its  Subsidiaries and their respective businesses.  (g) Any other provision in this Agreement notwithstanding, any Lender may at  any time create a security interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its rights under and interest in  this Agreement in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the  Federal Reserve Bank or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR §203.24, and such Federal Reserve  Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law.  (h) Agent (as a non-fiduciary agent on behalf of Borrower) shall maintain, or  cause to be maintained, a register (the “Register”) on which it enters the name and address of each  Lender as the registered owner of the Revolver Commitments and Floorplan Commitments (and  the principal amount thereof and stated interest thereon) held by such Lender (each, a “Registered  Loan”). Other than in connection with an assignment by a Lender of all or any portion of its portion  of the Revolver Commitments or Floorplan Commitments to an Affiliate of such Lender or a  Related Fund of such Lender (i) a Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the  same) may be assigned or sold in whole or in part only by registration of such assignment or sale  on the Register (and each registered note shall expressly so provide) and (ii) any assignment or  sale of all or part of such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same)  may be effected only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register, together with the  surrender of the registered note, if any, evidencing the same duly endorsed by (or accompanied by  a written instrument of assignment or sale duly executed by) the holder of such registered note,  whereupon, at the request of the designated assignee(s) or transferee(s), one or more new registered  notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated assignee(s) or  transferee(s). Prior to the registration of assignment or sale of any Registered Loan (and the  registered note, if any evidencing the same), Borrower shall treat the Person in whose name such  Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) is registered as the owner  thereof for the purpose of receiving all payments thereon and for all other purposes,  notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In the case of any assignment by a Lender of all or any  portion of its Revolver Commitments or Floorplan Commitments to an Affiliate of such Lender or  a Related Fund of such Lender, and which assignment is not recorded in the Register, the assigning  Lender, on behalf of Borrower, shall maintain a register comparable to the Register.  

 

  78  126471205_8  166393043_2  (i) In the event that a Lender sells participations in the Registered Loan, such  Lender, as a non-fiduciary agent on behalf of Borrower, shall maintain (or cause to be maintained)  a register on which it enters the name of all participants in the Registered Loans held by it (and the  principal amount (and stated interest thereon) of the portion of such Registered Loans that is  subject to such participations) (the “Participant Register”). A Registered Loan (and the Registered  Note, if any, evidencing the same) may be participated in whole or in part only by registration of  such participation on the Participant Register (and each registered note shall expressly so provide).  Any participation of such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same)  may be effected only by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register.  (j) Agent shall make a copy of the Register (and each Lender shall make a copy  of its Participant Register in the extent it has one) available for review by Borrower from time to  time as Borrower may reasonably request.  13.2 Successors.  This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective  successors and assigns of each of the parties; provided, that Borrower may not assign this  Agreement or any rights or duties hereunder without the Lenders’ prior written consent and any  prohibited assignment shall be absolutely void ab initio. No consent to assignment by the Lenders  shall release Borrower from its Obligations. A Lender may assign this Agreement and the other  Loan Documents and its rights and duties hereunder and thereunder pursuant to Section 13.1 and,  except as expressly required pursuant to Section 13.1, no consent or approval by Borrower is  required in connection with any such assignment.  14 AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS.  14.1 Amendments and Waivers.  (a) No amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of this  Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than Bank Product Agreements or the Fee Letter),  and no consent with respect to any departure by Borrower therefrom, shall be effective unless the  same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or by Agent at the written request of  the Required Lenders) and the Loan Parties that are party thereto and then any such waiver or  consent shall be effective, but only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which  given; provided, that no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed  by all of the Lenders directly affected thereby and all of the Loan Parties that are party thereto, do  any of the following:  (i) increase the amount of or extend the expiration date of any  Commitment of any Lender or amend, modify, or eliminate the last sentence of Section 2.4(c)(i)  or the last sentence of Section 2.4(c)(ii),  (ii) postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other  Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees, or other amounts due hereunder or  under any other Loan Document,  (iii) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest on, any loan or other  extension of credit hereunder, or reduce any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any  

 

  79  126471205_8  166393043_2  other Loan Document (except in connection with the waiver of applicability of Section 2.6(c)  (which waiver shall be effective with the written consent of the Required Lenders)),  (iv) amend, modify, or eliminate this Section or any provision of this  Agreement providing for consent or other action by all Lenders,  (v) amend, modify, or eliminate Section 3.1 or 3.2,  (vi) amend, modify, or eliminate Section 15.11,  (vii) other than as permitted by Section 15.11, release Agent’s Lien in  and to any of the Collateral,  (viii) amend, modify, or eliminate the definitions of “Required Lenders”,  “Supermajority Lenders” or “Pro Rata Share”,  (ix) contractually subordinate any of Agent’s Liens, other than to  Permitted Liens under clause (f) of the definition of such term,  (x) other than in connection with a merger, liquidation, dissolution or  sale of such Person expressly permitted by the terms hereof or the other Loan Documents, release  Borrower or any Guarantor from any obligation for the payment of money or consent to the  assignment or transfer by Borrower or any Guarantor of any of its rights or duties under this  Agreement or the other Loan Documents,  (xi) amend, modify, or eliminate any of the provisions of Section  2.4(b)(i), (ii) or (iii) or Section 2.4(e), (f) or (g), or  (xii) amend, modify, or eliminate any of the provisions of Section 13.1  with respect to assignments to, or participations with, Persons who are Loan Parties or Affiliates  of Loan Parties;  (b) No amendment, waiver, modification, or consent shall amend, modify,  waive, or eliminate,  (i) the definition of, or any of the terms or provisions of, the Fee Letter,  without the written consent of Agent and Borrower (and shall not require the written consent of  any of the Lenders),  (ii) any provision of Section 15 pertaining to Agent, or any other rights  or duties of Agent under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, without the written consent  of Agent, Borrower, and the Required Lenders,  (c) No amendment, waiver, modification, elimination, or consent shall amend,  without written consent of Agent, Borrower and the Supermajority Lenders, modify, or eliminate  the definition of Aggregate Borrowing Base, Floorplan Borrowing Base or Revolver Borrowing  Base or any of the defined terms (including the definitions of Eligible Accounts, Eligible  Inventory, Eligible Real Estate, Eligible Rolling Stock/Equipment, Eligible New Floorplan  

 

  80  126471205_8  166393043_2  Equipment, Eligible Parts and Attachments Inventory, Eligible Rental Equipment, Eligible Used  Floorplan Equipment, New Floorplan Equipment and Used Floorplan Equipment) that are used in  such definitions to the extent that any such change results in more credit being made available to  Borrower based upon any Borrowing Base, but not otherwise, or the definition of Maximum  Revolver Amount or Maximum Floorplan Amount, or change Sections 2.1(c) or 2.2(c),  (d) No amendment, waiver, modification, elimination, or consent shall amend,  modify, or waive any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents pertaining to  Issuing Bank, or any other rights or duties of Issuing Bank under this Agreement or the other Loan  Documents, without the written consent of Issuing Bank, Agent, Borrower, and the Required  Lenders,  (e) No amendment, waiver, modification, elimination, or consent shall amend,  modify, or waive any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents pertaining to a  Swing Lender, or any other rights or duties of a Swing Lender under this Agreement or the other  Loan Documents, without the written consent of such Swing Lender, Agent, Borrower, and the  Required Lenders,   (f) Anything in this Section 14.1 to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) any  amendment, modification, elimination, waiver, consent, termination, or release of, or with respect  to, any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that relates only to the  relationship of the Lender Group among themselves, and that does not affect the rights or  obligations of Borrower, shall not require consent by or the agreement of any Loan Party, and (ii)  any amendment, waiver, modification, elimination, or consent of or with respect to any provision  of this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be entered into without the consent of, or  over the objection of, any Defaulting Lender other than any of the matters governed by Section  14.1(a)(i) through (iii) that affect such Lender, and  (g) No real property shall be taken as Collateral unless Lenders receive forty- five (45) days advance notice and each Lender confirms to Agent that it has completed all flood  due diligence, received copies of all flood insurance documentation and confirmed flood insurance  compliance as required by the Flood Laws or as otherwise satisfactory to such Lender. At any time  that any real property constitutes Collateral, no modification of a Loan Document shall add,  increase, renew or extend any loan, commitment or credit line hereunder until the completion of  flood due diligence, documentation and coverage as required by the Flood Laws or as otherwise  satisfactory to all Lenders.  14.2 Replacement of Certain Lenders.  (a) If (i) any action to be taken by the Lender Group or Agent hereunder  requires the consent, authorization, or agreement of all Lenders or all Lenders affected thereby and  if such action has received the consent, authorization, or agreement of the Required Lenders but  not of all Lenders or all Lenders affected thereby, or (ii) any Lender makes a claim for  compensation under Section 16, then Borrower or Agent, upon at least 5 Business Days prior  irrevocable notice, may permanently replace any Lender that failed to give its consent,  authorization, or agreement (a “Non-Consenting Lender”) or any Lender that made a claim for  compensation (a “Tax Lender”) with one or more Replacement Lenders, and the Non-Consenting  

 

  81  126471205_8  166393043_2  Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder. Such  notice to replace the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall specify an  effective date for such replacement, which date shall not be later than 15 Business Days after the  date such notice is given.  (b) Prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Non-Consenting Lender  or Tax Lender, as applicable, and each Replacement Lender shall execute and deliver an  Assignment and Acceptance, subject only to the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as  applicable, being repaid in full its share of the outstanding Obligations (without any premium or  penalty of any kind whatsoever, but including (i) all interest, fees and other amounts that may be  due in payable in respect thereof, and (ii) an assumption of its Pro Rata Share of participations in  the Letters of Credit). If the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall refuse or  fail to execute and deliver any such Assignment and Acceptance prior to the effective date of such  replacement, Agent may, but shall not be required to, execute and deliver such Assignment and  Acceptance in the name or and on behalf of the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as  applicable, and irrespective of whether Agent executes and delivers such Assignment and  Acceptance, the Non-Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall be deemed to have  executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance. The replacement of any Non- Consenting Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall be made in accordance with the terms of  Section 13.1. Until such time as one or more Replacement Lenders shall have acquired all of the  Obligations, the Commitments, and the other rights and obligations of the Non-Consenting Lender  or Tax Lender, as applicable, hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Non-Consenting  Lender or Tax Lender, as applicable, shall remain obligated to make the Non-Consenting Lender’s  or Tax Lender’s, as applicable, Pro Rata Share of Revolving Loans and Floorplan Loans, as  applicable, and to purchase a participation in each Letter of Credit, in an amount equal to its Pro  Rata Share of participations in such Letters of Credit.  14.3 No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies.  No failure by Agent or any Lender to  exercise any right, remedy, or option under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or delay  by Agent or any Lender in exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by  Agent or any Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and then only to the extent specifically  stated. No waiver by Agent or any Lender on any occasion shall affect or diminish Agent’s and  each Lender’s rights thereafter to require strict performance by Borrower of any provision of this  Agreement. Agent’s and each Lender’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents  will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy that Agent or any Lender may  have.  15 AGENT; THE LENDER GROUP.  15.1 Appointment and Authorization of Agent.  Each Lender hereby designates and  appoints Bank of America as its agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and  each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each  Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to designate, appoint, and authorize) Agent to execute and  deliver each of the other Loan Documents on its behalf and to take such other action on its behalf  under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers  and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to Agent by the terms of this Agreement or any  other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Agent  

 

  82  126471205_8  166393043_2  agrees to act as agent for and on behalf of the Lenders (and the Bank Product Providers) on the  conditions contained in this Section 15. Any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this  Agreement or in any other Loan Document notwithstanding, Agent shall not have any duties or  responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents, nor shall  Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender (or Bank Product  Provider), and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities  shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against Agent.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement or  the other Loan Documents with reference to Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or  other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead,  such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only a  representative relationship between independent contracting parties. Each Lender hereby further  authorizes (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be  deemed to authorize) Agent to act as the secured party under each of the Loan Documents that  create a Lien on any item of Collateral. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement,  Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from  exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions that Agent  expressly is entitled to take or assert under or pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan  Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, or of any other provision of the Loan  Documents that provides rights or powers to Agent, Lenders agree that Agent shall have the right  to exercise the following powers as long as this Agreement remains in effect: (a) maintain, in  accordance with its customary business practices, ledgers and- records reflecting the status of the  Obligations, the Collateral, payments and proceeds of Collateral, and related matters, (b) execute  or file any and all financing or similar statements or notices, amendments, renewals, supplements,  documents, instruments, proofs of claim, notices and other written agreements with respect to the  Loan Documents, (c) make Revolving Loans and Floorplan Loans, for itself or on behalf of  Lenders, as provided in the Loan Documents, (d) exclusively receive, apply, and distribute  payments and proceeds of the Collateral as provided in the Loan Documents, (e) open and maintain  such bank accounts and cash management arrangements as Agent deems necessary and appropriate  in accordance with the Loan Documents for the foregoing purposes, (f) perform, exercise, and  enforce any and all other rights and remedies of the Lender Group with respect to Borrower or its  Subsidiaries, the Obligations, the Collateral, or otherwise related to any of same as provided in the  Loan Documents, and (g) incur and pay such Lender Group Expenses as Agent may deem  necessary or appropriate for the performance and fulfillment of its functions and powers pursuant  to the Loan Documents.  15.2 Delegation of Duties.  Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement  or any other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys in fact and shall be  entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Agent shall not be  responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney in fact that it selects as long  as such selection was made without gross negligence or willful misconduct.  15.3 Liability of Agent.  None of the Agent-Related Persons shall (a) be liable for any  action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or  any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross  negligence or willful misconduct), or (b) be responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders (or  Bank Product Providers) for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by Borrower  

 

  83  126471205_8  166393043_2  or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any officer or director thereof, contained in this  Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other  document referred to or provided for in, or received by Agent under or in connection with, this  Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability  or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for any failure of Borrower or  its Subsidiaries or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or  thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lenders (or Bank  Product Providers) to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the  agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to  inspect the books and records or properties of Borrower or its Subsidiaries.  15.4 Reliance by Agent.  Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in  relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram,  telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission, telex or telephone message, statement or  other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed,  sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel  (including counsel to Borrower or counsel to any Lender), independent accountants and other  experts selected by Agent. Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action  under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless Agent shall first receive such advice or  concurrence of the Lenders as it deems appropriate and until such instructions are received, Agent  shall act, or refrain from acting, as it deems advisable. If Agent so requests, it shall first be  indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the. Lenders (and, if it so elects, the Bank Product  Providers) against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking  or continuing to take any such action. Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in  refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a  request or consent of the Required Lenders and such request and any action taken or failure to act  pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Lenders (and Bank Product Providers).  15.5 Notice of Default or Event of Default.  Agent shall not be deemed to have  knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, except with respect to  defaults in the payment of principal, interest, fees, and expenses required to be paid to Agent for  the account of the Lenders and, except with respect to Events of Default of which Agent has actual  knowledge, unless Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or Borrower referring  to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default, and stating that such notice is a  “notice of default.” Agent promptly will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice or of  any Event of Default of which Agent has actual knowledge. If any Lender obtains actual  knowledge of any Event of Default, such Lender promptly shall notify the other Lenders and Agent  of such Event of Default. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for giving any notices to its  Participants, if any. Subject to Section 15.4, Agent shall take such action with respect to such  Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders in accordance with  Section 9; provided, that unless and until Agent has received any such request, Agent may (but  shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such  Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable.  15.6 Credit Decision.  Each Lender (and Bank Product Provider) acknowledges that  none of the Agent-Related Persons has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act  by Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of Borrower and its Subsidiaries or  

 

  84  126471205_8  166393043_2  Affiliates, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related  Person to any Lender (or Bank Product Provider). Each Lender represents (and by entering into a  Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to represent) to Agent that  it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such due  diligence, documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and  investigation into the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and  creditworthiness of Borrower or any other Person party to a Loan Document, and all applicable  bank regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision  to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to Borrower. Each Lender also represents (and  by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to  represent) that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and  based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to  make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this  Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary  to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition  and creditworthiness of Borrower or any other Person party to a Loan Document. Except for  notices, reports, and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to the Lenders by  Agent, Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender (or Bank Product  Provider) with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations,  property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of Borrower or any other Person party  to a Loan Document that may come into the possession of any of the Agent-Related Persons. Each  Lender acknowledges (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product  Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that Agent does not have any duty or responsibility,  either initially or on a continuing basis (except to the extent, if any, that is expressly specified  herein) to provide such Lender (or Bank Product Provider) with any credit or other information  with respect to Borrower, its Affiliates or any of their respective business, legal, financial or other  affairs, and irrespective of whether such information came into Agent’s or its Affiliates’ or  representatives’ possession before or after the date on which such Lender became a party to this  Agreement (or such Bank Product Provider entered into a Bank Product Agreement).  15.7 Costs and Expenses; Indemnification.  Agent may incur and pay Lender Group  Expenses to the extent Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate for the performance and  fulfillment of its functions, powers, and obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents, including  court costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses, fees and expenses of financial accountants, advisors,  consultants, and appraisers, costs of collection by outside collection agencies, auctioneer fees and  expenses, and costs of security guards or insurance premiums paid to maintain the Collateral,  whether or not Borrower is obligated to reimburse Agent or Lenders for such expenses pursuant  to this Agreement or otherwise. Agent is authorized and directed to deduct and retain sufficient  amounts from payments or proceeds of the Collateral received by Agent to reimburse Agent for  such out-of-pocket costs and expenses prior to the distribution of any amounts to Lenders (or Bank  Product Providers). In the event Agent is not reimbursed for such costs and expenses by Borrower  or its Subsidiaries, each Lender hereby agrees that it is and shall be obligated to pay to Agent such  Lender’s ratable thereof. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated,  each of the Lenders, on a ratable basis, shall indemnify and defend the Agent-Related Persons (to  the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of Borrower and without limiting the obligation of  Borrower to do so) from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities; provided, that no Lender  shall be liable for the payment to any Agent-Related Person of any portion of such Indemnified  

 

  85  126471205_8  166393043_2  Liabilities resulting solely from such Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct nor shall  any Lender be liable for the obligations of any Defaulting Lender in failing to make a Revolving  Loan, a Floorplan Loan or other extension of credit hereunder. Without limitation of the foregoing,  each Lender shall reimburse Agent upon demand for such Lender’s ratable share of any costs or  out of pocket expenses (including attorneys, accountants, advisors, and consultants fees and  expenses) incurred by Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery,  administration, modification, amendment, or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal  proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this  Agreement or any other Loan Document to the extent that Agent is not reimbursed for such  expenses by or on behalf of Borrower. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Lenders  shall be liable and indemnify Agent-Related Persons in accordance with this Section 15.7 for  Indemnified Liabilities and other costs and expenses that relate to or arise from an Agent-Related  Person acting as or for Agent (in its capacity as Agent), and not in any individual capacity. The  undertaking in this Section shall survive the payment of all Obligations hereunder and the  resignation or replacement of Agent.  15.8 Agent in Individual Capacity.  Bank of America and its Affiliates may make loans  to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, provide Bank Products to, acquire  Equity Interests in,’ and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory,  underwriting, or other business with Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and any other  Person party to any Loan Document as though Bank of America were not Agent hereunder, and,  in each case, without notice to or consent of the other members of the Lender Group. The other  members of the Lender Group acknowledge (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each  Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that, pursuant to such activities, Bank of  America or its Affiliates may receive information regarding Borrower or its Affiliates or any other  Person party to any Loan Documents that is subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of  Borrower or such other Person and that prohibit the disclosure of such information to the Lenders  (or Bank Product Providers), and the Lenders acknowledge (and by entering into a Bank Product  Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that, in such  circumstances (and in the absence of a waiver of such confidentiality obligations, which waiver  Agent will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain), Agent shall not be under any obligation to  provide such information to them. The terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include Bank of America in  its individual capacity.  15.9 Successor Agent.  Agent may resign as Agent upon 30 days (10 days if an Event  of Default has occurred and is continuing) prior written notice to the Lenders (unless such notice  is waived by the Required Lenders) and Borrower (unless such notice is waived by Borrower or  an Event of Default exists) and without any notice to the Bank Product Providers. If Agent resigns  under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall be entitled, with (so long as no Event of Default  has occurred and is continuing) the consent of Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably  withheld, delayed, or conditioned), appoint a successor Agent for the Lenders (and the Bank  Product Providers). If, at the time that Agent’s resignation is effective, it is acting as Issuing Bank  or a Swing Lender, such resignation shall also operate to effectuate its resignation as Issuing Bank  or such Swing Lender, as applicable, and it shall automatically be relieved of any further obligation  to issue Letters of Credit, or to make Swing Loans. If no successor Agent is appointed prior to the  effective date of the resignation of Agent, Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders  and Borrower, a successor Agent. If Agent has materially breached or failed to perform any  

 

  86  126471205_8  166393043_2  material provision of this Agreement or of applicable law, the Required Lenders may agree in  writing to remove and replace Agent with a successor Agent from among the Lenders with (so  long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) the consent of Borrower (such consent  not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned). In any such event, upon the acceptance  of its appointment as successor Agent hereunder, such successor Agent shall succeed to all the  rights, powers, and duties of the retiring Agent and the term “Agent” shall mean such successor  Agent and the retiring Agent’s appointment, powers, and duties as Agent shall be terminated. After  any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Section 15 shall inure  to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this  Agreement. If no successor Agent has accepted appointment as Agent by the date which is 30 days  following a retiring Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Agent’s resignation shall  nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of Agent  hereunder until such time, if any, as the Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above.  15.10 Lender in Individual Capacity.  Any Lender and its respective Affiliates may  make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, provide Bank  Products to, acquire Equity Interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial  advisory, underwriting, or other business with Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and  any other Person party to any Loan Documents as though such Lender were not a Lender hereunder  without notice to or consent of the other members of the Lender Group (or the Bank Product  Providers). The other members of the Lender Group acknowledge (and by entering into a Bank  Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that, pursuant  to such activities, such Lender and its respective Affiliates may receive information regarding  Borrower or its Affiliates or any other Person party to any Loan Documents that is subject to  confidentiality obligations in favor of Borrower or such other Person and that prohibit the  disclosure of such information to the Lenders, and the Lenders acknowledge (and by entering into  a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to acknowledge) that, in  such circumstances (and in the absence of a waiver of such confidentiality obligations, such Lender  shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to them.  15.11 Collateral Matters.  (a) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize (and by entering into a Bank  Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to authorize) Agent to release  any Lien on any Collateral (i) upon the termination of the Commitments and payment and  satisfaction in full by Borrower of all of the Obligations, (ii) constituting property being sold or  disposed of if a release is required or desirable in connection therewith and if Borrower certifies  to Agent that the sale or disposition is permitted under Section 6.4 (and Agent may rely  conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), (iii) constituting property in which  neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries owned no interest at the time Agent’s Lien was granted  nor at any time thereafter, (iv) constituting property leased or licensed to Borrower or its  Subsidiaries under a lease or license that has expired or is terminated in a transaction permitted  under this Agreement, or (v) in connection with a credit bid or purchase authorized under this  Section 15.11. The Loan Parties and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize (and by entering  into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to authorize) Agent,  based upon the instruction of the Required Lenders, to (a) consent to the credit bid, or purchase  (either directly or indirectly through one or more entities) all or any portion of the Collateral at any  

 

  87  126471205_8  166393043_2  sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including Section 363 of the  Bankruptcy Code, (b) credit bid or purchase (either directly or indirectly through one or more  entities) all or any portion of the Collateral at any sale or other disposition thereof conducted under  the provisions of the Code, including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the Code, or (c) credit  bid or purchase (either directly or indirectly through one or more entities) all or any portion of the  Collateral at any other sale or foreclosure conducted or consented to by Agent in accordance with  applicable law in any judicial action or proceeding or by the exercise of any legal or equitable  remedy. In connection with any such credit bid or purchase, (i) the Obligations owed to the Lenders  and the Bank Product Providers shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis  (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims being estimated for such  purpose if the fixing or liquidation thereof would not impair or unduly delay the ability of Agent  to credit bid or purchase at such sale or other disposition of the Collateral and, if such contingent  or unliquidated claims cannot be estimated without impairing or unduly delaying the ability of  Agent to credit bid at such sale or other disposition, then such claims shall be disregarded, not  credit bid, and not entitled to any interest in the Collateral that is the subject of such credit bid or  purchase) and the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers whose Obligations are credit bid shall  be entitled to receive interests (ratably based upon the proportion of their Obligations credit bid in  relation to the aggregate amount of Obligations so credit bid) in the Collateral that is the subject  of such credit bid or purchase (or in the Equity Interests of the any entities that are used to  consummate such credit bid or purchase), and (ii) Agent, based upon the instruction of the  Required Lenders, may accept non-cash consideration, including debt and equity securities issued  by any entities used to consummate such credit bid or purchase and in connection therewith Agent  may reduce the Obligations owed to the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers (ratably based  upon the proportion of their Obligations credit bid in relation to the aggregate amount of  Obligations so credit bid) based upon the value of such non-cash consideration. Except as provided  above, Agent will not execute and deliver a release of any Lien on any Collateral without the prior  written authorization of (y) if the release is of all or substantially all of the Collateral, all of the  Lenders (without requiring the authorization of the Bank Product Providers), or (z) otherwise, the  Required Lenders (without requiring the authorization of the Bank Product Providers). Upon  request by Agent or Borrower at any time, the Lenders will (and if so requested, the Bank Product  Providers will) confirm in writing Agent’s authority to release any such Liens on particular types  or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 15.11; provided, that (1) anything to the contrary  contained in any of the Loan Documents notwithstanding, Agent shall not be required to execute  any document or take any action necessary to evidence such release on terms that, in Agent’s  opinion, could expose Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other  than the release of such Lien without recourse, representation, or warranty, and (2) such release  shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those  expressly released) upon (or obligations of Borrower in respect of) any and all interests retained  by Borrower, including, the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of  the Collateral. Each Lender further hereby irrevocably authorize (and by entering into a Bank  Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to irrevocably authorize) Agent,  at its option and in its sole discretion, to subordinate any Lien granted to or held by Agent under  any Loan Document to the holder of any Permitted Lien on such property if such Permitted Lien  secures Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness.  (b) Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any of the Lenders (or the  Bank Product Providers) (i) to verify or assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by Borrower  

 

  88  126471205_8  166393043_2  or its Subsidiaries or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, (ii) to verify or  assure that Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected,  protected, or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, (iii) to verify or assure that any  particular items of Collateral meet the eligibility criteria applicable in respect thereof, (iv) to  impose, maintain, increase, reduce, implement, or eliminate any particular reserve hereunder or to  determine whether the amount of any reserve is appropriate or not, or (v) to exercise at all or in  any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising,  any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to Agent pursuant to any of the Loan  Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission,  or event related thereto, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, Agent may act in  any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given Agent’s own interest in the  Collateral in its capacity as one of the Lenders and that Agent shall have no other duty or liability  whatsoever to any Lender (or Bank Product Provider) as to any of the foregoing, except as  otherwise expressly provided herein.  15.12 Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments.  (a) Each of the Lenders agrees that it shall not, without the express written  consent of Agent, set off against the Obligations any amounts owing by such Lender to Borrower  or its Subsidiaries or any deposit accounts of Borrower or its Subsidiaries now or hereafter  maintained with such Lender. Each of the Lenders further agrees that it shall not, unless  specifically requested to do so in writing by Agent, take or cause to be taken any action, including,  the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings to enforce any Loan Document against  Borrower or any Guarantor or to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest  in, any of the Collateral.  (b) If, at any time or times any Lender shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure,  setoff, or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations,  except for any such proceeds or payments received by such Lender from Agent pursuant to the  terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from Agent in excess of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share  of all such distributions by Agent, such Lender promptly shall (A) turn the same over to Agent, in  kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to Agent, or in  immediately available funds, as applicable, for the account of all of the Lenders and for application  to the Obligations in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, or (B) purchase,  without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in the Obligations owed to  the other Lenders so that such excess payment received shall be applied ratably as among the  Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares; provided, that to the extent that such excess  payment received by the purchasing party is thereafter recovered from it, those purchases of  participations shall be rescinded in whole or in part, as applicable, and the applicable portion of  the purchase price paid therefor shall be returned to such purchasing party, but without interest  except to the extent that such purchasing party is required to pay interest in connection with the  recovery of the excess payment.  15.13 Agency for Perfection.  Agent hereby appoints each other Lender (and each Bank  Product Provider) as its agent (and each Lender hereby accepts (and by entering into a Bank  Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to accept) such appointment) for  the purpose of perfecting Agent’s Liens in assets which, in accordance with Article 8 or Article 9,  

 

  89  126471205_8  166393043_2  as applicable, of the Code can be perfected by possession or control. Should any Lender obtain  possession or control of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify Agent thereof, and, promptly  upon Agent’s request therefor shall deliver possession or control of such Collateral to Agent or in  accordance with Agent’s instructions.  15.14 Payments by Agent to the Lenders.  All payments to be made by Agent to the  Lenders (or Bank Product Providers) shall be made by bank wire transfer of immediately available  funds pursuant to such wire transfer instructions as each party may designate for itself by written  notice to Agent. Concurrently with each such payment, Agent shall identify whether such payment  (or any portion thereof) represents principal, premium, fees, or interest of the Obligations.  15.15 Concerning the Collateral and Related Loan Documents.  Each member of the  Lender Group authorizes and directs Agent to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan  Documents. Each member of the Lender Group agrees (and by entering into a Bank Product  Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to agree) that any action taken by Agent  in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents relating to the  Collateral and the exercise by Agent of its powers set forth therein or herein, together with such  other powers that are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Lenders (and  such Bank Product Provider).  15.16 Field Examination Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers by Lenders; Other  Reports and Information.  By becoming a party to this Agreement, each Lender:  (a) is deemed to have requested that Agent furnish such Lender, promptly after  it becomes available, a copy of each field examination report respecting Borrower or its  Subsidiaries (each, a “Report”) prepared by or at the request of Agent, and Agent shall so furnish  each Lender with such Reports,  (b) expressly agrees and acknowledges that Agent does not (i) make any  representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any Report, and (ii) shall not be liable for any  information contained in any Report,  (c) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive  audits or examinations, that Agent or other party performing any field examination will inspect  only specific information regarding Borrower and its Subsidiaries and will rely significantly upon  Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ books and records, as well as on representations of Borrower’s  personnel,  (d) agrees to keep all Reports and other material, non-public information  regarding Borrower and its Subsidiaries and their operations, assets, and existing and contemplated  business plans in a confidential manner in accordance with Section 17.9, and  (e) without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision  contained in this Agreement, agrees: (i) to hold Agent and any other Lender preparing a Report  harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or fail to take or any conclusion the  indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in connection with any loans or other  credit accommodations that the indemnifying Lender has made or may make to Borrower, or the  indemnifying Lender’s participation in, or the indemnifying Lender’s purchase of, a loan or loans  

 

  90  126471205_8  166393043_2  of Borrower, and (ii) to pay and protect, and indemnify, defend and hold Agent, and any such other  Lender preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages,  costs, expenses, and other amounts (including, attorneys’ fees and costs) incurred by Agent and  any such other Lender preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who  might obtain all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.  (f) In addition to the foregoing, (x) any Lender may from time to time request  of Agent in writing that Agent provide to such Lender a copy of any report or document provided  by Borrower or its Subsidiaries to Agent that has not been contemporaneously provided by  Borrower or such Subsidiary to such Lender, and, upon receipt of such request, Agent promptly  shall provide a copy of same to such Lender, (y) to the extent that Agent is entitled, under any  provision of the Loan Documents, to request additional reports or information from Borrower or  its Subsidiaries, any Lender may, from time to time, reasonably request Agent to exercise such  right as specified in such Lender’s notice to Agent, whereupon Agent promptly shall request of  Borrower the additional reports or information reasonably specified by such Lender, and, upon  receipt thereof from Borrower or such Subsidiary, Agent promptly shall provide a copy of same  to such Lender, and (z) any time that Agent renders to Borrower a statement regarding the Loan  Account, Agent shall send a copy of such statement to each Lender.  15.17 Several Obligations; No Liability.  Notwithstanding that certain of the Loan  Documents now or hereafter may have been or will be executed only by or in favor of Agent in its  capacity as such, and not by or in favor of the Lenders, any and all obligations on the part of Agent  (if any) to make any credit available hereunder shall constitute the several (and not joint)  obligations of the respective Lenders on a ratable basis, according to their respective  Commitments, to make an amount of such credit not to exceed, in principal amount, at any one  time outstanding, the amount of their respective Commitments. Nothing contained herein shall  confer upon any Lender any interest in, or subject any Lender to any liability for, or in respect of,  the business, assets, profits, losses, or liabilities of any other Lender. Each Lender shall be solely  responsible for notifying its Participants of any matters relating to the Loan Documents to the  extent any such notice may be required, and no Lender shall have any obligation, duty, or liability  to any Participant of any other Lender. Except as provided in Section 15.7, no member of the  Lender Group shall have any liability for the acts of any other member of the Lender Group. No  Lender shall be responsible to Borrower or any other Person for any failure by any other Lender  (or Bank Product Provider) to fulfill its obligations to make credit available hereunder, nor to  advance for such Lender (or Bank Product Provider) or on its behalf, nor to take any other action  on behalf of such Lender (or Bank Product Provider) hereunder or in connection with the financing  contemplated herein.  15.18 Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Book Runners, Syndication Agent, and Co- Documentation Agents.  Each of the Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Book Runners, Syndication  Agent, and Co-Documentation Agents, in such capacities, shall not have any right, power,  obligation, liability, responsibility, or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to it  in its capacity as a Lender, as Agent, as a Swing Lender, or as Issuing Bank. Without limiting the  foregoing, none of the Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Book Runners, Syndication Agent, and Co- Documentation Agents, in such capacities, shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary  relationship with any Lender or any Loan Party. Each Lender, Agent, each Swing Lender, Issuing  Bank, and each Loan Party acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on the Joint Lead  

 

  91  126471205_8  166393043_2  Arrangers, Joint Book Runners, Syndication Agent, and Co-Documentation Agents in deciding to  enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder. Each of the Joint Lead  Arrangers, Joint Book Runners, Syndication Agent, and Co-Documentation Agents, in such  capacities, shall be entitled to resign at any time by giving notice to Agent and Borrower.  15.19 Resignation of Prior Agent and Appointment of Successor Agent. Upon  confirmation by Agent (which may be provided by e-mail) that the conditions to the effectiveness  of this Agreement have been satisfied and payment on the Closing Date of all obligations owed to  Resigning Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to that certain pay-down letter  between Loan Parties and Resigning Agent, dated as of even date hereof:   (a) (i) Resigning Agent hereby resigns as Agent under the Existing Credit  Agreement and all of the other Loan Documents pursuant to Section 15.9 of the Existing Credit  Agreement, (ii) the Lenders and the Borrower hereby accept such resignation and consent to the  appointment of Bank of America, N.A. to act as successor Agent under the Existing Credit  Agreement, which is concurrently herewith being amended and restated pursuant to this  Agreement, and the other Loan Documents to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of  Resigning Agent, such resignation and appointment to be effective on the Closing Date and (iii)  Resigning Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Existing Credit  Agreement an all other Loan Documents.  (b) Any requirement set forth in Section 15.9 of the Existing Credit Agreement  for prior notice to the Lenders and the Borrower of such resignation is hereby waived by each of  the parties hereto.  Bank of America, N.A. hereby accepts its appointment as Agent under the  Existing Credit Agreement, as amended and restated pursuant to this Agreement, and the other  Loan Documents, and accepts and assumes all of the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the  Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents effective on the Closing Date, except that  Resigning Agent shall disburse any fees or interest due and owing to Lenders under the Existing  Credit Agreement on the Closing Date.   15.20 Recovery of Erroneous Payments.  Without limitation of any other provision in this  Agreement, if at any time the Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender or any  Issuing Bank, each a (“Credit Party”), whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing  by the Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such  event, each Credit Party receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Agent  forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Credit Party  in immediately  available funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including  the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of payment to the  Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance  with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.  Each Credit Party irrevocably waives any  and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise  claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another)  or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount.  The Agent shall inform  each Credit Party promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Credit Party  comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.  

 

  92  126471205_8  166393043_2  16 WITHHOLDING TAXES.  16.1 Payments.  All payments under the Loan Documents will be made free and clear  of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future Indemnified Taxes, and in the  event any deduction or withholding of Indemnified Taxes is required, Borrower shall comply with  the next sentence of this Section 16.1. If any Indemnified Taxes are so levied or imposed, Borrower  agrees to pay the full amount of such Indemnified Taxes and such additional amounts as may be  necessary so that every payment of all amounts due under this Agreement, any note, or Loan  Document, including any amount paid pursuant to this Section 16.1 after withholding or deduction  for or on account of any Indemnified Taxes, will not be less than the amount provided for herein.  Borrower will furnish to Agent as promptly as possible after the date the payment of any  Indemnified Tax is due pursuant to applicable law, certified copies of tax receipts evidencing such  payment by Borrower. Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp, value added or  documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges, or similar levies that arise from  any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, performance, recordation, or filing  of, or otherwise with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.  16.2 Exemptions.  (a) If a Lender or Participant is entitled to claim an exemption or reduction from  United States withholding tax, such Lender or Participant agrees with and in favor of Agent, to  deliver to Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) one  of the following before receiving its first payment under this Agreement:  (i) if such Lender or Participant is entitled to claim an exemption from  United States withholding tax pursuant to the portfolio interest exception, (A) a statement of the  Lender or Participant, signed under penalty of perjury, that it is not a (I) a “bank” as described in  Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the IRC, (II) a 10% shareholder of Borrower (within the meaning of  Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the IRC), or (III) a controlled foreign corporation related to Borrower  within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the IRC, and (B) a properly completed and executed  IRS Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E or Form W-8IMY (with proper attachments), as applicable;  (ii) if such Lender or Participant is entitled to claim an exemption from,  or a reduction of, withholding tax under a United States tax treaty, a properly completed and  executed copy of IRS Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable;  (iii) if such Lender or Participant is entitled to claim that interest paid  under this Agreement is exempt from United States withholding tax because it is effectively  connected with a United States trade or business of such Lender, a properly completed and  executed copy of IRS Form W-8ECI;  (iv) if such Lender or Participant is entitled to claim that interest paid  under this Agreement is exempt from United States withholding tax because such Lender or  Participant serves as an intermediary, a properly completed and executed copy of IRS Form W- 8IMY (with proper attachments); or  (v) a properly completed and executed copy of any other form or forms,  including IRS Form W-9, as may be required under the IRC or other laws of the United States as  

 

  93  126471205_8  166393043_2  a condition to exemption from, or reduction of, United States withholding or backup withholding  tax, or  (vi) a properly completed form or forms, and other required  documentation (to be designated under Sections 1471 and 1472 of the Code) to claim an exemption  from any withholding tax imposed under FATCA.  (b) Each Lender or Participant shall provide new forms (or successor forms)  upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered forms and to promptly notify  Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) of any change  in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction.  (c) If a Lender or Participant claims an exemption from withholding tax in a  jurisdiction other than the United States, such Lender or such Participant agrees with and in favor  of Agent, to deliver to Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the  participation only) any such form or forms, as may be required under the laws of such jurisdiction  as a condition to exemption from, or reduction of, foreign withholding or backup withholding tax  before receiving its first payment under this Agreement, but only if such Lender or such Participant  is legally able to deliver such forms, provided, that nothing in this Section 16.2(c) shall require a  Lender or Participant to disclose any information that it deems to be confidential (including  without limitation, its tax returns). Each Lender and each Participant shall provide new forms (or  successor forms) upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered forms and to  promptly notify Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation  only) of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed  exemption or reduction.  (d) If a Lender or Participant claims exemption from, or reduction of,  withholding tax and such Lender or Participant sells, assigns, grants a participation in, or otherwise  transfers all or part of the Obligations of Borrower to such Lender or Participant, such Lender or  Participant agrees to notify Agent (or, in the case of a sale of a participation interest, to the Lender  granting the participation only) of the percentage amount in which it is no longer the beneficial  owner of Obligations of Borrower to such Lender or Participant. To the extent of such percentage  amount, Agent will treat such Lender’s or such Participant’s documentation provided pursuant to  Section 16.2(a) or 16.2(c) as no longer valid. With respect to such percentage amount, such  Participant or Assignee may provide new documentation, pursuant to Section 16.2(a) or 16.2(c),  if applicable. Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of this Section  16 with respect to its participation in any portion of the Commitments and the Obligations so long  as such Participant complies with the obligations set forth in this Section 16 with respect thereto.  (e) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject  to U.S. federal income withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply  with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section  1471(b) or 1472(b) of the IRC, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Agent (or, in the case  of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) at the time or times prescribed by  law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, the  Lender granting the participation) such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as  prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the IRC) and such additional documentation reasonably  

 

  94  126471205_8  166393043_2  requested by Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, the Lender granting the participation) as may  be necessary for Agent or Borrower to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to  determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to  determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause  (e), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.  16.3 Reductions.  (a) If a Lender or a Participant is subject to an applicable withholding tax,  Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, the Lender granting the participation) may withhold from  any payment to such Lender or such Participant an amount equivalent to the applicable  withholding tax. If the forms or other documentation required by Section 16.2(a) or 16.2(c) are not  delivered to Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation), then  Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation) may withhold from  any payment to such Lender or such Participant not providing such forms or other documentation  an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax.  (b) If the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority of the  United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the  Lender granting the participation) did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the  account of any Lender or any Participant due to a failure on the part of the Lender or any Participant  (because the appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly executed, or because such  Lender failed to notify Agent (or such Participant failed to notify the Lender granting the  participation) of a change in circumstances which rendered the exemption from, or reduction of,  withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason) such Lender shall indemnify and hold Agent  harmless (or, in the case of a Participant, such Participant shall indemnify and hold the Lender  granting the participation harmless) for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by Agent (or, in  the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation), as tax or otherwise, including  penalties and interest, and including any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable  to Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) under this  Section 16, together with all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses). The  obligation of the Lenders and the Participants under this subsection shall survive the payment of  all Obligations and the resignation or replacement of Agent.  16.4 Refunds.  If Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received  a refund of any Indemnified Taxes to which Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this  Section 16, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, it shall pay  over such refund to Borrower (but only to the extent of payments made, or additional amounts  paid, by Borrower under this Section 16 with respect to Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such a  refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than  any interest paid by the applicable Governmental Authority with respect to such a refund);  provided, that Borrower, upon the request of Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount  paid over to Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges, imposed by the applicable  Governmental Authority, other than such penalties, interest or other charges imposed as a result of  the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Agent hereunder) to Agent or such Lender in the  event Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 16 shall not be construed  

 

  95  126471205_8  166393043_2  to require Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information which  it deems confidential) to Borrower or any other Person.  17 GENERAL PROVISIONS.  17.1 Effectiveness.  This Agreement shall be binding and deemed effective when  executed by Borrower, Agent, and each Lender whose signature is provided for on the signature  pages hereof.  17.2 Section Headings.  Headings and numbers have been set forth herein for  convenience only. Unless the contrary is compelled by the context, everything contained in each  Section applies equally to this entire Agreement.  17.3 Interpretation.  Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein  shall be construed against the Lender Group or Borrower, whether under any rule of construction  or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by all parties and shall be  construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to accomplish  fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.  17.4 Severability of Provisions.  Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable  from every other provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal  enforceability of any specific provision.  17.5 Bank Product Providers.  Each Bank Product Provider in its capacity as such shall  be deemed a third party beneficiary hereof and of the provisions of the other Loan Documents for  purposes of any reference in a Loan Document to the parties for whom Agent is acting. Agent  hereby agrees to act as agent for such Bank Product Providers and, by virtue of entering into a  Bank Product Agreement, the applicable Bank Product Provider shall be automatically deemed to  have appointed Agent as its agent and to have accepted the benefits of the Loan Documents. It is  understood and agreed that the rights and benefits of each Bank Product Provider under the Loan  Documents consist exclusively of such Bank Product Provider’s being a beneficiary of the Liens  and security interests (and, if applicable, guarantees) granted to Agent and the right to share in  payments and collections out of the Collateral as more fully set forth herein. In addition, each Bank  Product Provider, by virtue of entering into a Bank Product Agreement, shall be automatically  deemed to have agreed that Agent shall have the right, but shall have no obligation, to establish,  maintain, relax, or release reserves in respect of the Bank Product Obligations and that if reserves  are established there is no obligation on the part of Agent to determine or insure whether the  amount of any such reserve is appropriate or not. In connection with any such distribution of  payments or proceeds of Collateral, Agent shall be entitled to assume no amounts are due or owing  to any Bank Product Provider unless such Bank Product Provider has provided a written  certification (setting ‘forth a reasonably detailed calculation) to Agent as to the amounts that are  due and owing to it and such written certification is received by Agent a reasonable period of time  prior to the making of such distribution. Agent shall have no obligation to calculate the amount  due and payable with respect to any Bank Products, but may rely upon the written certification of  the amount due and payable from the applicable Bank Product Provider. In the absence of an  updated certification, Agent shall be entitled to assume that the amount due and payable to the  applicable Bank Product Provider is the amount last certified to Agent by such Bank Product  

 

  96  126471205_8  166393043_2  Provider as being due and payable (less any distributions made to such Bank Product Provider on  account thereof). Borrower may obtain Bank Products from any Bank Product Provider, although  Borrower is not required to do so. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that no Bank Product  Provider has committed to provide any Bank Products and that the providing of Bank Products by  any Bank Product Provider is in the sole and absolute discretion of such Bank Product Provider.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no  provider or holder of any Bank Product shall have any voting or approval rights hereunder (or be  deemed a Lender) solely by virtue of its status as the provider or holder of such agreements or  products or the Obligations owing thereunder, nor shall the consent of any such provider or holder  be required (other than in their capacities as Lenders, to the extent applicable) for any matter  hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, including as to any matter relating to the  Collateral or the release of Collateral or Guarantors.  17.6 Debtor-Creditor Relationship.  The relationship between the Lenders and Agent,  on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, is solely that of creditor and debtor. No  member of the Lender Group has (or shall be deemed to have) any fiduciary relationship or duty  to any Loan Party arising out of or in connection with the Loan Documents or the transactions  contemplated thereby, and there is no agency or joint venture relationship between the members  of the Lender Group, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, by virtue of any  Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein.  17.7 Counterparts; Electronic Execution.  This Agreement and any document,  amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or  authorization related to this Agreement (each a “Communication”), including Communications  required to be in writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using  Electronic Signatures.  Borrower agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any  Communication shall be valid and binding on Borrower to the same extent as a manual, original  signature, and that any Communication entered into by Electronic Signature, will constitute the  legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower enforceable against such in accordance with the  terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered.   Any  Communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including  both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same  Communication.  For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include,  without limitation, use or acceptance by the Agent and each of the Lenders of a manually signed  paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF  format), or an electronically signed Communication converted into another format, for  transmission, delivery and/or retention. The Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option,  create one or more copies of any Communication in the form of an imaged Electronic Record  (“Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of the such Person’s  business, and destroy the original paper document.  All Communications in the form of an  Electronic Record, including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes,  and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record.  Notwithstanding  anything contained herein to the contrary, the Agent is under no obligation to accept an Electronic  Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Agent pursuant to  procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the  Agent has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Agent and each of the Lenders shall be  entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower  

 

  97  126471205_8  166393043_2  without further verification and (b) upon the request of the Agent or any Lender, any Electronic  Signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart but the failure to  deliver a manually executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding  effect of any Communication. The foregoing shall apply to each other Loan Document mutatis  mutandis.  For purposes hereof, “Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the  meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to  time.    17.8 Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations; Certain Waivers.  If any member of  the Lender Group or any Bank Product Provider repays, refunds, restores, or returns in whole or  in part, any payment or property (including any proceeds of Collateral) previously paid or  transferred to such member of the Lender Group or such Bank Product Provider in full or partial  satisfaction of any Obligation or on account of any other obligation of any Loan Party under any  Loan Document or any Bank Product Agreement, because the payment, transfer, or the incurrence  of the obligation so satisfied is asserted or declared to be void, voidable, or otherwise recoverable  under any law relating to creditors’ rights, including provisions of the Bankruptcy Code relating  to fraudulent transfers, preferences, or other voidable or recoverable obligations or transfers (each,  a “Voidable Transfer”), or because such member of the Lender Group or Bank Product Provider  elects to do so on the reasonable advice of its counsel in connection with a claim that the payment,  transfer, or incurrence is or may be a Voidable Transfer, then, as to any such Voidable Transfer,  or the amount thereof that such member of the Lender Group or Bank Product Provider elects to  repay, restore, or return (including pursuant to a settlement of any claim in respect thereof), and as  to all reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees of such member of the Lender Group or Bank  Product Provider related thereto, (i) the liability of the Loan Parties with respect to the amount or  property paid, refunded, restored, or returned will automatically and immediately be revived,  reinstated, and restored and will exist and (ii) Agent’s Liens securing such liability shall be  effective, revived, and remain in full force and effect, in each case, as fully as if such Voidable  Transfer had never been made. If, prior to any of the foregoing, (A) Agent’s Liens shall have been  released or terminated or (B) any provision of this Agreement shall have been terminated or  cancelled, Agent’s Liens, or such provision of this Agreement, shall be reinstated in full force and  effect and such prior release, termination, cancellation or surrender shall not diminish, release,  discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligation of any Loan Party in respect of such liability  or any Collateral securing such liability.  17.9 Confidentiality.  (a) Agent and Lenders each individually (and not jointly or jointly and  severally) agree that material, non-public information regarding Borrower and its Subsidiaries,  their operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans (“Confidential Information”)  shall be treated by Agent and the Lenders in a confidential manner, and shall not be disclosed by  Agent and the Lenders to Persons who are not parties to this Agreement, except:  (i) to attorneys for and other advisors, accountants, auditors, and  consultants to any member of the Lender Group and to employees, directors and officers of any  member of the Lender Group (the Persons in this clause (i), “Lender Group Representatives”) on  a “need to know” basis in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated  hereby and on a confidential basis, (ii) to Subsidiaries and Affiliates of any member of the Lender  

 

  98  126471205_8  166393043_2  Group (including the Bank Product Providers), provided that any such Subsidiary or Affiliate shall  be required to receive such information hereunder subject to the terms of this Section 17.9, (iii) as  may be required by regulatory authorities so long as such authorities are informed of the  confidential nature of such information, (iv) as may be required by statute, decision, or judicial or  administrative order, rule, or regulation; provided that (x) prior to any disclosure under this clause  (iv), the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrower with prior notice thereof, to the extent that it  is practicable to do so and to the extent that the disclosing party is permitted to provide such prior  notice to Borrower pursuant to the terms of the applicable statute, decision, or judicial or  administrative order, rule, or regulation and (y) any disclosure under this clause (iv) shall be  limited to the portion of the Confidential Information as may be required by such statute, decision,  or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation, (v) as may be agreed to in advance in writing  by Borrower, (vi) as requested or required by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any  subpoena or other legal process, provided, that, (x) prior to any disclosure under this clause (vi)  the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrower with prior written notice thereof, to the extent that  it is practicable to do so and to the extent that the disclosing party is permitted to provide such  prior written notice to Borrower pursuant to the terms of the subpoena or other legal process and  (y) any disclosure under this clause (vi) shall be limited to the portion of the Confidential  Information as may be required by such Governmental Authority pursuant to such subpoena or  other legal process, (vii) as to any such information that is or becomes generally available to the  public (other than as a result of prohibited disclosure by Agent or the Lenders or the Lender Group  Representatives), (viii) in connection with any assignment, participation or pledge of any Lender’s  interest under this Agreement, provided that prior to receipt of Confidential Information any such  assignee, participant, or pledgee shall have agreed in writing to receive such Confidential  Information either subject to the terms of this Section 17.9 or pursuant to confidentiality  requirements substantially similar to those contained in this Section 17.9 (and such Person may  disclose such Confidential Information to Persons employed or engaged by them as described in  clause (i) above), (ix) in connection with any litigation or other adversary proceeding involving  parties hereto which such litigation or adversary proceeding involves claims related to the rights  or duties of such parties under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided, that, prior  to any disclosure to any Person (other than any Loan Party, Agent, any Lender, any of their  respective Affiliates, or their respective counsel) under this clause (ix) with respect to litigation  involving any Person (other than Borrower, Agent, any Lender, any of their respective Affiliates,  or their respective counsel), the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrower with prior written  notice thereof, and (x) in connection with, and to the extent reasonably necessary for, the exercise  of any secured creditor remedy under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document.  (b) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Agent may  disclose information concerning the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan  Documents to loan syndication and pricing reporting services or in its marketing or promotional  materials, with such information to consist of deal terms and other information customarily found  in such publications or marketing or promotional materials and may otherwise use the name, logos,  and other insignia of Borrower or the other Loan Parties and the Commitments provided hereunder  in any “tombstone” or other advertisements, on its website or in other marketing materials of the  Agent.  (c) The Loan Parties hereby acknowledge that Agent or its Affiliates may make  available to the Lenders materials or information provided by or on behalf of Borrower hereunder  

 

  99  126471205_8  166393043_2  (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks, SyndTrak  or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and certain of the Lenders may be “public- side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with  respect to the Loan Parties or their securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Loan Parties shall be  deemed to have authorized Agent and its Affiliates and the Lenders to treat Borrower Materials  marked “PUBLIC” or otherwise at any time filed with the SEC as not containing any material non- public information with respect to the Loan Parties or their securities for purposes of United States  federal and state securities laws. All Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be  made available through a portion of the Platform designated as “Public Investor” (or another  similar term). Agent and its Affiliates and the Lenders shall be entitled to treat any Borrower  Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” or that are not at any time filed with the SEC as being  suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not marked as “Public Investor” (or such  other similar term).  17.10 Survival.  All representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan  Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to  this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the  other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the  making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made  by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that Agent, Issuing Bank, or any  Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or incorrect  representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full  force and effect as long as the principal of, or any accrued interest on, any Loan or any fee or any  other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding or unpaid or any Letter of Credit is  outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or been terminated.  17.11 Patriot Act.  Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the Patriot Act  hereby notifies Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain,  verify and record information that identifies Borrower, which information includes the name and  address of Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify Borrower in  accordance with the Patriot Act. In addition, if Agent is required by law or regulation or internal  policies to do so, it shall have the right to periodically conduct (a) Patriot Act searches, OFAC/PEP  searches, and customary individual background checks for the Loan Parties and (b) OFAC/PEP  searches and customary individual background checks for the Loan Parties’ senior management  and key principals, and Borrower agrees to cooperate in respect of the conduct of such searches  and further agrees that the reasonable costs and charges for such searches shall constitute Lender  Group Expenses hereunder and be for the account of Borrower.  17.12 Integration.  This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, reflects  the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and  shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date  hereof. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, all Bank Product Agreements, if any, are  independent agreements governed by the written provisions of such Bank Product Agreements,  which will remain in full force and effect, unaffected by any repayment, prepayments, acceleration,  reduction, increase, or change in the terms of any credit extended hereunder, except as otherwise  expressly provided in such Bank Product Agreement.  

 

  100  126471205_8  166393043_2  17.13 No Set-Off.  All payments made by Borrower hereunder or under any note or other  Loan Document will be made without setoff, counterclaim, or other defense.  17.14 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement,  arrangement or understanding among the parties, each party hereto acknowledges that, with  respect to any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution, any liability of such Lender arising  under a Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down  and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority, and each party hereto agrees and consents  to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by, (a) the application of any Write-Down and  Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liability which may be payable  to it by such Lender; and (b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including (i) a  reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability; (ii) a conversion of all, or a portion  of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution,  its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and  that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with  respect to any such liability under any Loan Document; or (iii) the variation of the terms of such  liability in connection with the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers.   17.15 Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs.  To the extent that the Loan  Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Hedge Agreement or any  other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support”, and each such  QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the  resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit  Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act  (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in  respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable  notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be  governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of  the United States):    (a) In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a  “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the  transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and  obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in  property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will  be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution  Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and  rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.  In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a  proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents  that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be  exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such  Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC  and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United  States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of  

 

  101  126471205_8  166393043_2  the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered  Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.   (b) As used in this Section 17.15,  the following terms have the following  meanings:  “BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined  under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.  “Covered Entity” means any of the following:  (i) a “covered entity” as that  term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §  252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted  in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term  is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).  “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be  interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as  applicable.  “QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract”  in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).  [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW.] 

 

  THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT  (TITAN MACHINERY)  SIGNATURE PAGE  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed  and delivered as of the date first above written.  BORROWER: TITAN MACHINERY, INC.,  a Delaware corporation    By:     Name:     Title:              

 

  THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT  (TITAN MACHINERY)  SIGNATURE PAGE  166393043_3  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,  a national banking association, as Agent, Floorplan  Swing Lender, Revolver Swing Lender and as a  Lender    By:     Name:     Title:         [_______],    By:     Name:     Title:         [_______],  as a Lender    By:     Name:     Title:         [_______],  as a Lender    By:     Name:     Title:         

 

  THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT  (TITAN MACHINERY)  SIGNATURE PAGE  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL  ASSOCIATION, as Resigning Agent      By:     Name:     Title:     

 

  166393043_3  Schedule 1.1  Defined Terms  As used in the Agreement, the following terms shall have the following definitions:  “Account” means an account (as that term is defined in the Code).  “Account Debtor” means any Person who is obligated on an Account, chattel paper, or a  general intangible.  “Accounting Changes” means changes in accounting principles required by the  promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting  Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (or successor thereto  or any agency with similar functions).  “Acquired Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of a Person whose assets or Equity Interests  are acquired by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in a Permitted Acquisition; provided, that such  Indebtedness (a) constitutes Permitted Shortline Debt, purchase money Indebtedness or a Capital  Lease with respect to Equipment or mortgage financing with respect to Real Property, (b) was in  existence prior to the date of such Permitted Acquisition, and (c) was not incurred in connection  with, or in contemplation of, such Permitted Acquisition.  “Acquisition” means (a) the purchase or other acquisition by a Person or its Subsidiaries  of all or substantially all of the- assets of (or any division or business line of) any other Person, or  (b) the purchase or other acquisition (whether by means of a merger, consolidation, or otherwise)  by a Person or its Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of any other Person.  “Additional Documents” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 5.12 of the  Agreement.  “Additional Increase” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.15.  “Additional Increase Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.15.  “Additional Increase Excess” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.15.  “Additional Increase Joinder” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.15.  “Adjusted Excess Availability” means, as of any date of determination, Excess Availability  as determined without including any Quarter End Borrowing as outstanding Revolving Loans or  Floorplan Loans, as applicable, for the period commencing on the last day of the applicable fiscal  quarter of Borrower and ending on the earlier to occur of (a) two (2) Business Days thereafter and  (b) the date on which such Quarter End Borrowing is repaid in full.  “Administrative Questionnaire” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(a) of  the Agreement.  “Affected Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.13(b) of the Agreement.  

 

  126471205_82  166393043_3  “Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person who controls, is controlled  by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” means  the possession, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, of the power to direct the  management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of Equity Interests, by  contract, or otherwise; provided, that, for purposes of the definition of Eligible Accounts and  Section 6.10 of the Agreement: (a) any Person which owns directly or indirectly 10% or more of  the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other members  of the governing body of a Person or 10% or more of the partnership or other ownership interests  of a Person (other than as a limited partner of such Person) shall be deemed an Affiliate of such  Person, (b) each director (or comparable manager) of a Person shall be deemed to be an Affiliate  of such Person, and (c) each partnership in which a Person is a general partner shall be deemed an  Affiliate of such Person.  “Agent” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble to the Agreement.  “Agent-Related Persons” means Agent, together with its Affiliates, officers, directors,  employees, attorneys, and agents.  “Agent’s Account” means the Deposit Accounts of Agent identified on Schedule A-1 to  the Agreement (or such other Deposit Account of Agent-that has been designated as such, in  writing, by Agent to Borrower and the Lenders).  “Agent’s Liens” means the Liens granted by Borrower or its Subsidiaries to Agent under  the Loan Documents and securing the Obligations.  “Aggregate Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the  Floorplan Borrowing Base, plus (b) the Revolver Borrowing Base.  “Aggregate Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit B-3.  “Aggregate Usage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Floorplan Usage,  plus (b) Revolver Usage.  “Agreement” means the Credit Agreement to which this Schedule 1.1 is attached.  “Applicable Margin” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to Base Rate  Loans or LIBORSOFR Rate Loans, as applicable, the applicable margin set forth in the following  table that corresponds to the Average Adjusted Excess Availability of Borrower for the most  recently completed fiscal quarter of Borrower; provided, that for the period from the Closing Date  through and including July 31, 2020, the Applicable Margin shall be set at the margin in the row  styled “Level I”; provided further, that any time an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,  the Applicable Margin shall be set at the margin in the row styled “Level III”:  Level  Average Adjusted   Excess Availability as a  percent of the Maximum  Credit Amount  Applicable Margin  Relative to Base Rate  Loans (the “Base Rate  Margin”)  Applicable Margin  Relative to LIBORSOFR  Rate Loans (the “LIBOR SOFR Rate Margin”)  

 

  126471205_83  166393043_3  I    > 66.6% 0.50% 1.50  II < 66.6% and > 33.3% 0.75% 1.75%  III < 33.3% 1.00% 2.00%    The Applicable Margin shall be re-determined as of the first day of each fiscal quarter of  Borrower.  “Application Event” means the occurrence of (a) a failure by Borrower to repay all of the  Obligations in full on the Maturity Date, or (b) an Event of Default and the election by Agent or  the Required Lenders to require that payments and proceeds of Collateral be applied pursuant to  Section 2.4(b)(iii) of the Agreement.  “Assignee” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(a) of the Agreement.  “Assignment and Acceptance” means an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement  substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Agreement.  “Authorized Person” means any one of the individuals identified on Schedule A-2 to the  Agreement, as such schedule is updated from time to time by written notice from Borrower to  Agent.  “Available Increase Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to  the result of (a) $100,000,000 minus (b) the aggregate principal amount of Increases to the  Revolver Commitments or Floorplan Commitments previously made pursuant to Section 2.14 of  the Agreement.  “Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then- current Benchmark, as applicable, (a) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for the  Benchmark that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period; or (b) otherwise,  any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable,  pursuant to this Agreement as of such date.  “Average Adjusted Excess Availability” means, with respect to any period, the sum of the  aggregate amount of Adjusted Excess Availability for each Business Day in such period  (calculated as of the end of each respective Business Day) divided by the number of Business Days  in such period.  “Average Aggregate Usage” means, with respect to any period, the Aggregate Usage for  each Business Day in such period (calculated as of the end of each respective Business Day)  divided by the number of Business Days in such period.  

 

  126471205_84  166393043_3  “Bail-In Action”  means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the  applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.  “Bail-In Legislation”  with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55  of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union,  the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the  EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.  “Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A.  “Bank Product” means any one or more of the following financial products or  accommodations extended to Borrower or its Subsidiaries by a Bank Product Provider: (a) credit  cards (including commercial cards (including so-called “purchase cards”, “procurement cards” or  “p-cards”)), (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) stored value cards, (e) Cash  Management Services, (f) transactions under Hedge Agreements, including without limitation the  Existing Hedge Agreements, (g) leases and (h) supply chain financing and similar arrangements.  “Bank Product Agreements” means those agreements entered into from time to time by  Borrower or its Subsidiaries with a Bank Product Provider in connection with the obtaining of any  of the Bank Products.  “Bank Product Collateralization” means providing cash collateral (pursuant to  documentation reasonably satisfactory to Agent) to be held by Agent for the benefit of the Bank  Product Providers (other than the Hedge Providers) in an amount determined by Agent as sufficient  to satisfy the reasonably estimated credit exposure with respect to the then existing Bank Product  Obligations (other than Hedge Obligations).  “Bank Product Obligations” means (a) all obligations, liabilities, reimbursement  obligations, fees, or expenses owing by Borrower or its Subsidiaries to any Bank Product Provider  pursuant to or evidenced by a Bank Product Agreement and irrespective of whether for the  payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now  existing or hereafter arising, (b) all Hedge Obligations, and (c) all amounts that Agent or any  Lender is obligated to pay to a Bank Product Provider as a result of Agent or such Lender  purchasing participations from, or executing guarantees or indemnities or reimbursement  obligations to, a Bank Product Provider with respect to the Bank Products provided by such Bank  Product Provider to Borrower or its Subsidiaries; provided, in order for any item described in  clauses (a) (b), or (c) above, as applicable, to constitute “Bank Product Obligations”, if the  applicable Bank Product Provider is any Person other than Bank of America or its Affiliates, then  the applicable Bank Product must have been provided on or after the Closing Date and Agent shall  have received a Bank Product Provider Agreement within 10 days after the date of the provision  of the applicable Bank Product to Borrower or its Subsidiaries.  “Bank Product Provider” means any Lender or any of its Affiliates, including each of the  foregoing in its capacity, if applicable, as a Hedge Provider; provided, that no such Person (other  than Bank of America or its Affiliates) shall constitute a Bank Product Provider with respect to a  Bank Product unless and until (a) in the case of a Bank Product Agreement in existence as of the  Closing Date, Agent receives a Bank Product Provider Agreement from such Person and with  

 

  126471205_85  166393043_3  respect to the applicable Bank Product within 10 days after the Closing Date and (b) in the case of  a Bank Product Agreement entered into after the Closing Date, Agent receives a Bank Product  Provider Agreement from such Person and with respect to the applicable Bank Product within 10  days after the provision of such Bank Product to Borrower or its Subsidiaries; provided further,  that if, at any time, a Lender ceases to be a Lender under the Agreement, then, from and after the  date on which it ceases to be a Lender thereunder, neither it nor any of its Affiliates shall constitute  Bank Product Providers and the obligations with respect to Bank Products provided by such former  Lender or any of its Affiliates shall no longer constitute Bank Product Obligations.  “Bank Product Provider Agreement” means an agreement in substantially the form  attached hereto as Exhibit B-4 to the Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, duly  executed by the applicable Bank Product Provider, Borrower, and Agent.  “Bank Product Reserves” means, as of any date of determination, those reserves that (i)  with respect to Bank Products provided by any Person other than Wells Fargo, Agent deems  necessary or appropriate to establish (based upon the Bank Product Providers’ determination of  the liabilities and obligations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of Bank Product  Obligations) in respect of Bank Products then provided or outstanding and (ii) with respect to Bank  Products provided by Wells Fargo, Wells Fargo certifies to Agent in writing from time to time as  being necessary or appropriate to establish (based upon Wells Fargo’s determination of the  liabilities and obligations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of Bank Product Obligations  under such Bank Products) in respect of such Bank Products then provided or outstanding;  provided, that under this clause (ii) the establishment of such reserves shall not (x) be in an  aggregate amount greater than $12,000,000 without the written approval of Agent or Borrower,  (y) result in the commencement of a Triggering Event (as such term is defined in the Guaranty and  Security Agreement) or (z) result in an Overadvance.  “Bankruptcy Code” means title 11 of the United States Code, as in effect from time to time.  “Base Rate” means for any day, a per annum rate equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate  for such day; (b) the Federal Funds Rate for such day, plus 0.50%; or (c) LIBORTerm SOFR for  a 30 dayone month interest period as of such day, plus 1.00%; provided, that in no event shall the  Base Rate be less than zero.  “Base Rate Loan” means each portion of the Revolving Loans or the Floorplan Loans that  bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.  “Base Rate Margin” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Applicable Margin.  “Benchmark” means, initially, the LIBOR Rate; provided, that if a replacement of the  Benchmark has occurred pursuant to Section 1.9.1, then “Benchmark” means the applicable  Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior  benchmark rate. Any reference to “Benchmark” shall include, as applicable, the published  component used in the calculation thereof.  “Benchmark Replacement” means (a) for purposes of Section 1.9.1(a), the first alternative  set forth below that can be determined by Agent:   

 

  126471205_86  166393043_3   (i)  the sum of (A) Term SOFR plus (B) 0.11448% (11.448 basis points)  for an Available Tenor of one month, 0.26161% (26.161 basis points) for an  Available Tenor of three months, 0.42826% (42.826 basis points) for an Available  Tenor of six months, and 0.71513% (71.513 basis points) for an Available Tenor  of 12 months; or  (ii) the sum of (A) Daily Simple SOFR plus (B) 0.11448% (11.448 basis  points);  provided, that if initially the LIBOR Rate is replaced with the rate contained in  clause (ii) above (Daily Simple SOFR plus the applicable spread adjustment) and  subsequent to such replacement, Agent determines that Term SOFR has become  available and is administratively feasible for Agent in its discretion, and Agent  notifies Borrower and Lenders of such availability, then from and after the  beginning of the Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period  for interest calculated, in each case, commencing no less than 30 days after the date  of such notice, the Benchmark Replacement shall be as set forth in clause (i) above;  and (b) for purposes of Section 1.9.1(b), the sum of (i) the alternate benchmark rate  and (ii) an adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), in each  case that has been selected by Agent and Borrower  as the replacement Benchmark  giving due consideration to any evolving or then-prevailing market convention,  including any applicable recommendations made by a Relevant Governmental  Body, for U.S. Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.  If the  Benchmark Replacement as determined above would be less than 0% at any time,  it shall be deemed to be 0% for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan  Documents.   Any Benchmark Replacement shall be applied in a manner consistent  with market practice; provided, that to the extent such market practice is not  administratively feasible for Agent, it shall be applied in a manner as otherwise  reasonably determined by Agent.  “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to  any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes  (including changes to the definition of Base Rate, Business Day or Interest Period, timing  and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing  requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, applicability and length of  lookback periods, applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative  or operational matters) that Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and  implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof  by Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if Agent decides  that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if  Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark  Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as Agent decides is reasonably  necessary in connection with administration of this Agreement and the other Loan  Documents).  “Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any then-current  Benchmark (other than the LIBOR Rate), the occurrence of a public statement or  

 

  126471205_87  166393043_3  publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark or a  Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such administrator announcing or stating  that all Available Tenors are or will no longer be representative, or made available, or used  for determining the interest rate of loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that, at  the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator satisfactory  to Agent that will continue to provide any representative tenors of such Benchmark after  such specific date.   “Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership  required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.  “Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. §1010.230.  “Benefit Plan” means a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA) for  which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates has been an “employer” (as defined  in Section 3(5) of ERISA) within the past six years.  “Board of Directors” means, as to any Person, the board of directors (or comparable  managers) of such Person, or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of the board  of directors (or comparable managers).  “Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the  United States (or any successor).  “Borrower” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble to the Agreement.  “Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(c) of the  Agreement.  “Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans or Floorplan Loans made  on the same day by the Lenders (or Agent on behalf thereof), or by a Swing Lender in the case of  a Swing Loan, or by Agent in the case of an Extraordinary Advance.  “Borrowing Base Certificate” means any Aggregate Borrowing Base Certificate, any  Floorplan Borrowing Base Certificate or any Revolver Borrowing Base Certificate.  “Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks  are authorized or required to close in the States of North Carolina and California, except that, if a  determination of a Business Day shall relate to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the term “Business Day” also  shall exclude any day on which banks are closed for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London  interbank market.  “Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the amount of all  expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period that are capital expenditures  as determined in accordance with GAAP, whether such expenditures are paid in cash or financed;  provided, that Capital Expenditures shall not include (a) expenditures for the acquisition of  Inventory (including Equipment and other assets such as replacements, capitalized repairs and  improvements) that is purchased and held for sale or lease to a Person that is not an Affiliate, (b)  

 

  126471205_88  166393043_3  expenditures made during such period in connection with the replacement, substitution, or  restoration of assets or properties in accordance with the reinvestment provisions of Section  2.4(e)(ii) of the Agreement, including such expenditures made with insurance proceeds, (c) with  respect to the purchase price of assets that are purchased substantially contemporaneously with the  trade-in of existing assets during such period, the amount that the gross amount of such purchase  price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such assets for the assets being traded in at  such time, (d) expenditures made during such period to consummate one or more Permitted  Acquisitions, (e) capitalized software development costs to the extent such costs are deducted from  net earnings under the definition of EBITDAR for such period, and (f) expenditures during such  period that, pursuant to a written agreement, are reimbursed by a third Person (excluding Borrower  or any of its Affiliates).  “Capitalized Lease Obligation” means that portion of the obligations under a Capital Lease  that is required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.  “Capital Lease” means a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting  purposes in accordance with GAAP.  “Cash Equivalents” means (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally  guaranteed by, the United States or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and  credit of the United States, in each case maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof,  (b) marketable direct obligations issued or fully guaranteed by any state of the United States or  any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within 1  year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two  highest ratings obtainable from either Standard & Poor’s Rating Group (“S&P”) or Moody’s  Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), (c) commercial paper maturing no more than 270 days from  the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P  or at least P-1 from Moody’s, (d) certificates of deposit, time deposits, overnight bank deposits or  bankers’ acceptances maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any  bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia  or any United States branch of a foreign bank having at the date of acquisition thereof combined  capital and surplus of not less than $1,000,000,000, (e) Deposit Accounts maintained with (i) any  bank that satisfies the criteria described in clause (d) above, or (ii) any other bank organized under  the laws of the United States or any state thereof so long as the full amount maintained with any  such other bank is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (0 repurchase obligations  of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (d) of this definition or recognized  securities dealer having combined capital and surplus of not less than $1,000,000,000, having a  term of not more than seven days, with respect to securities satisfying the criteria in clauses (a) or  (d) above, (g) debt securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition  backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank satisfying the criteria described  in clause (d) above, and (h) Investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets  are invested in the types of assets described in clauses (a) through (g) above.  “Cash Management Services” means any cash management or related services including  treasury, depository, return items, overdraft, controlled disbursement, merchant store value cards,  e-payables services, electronic funds transfer, interstate depository network, automatic clearing  house transfer (including the Automated Clearing House processing of electronic funds transfers  

 

  126471205_89  166393043_3  through the direct Federal Reserve Fedline system) and other customary cash management  arrangements.  “Cash Settlement Reserves” means, as of any date of determination, those reserves relating  to cash receipts of Accounts that are collateral for the DLLFloorplan Indebtedness, the CNH  Floorplan Indebtedness or any other Indebtedness, and that are deposited in any Deposit Account  of Borrower subject to a Control Agreement and that Agent deems necessary or appropriate, in its  Permitted Discretion and subject to Sections 2.1(c) and 2.2(c), to establish and maintain with  respect to Eligible Accounts, the Revolver Borrowing Base, the Maximum Revolver Amount, the  Floorplan Borrowing Base or the Maximum Floorplan Amount.  “CFC” means a controlled foreign corporation (as that term is defined in the IRC).  “Change in Control” means that:  (a) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert, shall have acquired beneficial  ownership, directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests of Borrower (or other securities convertible  into such Equity Interests) representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of all Equity  Interests of Borrower entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote for the  election of members of the Board of Directors of Borrower;  (b) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert, shall have acquired by contract  or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation thereof,  will result in its or their acquisition of the power to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling  influence over the management or policies of Borrower or control over the Equity Interests of such  Person entitled to vote for members of the Board of Directors of Borrower on a fully-diluted basis  (and taking into account all such Equity Interests that such Person or group has the right to acquire  pursuant to any option right) representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of such  Equity Interests; or  (c) during any period of 24 consecutive months commencing on or after the Closing  Date, the occurrence of a change in the composition of the Board of Directors of Borrower such  that a majority of the members of such Board of Directors are not Continuing Directors; or  (d) Borrower fails to own and control, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity  Interests of each other Loan Party.  “Change in Law” means the occurrence after the date of the Agreement of: (a) the adoption  or effectiveness of any law, rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment or treaty, (b) any change in  any law, rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment or treaty or in the administration, interpretation,  implementation or application by any Governmental Authority of any law, rule, regulation,  guideline or treaty, or (c) the making or issuance by any Governmental Authority of any request,  rule, guideline or directive, whether or not having the force of law; provided that notwithstanding  anything in the Agreement to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer  Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection  therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy  promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking  Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory  

 

  126471205_810  166393043_3  authorities shall, in each case, be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted,  adopted or issued.  “Closing Date” means the date of the making of the initial Loans (or other extension of  credit) under the Agreement.  “CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.  “CNH” means, collectively, CNH Industrial Capital America LLC and CNHI International  S.A.  “CNH Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated  Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among CNH, Agent and Borrower.   “CNH Floorplan Indebtedness” means Indebtedness owing to CNH in respect of a  floorplan financing facility provided by CNH to Borrower in an aggregate amount not exceeding  $550,000,000 at any time outstanding.  “Co-Documentation Agents” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.  “Code” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time.  “Collateral” means all assets and interests in assets and proceeds thereof now owned or  hereafter acquired by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in or upon which a Lien is granted by  such Person in favor of Agent or the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents.  “Collateral Access Agreement” means a landlord waiver, bailee letter, or  acknowledgement agreement of any lessor, warehouseman, processor, consignee, or other Person  in possession of, having a Lien upon, or having rights or interests in Borrower’s or any of its  Subsidiaries’ books and records, Equipment, or Inventory, in each case, in form and substance  reasonably satisfactory to Agent.  “Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, its Revolver Commitment or its  Floorplan Commitment, as the context requires, and, with respect to all Lenders, their Revolver  Commitments or their Floorplan Commitments, as the context requires, in each case as such Dollar  amounts are set forth beside such Lender’s name under the applicable heading on Schedule C-1 to  the Agreement or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a  Lender under the Agreement, as such amounts may be reduced or increased from time to time  pursuant to assignments made in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.1 of the Agreement.  “Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1, et seq.,  as in effect from time to time).  “Competitor” means any Person which is a direct competitor of Borrower or its  Subsidiaries if, at the time of a proposed assignment, Agent and the assigning Lender have actual  knowledge that such Person is a direct competitor of Borrower or its Subsidiaries; provided, that  (i) in connection with any assignment or participation, the Assignee or Participant with respect to  such proposed assignment or participation that is an investment bank, a commercial bank, a finance  

 

  126471205_811  166393043_3  company, a fund, or other Person which merely has an economic interest in any such direct  competitor, and is not itself such a direct competitor of Borrower or its Subsidiaries, shall not be  deemed to be a direct competitor for the purposes of this definition, and (ii) Borrower’s consent to  an assignment to any Person under Section 13.1 shall be deemed to be Borrower’s  acknowledgment that such assignee is not a Competitor.  “Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 to the  Agreement delivered by the chief financial officer of Borrower to Agent.  “Confidential Information” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(a) of the  Agreement.  “Conforming Changes” with respect to use, administration of or conventions  associated with SOFR, Term SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate, as applicable, any  conforming changes to the definitions of Base Rate, SOFR, Term SOFR and Interest Period,  timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical,  administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of  Business Day and U.S. Government Securities Business Day, timing of borrowing requests or  prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, and length of lookback periods) as may be  appropriate, in Agent's discretion, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable  rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by Agent in a manner substantially consistent with  market practice (or, if Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is  not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate  exists, in such other manner of administration as Agent determines is reasonably necessary in  connection with the administration of any Loan Document).  “Continuing Director” means (a) any member of the Board of Directors who was a director  (or comparable manager) of Borrower on the Closing Date, and (b) any individual who becomes  a member of the Board of Directors after the Closing Date if such individual was approved,  appointed or nominated for election to the Board of Directors by a majority of the Continuing  Directors.  “Control Agreement” means a control agreement, in form and substance reasonably  satisfactory to Agent, executed and delivered by Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries, Agent, and  the applicable securities intermediary (with respect to a Securities Account) or bank (with respect  to a Deposit Account).  “Copyright Security Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the Guaranty and  Security Agreement.  “Cores Inventory” means Inventory consisting of rebuilt or refurbished parts.  “Covenant/Dominion Threshold Amount” means an amount equal to 15% of the lesser of  (i) Aggregate Borrowing Base and (ii) Maximum Credit Amount.  “Credit Card Agreements” means all agreements now or hereafter entered into by any Loan  Party for the benefit of a Loan Party, in each case with any Credit Card Issuer or any Credit Card  Processor.  

 

  126471205_812  166393043_3  “Credit Card Issuer” means any Person (other than a Loan Party) who issues or whose  members issue credit cards or debit cards, including MasterCard, Visa, American Express,  Discover, Diners Club, Carte Blanche and Citi.  “Credit Card Notification” means, collectively, the notices to Credit Card Issuers or Credit  Card Processors who are parties to Credit Card Agreements, in a form reasonably satisfactory to  the Agent, pursuant to which such Credit Card Issuers or Credit Card Processors, as applicable,  are directed by Borrower to transfer all payments due from Credit Card Processors to a Deposit  Account subject to a Control Agreement.  “Credit Card Processor” means any servicing or processing agent or any factor or financial  intermediary who facilitates, services, processes or manages the credit authorization, billing  transfer and/or payment procedures with respect to any Loan Party’s sales transactions involving  credit card or debit card purchases by customers using credit cards or debit cards issued by any  Credit Card Issuer.  “Credit Card Accounts” means all present and future rights of any Loan Party to payment  from any Credit Card Issuer, Credit Card Processor or other third party in connection with the sale  or transfer of Accounts arising pursuant to the sale of goods or rendition of services to customers  who have purchased such goods or services using a credit card or a debit card, including, but not  limited to, all amounts at any time due or to become due from any Credit Card Issuer or Credit  Card Processor under the Credit Card Agreements or otherwise, in each case above calculated net  of prevailing interchange charges.  “Credit Party” means has the meaning as defined in Section 15.1915.20.  “Daily Simple SOFR” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, the secured  overnight financing rate published on such date by FRBNY, as administrator of the benchmark (or a  successor administrator), onthe FRBNY's website (or any successor source satisfactory to Agent).  “Default” means an event, condition, or default that, with the giving of notice, the passage  of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.  “Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any amounts required to  be funded by it under the Agreement on the date that it is required to do so under the Agreement  (including the failure to make available to Agent amounts required pursuant to a Settlement or to  make a required payment in connection with a Letter of Credit Disbursement), (b) notified  Borrower, Agent, or any Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with all or any portion  of its funding obligations under the Agreement, (c) has made a public statement to the effect that  it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under the Agreement or under other  agreements generally (as reasonably determined by Agent) under which it has committed to extend  credit, (d) failed, within 1 Business Day after written request by Agent, to confirm that it will  comply with the terms of the Agreement relating to its obligations to fund any amounts required  to be funded by it under the Agreement, (e) otherwise failed to pay over to Agent or any other  Lender any other amount required to be paid by it under the Agreement on the date that it is  required to do so under the Agreement, or (f) (i) becomes or is insolvent or has a parent company  that has become or is insolvent,  (ii) becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding,  

 

  126471205_813  166393043_3  or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, or custodian or appointed for it, or has taken any action  in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding  or appointment or has a parent company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency  proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, or custodian appointed for it, or has taken  any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such  proceeding or appointment, or (iii) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, become  the subject of a Bail-In Action.  “Defaulting Lender Rate” means (a) for the first 3 days from and after the date the relevant  payment is due, the Base Rate, and (b) thereafter, the interest rate then applicable to Loans that are  Base Rate Loans (inclusive of the Base Rate Margin applicable thereto).  “Delaware LLC” means any limited liability company organized or formed under the laws  of the State of Delaware.  “Delaware Divided LLC” means any Delaware LLC which has been formed upon the  consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.  “Delaware LLC Division” means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or  more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.  “Deposit Account” means any deposit account (as that term is defined in the Code).  “Designated Account” means the Deposit Account of Borrower identified on Schedule D- 1 to the Agreement (or such other Deposit Account of Borrower located at Designated Account  Bank that has been designated as such, in writing, by Borrower to Agent).  “Designated Account Bank” has the meaning specified therefor in Schedule D-1 to the  Agreement (or such other bank that is located within the United States that has been designated as  such, in writing, by Borrower to Agent).  “Dilution” means, as of any date of determination, a percentage, based upon the experience  of the. immediately prior 12 months, that is the result of dividing the Dollar amount of (a) bad debt  write-downs, discounts, advertising allowances, credits, or other dilutive items with respect to  Borrower’s Accounts during such period, by (b) Borrower’s billings with respect to Accounts  during such period.  “Dilution Reserve” means, as of any date of determination, an amount sufficient to reduce  the advance rate against Eligible Accounts by 1 percentage point for each percentage point by  which Dilution is in excess of 5%.  “Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that, by their terms (or by the  terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which they are convertible or for which they  are exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or are mandatorily  redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation  or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the  holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to  the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and  

 

  126471205_814  166393043_3  the termination of the Commitments), (b) are redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other  than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (c) provide for the scheduled  payments of dividends in cash, or (d) are or become convertible into or exchangeable for  Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in  each case, prior to the date that is 180 days after the Maturity Date.  “DLL” means DLL Finance LLC.  “DLL Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of  the Closing Date, by and among DLL, Agent and Borrower, and any replacement thereof entered  into in connection with the DLL Floorplan Indebtedness or any Permitted Refinancing thereof.  “DLL Floorplan Indebtedness” means Indebtedness owing to DLL in respect of a floorplan  financing facility provided by DLL to Borrower in an aggregate amount not exceeding  $200,000,000 at any time outstanding.  “Dollars” or “$” means United States dollars.  “Drawing Document” means any Letter of Credit or other document presented for purposes  of drawing under any Letter of Credit.  “Early Opt-in Effective Date” with respect to any Early Opt-in Election, the sixth Business Day  after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to Lenders, as long as Agent has not received,  by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth Business Day after such notice is provided to Lenders,  written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Lenders comprising Required Lenders.  “Early Opt-in Election” means, the occurrence of (a) a determination by Agent, or a  notification by Borrower to Agent that Borrower has made a determination, that U.S. Dollar- denominated syndicated credit facilities currently being executed, or that include language similar  to that contained in Section 1.9.1, are being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or  adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the LIBOR Rate; and (b) the joint election by Agent  and Borrower to replace the LIBOR Rate with a Benchmark Replacement and the provision by  Agent of written notice of such election to Lenders.  “Earn-Outs” shall mean unsecured liabilities of a Loan Party arising under an agreement  to make any deferred payment as a part of the Purchase Price for a Permitted Acquisition, including  performance bonuses or consulting payments in any related services, employment or similar  agreement, in an amount that is subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or  profits (or the like) of the target of such Permitted Acquisition.  “EBITDAR” means, with respect to any fiscal period:  (a) Borrower’s consolidated net earnings (or loss),  minus  (b) without duplication, the sum of the following amounts of Borrower for such period  to the extent included in determining consolidated net earnings (or loss) for such period:  

 

  126471205_815  166393043_3  (i) any extraordinary, unusual, or non-recurring gains,  (ii) interest income,  (iii) exchange, translation or performance gains relating to any hedging  transactions or foreign currency fluctuations,   (iv) income arising by reason of the application of FAS 141R, and  (v) net gains resulting from the sale or disposition of any fixed assets  comprising Capital Expenditures or Rental Fleet Equipment,  plus  (c) without duplication, the sum of the following amounts of Borrower for such period  to the extent included in determining consolidated net earnings (or loss) for such period:  (i) any extraordinary, unusual, or non-recurring non-cash losses,  (ii) Interest Expense and Floorplan Interest Expense,  (iii) tax expense based on income, profits or capital, including federal, foreign,  state, franchise and similar taxes (and for the avoidance of doubt, specifically excluding any sales  taxes or any other taxes held in trust for a Governmental Authority),  (iv) depreciation and amortization for such period,  (v) with respect to any Permitted Acquisition after the Closing Date, costs, fees,  charges, or expenses consisting of out-of-pocket expenses owed by Borrower or any of its  Subsidiaries to any Person for services performed by such Person in connection with such  Permitted Acquisition incurred within 180 days of the consummation of such Permitted  Acquisition, up to an aggregate amount for all such items for such Permitted Acquisition not to  exceed $1,000,000,  (vi) with respect to any Permitted Acquisitions after the Closing Date: (A)  purchase accounting adjustments, including, without limitation, a dollar for dollar adjustment for  that portion of revenue that would have been recorded in the relevant period had the balance of  deferred revenue (unearned income) recorded on the closing balance sheet and before application  of purchase accounting not been adjusted downward to fair value to be recorded on the opening  balance sheet in accordance with GAAP purchase accounting rules; and (B) non-cash adjustments  in accordance with GAAP purchase accounting rules under FASB Statement No. 141 and EITF  Issue No. 01-3, in the event that such an adjustment is required by Borrower’s independent  auditors, in each case, as determined in accordance with GAAP,  (vii) fees, costs, charges and expenses, in respect of Earn-Outs incurred in  connection with any Permitted Acquisition to the extent permitted to be incurred under the  Agreement that are required by the application of FAS 141R to be and are expensed by Borrower  and its Subsidiaries,  

 

  126471205_816  166393043_3  (viii) non-cash compensation expense (including deferred non-cash  compensation expense), or other non-cash expenses or charges, arising from the sale or issuance  of Equity Interests, the granting of stock options, and the granting of stock appreciation rights and  similar arrangements (including any repricing, amendment, modification, substitution, or change  of any such Equity Interests, stock option, stock appreciation rights, or similar arrangements)  minus the amount of any such expenses or charges when paid in cash to the extent not deducted in  the computation of net earnings (or loss),  (ix) one-time non-cash restructuring charges,  (x) non-cash exchange, translation, or performance losses relating to any  hedging transactions or foreign currency fluctuations,  (xi) non-cash losses on sales of fixed assets or write-downs of fixed or intangible  assets,  (xii) Rent Expense,  (xiii) realignment costs not to exceed $2,000,000 in any 12 month period,  (xiv) Ukraine currency remeasurement costs not to exceed $5,000,000 in any 12  month period,   (xv) Rent-to-Own Expense, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in  accordance with GAAP, and   (xvi) net non-cash losses resulting from the sale or disposition of any fixed assets  comprising Capital Expenditures or Rental Fleet Equipment.  For the purposes of calculating EBITDAR for any period of 12 consecutive fiscal months  (each, a “Reference Period”), if at any time during such Reference Period (and after the Closing  Date), Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall have made a Permitted Acquisition, EBITDAR for  such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto (including pro forma  adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable to such Permitted Acquisition, are  factually supportable, and are expected to have a continuing impact, in each case determined on a  basis consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act and as  interpreted by the staff of the SEC or in such other manner acceptable to Agent) as if any such  Permitted Acquisition or adjustment occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.  “EEA Financial Institution”  (means a) any credit institution or investment firm established  in an EEA Member Country that is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority; (b)  any entity established in an EEA Member Country that is a parent of an institution described in  clause (a) above; or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country that is a  subsidiary of an institution described in the foregoing clauses and is subject to consolidated  supervision with its parent.  “EEA Member Country”  means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland,  Liechtenstein and Norway.  

 

  126471205_817  166393043_3  “EEA Resolution Authority”  means any public administrative authority or any Person  entrusted with public administrative authority of an EEA Member Country (including any delegee)  having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.  “Election Date” means, with respect to either Eligible Real Property or Eligible Rolling  Stock/Equipment, the first date on which each such item is included in the calculation of the  Revolver Borrowing Base as determined by Agent and Borrower.  “Eligible Accounts” means those Accounts created by any Loan Party in the ordinary  course of its business, that arise out of such Loan Party’s sale of goods or rendition of services,  that comply with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Accounts made in  the Loan Documents, and that are not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the  excluding criteria set forth below; provided, that such criteria may be revised from time to time by  Agent in Agent’s Permitted Discretion to address the results of any field examination performed  by (or on behalf of) Agent from time to time after the Closing Date. In determining the amount to  be included, Eligible Accounts shall be calculated net of customer deposits, unapplied cash, taxes,  discounts, credits, allowances, and rebates. Eligible Accounts shall not include the following:  (a) (i) Accounts (other than Extended Terms Accounts) that the Account Debtor has  failed to pay within 90 days of original invoice date, (ii) Extended Terms Accounts that the  Account Debtor has failed to pay within the earlier of (A) 30 days of original due date or (B) 120  days of original invoice date, or (iii) Extended Terms Accounts with selling terms of more than 90  days,  (b) Accounts owed by an Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) where 50% or more of all  Accounts owed by that Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) are deemed ineligible under clause (a)  above,  (c) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is an Affiliate of any Loan  Party or an employee or agent of any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party,  (d) Accounts arising in a transaction wherein goods are placed on consignment or are  sold pursuant to a guaranteed sale, a sale or return, a sale on approval, a bill and hold, or any other  terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor may be conditional,  (e) Accounts that are not payable in Dollars,  (f) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor either (i) does not maintain its  chief executive office in the United States or Canada, or (ii) is not organized under the laws of the  United States or any state thereof, or Canada or any province thereof, or (iii) is the government of  any foreign country or sovereign state, or of any state, province, municipality, or other political  subdivision thereof, or of any department, agency, public corporation, or other instrumentality  thereof, unless (A) the Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of credit reasonably  satisfactory to Agent (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank) that has been  delivered to Agent and is directly drawable by Agent, or (B) the Account is covered by credit  insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an insurer, reasonably satisfactory to Agent,  

 

  126471205_818  166393043_3  (g) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is either (1) any state of the  United States, any municipality, or any other political subdivision of either thereof, or any  department, agency, public corporation or other instrumentality thereof, to the extent that the  aggregate amount of such Accounts exceeds $3,000,000 at any time outstanding, or (ii) the United  States or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States (exclusive, however, of  Accounts with respect to which Borrower or other Loan Party has complied, to the reasonable  satisfaction of Agent, with the Assignment of Claims Act, 31 USC §3727),  (h) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of any Loan Party,  has or has asserted a right of recoupment or setoff, or has disputed its obligation to pay all or any  portion of the Account, to the extent of such claim, right of recoupment or setoff, or dispute,  (i) Accounts with respect to an Account Debtor whose total obligations owing to the  Loan Parties exceed 10% (such percentage, as applied to a particular Account Debtor, being  subject to reduction by Agent in its Permitted Discretion if the creditworthiness of such Account  Debtor deteriorates) of all Eligible Accounts, to the extent of the obligations owing by such  Account Debtor in excess of such percentage; provided, that, in each case, the amount of Eligible  Accounts that are excluded because they exceed the foregoing percentage shall be determined by  Agent based on all of the otherwise Eligible Accounts prior to giving effect to any eliminations  based upon the foregoing concentration limit,  (j) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is subject to an Insolvency  Proceeding, is not Solvent, has gone out of business, or as to which any Loan Party has received  notice of an imminent Insolvency Proceeding or a material impairment of the financial condition  of such Account Debtor,  (k) Accounts, the collection of which, Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, believes to  be doubtful, including by reason of the Account Debtor’s financial condition,  (l) Accounts that are not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Agent’s Lien,  (m) Accounts with respect to which (i) the goods giving rise to such Account have not  been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor, or (ii) the services giving rise to such Account  have not been performed and billed to the Account Debtor,  (n) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Sanctioned Person or  Sanctioned Entity,  (o) Accounts that represent the right to receive progress payments or other advance  billings that are due prior to the completion of performance by the applicable Loan Party of the  subject contract for goods or services,  (p) that portion of Accounts that has been restructured, extended, amended or modified,  other than Accounts extended as a result of marketing campaigns entered into in the ordinary  course of business, or  (q) Accounts owned by a target acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition,  until the completion of an appraisal and field examination, or other due diligence approved by  

 

  126471205_819  166393043_3  Agent, with respect to such target, in each case, reasonably satisfactory to Agent (which appraisal,  field examination or other due diligence may be conducted prior to the closing of such Permitted  Acquisition).  “Eligible Credit Card Accounts” means, as to each Loan Party, Credit Card Accounts of  such Person which satisfy the criteria set forth below:  (a) such Credit Card Accounts arise from the actual and bona fide sale and delivery of  goods or rendition of services by such Person in the ordinary course of the business of such Person;  (b) such Credit Card Accounts are not past due (beyond any stated applicable grace  period, if any, therefor) pursuant to the terms set forth in the Credit Card Agreements with the  Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor of the credit card or debit card used in the purchase  which give rise to such Credit Card Accounts;  (c) such Credit Card Accounts are not unpaid more than five (5) Business Days after  the date of the sale of goods or rendition of services giving rise to such Credit Card Accounts;  (d) the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor obligated in respect of such Credit  Card Account has not failed to remit any monthly payment in respect of such Credit Card Account;  (e) the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor with respect to such Credit Card  Account has not asserted a counterclaim, defense or dispute against such Credit Card Accounts  (other than customary set-offs to fees and chargebacks consistent with the practices of such Credit  Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor with such Person from time to time), provided that the portion  of the Credit Card Accounts owing by such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor in excess  of the amount owing by such Person to such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor pursuant  to such fees and chargebacks shall be deemed Eligible Credit Card Accounts;  (f) the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor with respect to such Credit Card  Account has not set off against amounts otherwise payable by such Credit Card Issuer or Credit  Card Processor to such Person for the purpose of establishing a reserve or collateral for obligations  of such Person to such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor (other than customary set-offs  and chargebacks consistent with the practices of such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor  from time to time), provided that the portion of the Credit Card Accounts owing by such Credit  Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor in excess of the set-off amounts shall be deemed Eligible  Credit Card Accounts;  (g) such Credit Card Accounts (i) are owned by a Loan Party and such Person has a  good title to such Credit Card Account and (ii) are subject to a valid and perfected first priority  Agent’s Lien,  (h) the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor with respect to such Credit Card  Accounts is not subject to an Insolvency Proceeding, is Solvent, has not gone out of business, or  as to which no Loan Party has received notice of an imminent Insolvency Proceeding or a material  impairment of the financial condition of such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor;  

 

  126471205_820  166393043_3  (i) no event of default has occurred under the Credit Card Agreement of such Person  with the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor who has issued the credit card or debit card  or handles payments under the credit card or debit card used in the sale which gave rise to such  Credit Card Account which event of default gives such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor  the right to cease or suspend payments to such Person;  (j) the customer using the credit card or debit card giving rise to such Credit Card  Account shall not have returned the merchandise purchased giving rise to such Credit Card  Account;  (k) the Credit Card Accounts are subject to Credit Card Notifications;  (l) the Credit Card Processor is organized and has its principal offices or assets within  the United States;  (m) such Credit Card Accounts are not evidenced by chattel paper or an instrument of  any kind, and have not been reduced to judgment; and  (n) the portion of such Credit Card Account that does not include a billing for interest,  fees or late charges.  “Eligible Inventory” means Inventory of any Loan Party, that complies with each of the  representations and warranties respecting Eligible Inventory made in the Loan Documents, and  that is not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below;  provided, that such criteria may be revised from time to time by Agent in Agent’s Permitted  Discretion to address the results of any field examination or appraisal performed by Agent from  time to time after the Closing Date. In determining the amount to be so included, Inventory shall  be valued at the lower of cost or market on a basis consistent with the historical accounting  practices of the Loan Parties. An item of Inventory shall not be included in Eligible Inventory if:  (a) a Loan Party does not have good, valid, and marketable title thereto,  (b) other than with respect to Inventory subject to lease or rental, a Loan Party does not  have actual and exclusive possession thereof (either directly or through a bailee or agent of such  Loan Party),  (c) it is not located at one of the locations in the continental United States set forth on  Schedule 4.24 to the Agreement (as such Schedule 4.24 may be amended from time to time with  the prior written consent of Agent) in violation of Section 5.14, and it is not in-transit except as  provided in clause (d) below,  (d) it is in-transit to or from a location of a Loan Party (other than in-transit from one  location set forth on Schedule 4.24 to the Agreement to another location set forth on Schedule 4.24  to the Agreement),  (e) it is located on real property leased by a Loan Party or in a contract warehouse, in  each case, unless either (1) it is subject to a Collateral Access Agreement executed by the lessor  or warehouseman, as the case may be, and it is segregated or otherwise separately identifiable from  

 

  126471205_821  166393043_3  goods of others, if any, stored on the premises or (2) Agent has established a Landlord Reserve  with respect to such location,  (f) it is the subject of a bill of lading or other document of title,  (g) it is not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Agent’s Lien,  (h) it consists of goods returned or rejected by a Loan Party’s customers,  (i) it consists of goods that are obsolete or slow moving, restrictive or custom items,  work-in-process, raw materials, or goods that constitute spare parts, packaging and shipping  materials, branded or promotional items, supplies used or consumed in a Loan Party’s business,  Cores Inventory, bill and hold goods, defective goods, “seconds,” or Inventory acquired on  consignment,  (j) it is subject to third party trademark, licensing or other proprietary rights, unless  Agent is satisfied that such Inventory can be freely sold by Agent on and after the occurrence of  an Event of a Default despite such third party rights,  (k) it was acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, until the completion of  an appraisal and field examination, or other due diligence approved by Agent, with respect to such  Inventory, in each case, reasonably satisfactory to Agent (which appraisal, field examination and  other due diligence may be conducted prior to the closing of such Permitted Acquisition), or  (l) with respect to Rental Fleet Equipment, the applicable Loan Party has not complied  with Section 7(m) of the Guaranty and Security Agreement with respect to any relevant certificates  of title.  “Eligible New Floorplan Equipment” means all Inventory owned by any Loan Party which  (a) constitutes Eligible Inventory and (b) consists of New Floorplan Equipment.  “Eligible Parts and Attachments Inventory” means all Inventory owned by any Loan Party  which (a) constitutes Eligible Inventory and (b) consists of parts or attachments held by any Loan  Party for sale to third parties other than Cores Inventory.  “Eligible Real Property” means Real Property of any Loan Party, that complies with each  of the representations and warranties respecting Real Property made in the Loan Documents, and  that is not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below;  provided, that such criteria may be revised from time to time by Agent in Agent’s Permitted  Discretion to address the results of any field examination or appraisal performed by Agent from  time to time after the Closing Date. An item of Real Property shall not be included in Eligible Real  Property unless:  (a) the applicable Loan Party Borrower owns fee title thereto;  (b) the applicable Loan Party has executed and delivered to the Agent such Mortgages  and other documents as the Agent may reasonably request;  

 

  126471205_822  166393043_3  (c) the applicable Loan Party shall have delivered to the Agent with respect to each  parcel of Eligible Real Property all Mortgage Related Documents and other Real Property items  as required by FIRREA and reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;  (d) the Agent has a perfected first priority Lien in such Real Property (subject only to  Permitted Liens under clause (k) of the definition thereof);  (e) such parcel of Real Property has been appraised by a third party appraiser  engaged  by the Agent or otherwise acceptable to the Agent in good faith;  (f) as to any particular property, the Loan Party is in compliance with the  representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Sections 4.11 and 5.9 hereof and in the  Mortgage relating to such Real Property, unless the Agent, in its discretion, otherwise waives such  requirement in the determination of Eligible Real Property;   (g) such Real Property is not deemed by the Agent in its Permitted Discretion to be  ineligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base; and  (h) the requirements in Section 14.1(g) hereof have been satisfied.   “Eligible Rental Equipment” means all equipment owned by any Loan Party which (a)  constitutes Eligible Inventory and (b) consists of used Rental Fleet Equipment.  “Eligible Rolling Stock/Equipment” means Rolling Stock and Equipment (other than  Eligible New Floorplan Equipment, Eligible New Floorplan Equipment and Eligible Rental  Equipment) of any Loan Party, that complies with each of the representations and warranties  respecting Rolling Stock and Equipment, as applicable, made in the Loan Documents, and that is  not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below;  provided, that such criteria may be revised from time to time by Agent in Agent’s Permitted  Discretion to address the results of any field examination or appraisal performed by Agent from  time to time after the Closing Date. An item of Rolling Stock and Equipment shall not be included  in Eligible Rolling Stock/Equipment if:  (a) the applicable Loan Party does not have good, valid, and marketable title thereto;  (b) the applicable Loan Party does not have actual and exclusive possession thereof  (either directly or, in the ordinary course of business, through a bailee, processor, or agent of such  Loan Party) unless it consists of Rolling Stock and such Rolling Stock is being used in the ordinary  course of business;   (c)  it is not at a location identified on Schedule 4.24, unless it consists of Rolling Stock  and such Rolling Stock is being used in the ordinary course of business;   (d)  it is materially damaged, defective or otherwise unfit for use in its intended purpose;    (e) it is not adequately insured for loss;  (f) it is not subject to a valid, duly perfected, first priority Lien in favor of the Agent;    

 

  126471205_823  166393043_3  (g) it is subject to other Liens; or   (h) it is evidenced by a certificate of title, such certificate is in the possession of any  Person other than Agent or contains  notations of any Liens in favor of any Person other than the  Agent.  “Eligible Used Floorplan Equipment” means all Inventory owned by Borrower which (a)  constitutes Eligible Inventory and (b) consists of Used Floorplan Equipment.  “Eligible Transferee” means (a) any Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender), any Affiliate  of any Lender and any Related Fund of any Lender; (b) (i) a commercial bank organized under the  laws of the United States or any state thereof, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000;  (ii) a savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States  or any state thereof, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; (iii) a commercial bank  organized under the laws of any other country or a political subdivision thereof; provided that (A)  (x) such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States or (y) such bank is  organized under the laws of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic  Cooperation and Development or a political subdivision of such country, and (B) such bank has  total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; (c) any other entity (other than a natural person) that is  an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) that extends credit  or buys loans as one of its businesses including insurance companies, investment or mutual funds  and lease financing companies, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; and (d) during  the continuation of an Event of Default, any other Person approved by Agent; provided, that no  Loan Party or Affiliate of a Loan Party shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee.  “Employee Benefit Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section  3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA, (a) that is or within the preceding six (6) years  has been sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate or (b) to  which any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate has, or has had at any time within the preceding six (6)  years, any liability, contingent or otherwise.  “Environmental Action” means any written complaint, summons, citation, notice,  directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment,  letter, or other written communication from any Governmental Authority, or any third party  involving violations of Environmental Laws or releases of Hazardous Materials (a) from any  assets, properties, or businesses of any Borrower, any Subsidiary of a Borrower, or any of their  predecessors in interest, (b) from adjoining properties or businesses, or (c) from or onto any  facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Borrower, any Subsidiary of a  Borrower, or any of their predecessors in interest.  “Environmental Law” means any applicable federal, state, provincial, foreign or local  statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, binding and enforceable guideline, binding and  enforceable written policy, or rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as  amended, or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or  administrative order, consent decree or judgment, in each case, to the extent binding on Borrower  or its Subsidiaries, relating to the environment, the effect of the environment on employee health,  or Hazardous Materials, in each case as amended from time to time.  

 

  126471205_824  166393043_3  “Environmental Liabilities” means all liabilities, monetary obligations, losses, damages,  costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts,  or consultants, and costs of investigation and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions, and  interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand, or Remedial Action required, by any  Governmental Authority or any third party, and which relate to any Environmental Action.  “Environmental Lien” means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for  Environmental Liabilities.  “Equipment” means equipment (as that term is defined in the Code).  “Equity Interests” means, with respect to a Person, all of the shares, options, warrants,  interests, participations, or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in such Person,  whether voting or nonvoting, including capital stock (or other ownership or profit interests or  units), preferred stock, or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of  the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act).  “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and  any successor statutes, and all regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder. Any reference to  a specific section of ERISA shall be deemed to be a reference to such section of ERISA and any  successor statutes, and all regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.  “ERISA Affiliate” means (a) any Person subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as  employed by the same employer as the employees of Borrower or its Subsidiaries under IRC  Section 414(b), (b) any trade or business subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as  employed by the same employer as the employees of Borrower or its Subsidiaries under IRC  Section 414(c), (c) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any  organization subject to ERISA that is a member of an affiliated service group of which Borrower  or any of its Subsidiaries is a member under IRC Section 414(m), or (d) solely for purposes of  Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any Person subject to ERISA that is a party to  an arrangement with Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and whose employees are aggregated with  the employees of Borrower or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(o).  “EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule”  means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published  by the Loan Market Association, as in effect from time to time.  “Event of Default” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 8 of the Agreement.  “Excess” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.14 of the Agreement.  “Excess Availability” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum  of (i) the amount that Borrower is entitled to borrow as Revolving Loans under Section 2.1 of the  Agreement (after giving effect to the then outstanding Revolver Usage), plus (ii) the amount that  Borrower is entitled to borrow as Floorplan Loans under Section 2.2 of the Agreement (after giving  effect to the then outstanding Floorplan Usage).  “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect from time to time.  

 

  126471205_825  166393043_3  “Excluded Subsidiaries” means NW Property Solutions LLC, a North Dakota limited  liability company; Heartland Solutions, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company;  Heartland Leverage Lender, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company; NMS Warranty  Co., a Nebraska corporation; Heartland Guaranty, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability  company; and Northern Meridian, LLC, a North Dakota limited liability company.  “Excluded Taxes” means (i) any tax imposed on the net income or net profits of any Lender  or any Participant (including any branch profits taxes), in each case imposed by the jurisdiction  (or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof) in which such Lender or such  Participant is organized or the jurisdiction (or by any political subdivision or taxing authority  thereof) in which such Lender’s or such Participant’s principal office is located in each case as a  result of a present or former connection between such Lender or such Participant and the  jurisdiction or taxing authority imposing the tax (other than any such connection arising solely  from such Lender or such Participant having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or  received payment under, or enforced its rights or remedies under the Agreement or any other Loan  Document); (ii) taxes resulting from a Lender’s or a Participant’s failure to comply with the  requirements of Section 16.2 of the Agreement, (iii) any United States federal withholding taxes  that would be imposed on amounts payable to a Foreign Lender based upon the applicable  withholding rate in effect at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to the Agreement (or  designates a new lending office), except that Taxes shall include (A) any amount that such Foreign  Lender (or its assignor, if any) was previously entitled to receive pursuant to Section 16.1 of the  Agreement, if any, with respect to such withholding tax at the time such Foreign Lender becomes  a party to the Agreement (or designates a new lending office), and (B) additional United States  federal withholding taxes that may be imposed after the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party  to the Agreement (or designates a new lending office), as a result of a change in law, rule,  regulation, order or other decision with respect to any of the foregoing by any Governmental  Authority, and (iv) any United States federal withholding taxes imposed under FATCA.  “Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals to the  Agreement.  “Existing Hedge Agreements” means those Hedge Agreements described on Schedule E- 3 to the Agreement.  “Existing Letters of Credit” means those letters of credit described on Schedule E-2 to the  Agreement.  “Existing Obligations” means the “Obligations” as defined in the Existing Credit  Agreement.  “Extended Terms Accounts” means Accounts with payment terms of more than 30 days.  “Extraordinary Advances” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(d)(iii) of the  Agreement.  “Extraordinary Floorplan Advances” has the meaning specified therefor in Section  2.3(d)(iii) of the Agreement.  

 

  126471205_826  166393043_3  “Extraordinary Revolver Advances” has the meaning specified therefor in Section  2.3(d)(iii) of the Agreement.  “Extraordinary Receipts” means (a) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is  continuing, proceeds of judgments, proceeds of settlements, or other consideration of any kind  received in connection with any cause of action or claim, and proceeds of business interruption  insurance, and (b) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any payments received  by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries not in the ordinary course of business (and not consisting  of proceeds described in Section 2.4(e)(ii) of the Agreement) consisting of (i) proceeds of  judgments, proceeds of settlements, or other consideration of any kind received in connection with  any cause of action or claim, and proceeds of business interruption insurance, (ii) indemnity  payments (other than to the extent such indemnity payments are immediately payable to a Person  that is not an Affiliate of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), and (iii) any purchase price  adjustment received in connection with any purchase agreement.  “FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the IRC, as of the date of the Agreement  (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more  onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.  “Fee Letter” means that certain fee letter, dated as of even date with the Agreement,  between Borrower and Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.  “Federal Funds Rate”  means (a) the weighted average per annum interest rate on overnight  federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System on the applicable day (or  the preceding Business Day, if the applicable day is not a Business Day), as published by the  Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next Business Day; or (b) if the rate is not so published,  the average per annum rate (rounded up to the nearest 1/8 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on  the applicable day on such transactions, as determined by Agent; provided, that in no event shall  the Federal Funds Rate be less than zero.  “Financial Covenant Period” means a period which shall commence on any date (the  “Commencement Date”) on which Adjusted Excess Availability is less than the   Covenant/Dominion Threshold Amount and shall continue until the last day of the first month after  the Commencement Date in which Adjusted Excess Availability is greater than or equal to the  Covenant/Dominion Threshold Amount for a period of ninety (90) consecutive days.  “Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any fiscal period and with respect to Borrower  determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the sum, without duplication, of (a)  Interest Expense accrued (other than interest paid-in-kind, amortization of financing fees, and  other non-cash Interest Expense) during such period, (b) Floorplan Interest Expense accrued (other  than interest paid-in-kind, amortization of financing fees and other non-cash Floorplan Interest  Expense) during such period, (c) principal payments in respect of Indebtedness that are required  to be paid during such period, (d) all federal, state, and local income taxes accrued during such  period, (e) Rent Expense, and (f) all Restricted Payments paid (whether in cash or other property,  other than common Equity Interests) during such period.  

 

  126471205_827  166393043_3  “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any fiscal period and with respect  to Borrower determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the ratio of (a)  EBITDAR for such period minus (i) an amount (not less than zero) equal to (A) Capital  Expenditures made in cash (to the extent not already incurred in a prior period) or incurred during  such period less (B) any disposition proceeds received from the sale of capital or fixed assets  during such period, (ii) an amount (not less than zero) equal to (A) the Rental Fleet Transfer  Amount for such period less (B) any disposition proceeds received from the sale of Rental Fleet  Equipment during such period, and (iii) the Rental Fleet CapEx Amount for such period, to (b)  Fixed Charges for such period.  “Flood Laws” means the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, Flood Disaster Protection  Act of 1973, and related laws, rules and regulations, including any amendments or successor  provisions.  “Floorplan Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the amount that Borrower  is entitled to borrow as Floorplan Loans under Section 2.2 of the Agreement (after giving effect to  the then outstanding Floorplan Usage).  “Floorplan Commitment” means, with respect to each Floorplan Lender, its Floorplan  Commitment, and, with respect to all Floorplan Lenders, their Floorplan Commitments, in each  case as such Dollar amounts are set forth beside such Floorplan Lender’s name under the  applicable heading on Schedule C-1 to the Agreement or in the Assignment and Acceptance  pursuant to which such Floorplan Lender became a Floorplan Lender under the Agreement, as  such amounts may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments made in  accordance with the provisions of Section 13.1 of the Agreement and reallocations made in  accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4(g) of the Agreement.  “Floorplan Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination, the result of:  (a) the lesser of (i) the product of 85% multiplied by the value (calculated at the lower  of cost or market on a basis consistent with Borrower’s historical accounting practices) of Eligible  New Floorplan Equipment which at such time is aged less than twelve (12) months, and (ii) the  product of 85% multiplied by the Net Recovery Percentage identified in the most recent inventory  appraisal ordered and obtained by Agent multiplied by the value of Eligible New Floorplan  Equipment which at such time is aged less than twelve (12) months (such determination may be  made as to different categories of Eligible New Floorplan Equipment based upon the Net Recovery  Percentage applicable to such categories) at such time, plus  (b) the lesser of (i) the product of 80% multiplied by the value (calculated at the lower  of cost or market on a basis consistent with Borrower’s historical accounting practices) of Eligible  New Floorplan Equipment which at such time is aged equal to or greater than twelve (12) months,  and (ii) the product of 85% multiplied by the Net Recovery Percentage identified in the most recent  inventory appraisal ordered and obtained by Agent multiplied by the value of Eligible New  Floorplan Equipment which at such time is aged equal to or greater than twelve (12) months (such  determination may be made as to different categories of Eligible New Floorplan Equipment based  upon the Net Recovery Percentage applicable to such categories) at such time, plus  

 

  126471205_828  166393043_3  (c) the lesser of (i) the product of 75% multiplied by the value (calculated at the lower  of cost or market on a basis consistent with Borrower’s historical accounting practices) of Eligible  Used Floorplan Equipment at such time, and (ii) the product of 85% multiplied by the Net  Recovery Percentage identified in the most recent inventory appraisal ordered and obtained by  Agent multiplied by the value of Eligible Used Floorplan Equipment at such time (such  determination may be made as to different categories of Eligible Used Floorplan Equipment based  upon the Net Recovery Percentage applicable to such categories) at such time, minus  (d) the aggregate amount of Bank Product Reserves, Inventory Reserves, Cash  Settlement Reserves and other Reserves, if any, established by Agent under Section 2.2(c) of the  Agreement with respect to the Floorplan Borrowing Base.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the aggregate amount determined under  clauses (b) and (c) of the Floorplan Borrowing Base with respect Eligible New Floorplan  Equipment and Eligible Used Floorplan Equipment aged twenty-four (24) to thirty-six (36) months  be greater than 15% of the Maximum Credit Amount.  “Floorplan Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit B-1.  “Floorplan Interest Expense” means, for any period, the aggregate of the interest expense  of Borrower for such period in respect of the Floorplan Loans, the DLL Floorplan Indebtedness,  the CNH Floorplan Indebtedness and any other Inventory floor planning loan facilities.  “Floorplan Lender” means a Lender that has a Floorplan Commitment or that has an  outstanding Floorplan Loan.  “Floorplan Loan Exposure” means, with respect to any Floorplan Lender, as of any date of  determination (a) prior to the termination of the Floorplan Commitments, the amount of such  Lender’s Floorplan Commitment, and (b) after the termination of the Floorplan Commitments, the  aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Floorplan Loans of such Lender.  “Floorplan Loans” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.2(a) of the Agreement.  “Floorplan Overadvance” means, as of any date of determination, that the Floorplan Usage  is greater than any of the limitations set forth in Section 2.2 or Section 2.11.  “Floorplan Swing Lender” means Bank of America or any other Lender that, at the request  of Borrower and with the consent of Agent agrees, in such Lender’s sole discretion, to become the  Floorplan Swing Lender under Section 2.3(b)(ii) of the Agreement.  “Floorplan Swing Loan” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(b)(ii) of the  Agreement.  “Floorplan Swing Loan Exposure” means, as of any date of determination with respect to  any Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Floorplan Swing Loans on such date.  “Floorplan Usage” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of outstanding  Floorplan Loans (inclusive of Floorplan Swing Loans and Floorplan Protective Advances).  

 

  126471205_829  166393043_3  “Flow of Funds Agreement” means a flow of funds agreement, dated as of even date  herewith, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, executed and delivered by each  Loan Party and Agent.  “Foreign Lender” means any Lender or Participant that is not a United States person within  the meaning of IRC section 7701(a)(30).  “Foreign L/C/ Currency Reserve”  means, with respect to any Letter of Credit issued in a  currency other than Dollars, as of any date of determination, those reserves that the applicable  Issuing Bank certifies to Agent in writing from time to time as being necessary or appropriate to  establish (based upon such Issuing Bank’s reasonable determination of the currency fluctuation  risk in respect of any such Letters of Credit) in respect of any such Letters of Credit outstanding.  “FRBNYFRNBY” means, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.  “Funding Date” means the date on which a Borrowing occurs.  “Funding Losses” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.12(b)(ii) of the  Agreement.  “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in  the United States, consistently applied.  “Governing Documents” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of  incorporation, by-laws, or other organizational documents of such Person.  “Governmental Authority” means the government of any nation or any political  subdivision thereof, whether at the national, state, territorial, provincial, municipal or any other  level, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other  entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or  functions of, or pertaining to, government (including any supra-national bodies such as the  European Union or the European Central Bank).  “Guarantor” means (a) each Subsidiary of Borrower other than the Excluded Subsidiaries  and other than each CFC owned directly or indirectly by Borrower, and (b) each other Person that  becomes a guarantor after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.11 of the Agreement.  “Guaranty and Security Agreement” means a guaranty and security agreement, dated as of  even date with the Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, executed  and delivered by Borrower and each of the Guarantors to Agent.  “Hazardous Materials” means (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise  classified pursuant to, any applicable laws or regulations as “hazardous substances,” “hazardous  materials,” “hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” or any other formulation intended to define,  list, or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity,  reactivity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, or “EP toxicity”, (b) oil, petroleum, or petroleum  derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids, synthetic gas, drilling fluids, produced waters,  and other wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural  

 

  126471205_830  166393043_3  gas, or geothermal resources, (c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive  materials, and (d) asbestos in any form or electrical equipment that contains any oil or dielectric  fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of 50 parts per million.  “Hedge Agreement” means a “swap agreement” as that term is defined in Section  101(53B)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code.  “Hedge Obligations” means any and all obligations or liabilities, whether absolute or  contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, of Borrower or its Subsidiaries  arising under, owing pursuant to, or existing in respect of Hedge Agreements entered into with one  or more of the Hedge Providers, including without limitation the Existing Hedge Agreements.  “Hedge Provider” means any Lender or any of its Affiliates; provided, that no such Person  (other than Bank of America or its Affiliates) shall constitute a Hedge Provider unless and until  (a) in the case of a Hedge Agreement in existence as of the Closing Date, Agent receives a Bank  Product Provider Agreement from such Person and with respect to the applicable Hedge  Agreement within 10 days after the Closing Date and (b) in the case of a Hedge Agreement entered  into after the Closing- Date, Agent receives a Bank Product Provider Agreement from such Person  and with respect to the applicable Hedge Agreement within 10 days after the execution and  delivery of such Hedge Agreement with Borrower or its Subsidiaries; provided further, that if, at  any time, a Lender ceases to be a Lender under the Agreement, then, from and after the date on  which it ceases to be a Lender thereunder, neither it nor any of its Affiliates shall constitute Hedge  Providers and the obligations with respect to Hedge Agreements entered into with such former  Lender or any of its Affiliates shall no longer constitute Hedge Obligations.  “Increase” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.14.  “Increase Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.14.  “Increase Joinder” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.14.  “Indebtedness” as to any Person means (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed  money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar  instruments and all reimbursement or other obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers  acceptances, or other financial products, (c) all obligations of such Person as a lessee under Capital  Leases, (d) all obligations or liabilities of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person,  irrespective of whether such obligation or liability is assumed, (e) all obligations of such Person  to pay the deferred purchase price of assets (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary  course of business and repayable in accordance with customary trade practices and, for the  avoidance of doubt, other than royalty payments payable in the ordinary course of business in  respect of non-exclusive licenses), (f) all monetary obligations of such Person owing under Hedge  Agreements (which amount shall be calculated based on the amount that would be payable by such  Person if the Hedge Agreement were terminated on the date of determination), (g) any Disqualified  Equity Interests of such Person, and (h) any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to  guarantee (whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted, or sold with  recourse) any obligation of any other Person that constitutes Indebtedness under any of clauses (a)  through (g) above. For purposes of this definition, (i) the amount of any Indebtedness represented  

 

  126471205_831  166393043_3  by a guaranty or other similar instrument shall be the lesser of the principal amount of the  obligations guaranteed and still outstanding and the maximum amount for which the guaranteeing  Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Indebtedness, and  (ii) the amount of any Indebtedness which is limited or is non-recourse to a Person or for which  recourse is limited to an identified asset shall be valued at the lesser of (A) if applicable, the limited  amount of such obligations, and (B) if applicable, the fair market value of such assets securing  such obligation.  “Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.3 of the  Agreement.  “Indemnified Person” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.3 of the Agreement.   “Indemnified Taxes” means, any Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.  “Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person  under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other state or federal bankruptcy or  insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria,  compositions, extensions generally with creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization,  arrangement, or other similar relief.  “Intercompany Subordination Agreement” means an amended and restated intercompany  subordination agreement, dated as of even date with the Agreement, executed and delivered by  Borrower, each of the other Loan Parties, and Agent, the form and substance of which is reasonably  satisfactory to Agent.  “Intercreditor Agreement” and “Intercreditor Agreements” means, individually or  collectively as required by the context, the DLL Intercreditor Agreement and the CNH  Intercreditor Agreement.  “Interest Expense” means, for any period, the aggregate of the interest expense of Borrower  for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.  “Interest Period” means, with respect to each LIBORSOFR Rate Loan, a period  commencing on the date of the making of such LIBORSOFR Rate Loan (or the continuation of a  LIBORSOFR Rate Loan or the conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a LIBORSOFR Rate Loan)  and ending 1, 23 or 36 months thereafter; provided, that (a) interest shall accrue at the applicable  rate based upon the LIBOR RateTerm SOFR from and including the first day of each Interest  Period to, but excluding, the day on which any Interest Period expires, (b) any Interest Period that  would end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business  Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period  shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (c) with respect to an Interest Period that begins on  the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically  corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period), the Interest Period  shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month that is 1, 23 or 36 months after the date  on which the Interest Period began, as applicable, and (d) Borrower may not elect an Interest Period  which will end after the Maturity Date.  

 

  126471205_832  166393043_3  “Inventory” means inventory (as that term is defined in the Code).  “Inventory Reserves” means, as of any date of determination, (a) Landlord Reserves, and  (b) those reserves that Agent deems necessary or appropriate, in its Permitted Discretion and  subject to Sections 2.1(c) and 2.2(c), to establish and maintain (including reserves for slow moving  Inventory and Inventory shrinkage) with respect to Eligible Inventory, the Maximum Revolver  Amount or the Maximum Floorplan Amount.  “Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any investment by such Person in any  other Person (including Affiliates) in the form of loans, guarantees, advances, capital contributions  (excluding (a) commission, travel, and similar advances to officers and employees of such Person  made in the ordinary course of business, and (b) bona fide accounts receivable arising in the  ordinary course of business), or acquisitions of Indebtedness, Equity Interests, or all or  substantially all of the assets of such other Person (or of any division or business line of such other  Person), and any other items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet  prepared in accordance with GAAP. The amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of  such Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto, without any adjustment for increases or  decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs, or write-offs with respect to such Investment.  “IRC” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to time.  “ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the International Standby Practices 1998  (International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590) and any subsequent revision thereof  adopted by the International Chamber of Commerce on the date such Letter of Credit is issued.  “Issuer Document” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, a letter of credit application,  a letter of credit agreement, or any other document, agreement or instrument entered into (or to be  entered into) by Borrower in favor of Issuing Bank and relating to such Letter of Credit.  “Issuing Bank” means Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. with respect to the  Existing Letters of Credit or any other Lender that, at the request of Borrower and with the consent  of Agent, agrees, in such Lender’s sole discretion, to become an Issuing Bank for the purpose of  issuing Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.11 of the Agreement, and Issuing Bank shall be a  Lender.  “Joint Book Runners” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.  “Joint Lead Arrangers” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.  “Landlord Reserve” means, as to each location at which Borrower has Inventory or books  and records located and as to which a Collateral Access Agreement has not been received by  Agent, a reserve in an amount equal to the greater of (a) the number of months’ rent for which the  landlord will have, under applicable law, a Lien in the Inventory of Borrower to secure the payment  of rent or other amounts under the lease relative to such location, or (b) 3 months’ rent under the  lease relative to such location.  “Lender” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement, shall include Issuing  Bank and each Swing Lender, and shall also include any other Person made a party to the  

 

  126471205_833  166393043_3  Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section 13.1 of the Agreement and “Lenders” means each  of the Lenders or any one or more of them.  “Lender Group” means each of the Lenders (including Issuing Bank and each Swing  Lender) and Agent, or any one or more of them.  “Lender Group Expenses” means all (a) costs or expenses (including taxes and insurance  premiums) required to be paid by Borrower or its Subsidiaries under any of the Loan Documents  that are paid, advanced, or incurred by the Lender Group, (b) documented out-of-pocket fees or  charges paid or incurred by Agent in connection with the Lender Group’s transactions with  Borrower or its Subsidiaries under any of the Loan Documents, including, photocopying,  notarization, couriers and messengers, telecommunication, public record searches, filing fees,  recording fees, publication, real estate surveys, real estate title policies and endorsements, and  environmental audits, (c) Agent’s customary fees and charges imposed or-incurred in connection  with any background checks or OFAC/PEP searches related to Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (d)  Agent’s customary fees and charges (as adjusted from time to time) with respect to the  disbursement of funds (or the receipt of funds) to or for the account of Borrower (whether by wire  transfer or otherwise), together with any out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection  therewith, (e) customary charges imposed or incurred by Agent resulting from the dishonor of  checks payable by or to any Loan Party, (f) reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and  expenses paid or incurred by the Lender Group to correct any default or enforce any provision of  the Loan Documents, or during the continuance of an Event of Default, in gaining possession of,  maintaining, handling, preserving, storing, shipping, selling, preparing for sale, or advertising to  sell the Collateral, or any portion thereof, irrespective of whether a sale is consummated, (g) field  examination, appraisal, and valuation fees and expenses of Agent related to any field examinations,  appraisals, or valuation to the extent of the fees and charges (and up to the amount of any  limitation) provided in Section 2.10 of the Agreement, (h) Agent’s and the Lender Group’s  reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses)  relative to third party claims or any other lawsuit or adverse proceeding paid or incurred, whether  in enforcing or defending the Loan Documents or otherwise in connection with the transactions  contemplated by the Loan Documents, Agent’s Liens in and to the Collateral, or the Lender  Group’s relationship with Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (i) Agent’s reasonable documented  costs and expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and due diligence expenses)  incurred in advising, structuring, drafting, reviewing, administering (including travel, meals, and  lodging), syndicating (including reasonable costs and expenses relative to the rating of CUSIP,  DXSyndicateTM, SyndTrak or other communication costs incurred in connection with a  syndication of the loan facilities), or amending, waiving, or modifying the Loan Documents, and  (j) Agent’s and each Lender’s reasonable documented costs and •expenses (including reasonable  documented attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other advisors fees and expenses) incurred in  terminating, enforcing (including attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other advisors fees and  expenses incurred in connection with a “workout,” a “restructuring,” or an Insolvency Proceeding  concerning Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or in exercising rights or remedies under the Loan  Documents), or defending the Loan Documents, irrespective of whether a lawsuit or other adverse  proceeding is brought, or in taking any enforcement action or any Remedial Action with respect  to the Collateral.  

 

  126471205_834  166393043_3  “Lender Group Representatives” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9 of the  Agreement.  “Lender-Related Person” means, with respect to any Lender, such Lender, together with  such Lender’s Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents.  “Letter of Credit” means a letter of credit (as that term is defined in the Code), a bankers  acceptance, foreign guaranty, or similar document, in each case issued by Issuing Bank.  “Letter of Credit Collateralization” means either (a) providing cash collateral (pursuant to  documentation reasonably satisfactory to Agent, including provisions that specify that the Letter  of Credit Fees and all commissions, fees, charges and expenses provided for in Section 2.11(k) of  the Agreement (including any fronting fees) will continue to accrue while the Letters of Credit are  outstanding) to be held by Agent for the benefit of the Revolver Lenders in an amount equal to  105% of the then existing Letter of Credit Usage, (b) delivering to Agent documentation executed  by all beneficiaries under the Letters of Credit, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to  Agent and Issuing Bank, terminating all of such beneficiaries’ rights under the Letters of Credit,  or (c) providing Agent with a standby letter of credit, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory  to Agent, from a commercial bank acceptable to Agent (in its sole discretion) in an amount equal  to 105% of the then existing Letter of Credit Usage (it being understood that the Letter of Credit  Fee and all fronting fees set forth in the Agreement will continue to accrue while the Letters of  Credit are outstanding and that any such fees that accrue must be an amount that can be drawn  under any such standby letter of credit).  “Letter of Credit Disbursement” means a payment made by Issuing Bank pursuant to a  Letter of Credit.  “Letter of Credit Exposure” means, as of any date of determination with respect to any  Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Usage on such date.  “Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.6(b) of the  Agreement.  “Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.11(f)  of the Agreement.  “Letter of Credit Related Person” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.11(f) of  the Agreement.  “Letter of Credit Usage” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn  amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit.    “LIBORSOFR” the secured overnight financing rate as administered by FRBNY (or a  successor administrator).  

 

  126471205_835  166393043_3  “SOFR Adjustment” means(a) with respect to Daily Simple SOFR, 0.11448%; and (b) with  respect to Term SOFR, 0.11448% for a one month Interest Period, 0.26161% for a three month  Interest Period and 0.42826% for a six month Interest Period.  “SOFR Deadline” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.12(b)(i) of the  Agreement.  “LIBORSOFR Notice” means a written notice in the form of Exhibit L-1 to the Agreement.  “LIBORSOFR Option” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.12(a) of the  Agreement.    “LIBOR Rate” means the per annum rate of interest determined by Agent at or about 11:00 a.m.  (London time) two Business Days prior to an interest period, for a term equivalent to such period, equal to  the London interbank offered rate, or comparable or successor rate approved by Agent as published on the  applicable Reuters screen page (or other commercially available source designated by Agent from time to  time); provided, that any comparable or successor rate shall be applied by Agent, if administratively  feasible, in a manner consistent with market practice; and provided further, that in no event shall the LIBOR  Rate or any comparable or successor rate be less than zero percent (0%).  “LIBORSOFR Rate Loan” means each portion of a Revolving Loan or the Floorplan  Loans that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR RateTerm SOFR.  “LIBORSOFR Rate Margin” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Applicable  Margin.  “Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, charge,  deposit arrangement, encumbrance, easement, lien (statutory or other), security interest, or other  security arrangement and any other preference, priority, or preferential arrangement of any kind  or nature whatsoever, including any conditional sale contract or other title retention agreement, the  interest of a lessor under a Capital Lease and any synthetic or other financing lease having  substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing.  “Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of Excess Availability plus  Qualified Cash; provided, that, for purposes of determining Liquidity in respect of the applicable  tests in any Financial Covenant Period, the Maturity Date and any Reporting Period, no more than  50% of such determination of Liquidity may be predicated on Qualified Cash (it being agreed and  understood that at least 50% of such determination shall be predicated on Excess Availability).  “Loan” means any Revolving Loan, Floorplan Loan, Swing Loan or Extraordinary  Advance made (or to be made) hereunder.  “Loan Account” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.9 of the Agreement.  “Loan Documents” means the Agreement, the Control Agreements, the Collateral Access  Agreements, any Borrowing Base Certificate, the Fee Letter, the Guaranty and Security  Agreement, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, any Issuer Documents, the Letters of  

 

  126471205_836  166393043_3  Credit, the Mortgages, the Intercreditor Agreements, any Patent Security Agreement, any  Trademark Security Agreement, any Copyright Security Agreement, any note or notes executed  by Borrower in connection with the Agreement and payable to any member of the Lender Group,  and any other instrument or agreement entered into, now or in the future, by Borrower or any of  its Subsidiaries and any member of the Lender Group in connection with the Agreement.  “Loan Party” means Borrower or any Guarantor.  “Margin Stock” as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors as in effect from  time to time.  “Material Acquisition” means an Acquisition in which the aggregate cash and non-cash  consideration to be paid by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as determined in accordance with  GAAP exceeds $25,000,000.  “Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse effect in the business, operations,  results of operations, assets, liabilities or financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries,  taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries ability to perform  their obligations under the Loan Documents to which they are parties or of the Lender Group’s  ability to enforce the Obligations or realize upon the Collateral (other than as a result of an action  taken or not taken that is solely in the control of Agent), or (c) a material impairment of the  enforceability or priority of Agent’s Liens with respect to all or a material portion of the Collateral.  “Material CNH Industrial Agreements” means the Amended and Restated Wholesale Floor  Plan Credit Facility and Security Agreement with CNH Capital America, LLC dated as of  November 13, 2007, as amended.  “Maturity Date” April 3, 2025.  “Maximum Credit Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to  the Maximum Revolver Amount plus the Maximum Floorplan Amount at such time. As of the  Closing Date, the Maximum Credit Amount is $250,000,000.  “Maximum Floorplan Amount” means $185,000,000, decreased by the amount of  reductions in the Floorplan Commitments made in accordance with Section 2.4(c) of the  Agreement and increased in accordance with Sections 2.14 and 2.15 of the Agreement.  “Maximum Revolver Amount” means $65,000,000, decreased by the amount of reductions  in the Revolver Commitments made in accordance with Section 2.4(c) of the Agreement and  increased in accordance with Sections 2.14 and 2.15 of the Agreement.  “Moody’s” has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of Cash Equivalents.  “Mortgages” means, individually and collectively, one or more mortgages, deeds of trust,  or deeds to secure debt, executed and delivered by Borrower or its Subsidiaries in favor of Agent,  in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, that encumber the Real Property  Collateral.  

 

  126471205_837  166393043_3  “Mortgage Related Documents” means, with respect to any Real Property subject to a  Mortgage, the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and received by the Agent  for review at least 45 days prior to the effective date of the Mortgage:  (a) an ALTA mortgagee  title policy (or binder therefor) covering the Agent’s interest under the Mortgage, in a form and  amount and by an insurer acceptable to the Agent, which must be fully paid on such effective date;  (b) such assignments of leases, estoppel letters, attornment agreements, consents, waivers and  releases as the Agent may require with respect to other Persons having an interest in the Real  Property; (c) an ALTA Survey by a licensed surveyor acceptable to the Agent; (d) a life-of-loan  flood hazard determination and, if the Real Property is located in a flood plain, an acknowledged  notice to Borrower and flood insurance in an amount, on terms, including  endorsements, and by  an insurer, in each case, acceptable to the Agent; (e) a current appraisal of the Real Property,  prepared by an appraiser acceptable to the Agent, and in form and substance satisfactory to  Required Lenders; (f) an environmental assessment, prepared by environmental engineers  acceptable to the Agent, and accompanied by such reports, certificates, studies or data as the Agent  may reasonably require, which shall all be in form and substance satisfactory to Required Lenders;  and (g) an environmental indemnity agreement and such other documents, instruments or  agreements as the Agent may reasonably require with respect to any environmental risks regarding  the Real Property.  “Net Cash Proceeds” means:  (a) with respect to any sale or disposition by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of  assets, the amount of cash proceeds received (directly or indirectly) from time to time (whether as  initial consideration or through the payment of deferred consideration) by or on behalf of Borrower  or its Subsidiaries, in connection therewith after deducting therefrom only (i) the amount of any  Indebtedness secured by any Permitted Lien on any asset (other than (A) Indebtedness owing to  Agent or any Lender under the Agreement or the other Loan Documents and (B) Indebtedness  assumed by the purchaser of such asset) which is required to be, and is, repaid in connection with  such sale or disposition, (ii) reasonable fees, commissions, and expenses related thereto and  required to be paid by Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection with such sale or disposition,  (iii) taxes paid or payable to any taxing authorities by Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection  with such sale or disposition, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so  deducted are, at the time of receipt of such cash, actually paid or payable to a Person that is not an  Affiliate of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and are properly attributable to such transaction;  and (iv) all amounts that are set aside as a reserve (A) for adjustments in respect of the purchase  price of such assets, (B) for any liabilities associated with such sale or casualty, to the extent such  reserve is required by GAAP, and (C) for the payment of unassumed liabilities relating to the assets  sold or otherwise disposed of at the time of, or within 30 days after, the date of such sale or other  disposition, to the extent that in each case the funds described above in this clause (iv) are (x)  deposited into escrow with a third party escrow agent or set aside in a separate Deposit Account  that is subject to a Control Agreement in favor of Agent and (y) paid to Agent as a prepayment of  the applicable Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(e) of the Agreement at such time when  such amounts are no longer required to be set aside as such a reserve; and  (b) with respect to the issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness by Borrower or any  of its Subsidiaries, or the issuance by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Equity Interests,  the aggregate amount of cash received (directly or indirectly) from time to time (whether as initial  

 

  126471205_838  166393043_3  consideration or through the payment or disposition of deferred consideration) by or on behalf of  Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection with such issuance or incurrence, after deducting  therefrom only (i) reasonable fees, commissions, and expenses related thereto and required to be  paid by Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection with such issuance or incurrence, (ii) taxes  paid or payable to any taxing authorities by Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection with such  issuance or incurrence, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so  deducted are, at the time of receipt of such cash, actually paid or payable to a Person that is not an  Affiliate of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and are properly attributable to such transaction.  “Net Recovery Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, the percentage of the  book value of Borrower’s Inventory that is estimated to be recoverable in an orderly liquidation of  such Inventory net of all associated costs and expenses of such liquidation, such percentage to be  determined as to each category of Inventory and to be as specified in the most recent appraisal  received by Agent from an appraisal company selected by Agent.  “New Floorplan Equipment” means new equipment that is (a) not subject to financing with  a third party and (b) aged less than thirty-six (36) months.  “Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 14.2(a) of the  Agreement.  “Non-Defaulting Lender” means each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.  “Obligations” means (a) all loans (including the Floorplan Loans (inclusive of  Extraordinary Floorplan Advances and Floorplan Swing Loans) and the Revolving Loans  (inclusive of Extraordinary Revolver Advances and Revolver Swing Loans)), debts, principal,  interest (including any interest that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding,  regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency  Proceeding), reimbursement or indemnification obligations with respect to Letters of Credit  (irrespective of whether contingent), premiums, liabilities (including all amounts charged to the  Loan Account pursuant to the Agreement), obligations (including indemnification obligations),  fees (including the fees provided for in the Fee Letter), Lender Group Expenses (including any  fees or expenses that accrue after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of  whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding),  guaranties, and all covenants and duties of any other kind and description owing by any Loan Party  arising out of, under, pursuant to, in connection with, or evidenced by the Agreement or any of the  other Loan Documents and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or  indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and  including all interest not paid when due and all other expenses or other amounts that Borrower is  required to pay or reimburse by the Loan Documents or by law or otherwise in connection with  the Loan Documents, and (b) all Bank Product Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the  foregoing, the Obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents include the obligation to pay  (i) the principal of the Revolving Loans and the Floorplan Loans, (ii) interest accrued on the  Revolving Loans and the Floorplan Loans, (iii) the amount necessary to reimburse Issuing Bank  for amounts paid or payable pursuant to Letters of Credit, (iv) Letter of Credit commissions, fees  (including fronting fees) and charges, (v) Lender Group Expenses, (vi) fees payable under the  Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and (vii) indemnities and other amounts payable  

 

  126471205_839  166393043_3  by any Loan Party under any Loan Document. Any reference in the Agreement or in the Loan  Documents to the Obligations shall include all or any portion thereof and any extensions,  modifications, renewals, or alterations thereof, both prior and subsequent to any Insolvency  Proceeding.  “OFAC” means The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of  “Originating Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(e) of the  “Other Rate Early Opt-in” means, Agent and Borrower have elected to replace the LIBOR  Rate with a Benchmark Replacement other than a SOFR-based rate pursuant to (a) an Early Opt- in Election and (2) Section 1.9.1 (b) and clause (b) of the definition of Benchmark Replacement.  “Overadvance” means, individually or collectively as required by the context, any  Floorplan Overadvance or any Revolver Overadvance.  “Participant” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 13.1(e) of the Agreement.  “Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(i) of the Agreement.  “Patent Security Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the Guaranty and  Security Agreement.  “Patriot Act” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 4.13 of the Agreement.  “Pension Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which  is subject to the provisions of Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 or 430 of the Code  or other applicable law sponsored, maintain, or contributed to by any Loan Party or ERISA  Affiliate or to which any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate has any liability, contingent or otherwise.    “Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition so long as:  (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would  result from the consummation of the proposed Acquisition and the proposed Acquisition is  consensual,  (b) no Indebtedness will be incurred, assumed, or would exist with respect to Borrower  or its Subsidiaries as a result of such Acquisition, other than Indebtedness permitted under clauses  (f), (g) or (x) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, provided that Borrower may finance a  Permitted Acquisition with proceeds of DLL Floorplan Indebtedness and/or CNH Floorplan  Indebtedness; and no Liens will be incurred, assumed, or would exist with respect to the assets of  Borrower or its Subsidiaries as a result of such Acquisition other than Permitted Liens,  (c) in the case of a Material Acquisition, Borrower has provided Agent with written  confirmation, supported by reasonably detailed calculations, that on a pro forma basis (including  pro forma adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable to such proposed  Acquisition, are factually supportable, and are expected to have a continuing impact, in each case,  

 

  126471205_840  166393043_3  determined as if the combination had been accomplished at the beginning of the relevant period;  such eliminations and inclusions determined on a basis consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S- X promulgated under the Securities Act and as interpreted by the staff of the SEC or otherwise  acceptable to Agent) created by adding the historical combined financial statements of Borrower  (including the combined financial statements of any other Person or assets that were the subject of  a prior Permitted Acquisition during the relevant period) to the historical consolidated financial  statements of the Person to be acquired (or the historical financial statements related to the assets  to be acquired) pursuant to the proposed Acquisition, for the 12 month period most recently ended  prior to such proposed Acquisition for which Agent has received financial statements of Borrower  pursuant to Schedule 5.1, Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have a Fixed Charge Coverage  Ratio of at least 1.1 to 1.0 (calculated as if the payment of consideration in respect of such proposed  Acquisition was made on the last day of such 12 month period and constitutes a Fixed Charge),  (d) after giving effect to the payment of consideration in respect of such proposed  Acquisition, Excess Availability is greater than 17.5% of the lesser of (i) Aggregate Borrowing  Base and (ii) Maximum Credit Amount,  (e) in the case of a Material Acquisition, Borrower has provided Agent with its due  diligence package relative to the proposed Acquisition, including forecasted balance sheets, profit  and loss statements, and cash flow statements of the Person or assets to be acquired, all prepared  on a basis consistent with such Person’s (or assets’) historical financial statements, together with  appropriate supporting details and a statement of underlying assumptions for the 1 year period  following the date of the proposed Acquisition, on an annual basis), in form and substance  (including as to scope and underlying assumptions) reasonably satisfactory to Agent,  (f) in the case of a Material Acquisition, the assets being acquired or the Person whose  Equity Interests are being acquired did not have negative EBITDAR (as determined in a manner  consistent with the definition of EBITDAR in this Agreement, together with such other  adjustments that are reasonably acceptable to Agent) during the 12 consecutive month period most  recently concluded prior to the date of the proposed Acquisition,  (g) Borrower has provided Agent with written notice of the proposed Acquisition at  least 10 Business Days prior to the anticipated closing date of the proposed Acquisition and, not  later than 5 Business Days prior to the anticipated closing date of the proposed Acquisition, copies  of the anticipated acquisition agreement and other material documents relative to the proposed  Acquisition, and executed acquisition documents within 5 Business Days after closing,  (h) the assets being acquired (other than a de minimis amount of assets in relation to  Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ total assets), or the Person whose Equity Interests are being  acquired, are useful in or engaged in, as applicable, the business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries  or a business reasonably related thereto,  (i) either (a) the assets being acquired are located within the United States or the  Person whose Equity Interests are being acquired is organized in a jurisdiction located within the  United States or (b) the assets being acquired are located outside the United States or the Person  whose Equity Interests are being acquired is organized in a jurisdiction located outside the United  States and, in the case of this clause (b), the aggregate cash and non-cash consideration (including  

 

  126471205_841  166393043_3  the maximum amount of any earnout to be paid in connection therewith) to be paid by Borrower  and its Subsidiaries in connection with (i) such Acquisition does not exceed 2.50% of Total Assets  and (ii) all such Acquisitions during any fiscal year does not exceed 4.00% of Total Assets, and  (j) the subject assets or Equity Interests, as applicable, are being acquired directly by  a Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries, and, in connection therewith, Borrower or if the Subsidiary  is a Loan party, the Borrower or Loan Party, as applicable, shall have complied with Section 5.11  or 5.12 of the Agreement, as applicable, of the Agreement and, in the case of an acquisition of  Equity Interests, Borrower or the applicable Loan Party shall have demonstrated to Agent that the  new Loan Parties have received consideration sufficient to make the joinder documents binding  and enforceable against such new Loan Parties.  “Permitted Call Options” means any convertible bond hedge transactions, call options or  capped call options relating to Borrower’s Equity Interests (regardless of whether settled in cash  or in Equity Interests) that are purchased by Borrower substantially contemporaneously with the  issuance of any Permitted Convertible Debt.  “Permitted Convertible Debt” means any Permitted Indebtedness that is convertible into  Equity Interests of Borrower and/or cash in lieu thereof.  “Permitted Discretion” means a determination made in the exercise of reasonable (from  the perspective of a secured asset-based lender) business judgment.  “Permitted Dispositions” means:  (a) sales, abandonment, or other dispositions of Equipment that is substantially worn,  damaged, or obsolete or no longer used or useful in the ordinary course of business and sales,  leases or subleases of Real Property not useful in the conduct of the business of Borrower and its  Subsidiaries,  (b) sales of Inventory to buyers in the ordinary course of business,  (c) the use or transfer of money or Cash Equivalents in a manner that is not prohibited  by the terms of the Agreement or the other Loan Documents,  (d) the licensing of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property  rights in the ordinary course of business,  (e) the granting of Permitted Liens,  (f) the sale or discount, in each case without recourse, of accounts receivable  (excluding Eligible Accounts Receivable) arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in  connection with the compromise or collection thereof,  (g) any involuntary loss, damage or destruction of property,  (h) any involuntary condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of  eminent domain or otherwise, or confiscation or requisition of use of property,  

 

  126471205_842  166393043_3  (i) the leasing, renting or subleasing of assets of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the  ordinary course of business,  (j) the sale or issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of  Borrower or any CFC,  (k) (i) the lapse of registered patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual  property of Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the extent not economically desirable in the conduct  of their business or (ii) the abandonment of patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual  property rights in the ordinary course of business so long as (in each case under clauses (i) and  (ii)), (A) with respect to copyrights, such copyrights are not material revenue generating  copyrights, and (B) such lapse is not materially adverse to the interests of the Lender Group,  (l) the making of Restricted Payments that are expressly permitted to be made pursuant  to the Agreement,  (m) the making of Permitted Investments,  (n) transfers of assets (i) from Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to a Loan Party, and  (ii) from any Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Loan Party to any other Subsidiary of Borrower,  (o) dispositions of assets acquired by Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to a  Permitted Acquisition consummated within 12 months of the date of the proposed disposition so  long as (i) the consideration received for the assets to be so disposed is at least equal to the fair  market value of such assets, (ii) the assets to be so disposed are not necessary or economically  desirable in connection with the business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (iii) the assets to  be so disposed are readily identifiable as assets acquired pursuant to the subject Permitted  Acquisition,  (p) sales or dispositions of assets (other than Equity Interests of Subsidiaries of  Borrower) in each case for fair value; provided that (i) no Event of Default then exists or would  be caused thereby, (ii) the aggregate fair market value of all assets disposed in any fiscal year  pursuant to this clause (p) shall not exceed $15,000,000 and (iii) at least 70% of the net proceeds  (calculated after repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien senior to Agent’s Liens  on the assets sold or disposed) of such sales or disposition is in cash and is deposited into the  Designated Account promptly after the consummation of such sale or disposition; provided, further  that in the event the sale or disposition of assets includes any Accounts or Inventory (including  any Inventory returned to the applicable vendor in connection with the closure of a store by  Borrower), in addition to satisfaction of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) in this clause (p), Borrowers shall  also deliver to Agent, at least two (2) Business Days prior to such sale or disposition, an updated  Revolver Borrowing Base Certificate reflecting such sale or disposition of such Accounts or  Inventory,     (q) return to the original manufacturer of Inventory which is not included in the  Revolver Borrowing Base or the Floorplan Borrowing Base in connection with a store closing or  the sale of assets of a dealership location permitted hereunder, in exchange for credit or cash  payment,   

 

  126471205_843  166393043_3  (r) sales or dispositions of assets (other than Accounts, Inventory, Equity Interests of  Subsidiaries of Borrower) not otherwise permitted in clauses (a) through (o) above so long as (i)  no Event of Default then exists or would be caused thereby, (ii) such sale or disposition is made at  fair market value and (iii) the aggregate fair market value of all assets disposed of in fiscal year  (including the proposed disposition) would not exceed $10,000,000,  (s) dispositions of Equipment or Real Property to the extent that: (i) such property is  exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property within 180 days  of the underlying disposition; or (ii) the proceeds of such disposition are reasonably promptly  applied to the purchase price of such replacement property within 180 days of the underlying  disposition,  (t) the unwinding of any Hedge Agreement,  (u) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom,  disposition of the Equity Interests of a CFC or of a CFC’s assets,  (v) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom,  disposition of the Equity Interests of an Excluded Subsidiary or of an Excluded Subsidiary’s assets;  and  (w) dispositions of Real Property consisting of sale and leaseback transactions which  (i) are completed on arms-length terms, (ii) for fair market value and (iii) do not exceed  $50,000,000 in the aggregate in a calendar year.  “Permitted Indebtedness” means:  (a) Indebtedness evidenced by the Agreement or the other Loan Documents,  (b) Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 4.14(b) to the Agreement and any Refinancing  Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness,  (c) Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness, Permitted Real Estate Capital Leases, and  Permitted Real Estate Financing and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any such  Indebtedness,  (d) endorsement of instruments or other payment items for deposit,  (e) Indebtedness consisting of (i) unsecured guarantees incurred in the ordinary course  of business with respect to surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds,  completion guarantee and similar obligations; (ii) unsecured guarantees arising with respect to  customary indemnification obligations to purchasers in connection with Permitted Dispositions;  and (iii) unsecured guarantees with respect to Indebtedness of Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries,  to the extent that the Person that is obligated under such guaranty could have incurred such  underlying Indebtedness,  (f) unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is incurred on  the date of the consummation of a Permitted Acquisition solely for the purpose of consummating  

 

  126471205_844  166393043_3  such Permitted Acquisition so long as (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or  would result therefrom, (ii) such unsecured Indebtedness is not incurred for working capital  purposes, (iii) such unsecured Indebtedness does not mature prior to the date that is 12 months  after the Maturity Date, (iv) such unsecured Indebtedness does not amortize until 12 months after  the Maturity Date, (v) such unsecured Indebtedness does not provide for the payment of interest  thereon in cash or Cash Equivalents prior to the date that is 12 months after the Maturity Date, and  (vi) such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms and  conditions reasonably satisfactory to Agent,  (g) Acquired Indebtedness (provided that in the case of Permitted Shortline Debt,  purchase money Indebtedness or a Capital Lease with respect to Equipment or mortgage financing  with respect to Real Property, collectively, in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000 outstanding at  any one time) and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness,  (h) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business under performance, surety,  statutory, or appeal bonds, or with respect to workers’ compensation claims or in respect of health,  disability or other employee benefits, or bankers’ acceptances and similar obligations not  constituting Indebtedness for borrowed money,  (i) Indebtedness owed to any Person providing property, casualty, liability, or other  insurance to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, so long as the amount of such Indebtedness is not  in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such  insurance for the year in which such Indebtedness is incurred and such Indebtedness is outstanding  only during such year,  (j) the incurrence by Borrower or its Subsidiaries of Indebtedness under Hedge  Agreements that are incurred for the bona fide purpose of hedging the interest rate, commodity, or  foreign currency risks associated with Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ operations and not for  speculative purposes,  (k) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of credit cards,  credit card processing services, -debit cards, stored value cards, commercial cards (including so- called “purchase cards”, “procurement cards” or “p-cards”), or Cash Management Services,  (l) unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower owing to former employees, officers, or  directors (or any spouses, ex-spouses, or estates of any of the foregoing) incurred in connection  with the repurchase by Borrower of the Equity Interests of Borrower that has been issued to such  Persons, so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would  result from the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness  outstanding at any one time does not exceed $1,000,000, and (iii) such Indebtedness is  subordinated to the Obligations on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to Agent,  (m) unsecured Indebtedness owing to sellers of assets or Equity Interests to Borrower  or any of its Subsidiaries that is incurred by the Borrower or its applicable Subsidiary in connection  with the consummation of a Permitted Acquisition so long as the aggregate principal amount per  Acquisition for all such unsecured Indebtedness does not exceed $5,000,000 for such Acquisition,  and does not exceed $15,000,000 at any one time outstanding,  

 

  126471205_845  166393043_3  (n) contingent liabilities in respect of any indemnification obligation, adjustment of  purchase price, non-compete, or similar obligation of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries incurred  in connection with the consummation of one or more Permitted Acquisitions,  (o) Indebtedness composing Permitted Investments,  (p) unsecured Indebtedness incurred in respect of netting services, overdraft protection,  and other like services, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business,  (q) unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in respect of Earn-Outs  owing to sellers of assets or Equity Interests to Borrower or its Subsidiaries that is incurred in  connection with the consummation of one or more Permitted Acquisitions so long as such  unsecured Indebtedness is on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to Agent,  (r) (i) Indebtedness of any CFC, and (ii) unsecured guarantees by Borrower or another  Loan Party of such Indebtedness to the extent that such guarantees constitute Permitted  Intercompany Advances under clause (d) of the definition thereof, and any Refinancing  Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness,  (s) accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, or the  payment of interest in kind, in each case, on Indebtedness that otherwise constitutes Permitted  Indebtedness,  (t) Subordinated Indebtedness, the aggregate outstanding amount of which does not  exceed $25,000,000, and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness,  (u) DLL Floorplan Indebtedness and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such  Indebtedness,  (v) CNH Floorplan Indebtedness,  (w) [Reserved],  (x) Permitted Shortline Debt of the Loan Parties in an aggregate principal amount not  to exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding, and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of  such Indebtedness,  (y) Indebtedness to finance Rental Fleet Equipment, the aggregate outstanding amount  of which does not exceed $50,000,000, and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such  Indebtedness, in each case so long as such Indebtedness is subject to an intercreditor agreement in  form and substance at least as favorable to the Lender Group as any then existing intercreditor  agreement and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Agent, and any Refinancing Indebtedness in  respect of such Indebtedness,  (z) Guarantees by Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof of Indebtedness otherwise  permitted hereunder of any Loan Party,  (aa) Indebtedness consisting of Permitted Warrants or Permitted Call Options, and  

 

  126471205_846  166393043_3  (bb) Indebtedness of an Excluded Subsidiary in an amount not to exceed $750,000  outstanding and any Permitted Refinancings thereof; and  (cc) any other unsecured Indebtedness incurred by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries  in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any one time and any  Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness.  “Permitted Intercompany Advances” means loans, guaranties and other Investments made  by:  (a) a Loan Party to another Loan Party,  (b) a Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Loan Party to another Subsidiary of Borrower  that is not a Loan Party,  (c) a Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Loan Party to a Loan Party, so long as the  parties thereto are party to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, and  (d) a Loan Party to (or, in the case of guaranties, for the benefit of) a Subsidiary of  Borrower that is not a Loan Party so long as (i) with respect to all intercompany loans and other  Investments (other than guaranties as provided in clause (ii) below), the aggregate amount of all  such intercompany loans and other Investments (by type, not by the borrower) does not exceed  $130,000,000 at any time outstanding (it being agreed and understood that all investments  outstanding under this clause (i) on the Closing Date are as set forth on a schedule of permitted  intercompany Investments delivered to Agent and Lenders prior to the Closing Date), (ii) with  respect to all guaranties, such guaranties shall be unsecured, and (iii) at the time of the making of  such loan, guarantee or other Investment, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or  would result therefrom.  “Permitted Interfacility Transfers” means any prepayment (without a corresponding  permanent commitment reduction) of a revolving loan or floorplan facility that constitutes  Permitted Indebtedness to the extent funded with proceeds of borrowing by Borrower under  another revolving loan or floorplan facility that constitutes Permitted Indebtedness, in each case  resulting from the movement of assets among the borrowing bases of such revolving loan or  floorplan facilities.  “Permitted Investments” means:  (a) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents,  (b) Investments in negotiable instruments deposited or to be deposited for collection in  the ordinary course of business,  (c) advances made in connection with purchases of goods or services in the ordinary  course of business,  (d) Investments received in settlement of amounts due to any Loan Party or any of its  Subsidiaries effected in the ordinary course of business or owing to any Loan Party or any of its  

 

  126471205_847  166393043_3  Subsidiaries as a result of Insolvency Proceedings involving an account debtor or upon the  foreclosure or enforcement of any Lien in favor of a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries,  (e) Investments owned by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries on the Closing  Date and set forth on Schedule P-1 to the Agreement,  (f) guarantees permitted under the definition of Permitted Indebtedness,  (g) Permitted Intercompany Advances,  (h) Equity Interests or other securities acquired in connection with the satisfaction or  enforcement of Indebtedness or claims due or owing to a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries (in  bankruptcy of customers or suppliers or otherwise outside the ordinary course of business) or as  security for any such Indebtedness or claims,  (i) deposits of cash made in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of  operating leases or Capital Leases,  (j) (i) non-cash loans and advances to employees, officers, and directors of Borrower  or any of its Subsidiaries for the purpose of purchasing Equity Interests in Borrower so long as the  proceeds of such loans are used in their entirety to purchase such Equity Interests in Borrower, and  (ii) loans and advances to employees and officers of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the  ordinary course of business for any other business purpose and in an aggregate amount not to  exceed $1,000,000 at any one time,  (k) Permitted Acquisitions,  (l) Investments in the form of capital contributions and the acquisition of Equity  Interests made by any Loan Party in any other Loan Party (other than capital contributions to or  the acquisition of Equity Interests of Borrower),  (m) Investments resulting from entering into (i) Bank Product Agreements, or (ii)  agreements relative to Indebtedness that is permitted under clause (j) of the definition of Permitted  Indebtedness,  (n) equity Investments by any Loan Party in any Subsidiary of such Loan Party which  is required by law to maintain a minimum net capital requirement or as may be otherwise required  by applicable law,  (o) Investments held by a Person acquired in a Permitted Acquisition to the extent that  such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such Permitted  Acquisition and were in existence on the date of such Permitted Acquisition, and  (p) Capital Expenditures,  (q) Investments consisting of Permitted Call Options,  

 

  126471205_848  166393043_3  (r) Investments made for the benefit of employees of Borrower or any of its  Subsidiaries for the purposes of deferred compensation in an aggregate amount not to exceed  $1,000,000 in any fiscal year,  (s) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result  therefrom, any other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $20,000,000 during the  term of the Agreement.  “Permitted Liens” means:  (a) Liens granted to, or for the benefit of, Agent to secure the Obligations,  (b) Liens for unpaid taxes, assessments, or other governmental charges or levies that  either (i) are not yet delinquent, or (ii) do not have priority over Agent’s Liens and the underlying  taxes, assessments, or charges or levies are the subject of Permitted Protests,  (c) judgment Liens arising solely as a result of the existence of judgments, orders, or  awards that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 8.3 of the Agreement,  (d) Liens set forth on Schedule P-2 to the Agreement; provided, that to qualify as a  Permitted Lien, any such Lien described on Schedule P-2 to the Agreement shall only secure the  Indebtedness that it secures on the Closing Date and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect  thereof,  (e) the interests of lessors under operating leases and licensors under license  agreements,  (f) purchase money Liens on fixed assets or the interests of lessors under Capital  Leases to the extent that such Liens or interests secure Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness or  Permitted Real Estate Capital Leases and so long as (i) such Lien attaches only to the fixed asset  purchased or acquired or the real estate subject thereto and the proceeds thereof, and (ii) such Lien  only secures the Indebtedness that was incurred to acquire the fixed asset purchased or acquired  or real estate subject thereto or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof,  (g) Liens arising by operation of law in favor of warehousemen, landlords, carriers,  mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or suppliers, incurred in the ordinary course of business and not  in connection with the borrowing of money, and which Liens either (i) are for sums not yet  delinquent, or (ii) are the subject of Permitted Protests,  (h) Liens on amounts deposited to secure Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries obligations  in connection with worker’s compensation or other unemployment insurance,  (i) Liens on amounts deposited to secure Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries obligations  in connection with the making or entering into of bids, tenders, or leases in the ordinary course of  business and not in connection with the borrowing of money,  

 

  126471205_849  166393043_3  (j) Liens on amounts deposited to secure Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries  reimbursement obligations with respect to surety or appeal bonds obtained in the ordinary course  of business,  (k) with respect to any Real Property, easements, rights of way, and zoning restrictions  that do not materially interfere with or impair the use or operation thereof,  (l) licenses of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights in  the ordinary course of business,  (m) Liens that are replacements of Permitted Liens to the extent that the original  Indebtedness is the subject of permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and so long as the replacement  Liens only encumber those assets that secured the original Indebtedness,  (n) rights of setoff or bankers’ liens upon deposits of funds in favor of banks or other  depository institutions, solely to the extent incurred in connection with the maintenance of such  Deposit Accounts in the ordinary course of business,  (o) Liens granted in the ordinary course of business on the unearned portion of  insurance premiums securing the financing of insurance premiums to the extent the financing is  permitted under the definition of Permitted Indebtedness,  (p) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to  secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods,  (q) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by Borrower or any of its  Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to a  Permitted Acquisition,  (r) Liens assumed by Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted  Acquisition that secure Acquired Indebtedness,  (s) subject to the terms of the DLL Intercreditor Agreement, Liens in favor of DLL to  secure the DLL Floorplan Indebtedness,  (t) subject to the terms of the CNH Intercreditor Agreement, Liens in favor of CNH to  secure the CNH Floorplan Indebtedness,  (u) Liens securing Permitted Shortline Debt,  (v) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under clauses (j) and (y) of the definition of  Permitted Indebtedness,  (w) any Lien on assets of CFCs or Excluded Subsidiaries, provided that such Lien does  not extend to, or encumber, (i) assets of Borrower or any Loan Party, or (ii) the Equity Interests of  Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,   (x) any Liens on Real Property securing Permitted Real Estate Financing, and  

 

  126471205_850  166393043_3  (y) other Liens which do not secure Indebtedness for borrowed money or letters of  credit and as to which the aggregate amount of the obligations secured thereby does not exceed  $5,000,000.  “Permitted Protest” means the right of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to protest any  Lien (other than any Lien that secures the Obligations), taxes (other than payroll taxes or taxes that  are the subject of a United States federal tax lien), or rental payment, provided that (a) a reserve  with respect to such obligation is established on Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ books and records  in such amount as is required under GAAP, (b) any such protest is instituted promptly and  prosecuted diligently by Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, in good faith, and (c) Agent is  satisfied that, while any such protest is pending, there will be no impairment of the enforceability,  validity, or priority of any of Agent’s Liens.  “Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination,  Indebtedness (other than the Obligations and Permitted Real Estate Financing, but including  Capitalized Lease Obligations other than Permitted Real Estate Capital Leases), incurred at the  time of, or within 90 days after, the acquisition of any fixed assets for the purpose of financing all  or any part of the acquisition cost thereof, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one  time not in excess of $60,000,000.  “Permitted Real Estate Capital Leases” means, as of any date of determination, Capitalized  Lease Obligations incurred in connection with the sale, lease or use of real property, in an  aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not in excess of $40,000,000.  “Permitted Real Estate Financing” means, as of any date of determination, Indebtedness  incurred in connection with the purchase, refinancing leasing (to the extent deemed indebtedness)  or acquisition (in connection with a Permitted Acquisition) of Real Property, in an aggregate  principal amount outstanding at any one time not in excess of $150,000,000  “Permitted Shortline Debt” means floor plan facilities with short line manufacturers, or  facilities arranged by short line manufacturers for their products and services with third party  financing sources, in the ordinary course of business.  “Permitted Warrants” means any call options relating to Borrower’s Equity Interests  (regardless of whether settled in cash or in Equity Interests) that are sold by Borrower substantially  contemporaneously with the issuance of any Permitted Convertible Debt.  “Person” means natural persons, corporations, limited liability companies, limited  partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, land trusts,  business trusts, or other organizations, irrespective of whether they are legal entities, and  governments and agencies and political subdivisions thereof.  “Platform” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(c) of the Agreement.  “Post-Increase Additional Lenders” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.15.  “Post-Increase Lenders” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.14.   

 

  126471205_851  166393043_3  “Pre-Increase Additional Lenders” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.15.  “Pre-Increase Lenders” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.14.  “Prime Rate” means, rate of interest announced by Bank of America from time to time as  its prime rate.  Such rate is set by Bank of America on the basis of various factors, including its  costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference  point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above or below such rate.  Any change in  such rate publicly announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on  the day specified in the announcement.  “Projections” means Borrower’s forecasted (a) balance sheets, (b) profit and loss  statements, and (c) cash flow statements, all prepared on a basis consistent with Borrower’s  historical financial statements, together with appropriate supporting details and a statement of  underlying assumptions.  “Pro Rata Share” means, as of any date of determination:  (a) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make all or a portion of the Revolving  Loans, with respect to such Lender’s right to receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with  respect to the Revolving Loans, and with respect to all other computations and other matters related  to the Revolver Commitments or the Revolving Loans, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the  Revolving Loan Exposure of such Lender by (ii) the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all  Lenders,  (b) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to participate in the Letters of Credit, with  respect to such Lender’s obligation to reimburse Issuing Bank, and with respect to such Lender’s  right to receive payments of Letter of Credit Fees, and with respect to all other computations and  other matters related to the Letters of Credit, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Floorplan  Loan Exposure of such Lender by (ii) the aggregate Floorplan Loan Exposure of all Lenders;  provided, that if all of the Floorplan Loans have been repaid in full and all Floorplan Commitments  have been terminated, but Letters of Credit remain outstanding, Pro Rata Share under this clause  shall be determined as if the Floorplan Commitments had not been terminated and based upon the  Floorplan Commitments as they existed immediately prior to their termination,  (c) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make all” or a portion of the Floorplan  Loans, with respect to such Lender’s right to receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with  respect to the Floorplan Loans, and with respect to all other computations and other matters related  to the Floorplan Commitments or the Floorplan Loans, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the  Floorplan Loan Exposure of such Lender by (ii) the aggregate Floorplan Loan Exposure of all  Lenders, and  (d) with respect to all other matters and for all other matters as to a particular Lender  (including the indemnification obligations arising under Section 15.7 of the Agreement), the  percentage obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the Floorplan Loan Exposure of such Lender plus  the Revolving Loan Exposure of such Lender by (ii) the sum of the aggregate Floorplan Loan  Exposure of all Lenders plus the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders, in any such  case as the applicable percentage may be adjusted by assignments permitted pursuant to Section  

 

  126471205_852  166393043_3  13.1; provided, that if all of the Loans have been repaid in full, all Letters of Credit have been  made the subject of Letter of Credit Collateralization, and all Commitments have been terminated,  Pro Rata Share under this clause shall be determined as if the Revolving Loan Exposures and the  Floorplan Loan Exposures had not been repaid, collateralized, or terminated and shall be based  upon the Revolving Loan Exposures and Floorplan Loan Exposures as they existed immediately  prior to their repayment, collateralization, or termination.  “Protective Advances” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(d)(i) of the  Agreement.  “Protective Floorplan Advances” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(d)(i) of  the Agreement.  “Protective Revolver Advances” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(d)(i) of  the Agreement.  “Public Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.9(c) of the Agreement.  “Purchase Price” means, with respect to any Acquisition, an amount equal to the aggregate  consideration, whether cash, property or securities (including the fair market value of any Equity  Interests of Borrower issued in connection with such Acquisition and including the maximum  amount of Earn-Outs), paid or delivered by Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries in connection with  such Acquisition (whether paid at the closing thereof or payable thereafter and whether fixed or  contingent), but excluding therefrom (a) any cash of the seller and its Affiliates used to fund any  portion of such consideration and (b) any cash or Cash Equivalents acquired in connection with  such Acquisition.  “Qualified Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of unrestricted cash  and Cash Equivalents of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries that is in Deposit Accounts subject  of a Control Agreement and is maintained by a branch office of the bank located within the United  States.   “Qualified ECP” means a Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000, or that  constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause  another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of  such act.  “Qualified Equity Interests” means and refers to any Equity Interests issued by Borrower  that is not a Disqualified Equity Interest.  “Quarter End Borrowing” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.2 of the  Agreement.  “Real Property” means any estates or interests in real property now owned or hereafter  acquired by Borrower or its Subsidiaries and the improvements thereto.  

 

  126471205_853  166393043_3  “Real Property Collateral” means any Eligible Real Property and any other Real Property  hereafter acquired by Borrower or its Subsidiaries with a fair market value in excess of  $10,000,000.  “Receivable Reserves” means, as of any date of determination, those reserves that Agent  deems necessary or appropriate, in its Permitted Discretion and subject to Section 2.1(c), to  establish and maintain (including reserves for rebates, discounts, warranty claims, and returns)  with respect to the Eligible Accounts, the Revolver Borrowing Base or the Maximum Revolver  Amount.  “Rescindable Amount” has the meaning as defined in Section 2.4(a)(ii).  “Recipient” Agent, Issuing Bank, any Lender or any other recipient of a payment to  be made by a Loan Party under a Loan Document or on account of an Obligation.  “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an  electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.  “Reference Period” has the meaning set forth in the definition of EBITDAR.  “Refinancing Indebtedness” means refinancings, renewals, or extensions of Indebtedness  so long as:  (a) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in an increase in the  principal amount of the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended, other than by the  amount of premiums paid thereon and the fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith and  by the amount of unfunded commitments with respect thereto,  (b) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in a shortening of the  average weighted maturity (measured as of the refinancing, renewal, or extension) of the  Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended, nor are they on terms or conditions that, taken  as a whole, are or could reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the  Lenders,  (c) if the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended was subordinated in  right of payment to the Obligations, then the terms and conditions of the refinancing, renewal, or  extension must include subordination terms and conditions that are at least as favorable to the  Lender Group as those that were applicable to the refinanced, renewed, or extended Indebtedness,  (d) if the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended was subject to an  intercreditor agreement, then the terms and conditions of the refinancing, renewal, or extension  must include intercreditor terms and conditions that are at least as favorable to the Lender Group  as those that were applicable to the refinanced, renewed, or extended Indebtedness; and  (e) the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended is not recourse to any  Person that is liable on account of the Obligations other than those Persons which were obligated  with respect to the Indebtedness that was refinanced, renewed, or extended.  

 

  126471205_854  166393043_3  “Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(h) of the Agreement.  “Registered Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(h) of the Agreement.  “Related Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making,  purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary  course and that is administered, advised or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender  or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.  “Relevant Governmental Body” means, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve  System or FRBNY, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of  the Federal Reserve System or FRBNY, or any successor thereto.  “Remedial Action” means all actions taken to (a) clean up, remove, remediate, contain,  treat, monitor, assess, evaluate, or in any way address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor  environment, (b) prevent or minimize a release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials so  they do not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or  outdoor environment, (c) restore or reclaim natural resources or the environment, (d) perform any  pre-remedial studies, investigations, or post-remedial operation and maintenance activities, or (e)  conduct any other actions with respect to Hazardous Materials required by Environmental Laws.  “Rent Expense” means, for any period, total rental expenses attributable to operating leases  of Borrower for real property, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.  “Rent-to-Own Expense” means, for any period, total non-cash expenses of Borrower or  any Subsidiary attributable to the cost of goods sold for retail inventory that is being rented on a  rent-to-own basis, determined from financial statements prepared on a consolidated basis in  accordance with GAAP.  “Rental Fleet CapEx Amount” means, with respect to any period, an amount equal to (a)  the amount of expenditures made to purchase Rental Fleet Equipment during such period to the  extent funded with proceeds of Revolving Loans, multiplied by (b) an amount equal to 1 minus  the advance rate applicable to Eligible Rental Equipment at the time of determination.  “Rental Fleet Equipment” means equipment held for lease or rental by Borrower or any  other Loan Party that Borrower or such Loan Party treats for accounting purposes as a fixed asset  subject to depreciation or amortization and not as inventory held for resale.  “Rental Fleet Transfer Amount” means, with respect to any period, an amount equal to (a)  the net amount of Inventory consisting of new or used equipment that is designated by Borrower  as Rental Fleet Equipment during such period, multiplied by (b) an amount equal to 1 minus the  advance rate applicable to Eligible Rental Equipment at the time of determination.  “Replacement Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.13(b) of the  Agreement.  “Report” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 15.16 of the Agreement.  

 

  126471205_855  166393043_3  “Reporting Period” means any time on which Adjusted Excess Availability is less than the  Reporting Threshold Amount.  “Reporting Threshold Amount” means an amount equal to 17.5% of the lesser of (i)  Aggregate Borrowing Base and (ii) Maximum Credit Amount  “Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having or holding more than 50% of the  sum of (a) the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders, plus (b) the aggregate Floorplan  Loan Exposure of all Lenders; provided, that (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure and Floorplan Loan  Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in the determination of the Required  Lenders, and (ii) at any time there are 2 or more Lenders, “Required Lenders” must include at least  2 Lenders (who are not Affiliates of one another).  “Rescindable Amount” has the meaning as defined in Section 2.4(a)(ii).  “Reserves” means, as of any date of determination, those reserves (other than Receivable  Reserves, Bank Product Reserves, Cash Settlement Reserves, Inventory Reserves and Foreign L/C  Currency Reserves) that Agent deems necessary or appropriate, in its Permitted Discretion and  subject to Section 2.1(c), to establish and maintain (including reserves with respect to (a) sums  that Borrower or its Subsidiaries are required to pay under any Section of the Agreement or any  other Loan Document (such as taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, or, in the case of leased  assets, rents or other amounts payable under such leases) and has failed to pay, (b) amounts of  salaries, wages and benefits due to employees of any Loan Party (including amounts for employee  wage claims for earned wages, vacation pay, health care reimbursements and other amounts due  under, Wisconsin wage lien law, Wis. Stat 109.01, et seq.), and (c) amounts owing by Borrower  or its Subsidiaries to any Person to the extent secured by a Lien on, or trust over, any of the  Collateral (other than a Permitted Lien), which Lien or trust, in the Permitted Discretion of Agent  likely would have a priority superior to the Agent’s Liens (such as Liens or trusts in favor of  landlords, warehousemen, carriers, mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or suppliers, or Liens or  trusts for ad valorem, excise, sales, or other taxes where given priority under applicable law) in  and to such item of the Collateral) with respect to the Revolver Borrowing Base, the Maximum  Revolver Amount, the Floorplan Borrowing Base or the Maximum Floorplan Amount.  “Restricted Payment” means to (a) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment  or distribution, directly or indirectly, on account of Equity Interests issued by Borrower (including  any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Borrower) or to the direct  or indirect holders of Equity Interests issued by Borrower in their capacity as such (other than  dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Equity Interests issued by Borrower, (b) purchase,  redeem, make any sinking fund or similar payment, or otherwise acquire or retire for value  (including in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Borrower) any Equity  Interests issued by Borrower, (c) make any payment to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any  outstanding warrants, options, or other rights to acquire Equity Interests of Borrower now or  hereafter outstanding, or (d) make, or cause or suffer to permit any of Borrower’s Subsidiaries to  make, any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or redemption,  purchase, retirement, defeasance (including in-substance or legal defeasance), sinking fund or  similar payment with respect to, any Subordinated Indebtedness (other than Permitted  Intercompany Advances) in violation of any subordination provisions applicable thereto (it being  

 

  126471205_856  166393043_3  acknowledged that payments that are not restricted by the subordination provisions applicable  thereto are not Restricted Payments).  “Revolver Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the amount that Borrower  is entitled to borrow as Revolving Loans under Section 2.1 of the Agreement (after giving effect  to the then outstanding Revolver Usage).  “Revolver Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination, the result of:  (a) 85% of the amount of Eligible Accounts, less the amount, if any, of the  Dilution Reserve, plus  (b) 85% of the amount of Eligible Credit Card Accounts, plus  (c) the lesser of (i) the product of 75% multiplied by the value (calculated at the lower  of cost or market on a basis consistent with Borrower’s historical accounting practices) of Eligible  Rental Equipment and Eligible Parts and Attachments Inventory at such time, and (ii) the product  of 85% multiplied by the Net Recovery Percentage identified in the most recent inventory appraisal  ordered and obtained by Agent multiplied by the value of Eligible Rental Equipment and Eligible  Parts and Attachments Inventory at such time (such determination may be made as to different  categories of Eligible Rental Equipment and Eligible Parts and Attachments Inventory based upon  the Net Recovery Percentage applicable to such categories) at such time, plus  (d) 65% of the appraised fair market value of Eligible Real Property (as determined on  the applicable Election Date by an appraisal in form and substance and conducted by an appraiser  satisfactory to Agent); provided, that such amount shall be reduced monthly commencing on the  first day of the month following the applicable Election Date and continuing on the first day of  each month thereafter in equal monthly reductions determined based on a 180 month amortization  schedule, plus  (e) 80% of the appraised fair market value of Eligible Rolling Stock/Equipment (as  determined on the applicable Election Date by an appraisal in form and substance and conducted  by an appraiser satisfactory to Agent); provided, that such amount shall be reduced monthly  commencing on the first day of the month following the applicable Election Date and continuing  on the first day of each month thereafter in equal monthly reductions determined based on a 84  month amortization schedule, minus  (f) the aggregate amount of Receivables Reserves, Bank Product Reserves, Inventory  Reserves, Cash Settlement Reserves and other Reserves, if any, established by Agent under  Section 2.1(c) of the Agreement with respect to the Revolver Borrowing Base.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the amount (i) determined under clause (c) of the  Revolver Borrowing Base with respect Eligible Rental Equipment be greater than 25% of the  Maximum Credit Amount, (ii) determined by adding the amount under clauses (d) and (e) of the  Revolver Borrowing Base with respect Eligible Real Property and Eligible Vehicles be greater  than the lesser of (x) 12.5% of the Maximum Credit Amount and (y) $30,000,000 or (iii)  determined under clause (a) of the Revolver Borrowing Base with respect to Extended Terms  Accounts be greater than $5,000,000.  

 

  126471205_857  166393043_3  “Revolver Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit B-1.  “Revolver Commitment” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, its Revolver  Commitment, and, with respect to all Revolving Lenders, their Revolver Commitments, in each  case as such Dollar amounts are set forth beside such Revolving Lender’s name under the  applicable heading on Schedule C-1 to the Agreement or in the Assignment and Acceptance  pursuant to which such Revolving Lender became a Revolving Lender under the Agreement, as  such amounts may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments made in  accordance with the provisions of Section 13.1 of the Agreement and reallocations made in  accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4(g) of the Agreement.  “Revolver Swing Lender” means Bank of America or any other Lender that, at the request  of Borrower and with the consent of Agent agrees, in such Lender’s sole discretion, to become the  Revolver Swing Lender under Section 2.3(b)(i) of the Agreement.  “Revolver Swing Loan” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(b)(i) of the  Agreement.  “Revolver Swing Loan Exposure” means, as of any date of determination with respect to  any Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolver Swing Loans on such date.  “Revolver Overadvance” means, as of any date of determination, that the Revolver Usage  is greater than any of the limitations set forth in Section 2.1.  “Revolver Usage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the amount of  outstanding Revolving Loans (inclusive of Revolver Swing Loans and Revolver Protective  Advances), plus (b) the amount of the Letter of Credit Usage.  “Revolving Lender” means a Lender that has a Revolving Loan Commitment or that has  an outstanding Revolving Loan.  “Revolving Loan Exposure” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender, as of any date  of determination (a) prior to the termination of the Revolver Commitments, the amount of such  Lender’s Revolver Commitment, and (b) after the termination of the Revolver Commitments, the  aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of such Lender.  “Revolving Loans” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.1(a) of the Agreement.  “Rolling Stock” means, at any time, a Loan Party’s trucks, trailers, motor vehicles or other  over-the-road items used in the ordinary course of the Loan Party’s business.  “Sanctioned Entity” means (a) a country or a government of a country, (b) an agency of  the government of a country, (c) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by a country or  its government, (d) a Person resident in or determined to be resident in a country, in each case, that  is subject to a country sanctions program administered and enforced by OFAC.  “Sanctioned Person” means a person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals  maintained by OFAC.  

 

  126471205_858  166393043_3  “S&P” has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of Cash Equivalents.  “Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.9  “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor  thereto.  “Securities Account” means a securities account (as that term is defined in the Code).  “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any  successor statute.  “Settlement” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(e)(i) of the Agreement.  “Settlement Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(e)(i) of the Agreement.  “SOFR” means, the secured overnight financing rate published on such date by FRBNY.  “SOFR Early Opt-in” means, Agent and Borrower have elected to replace the LIBOR Rate  pursuant to (a) an Early Opt-in Election and (b) Section 1.9.1 (a) and clause (a) of the definition  of Benchmark Replacement.  “Solvent” means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination, that (a) at fair  valuations, the sum of such Person’s debts (including contingent liabilities) is less than all of such  Person’s assets, (b) such Person is not engaged or about to engage in a business or transaction for  which the remaining assets of such Person are unreasonably small in relation to the business or  transaction or for which the property remaining with such Person is an unreasonably small capital,  and (c) such Person has not incurred and does not intend to incur, or reasonably believe that it will  incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or  otherwise), and (d) such Person is “solvent” or not “insolvent”, as applicable within the meaning  given those terms and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and  conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time  shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such  time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured  liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under  Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5).  “Specified Obligor” means a Loan Party that is not then an “eligible contract participant”  under the Commodity Exchange Act.  “Standard Letter of Credit Practice” means, for Issuing Bank, any domestic or foreign law  or letter of credit practices applicable in the city in which Issuing Bank issued the applicable Letter  of Credit or, for its branch or correspondent, such laws and practices applicable in the city in which  it has advised, confirmed or negotiated such Letter of Credit, as the case may be, in each case, (a)  which letter of credit practices are of banks that regularly issue letters of credit in the particular  city, and (b) which laws or letter of credit practices are required or permitted under ISP or UCP,  as chosen in the applicable Letter of Credit.  

 

  126471205_859  166393043_3  “Subordinated Indebtedness” means any unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower or its  Subsidiaries incurred from time to time that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations  on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to Agent.  “Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or  other entity in which that Person directly or indirectly owns or controls the Equity Interests having  ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation,  partnership, limited liability company, or other entity.  “Supermajority Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having or holding more than 66 2/3%  of the sum of (a) the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders, plus (b) the aggregate  Floorplan Loan Exposure of all Lenders; provided, that (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure and  Floorplan Loan Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in the determination of  the Required Lenders, and (ii) at any time there are 2 or more Lenders, “Supermajority Lenders”  must include at least 2 Lenders (who are not Affiliates of one another).  “Swing Lender” and “Swing Lenders” means, individually or collectively as required by  the context, the Floorplan Swing Lender and the Revolver Swing Lender.  “Swing Loan” means, individually or collectively as required by the context, the Floorplan  Swing Loans and the Revolver Swing Loans.  “Swing Loan Exposure” means, as of any date of determination with respect to any Lender,  such Lender’s Floorplan Swing Loan Exposure and/or Revolver Swing Loan Exposure, as  applicable.  “Syndication Agent” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.  “Taxes” means any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of  whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or  taxing authority thereof or therein, and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect  thereto.  “Term SOFR” (a) for any Interest Period relating to a Loan (other than a Base Rate  Loan), a per annum rate equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government  Securities Business Days prior to such Interest Period, with a term equivalent to such Interest  Period (or if such rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on the determination date, the  applicable Term SOFR Screen Rate on the U.S. Government Securities Business Day  immediately prior thereto), plus the SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; and (b) for  any interest calculation relating to a Base Rate Loan on any day, a fluctuating rate of  intereest equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate with a term of one month commencing that  day; provided, that in no event shall Term SOFR be less than zero.  “Term SOFR Screen Rate” the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by  CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to Agent) and published on the applicable  Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as  may be designated by Agent from time to time).  

 

  126471205_860  166393043_3  “Tax Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 14.2(a) of the Agreement.  “Term SOFR” means, for the applicable corresponding tenor (or if any Available Tenor of  a Benchmark does not correspond to an Available Tenor for the applicable Benchmark  Replacement, the closest corresponding Available Tenor and if such Available Tenor corresponds  equally to two Available Tenors of such Benchmark Replacement, the corresponding tenor of the  shorter duration shall be applied), the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been  selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.  “Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the value of the assets reflected on  the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date prepared in  accordance with GAAP.  “Trademark Security Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the Guaranty and  Security Agreement.  “UCP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for  Documentary Credits 2007 Revision, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600  and any subsequent revision thereof adopted by the International Chamber of Commerce on the  date such Letter of Credit is issued.  “United States” means the United States of America.  “Unused Line Fee” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.10(b) of the Agreement.  “Used Floorplan Equipment” means used equipment other than Cores Inventory that is (a)  not subject to financing with a third party and (b) aged less than thirty-six (36) months.  “U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means, any Business Day, except any day  on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, New York Stock  Exchange or FRBNY is not open for business because the day is a legal holiday under New  York law or U.S. federal law.  “Voidable Transfer” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.8 of the Agreement.  “Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means the write-down and conversion powers of  the applicable EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the  applicable EEA Member Country, which powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation  Schedule.EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

Execution Version 

Published Deal CUSIP: G5500PAC5 

Revolver CUSIP: G5500PAD3 

$5,000,000,000 
 AMENDED AND
RESTATED FIVE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 dated as of 

December 7, 2022 
 among 

LINDE PLC, 
 CERTAIN OF ITS
SUBSIDIARIES PARTIES HERETO AS BORROWERS, 
 THE LENDERS PARTIES HERETO 

and 
 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., 

as Administrative Agent 
  

 
 CITIBANK, N.A.,

 DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., 

HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC., and 

MIZUHO BANK, LTD., 
 as Syndication
Agents 
 BOFA SECURITIES, INC., 

CITIBANK, N.A., 
 DEUTSCHE BANK
SECURITIES INC., 
 HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC., and 

MIZUHO BANK, LTD., 
 as Joint Lead
Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners 
 BANK OF CHINA LIMITED ZWEIGNIEDERLASSUNG FRANKFURT AM MAIN FRANKFURT BRANCH, 

CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., 

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, 

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, LONDON BRANCH AND 

UNICREDIT BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, 

as Documentation Agents 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
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	ARTICLE 1	  

	DEFINITIONS	  

			
	 Section 1.01.
	 	Definitions	  	 	1	 
	 Section 1.02.
	 	Accounting Terms and Determinations	  	 	29	 
	 Section 1.03.
	 	Types of Borrowings	  	 	29	 
	 Section 1.04.
	 	Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents	  	 	29	 
	 Section 1.05.
	 	Interpretation, Etc.	  	 	30	 
	 Section 1.06.
	 	German Terms	  	 	30	 
	 Section 1.07.
	 	Dutch Terms	  	 	30	 
	 Section 1.08.
	 	Irish Terms	  	 	31	 
	 Section 1.09.
	 	Interest Rates	  	 	31	 
	
	ARTICLE 2	  

	THE CREDITS	  

			
	 Section 2.01.
	 	Commitments to Lend	  	 	32	 
	 Section 2.02.
	 	Making of Committed Borrowings	  	 	32	 
	 Section 2.03.
	 	Competitive Bid Borrowings	  	 	33	 
	 Section 2.04.
	 	Notice to Lenders; Funding of Loans	  	 	37	 
	 Section 2.05.
	 	Registry; Notes	  	 	38	 
	 Section 2.06.
	 	Maturity of Loans	  	 	38	 
	 Section 2.07.
	 	Interest Rates	  	 	39	 
	 Section 2.08.
	 	Fees	  	 	40	 
	 Section 2.09.
	 	Optional Termination or Reduction of Commitments	  	 	41	 
	 Section 2.10.
	 	Method of Electing Interest Rates	  	 	41	 
	 Section 2.11.
	 	Scheduled Termination of Commitments	  	 	42	 
	 Section 2.12.
	 	Optional Prepayments	  	 	43	 
	 Section 2.13.
	 	General Provisions as to Payments	  	 	43	 
	 Section 2.14.
	 	Funding Losses	  	 	44	 
	 Section 2.15.
	 	Computation of Interest and Fees	  	 	45	 
	 Section 2.16.
	 	Letters of Credit	  	 	45	 
	 Section 2.17.
	 	Takeout of Swingline Loans	  	 	50	 
	 Section 2.18.
	 	Defaulting Lenders	  	 	51	 
	 Section 2.19.
	 	Extension of Termination Date	  	 	52	 
	 Section 2.20.
	 	Increased Commitments; Additional Lenders	  	 	53	 
	 Section 2.21.
	 	Currency Fluctuation	  	 	54	 
	 Section 2.22.
	 	Subsidiary Borrowers	  	 	54	 
	
	ARTICLE 3	  

	CONDITIONS	  

			
	 Section 3.01.
	 	Effectiveness	  	 	55	 
	 Section 3.02.
	 	Borrowings and Issuances of Letters of Credit	  	 	56	 
	 Section 3.03.
	 	First Borrowing by Each Additional Subsidiary Borrower	  	 	57	 
	 Section 3.04.
	 	Signing Date	  	 	58	 

  
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	ARTICLE 4	  

	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES	  

			
	 Section 4.01.
	 	Existence and Power	  	 	58	 
	 Section 4.02.
	 	Corporate and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention	  	 	58	 
	 Section 4.03.
	 	Binding Effect	  	 	58	 
	 Section 4.04.
	 	Financial Information	  	 	58	 
	 Section 4.05.
	 	Litigation	  	 	59	 
	 Section 4.06.
	 	Compliance with ERISA	  	 	59	 
	 Section 4.07.
	 	Environmental Matters	  	 	59	 
	 Section 4.08.
	 	Not an Investment Company	  	 	59	 
	 Section 4.09.
	 	Affected Financial Institutions	  	 	60	 
	 Section 4.10.
	 	Beneficial Ownership Certificate	  	 	60	 
	 Section 4.11.
	 	Sanctions	  	 	60	 
	 Section 4.12.
	 	Members of the Same Group	  	 	60	 
	 Section 4.13.
	 	Tax Residence	  	 	60	 
	
	ARTICLE 5	  

	COVENANTS	  

			
	 Section 5.01.
	 	Information	  	 	60	 
	 Section 5.02.
	 	Maintenance of Existence, Property and Insurance	  	 	62	 
	 Section 5.03.
	 	Negative Pledge	  	 	62	 
	 Section 5.04.
	 	Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets	  	 	63	 
	 Section 5.05.
	 	Use of Proceeds	  	 	65	 
	 Section 5.06.
	 	Sanctions	  	 	65	 
	 Section 5.07.
	 	Anti-Corruption Laws	  	 	65	 
	 Section 5.08.
	 	Guaranties.	  	 	66	 
		
	ARTICLE 6	  			
	DEFAULTS	  			
			
	 Section 6.01.
	 	Events of Default	  	 	66	 
	 Section 6.02.
	 	Acceleration	  	 	68	 
	 Section 6.03.
	 	Notice of Default	  	 	68	 
	 Section 6.04.
	 	Cash Cover	  	 	68	 
	 Section 6.05.
	 	Rescission	  	 	68	 
	
	ARTICLE 7	  

	THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT	  

			
	 Section 7.01.
	 	Appointment and Authority	  	 	69	 
	 Section 7.02.
	 	Rights as a Lender	  	 	69	 
	 Section 7.03.
	 	Exculpatory Provisions	  	 	69	 
	 Section 7.04.
	 	Reliance by Administrative Agent	  	 	70	 
	 Section 7.05.
	 	Delegation of Duties	  	 	71	 
	 Section 7.06.
	 	Resignation of the Administrative Agent	  	 	71	 
	 Section 7.07.
	 	Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders	  	 	72	 
	 Section 7.08.
	 	No Other Duties, Etc.	  	 	72	 
	 Section 7.09.
	 	Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim	  	 	72	 
	 Section 7.10.
	 	Provisions Applicable to Issuing Lenders	  	 	73	 
	 Section 7.11.
	 	Recovery of Erroneous Payments	  	 	73	 

  
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	ARTICLE 8	  

	CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES	  

			
	 Section 8.01.
	 	Inability to Determine Term SOFR Rate; Successor Rate	  	 	73	 
	 Section 8.02.
	 	Inability to Determine Relevant Rates for Alternative Currencies; Successor Rates	  	 	75	 
	 Section 8.03.
	 	Increased Cost and Reduced Return	  	 	77	 
	 Section 8.04.
	 	Taxes	  	 	79	 
	 Section 8.05.
	 	Illegality	  	 	87	 
	 Section 8.06.
	 	Substitution of Lender; Termination Option	  	 	87	 
	
	ARTICLE 9	  

	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS	  

	 Section 9.01.
	 	Existence and Power	  	 	88	 
	 Section 9.02.
	 	Corporate Governmental Authorization; No Contravention	  	 	89	 
	 Section 9.03.
	 	Binding Effect	  	 	89	 
	
	ARTICLE 10	  

	GUARANTY	  

			
	 Section 10.01.
	 	The Guaranty	  	 	89	 
	 Section 10.02.
	 	Guaranty Unconditional	  	 	90	 
	 Section 10.03.
	 	Discharge Only upon Payment in Full; Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances	  	 	90	 
	 Section 10.04.
	 	Waiver by the Company	  	 	90	 
	 Section 10.05.
	 	Subrogation	  	 	90	 
	 Section 10.06.
	 	Stay of Acceleration	  	 	90	 
	 Section 10.07.
	 	Additional Guarantors	  	 	91	 
	 Section 10.08.
	 	Release of Subsidiary Guarantees	  	 	92	 
	
	ARTICLE 11	  

	MISCELLANEOUS	  

			
	 Section 11.01.
	 	Notices	  	 	92	 
	 Section 11.02.
	 	No Waivers	  	 	93	 
	 Section 11.03.
	 	Expenses; Indemnification	  	 	93	 
	 Section 11.04.
	 	Sharing of Set-offs	  	 	94	 
	 Section 11.05.
	 	Amendments and Waivers	  	 	94	 
	 Section 11.06.
	 	Successors and Assigns	  	 	96	 
	 Section 11.07.
	 	[Reserved]	  	 	98	 
	 Section 11.08.
	 	Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial	  	 	98	 
	 Section 11.09.
	 	Integration	  	 	99	 
	 Section 11.10.
	 	Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality	  	 	99	 
	 Section 11.11.
	 	Severability	  	 	99	 
	 Section 11.12.
	 	Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions	  	 	100	 
	 Section 11.13.
	 	Collateral	  	 	100	 
	 Section 11.14.
	 	Judgment Currency	  	 	100	 
	 Section 11.15.
	 	Patriot Act Notice	  	 	101	 

  
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	 Section 11.16.
	 	No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility	  	 	101	 
	 Section 11.17.
	 	Electronic Execution; Electronic Records, Counterparts	  	 	101	 
	 Section 11.18.
	 	Certain ERISA Matters	  	 	102	 
	 Section 11.19.
	 	Amendment and Restatement	  	 	103	 

 Pricing Schedule 
 Approved LC
Currency Schedule 
 Commitment Schedule 
 Notices Schedule

  

					
	Exhibit A	  	–  	  	Note
	Exhibit B	  	–  	  	Competitive Bid Quote Request
	Exhibit C	  	–  	  	Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes
	Exhibit D	  	–  	  	Competitive Bid Quote
	Exhibit E	  	–  	  	Election to Participate
	Exhibit F	  	–  	  	Election to Terminate
	Exhibit G	  	–  	  	Opinion of Counsel for a Subsidiary Borrower
	Exhibit H	  	–  	  	Assignment and Assumption
	Exhibit I	  	–  	  	Extension Agreement
	Exhibit J	  	–  	  	Additional Guarantor Supplement
	Exhibit K	  	–  	  	Election to Terminate a Subsidiary Guarantee
	Exhibit L	  	–  	  	Letter of Credit Report
	Exhibit M	  	–  	  	Form of Successor Borrower Assumption Agreement

  
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 AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of December 7, 2022 (this “Agreement”) among Linde plc, a public limited
company incorporated under the laws of Ireland with registered number 602527, the Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined herein), the Lenders, the Swingline Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent. 

The parties hereto agree as follows: 

ARTICLE 1 

DEFINITIONS 

Section 1.01. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings: 

“Absolute Rate Auction” means a solicitation of Competitive Bid Quotes setting forth Competitive Bid Absolute Rates pursuant
to Section 2.03. 
 “Additional Guarantor Supplement” means an agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit J
with which a Subsidiary may become a Subsidiary Guarantor by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.08(b) or Section 10.07. 

“Additional Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(b). 

“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders under the Loan
Documents, and its successors in such capacity. 
 “Administrative Agent’s Office” means, with respect to any
currency, the Administrative Agent’s address set forth on the Notices Schedule or such other address or account, with respect to such currency, as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Company and the Lenders. 

“Administrative Questionnaire” means, with respect to each Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the form prepared by
the Administrative Agent and submitted to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly following receipt thereof give a copy to the Company) duly completed by such Lender. 

“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution. 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. 
 “Agreement” has the
meaning set forth in the Preamble hereto. 
 “Alternative Currency” means an Approved Currency other than Dollars. 

 “Alternative Currency Daily Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any
Borrowing: 
 (a) denominated in Pounds Sterling, the rate per annum equal to SONIA determined pursuant to the definition
thereof; and 
 (b) denominated in any other Alternative Currency (to the extent the Loans denominated in such currency will
bear interest at a daily rate), the daily rate per annum as designated with respect to such Alternative Currency at the time such Alternative Currency is approved by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to the definition of
“Approved Currencies”, plus the adjustment (if any) reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (in consultation with the Company) at the time such Alternative Currency is approved by the Administrative Agent
and the relevant Lenders pursuant to the definition of “Approved Currencies”; 
 provided, that, if any Alternative Currency Daily Rate
shall be less than 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement. Any change in an Alternative Currency Daily Rate shall be effective from and including the date of such change without further notice. 

“Alternative Currency Daily Rate Auction” means a solicitation of Competitive Bid Quotes setting forth Competitive Bid
Alternative Currency Term Rates based on the applicable Alternative Currency Term Rate pursuant to Section 2.03. 

“Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan” means a Syndicated Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the definition of
“Alternative Currency Daily Rate”. 
 “Alternative Currency Daily Rate Margin” means, with respect to Alternative
Currency Daily Rate Loans, a rate per annum determined in accordance with the Pricing Schedule. 
 “Alternative Currency
Loan” means an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, as applicable. 

“Alternative Currency Successor Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(b). 

“Alternative Currency Term Rate” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to any Borrowing: 

(a) denominated in Euros, the rate per annum equal to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”), as
published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) on the day that is two TARGET Days preceding the first day of
such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and 
 (b) denominated in any other Alternative Currency
(to the extent the Loans denominated in such currency will bear interest at a term rate), the term rate per annum as designated with respect to such Alternative Currency at the time such Alternative Currency is approved by the Administrative Agent
and the relevant Lenders pursuant to the definition of “Approved Currencies”, plus the adjustment (if any) reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (in consultation with the Company) at the time such
Alternative Currency is approved by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to the definition of “Approved Currencies”; 

provided, that, if any Alternative Currency Term Rate shall be less than 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement. 

  
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 “Alternative Currency Term Rate Auction” means a solicitation of
Competitive Bid Quotes setting forth Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Term Rates based on the applicable Alternative Currency Term Rate pursuant to Section 2.03. 

“Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan” means a Syndicated Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the definition of
“Alternative Currency Term Rate”. 
 “Alternative Currency Term Rate Margin” means, with respect to Alternative
Currency Term Rate Loans, a rate per annum determined in accordance with the Pricing Schedule. 
 “Applicable Authority”
means, (a) with respect to SOFR, the SOFR Administrator or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or the SOFR Administrator with respect to its publication of SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity and
(b) with respect to any Alternative Currency, the applicable administrator for the Relevant Rate for such Alternative Currency or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to
its publication of the applicable Relevant Rate, in each case acting in such capacity. 
 “Applicable Date” has the meaning
set forth in Section 8.03(a). 
 “Applicable Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender and any Loan made by it
hereunder to any Borrower, its office located at its address set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire (or identified in its Administrative Questionnaire as its Applicable Lending Office for Loans of that nature) or such other office, branch or
Affiliate of such Lender as it may hereafter designate as its Applicable Lending Office for such purpose by not less than five Business Days’ notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent. 

“Applicable Portion” means, with respect to any Borrower for any period, the amount equal to (A) (i) the Applicable
Unused Amount of such Borrower during such period divided by (ii) the sum of the Applicable Unused Amounts of all Borrowers during such period times (B) the per annum rate set forth as the “Commitment Fee Rate” on
the Pricing Schedule (determined daily in accordance with the Pricing Schedule) times the daily aggregate unused amount of the Commitments for such period (provided that Competitive Bid Loans and Swingline Loans shall not be deemed
usage of the Commitments for the purpose of calculating commitment fees of any Lender that is not the Lender of such Competitive Bid Loans or Swingline Loans). The aggregate of the Applicable Portion of all Borrowers for any period shall equal the
per annum rate set forth as the “Commitment Fee Rate” on the Pricing Schedule (determined daily in accordance with the Pricing Schedule) times the daily aggregate unused amount of the Commitments for such period; provided
that Competitive Bid Loans and Swingline Loans shall not be deemed usage of the Commitments for the purpose of calculating commitment fees of any Lender that is not the Lender of such Competitive Bid Loans or Swingline Loans. 

“Applicable Unused Amount” means, with respect to any Borrower for any period, the amount equal to (x) the total
Commitments minus (y) the daily aggregate amount of the Commitments used by such Borrower during such period. 

“Approved Currencies” means Dollars, Euro and Pounds Sterling; provided that any other currency may also be an
Approved Currency if (i) the Company requests, by notice to the Administrative Agent, that such currency be included as an additional Approved Currency for purposes of this Agreement, (ii) such currency is freely traded in a recognized
foreign exchange market and (iii) each Lender, by notice to the Administrative Agent, approves the inclusion of such currency as an additional Approved Currency for purposes hereof. The Lenders’ approval of any such additional Approved
Currency may be limited to a specified maximum Dollar Amount or a specified period of time or both. 

  
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 “Approved LC Currencies” means (a) any Approved Currency, (b) any
currency listed on the Approved LC Currency Schedule (to the extent such currency is freely traded in a recognized foreign exchange market) and (c) with respect to any Letter of Credit, any other currency approved for such Letter of Credit by
the Issuing Lender of such Letter of Credit or for Letters of Credit generally by such Issuing Lender; provided that in no event shall Bank of America be required to issue any Letter of Credit denominated in BRL. 

“Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.06(c). 

“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Assignee (with the consent of
any party whose consent is required by Section 11.06(c)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit H. 

“Assignment Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a). 

“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the
applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution. 

“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country
implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the
United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings). 

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

“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate
plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” and (c) Term SOFR plus 1%. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank
of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such
announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest
pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. 

“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest by reference to the Base Rate pursuant to the applicable Notice of
Committed Borrowing or Notice of Interest Rate Election or the provisions of Article 8. 
 “Base Rate Margin” means a rate
per annum determined in accordance with the Pricing Schedule. 
 “Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification
regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation. 
 “Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means
31 C.F.R. § 1010.230. 

  
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 “Benefit Arrangement” means at any time an employee benefit plan within the
meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is not a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan and which is maintained or otherwise contributed to by any member of the ERISA Group. 

“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of
ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan.” 

“Blocking Law” means: (i) any provision of Council (Regulation EC) No 2271/1996 of 22 November 1996 (or any
law or regulation implementing such Regulation in any member state of the European Union or the United Kingdom); (ii) Section 7 of the German Foreign Trade Regulation (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung) or (iii) any
similar blocking or anti-boycott law. 
 “Borrower” means the Company or any Subsidiary Borrower, as the context may
require, and their respective successors, and “Borrowers” means all of the foregoing. When used in relation to any Loan or Letter of Credit, references to “the Borrower” are to the particular Borrower to which such Loan is
or is to be made or at whose request such Letter of Credit is or is to be issued. 
 “Borrower DTTP Filing” means a HM
Revenue & Customs Form DTTP2 duly completed and filed by the relevant UK Obligor, which: 
 (a) where it relates to
a UK Treaty Lender that is a Lender on the Effective Date, contains the scheme reference number and jurisdiction of tax residence stated opposite that Lender’s name in the Commitment Schedule, and 

(i) where the relevant UK Obligor is a Borrower on the Effective Date, is filed with HM Revenue & Customs within 30
days of the Effective Date; or 
 (ii) where the relevant UK Obligor is not a Borrower on the Effective Date, is filed with
HM Revenue & Customs within 30 days of the date on which that UK Obligor (x) becomes a Borrower or (y) is obliged to make a payment under Article 10; or 

(b) where it relates to a UK Treaty Lender that is not a Lender on the Effective Date, contains the scheme reference number and
jurisdiction of tax residence stated in respect of that Lender in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which it becomes a Lender, and 

(i) where the relevant UK Obligor is a Borrower as at the date on which that UK Treaty Lender becomes a Lender, is filed with
HM Revenue & Customs within 30 days of that date; or 
 (ii) where the relevant UK Obligor is not a Borrower as at
the date that UK Treaty Lender becomes a Lender, is filed with HM Revenue & Customs within 30 days of the date on which that UK Obligor (x) becomes a Borrower or (y) is obliged to make a payment under Article 10. 

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01. 

“Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.03. 

  
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 “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office with respect to obligations hereunder denominated in Dollars is located and: 

(a) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Euro, any fundings,
disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such Alternative Currency Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Alternative Currency Loan, means a TARGET Day; 

(b) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Pounds Sterling, means
a day other than a day banks are closed for general business in London because such day is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday under the laws of the United Kingdom; and 

(c) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Euro or Pounds
Sterling in respect of an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in a currency other than Euro or Pounds Sterling, or any other dealings in any currency other than Euro or Pounds Sterling to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any
such Alternative Currency Loan (other than any interest rate settings), means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency. 

“Calendar Quarter” means a three-month period consisting of (i) each January, February, and March, (ii) each April,
May and June, (iii) each July, August and September or (iv) each October, November and December. 
 “Cash
Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lenders or Swingline Lender (as applicable) and the Lenders, as collateral for Letter of Credit
Liabilities, obligations in respect of Swingline Loans, or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if the Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender
benefitting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the Issuing Lender or the
Swingline Lender (as applicable). “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support. 

“CDD Rule” means the Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network under the Bank Secrecy Act (such rule published May 11, 2016 and effective May 11, 2018, as amended from time to time). 

“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or
taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or
issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel
Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law” after the date of this
Agreement, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued. 

  
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 “Change of Control” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(i). 

“CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited. 

“Commitment” means (i) with respect to each Lender, the amount of such Lender’s Commitment, as such amount is set
forth opposite the name of such Lender on the Commitment Schedule under the heading “Commitment,” (ii) with respect to any Additional Lender, the amount of the Commitment assumed by it pursuant to Section 2.20 and (iii) with
respect to any Assignee, the amount of the transferor Lender’s Commitment assigned to it pursuant to Section 11.06(c), in each case as such amount may be changed from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09, 2.19, 2.20 or 11.06(c);
provided that, if the context so requires, the term “Commitment” means the obligation of a Lender to extend credit up to such amount to the Borrowers hereunder. 

“Commitment Schedule” means the Commitment Schedule attached hereto. 

“Committed Loan” means a Syndicated Loan or a Swingline Loan. 

“Communication” means this Agreement, any Loan Document and any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice,
certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to any Loan Document. 
 “Company” means Linde plc, a
public limited company incorporated under the laws of Ireland (with registration number 602527), and its successors. 
 “Company
Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(b). 
 “Competitive Bid Absolute Rate” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.03(d)(ii)(E). 
 “Competitive Bid Absolute Rate Loan” means a loan to be made by a
Lender pursuant to an Absolute Rate Auction. 
 “Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Daily Rate” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2.03(d)(ii)(D). 
 “Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan” means a loan to be made by a
Lender pursuant to an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Auction. 
 “Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Term Rate” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.03(d)(ii)(D). 
 “Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan” means a loan to
be made by a Lender pursuant to an Alternative Currency Term Rate Auction. 
 “Competitive Bid Borrowing” has the meaning
set forth in Section 1.03. 
 “Competitive Bid Fixed Rate” means the Competitive Bid Term SOFR Rate or Competitive Bid
Alternative Currency Term Rate, as applicable. 
 “Competitive Bid Loan” means a Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Daily
Rate Loan, a Competitive Bid Term SOFR Rate Loan, a Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan or a Competitive Bid Absolute Rate Loan. 

  
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 “Competitive Bid Quote” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.03(d)(i). 
 “Competitive Bid Quote Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b). 

“Competitive Bid Term SOFR Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(d)(ii)(C). 

“Competitive Bid Term SOFR Rate Loan” means a loan to be made by a Lender pursuant to a Term SOFR Auction. 

“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR, Daily Simple
SOFR, Term SOFR, SONIA, EURIBOR or any proposed Successor Rate, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Base Rate”, “Interest Period”, “SOFR”, “Daily Simple SOFR”, “Term SOFR”,
“SONIA”, “EURIBOR”, the timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of
“Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, the timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, and the length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the reasonable
discretion of the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Company to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent
with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other
manner of administration as the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Company, determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement). 

“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, at any time of determination, the total Net Tangible Assets of the Company and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis as of the date of the Company’s last published consolidated balance sheet preceding the time of determination. 

“Consolidated Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, at any date, any Subsidiary of such Person or other entity the
accounts of which would be consolidated with those of such Person in its consolidated financial statements if such statements were prepared as of such date. 

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

“Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, (i) the amount of its Commitment (whether used or
unused) at such time or (ii) if the Commitments have terminated in their entirety, the sum of the aggregate Dollar Amount of its Loans at such time (including any participations in Swingline Loans purchased by it and excluding any
participations in Swingline Loans sold by it) plus its Letter of Credit Liabilities at such time. 
 “CTA” has the
meaning specified in clause (a)(i) of the definition of “UK Qualifying Lender.” 
 “Daily Simple SOFR” means the
rate per annum equal to SOFR determined for any day pursuant to the definition thereof, plus the SOFR Adjustment. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR shall be effective from and including the date of such change without further notice. If the
rate as so determined shall be less than 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement. 

  
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 “Daily Simple SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest by reference to
Daily Simple SOFR pursuant to the applicable Notice of Committed Borrowing or Notice of Interest Rate Election. 
 “Daily Simple
SOFR Margin” means, with respect to Daily Simple SOFR Loans, a rate per annum determined in accordance with the Pricing Schedule. 

“Daily Simple SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(b)(ii). 

“Debt” of any Person means at any date, without duplication, to the extent required in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles to be included in the financial statements of such Person or the footnotes thereto: 
 (i) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money; 
 (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures or
notes; 
 (iii) all obligations of such Person for installment purchase transactions involving the purchase of property or
services over $5,000,000 for any particular transaction, except trade accounts payable and expense accruals arising in the ordinary course of business; 

(iv) all obligations of such Person as lessee which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles; 
 (v) all obligations of such Person to reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of amounts paid under a
letter of credit; and 
 (vi) all Debt of others Guaranteed by such Person. 

“Default” means any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default or which with the giving of notice or lapse of
time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default. 
 “Defaulting Lender” means, subject to
Section 2.18(c), any Lender that (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans, within three Business Days of the
date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has notified any Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding
obligations hereunder or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Company, to confirm in writing that it will
comply with its funding obligations, or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) had a
receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or
indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or (iv) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender
(x) solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender
with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any
contract or agreement made with such Lender and (y) with respect to clauses (a) 

  
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through (c) above, if such Lender’s failure to fund is based on such Lender’s reasonable good faith determination that any applicable condition in Article 3 has not been satisfied
and such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent and the Company in writing (which writing shall specifically identify each such condition precedent, together with any applicable default) prior to the time of such proposed funding. 

“Delaware LLC” means any limited liability company organized or formed under the laws of the State of Delaware. 

“Delaware LLC Division” means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. 
 “Designated
Jurisdiction” means, at any time, any country or territory that is the subject or target of territorial Sanctions (i.e., such countries and territories on the date of this Agreement are Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, and non-government controlled areas of the
Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine). 
 “Direction” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(b)(iv)(B)(1).

 “Documentation Agent” means Bank of China Limited Zweigniederlassung Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt Branch, Credit Suisse
AG, New York Branch, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Société Générale, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, London Branch and UniCredit Bank AG New York Branch, each in its capacity as documentation agent in connection with this
Agreement. 
 “Dollar Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount,
and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, an equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Lender, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the
Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency. 
 The
Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Company of each Dollar Amount determined by it pursuant to clause (b) of the preceding sentence. 

“Dollars” and the sign “$” mean the lawful currency of the United States. 

“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country
which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution
established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent. 

“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. 

“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative
authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution. 

“Effective Date” means the date this Agreement becomes effective in accordance with Section 3.01. 

  
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 “Election to Participate” means an Election to Participate substantially in
the form of Exhibit E. 
 “Election to Terminate” means an Election to Terminate substantially in the form of
Exhibit F. 
 “Election to Terminate a Subsidiary Guarantee” means an Election to Terminate a Subsidiary Guarantee
substantially in the form of Exhibit K. 
 “Electronic Copy” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.17. 

“Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15
USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time. 
 “Eligible Foreign Guarantor Subsidiary” has the meaning set
forth in Section 10.07. 
 “Eligible Foreign Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(b). 

“Environmental Laws” means all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, ordinances, codes, regulations, orders and
requirements relating to the protection of, or discharge of materials into, the environment, including, without limitation, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act;
the Toxic Substance Control Act; the Clean Water Act; the Clean Air Act; and the Safe Drinking Water Act (in each case, as amended). 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any successor statute and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 “ERISA Group” means the Company, any Subsidiary and all members of a controlled
group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Company or any Subsidiary, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Internal Revenue
Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code). 

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

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

“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Article 6. 

“Evergreen Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit that is automatically extended unless the applicable Issuing Lender
gives notice to the beneficiary thereof stating that such Letter of Credit will not be extended. 
 “Exchange Act” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 
 “Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of
March 26, 2019, as amended prior to the date hereof, among the Borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto. 

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or
successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to current Section 1471(b)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code (or any amended or successor version described above), and any intergovernmental agreements (and any related laws, regulations, treaties, or official pronouncements) implementing the foregoing. 

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

“Fee Letters” means the Fee Letters each dated November 10, 2022 between the Company, on the one hand, and certain Lead
Arrangers, on the other hand. 
 “Fixed Rate Loans” means Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, Term SOFR Loans or
Competitive Bid Loans (excluding Competitive Bid Term SOFR Rate Loans bearing interest at the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans) or any combination of the foregoing. 

“Frankfurt Exchange Delisting” means the delisting of the Company’s shares of capital stock from the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange, in all material respects (from the perspective of the Lenders hereunder) consistent with the disclosures in the Company’s public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the Effective Date. 

“Fronting Commitment” means (i) with respect to each Person that is an Issuing Lender on the Effective Date, the amount
set forth opposite its name on the Commitment Schedule under the heading “Fronting Commitment,” and (ii) with respect to any Person that becomes an Issuing Lender after the Effective Date, such amount as mutually agreed in writing
between such Issuing Lender and the Company, in each case as such amount may be modified from time to time by written agreement of the Company and the applicable Issuing Lender. 

“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to each Issuing Lender, such
Defaulting Lender’s Percentage of the total Letter of Credit Liabilities outstanding in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender other than Letter of Credit Liabilities as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation
obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Percentage of the total Swingline Loans outstanding other
than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof. 

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

  
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 “Group” means at any time a group of Loans consisting of (i) all Loans
to the same Borrower which are Base Rate Loans at such time and (ii) all Loans (other than Base Rate Loans) to the same Borrower denominated in the same currency and having the same Interest Period at such time; provided that, if a
Committed Loan of any particular Lender is converted to or made as a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Article 8, such Loan shall be included in the same Group or Groups of Loans from time to time as it would have been if it had not been so converted or
made. 
 “Guarantee” by any Person means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person directly or indirectly
guaranteeing any Debt of any other Person, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person: 

(i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt (whether arising by virtue of
partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or
otherwise); or 
 (ii) entered into for the purpose of ensuring in any legally enforceable manner the obligee of such Debt of
the payment thereof or to protect such obligee in any legally enforceable manner against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); 
 provided
that the term “Guarantee” shall not include: 
 (a) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course
of business; 
 (b) obligations that are not required in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles to be
included in the financial statements of such Person or the footnotes thereto; 
 (c) “unconditional purchase
obligations” (including take-or-pay contracts) as defined in and as required to be disclosed pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 47 and
the related interpretations, as the same may be amended from time to time, but only to the extent the aggregate present value amount of all such obligations of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (other than amounts reflected on the
balance sheet of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries) is equal to or less than 5% of the net sales of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as set forth in the Company’s consolidated statement of income, determined as of the
end of the preceding quarter for the twelve months then ending; and 
 (d) any obligations required to be disclosed pursuant
to the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 105, Disclosure of Information about Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk and Financial Instruments with Concentrations of Credit Risk,
issued March 1990, the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107, Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, issued December 1991, and the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 119, Disclosure about
Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value of Financial Instruments, issued October 1994, and their related interpretations, as the same may be amended from time to time (except to the extent any such obligation is required to be reflected on
the balance sheet of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries). 
 The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a
corresponding meaning. 
 “Guarantee Protesting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07. 

  
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 “Guarantied Obligations” means (i) with respect to the guaranty by the
Company pursuant to Section 10.01(a), the Subsidiary Borrower Obligations and (ii) with respect to the guaranty by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to Section 10.01(b), the Company Obligations. 

“Guarantors” means (i) the Company and (ii) the Subsidiary Guarantors, each in its capacity as a guarantor under
Article 10. 
 “Increased Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(a). 

“Indemnified Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(b). 

“Ineligible Person” means (i) any natural person or any holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and
operated for the primary benefit of a natural person, (ii) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) a Defaulting Lender or any Subsidiary of a Defaulting Lender, (iv) any competitor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
identified as such in writing from time to time by the Company to the Administrative Agent and (v) any Affiliate of any Person described in clause (iv) which is reasonably identifiable as an Affiliate by its name or has been identified as
an Affiliate in writing by the Company to the Administrative Agent (it being understood and agreed that no assignee shall retroactively be disqualified from becoming a Lender by virtue of becoming an Ineligible Person under clause (iv) or (v)
after the date on which an Assignment and Assumption is signed by all parties thereto (including any Person whose consent is required) pursuant to which such assignee agrees to become a Lender). For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent
shall make the list of Ineligible Persons under clause (iv) or (v) available to any Lender upon request. 

“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.10(a). 

“Initial Subsidiary Borrowers” means (i) Linde U.S.; (ii) Linde GmbH; and (iii) Linde Finance. 

“Interest Period” means: 

(1) with respect to each Term SOFR Loan and Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date of borrowing
specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing or on the date specified in the applicable Notice of Interest Rate Election and ending one, three or six months thereafter (in each case, subject to availability for the interest rate applicable to the
relevant currency), as the applicable Borrower may elect in the applicable notice; provided that: 
 (a) any Interest
Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding
Business Day; and 
 (b) any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which
there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month which is a number of months after the month in which such Interest Period begins equal to
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 (2) with respect to each Competitive Bid Loan (other than a Competitive Bid
Absolute Rate Loan), the period commencing on the date of borrowing specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing and ending such whole number of months thereafter as the applicable Borrower may elect in accordance with Section 2.03;
provided that: 
 (a) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall be
extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; and 

(b) any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no
numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month which is a number of months after the month in which such Interest Period begins equal to the length of
such Interest Period; 
 (3) with respect to each Competitive Bid Absolute Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date of
borrowing specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing and ending such number of days thereafter (but not less than 7 days) as the applicable Borrower may elect in accordance with Section 2.03; provided that any Interest Period which
would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day; and 
 (4)
with respect to each Swingline Loan denominated in Euros, the period commencing on the date of borrowing specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing and ending either one week or one month thereafter as the applicable Borrower may elect in
accordance with Section 2.02; provided that: 
 (a) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which
is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; and 

(b) any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no
numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month which is a number of months after the month in which such Interest Period begins equal to the length of
such Interest Period; 
 provided, further, that any Interest Period that would otherwise end after the Termination Date shall end on the
Termination Date. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Interest Periods at any one time outstanding hereunder shall end on not more than 18
different dates, and the duration of any Interest Period which would otherwise exceed such limitation shall be adjusted so as to coincide with the remaining term of such other current Interest Period as the Company and the Administrative Agent may
agree. 
 “Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute. 

“Investment Grade Status” exists as to any Person at any date if all senior long-term unsecured debt securities of such
Person outstanding at such date which had been rated by S&P or Moody’s are rated BBB- or higher by S&P or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s, as the case may be, or if such Person does
not have a rating of its long-term unsecured debt securities, then if the corporate credit rating of such Person, if any exists, from S&P is BBB- or higher or the corporate family rating of such Person, if
any exists, from Moody’s is Baa3 or higher. 

  
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 “Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.03(c). 
 “Ireland” means Ireland, exclusive of Northern Ireland. 

“Irish Borrower” means a Borrower incorporated in or under the laws of Ireland. 

“Irish Qualifying Lender” means a Lender which is beneficially entitled to interest paid to it in respect of an advance under
any Loan Document, and is: 
 (a) a bank within the meaning of Section 246 TCA which is carrying on a bona fide banking
business in Ireland for the purposes of Section 246(3)(a) TCA and whose Applicable Lending Office is located in Ireland; or 

(b) (i) a body corporate that is resident for the purposes of tax in a member state of the European Union (other than
Ireland) or in a territory with which Ireland has signed a Treaty which will come into effect once all the ratification procedures set out in Section 826(1) TCA have been completed (residence for these purposes to be determined in accordance
with the laws of the territory of which the Lender claims to be resident) where that member state or territory impose a tax that generally applies to interest receivables in that member state or territory by companies from sources outside that
member state or territory; or (ii) a company where interest payable on any Loan Document: (A) is exempted from the charge to income tax under an Irish Treaty in force between Ireland and the country in which the Lender is resident for tax
purposes under the procedures set out in Section 826(1) TCA; or (B) would be exempted from the charge to Irish income tax under an Irish Treaty entered into on or before the payment date of that interest if that Irish Treaty had the force
of law under the provisions set out in Section 826(1) TCA at that date; (iii) a company that is incorporated under the laws of the U.S. or a jurisdiction thereof and taxed in the U.S. on its worldwide income; or (iv) a limited
liability company (“LLC”) that is organized under the law of the U.S. or a jurisdiction thereof; provided the ultimate recipients of the interest would, if they were themselves lenders, be Irish Qualifying Lenders within
paragraph (b)(i) or (b)(ii) or (b)(iii) of this definition and the business conducted through the LLC is so structured for non-tax commercial reasons and not for tax avoidance purposes; 

provided in each case of clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) the Lender is not (or in the case of (iv) the ultimate recipients of
the interest are not) carrying on a trade or business in Ireland through an agency or branch with which the interest payment is connected; or 

(c) an Irish Treaty Lender; or 

(d) a body corporate: 

(i) which advances money in the ordinary course of a trade which includes the lending of money and whose Applicable Lending
office is located in Ireland; and 
 (ii) in whose hands any interest payable in respect of monies so advanced is taken into
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 (iii) which has complied with all of the provisions of
Section 246(5)(a) TCA including making the appropriate notifications thereunder; or 
 (e) a qualifying company within
the meaning of Section 110 TCA and whose Applicable Lending office is located in Ireland; or 
 (f) an investment
undertaking within the meaning of Section 739(B) TCA and whose Applicable Lending Office is located in Ireland. 
 “Irish
Qualifying Lender Confirmation” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(g)(iii)(A). 
 “Irish Tax
Deduction” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(b)(ii). 
 “Irish Treaty” has the meaning specified in
the definition of “Irish Treaty State.” 
 “Irish Treaty Lender” means a Lender, which on the date any relevant
payment is made: 
 (a) is treated as a resident of an Irish Treaty State for the purposes of an Irish Treaty; 

(b) does not carry on a business in Ireland through a permanent establishment with which such Lender’s participation in
the Loan is effectively connected; and 
 (c) satisfies all conditions which must be fulfilled under the Irish Treaty for
full exemption from tax imposed by Ireland on interest which relate to such Lender, including the completion of all procedural formalities; 

provided that any Lender that satisfied the conditions to be an Irish Qualifying Lender under clause (b) of the definition of “Irish
Qualifying Lender” above shall not constitute an Irish Treaty Lender. 
 “Irish Treaty State” means a jurisdiction
having a double taxation agreement (a “Treaty”) with Ireland (an “Irish Treaty”) that has force of law and makes provision for full exemption from tax imposed by Ireland on interest. 

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

“Issuing Lender” means each of Bank of America, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, HSBC Bank USA, National
Association and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and any other Lender that agrees to become an Issuing Lender pursuant to an instrument in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, such Lender and the Administrative Agent, in each case in its capacity as
issuer of a Letter of Credit hereunder. An Issuing Lender may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by branches or Affiliates of such Issuing Lender reasonably acceptable to the Company, in which case the term
“Issuing Lender” shall include any such branch or Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such branch or Affiliate. 

“ITA” has the meaning specified in clause (a)(i) of the definition of UK Qualifying Lender. 

“Lead Arranger” means BofA Securities, Inc., Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and
Mizuho Bank, Ltd., each in its capacity as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in connection with this Agreement. 

  
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 “Lender” means each bank listed on the signature pages hereof, each
Additional Lender or Assignee which becomes a Lender pursuant to Section 2.20(b) or Section 11.06(c), and their respective successors, in each case for so long as such Person shall be a party to this Agreement. 

“Lender Recipient Party” means, collectively, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders. 

“Letter of Credit” means a standby letter of credit, a commercial letter of credit, a bank guarantee or a letter of
indemnity, in each case issued hereunder by an Issuing Lender in accordance with Section 2.16. 
 “Letter of Credit Fee
Rate” means, as of any day, (i) in the case of Letters of Credit that are commercial letters of credit, 50% of the Term SOFR Margin for such day as set forth on the Pricing Schedule and (ii) in the case of all other Letters of
Credit, 100% of the Term SOFR Margin for such day as set forth on the Pricing Schedule. 
 “Letter of Credit Fronting Fee”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(b). 
 “Letter of Credit Liabilities” means, for any Lender and at any time,
such Lender’s Percentage of the sum of (x) the amounts then owing by the Borrowers in respect of amounts drawn under Letters of Credit and (y) the aggregate amount then available for drawing under all Letters of Credit. For all
purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be
“outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. 
 “Letter of Credit Participation Fee” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.08(b). 
 “Letter of Credit Report” means a certificate substantially the form of
Exhibit L or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent. 
 “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any
mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset. 
 “Linde Finance”
means Linde Finance B.V., a private limited liability company (besloten venootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, having its official seat (statutaire zetel) in Amsterdam the
Netherlands, registered with the Dutch trade register under number 34115238, and having its principal offices in Ireland, registered with the Irish Companies Registration Office under number 909743. 

“Linde GmbH” means Linde GmbH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) organized under the
laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. 
 “Linde GmbH Guarantor Supplement” means that certain Guarantee Supplement,
dated as of the Signing Date, and executed and delivered by Linde GmbH. 
 “Linde U.S.” means Linde Inc., a Delaware
corporation. 
 “Loan” means a Committed Loan or a Competitive Bid Loan and “Loans” means Committed Loans
or Competitive Bid Loans or both, as the context may require. 
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 “local time” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.02. 

“Margin Stock” means “margin stock” as defined in Regulation U. 

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, financial position or results of
operations of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole, which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any Note or
(ii) the rights and remedies of the Lenders under the Loan Documents. 
 “Material Plan” means at any time a Plan
having aggregate Unfunded Liabilities in excess of $100,000,000. 
 “Material Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary Borrower and
any one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the Company or any Subsidiary Borrower having combined Net Tangible Assets representing more than 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. 

“Multiemployer Plan” means at any time a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which
any member of the ERISA Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within the preceding five plan years made contributions, including for these purposes any Person which ceased to be a member of the ERISA Group
during such five-year period. 
 “Net Tangible Assets” means, as to any Person, its
gross assets, net of depreciation and other proper reserves, less its goodwill and other intangible assets. 
 “Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of
Section 11.05 and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders. 
 “Non-U.S.
Borrower” means any Borrower that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States. 

“Notes” means promissory notes of the Borrowers, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, evidencing the obligation of
each Borrower to repay the Loans made to it, and “Note” means any one of such promissory notes issued hereunder. 

“Notice of Borrowing” means a Notice of Committed Borrowing or a Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing. 

“Notice of Committed Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02. 

“Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(f). 

“Notice of Interest Rate Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10. 

“Notice of Issuance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(e). 

“Obligor” means the Borrowers and the Guarantors. 

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 “Organizational Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation,
the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction), (b) with respect to any limited liability company,
the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating or limited liability agreement (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and
(c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect
thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such
entity. 
 “Other Connection Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a). 

“Other Currency” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.14. 

“Other Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a). 

“Outstanding Committed Amount” means, as to any Lender at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate Dollar Amount of
Syndicated Loans made by it which are outstanding at such time, plus (ii) its Percentage of the aggregate Dollar Amount of the Letter of Credit Liabilities at such time, plus (iii) its Percentage of the aggregate Dollar
Amount of Unrefunded Swingline Loans at such time. 
 “Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (i) with respect to any
amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (x) the Federal Funds Rate and (y) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, an Issuing Lender or a Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry
rules on interbank compensation, (ii) with respect to any amount denominated in Euro, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in Euro, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being
determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of Bank of America in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market, (iii) with respect to any amount denominated in Pounds
Sterling, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in Pounds Sterling, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of
Bank of America in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market and (iv) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency other than Euro or Pounds Sterling, the rate of
interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of Bank
of America in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market. 

“Parent” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person Controlling such Lender. 

“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.06(b). 

“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.06(b) 

“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that has adopted the Euro as its lawful currency in
accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union. 
 “Patriot Act” means the USA
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 “Payee” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.14. 

“Payment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(h). 

“PBGC” means the U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under
ERISA. 
 “Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal
place) which the amount of its Commitment at such time represents of the aggregate of all of the Commitments at such time, as such percentage may be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.18. At any time after the Commitments shall have terminated, the
term “Percentage” shall refer to a Lender’s Percentage immediately before such termination, adjusted to reflect any subsequent assignments pursuant to Section 11.06. 

“Permitted Jurisdiction” means (i) Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the
United States or any jurisdiction within any of the foregoing and (ii) any jurisdiction of a Subsidiary Borrower added pursuant to Section 2.22. 

“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization,
including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof. 
 “Plan” means at any time an
employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and either (i) is maintained, or contributed
to, by any member of the ERISA Group for employees of any member of the ERISA Group or (ii) has at any time within the preceding five years been maintained, or contributed to, by any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group for
employees of any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group. 
 “Pounds Sterling” means the lawful currency
of the United Kingdom. 
 “Protesting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(b). 

“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be
amended from time to time. 
 “Quarterly Date” means each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31;
provided, that if any such date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the Quarterly Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day. 

“rate of exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.14. 

“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender, and (c) any Issuing Lender, as applicable.

 “Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a). 

“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

 “Reimbursement Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(h). 

  
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 “Reimbursement Obligation” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.16(h). 
 “Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the
partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates. 

“Relevant Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(m)(ii). 

“Relevant Rate” means with respect to any Loans or Letter of Credit Liabilities denominated in (a) Dollars, Term SOFR or
Daily Simple SOFR, (b) Pounds Sterling, SONIA or (c) Euros, EURIBOR, as applicable. 
 “Required Currency” has
the meaning set forth in Section 11.14. 
 “Required Lenders” means at any time Lenders with more than 50% of the
aggregate amount of the Credit Exposures at such time; provided, however, that if any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time, there shall be excluded from the determination of Required Lenders at such time any of the
foregoing amounts attributable to it. 
 “Rescindable Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(b). 

“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution
Authority. 
 “Responsible Officer” means, with respect to the Company and each Subsidiary Borrower, the chief executive
officer, the president, the chief financial officer, vice president of finance, treasurer, controller or general counsel of the Company or such Subsidiary Borrower, as applicable (or, their equivalent under local law, including if the concept of
“officer” is not applicable, a director) and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article 2, any other officer or employee of the Company or such Subsidiary Borrower so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice
to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the Company or such Subsidiary Borrower designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the Company or such Subsidiary Borrower and the Administrative Agent. 

“Restricted Property” means any property that in the opinion of the board of directors of the Company is a principal
manufacturing property. 
 “Revaluation Date” means (a) with respect to any Alternative Currency Loan, each of the
following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of a Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of a continuation of a Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency pursuant to Section 2.10 and (iii) such additional dates
as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine or the Required Lenders shall reasonably require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance
of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Approved LC Currency (other than Dollars), (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof, (iii) each date of any payment by an Issuing
Lender under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Approved LC Currency (other than Dollars) and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Lender shall reasonably determine or the Required Lenders shall
reasonably require. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Revaluation Date shall occur at least quarterly upon the request of the Administrative Agent. 

“Revolving Credit Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to and including the Termination Date. 

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

“Sanction(s)” means any international economic sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including
OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union (including its member states), His Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions Governmental Authority of a jurisdiction in which an Obligor is organized. 

“Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(b)(ii). 

“Service of Process Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.08(b). 

“Signing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04. 

“SOFR” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate published on the fifth
U.S. Government Securities Business Day preceding such date by the SOFR Administrator on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source); provided, however, that if such determination date is not a U.S.
Government Securities Business Day, then SOFR means such rate that applied on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto. 

“SOFR Adjustment” means 0.10% per annum. 

“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of SOFR, or any successor administrator
of SOFR designated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other Person acting as the SOFR Administrator at such time that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. 

“SOFR Loan” means a Daily Simple SOFR Loan or a Term SOFR Loan, as applicable. 

“SOFR Successor Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(b). 

“SONIA” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, the Sterling Overnight Index Average Reference Rate
published on the fifth Business Day preceding such date on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time);
provided, however, that if such determination date is not a Business Day, SONIA means such rate that applied on the first Business Day immediately prior thereto. 

“Specified Debt” means Debt (other than the Loans) of any Borrower, arising in one or more related or unrelated transactions,
in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $500,000,000. 
 “Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the
Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange
trading office at approximately 11:00 A.M. (local time) on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender may obtain such spot
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Agent or the Issuing Lender if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided, further, that
the Issuing Lender may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Approved LC Currency (other than Dollars). 

“Subsidiary” with respect to any Person means any corporation or other entity of which such Person directly or indirectly
owns a majority of the securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions. Unless otherwise specified, “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the
Company. 
 “Subsidiary Borrower Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(a). 

“Subsidiary Borrowers” means the Initial Subsidiary Borrowers and any other Subsidiary as to which the Company has delivered
to the Administrative Agent an Election to Participate in accordance with Section 2.22, in each case, until the Company delivers an Election to Terminate with respect to such Subsidiary in accordance with Section 2.22. 

“Subsidiary Guarantors” means (i) Linde U.S., (ii) Linde GmbH and (iii) any other Subsidiary of the Company that
becomes a Guarantor pursuant to Section 10.07, each in its capacity as a guarantor under Article 10. 
 “Successor
Borrower” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a)(i)(A). 
 “Successor Rate” means each of the SOFR
Successor Rate and Alternative Currency Successor Rate. 
 “Supplier” has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.04(m)(ii). 
 “Swingline Commitment” means (i) with respect to each Person that is a Swingline Lender
on the Effective Date and with respect to each applicable currency, the amount set forth opposite its name on the Commitment Schedule under the heading “Dollar Swingline Commitment” and “Euro Swingline Commitment,” as applicable
and (ii) with respect to any Person that becomes a Swingline Lender after the Effective Date, such amount in Dollars and Euro as mutually agreed in writing between such Swingline Lender and the Company, in each case as such amount may be
modified from time to time by written agreement of the Company and the applicable Swingline Lender 
 “Swingline Lender”
means each of Bank of America, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, HSBC Bank USA, National Association and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and any other Lender that agrees to become a Swingline Lender pursuant to an instrument in a form reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, such Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent, in each case in its capacity as a lender of Swingline Loans hereunder. A Swingline Lender may, in its discretion, arrange for Swingline Loans to be provided by branches
or Affiliates of such Swingline Lender reasonably acceptable to the Company, in which case the term “Swingline Lender” shall include any such branch or Affiliate with respect to Swingline Loans provided by such branch or Affiliate. 

“Swingline Loan” means a loan made by a Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(b). 

“Swingline Takeout Borrowing” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.17. 

“Syndicated Loan” means a Loan made by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(a); provided that, if any such loan or
loans (or portions thereof) are combined or subdivided pursuant to a Notice of Interest Rate Election, the term “Syndicated Loan” shall refer to the combined principal amount resulting from such combination or to each of the separate
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 “Syndication Agent” means Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.,
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., each in its capacity as syndication agent in connection with this Agreement. 

“Syndicated Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.03. 

“TARGET2” means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system which utilizes a
single shared platform and which was launched on November 19, 2007. 
 “TARGET Day” means any day on which TARGET2
(or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system, if any, reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro. 

“Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a). 

“TCA” means the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 of Ireland. 

“Term SOFR” means: 

(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government
Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term
SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment; and 

(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate with a
term of one month commencing that day, plus the SOFR Adjustment; 
 provided that if the Term SOFR determined in accordance
with either of the foregoing provisions (a) or (b) of this definition shall be less than 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement. 

“Term SOFR Auction” means a solicitation of Competitive Bid Quotes setting forth Competitive Bid Term SOFR Rates based on
Term SOFR pursuant to Section 2.03. 
 “Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause
(a) of the definition of “Term SOFR” pursuant to the applicable Notice of Committed Borrowing or Notice of Interest Rate Election. 

“Term SOFR Margin” means, with respect to Term SOFR Loans, a rate per annum determined in accordance with the Pricing
Schedule. 
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 “Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking Secured Overnight
Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator) administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page
(or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time). 

“Termination Date” means, with respect to any Lender, (i) December 7, 2027 or (ii) such later day to which the
Termination Date may be extended with respect to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.19; provided that, in the case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), if such day is not a Business Day, then the Termination Date shall be the next
succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case the Termination Date shall be the next preceding Business Day. 

“Titled Banks” means (i) the Administrative Agent, (ii) the Lead Arrangers and (iii) the Syndication Agents
and Documentation Agents identified as such on the cover page of this Agreement. 
 “Total Outstanding Amount” means, at
any time, the aggregate Dollar Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time plus the aggregate Dollar Amount of the Letter of Credit Liabilities of all Lenders at such time. 

“Treaty” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Irish Treaty State.” 

“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time
to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes
certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms. 
 “UK Non-Bank Lender” means a Lender that becomes a Lender after the Effective Date and which gives a UK Tax Confirmation in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which it becomes a Lender. 

“UK Obligor” means an Obligor that is incorporated or resident for tax purposes in the United Kingdom. 

“UK Qualifying Lender” means a Lender which is beneficially entitled to interest payable to that Lender in respect of an
advance under a Loan Document and is: 
 (a) a Lender: 

(i) which is a bank (as defined for the purpose of Section 879 of the Income Tax Act 2007 of the United Kingdom
(“ITA”)) making an advance under a Loan Document and is within the charge to United Kingdom corporation tax as respects any payments of interest made in respect of that advance or would be within such charge as respects such
payments apart from Section 18A of the Corporation Tax Act 2009 of the United Kingdom (“CTA”); or 

(ii) in respect of an advance made under a Loan Document by a person that was a bank (as defined for the purpose of
Section 879 of the ITA) at the time that that advance was made and within the charge to United Kingdom corporation tax as respects any payments of interest made in respect of that advance; or 

  
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 (b) a Lender which is: 

(i) a company resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes; 

(ii) a partnership each member of which is: 

(A) a company so resident in the United Kingdom; or 

(B) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent
establishment and which brings into account in computing its chargeable profits (within the meaning of Section 19 of the CTA) the whole of any share of interest payable in respect of that advance that falls to it by reason of Part 17 of the
CTA; or 
 (iii) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a
permanent establishment and which brings into account interest payable in respect of that advance in computing the chargeable profits (within the meaning of Section 19 of the CTA) of that company; or 

(c) a UK Treaty Lender. 

“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for
the resolution of any UK Financial Institution. 
 “UK Tax Confirmation” means a confirmation by a Lender that the person
beneficially entitled to interest payable to that Lender in respect of an advance under a Loan Document is either: 
 (a) a
company resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes; 
 (b) a partnership each member of which is: 

(i) a company so resident in the United Kingdom; or 

(ii) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent
establishment and which brings into account in computing its chargeable profits (within the meaning of Section 19 of the CTA) the whole of any share of interest payable in respect of that advance that falls to it by reason of Part 17 of the
CTA; or 
 (c) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a
permanent establishment and which brings into account interest payable in respect of that advance in computing the chargeable profits (within the meaning of Section 19 of the CTA) of that company. 

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 “UK Treaty Lender” means a Lender which: 

(a) is treated as a resident of a UK Treaty State for the purposes of a UK Treaty; 

(b) does not carry on a business in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment with which that Lender’s
participation in the Loan is effectively connected; and 
 (c) meets all other conditions in the UK Treaty for full exemption
from United Kingdom taxation on interest payable to that Lender in respect of an advance under a Loan Document which relate to the Lender, except for this purpose it shall be assumed the following are satisfied: (i) the completion of procedural
formalities; and (ii) any condition in the UK Treaty that relates (expressly or by implication) to there not being a special relationship between the applicable Borrower and such Lender or between both of them and another person. 

“UK Treaty State” means a jurisdiction having a double taxation agreement with the United Kingdom (a “UK
Treaty”) which makes provision for full exemption from tax imposed by the United Kingdom on interest. 
 “Unfunded
Liabilities” means, with respect to any Plan at any time, the amount (if any) by which (i) the present value of all accumulated plan benefits under such Plan exceeds (ii) the fair market value of all Plan assets allocable to such
benefits (excluding any accrued but unpaid contributions), all determined as of the then most recent valuation date using the actuarial assumptions utilized for funding purposes for such Plan, but only to the extent that such excess represents a
potential liability of a member of the ERISA Group to the PBGC or any other Person under Title IV of ERISA. 
 “United
States” means the United States of America, including the States and the District of Columbia, but excluding its territories and possessions. 

“Unrefunded Swingline Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(b). 

“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any of the Securities
Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New
York, as applicable. 
 “VAT” means: 

(a) any tax imposed in compliance with the Council Directive of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax
(EC Directive 2006/112); and 
 (b) any other tax of a similar nature, whether imposed in a member state of the European Union in
substitution for, or levied in addition to, such tax referred to in clause (a) above, or imposed elsewhere. 
 “VAT
Recipient” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(m)(ii). 

“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary
all of the shares of capital stock or other ownership interests of which (except for qualifying shares held by directors or foreign nationals in accordance with applicable law) are at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more other
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries. 
 “Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution
Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers
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powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial
Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to
have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of
those powers. 
 Section 1.02. Accounting Terms and Determinations. Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used
herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from
time to time, applied on a basis consistent (except for changes concurred in by the Company’s independent public accountants) with the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
delivered to the Lenders; provided that, if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that the Company wishes to amend any covenant in Article 5 to eliminate the effect of any change in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles on the
operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article 5 for such purpose), then the Company’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles in effect immediately before the relevant change in generally accepted accounting principles became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the
Company and the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, any lease that would have been categorized as an operating lease as determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles prior to giving
effect to the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, Leases, or any other changes in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles subsequent to the Effective Date, shall be treated as an operating lease for purposes of this Agreement.
References to “local time” means (i) with respect to Loans made to and Letters of Credit issued at the request of the Company or Linde U.S., New York City time, (ii) with respect to Loans made to and Letters of Credit
issued at the request of Linde GmbH or Linde Finance, London time, and (iii) with respect to Loans made to and Letters of Credit issued at the request of any other Subsidiary Borrower, the time in the city specified in the Election to
Participate for such Subsidiary Borrower. 
 Section 1.03. Types of Borrowings. The term “Borrowing”
denotes the aggregation of Loans of one or more Lenders to be made to a single Borrower pursuant to Article 2 in the same currency on the same date, all of which Loans are of the same type (subject to Article 8) and, except in the case of Base Rate
Loans, have the same initial Interest Period. Borrowings are classified for purposes of this Agreement either by method of determining interest on the Loans comprising such Borrowing (i.e., Base Rate, Term SOFR, Daily Simple SOFR, SONIA or
EURIBOR) or by reference to the provisions of Article 2 under which participation therein is determined (i.e., a “Syndicated Borrowing” is a Borrowing under Section 2.01(a) in which all Lenders participate in proportion
to their Commitments, while a “Competitive Bid Borrowing” is a Borrowing under Section 2.03 in which the participating Lenders are determined on the basis of their bids in accordance therewith). 

Section 1.04. Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents. The Administrative Agent or the relevant Issuing Lender, as applicable, shall
determine the Spot Rate as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating the Dollar Amount of Loans or Letters of Credit, as applicable, denominated in any Alternative Currency. The Spot Rate shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date
and shall be the Spot Rate employed in converting any amounts between an Alternative Currency and Dollars until the next Revaluation Date occurs. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by the Company hereunder or calculating financial
covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of an Alternative Currency for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent or the relevant Issuing Lender,
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 Section 1.05. Interpretation, Etc. Any of the terms defined herein may, unless
the context otherwise requires, be used in the singular or the plural, depending on the reference. References herein to any Section, Schedule or Exhibit shall be to a Section, a Schedule or an Exhibit, as the case may be, hereof unless otherwise
specifically provided. The use herein of the word “include” or “including,” when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set
forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation” or “but not limited to” or words of similar import)
is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter. Unless otherwise indicated, any definition of or reference to
any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document, as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified. Any reference to any law shall include all
statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation, as amended, modified, replaced or
supplemented from time to time. Unless otherwise noted, references to laws are to U.S. laws. Capitalized terms in this Agreement referring to any Person shall refer to such Person together with its successors and permitted assigns. 

Section 1.06. German Terms. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in this Agreement, where it
relates to any Obligor which is organized under the laws of Germany, any reference to (a) a liquidator, trustee, custodian, receiver or administrator includes an “Insolvenzverwalter,” a “vorläufiger
Insolvenzverwalter” or a “Sachwalter”; (b) “Organizational Documents” or “constitutional documents” includes reference to articles of association (Satzung) or partnership agreement
(Gesellschaftsvertrag), as applicable, and any by-laws of a supervisory board or advisory board, as applicable; and (c) a “director” or “officer” includes any statutory legal
representative(s) (organschaftlicher Vertreter) of a Person, including but not limited to, a member of the board of directors (Vorstand), a managing director (Geschäftsführer) or an
authorized representative (Prokurist). 
 Section 1.07. Dutch Terms. In this Agreement, where it relates to a Borrower
which is incorporated under Dutch law a reference to: 
 (a) a “necessary action to authorize” where applicable,
includes: 
 (i) any action required to comply with the Works Councils Act of the Netherlands (Wet op de
ondernemingsraden); and 
 (ii) obtaining an unconditional positive advice (advies) from the competent works
council(s) if a positive advice is required pursuant to the Works Councils Act of the Netherlands (Wet op de ondernemingsraden); 

(b) a “board of directors” means a managing board (bestuur); 

(c) a “director” means a managing director (bestuurder); 

(d) a “security interest” includes any mortgage (hypotheek), pledge (pandrecht), retention of title
arrangement (eigendomsvoorbehoud), privilege (voorrecht), right of retention (recht van retentie), right to reclaim goods (recht van reclame), and, in general, any right in rem (beperkt recht), created for the
purpose of granting security (goederenrechtelijk zekerheidsrecht); 
 (e) a
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 (f) a “moratorium” includes surseance van betaling and
“a moratorium is declared” or “occurs” includes surseance verleend; 
 (g) any “step” or
“procedure” taken in connection with insolvency proceedings includes a Dutch entity having filed a notice under Section 36 of the Tax Collection Act of the Netherlands (Invorderingswet 1990) or section 60 of the Social
Insurance Financing Act (Wet Financiering Sociale Verzekeringen) in conjunction with section 36 of the Tax Collection Act of the Netherlands; 

(h) a “liquidator” includes a curator; 

(i) an “administrator” includes a bewindvoerder; 

(j) a “receiver” does not include a curator or bewindvoerder; 

(k) an “attachment” includes a beslag; 

(l) “gross negligence” means grove schuld; 

(m) “willful misconduct” means opzet; 

(n) a merger includes a juridische fusie; and 

(o) “insolvency” includes a bankruptcy, moratorium and a resolution procedure under the Act on Financial Supervision
(Wet op het financieel toezicht) of the Netherlands. 
 Section 1.08. Irish Terms. Where it relates to an Obligor
incorporated in Ireland, a reference to “examiner” and “examinership” shall have the meaning given to such terms in Part 10 of the Companies 2014 of Ireland. 

Section 1.09. Interest Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative
Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection of such rate and any
related spread or other adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of
any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate
(including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrowers. The Administrative Agent may select
information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the
foregoing), in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrowers, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or
consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or
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 ARTICLE 2 

THE CREDITS 

Section 2.01. Commitments to Lend. 

(a) Syndicated Loans. During the Revolving Credit Period each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, to make Loans denominated in any Approved Currency to any Borrower from time to time in amounts such that (i) such Lender’s Outstanding Committed Amount shall not exceed its Commitment and (ii) the Total Outstanding Amount
shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments. Each Borrowing under this Section 2.01(a) shall be in a minimum aggregate amount equal to $5,000,000 (in the case of Dollars), €5,000,000 (in the case of Euro), £5,000,000 (in
the case of Pounds Sterling) or an amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other Approved Currency) and a multiple of $1,000,000 (in the case of Dollars), €1,000,000 (in the case of Euro),
£1,000,000 (in the case of Pounds Sterling) or an amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other Approved Currency) (or the amount remaining under the Commitments and except that any such Borrowing
pursuant to Section 2.16(h) or Section 2.17(a) may be in the amount specified therein) and shall be made from the several Lenders ratably in proportion to their respective Commitments. Within the foregoing limits, each Borrower may borrow
under this Section 2.01(a), repay or prepay Loans and reborrow at any time during the Revolving Credit Period under this Section 2.01(a). 

(b) Swingline Loans. During the Revolving Credit Period, each Swingline Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, to make loans denominated in Dollars or Euros to any Borrower from time to time in amounts such that (i) such Swingline Lender’s Outstanding Committed Amount shall not exceed the amount of its Commitment,
(ii) the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans of such Swingline Lender at any time outstanding shall not exceed such Swingline Lender’s Swingline Commitment and (iii) the Total Outstanding Amount shall not exceed the
aggregate amount of the Commitments. Each Borrowing under this Section 2.01(b) shall be in a minimum amount equal to $100,000 (in the case of Dollars) or €100,000 (in the case of Euro) and a multiple of $100,000 (in the case of Dollars) or
€100,000 (in the case of Euro) (or the amount remaining under a Swingline Lender’s Swingline Commitment or the amount remaining under the Commitments). Within the foregoing limits, each Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(b),
repay or prepay Swingline Loans and reborrow at any time during the Revolving Credit Period under this Section 2.01(b). 
 (c) Each
Lender may, at its option, make any Loan available to any Non-U.S. Borrower by causing any non-U.S. or U.S. branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan;
provided that (i) such designation and Loan does not, in and of itself, subject any Borrower to greater costs pursuant to Article 8 than would have been payable if such Lender made such Loan directly and (ii) any exercise of such
option shall not affect the obligation of such Non-U.S. Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 

Section 2.02. Making of Committed Borrowings. A Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent and, in the case of a Borrowing of
Swingline Loans, the applicable Swingline Lender, a notice (a “Notice of Committed Borrowing”) (which may be a form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent)
appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of such Borrower (i) not later than (v) 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the date of each Base Rate Borrowing (other than a Borrowing of Swingline Loans), (w) 12:00 Noon (New York
City time) on the date of each Daily Simple SOFR Borrowing, (x) 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) the second Business Day before each Term SOFR Borrowing, (y) 12:00 Noon (London time) the fourth Business Day before each Borrowing denominated in Euro
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Borrowing of Swingline Loans) and (z) 12:00 Noon (local time) the fourth Business Day before each Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency (other than Euro and Pounds Sterling) and
(ii) not later than (x) 2:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date of each Swingline Loan denominated in Dollars and (y) 2:00 P.M. (London time) on the date of each Swingline Loan denominated in Euro, specifying: 

(a) the relevant Borrower; 

(b) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day; 

(c) the currency and the aggregate amount (in such currency) of such Borrowing; 

(d) whether the Loans comprising such Borrowing are to be Swingline Loans; 

(e) in the case of a Syndicated Borrowing in Dollars, whether the Loans comprising such Borrowing are to bear interest
initially by reference to the Base Rate, Daily Simple SOFR or Term SOFR; and 
 (f) in the case of a Borrowing of Fixed Rate
Loans, the duration of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto, subject to the provisions of the definition of “Interest Period.” 

All Swingline Loans denominated in Dollars shall be Base Rate Loans. All Loans denominated in Euros shall be Alternative Currency Term Rate
Loans. All Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling shall be Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans. All Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency other than Euros or Sterling shall be Alternative Currency Loans. If a Borrower fails to specify a
currency in a Notice of Committed Borrowing, then the Borrowing so requested shall be made in Dollars. If a Borrower fails to specify in a Notice of Committed Borrowing whether a Borrowing will be a Base Rate Borrowing, a Daily Simple SOFR
Borrowing, a Term SOFR Borrowing, a SONIA Borrowing or a EURIBOR Borrowing, then the Borrowing shall be made as (i) a Base Rate Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing in Dollars, (ii) a EURIBOR Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing in Euros,
with an Interest Period of one month, (iii) a SONIA Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing in Pounds Sterling, or (iv) an Alternative Currency Term Rate Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing in an Alternative Currency other than Euros or
Pounds Sterling, with an Interest Period of one month. If a Borrower requests a Term SOFR Borrowing or Alternative Currency Term Rate Borrowing in any such Notice of Committed Borrowing, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to
have specified an Interest Period of one month. 
 A Notice of Borrowing may state that such notice is conditional upon the occurrence of
any event specified therein, in which case such Notice of Borrowing may be revoked (subject to Section 2.14) by such Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not
satisfied. 
 Section 2.03. Competitive Bid Borrowings. 

(a) The Competitive Bid Option. In addition to Committed Loan Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.01, a Borrower may, as set forth in
this Section, request the Lenders to make offers to make Competitive Bid Loans in an Approved Currency or another currency to such Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Credit Period. The Lenders may, but shall have no obligation to, make
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 (b) Competitive Bid Quote Request. When a Borrower wishes to request offers to make
Competitive Bid Loans under this Section, it shall transmit to the Administrative Agent a request (a “Competitive Bid Quote Request”) substantially in the form of Exhibit B so as to be received not later than (v) 9:00 A.M.
(New York City time) on the date of each Borrowing denominated in Dollars in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, (w) 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) the fourth Business Day before each Borrowing denominated in Dollars in the case of a Term SOFR
Auction, (x) 9:00 A.M. (London time) the fourth Business Day before each Borrowing denominated in Euro, (y) 11:00 A.M. (London time) the fourth Business Day before each Borrowing denominated in Pounds Sterling and (z) 11:00 A.M. (local time) the
fourth Business Day before each Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency (other than Euro and Pounds Sterling) (or such other time or date as such Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have mutually agreed and shall have notified to
the Lenders not later than the date of the Competitive Bid Quote Request for the first Alternative Currency Term Rate Auction, Alternative Currency Daily Rate Auction or Absolute Rate Auction for which such change is to be effective) specifying:

 (i) the proposed date of Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day; 

(ii) the currency and aggregate amount of such Borrowing, which shall be not less than $5,000,000 (in the case of Dollars),
€5,000,000 (in the case of Euro), £5,000,000 (in the case of Pounds Sterling) or an amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other Approved Currency) and a multiple of $1,000,000 (in the case of
Dollars), €1,000,000 (in the case of Euro), £1,000,000 (in the case of Pounds Sterling) or an amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other Approved Currency) (or the amount remaining under the
Commitments); 
 (iii) the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto, subject to the provisions of the definition of
“Interest Period”; and 
 (iv) whether the Competitive Bid Quotes requested are to set forth a Competitive Bid Term
SOFR Rate, a Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Daily Rate, a Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Term Rate or a Competitive Bid Absolute Rate. 

A Borrower may request offers to make Competitive Bid Loans for more than one Interest Period in a single Competitive Bid Quote Request. 

(c) Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes. Promptly after receiving a Competitive Bid Quote Request, the Administrative Agent shall
send to the Lenders an invitation (an “Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes”) substantially in the form of Exhibit C, which shall constitute an invitation by a Borrower to each Lender to submit Competitive Bid Quotes
offering to make the Competitive Bid Loans to which such Competitive Bid Quote Request relates in accordance with this Section. 
 (d)
Submission and Contents of Competitive Bid Quotes. 
 (i) Each Lender may submit a quote (a “Competitive Bid Quote”)
containing an offer or offers to make Competitive Bid Loans in response to any Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes. Each Competitive Bid Quote must comply with the requirements of this Section 2.03(d) and must be submitted to the
Administrative Agent by facsimile or other electronic transmission at its address referred to in Section 11.01 not later than (w) 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the date of each Borrowing denominated in Dollars in the case of an Absolute
Rate Auction, (x) 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) the third Business Day before each Borrowing denominated in Dollars in the case of a Term SOFR Auction, (y) 11:00 A.M. (London time) the third Business Day before each Borrowing denominated in Euro
or Pounds Sterling and (z) 11:00 A.M. (local time) the third Business Day before each Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency (other than Euro and Pounds Sterling) (or such other time or date as a Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall
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the date of the Competitive Bid Quote Request for the first Alternative Currency Term Rate Auction, Alternative Currency Daily Rate Auction or Absolute Rate Auction for which such change is to be
effective); provided that Competitive Bid Quotes submitted by the Administrative Agent (or any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) in the capacity of a Lender may be submitted, and may only be submitted, if the Administrative Agent or such
Affiliate notifies the applicable Borrower of the terms of the offer or offers contained therein not later than (x) one hour before the deadline for the other Lenders, in the case of a Term SOFR Auction, Alternative Currency Daily Rate Auction
or Alternative Currency Term Rate Auction or (y) 15 minutes before the deadline for the other Lenders, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction. Subject to Articles 3 and 8, any Competitive Bid Quote so made shall not be revocable except with the
written consent of the Administrative Agent given on the instructions of the applicable Borrower. 
 (ii) Each Competitive Bid Quote shall
be substantially in the form of Exhibit D and shall in any case specify: 
 (A) the proposed date of Borrowing; 

(B) the principal amount of the Competitive Bid Loan for which each such offer is being made, which principal amount
(w) may be greater than or less than the Commitment of the quoting Lender, (x) must be at least $5,000,000 (in the case of Dollars), €5,000,000 (in the case of Euro), £5,000,000 (in the case of Pounds Sterling) or an amount
agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other Approved Currency) and a multiple of $1,000,000 (in the case of Dollars), €1,000,000 (in the case of Euro), £1,000,000 (in the case of Pounds Sterling) or an
amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other Approved Currency) (or the amount remaining under the Commitments), (y) may not exceed the principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans for which offers were
requested and (z) may be subject to an aggregate limitation as to the principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans for which offers being made by such quoting Lender may be accepted; 

(C) in the case of a Term SOFR Auction, the margin above or below the applicable Term SOFR (the “Competitive Bid Term
SOFR Rate”) offered for each such Competitive Bid Loan, expressed as a percentage (specified to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%) to be added to or subtracted from such base rate; 

(D) in the case of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Auction or an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Auction, the margin above or
below the applicable Alternative Currency Term Rate or Alternative Currency Daily Rate (the “Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Term Rate” or “Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Daily Rate”, as applicable)
offered for each such Competitive Bid Loan, expressed as a percentage (specified to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%) to be added to or subtracted from such base rate; 

(E) in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, the rate of interest per annum (which may be a margin above or below the
applicable Base Rate) (specified to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%) (the “Competitive Bid Absolute Rate”) offered for each such Competitive Bid Loan; and 

(F) the identity of the quoting Lender. 

A Competitive Bid Quote may set forth up to five separate offers by the quoting Lender with respect to each Interest Period specified in the related
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 (iii) Any Competitive Bid Quote shall be disregarded if it: 

(A) is not substantially in conformity with Exhibit D or does not specify all of the information required by clause
(d)(ii) above; 
 (B) contains qualifying, conditional or similar language; 

(C) proposes terms other than or in addition to those set forth in the applicable Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes; or

 (D) arrives after the time set forth in clause (d)(i). 

(e) Notice to Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Borrower of the terms of (i) any Competitive
Bid Quote submitted by a Lender that is in accordance with Section 2.03(d) and (ii) any Competitive Bid Quote that amends, modifies or is otherwise inconsistent with a previous Competitive Bid Quote submitted by such Lender with respect to
the same Competitive Bid Quote Request. Any such subsequent Competitive Bid Quote shall be disregarded by the Administrative Agent unless such subsequent Competitive Bid Quote is submitted solely to correct a manifest error in such former
Competitive Bid Quote. The Administrative Agent’s notice to such Borrower shall specify (A) the aggregate principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans for which offers have been received for each Interest Period specified in the related
Competitive Bid Quote Request, (B) the respective principal amounts and Competitive Bid Term SOFR Rates, Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Daily Rates, Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Term Rates or Competitive Bid Absolute Rates, as the
case may be, so offered and (C) if applicable, limitations on the aggregate principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans for which offers in any single Competitive Bid Quote may be accepted. 

(f) Acceptance and Notice by Borrower. Not later than (x) 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day before the proposed
date of Borrowing, in the case of a Term SOFR Auction, Alternative Currency Daily Rate Auction or Alternative Currency Term Rate Auction or (y) 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate
Auction (or, in either case, such other time or date as the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have mutually agreed and shall have notified to the Lenders not later than the date of the Competitive Bid Quote Request for the first
Term SOFR Auction, Alternative Currency Daily Rate Auction, Alternative Currency Term Rate Auction or Absolute Rate Auction for which such change is to be effective), the applicable Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of its acceptance or
non-acceptance of the offers so notified to it pursuant to Section 2.03(e). In the case of acceptance, such notice (a “Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing”) shall specify the aggregate
principal amount of offers for each Interest Period that are accepted and the relevant Borrower. A Borrower may accept any Competitive Bid Quote in whole or in part; provided that: 

(i) the aggregate principal amount of each Competitive Bid Borrowing may not exceed the applicable amount set forth in the
related Competitive Bid Quote Request; 
 (ii) the amount of each Competitive Bid Borrowing must be at least $5,000,000 (in
the case of Dollars), €5,000,000 (in the case of Euro), £5,000,000 (in the case of Pounds Sterling) or an amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other Approved Currency) and a multiple of
$1,000,000 (in the case of Dollars), €1,000,000 (in the case of Euro), £1,000,000 (in the case of Pounds Sterling) or an amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other Approved Currency) (or the
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 (iii) acceptance of offers may only be made on the basis of ascending
Competitive Bid Term SOFR Rates, Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Daily Rates, Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Term Rates or Competitive Bid Absolute Rates, as the case may be; and 

(iv) a Borrower may not accept any offer that is described in clause (d)(iii) or that otherwise fails to comply with the
requirements of this Agreement. 
 (g) Allocation by Administrative Agent. If offers are made by two or more Lenders with the same
Competitive Bid Term SOFR Rates, Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Daily Rates, Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Term Rates or Competitive Bid Absolute Rates, as the case may be, for a greater aggregate principal amount than the amount in
respect of which such offers are accepted for the related Interest Period, the principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans in respect of which such offers are accepted shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent among such Lenders as nearly as
possible (in multiples of $1,000,000 (in the case of Dollars), €1,000,000 (in the case of Euro), £1,000,000 (in the case of Pounds Sterling) or an amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other
Approved Currency) as the Administrative Agent may deem appropriate) in proportion to the aggregate principal amounts of such offers. Determinations by the Administrative Agent of the amounts of Competitive Bid Loans shall be conclusive in the
absence of manifest error. 
 Section 2.04. Notice to Lenders; Funding of Loans. 

(a) Upon receipt of a Notice of Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall promptly (but in any event on the same day such Notice of Borrowing
is received by the Administrative Agent) notify each Lender participating therein of the contents thereof and of such Lender’s ratable share of such Borrowing. 

(b) On the date of each Borrowing (other than a Borrowing of Swingline Loans), each Lender participating therein shall make available its
ratable share of such Borrowing not later than (w) 1:30 P.M. (New York City time) on the date of each Borrowing denominated in Dollars, (x) 1:30 P.M. (London time) on the date of each Borrowing denominated in Euros, (y) 1:30 P.M. (London time) on
the date of each Borrowing denominated in Pounds Sterling and (z) 1:30 P.M. (local time) on the date of each Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency (other than Euro and Pounds Sterling) in funds immediately available to the Administrative
Agent at its office specified in or pursuant to Section 11.01 for the relevant currency. Unless the Administrative Agent determines that any applicable condition specified in Article 3 has not been satisfied, the Administrative Agent shall make
such aggregate funds available to the applicable Borrower by depositing the proceeds thereof, in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent, in the account of such Borrower with the Administrative Agent as promptly as practicable, but in no
event later than (w) 2:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date of each Borrowing denominated in Dollars, (x) 2:00 P.M. (London time) on the date of each Borrowing denominated in Euros, (y) 2:00 P.M. (London time) on the date of each Borrowing
denominated in Pounds Sterling and (z) 2:00 P.M. (local time) on the date of each Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency (other than Euro and Pounds Sterling). On the date of each Borrowing of Swingline Loans, the applicable Swingline
Lender shall make available its Borrowing not later than (x) 4:00 P.M. (New York City time) in the case of each Swingline Loan denominated in Dollars and (y) 4:00 P.M. (London time) in the case of each Swingline Loan denominated in Euro, in
immediately available funds to the account of the applicable Borrower. 
 (c) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice
from a Lender, prior to (w) 1:30 P.M. (New York City time) on the date of each Borrowing denominated in Dollars, (x) 1:30 P.M. (London time) on the date of each Borrowing denominated in Euros, (y) 1:30 P.M. (London time) on the date of each
Borrowing denominated in Pounds Sterling and (z) 1:30 P.M. (local time) on the date of each Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency (other than Euro and Pounds Sterling), that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent
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Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(b) and the
Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such share available to the Administrative Agent,
such Lender and such Borrower severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to such Borrower until the date
such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at the applicable Overnight Rate. If such Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such
Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section 2.04(c) shall relieve any Lender which has failed to make available its share of any Borrowing hereunder from its obligation to do so in accordance with the terms
hereof. 
 (d) The failure of any Lender to make available to the Administrative Agent its share of any Borrowing on the date of such
Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make available to the Administrative Agent its share of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make available the
share of any Borrowing to be made available by such other Lender on such date of Borrowing. 
 Section 2.05. Registry; Notes.

 (a) The Administrative Agent shall maintain a register (the “Register”) on which it will record the Commitment of each
Lender, the principal amount (and related interest amounts) of each Loan to each Borrower made by such Lender and each repayment of any Loan made by such Lender. Any such recordation by the Administrative Agent on the Register shall be presumptively
correct, absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of the applicable Loan or Commitment for all purposes of this Agreement
notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers and, as to its position only, any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. 

(b) The Borrowers hereby agree that, promptly upon the request of any Lender at any time, the Borrowers shall deliver to such Lender a single
Note, duly executed by the Borrowers and payable to the order of such Lender and representing the obligation of each applicable Borrower to pay the unpaid principal amount of all Loans made to such Borrower by such Lender, with interest as provided
herein on the unpaid principal amount from time to time outstanding. 
 (c) Each Lender shall record the date, amount, currency and maturity
of each Loan made by it and the date and amount of each payment of principal made by a Borrower with respect thereto, and each Lender receiving a Note pursuant to this Section, if such Lender so elects in connection with any transfer or enforcement
of any Note, may endorse on the schedule forming a part thereof appropriate notations to evidence the foregoing information with respect to each such Loan then outstanding; provided that neither the failure of such Lender to make any such
recordation or endorsement nor any error therein shall affect the obligations of any Borrower hereunder or under the Notes. Such Lender is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Borrower so to endorse any Note and to attach to and make a part of any
Note a continuation of any such schedule as and when required. 
 Section 2.06. Maturity of Loans. 

(a) Each Committed Loan shall mature, and the principal amount thereof shall be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon, on
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 (b) Each Competitive Bid Loan included in any Competitive Bid Borrowing shall mature, and
the principal amount thereof shall be due and payable (together with interest accrued thereon), on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing. 

Section 2.07. Interest Rates. 

(a) Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from the date such Loan is made to but
excluding the date it becomes due, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate for such day plus the applicable Base Rate Margin. Such interest shall be payable to but excluding the date of actual payment in arrears on each
Quarterly Date and on the Termination Date and, with respect to the principal amount of any Base Rate Loan converted to a Term SOFR Loan, on each date a Base Rate Loan is so converted. 

(b) Each Daily Simple SOFR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from the date such Loan is made
to but excluding the date it becomes due, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of Daily Simple SOFR for such day plus the applicable Daily Simple SOFR Margin. Such interest shall be payable to but excluding the date of actual payment in
arrears on each Quarterly Date and on the Termination Date and, with respect to the principal amount of any Daily Simple SOFR Loan converted to a Term SOFR Loan, on each date a Daily Simple SOFR Loan is so converted. 

(c) Each Term SOFR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day during each Interest Period applicable
thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the Term SOFR Margin for such day plus (ii) Term SOFR applicable to such Interest Period. Such interest shall be payable for each Interest Period on the last day thereof and, if
such Interest Period is longer than three months, at intervals of three months after the first day thereof, and on the Termination Date. 

(d) Each Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day during each
Interest Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the Alternative Currency Term Rate Margin for such day plus (ii) the Alternative Currency Term Rate applicable to such Interest Period. Such interest
shall be payable for each Interest Period on the last day thereof and, if such Interest Period is longer than three months, at intervals of three months after the first day thereof, and on the Termination Date. 

(e) Each Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from the date such
Loan is made to but excluding the date it becomes due, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of Alternative Currency Daily Rate for such day plus the applicable Alternative Currency Daily Rate Margin. Such interest shall be payable to but
excluding the date of actual payment in arrears on each Quarterly Date and on the Termination Date. 
 (f) Subject to Section 8.01 and
Section 8.02, the unpaid principal amount of each Competitive Bid Term SOFR Rate Loan or Competitive Bid Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, as applicable, shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for the Interest
Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of Term SOFR or Alternative Currency Term Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period plus (or minus) the applicable Competitive Bid Term SOFR Rate or Competitive Bid
Alternative Currency Term Rate quoted by the Lender making such Loan. The unpaid principal amount of each Competitive Bid Absolute Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for the Interest Period applicable thereto,
at a rate per annum equal to the Competitive Bid Absolute Rate quoted by the Lender making such Loan. Such interest shall be payable for each Interest Period on the last day thereof and, if such Interest Period is longer than three months, at
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 (g) Any overdue principal of or overdue interest on any Loan shall bear interest at a rate
per annum equal to the sum of 1% plus the rate applicable to such Loan. Any other overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1% plus the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. Amounts accruing under this
Section 2.07(g) shall be payable upon demand. 
 (h) The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the
Loans hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the applicable Borrower and the participating Lenders of each rate of interest so determined, and its determination thereof shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

 (i) With respect to SOFR, Term SOFR, Daily Simple SOFR, any Alternative Currency Daily Rate or any Alternative Currency Term Rate, the
Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective
without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming
Changes to the Company and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective. 
 Section 2.08. Fees. 

(a) Subject to the next sentence, each Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders, such
Borrower’s Applicable Portion of a commitment fee in Dollars at the per annum rate set forth as the “Commitment Fee Rate” on the Pricing Schedule (determined daily in accordance with the Pricing Schedule) on the daily aggregate unused
amount of the Commitments; provided that Competitive Bid Loans and Swingline Loans shall not be deemed usage of the Commitments for the purpose of calculating commitment fees of any Lender that is not the Lender of such Competitive Bid Loans
or Swingline Loans. Such commitment fee shall accrue from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date that the Credit Exposures are reduced to zero; provided, however, that no commitment fee shall accrue on the unused
amount of the Commitment of a Defaulting Lender, for so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. 
 (b) Each Borrower shall pay to
the Administrative Agent (i) for the ratable account of the Lenders, a fee (a “Letter of Credit Participation Fee”) in Dollars accruing daily on the Dollar Amount of the aggregate amount available for drawing under all
outstanding Letters of Credit issued at the request of such Borrower times the Letter of Credit Fee Rate; provided, that the Borrower shall (x) pay to each non-Defaulting Lender that portion
of any such Letter of Credit Participation Fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letters of Commitment or Swingline Loans that has been reallocated to such non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.18(a)(iv) below, (y) pay to the applicable Issuing Lender for its own account the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the
extent allocable to such Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee and (ii) for the account of each Issuing Lender a fee (a “Letter of
Credit Fronting Fee”) accruing daily on the aggregate Dollar Amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender at the request of such Borrower times 0.125% per annum or such lower rate per annum mutually agreed from time
to time by the Company and such Issuing Lender. 
 (c) Accrued fees under this Section shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each
Quarterly Date and on the date of termination of the Commitments in their entirety (and, if later, the date the Credit Exposures are reduced to zero). 

  
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 Section 2.09. Optional Termination or Reduction of Commitments. During the
Revolving Credit Period, the Company may, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, (i) terminate the Commitments at any time, if no Loans or Letter of Credit Liabilities are outstanding at such time or
(ii) ratably and permanently reduce from time to time by an aggregate amount of at least $10,000,000 or a larger multiple of $5,000,000, any unused Commitments. A notice of termination or reduction delivered by the Company may state that such
notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness or closing of another financing or the occurrence of any other event specified therein, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the
specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. 
 Section 2.10. Method of Electing Interest Rates.  

(a) The Loans included in each Syndicated Borrowing shall bear interest initially at the type of rate specified by a Borrower in the
applicable Notice of Committed Borrowing. Thereafter, such Borrower may from time to time elect to change or continue the type of interest rate borne by each Group of Loans (subject in each case to the provisions of Article 8 and the last sentence
of this Section 2.10(a)), as follows: 
 (i) if such Loans are Base Rate Loans or Daily Simple SOFR Loans, such Borrower
may elect to convert such Loans to Term SOFR Loans as of any Business Day; 
 (ii) if such Loans are Term SOFR Loans, such
Borrower may elect to convert such Loans to Base Rate Loans or elect to continue such Loans as Term SOFR Loans for an additional Interest Period, subject to Section 2.14 in the case of any such conversion or continuation effective on any day
other than the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Loans; and 
 (iii) if such Loans are
Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, such Borrower may elect to continue such Loans for an additional Interest Period, subject to Section 2.14 in the case of any such continuation effective on any day other than the last day of the then
current Interest Period applicable to such Loans. 
 Each such election shall be made by delivering a notice (a “Notice of Interest Rate
Election”) to the Administrative Agent (which may be a form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent) appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the
applicable Borrower not later than (w) 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the second Business Day before the conversion into or continuation of Term SOFR Loans is to be effective, (x) 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the second Business Day before
the conversion into or continuation of Base Rate Loans is to be effective, (y) 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the fourth Business Day before the conversion into or continuation of Loans denominated in Euro or Pounds Sterling is to be effective and (z)
11:00 A.M. (local time) on the fourth Business Day before the conversion into or continuation of Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency (other than Euro and Pounds Sterling) is to be effective. A Notice of Interest Rate Election may, if it so
specifies, apply to only a portion of the aggregate principal amount of the relevant Group of Loans; provided that (i) such portion is allocated ratably among the Loans comprising such Group and (ii) the portion to which such Notice
of Interest Rate Election applies, and the remaining portion to which it does not apply, are each not less than $5,000,000 (in the case of Dollars), €5,000,000 (in the case of Euro), £5,000,000 (in the case of Pounds Sterling) or an
amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other Approved Currency) and a multiple of $1,000,000 (in the case of Dollars), €1,000,000 (in the case of Euro), £1,000,000 (in the case of Pounds Sterling)
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 (b) Each Notice of Interest Rate Election shall specify: 

(i) the Group of Loans (or portion thereof) to which such notice applies; 

(ii) the date on which the conversion or continuation selected in such notice is to be effective, which shall comply with the
applicable clause of Section 2.10(a) above; 
 (iii) if the Loans comprising such Group are to be converted, the new
type of Loans and, if the Loans being converted are to be Fixed Rate Loans, the duration of the next succeeding Interest Period applicable thereto; and 

(iv) if such Loans are to be continued as Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans for an additional Interest
Period, the duration of such additional Interest Period. 
 Each Interest Period specified in a Notice of Interest Rate Election shall comply with the
provisions of the definition of the term “Interest Period.” 
 (c) Upon receipt of a Notice of Interest Rate Election from a
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.10(a) above, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents thereof. If no Notice of Interest Rate Election is timely received prior to the end of an Interest Period for any Group of
Loans, a Borrower shall be deemed to have elected that such Group of Loans be (i) in the case of a Group of Loans denominated in Dollars (other than Fixed Rate Loans), converted on the last day of such Interest Period to Base Rate Loans, or
(ii) in the case of a Group of Loans consisting of Fixed Rate Loans or denominated in an Alternative Currency, continued on the last day of such Interest Period for an additional Interest Period of one month (subject to the provisions of the
definition of “Interest Period”). If a Borrower requests a conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans in any such Notice of Interest Rate Election, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it
will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. No Loan may be converted into or continued as a Loan denominated in a different currency. 

(d) An election by any Borrower to change or continue the rate of interest applicable to any Group of Loans pursuant to this Section shall not
constitute a Borrowing subject to the provisions of Section 3.02. 
 (e) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no
Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Term SOFR Loans, Daily Simple SOFR Loans, Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders, and the Required Lenders may
demand that (i) any or all of the then outstanding Term SOFR Loans be converted to Base Rate Loans on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Term SOFR Loan, (ii) any or all of the then outstanding Daily Simple
SOFR Loans be converted to Base Rate Loans immediately, (iii) any or all of the then outstanding Fixed Rate Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency be redenominated into Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Amount thereof, on the last day
of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto and (iv) any or all of the then outstanding Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans be redenominated into Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Amount thereof immediately. 

Section 2.11. Scheduled Termination of Commitments. The Commitments shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the
Termination Date and (ii) if the Effective Date has not occurred by such date, December 23, 2022, and any Loans then outstanding (together with accrued interest thereon) shall be due and payable on such date. 

  
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 Section 2.12. Optional Prepayments. 

(a) Subject in the case of any Fixed Rate Loan to Section 2.14, any Borrower may prepay any Loans (other than Competitive Bid Loans
(other than any Competitive Bid Loans bearing interest by reference to the Base Rate pursuant to Section 8.01)) made to it, in whole at any time, or from time to time in part in amounts not less than $5,000,000 (in the case of Dollars),
€5,000,000 (in the case of Euro), £5,000,000 (in the case of Pounds Sterling) or an amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other Approved Currency) and a multiple of $1,000,000 (in the case of
Dollars), €1,000,000 (in the case of Euro), £1,000,000 (in the case of Pounds Sterling) or an amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other Approved Currency); provided that such Borrower
shall provide the Administrative Agent notice of prepayment at least one Business Day in advance of the prepayment date in the case of Base Rate Loans or any Competitive Bid Loans bearing interest by reference to the Base Rate pursuant to
Section 8.01 and at least three Business Days in advance of the prepayment date in the case of any other Loans. Any prepayment of Loans (other than Base Rate Loans) shall be accompanied by interest accrued thereon to the date of prepayment.
Each optional prepayment shall be applied to prepay ratably the Loans of the several Lenders included in such Borrowing. Any notice of prepayment delivered by any Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness or closing
of any other financing or the occurrence of any other event specified therein, in which case such notice may be revoked by such Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not
satisfied. 
 (b) Except as provided in Section 2.12(a), no Borrower may prepay all or any portion of the principal amount of any
Competitive Bid Loan prior to the maturity thereof without the consent of the Lender of such Competitive Bid Loan. 
 (c) Upon receipt of a
notice of prepayment pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents thereof and of such Lender’s ratable share (if any) of such prepayment. 

Section 2.13. General Provisions as to Payments. 

(a) Each Borrower shall make each payment of principal of, and interest on, Loans made to it and Letter of Credit Liabilities with respect to
Letters of Credit requested by it and of fees hereunder owing by it, not later than (w) 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the date when due with respect to each Borrowing denominated in Dollars, (x) 12:00 Noon (London time) on the date when due
with respect to each Borrowing denominated in Euro, (y) 12:00 Noon (London time) on the date when due with respect to each Borrowing denominated in Pounds Sterling and (z) 12:00 Noon (local time) on the date when due with respect to each Borrowing
denominated in an Alternative Currency (other than Euro and Pounds Sterling), in the applicable currency in funds immediately available in New York City, to the Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 11.01, except that each
payment of principal of, and interest on, Swingline Loans shall be made to the applicable Swingline Lender at its address referred to in Section 11.01. Each Borrower shall make each payment of principal of, and interest on, the Alternative
Currency Loans owing by it in the relevant Alternative Currency in such funds as may then be customary for the settlement of international transactions in such Alternative Currency, to such account and at such time and at such place as shall have
been agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Company, except that each payment of principal of, and interest on, Swingline Loans shall be made to the applicable Swingline Lender at its address referred to in Section 11.01. In any event, all
payments to be made by any Borrower hereunder shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or set-off. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender
its ratable share of each such payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders. Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Loans or Letter of Credit Liabilities denominated in Dollars or of fees shall

  
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be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Term
SOFR Loans, Daily Simple SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans shall be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another
calendar month, in which case the date for payment thereof shall be the next preceding Business Day. Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Competitive Bid Loans shall be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the date for
payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. Whenever any payment of Letter of Credit Liabilities denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall
be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If the date for any payment of principal is extended by operation of law or otherwise, interest thereon shall be payable for such extended time. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of each
Borrower hereunder are several and not joint, and no Borrower shall be liable for the obligations of another Borrower hereunder except (i) in the case of any Borrower that is also a Guarantor, to the extent expressly set forth in Article 10 or
(ii) in the case of a merger or consolidation of a Borrower with and into another Borrower, the surviving Borrower shall automatically assume the obligations of the non-surviving Borrower hereunder. 

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders
hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such
assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. 
 With respect to
any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders or any Issuing Lender hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following
applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”): (x) the applicable Borrower has not in fact made such payment; (y) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount paid by such Borrower
(whether or not then owed); or (z) the Administrative Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment; then each of the Lenders or the applicable Issuing Lender, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the
Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender or such Issuing Lender, in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding
the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. 

A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this clause (b) shall be
conclusive, absent manifest error. 
 Section 2.14. Funding Losses. If: 

(a) any Borrower makes any payment of principal with respect to any Fixed Rate Loan or any Fixed Rate Loan is converted
(pursuant to Article 2, Article 6 or Article 8 or otherwise) on any day other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto; 

(b) any lender or lenders purchase the outstanding Loans of any Lender pursuant to Section 8.06 on any day other than the
last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto; or 
 (c) any Borrower fails to borrow, prepay, convert or continue any
Fixed Rate Loans after notice has been given to any Lender in accordance with Section 2.04, 2.10(c) or 2.12(c), 

  
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 then such Borrower shall reimburse each Lender through the Administrative Agent within 30 days after demand
for any resulting loss or expense incurred by it (or by an existing or prospective Participant in the related Loan), including (without limitation) any loss incurred in obtaining, liquidating or employing deposits from third parties, but excluding
loss of margin for the period after any such payment or conversion or failure to borrow, prepay, convert or continue; provided that such Lender shall have delivered to such Borrower and the Administrative Agent a certificate containing a
computation in reasonable detail as to the amount of such loss or expense, which certificate shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. 

Section 2.15. Computation of Interest and Fees. Interest on Alternative Currency Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling and
interest on Base Rate Loans hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). All other interest and fees
shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day); provided that if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that a different basis
of computation is market convention for a particular Alternative Currency, such different basis shall be used, so long as the Company shall have consented thereto (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld). 

Section 2.16. Letters of Credit. 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Lender designated by a Borrower for a specific issuance shall issue Letters of
Credit hereunder from time to time before the Termination Date upon such Borrower’s request, for the account of such Borrower or one of such Borrower’s Subsidiaries; provided that, immediately after each Letter of Credit is issued
the Total Outstanding Amount shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments. Each request by a Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by such Borrower that the Letter of Credit
so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully
revolving, and accordingly, any Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. Upon the date of issuance by the Issuing Lender of a
Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have sold to each Lender, and each Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have purchased from the Issuing Lender, a
participation in such Letter of Credit and the related Letter of Credit Liabilities in the proportion their respective Commitments bear to the aggregate Commitments. 

(b) No Issuing Lender shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if: 

(i) such Letter of Credit would be denominated in a currency that is not an Approved LC Currency; 

(ii) the issuance would violate legal or regulatory restrictions or one or more policies (including any restrictions or
policies that prohibit issuance to specified beneficiaries or beneficiaries located in specified jurisdictions) of such Issuing Lender applicable to (A) if such Letter of Credit is a standby letter of credit, standby letters of credit
generally, (B) if such Letter of Credit is a commercial letter of credit, commercial letters of credit generally, (C) if such Letter of Credit is a bank guarantee, bank guarantees generally or (D) if such Letter of Credit is a letter
of indemnity, letters of indemnity generally (and, for the avoidance of doubt, such internal policies are not ad hoc for the requested Letter of Credit); provided that the exemption set forth in this clause (ii) shall not be
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 (iii) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing
Lender, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount (or Dollar Amount thereof) less than $100,000, in the case of a commercial Letter of Credit, or $1,000,000, in the case of a standby Letter of Credit; 

(iv) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements, including the
delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the Issuing Lender (in its sole discretion) with the Company or such Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.18(a)(iv))
with respect to that Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other Letter of Credit Liabilities as to which the Issuing Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure,
as it may elect in its sole discretion; 
 (v) the Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of
the stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or 
 (vi) after giving effect to the issuance of such Letter of Credit, the
aggregate amount available for drawing under all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender would exceed its Fronting Commitment. 

(c) No Issuing Lender shall amend any Letter of Credit if the Issuing Lender would not be permitted at such time to issue the Letter of Credit
in its amended form under the terms hereof. 
 (d) No Issuing Lender shall be under any obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if
(i) the Issuing Lender would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (ii) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of
Credit. 
 (e) A Borrower shall give the Issuing Lender notice at least four Business Days prior to the requested issuance of a Letter of
Credit specifying the date such Letter of Credit is to be issued, the amount thereof, whether it is to be issued in Dollars or an Alternative Currency, the expiry thereof, the beneficiary thereof and the conditions to drawing thereunder (such
notice, including any such notice given in connection with the extension of a Letter of Credit, a “Notice of Issuance”). Upon receipt of a Notice of Issuance, the Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, and
the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s participation in such Letter of Credit. The issuance by the Issuing Lender of each Letter of Credit shall, in addition to the
conditions precedent set forth in Article 3, be subject to the conditions precedent that such Letter of Credit shall be in such form and contain such terms as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender and that the applicable Borrower
shall have executed and delivered such other customary instruments and agreements relating to such Letter of Credit as the Issuing Lender shall have reasonably requested. Each Issuing Lender hereby acknowledges that a notice period not less than 30
days for non-extension of an Evergreen Letter of Credit is satisfactory to it. The applicable Borrower shall also pay to the Issuing Lender for its own account issuance, drawing, amendment and extension
charges in the amounts and at the times as agreed between such Borrower and the Issuing Lender. The extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be an issuance of such Letter of Credit. 

(f) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to
the beneficiary thereof, the Issuing Lender will also deliver to the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment. In addition, each Issuing Lender shall provide the Administrative
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 (g) No Letter of Credit shall have a term extending or be so extendible later than the then
latest Termination Date unless (i) the applicable Issuing Lender agrees to such term beyond the Termination Date and (ii) the applicable Borrower agrees, prior to such Termination Date, to Cash Collateralize such Letter of Credit or
provide a back-to-back letter of credit in a face amount at least equal the then undrawn amount of such Letter of Credit from an issuer and in form and substance
satisfactory to the Issuing Lender in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above in its sole discretion. In the event the Issuing Lender agrees to an extended tenor for any Letter of Credit as contemplated by the preceding sentence, the
participation of each Lender in such Letter of Credit shall terminate on the Termination Date of such Lender notwithstanding that such Letter of Credit shall then remain outstanding. The expiry date of any Letter of Credit may be extended from time
to time (x) at the applicable Borrower’s request or (y) in the case of an Evergreen Letter of Credit, automatically, in each case so long as the extended term is not later than the then latest Termination Date (except to the extent in
accordance with the first sentence of this paragraph) and, in the case of an Evergreen Letter of Credit, so long as the applicable Borrower shall not have timely instructed the Issuing Lender to give notice of
non-extension thereunder. Each Issuing Lender shall, upon giving such notice of non-extension, give such Borrower a copy of such notice. 

(h) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender shall
notify the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Borrower and each other Lender as to the date and amount of the payment by the Issuing Lender as a result of such demand or drawing (such date of
notice to the Borrower, the “Payment Date”). Each Borrower shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated forthwith to reimburse the Issuing Lender for any amounts paid by the Issuing Lender upon any drawing under any Letter of
Credit, in the currency of such payment if such currency is in an Approved Currency and in Dollars (in the Dollar Amount thereof) if such currency is any other Approved LC Currency (a “Reimbursement Obligation”), within two Business
Days of the Payment Date (the “Reimbursement Date”), without presentment, demand, protest or other formalities of any kind. Unless a Borrower notifies the Issuing Lender on or before the Payment Date that it will otherwise make
payment of such Reimbursement Obligation, such Borrower shall have been automatically deemed to make a request for a Base Rate Loan if the Reimbursement Obligations is in Dollars, an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan if such Reimbursement
Obligation is denominated in Euros, an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan if such Reimbursement Obligation is denominated in Pounds Sterling or an Alternative Currency Loan if the Reimbursement Obligation is denominated in another Alternative
Currency in an amount equal to such Reimbursement Obligation. All such amounts paid by the Issuing Lender shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day from the Payment Date until paid at a rate per annum equal to (i) if such amount is
denominated in Dollars, the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans for such day, (ii) if such amount is denominated in Euro, the rate applicable to such Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans on such day, (iii) if such amount is denominated in
Pounds Sterling, the rate applicable to such Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans on such day and (iv) if such amount is denominated in another Alternative Currency, the rate applicable to Alternative Currency Loans on such day plus,
for each day on or after the Reimbursement Date on which such amount remains unpaid, 1.00% per annum. In addition, each Lender will pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Lender, immediately upon the Issuing Lender’s
demand at any time during the period commencing on the Payment Date until reimbursement therefor in full by the applicable Borrower, an amount equal to such Lender’s ratable share of such drawing (in proportion to its participation therein),
together with interest on such amount for each day from the Payment Date to the date of payment by such Lender of such amount at a rate of interest per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate. The Issuing Lender will pay to each Lender ratably
all amounts received from each Borrower for application in payment of its reimbursement obligations in respect of any Letter of Credit, but only to the extent such Lender has made payment to the Issuing Lender in respect of such Letter of Credit
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 (i) The obligations of each Borrower and each Lender under Section 2.16(h) above shall
be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, under all circumstances whatsoever, including without limitation the following circumstances: 

(i) the use which may be made of the Letter of Credit by, or any acts or omission of, a beneficiary of a Letter of Credit (or
any Person for whom the beneficiary may be acting); 
 (ii) the existence of any claim,
set-off, defense or other rights that any Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary of a Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom the beneficiary may be acting), the Lenders (including the Issuing
Lender) or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or the Letter of Credit or any document related hereto or thereto or any unrelated transaction; 

(iii) any statement or any other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any
respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect whatsoever; 
 (iv) payment under a Letter of
Credit to the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit against presentation to the Issuing Lender of a draft or certificate that does not comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit; or 

(v) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by any Lender (including the Issuing Lender), the Administrative
Agent or any other Person or any other event or circumstance whatsoever that might, but for the provisions of this clause (v), constitute a legal or equitable discharge of each Borrower’s or the Lender’s obligations hereunder. 

(j) Each Borrower hereby indemnifies and holds harmless each Lender (including each Issuing Lender) and the Administrative Agent from and
against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses which such Lender or the Administrative Agent may incur, and none of the Lenders (including the Issuing Lender) nor the Administrative Agent nor any of their officers or
directors or employees or agents shall be liable or responsible, by reason of or in connection with the execution and delivery or transfer of or payment or failure to pay under any Letter of Credit; provided that no Borrower shall be
required to indemnify the Issuing Lender for any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses, and each Borrower shall have a claim for direct (but not consequential) damage suffered by it, to the extent finally determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to have been caused by (x) the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Issuing Lender in determining whether a request presented under any Letter of Credit complied with the terms of such Letter of Credit or
(y) the Issuing Lender’s failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit. Nothing in this Section 2.16(j) is intended to
limit the obligations of any Borrower under any other provision of this Agreement. To the extent any Borrower does not indemnify the Issuing Lender as required by this Section, the Lenders agree to do so ratably in accordance with their Commitments.
For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 2.16(j) shall not apply to any taxes, other than taxes that represent claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses arising from a non-tax claim. 

(k) Each Lender and each Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender shall not have any
responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person
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Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the Issuing Lender shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with
the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any
document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or document related thereto. Each Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided,
however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude any Borrower pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the Issuing Lender, the
Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the Issuing Lender shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of
Section 2.16(i); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, any Borrower may have a claim against the Issuing Lender, and the Issuing Lender may be liable to such Borrower, to the extent, but
only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by such Borrower which such Borrower proves were caused by the Issuing Lender’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the Issuing Lender’s
willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance, and not in limitation of,
the foregoing, the Issuing Lender may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the Issuing Lender shall not be
responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning, or purporting to transfer or assign, a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be
invalid or ineffective for any reason. 
 (l) Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Lender and the Company when a Letter of
Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at
the time of issuance, shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. 
 (m) Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, each
Issuing Lender shall, in addition to its notification obligations set forth elsewhere in this Section 2.16, provide the Administrative Agent a Letter of Credit Report, as set forth below: 

(i) reasonably prior to the time that such Issuing Lender issues, amends, renews, increases or extends a Letter of Credit, the
date of such issuance, amendment, renewal, increase or extension and the stated amount of the applicable Letters of Credit after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and whether the amounts thereof shall have changed);

 (ii) on each Business Day on which such Issuing Lender makes a payment pursuant to a Letter of Credit, the date and amount
of such payment; 
 (iii) on any Business Day on which a Borrower fails to reimburse a payment made pursuant to a Letter of
Credit required to be reimbursed to such Issuing Lender on such day, the date of such failure and the amount of such payment; 

(iv) on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the Letters
of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender; and 
 (v) for so long as any Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender is
outstanding, such Issuing Lender shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) on the last Business Day of each calendar month, (B) at all other times a Letter of Credit Report is required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement, and
(C) on each date that (1) an issuance of a Letter of Credit occurs or (2) there is any expiration, cancellation and/or disbursement, in each case, with respect to any such Letter of Credit, a Letter of Credit Report appropriately
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 Section 2.17. Takeout of Swingline Loans.  

(a) In the event that (i) the outstanding Swingline Loans shall not be repaid in full on the Termination Date or (ii) any Swingline
Lender (in its discretion) requests it to do so, the Administrative Agent shall, on behalf of the Company (the Company hereby irrevocably directing and authorizing the Administrative Agent so to act on its behalf), give a Notice of Borrowing
requesting the Lenders, including the Swingline Lenders, to make (x) if such outstanding Swingline Loans are denominated in Dollars, a Base Rate Borrowing or (y) if such outstanding Swingline Loans are denominated in Euros, a EURIBOR
Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month, in each case, in an amount equal to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the outstanding Swingline Loans. Each Lender will make the proceeds of its Loan included in such Borrowing available to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lenders on such date in accordance with Section 2.04. The proceeds of such Borrowing shall be immediately applied to repay such Swingline Loans. 

(b) If, for any reason, a Borrowing may not be (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent), or is not, made pursuant to clause
(a) above to refund Swingline Loans as required by said clause, then, effective on the date such Borrowing would otherwise have been made, each Lender severally, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that it shall purchase an undivided
participating interest in such Swingline Loans (“Unrefunded Swingline Loans”) in an amount equal to the amount of the Loan which otherwise would have been made by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.17(a), which purchase shall be
funded by the time such Loan would have been required to be funded pursuant to Section 2.04 by transfer to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Swingline Lender, in immediately available funds, of the amount of its participation.

 (c) Whenever, at any time after a Swingline Lender has received from any Lender payment in full for such Lender’s participating
interest in a Swingline Loan, such Swingline Lender (or the Administrative Agent on its behalf) receives any payment on account thereof, such Swingline Lender (or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be) will promptly distribute to such Lender
its participating interest in such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded); provided, however,
that in the event that such payment is subsequently required to be returned, such Lender will return to such Swingline Lender (or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be) any portion thereof previously distributed by such Swingline Lender (or
the Administrative Agent, as the case may be) to it. 
 (d) Each Lender’s obligation to purchase and fund participating interests
pursuant to this Section shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation: (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender or the Company may
have against any Swingline Lender, or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or the failure to satisfy any of the conditions specified in Article 3; (iii) any adverse change in the condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Company; (iv) any breach of this Agreement by the Company or any Lender; or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. 

(e) The applicable Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of Swingline Loans that are not refunded pursuant to
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 Section 2.18. Defaulting Lenders.  

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as
that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law: 
 (i) Waivers and Amendments.
That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 11.05. 

(ii) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative
Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article 6 or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to
the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to any Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender hereunder;
third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by any Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Swingline Loan or
Letter of Credit; fourth, as the Company may request, to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent;
fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Company, to be held in a non-interest-bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund
Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders or Swingline Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, Issuing Lender or
Swingline Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, to the payment of any amounts owing to any Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court
of competent jurisdiction obtained by such Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by
a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or Letters of Credit in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and
(y) such Loans were made or Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and Letter of Credit Liabilities owed to,
all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or Letter of Credit Liabilities owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts
paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.18(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and
each Lender irrevocably consents hereto. 
 (iii) Certain Fees. That Defaulting Lender (x) shall not be entitled
to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.08(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and no Borrower shall be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that
Defaulting Lender) and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit Participation Fees as provided in Section 2.08(b). 

  
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 (iv) Reallocation of Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or
any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Liabilities and Swingline Loans shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Percentage
(calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the Outstanding Committed Amount of any non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such
non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment. Subject to Section 11.12, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising
from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure
following such reallocation. 
 (b) Cash Collateral. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, immediately upon the
request of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Swingline Lender, the Company shall at its election either (i) prepay (or cause another Borrower to prepay) Loans (subject, in the case of any Fixed Rate Loan, to Sections 2.12 and
2.14) in an amount sufficient to permit the Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender to be reallocated in full to the other Lenders in accordance with Section 2.18(a)(iv) above or (ii) Cash Collateralize all such Fronting
Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.18(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). 
 (c) Defaulting
Lender Cure. If the Company, the Administrative Agent, each Swingline Lender and each Issuing Lender agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative
Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the
extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Committed Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of
Credit and Swingline Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.18(a)(iv)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no
adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of any Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed
by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. 

Section 2.19. Extension of Termination Date. 

(a) On or after the first anniversary of the Effective Date, the Termination Date may be extended on up to two occasions, but not more than
once per period of twelve months, in the manner set forth in this Section 2.19 for a period of one year from the Termination Date then in effect. If the Company wishes to request an extension of the Termination Date, the Company shall give
written notice to that effect to the Administrative Agent, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each of the Lenders of such request. Each Lender shall respond to such request, whether affirmatively or negatively, as it may elect
in its sole and absolute discretion, within 20 days of such notice (or such later date as agreed by the Company) to the Administrative Agent. Any Lender not responding to such request within such time period shall be deemed to have responded
negatively to such request. The Company may require the Lenders that do not elect to extend the Termination Date to assign their Loans and Commitments in their entirety to one or more Assignees pursuant to Section 11.06 which Assignees will
agree to extend the Termination Date. If Lenders with more than 51% of Credit Exposures at such time (including such Assignees and excluding their respective transferor Lenders) respond affirmatively, then, subject to receipt by the Administrative
Agent of counterparts of an Extension Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit I duly completed and signed by all of the parties thereto, the Termination Date shall be extended to the first anniversary of the Termination Date then in
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 (b) If any Lender rejects, or is deemed to have rejected the Company’s request to
extend the Termination Date, then (i) the Commitments of such Lender shall terminate on the Termination Date then in effect with respect to such Lender and (ii) the Company shall pay to such Lender on such Termination Date any amounts due
and payable to such Lender on such date. On the date of termination of such non-extending Lender’s Commitment, (x) the extending Lenders’ Percentages of Letter of Credit Liabilities and
participation obligations in Swingline Loans shall be re-determined without including the Commitment of such non-extending Lender; provided that, after giving
effect thereto, the Outstanding Committed Amount of each extending Lender shall not exceed its Commitment. The Company shall, if and to the extent necessary to permit such reallocation of participations in accordance with the proviso in the
preceding sentence, either (x) prepay (or cause another Borrower to prepay) Loans (subject, in the case of any Fixed Rate Loan, to Sections 2.12 and 2.14) or (y) Cash Collateralize Letter of Credit Liabilities and Swingline Loans. 

Section 2.20. Increased Commitments; Additional Lenders. 

(a) From time to time the Company may, upon at least five Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly provide
a copy of such notice to the Lenders), increase the aggregate amount of the Commitments by an amount not less than $25,000,000 (the amount of any such increase, the “Increased Commitments”). 

(b) To effect such an increase, the Company may designate one or more of the existing Lenders or other financial institutions reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender and the Company which at the time agree to (i) in the case of any such lender that is an existing Lender, increase its Commitment and (ii) in the case of any other such lender (an
“Additional Lender”), become a party to this Agreement with a Commitment of not less than $5,000,000. 
 (c) Any increase
in the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions: 
 (i)
immediately before and after giving effect to such increase, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and 

(ii) after giving effect to such increase, the aggregate amount of all Commitments shall not exceed $6,500,000,000. 

(d) An increase in the aggregate amount of the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall become effective upon the receipt by the
Administrative Agent of (i) an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent signed by the Company, by each Additional Lender and by each other Lender whose Commitment is to be increased, setting forth the
new Commitments of such Lenders and setting forth the agreement of each Additional Lender to become a party to this Agreement and to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof, (ii) such evidence of appropriate corporate authorization on
the part of the Company with respect to the Increased Commitments and such opinions of counsel for the Company with respect to the Increased Commitments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (iii) a certificate of the Company
stating that the conditions set forth in Section 2.20(c) have been satisfied. 

  
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 (e) Upon any increase in the aggregate amount of the Commitments pursuant to this
Section 2.20, (i) the respective Letter of Credit Liabilities and participations in outstanding Swingline Loans of the Lenders shall be re-determined as of the effective date of such increase and
(ii) each of the Lenders holding Commitments immediately prior to such increase shall assign to each of the Lenders holding a portion of the Increased Commitment, and each of the Lenders holding a portion of the Increased Commitment shall
purchase from each of the Lenders holding Commitments immediately prior to such increase, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Syndicated Loans outstanding on the effective date of such increase as shall be necessary in order that,
after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Syndicated Loans will be held by Lenders ratably in accordance with their Commitments after giving effect to the Increased Commitments. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby
agree that the minimum borrowing and prepayment requirements in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence. 

Section 2.21. Currency Fluctuation. If after giving effect to any determination by the Administrative Agent of a Dollar Amount,
the Total Outstanding Amount exceeds 107% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments, the applicable Borrower(s) shall within five Business Days prepay outstanding Loans (as selected by the Company and notified to the Lenders through the
Administrative Agent not less than three Business Days prior to the date of prepayment) or take other action to the extent necessary to cause such percentage not to exceed 100%. 

Section 2.22. Subsidiary Borrowers.  

(a) After the Effective Date, the Company may at any time and from time to time (i) designate any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company
as a Subsidiary Borrower by delivering an Election to Participate to the Administrative Agent, and (ii) cause any Subsidiary to cease being a Subsidiary Borrower by delivering an Election to Terminate to the Administrative Agent. Each such
Election to Participate and Election to Terminate shall be duly executed on behalf of such Subsidiary and the Company in such number of copies as the Administrative Agent may request. If at any time a Subsidiary theretofore designated as a
Subsidiary Borrower is no longer a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent an Election to Terminate terminating the status of such Subsidiary as a Subsidiary Borrower. The delivery
of an Election to Terminate shall not affect any obligation of a Subsidiary Borrower theretofore incurred or the Company’s guaranty thereof pursuant to Article 10. The Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice to the Lenders of the
receipt of any Election to Participate or Election to Terminate. 
 (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Wholly Owned
Subsidiary of the Company not organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof (an “Eligible Foreign Subsidiary”) that the Company elects to designate as a Subsidiary Borrower after the Effective Date, no Lender
shall be required to make Loans to such Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company and no Issuing Lender shall be required to issue or amend any Letter of Credit for such Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company in the event that the making of such Loans
or issuance or amendment of such Letter of Credit would reasonably be expected to either (x) breach or violate any internal policy (other than with respect to Eligible Foreign Subsidiaries formed under the laws of any nation that is a member of
the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development as of the date hereof), law or regulation to which such Lender or Issuing Lender is, or would be upon the making of such Loan or issuance or amendment of such Letter of Credit, subject or
(y) result in materially adverse tax consequences to such Lender or Issuing Lender (any such Lender or Issuing Lender, a “Protesting Lender”); provided that, in the event described in clause (x) immediately above,
any Lender or Issuing Lender, as applicable, which is relying solely on such internal policies as the basis for not making Loans or issuing or amending Letters of Credit, may do so only if such internal policies are being applied by such Lender or
Issuing Lender to all similarly situated borrowers seeking loans, letters of credit or other extensions of credit from or with respect to doing business in such jurisdiction. 

  
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 (c) As soon as practicable (but in any event not more than five Business Days) after receipt
of notice from the Company or the Administrative Agent of the Company’s intent to designate an Eligible Foreign Subsidiary, any Protesting Lender shall notify the Company and the Administrative Agent in writing of its inability or unwillingness
(to the extent permitted by Section 2.22(b)) to extend credit to such Eligible Foreign Subsidiary. With respect to each Protesting Lender, the Company shall, effective on or before the date that such Eligible Foreign Subsidiary shall have the
right to borrow under this Agreement, (i) replace such Protesting Lender with Lenders willing (in their sole discretion) to increase their existing Commitments, or other financial institutions willing (in their sole discretion) to become
Lenders and extend new commitments, on terms consistent with Section 8.06(a), (ii) notify the Administrative Agent and such Protesting Lender that the Commitments of such Protesting Lender shall be terminated on terms consistent with
Section 8.06(b); provided that such Protesting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it repaid by the
Borrowers or (iii) cancel its request to designate such Eligible Foreign Subsidiary as a “Subsidiary Borrower.” 
 ARTICLE 3

 CONDITIONS 

Section 3.01. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the date (the “Effective Date”) on
which the following conditions are satisfied: 
 (a) The Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following
documents, each dated the Effective Date unless otherwise indicated: 
 (i) [Reserved]; 

(ii) opinions of (A) Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, special New York counsel for the Company, (B) Arthur Cox,
special Irish counsel for the Company, and (C) Linklaters LLP, special German counsel for Linde GmbH and special Dutch counsel for Linde Finance (in respect of German and Dutch law (as applicable) and the existence, capacity and due
representation of Linde GmbH and Linde Finance (as applicable)), each in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; 

(iii) upon the reasonable request of any Lender made by November 18, 2022 prior to the Effective Date, the documentation
and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act; 

(iv) with respect to each Borrower, a certificate on behalf of such Borrower signed by an authorized representative of such
Borrower (in such person’s capacity as a representative and not in a personal capacity) certifying: 
 (A) that
attached thereto is a true, correct and complete copy of the Organizational Documents of such Borrower (other than any by-laws of the supervisory boards and/or advisory boards of Linde GmbH), as in effect on
the Effective Date; 
 (B) that no proceeding for the dissolution, liquidation or examination (or analogous proceeding) of
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 (C) (other than in respect of Linde GmbH) that the copies of the
resolutions of such Borrower’s board of directors (or equivalent body or an appropriate committee thereof or of the supervisory board (Aufsichtsrat) or advisory board (Beirat), if applicable) pursuant to which the terms of, other
applicable authorizations and the transaction contemplated by this Agreement were approved and which are attached to the certificate are true and correct and in full force and effect and in respect of Linde GmbH, attached thereto is an in-house confirmation from an authorized representative of Linde GmbH that all corporate actions necessary under the Organizational Documents for the entry into the Agreement by Linde GmbH have been taken; and 

(D) as to the incumbency and signature of each authorized person who signed this Agreement and the Notes on behalf of such
Borrower; and 
 (v) with respect to Linde GmbH, the Linde GmbH Guarantor Supplement. 

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Company the closing fees for the ratable accounts of the Lenders in
the amounts previously agreed. The Lead Arrangers shall have received from the Company the arrangement fees set forth in the Fee Letters. The Administrative Agent shall have received all expenses due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date,
including, to the extent invoiced at least one day prior to the Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid
by the Company hereunder. 
 (c) [Reserved]. 

(d) The Company shall deliver, to each Lender that so requests, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to each of
Linde GmbH and Linde Finance. 
 (e) The representations and warranties of the Borrowers contained in this Agreement shall be
true in all material respects (except that any such representation or warranty qualified as to materiality or by “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true in all respects) on and as of the Effective Date, except to the extent that any such
representations or warranties refer specifically to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true as of such earlier date. 

(f) The Signing Date shall have occurred. 

The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and
binding on all parties hereto. 
 Section 3.02. Borrowings and Issuances of Letters of Credit. The obligation of any Lender to
make a Loan and the obligation of an Issuing Lender to issue (or renew, extend the term of or increase the stated amount of) any Letter of Credit is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions; provided that if the related
Borrowing is a Swingline Takeout Borrowing, only the conditions set forth in clauses 3.02(a), 3.02(b) and 3.02(e) must be satisfied: 

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received (or deemed to have received pursuant to Section 2.16(h) or 2.17(a)) a
Notice of Borrowing as required by Section 2.02 or Section 2.03, or the Issuing Lender shall have received a Notice of Issuance as required by Section 2.16(e), as the case may be. 

(b) Immediately after such Borrowing or issuance (or renewal, extension or increase) of such Letter of Credit, the Total
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 (c) Immediately before and after such Borrowing or issuance (or renewal,
extension or increase) of such Letter of Credit, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing. 
 (d) The representations
and warranties of the Borrowers contained in this Agreement (except the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.04(d), 4.05 and 4.07) shall be true in all material respects (except that any such representation or warranty qualified as
to materiality or by “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true in all respects) on and as of the date of such Borrowing or issuance (or renewal, extension or increase), except to the extent that any such representations or warranties refer
specifically to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true as of such earlier date. 
 (e) The Effective Date shall
have occurred. 
 Each Borrowing and issuance of a Letter of Credit hereunder shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the applicable Borrower
(and by the Company if it is not the Borrower) on the date of such Borrowing as to the facts specified in Sections 3.02(c) and 3.02(d) (unless such Borrowing is a Swingline Takeout Borrowing). 

Section 3.03. First Borrowing by Each Additional Subsidiary Borrower. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan, and the
obligation of an Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit, on the occasion of the first Borrowing by or issuance of a Letter of Credit for the account of each Subsidiary Borrower (other than an Initial Subsidiary Borrower) is subject to the
satisfaction of the following further conditions: 
 (a) The Administrative Agent shall have received notice of the intention
to designate a Subsidiary as a Subsidiary Borrower at least ten Business Days (or such shorter period as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent) prior to the delivery of the Election to Participate for such Subsidiary Borrower. 

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion of counsel for such Subsidiary Borrower (who may be an employee of
the Company or a Subsidiary) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, substantially to the effect of Exhibit G (with such qualifications and limitations as are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent)
and, in the case of a Subsidiary Borrower not organized in any jurisdiction in the United States, covering such additional matters relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Required Lenders may reasonably request and are customary for
opinions of such type for borrowers organized in such jurisdiction. 
 (c) The Administrative Agent shall have received all
customary documents which it may reasonably request relating to the existence of such Subsidiary Borrower, the corporate authority for and the validity of the Election to Participate of such Subsidiary Borrower, this Agreement and the Notes of such
Subsidiary Borrower, and any other matters relevant thereto, including receipt at least three Business Days prior to the delivery of the Election to Participate of all customary documentation and other customary information required by regulatory
authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations (including the Patriot Act) requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender within three Business Days following delivery of the notice
pursuant to clause (a) above, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or, where applicable, the requesting Lender. 

  
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 (d) If such Subsidiary Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity
customer” under the CDD Rule, such Subsidiary Borrower shall have delivered a Beneficial Ownership Certification to each Lender that has requested a Beneficial Ownership Certificate within three Business Days following delivery of the notice
pursuant to clause (a) above. 
 Section 3.04. Signing Date. This Agreement (but not the Lenders’ Commitments
hereunder) shall become effective and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns on and as of the first date (the “Signing Date”) on which the Administrative
Agent shall have received counterparts hereof signed by each of the parties hereto on the date hereof (or, in the case of any party as to which an executed counterpart shall not have been received, receipt by the Administrative Agent in form
satisfactory to it of facsimile transmission, other electronic transmission or other written confirmation from such party of execution of a counterpart hereof signed by such party). 

ARTICLE 4 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 

Each Borrower represents and warrants (as to itself) that: 

Section 4.01. Existence and Power. Such Borrower is (a) duly incorporated or organized and validly existing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization (to the extent the concept of good standing is relevant in such jurisdiction), except as could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) has all organizational powers required to carry on its business as now conducted. 

Section 4.02. Corporate and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by such
Borrower of this Agreement and the Notes (i) are within such Borrower’s organizational powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action, (iii) do not contravene any provision of the Organizational
Documents of such Borrower and (iv) require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official (other than routine informational filings) and do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision
of applicable law or regulation or of any material agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries or result in or permit the termination or modification of any
agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries,
except, in each case under this clause (iv), as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 Section 4.03.
Binding Effect. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each Obligor and, when executed and delivered in accordance with this Agreement, any Notes of any Borrower will constitute valid and binding obligations of
such Borrower, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity. 

Section 4.04. Financial Information. 

(a) The consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2021 and the related statements of
income and cash flows for the year then ended, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fairly present, in all material respects in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the consolidated financial position
of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for such period. 

  
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 (b) The consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of
September 30, 2022 and the related statements of income and cash flows for the period then ended, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fairly present, in all material respects in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for such period, subject in the case of such unaudited financial
statements, to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments. 
 (c) [Reserved]. 

(d) Since December 31, 2021 there has been no change in the business, financial position or results of operations of the Company and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries, which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any Note. 

Section 4.05. Litigation. There is no action, suit or proceeding pending against or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official in which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse decision which could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 Section 4.06. Compliance with ERISA. After it has become a member of the ERISA Group,
except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each member of the ERISA Group has fulfilled its obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to each Plan and is in
compliance in all material respects with the currently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to each Plan. After it has become a member of the ERISA Group, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, no member of the ERISA Group has: 
 (i) sought a waiver of the minimum funding standard under
Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302 of ERISA in respect of any Plan, 
 (ii) failed to make any
required contribution or payment to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or in respect of any Benefit Arrangement, or made any amendment to any Plan or Benefit Arrangement, which has resulted or could result in the imposition of a Lien or the posting of a
bond or other security under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code, or 
 (iii) incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA
other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA. 
 Section 4.07. Environmental Matters.
In the ordinary course of its business, the Company considers the effects of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates
associated liabilities and costs. Based on the foregoing, the Company has reasonably concluded that Environmental Laws are unlikely to have an effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Material
Subsidiaries taken as a whole during the term of the Agreement, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

Section 4.08. Not an Investment Company. No Obligor is an “investment company” within the meaning of the
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 Section 4.09. Affected Financial Institutions. No Obligor is an Affected
Financial Institution. 
 Section 4.10. Beneficial Ownership Certificate. As of the Effective Date, the information included in
the Beneficial Ownership Certification, if applicable, is true and correct in all respects. 
 Section 4.11. Sanctions. None of
(i) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer or affiliate thereof or (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, any employee or agent that will act in any capacity in connection
with or benefit from the credit facilities established under this Agreement, is currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, nor is the Company or any Subsidiary located, organized or residing in a Designated Jurisdiction. The Company and its
Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with applicable Sanctions. Any provision of this Section 4.11 shall not apply to any Person if and to the extent that it would result in a breach, by or in respect of that Person, of any
applicable Blocking Law. 
 Section 4.12. Members of the Same Group. As of the Effective Date, the Obligors are members of the
same group of companies for the purposes of Section 243 of the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland. 
 Section 4.13. Tax
Residence. As of the Effective Date, the Company is resident for tax purposes solely in the United Kingdom. 
 ARTICLE 5 

COVENANTS 
 Each
Borrower agrees (as to itself) that, so long as any Lender has any Credit Exposure hereunder: 
 Section 5.01. Information.
The Company will deliver to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly forward to the Lenders): 
 (a) within 113
days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for such fiscal
year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP or other independent public accountants of
nationally recognized standing; 
 (b) within 53 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year
of the Company, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and comparative financial information as of the end of the previous fiscal year, the related consolidated statement of income
for such quarter and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the portion of the Company’s fiscal year ended at the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding
quarter and the corresponding portion of the Company’s previous fiscal year, all certified (subject to normal year-end adjustments) as to fairness of presentation in all material respects, generally
accepted accounting principles and consistency by the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company or a person designated in writing by either of the foregoing persons; 

  
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 (c) within five days after any Responsible Officer of the Company obtains
knowledge of any Default, if such Default is then continuing, a certificate of the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Company is taking or
proposes to take with respect thereto; 
 (d) within ten (10) days after any Responsible Officer of the Company obtains
knowledge thereof, if and when any member of the ERISA Group (after it has become a member of the ERISA Group): 
 (i) gives
or is required to give notice to the PBGC of any “reportable event” (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any Plan which could reasonably be expected to constitute grounds for a termination of such Plan under Title IV
of ERISA, or knows that the plan administrator of any Plan has given or is required to give notice of any such reportable event; 

(ii) receives notice of the imposition of complete or partial withdrawal liability in excess of $10,000,000, upon any member of
the ERISA Group under Title IV of ERISA or notice that any Multiemployer Plan is in endangered or critical status, is insolvent or has been terminated, which could reasonably be expected to result in material liability to a Borrower; 

(iii) receives notice from the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA of an intent to terminate, impose liability under Title IV of ERISA
(other than for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA) in respect of, or appoint a trustee to administer, any Plan; 

(iv) applies for a waiver of the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code or
Section 302 of ERISA; 
 (v) gives notice of intent to terminate any Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA; 

(vi) gives notice of withdrawal from any Plan pursuant to Section 4063 of ERISA which could reasonably be expected to
result in a material liability to a Borrower; or 
 (vii) fails to make any required payment or contribution to any Plan or
Multiemployer Plan or in respect of any Benefit Arrangement or makes any amendment to any Plan or Benefit Arrangement which, in any such case, has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of a Lien or the posting of a
bond or other security; 
 a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company setting forth details (including a copy of any applicable
notice or application given or received if in the possession or control of the Company) as to such occurrence and action, if any, which the Company or applicable member of the ERISA Group is required or proposes to take; 

  
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 (e) information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative
Agent (on behalf of itself or any Lender (and, in the case of a Lender, the Company may deliver such information and documentation directly to such requesting Lender)) necessary for complying with applicable “know your customer” and
anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation reasonably promptly following any request therefor; and 

(f) from time to time such additional information regarding the financial position or business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as the Administrative Agent, at the request of any Lender, may reasonably request. 
 The Administrative Agent will deliver a
copy of each document it receives pursuant to this Section 5.01 to each Lender within four Business Days after receipt thereof. 
 Any
information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Company posts such documents, or provides a link
thereto on the Company’s website on the Internet at www.lindeplc.com (or such other website as notified to the Administrative Agent by the Company); (ii) on which such documents are posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or
(iii) on which such documents are posted on the Company’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by
the Administrative Agent). 
 Without limiting the provisions of Section 11.10, the Company hereby acknowledges that the Administrative
Agent will make available to the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of each Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on SyndTrak or
another similar electronic system. 
 Section 5.02. Maintenance of Existence, Property and Insurance.  

(a) Each Borrower shall preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence, except to the extent permitted by
Section 5.04. 
 (b) The Company will keep, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, all property useful and necessary in its
respective business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

(c) The Company will maintain, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance policies on its assets covering such risks as
are usually insured against in the same general area by companies of established repute engaged in the same or a similar business as the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be; and, upon request of the Administrative Agent, will promptly
furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the Lenders information presented in reasonable detail as to the insurance so carried. 

Section 5.03. Negative Pledge. The Company will not, and will not permit any Material Subsidiary to, create, assume or
suffer to exist any Lien securing Debt on any Restricted Property, except: 
 (a) Liens existing on the date of this
Agreement; 
 (b) any Lien existing on any asset of any Person at the time such Person becomes (or merges or combines with) a
Material Subsidiary and not created in contemplation of such event; 
 (c) any Lien on any asset (and improvements thereto
and proceeds thereof) securing Debt incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of acquiring such asset; provided that such Lien attaches to such asset concurrently with or within one year after the
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 (d) any Lien on any improvements constructed on any property of the Company
or any such Material Subsidiary and any theretofore unimproved real property on which such improvements are located securing Debt incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of constructing such improvements; provided
that such Lien attaches to such improvements within one year after the later of (i) completion of construction of such improvements and (ii) commencement of full operation of such improvements; 

(e) any Lien existing on any asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Company or a Material Subsidiary and not created in
contemplation of such acquisition; 
 (f) Liens on property of the Company or a Material Subsidiary in favor of any
Governmental Authority to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or statute or to secure any Debt incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or the cost of construction of the
property subject to such Liens; 
 (g) Liens resulting from judgments that have been stayed or bonded or not exceeding
$500,000,000; 
 (h) Liens on property of any Material Subsidiary in favor of the Company and/or one or more Material
Subsidiaries; 
 (i) any Lien created or subsisting in order to comply with Section 8a of the German Partial Retirement
Act (Altersteilzeitgesetz) or pursuant to Section 7e of the German Social Law Act No. 4 (Sozialgesetzbuch IV); 

(j) any Lien entered into by the Company or any Material Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the
purpose of netting debit and credit balances and any Lien arising under the general terms and conditions of banks or Sparkassen (Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen der Banken oder Sparkassen) with whom the Company or the relevant Material
Subsidiary maintains a banking relationship in the ordinary course of business; 
 (k) Liens not otherwise permitted by the
foregoing clauses of this Section securing Debt in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (x) 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (measured at the time of incurrence of such Debt) and (y)
$7,500,000,000; and 
 (l) any Lien arising out of the refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding of any Debt secured by
any Lien permitted by any of the foregoing clauses of this Section 5.03; provided that such Debt is not increased and is not secured by any additional assets other than improvements thereon and proceeds thereof. 

Section 5.04. Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets.  

(a) The Company will not merge or consolidate with or into any other Person or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its assets, property or business in any single transaction or series of related transactions (including, in each case, pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division), unless: 

  
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 (i) (A) in the case of any such merger or consolidation, (x) the
Company shall be the continuing corporation or (y) if the Company shall not survive such merger or consolidation, (1) the Person surviving such merger or consolidation shall be a company organized and existing under the laws of a Permitted
Jurisdiction, (2) such Person shall expressly assume the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and agreements of the Company contained in this Agreement and any Notes pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided, that the assumption agreement delivered by the Successor Borrower (as defined below) in connection with any such merger or consolidation associated with the Frankfurt Exchange Delisting
shall be substantially consistent with the form attached hereto as Exhibit M, (3) the Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion of counsel of the Company (who may be an employee of the Company) reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and addressed to each Lender, as to the due authorization, execution and delivery and enforceability of the assumption agreement (with such qualifications and limitations as are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent); provided, that, such opinions delivered in respect of the assumption agreement to be signed by the Successor Borrower in connection with any such merger or consolidation associated with the Frankfurt Exchange Delisting shall be
substantially consistent with (i) the corresponding opinions included in the Arthur Cox opinion letter and (ii) the corresponding opinions included in the Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP opinion letter, each delivered pursuant to
Section 3.01(a)(ii) hereof on the Effective Date and (4) the Administrative Agent shall have received all customary documentation and other customary information as to such Person required by regulatory authorities under applicable
“know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations (including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation) reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (each such Person, a “Successor
Borrower”) or (B) in the case of any such sale, lease, transfer or other disposition, the transferee or transferees shall be one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the Company organized and existing under the laws of a Permitted
Jurisdiction, which shall expressly assume the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and agreements of the Company contained in this Agreement and any Notes; and 

(ii) immediately after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, or such sale, lease, transfer or other disposition, no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing. 
 (b) No Subsidiary Borrower will merge or consolidate with or into any other Person (other
than the Company or another Subsidiary Borrower), unless: 
 (i) (x) such Subsidiary Borrower shall be the continuing
Person or (y) if such Subsidiary Borrower shall not survive such merger or consolidation, (1) the Person surviving such merger or consolidation shall be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company or of Linde GmbH organized and existing under
the laws of a Permitted Jurisdiction, (2) such Person shall expressly assume the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and agreements of such Borrower contained in this Agreement and any Notes pursuant to an
assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and which shall include representations substantially similar to those set forth in Article 9 hereto, (3) the Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion of
counsel of such Borrower (who may be an employee of the Company or such Borrower) reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and addressed to each Lender, as to the due authorization, execution and delivery and enforceability of the
assumption agreement (with such qualifications and limitations as are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) and (4) the Administrative Agent shall have received all customary documentation and other customary information as to such
Person required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations (including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation) reasonably requested by the Administrative
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 (ii) (x) the Company delivers an Election to Terminate with respect to
such Subsidiary Borrower and (y)(i) all Loans owing by such Borrower are repaid and all Letter of Credit Liabilities related to Letters of Credit issued at the request of such Borrower are Cash Collateralized or (ii) such Loans and Letter
of Credit Liabilities are assumed by another Borrower pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; 

provided that in no event shall any Subsidiary Borrower be permitted to merge or consolidate with or into any other Person (other than
another Subsidiary Borrower) unless immediately after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. 

Section 5.05. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans made under this Agreement will be used by the Company and its
Subsidiaries for general corporate purposes. 
 Section 5.06. Sanctions.  

(a) The Company will maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance by the Company and its
Subsidiaries with all applicable Sanctions. 
 (b) No Borrower will, directly or, to the knowledge of such Borrower, indirectly, use the
proceeds of any Loan, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity, for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities of or business with any
individual or entity that is the subject of Sanctions, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, in each instance except to the extent permissible for an individual or entity required to comply with Sanctions, and in each instance except to the extent that
such activity or business is licensed by OFAC or otherwise authorized under U.S. law, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the transaction, whether as
Lender, arranger, Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender, Swingline Lender or otherwise) of applicable Sanctions. 
 (c) Any provision of this
Section 5.06 shall not apply to any Person if and to the extent that it would result in a breach, by or in respect of that Person, of any applicable Blocking Law. 

Section 5.07. Anti-Corruption Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries will comply with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, Section 333 or Section 334 of the German Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch) and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other applicable jurisdictions, except where failure to comply would
not, and would not be reasonably likely to, have a Material Adverse Effect, and will maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, directly or, to its knowledge, indirectly use the proceeds of any Loan for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, section 333 or section 334 of the German
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 Section 5.08. Guaranties. 

(a) Linde GmbH shall not guarantee any Specified Debt of the Company unless Linde GmbH substantially concurrently guarantees the payment and
performance of the Company Obligations pursuant to Article 10 hereof and in accordance with clause (b) below. 
 (b) In accordance with
Section 5.08(a) above Linde GmbH shall be considered a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder, pursuant to, and subject to the limitations set forth in, the Linde GmbH Guarantor Supplement. 

ARTICLE 6 
 DEFAULTS

 Section 6.01. Events of Default. Each of the following events shall be an “Event of Default”: 

(a) any principal of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, any interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or any fees or
any other amount payable hereunder shall not be paid when due and such failure continues for five Business Days after written notice thereof has been given to the Company by the Administrative Agent; 

(b) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any covenant contained in Section 5.03 or 5.04 or, except to the extent
such a breach thereof is capable of being cured (in which case clause (c) below shall apply), 5.06(b); 
 (c) the
Company shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those covered by clause (a) or (b) of this Section 6.01) for 30 days after written notice thereof has been given to the Company by
the Administrative agent; 
 (d) any representation, warranty, certification or statement made (or deemed made) by any
Borrower in this Agreement or in any certificate, financial statement or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect when made (or deemed made), and such breach continues
for 30 days after written notice thereof has been given to the Company by the Administrative Agent; 
 (e) any Borrower shall
fail to make any principal payment in respect of any Specified Debt when due after giving effect to any applicable grace period, or any event or condition shall occur which results in the acceleration of the maturity of any Specified Debt; 

(f) any Borrower shall: 

(i) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking (1) liquidation, examination (in the case of an Irish Borrower
only), reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or (2) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, examiner (in the case of an
Irish Borrower only), custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property; 
 (ii) consent to
any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it; 

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 (iv) take any corporate action to authorize any of the foregoing; 

(g) (i) an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against any Borrower seeking (1) liquidation,
examination (in the case of an Irish Borrower only), reorganization or other relief with respect to it or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or (2) the appointment of a trustee, receiver,
examiner (in the case of an Irish Borrower only), liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60
days; 
 (ii) with respect to a Borrower having its center of main interest (in the meaning of Section 3 of the German
Insolvency Code (Insolvenzordnung) or Article 3, paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1346/2000 of May 29, 2000) in Germany, such Borrower has commenced negotiations with any one or more of its creditors with a view to the
general re-adjustment or re-scheduling of its debts or for any of the reasons set out in Sections 17 or 19 of the German Insolvency Code (Insolvenzordnung); or

 (iii) an order for relief approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered against any Borrower by a court of
competent jurisdiction under the federal or Irish bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect, which order is not stayed; 

(h) (i) any member of the ERISA Group shall fail to pay when due an amount or amounts that it shall have become liable to pay
under Title IV of ERISA and such failure could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; 
 (ii) notice of
intent to terminate a Material Plan shall be filed under Title IV of ERISA by any member of the ERISA Group, any plan administrator or any combination of the foregoing, and such termination could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect; 
 (iii) the PBGC shall institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate, to impose liability (other than
for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA) in respect of, or to cause a trustee to be appointed to administer, any Material Plan, and such proceedings could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; 

(iv) a condition shall exist by reason of which the PBGC would be entitled to obtain a decree adjudicating that any Material
Plan must be terminated, and such termination could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or 
 (v) there
shall occur a complete or partial withdrawal from, or a default, within the meaning of Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA, with respect to, one or more Multiemployer Plans which could cause one or more members of the ERISA Group to incur a current
payment obligation, which withdrawal or default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; 

(i) (i) any person or group of persons (within the meaning of Section 13 or 14 of the Exchange Act) shall have
acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the SEC under said Act) of more than 50% of the outstanding ordinary shares of the Company; or (ii) any Subsidiary Borrower
shall cease to be a Subsidiary (either of such subclause (i) or (ii) a “Change of Control”); provided that a transaction in connection with the Frankfurt Exchange Delisting will not be deemed to involve a Change of
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(i) if (x) the Company becomes a direct or indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of a holding company, (y) such holding company becomes a Successor Borrower under this Agreement within ten
(10) Business Days of the Frankfurt Exchange Delisting (or such later date as agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) and (z)(I) the direct or indirect holders of the ordinary shares of such holding company immediately
following that transaction are substantially the same as the holders of the Company’s ordinary shares immediately prior to that transaction or (II) immediately following that transaction no person (other than a holding company satisfying
the requirements of this proviso) is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the ordinary shares of such holding company; or 

(j) the provisions of Article 10 shall cease to constitute valid, binding and enforceable obligations of any Guarantor for any
reason, or any Guarantor shall have so asserted in writing. 
 Section 6.02. Acceleration. If an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, then the Administrative Agent shall, if so requested by the Required Lenders, by notice to the Company: 

(a) terminate the Commitments and they shall thereupon terminate, and 

(b) declare the Loans (together with accrued interest thereon) to be, and the Loans (together with accrued interest thereon)
shall thereupon become, immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Obligors; 

provided that in the case of any of the Events of Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) with respect to the Company, without any notice
to any Obligor or any other act by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, the Commitments shall thereupon automatically terminate and the Loans (together with accrued interest thereon) shall automatically become immediately due and payable without
presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Obligors. 
 Section 6.03. Notice of
Default. The Administrative Agent shall give notice under Section 6.01(a), (c) or (d) promptly upon being requested to do so by any Lender and shall thereupon notify all the Lenders thereof. 

Section 6.04. Cash Cover. Each Borrower agrees, in addition to the provisions of Section 6.02, that upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of any Event of Default, it shall, if requested by the Administrative Agent upon the instruction of the Required Lenders, Cash Collateralize the aggregate amount available for drawing under all Letters of Credit requested to
be issued by such Borrower and then outstanding at such time; provided that, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) with respect to the Company, the applicable Borrower(s) shall Cash
Collateralize such amount forthwith without any notice or demand or any other act by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. 

Section 6.05. Rescission. If at any time after termination of the Commitments or acceleration of the maturity of the Loans,
each Borrower shall pay all arrears of interest and all payments on account of principal of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations owing by it that shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration and all Events of Default (other than non-payment of principal of and accrued interest on the Loans due and payable solely by virtue of acceleration) shall be remedied or waived pursuant to Section 11.05, then upon the written consent of the
Required Lenders and written notice to the Company, the termination of the Commitments and the acceleration and their consequences may be rescinded and annulled; but such action shall not affect any subsequent Default or impair any right or remedy
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 ARTICLE 7 

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 

Section 7.01. Appointment and Authority. Each of the Lenders and each Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of
America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent
by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. For such purposes, each of the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders incorporated in Germany or a jurisdiction with a comparable restriction
releases the Administrative Agent from the restrictions imposed by Section 181 of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) and any corresponding restriction set forth in other applicable jurisdictions, in each
case, to the extent legally possible. Each Lender and Issuing Lender incorporated in Germany or a jurisdiction with a comparable restriction which is barred by its constitutional documents or by-laws from
granting such relief shall notify the Administrative Agent accordingly. The provisions of this Article 7 (other than Section 7.06) are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders, and neither the
Company nor any other Borrower shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions (other than Section 7.06). It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or
any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of
market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties. 
 Section 7.02.
Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent
and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and
its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof
as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders. 
 Section 7.03.
Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: 
 (a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other
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 (b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any
discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or
percentage of the Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith is required by Section 11.05); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its
counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any debtor relief law or that
may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any debtor relief law; and 

(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not
be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. 

The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the
Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith is required by Section 11.05) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent
by a Borrower, a Lender or an Issuing Lender. 
 The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or
inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in
connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability,
effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article 3 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items
expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. 
 Section 7.04. Reliance by Administrative Agent. The
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or
intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone
and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its
terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or such Issuing Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice
to the contrary from such Lender or such Issuing Lender prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), independent accountants
and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. 

  
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 Section 7.05. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform
any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent
and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article 7 shall apply to any
such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the
syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents
except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such
sub-agents. 
 Section 7.06. Resignation of the Administrative Agent.  

(a) The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Company. Upon receipt
of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent with (so long as no Event of Default under Section 6.01(a), (f) or (g) shall have occurred and be continuing) the
consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), which successor Administrative Agent shall be a bank with an office in the United States of America or of any State thereof, or an affiliate of any such bank with an office
in the United States of America or of any state thereof, and reasonably satisfactory to the Company. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring
Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above with (so long as
no Event of Default under Section 6.01(a), (f) or (g) shall have occurred and be continuing) the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the
Company and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its
duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or an Issuing Lender under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring
Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed
Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender, each Swingline Lender and each Issuing Lender directly, until such time
as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with
all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. The
fees payable by the Company to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Company and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article 7 and Section 11.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their
respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent. 

(b) If at any time a successor Administrative Agent shall have been appointed pursuant to Section 7.06(a) above, the Company shall have
the right (with the consent of such successor) to substitute such successor for Bank of America as an Issuing Lender and/or Swingline Lender; provided that, in such case, all Swingline Loans made by Bank of America shall be repaid in full
together with accrued interest thereon and/or any outstanding Letters of Credit issued by Bank of America shall be cancelled, Cash Collateralized or supported by a
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 (c) If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause
(d) of the definition of “Defaulting Lender,” the Company or the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, by notice in writing to the Company, in the case of the Required Lenders, and such Person, remove such
Person as Administrative Agent and appoint a successor Administrative Agent with (so long as no Event of Default under Section 6.01(a), (f) or (g) shall have occurred and be continuing) the consent of the Company, in the case of the
Required Lenders (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), which successor Administrative Agent shall meet the qualifications set forth in Section 7.06(a). If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and
shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after delivery of the notice of removal, then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice. 

Section 7.07. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender,
each Swingline Lender and each Issuing Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender, each Swingline Lender and each Issuing Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any
other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other
Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. 
 Section 7.08. No Other Duties,
Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Lead Arrangers, Syndication Agents or Documentation Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of
the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender, a Swingline Lender or an Issuing Lender hereunder. 

Section 7.09. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any debtor
relief law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Borrower, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or Letter of Credit Liability shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or
otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on such Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise: 

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans,
Letter of Credit Liabilities and all other obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Administrative Agent
(including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing
Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Section 2.08 and Section 11.03) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and 

(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

 and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized
by each Lender and each Issuing Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders, to pay to the
Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section 2.08 and
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 Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize
or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or any Issuing Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the obligations hereunder or the rights of any Lender or any Issuing Lender to authorize the
Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or any Issuing Lender in any such proceeding. 
 Section 7.10.
Provisions Applicable to Issuing Lenders. Each Issuing Lender shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the Issuing Lender shall have all of the
benefits and immunities (a) provided to the Administrative Agent in this Article 7 with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Issuing Lender in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and
documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in this Article 7 included the Issuing Lender with respect to such acts or omissions and (b) as additionally provided in
Section 2.16 with respect to the Issuing Lender. 
 Section 7.11. Recovery of Erroneous Payments. Without limitation
of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender Recipient Party, whether or not in respect of an obligation due and owing by any Borrower at such time, where such
payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Lender Recipient Party receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Lender Recipient
Party in Same Day Funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the
Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. Each Lender Recipient Party irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for
value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount. The Administrative
Agent shall inform each Lender Recipient Party promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Lender Recipient Party comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount. 

ARTICLE 8 
 CHANGE
IN CIRCUMSTANCES 
 Section 8.01. Inability to Determine Term SOFR Rate; Successor Rate. 

(a) If in connection with any request for a Term SOFR Loan or a Daily Simple SOFR Loan, or a request for a conversion of Loans to Term SOFR
Loans or Daily Simple SOFR Loans, or a request for a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, (i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) no SOFR Successor Rate has been
determined in accordance with Section 8.01(b) and the circumstances under Section 8.01(b)(i)(x) or Section 8.01(b)(i)(y) or the Term SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date or the Daily Simple SOFR Scheduled
Unavailability Date has occurred, or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR, as applicable, for any determination date(s) or requested Interest Period, as applicable, with respect
to a proposed Term SOFR Loan or Daily Simple SOFR Loan, or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any reason Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR for any
determination date(s) or requested Interest Period, as applicable, does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the applicable Borrower and each Lender. 

  
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 Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Term SOFR Loans or
Daily Simple SOFR Loans shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans, Daily Simple SOFR Loans, Interest Periods or determination date(s), as applicable), and (y) in the event of a determination described above with respect
to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Term SOFR component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination by the Required Lenders
described in this clause (ii) of Section 8.01(a), until the Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. 

Upon receipt of such notice, (1) such Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of the
applicable Loans (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans, Daily Simple SOFR Loans, Interest Periods or determination date(s), as applicable) or, failing that, with respect to any request for a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of
Term SOFR Loans or Daily Simple SOFR Loans, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein, (2) any outstanding affected Term SOFR Loans shall be converted to Base
Rate Loans at the end of their respective applicable Interest Periods, and (3) any outstanding affected Daily Simple SOFR Loans shall be converted to Base Rate Loans immediately. 

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Company or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Company) that the Company or Required Lenders (as applicable) have
determined that: 
 (i) (x) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one month, three month and six
month interest periods of Term SOFR, including, without limitation, because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary and (y) adequate and reasonable means do
not exist for ascertaining SOFR because SOFR is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or 

(ii) (x) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction
over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one month, three month and six month interest
periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of Dollar-denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise
cease; provided that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the
latest date on which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, the “Term SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date”) and
(y) the Applicable Authority has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which SOFR shall or will no longer be made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of syndicated loans denominated in
Dollars, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided that, in each case, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide SOFR (the date on which SOFR is
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 or if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 8.01(b)(i) or (ii) have
occurred with respect to the SOFR Successor Rate then in effect, then, the Administrative Agent and the Company may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR and Daily Simple SOFR for Dollars or any then-current SOFR
Successor Rate for Dollars in accordance with this Section 8.01 with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then-existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States
and denominated in Dollars for such alternative benchmarks, and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then-existing convention for similar credit facilities
syndicated and agented in the United States and denominated in Dollars for such benchmarks (and any such proposed rate, including for the avoidance of doubt, any adjustment thereto, a “SOFR Successor Rate”), and any such amendment
shall become effective at 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Company unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required
Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment. 
 The Administrative Agent will
promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Company and each Lender of the implementation of any SOFR Successor Rate. 
 Any SOFR Successor Rate shall be
applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such SOFR Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably
determined by the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Company. 
 Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any SOFR Successor Rate as
so determined would otherwise be less than zero, the SOFR Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 

In connection with the implementation of a SOFR Successor Rate the Administrative Agent will have the right to make, in consultation with the Company,
Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other
party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Company and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such
amendment becomes effective. 
 Section 8.02. Inability to Determine Relevant Rates for Alternative Currencies; Successor
Rates. 
 (a) If in connection with any request for an Alternative Currency Loan or a continuation thereof, (i) the
Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) no Alternative Currency Successor Rate for the applicable Relevant Rate has been determined in accordance with Section 8.02(b) or the
Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred with respect to such Relevant Rate (as applicable), or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the applicable Relevant Rate for any determination date(s) or requested Interest
Period, as applicable, with respect to a proposed Alternative Currency Loan or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any reason the applicable Relevant Rate for any determination date(s) or requested
Interest Period, as applicable, with respect to a proposed Alternative Currency Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Alternative Currency Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the
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 Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain such Alternative Currency
Loans shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Alternative Currency Loan, Interest Periods or determination date(s), as applicable), unless and until the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination by the Required Lenders
described in this clause (ii) of Section 8.02(a), until the Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. 

Upon receipt of such notice, (1) such Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of the
applicable Alternative Currency Loans (to the extent of the affected Alternative Currency Loans, Interest Periods or determination date(s), as applicable) and (2) any outstanding affected Alternative Currency Loans shall, at the Company’s
election, either be (I) converted to Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars in the Dollar Amount of the amount of such outstanding Alternative Currency Loans, with such conversion to happen immediately in the case of Alternative Currency Daily
Rate Loans, or at the end of the applicable Interest Period in the case of Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, or (II) prepaid in full immediately in the case of Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans, or at the end of the applicable Interest
Period in the case of Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans; provided that if no election is made by the Company pursuant to this clause, (x) in the case of an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan, by the date that is three
(3) Business Days after receipt by the Company of such notice or (y) in the case of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, by the last day of the current Interest Period for the applicable Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, the Company
shall be deemed to have elected clause (I) above. 
 (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan
Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Company or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower)
that the Company or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined that: 
 (i) adequate and reasonable means do not exist
for ascertaining the Relevant Rate for an Alternative Currency because none of the tenors of such Relevant Rate under this Agreement are available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; 

(ii) the Applicable Authority has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which all tenors of the Relevant
Rate for an Alternative Currency shall or will no longer be representative or made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of syndicated loans denominated in such Alternative Currency, or shall or will otherwise cease,
provided that, in each case, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such representative tenor(s) of the Relevant Rate for such Alternative
Currency (the latest date on which all tenors of the Relevant Rate for such Alternative Currency under this Agreement are no longer representative or available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date” for
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 or if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 8.02(b)(i) or (ii) have
occurred with respect to the Alternative Currency Successor Rate then in effect, then, in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Company may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing the Relevant Rate for an Alternative Currency
or any then-current Alternative Currency Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 8.02 with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then-existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and
agented in the United States and denominated in such Alternative Currency for such alternative benchmarks, and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then-existing
convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and denominated in such Alternative Currency for such benchmarks (and any such proposed rate, including for the avoidance of doubt, any adjustment thereto, an
“Alternative Currency Successor Rate”), and any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all
Lenders and the Company unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment. 

The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Company and each Lender of the implementation of any Alternative Currency Successor
Rate. 
 Any Alternative Currency Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such
market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Alternative Currency Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Company.

 Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Alternative Currency Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero, the
Alternative Currency Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 
 In connection with the
implementation of an Alternative Currency Successor Rate the Administrative Agent will have the right to make, in consultation with the Company, Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any
other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the
Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Company and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective. 

For purposes of this Section 8.02, those Lenders that either have not made, or do not have an obligation under this Agreement to make, the relevant Loans
in the relevant Alternative Currency shall be excluded from any determination of Required Lenders. 
 Section 8.03. Increased Cost
and Reduced Return.  
 (a) If on or after (x) the date hereof, in the case of any Committed Loan or Letter of Credit or any
obligation to make Syndicated Loans or issue or participate in any Letter of Credit or Swingline Loan or (y) the date of any related Competitive Bid Quote, in the case of any Competitive Bid Loan (in each case described in clauses (x) and
(y) and subject to clause (e) below, the “Applicable Date”), any Change in Law shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve (including, without limitation, any such requirement imposed by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System), special deposit, insurance assessment or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) or shall impose on any Lender (or its
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its obligation to make Fixed Rate Loans or its obligations hereunder in respect of Letters of Credit and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender (or its
Applicable Lending Office) of making or maintaining any Fixed Rate Loan or of issuing or participating in any Letter of Credit, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) under this
Agreement or under its Note with respect thereto, by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then, within 15 days after demand by such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Company shall pay, or shall cause another Borrower
to pay, such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction (other than any increased cost or reduction attributable to any tax, which shall be governed exclusively by
Section 8.03(b) or Section 8.04, as applicable). 
 (b) If (x) any Lender shall have determined that, after the Applicable
Date, any Change in Law (other than with respect to taxes, but including as to capital adequacy and liquidity requirements) has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on capital of such Lender (or its Parent) as a consequence of
such Lender’s obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender (or its Parent) could have achieved but for such adoption, change, request or directive (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy and
liquidity) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material or (y) any Lender or the Administrative Agent shall have determined, after the Applicable Date, any Change in Law has or would have the effect of subjecting any Lender or the
Administrative Agent to any taxes (other than (A) Taxes for which any Obligor is required to indemnify the Lender or Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.04(b) or Section 8.04(d), or would be required to indemnify the Lender or
Administrative Agent but is not so required because an exclusion in Section 8.04(b)(ii), 8.04(b)(iv) or 8.04(d)(ii) applies, (B) taxes excluded from the definition of “Taxes” by reason of any of clauses (a) through (d) of
such definition, (C) Other Taxes and Assignment Taxes excluded from the definition of “Other Taxes,” (D) Taxes and Other Taxes that any Obligor is not required to indemnify the Lender for pursuant to Section 8.04(h) and
(E) amounts for which any Obligor is required to pay the Lender or Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.04(m)(ii) or (iii)) with respect to its Loans, Letters of Credit, Commitments or other obligations with respect to this
Agreement, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, then from time to time, within 15 days after demand by such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the applicable Borrower shall pay to such Lender
such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender (or its Parent) for such reduction or taxes. 
 (c) Each Lender will
promptly notify the Company and the Administrative Agent of any event of which it has knowledge, occurring after the Applicable Date, which will entitle such Lender to compensation pursuant to this Section and will designate a different Applicable
Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. A certificate of any Lender claiming
compensation under this Section shall be delivered to the Company and the Administrative Agent setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder which certificate, accompanied by a computation thereof in reasonable detail,
shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding Section 8.03(a), the applicable Borrower shall be obligated to compensate any Lender only for any amount arising or accruing during (i) any time or period commencing not
more than 90 days prior to the date on which such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company that it proposes to demand such compensation and identifies to the Administrative Agent and the Company the statute, regulation or other basis
upon which the claimed compensation is or will be based and (ii) any time or period during which, because of the retroactive application of such statute, regulation or other such basis, such Lender did not know that such amount would arise or
accrue. 
 (d) Section 8.03 does not apply to the extent any increased cost is attributable to the willful breach by the relevant
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 (e) With respect to any increased cost to any Lender of making or maintaining any Loan to or
of issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit for the account of a Subsidiary Borrower, or any reduction in the amount of any sum received or receivable by any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be
material, by reason of the fact that a Subsidiary Borrower is incorporated in, or conducts business in, a jurisdiction outside the United States, the Applicable Date for purposes of this Section 8.03 shall be deemed to be the date such
Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary Borrower hereunder. 
 (f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Lender shall not be entitled to compensation
pursuant to this Section 8.03 unless it shall have delivered a notice in writing to the Company certifying that it is generally charging or generally will charge such costs in similar circumstances to similarly situated customers (as determined
by such Lender in good faith) under comparable credit facilities having provisions similar to this Section 8.03. 
 (g) Each reference
in this Section 8.03 to a “Lender” shall be deemed to include a reference to the Issuing Lender, as applicable. 

Section 8.04. Taxes  

(a) The following terms have the following meanings: 

“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, all taxes imposed as a
result of a present or former connection between the Administrative Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such tax (other than connections arising solely from the Administrative Agent or such Lender having executed, delivered, become a
party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan
Document). 
 “Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, or
filing taxes, or similar charges or levies, including any surcharges, penalties or interest, which arise from any payment made pursuant to the Loan Documents or from the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of this Agreement, except any
such taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment, participation or change in Applicable Lending Office other than an assignment or change pursuant to Section 8.06(a) or Section 8.04(e) (“Assignment
Taxes”). 
 “Taxes” means all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, withholdings, or
similar charges or deductions, including any surcharges, penalties, or interest with respect thereto, imposed by any Governmental Authority in respect of any payment by any Obligor pursuant to the Loan Documents, excluding in the case of the
Administrative Agent and each Lender, (a) taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise, branch profits and similar taxes, in each case,
(i) imposed as a result of the Administrative Agent or any Lender being organized under the laws of, or resident for tax purposes in, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Applicable Lending Office located in, the
jurisdiction imposing such tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any tax, duty, levy, impost, deduction, charge or withholding, that is imposed on amounts payable to a Lender (i) under
a law of the United States that is in effect at the time such Lender acquires the applicable interest in the applicable Commitment or, to the extent a Lender acquires an interest in a Loan not funded pursuant to a

  
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prior Commitment, acquires the applicable interest in such Loan, or such Lender changes its Applicable Lending Office (in either case, other than pursuant to an assignment or change requested by
an Obligor under Section 8.06(a) or Section 8.04(e)), except to the extent that such Person’s assignor, if any, was entitled, immediately prior to the change of Applicable Lending Office or the assignment, to receive additional
amounts from an Obligor with respect to such tax pursuant to this Section or (ii) under FATCA, (c) backup withholding Taxes pursuant to Section 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code or any similar provision of state or local law or
(d) surcharges, penalties or interest in respect of the amounts described in clauses (a), (b) and (c). 
 (b) (i) All payments by
or on account of any obligation of any Obligor to or for the account of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholdings for any Taxes or Other Taxes, except as required by applicable
law. If any Obligor or the Administrative Agent shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes or Other Taxes from any such payment, (A) subject to Sections 8.04(b)(ii), 8.04(b)(iv) and 8.04(h) below, the sum payable by the Obligor shall be
increased as necessary so that after all such required deductions or withholdings (including deductions or withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) are made, such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be)
receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (B) such Obligor or Administrative Agent shall make such deductions or withholdings, (C) such Obligor or Administrative Agent shall pay the full
amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law and (D) if any Obligor was required to make such a deduction, such Obligor shall furnish to the Administrative Agent, at its
address specified in or pursuant to Section 11.01, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof. 

(ii) No payment shall be increased under Section 8.04(b)(i) above by reason of a deduction or withholding for or on
account of any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by Ireland (an “Irish Tax Deduction”) in respect of any such payment if: 

(A) on the date on which such payment falls due the payment could have been made to the relevant Lender without any such
deduction or withholding if the Lender had been an Irish Qualifying Lender, but on that date such Lender is not or has ceased to be an Irish Qualifying Lender other than as a result of any change after the date it became a Lender under this
Agreement in (or in the interpretation, administration, or application of) any law or Irish Treaty or any published practice or published concession of any relevant taxing authority; or 

(B) the relevant Lender is an Irish Qualifying Lender on account of being an Irish Treaty Lender and the Obligor making the
payment is able to demonstrate that the payment could have been made to such Lender without any such deduction or withholding had such Lender complied with its obligations under Section 8.04(b)(iii) below. 

(iii) A Lender which is an Irish Qualifying Lender on account of being an Irish Treaty Lender and each Obligor which makes a
payment to which that Irish Treaty Lender is entitled shall co-operate in completing any procedural formalities necessary for that Obligor to make that payment without an Irish Tax Deduction. 

(iv) No payment shall be increased under Section 8.04(b)(i) above by reason of a deduction or withholding for, or on
account of, any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by the United Kingdom (a “UK Tax Deduction”) in respect of any such payment if on the date on which such payment falls due: 

  
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 (A) such payment could have been made to the relevant Lender without a UK
Tax Deduction if the Lender had been a UK Qualifying Lender, but on that date such Lender is not or has ceased to be a UK Qualifying Lender other than as a result of any change after the date it became a Lender under this Agreement in (or in the
interpretation, administration, or application of) any law or UK Treaty or any published practice or published concession of any relevant taxing authority; or 

(B) the relevant Lender is a UK Qualifying Lender solely by virtue of paragraph (b) of the definition of “UK
Qualifying Lender”, and: 
 (1) an officer of HM Revenue & Customs has given (and not revoked) a direction (a
“Direction”) under Section 931 of the ITA which relates to the payment and such Lender has received from the Obligor making the payment a certified copy of that Direction; and 

(2) the payment could have been made to such Lender without a UK Tax Deduction if that Direction had not been made; or 

(C) the relevant Lender is a UK Qualifying Lender solely by virtue of paragraph (b) of the definition of “UK
Qualifying Lender”; and: 
 (1) the relevant Lender has not given a UK Tax Confirmation to the Obligor; and 

(2) the payment could have been made to such Lender without any UK Tax Deduction if the Lender had given a UK Tax Confirmation
to the Obligor, on the basis that the UK Tax Confirmation would have enabled the Obligor to have formed a reasonable belief that the payment was an “excepted payment” for the purpose of Section 930 of the ITA; or 

(D) the relevant Lender is a UK Treaty Lender and the Obligor making the payment is able to demonstrate that the payment could
have been made to such Lender without any UK Tax Deduction had such Lender complied with its obligations under Sections 8.04(g)(iv)(C) and (D) (as applicable) below. 

(c) Each Obligor shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the
Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes. 
 (d) (i) Subject to Sections 8.04(d)(ii) and 8.04(h)
below and without duplication of any amounts payable by any Obligor pursuant to Section 8.04(b) or (c), each Obligor agrees to indemnify each Lender and the Administrative Agent for the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including, without
limitation, any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted (whether or not correctly) by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section) paid by such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) and any penalties, charges,
surcharges and interest arising therefrom or with respect thereto, provided, however, that no Obligor shall be required to indemnify any Lender or the Administrative Agent under this Section 8.04 for any liability arising as a
result of such Lender’s or Administrative Agent’s willful misconduct or gross negligence. This indemnification shall be paid within 30 days after such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) makes demand therefor. A
certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Obligor by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest
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 (ii) No indemnity payment shall be payable under Section 8.04(d)(i) above with respect
to any Taxes or Other Taxes assessed on a Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to the extent that the loss, liability or cost: 

(A) is compensated for by an increased payment under Section 8.04(b)(i); 

(B) would have been compensated for by an increased payment under Section 8.04(b)(i) but was not so compensated solely
because one of the exclusions in Section 8.04(b)(ii) or Section 8.04(b)(iv) applied; or 
 (C) is compensated for
by a payment under Section 8.04(m). 
 (e) If any Obligor is (or would be) required to pay additional amounts or indemnification
payments to or for the account of any Lender pursuant to this Section 8.04, then such Lender will, at such Obligor’s request, change the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office, or take any other action reasonably requested by such
Obligor, if in the judgment of such Lender, such change or action (i) will eliminate or reduce any such additional payment which may thereafter accrue and (ii) is not otherwise deemed by such Lender to be materially disadvantageous to it.
Upon the reasonable request of any Obligor, and at such Obligor’s expense, each Lender shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Obligor with a view to obtaining a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes which were not correctly or legally
imposed and for which such Obligor has indemnified such Lender under this Section 8.04 if such cooperation would not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, be materially disadvantageous to such Lender; provided that nothing in this
Section 8.04 shall be construed to require any Lender to institute any administrative proceeding (other than the filing of a claim for any such refund) or judicial proceeding to obtain any such refund if such proceeding would, in the judgment
of such Lender, be disadvantageous or materially adverse to such Lender. 
 (f) If a Lender determines, in its reasonable discretion, that
it has received a refund (whether such refund is received in cash or applied by such Lender against other cash taxes due or payable) of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by an Obligor or with respect to which an Obligor
has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 8.04, it shall pay over the amount of such refund to such Obligor (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Obligor under this Section 8.04
with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Lender (including any taxes) and without interest (other
than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that such Obligor, upon the request of the Lender, shall repay the amount paid over to such Obligor (plus any penalties, surcharges or
interest imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Lender in the event the Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section 8.04(f) shall not be construed to require any Lender to make available
its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Obligor or any other Person. 

(g) (i) Each Lender shall, at the time or times reasonably requested by any Obligor or the Administrative Agent, deliver any
documentation required by law to determine whether any payment under the Loan Documents may be made, and cooperate in completing any procedural formalities necessary for the Company and the Administrative Agent to obtain authorization to make any
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imposed by any jurisdiction (or to allow any such deduction or withholding to be at a reduced rate); provided that (A) such Lender is legally eligible to complete, execute and deliver
such documentation and (B) solely in the case of any documentation with respect to any jurisdiction other than the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands or Germany, such completion, execution and submission would not
subject the Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense. To the extent it can lawfully do so at such time, each such Lender shall deliver appropriate revisions to or replacements of the above referenced documentation to the relevant Obligor
and the Administrative Agent on or before the earlier of (A) the date on which such documentation expires or otherwise becomes obsolete and (B) 30 days after the occurrence of an event which would require a change in the most recently delivered
documentation (and if a Lender cannot lawfully deliver any replacement documentation, it will promptly notify the Company and the Administrative Agent of its legal ineligibility to do so). This paragraph (i) does not apply in respect of a UK
Tax Deduction, to which the provisions of paragraph (iv) shall apply instead. 
 (ii) Without limiting and notwithstanding the
generality of the foregoing, (1) each Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent on or before the date
on which it becomes a party to this Agreement executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding, and (2) each Lender that is
not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement two
executed originals of an applicable IRS Form W-8, certifying that it is not a United States person. 

(iii) Irish Qualifying Lender Confirmation. 

(A) Each Lender, on or prior to the date it becomes a Lender, shall inform the Administrative Agent in writing, for the benefit of the
Administrative Agent and without liability to any Obligor, whether it is: (i) an Irish Qualifying Lender (other than an Irish Treaty Lender), (ii) not an Irish Qualifying Lender or (iii) an Irish Treaty Lender (an “Irish Qualifying
Lender Confirmation”), and shall notify the Administrative Agent should its status change. 
 (B) If a Lender fails to provide an
Irish Qualifying Lender Confirmation in accordance with Section 8.04(g)(iii)(A), then that Lender as the case may be, shall be treated for the purposes of the Agreement as if it is not an Irish Qualifying Lender until such time as it provides
the Administrative Agent with an Irish Qualifying Lender Confirmation. 
 (C) Each Lender shall upon reasonable written request from an
Obligor, provide such information as may be required to enable the Obligor to comply with the provisions of Sections 891A, 891E, 891F and 891G of the TCA (and any regulations made thereunder). 

(iv) United Kingdom Withholding Taxes. 

(A) Each Lender, which becomes a party to this Agreement after the Effective Date shall indicate, in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to
which it becomes a party, and for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and without liability to any Obligor, whether it is: (i) not a UK Qualifying Lender; (ii) a UK Qualifying Lender (other than a UK Treaty Lender); or (iii) a UK
Treaty Lender, and the Administrative Agent, on receipt of such notification, shall inform the Company. If such a Lender fails to indicate its status in accordance with this Section 8.04(g)(iv)(A), then that Lender shall be treated for the
purposes of this Agreement (including by each Obligor) as if it is not a UK Qualifying Lender until such time as it notifies the Administrative Agent which category applies (and the Administrative Agent, on receipt of such notification, shall inform
the Company). For the avoidance of doubt, an Assignment and Assumption shall not be invalidated by any failure of a Lender to comply with this Section 8.04(g)(iv)(A). 

  
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 (B) An Obligor shall notify the Administrative Agent promptly upon becoming aware that it
must make a UK Tax Deduction (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of a UK Tax Deduction). Similarly, a Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent promptly on becoming so aware in respect of a payment payable to that Lender. If the
Administrative Agent receives such a notification from a Lender it shall, on receipt of such notification, inform the Company. 
 (C)
Subject to paragraph (D) below, a UK Treaty Lender and each Obligor which makes a payment to which that UK Treaty Lender is entitled shall co-operate in completing any procedural formalities necessary for
that Obligor to obtain authorization to make that payment without a UK Tax Deduction. 
 (D) 

(1) A UK Treaty Lender which becomes a Lender on the Effective Date and that holds a passport under the HMRC DT Treaty Passport
scheme, and which wishes that scheme to apply to this Agreement, shall confirm its scheme reference number and its jurisdiction of tax residence opposite its name in the Commitment Schedule; and 

(2) a UK Treaty Lender which becomes a Lender after the Effective Date and that holds a passport under the HMRC DT Treaty
Passport scheme and which wishes that scheme to apply to this Agreement, shall confirm its scheme reference number and its jurisdiction of tax residence in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which it becomes a Lender, 

and having done so, that Lender shall be under no obligation pursuant to paragraph (C) above. 

(E) If a Lender has confirmed its scheme reference number and its jurisdiction of tax residence in accordance with paragraph (D) above
and: 
 (1) a UK Obligor making a payment to that Lender has not made a Borrower DTTP Filing in respect of that Lender; or

 (2) a UK Obligor making a payment to that Lender has made a Borrower DTTP Filing in respect of that Lender but: 

(a) that Borrower DTTP Filing has been rejected by HM Revenue & Customs; or 

(b) HM Revenue & Customs has not given the UK Obligor authority to make payments to that Lender without a UK Tax
Deduction within 30 Business Days of the date of the Borrower DTTP Filing, 
 and in each case, the UK Obligor has notified that Lender in
writing, that Lender and the UK Obligor shall co-operate in completing any additional procedural formalities necessary for that UK Obligor to obtain authorization to make that payment without a UK Tax
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 (F) If a Lender has not confirmed its scheme reference number and jurisdiction of tax
residence in accordance with paragraph (D) above, no UK Obligor shall make a Borrower DTTP Filing or file any other form relating to the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme in respect of that Lender’s Commitment(s) or its participation in any
Loan unless the Lender otherwise agrees. 
 (G) A UK Obligor shall, promptly on making a Borrower DTTP Filing, deliver a copy of that
Borrower DTTP Filing to the Administrative Agent for delivery to the relevant Lender. 
 (H) A UK
Non-Bank Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent if there is any change in the position from that set out in the UK Tax Confirmation and the Administrative Agent shall, on receipt of such notification,
inform the Company. 
 (h) For any period with respect to which a Lender has failed to provide the Company or the Administrative Agent with
the appropriate documentation referred to in Section 8.04(g) when it is required to do so, such Lender shall not be entitled to additional amounts or indemnification under Section 8.04(b), (c) or (d) with respect to any Taxes or Other
Taxes imposed as a result of such failure. 
 (i) If a payment made to a Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document would be subject
to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender or any other legal or beneficial holder of a Loan under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any foreign financial institution through which payments on a Loan under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document are made, were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall
deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by any Obligor or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as
prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by any Obligor or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for such Obligor and the Administrative Agent to comply
with their obligations under FATCA, to determine whether such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this paragraph
(i), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement. 
 (j) Each Lender shall severally
indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Taxes or Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that an Obligor has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Taxes
or Other Taxes and without limiting or expanding the obligation of the Obligor to do so), (ii) any taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.06(b) relating to the maintenance of a Participant
Register and (iii) any taxes excluded from the definition of “Taxes” attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses
arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the
Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set-off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan
Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (j). Each Lender’s obligations under this paragraph (j) shall survive the
resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document. 

(k) Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to deliver to the Company and to any successor Administrative Agent any
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 (l) Each party’s obligations under this Section 8.04 shall survive the resignation
or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document. 

(m) VAT. 

(i) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any party to a Recipient which (in whole or in part)
constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to Section 8.04(m)(ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by
any Recipient to any party under a Loan Document and such Recipient is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to such Recipient (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for
such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Recipient must promptly provide a valid VAT invoice to that party). 

(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient (the “Supplier”) to any other
Recipient (the “VAT Recipient”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the VAT Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for
that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the VAT Recipient in respect of that consideration): 

(1) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must
also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The VAT Recipient must (where this paragraph (1) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or
repayment the VAT Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the VAT Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and 

(2) (where the VAT Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party
must promptly, following demand from the VAT Recipient, pay to the VAT Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the VAT Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment
from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT. 
 (iii) Where a Loan Document requires any party to reimburse or
indemnify a Recipient for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Recipient for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such
Recipient reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority. 

(iv) Any reference in this Section 8.04(m) to any party to this Agreement shall, at any time when such party is treated as
a member of a group or unity (or fiscal unity) for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the
supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of
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 (v) In relation to any supply made by a Recipient to any party under a Loan
Document, if reasonably requested by such Recipient, that party must promptly provide such Recipient with details of that party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Recipient’s
VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply. 
 (vi) Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall waive
any applicable VAT exemption on any service rendered to a Borrower under any Loan or Loan Document without the prior written consent of such Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); it being understood that this
Section 8.04(m)(vi) shall not affect the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to compensation under Section 8.03(b) in respect of any increased costs attributable to additional VAT resulting from a Change in Law after the
Effective Date (including where any applicable VAT exemption may be waived when there was no such waiver permitted under the laws of the jurisdiction in question on the Effective Date). 

(n) Each reference in this Section 8.04 to a “Lender” shall be deemed to include a reference to an Issuing Lender and a
Swingline Lender and to a “Loan” shall be deemed to include a reference to a Letter of Credit. 
 Section 8.05.
Illegality. If any Change in Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) to make, maintain or fund any of its SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans in any currency and such Lender shall
so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the other Lenders and the Company, whereupon until such Lender notifies the Company and the Administrative Agent that the circumstances giving rise
to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such Lender to make SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans in such currency, or to convert outstanding Loans into SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans in such currency, shall be suspended.
Before giving any notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section, such Lender shall designate a different Applicable Lending Office for SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans, as applicable, if such designation will avoid the need for
giving such notice and will not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. If such notice is given, each SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Loan in such currency of such Lender then outstanding shall be
converted to a Base Rate Loan (in the case of an Alternative Currency Loan, in a principal amount determined on the basis of the Spot Rate on the date of conversion) either (a) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to
such SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Loan if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain and fund such Loan to such day or (b) immediately if such Lender shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain and fund such Loan to
such day. Interest and principal on any such Base Rate Loan shall be payable on the same dates as, and on a pro rata basis with, the interest and principal payable on the related SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans of the other Lenders. 

Section 8.06. Substitution of Lender; Termination Option. If (i) the obligation of any Lender to make SOFR Loans or
Alternative Currency Loans, as applicable, or to convert or continue outstanding Loans into SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans in any currency shall be suspended pursuant to Section 8.01, 8.02 or 8.05, (ii) any Lender shall demand
compensation, or become entitled to have any payment increased, pursuant to Section 8.03 or 8.04, (iii) there is a non-extending Lender as contemplated by Section 2.19, (iv) Investment Grade
Status does not exist, or ceases to exist, as to any Lender, (v) any Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender or (vi) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then: 

  
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 (a) the Company shall have the right to designate a substitute financial
institution or financial institutions (which may be one or more of the Lenders) mutually satisfactory to the Company, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lenders and the Issuing Lenders (in the case of the Administrative Agent, Swingline Lenders
and Issuing Lenders, whose consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to purchase for cash, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, the outstanding Loans of such Lender and assume the Commitment and Letter of Credit Liabilities of such
Lender, without recourse to or warranty by, or expense to, such Lender, for a purchase price equal to the principal amount of all of such Lender’s outstanding Loans and funded Letter of Credit Liabilities plus any accrued but unpaid
interest thereon and the accrued but unpaid fees in respect of such Lender’s Commitment hereunder and all other amounts payable by each Borrower to such Lender hereunder plus such amount, if any, as would be payable pursuant to
Section 2.13 if the outstanding Loans of such Lender were prepaid in their entirety on the date of consummation of such assignment (it is understood and agreed that any assignment that is required to be made by a Defaulting Lender or Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to this Section 8.06(a) shall be effective whether or not such Defaulting Lender or Non-Consenting Lender has actually signed the relevant
Assignment and Assumption or other instrument of transfer, so long as such Defaulting Lender or Non-Consenting Lender, as applicable, has otherwise received the amounts due it under this Section 8.06(a)
that it is owed in connection with such assignment); provided that no such assignment shall be required from a Non-Consenting Lender unless the applicable assignee shall have agreed to consent to the
applicable amendment, waiver or consent; provided, further, that in the case of clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this Section 8.06, such substitution will result in a reduction in compensation pursuant to
Section 8.03 or 8.04; and 
 (b) except in the case of clause (v) of the first paragraph of this Section 8.06,
the Company may elect to terminate this Agreement as to such Lender (but only if (x) in the case of clause (i) or (ii) of the first paragraph of this Section 8.06, Investment Grade Status exists as to the Company and (y) in the
case of clause (iv) of the same paragraph, no Event of Default exists or is continuing); provided that (i) the Company notifies such Lender through the Administrative Agent of such election at least three Business Days before the
effective date of such termination, (ii) each Borrower repays or prepays the principal amount of all outstanding Loans made by such Lender to such Borrower plus any accrued but unpaid interest thereon and the accrued but unpaid fees in
respect of such Lender’s Commitment hereunder plus all other amounts payable by such Borrower to such Lender hereunder, not later than the effective date of such termination and (iii) if at the effective date of such termination,
any Letter of Credit Liabilities or Swingline Loans are outstanding, the conditions specified in Section 3.02 would be satisfied (after giving effect to such termination) were the related Letters of Credit issued or the related Swingline Loans
made on such date. Upon satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, the Commitment of such Lender shall terminate on the effective date specified in such notice, its participation in any outstanding Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans shall terminate
on such effective date and the participations of the other Lenders therein shall be re-determined as of such date as if such Letters of Credit had been issued or such Swingline Loans had been made on such
date. 
 ARTICLE 9 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS

 Each Subsidiary Borrower shall be deemed by the execution and delivery of its Election to Participate to have represented and warranted
as of the date thereof that: 
 Section 9.01. Existence and Power. It is duly incorporated or organized and validly
existing and, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company (other than Linde GmbH) or of Linde GmbH. 

  
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 Section 9.02. Corporate Governmental Authorization; No Contravention. The
execution and delivery by it of its Election to Participate and its Notes, and the performance by it of this Agreement and its Notes, (i) are within its organizational powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational
action, (iii) do not contravene any provision of its Organizational Documents, (iv) require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official (other than routine informational filings) and do not
contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation of any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Company or such Subsidiary Borrower or result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in each case under this clause (iv), as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

Section 9.03. Binding Effect. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of such Subsidiary Borrower and,
when and if executed and delivered in accordance with this Agreement, its Notes, will constitute valid and binding obligations of such Subsidiary Borrower, in each case enforceable in accordance with its terms except as the same may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity. 
 ARTICLE 10 

GUARANTY 

Section 10.01. The Guaranty.  

(a) The Company hereby unconditionally and absolutely guarantees the full and punctual payment (whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration
or otherwise) of the principal of and interest on each Loan made to and each Reimbursement Obligation incurred by each Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, and the full and punctual payment of all other amounts payable by each Subsidiary
Borrower under this Agreement (collectively, the “Subsidiary Borrower Obligations”). Upon failure by any Subsidiary Borrower to pay punctually any Subsidiary Borrower Obligations, the Company shall forthwith on demand pay the
amount not so paid at the place and in the manner specified in this Agreement. The guarantee contained in this Section 10.01(a) does not apply to the extent that it would result in the guarantee constituting unlawful financial assistance within
the meaning of Section 82 of the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland. 
 (b) Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby unconditionally and absolutely
guarantees the full and punctual payment (whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest on each Loan made to and each Reimbursement Obligation incurred by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, and the
full and punctual payment of all other amounts payable by the Company under this Agreement (collectively, the “Company Obligations”); provided that the guarantee of Linde GmbH hereunder shall be subject to the limitations set
forth in the Linde GmbH Guarantor Supplement. Upon failure by the Company to pay punctually any Company Obligations, each Subsidiary Guarantor shall forthwith on demand pay the amount not so paid at the place and in the manner specified in this
Agreement. 
 Section 10.02. Guaranty Unconditional. The obligations of each Guarantor with respect to its Guarantied
Obligations hereunder shall be unconditional and absolute and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall not be released, discharged or otherwise affected by: 

(a) any extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, waiver or release in respect of any obligation of any Borrower under this
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 (b) any modification or amendment of or supplement to this Agreement or any
Note; 
 (c) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of any Borrower, or any insolvency, bankruptcy,
examination (in the case of an Irish Borrower only), reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting any Borrower or its assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of any Borrower contained in this Agreement or any Note;

 (d) the existence of any claim, set-off or other rights which such Guarantor may
have at any time against any Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection herewith or any unrelated transactions; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the assertion of any such claim by
separate suit or compulsory counterclaim; 
 (e) any invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against any Borrower for
any reason of this Agreement or any Note, or any provision of applicable law or regulation purporting to prohibit the payment by any Borrower of the principal of or interest on any Note or any other amount payable by it under this Agreement; or 

(f) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by any Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other
Person or any other circumstance whatsoever which might, but for the provisions of this paragraph, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of or defense to such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder (other than payment in full of the Guarantied
Obligations). 
 Section 10.03. Discharge Only upon Payment in Full; Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances. Each
Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall remain in full force and effect until the Commitments shall have terminated and the Guarantied Obligations of such Guarantor shall have been paid in full. If at any time any payment of the principal of or
interest on any Loan or any other amount payable by any Borrower under this Agreement is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, examination (in the case of an Irish Borrower only) or reorganization, of
any Borrower or otherwise, the applicable Guarantors’ obligations hereunder with respect to such payment shall be reinstated at such time as though such payment had been due but not made at such time. 

Section 10.04. Waiver by the Company. Each Guarantor irrevocably waives acceptance hereof, presentment, demand, protest and
any notice not provided for herein, as well as any requirement that at any time any action be taken by any Person against any Borrower or any other Person. 

Section 10.05. Subrogation. Upon making any payment with respect to any Guarantied Obligation hereunder, the applicable
Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the payee against the applicable Borrower with respect to such payment; provided that such Guarantor shall not enforce any payment by way of subrogation unless all amounts of principal of and
interest on the Loans to such Borrower and all other amounts payable by such Borrower under this Agreement have been paid in full. 

Section 10.06. Stay of Acceleration. If acceleration of the time for payment of any amount payable by any Borrower under
this Agreement or its Notes is stayed upon insolvency, bankruptcy, examination (in the case of an Irish Borrower only) or reorganization of such Borrower, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of this Agreement shall
nonetheless be payable by the applicable Guarantors hereunder forthwith on demand by the Administrative Agent made at the request of the Required Lenders. 

  
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 Section 10.07. Additional Guarantors. The Company, at its discretion, may
cause any Subsidiary to become a Subsidiary Guarantor by delivering notice to the Administrative Agent of its intention to cause such Subsidiary to become a Subsidiary Guarantor at least ten Business Days (or such shorter period as is acceptable to
the Administrative Agent) prior to the date that such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder by execution and delivery to the Administrative Agent of an Additional Guarantor Supplement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit
J or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and the Company shall also deliver to the Administrative Agent, or cause such Subsidiary to deliver to the Administrative Agent, at the Company’s cost and expense, such
certificates and opinions of the type delivered on the Effective Date pursuant to Article 3, to the extent reasonably required by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith and, except in the case of a designation of a Subsidiary Borrower as a
new Guarantor, at least three Business Days prior to the date that such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor, all customary documentation and other customary information necessary for complying with applicable “know your customer” and
anti-money-laundering rules and regulations (including the Patriot Act) requested by the Administrative Agent within three Business Days following delivery of the notice from the Company of the Company’s intent to cause such Subsidiary to
become a Subsidiary Guarantor, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. 
 In respect of any such new
Guarantor incorporated in Germany as a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft), limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) or established as a limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft) with a stock
corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) or limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) as general partner (persönlich haftender Gesellschafter), such instrument shall include a customary guarantee
limitation language. 
 In respect of any such new Guarantor incorporated in Ireland, such instrument shall include guarantee limitation
language stating that the guarantee does not apply to the extent that it would result in the guarantee constituting unlawful financial assistance within the meaning of Section 82 of the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland. 

If any such new Guarantor is incorporated in Ireland, such instrument shall include guarantee limitation language equivalent to the guarantee
limitation language in Section 10.01(a) above. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any designation of a new Guarantor
(other than the designation of a Subsidiary Borrower as a new Guarantor) not organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof (an “Eligible Foreign Guarantor Subsidiary”), no designation of a new Guarantor shall be
effective if any Lender or Issuing Lender (any such Lender or Issuing Lender, a “Guarantee Protesting Lender”), reasonably expects the Guarantee therefrom to either (x) breach or violate any internal policy (other than
with respect to Eligible Foreign Guarantor Subsidiaries formed under the laws of any nation that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development as of the date hereof), law or regulation to which any Lender or Issuing Lender
is, or would be upon the receipt of such Guarantee, subject, or (y) result in materially adverse tax consequences to such Lender or Issuing Lender; provided that, in the event described in clause (x) immediately above, any Lender or
Issuing Lender, as applicable, which is relying solely on such internal policies as the basis for not accepting such Guarantee may do so only if such internal policies are being applied by such Lender or Issuing Lender to all similarly situated
borrowers seeking loans, letters of credit or other extensions of credit from or with respect to doing business in such jurisdiction. 
 As
soon as practicable (but in any event not more than five Business Days) after receipt of notice from the Company or the Administrative Agent of the Company’s intent to designate an Eligible Foreign Guarantor Subsidiary, any Guarantee Protesting
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accept the Guarantee of such Eligible Foreign Guarantor Subsidiary. With respect to each Guarantee Protesting Lender, the Company shall, effective on or before the date that such Eligible Foreign
Guarantor Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder, (i) replace such Guarantee Protesting Lender with Lenders willing (in their sole discretion) to increase their existing Commitments, or other financial institutions willing (in
their sole discretion) to become Lenders and extend new Commitments, on terms consistent with Section 8.06(a), (ii) notify the Administrative Agent and such Guarantee Protesting Lender that the Commitments of such Guarantee Protesting Lender
shall be terminated on terms consistent with Section 8.06(b); provided that such Guarantee Protesting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees
and all other amounts payable to it repaid by the Borrowers or (iii) cancel its request to designate such Eligible Foreign Guarantor Subsidiary as a “Subsidiary Guarantor.” 

Section 10.08. Release of Subsidiary Guarantees. 

The Lenders, the Swingline Lenders and the Issuing Lenders irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent
hereby agrees with the Obligors that the Administrative Agent shall, release any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than (i) Linde GmbH following its Guarantee, if any, of the Company Obligations pursuant to Section 5.08(b), and (ii) Linde
U.S.) from its obligations under the Guarantee of the Company Obligations upon the delivery by the Company of an Election to Terminate a Subsidiary Guarantee to the Administrative Agent. The delivery of an Election to Terminate a Subsidiary
Guarantee shall not affect any obligation of a Subsidiary Borrower theretofore incurred pursuant to Article 2, the Company’s guaranty thereof pursuant to Article 10 or any other Subsidiary Guarantor’s guaranty pursuant to Article 10. The
Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice to the Lenders of the receipt of any Election to Terminate a Subsidiary Guarantee. 
 ARTICLE
11 
 MISCELLANEOUS 

Section 11.01. Notices.  

(a) Except as provided in Sections 5.01 and 11.01(b), all notices, requests, instructions and other communications to any party hereunder
shall be in writing (including bank wire, facsimile transmission or similar writing (including electronic transmission)) and shall be given to such party: (w) in the case of the Company, the Administrative Agent, any Swingline Lender or any
Issuing Lender, at its address, facsimile number or e-mail address set forth on the Notices Schedule, (x) in the case of any Lender, at its address, facsimile number or
e-mail address set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire, (y) in the case of any Subsidiary Borrower, to it in the care of the Company or (z) in the case of any party hereto, such other address,
facsimile number or e-mail address as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the Administrative Agent and the Company. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective
(i) if given by facsimile or other electronic transmission, when transmitted during normal business hours at the recipient’s location, to the facsimile number or e-mail address specified in this
Section and confirmation of receipt is received, (ii) if given by certified or registered mail, when received or (iii) if given by any other means, when delivered at the address specified in this Section; provided that notices to
the Administrative Agent under Article 2 or Article 8 shall not be effective until received. 
 (b) Notices and other communications to the
Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided
that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article 2 if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent
or the Company may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular
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 (c) Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other
communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function,
as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or
communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt
by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor. 

Section 11.02. No Waivers. No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or
privilege under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies
provided in the Loan Documents shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. 
 Section 11.03.
Expenses; Indemnification.  
 (a) The Borrowers shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lenders, including reasonable fees and disbursements of one special counsel (plus, to the extent reasonably necessary, one local
counsel in each jurisdiction in which a Non-U.S. Borrower is organized) for the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lenders collectively, in connection with the preparation of this Agreement, any waiver or
consent hereunder or any amendment hereof or any Default or alleged Default hereunder and (ii) if an Event of Default occurs, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders, including reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for all such Persons (plus, to the extent reasonably necessary, one local counsel for all such Persons in
each jurisdiction in which a Non-U.S. Borrower is organized and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest and, to the extent reasonably necessary, one additional counsel in each applicable
jurisdiction for all such Persons affected by such conflict), in connection with such Event of Default and collection and other enforcement proceedings resulting therefrom. 

(b) The Borrowers shall indemnify each Lead Arranger, each Issuing Lender, each Lender and their respective Affiliates and their respective
Affiliates’ directors, officers and employees (each, an “Indemnified Person”) for, and hold each Indemnified Person harmless from and against (i) any and all damages, losses and other liabilities of any kind, including,
without limitation, judgments and costs of settlement, and (ii) any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of any kind, including, without limitation,
reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for all Indemnified Persons (plus, to the extent reasonably necessary, one local counsel for all such Indemnified Persons in each jurisdiction in which a
Non-U.S. Borrower is organized, and, in the case of a conflict of interest, to the extent reasonably necessary, one additional counsel in each applicable jurisdiction for all such indemnified persons affected
by such conflict), and any other reasonable out-of-pocket costs of defense, including, without limitation, reasonable costs of discovery and investigation, for such
Indemnified Persons (all of which shall be paid or reimbursed by the Company within 30 days of receipt of an invoice thereof in reasonable detail), suffered or incurred in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding
(whether or not such Lead Arranger, Issuing Lender or Lender shall be designated a party thereto) relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any actual or proposed use of proceeds of Loans or Letters of Credit hereunder; provided that no
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the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person or any of such Indemnified Person’s affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors or employees as finally
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Borrowers shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Lender, in its capacity as such hereunder, together with their Affiliates and their Affiliates’
directors, officers and employees, to the same extent that the Borrowers indemnify and hold harmless each Lender pursuant to this Section. 

(c) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no party hereto shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any other party
hereto, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or
instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit, or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that nothing contained in this sentence shall limit the Borrowers’
indemnification obligation in Section 11.03(b) to the extent such special, indirect, consequential and punitive damages are included in any claim in connection with which such person is entitled to indemnification hereunder. 

(d) This Section 11.03 shall not apply to any taxes (other than taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses
resulting from a non-tax claim). 
 Section 11.04. Sharing of
Set-offs. Each Lender agrees that if it shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, receive payment of a proportion of the
aggregate amount then due with respect to the Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities held by it which is greater than the proportion received by any other Lender in respect of the aggregate amount then due with respect to the Loans and Letter of
Credit Liabilities held by such other Lender, the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall purchase such participations in the Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities held by the other Lenders, and such other adjustments shall be
made, as may be required so that all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders pro rata; provided that if at any time thereafter, the Lender that originally received such payment is required to repay (whether to the Company or to any other
Person) all or any portion of such payment, each other Lender shall promptly (and in any event within five Business Days of its receipt of notification from such Lender requiring such repayment) repay to such Lender the portion of such payment
previously received by it under this Section 11.04, together with such amount (if any) as is equal to the appropriate portion of any interest (in respect of the period during which such other Lender held such amount) such Lender shall have been
obligated to pay when repaying such amount as aforesaid, in exchange for such participation in the Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities of such other Lender as was previously purchased by such Lender; provided, further, that the
provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of any Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the
existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 6.04. Nothing in this Section shall impair the right of any Lender to exercise any right of set-off
or counterclaim it may have and to apply the amount subject to such exercise to the payment of indebtedness of any Borrower other than its indebtedness under the Loan Documents. 

Section 11.05. Amendments and Waivers.  

(a) Subject to Sections 8.01 and 8.02, any provision of this Agreement or the Notes may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment
or waiver is in writing and is signed by the Company and the Required Lenders (and, if the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Swingline Lender are affected thereby, by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing
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 (i) unless signed by each Lender directly affected thereby, 

(A) increase the Commitment of such Lender; 

(B) reduce the principal of or rate of interest on any Loan of such Lender or the amount to be reimbursed in respect of any
Letter of Credit or any interest thereon or any fees payable to such Lender hereunder; 
 (C) postpone the date fixed for any
payment of principal of or interest on any Loan of such Lender or for reimbursement in respect of any Letter of Credit or interest thereon or any fees payable to such Lender hereunder or for termination of the Commitment of such Lender; or 

(D) amend or waive (x) the definition of “Approved Currencies” in a manner that would remove the right of such
Lender to approve an additional Approved Currency, (y) Section 2.22 in a manner that would remove the right of such Lender to protest a foreign Wholly-Owned Subsidiary as a new Subsidiary Borrower or (z) Section 10.07 in a manner
that would remove the right of such Lender to protest an Eligible Foreign Guarantor Subsidiary as a new Subsidiary Guarantor; or 

(ii) unless signed by all Lenders, 

(A) release the guarantee of the Company or all or substantially all of the guarantees (as measured by value, not number)
provided by the Subsidiary Guarantors under Article 10 (except as permitted by Section 10.08) in any transaction or series of related transactions; 

(B) change the percentage of the Credit Exposures, which shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action
under this Section or any other provision of this Agreement; or 
 (C) amend or waive the provisions of this
Section 11.05. 
 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment,
waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that
(x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or the maturity thereof extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender
that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender. 

(b) The exercise of the Company of its right to extend the Termination Date by operation of Section 2.19 shall not constitute an
amendment subject to this Section 11.05. Furthermore, the exercise by the Company of its right to decrease the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.09 or Section 8.06(b) shall not be deemed to require the consent of any party to this
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt the exercise by the Company of its option to increase the aggregate amount of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.20 shall not require the consent of any Person except for the consent of the
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 (c) In addition, the Company and the Administrative Agent may mutually agree on supplemental
or modified terms and procedures for the making of Competitive Bid Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency. Such terms and procedures shall govern Competitive Bid Loans covered thereby and made pursuant to Competitive Bid Quote Requests given
after the Lenders shall have received notice of such supplemental or modified procedures, notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions in this Agreement. 

Section 11.06. Successors and Assigns.  

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns, except that no Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights under this Agreement (other than in accordance with Section 5.04) without the prior written consent of all Lenders. 

(b) Any Lender may at any time grant to one or more banks or other institutions (other than an Ineligible Person) (each, a
“Participant”) participating interests in its Commitment or any or all of its Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities. In the event of any such grant by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant, whether or not upon
notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent, such Lender shall remain responsible for the performance of its obligations hereunder, and the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in
connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and such Lender’s Note. Any agreement pursuant to which any Lender may grant such a participating interest shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right
and responsibility to enforce the obligations of the Borrowers hereunder and under the Notes, including the right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such participation agreement
may provide that such Lender will not agree to any modification, amendment or waiver of this Agreement described in clause (A), (B) or (C) of Section 11.05(a)(i) (to the extent directly affecting such Lender) or to any modification,
amendment or waiver that would have the effect of increasing the amount of a Participant’s participation in such Lender’s Commitment, in any such case without the consent of the Participant. The Borrowers agree that each Participant shall,
to the extent provided in its participation agreement, be entitled to the benefits of Article 8 (subject to the requirements and limitations of Article 8, including Section 8.04(g), as if such Participant were a “Lender”) with respect
to its participating interest, subject to clause (e) below and the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.06(b). An assignment or other transfer which is not permitted by Section 11.06(c) or (d) below shall be given effect for
purposes of this Agreement only to the extent of a participating interest granted in accordance with this Section 11.06(b). Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a
non-fiduciary agent of each Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and interest amounts) of each Participant’s interest in the
Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the
identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary
(i) to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations or Section 1.103-5(b) of proposed United States Treasury Regulations, or (ii) to determine whether any Irish Tax Deduction or any UK Tax Deduction will apply to any payment. The entries in the Participant
Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the
contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register. Each Lender that grants a participation pursuant to this
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notify the Administrative Agent of the amount of the principal amounts of each such Participant’s participation with respect to such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement
and in respect of a Borrower incorporated or resident for tax purposes in the UK or Ireland, and shall use its reasonable endeavors to confirm, or procure that the Participant confirms, to the Administrative Agent, the status of the Participant as:
(i) (a) an Irish Qualifying Lender (other than an Irish Treaty Lender), (b) an Irish Treaty Lender, or (c) not an Irish Qualifying Lender; and (ii) (a) a UK Qualifying Lender (other than a UK Treaty Lender), (b) a UK Treaty Lender or
(c) not a UK Qualifying Lender. The Administrative Agent, on receipt of such confirmation, shall inform the Company. If the Lender is unable to confirm such status using its reasonable endeavors, the Participant shall be treated by each Obligor
as if it is not an Irish Qualifying Lender or a UK Qualifying Lender (as the case may be) until such time as the Lender or the Participant notifies the Administrative Agent which category applies (and the Administrative Agent, on receipt of such
notification, shall inform the Company). 
 (c) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Lenders, other banks or other institutions
other than an Ineligible Person (each, an “Assignee”) all, or a proportionate part of all, of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Notes, and such Assignee shall assume such rights and obligations, pursuant to an
Assignment and Assumption executed by such Assignee and such transferor Lender, with the consent of the (i) Administrative Agent, (ii) each Issuing Lender and each Swingline Lender (in the case of any assignment of a Commitment) and
(iii) so long as no Event of Default under Section 6.01(a), (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing, the Company (each such consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that (A) if the Assignee
is (x) any Person which Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, or is otherwise substantially affiliated with such transferor Lender or (y) another Lender, no such consent of the Company, the Administrative Agent, any
Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender shall be required if the long-term senior unsecured debt ratings of the Assignee are not lower than the long-term senior unsecured debt ratings of the transferor Lender; and (B) that any assignment shall not
be less than $5,000,000, or, if less, shall constitute an assignment of all of the transferor’s Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Issuing Lender shall
assign all or any portion of its Fronting Commitment and no Swingline Lender shall assign all or any portion of its Swingline Commitment, in each case, without the prior written consent of the Company. Upon execution and delivery of such instrument
and payment by such Assignee to such transferor Lender of an amount equal to the purchase price agreed between such transferor Lender and such Assignee, such Assignee shall be a Lender party to this Agreement and shall have all the rights and
obligations of a Lender with a (A) Commitment or (B) where the Commitments have been reduced to zero, an Outstanding Committed Amount, as set forth in such instrument of assumption, and the transferor Lender shall be released from its
obligations hereunder to a corresponding extent, and no further consent or action by any party shall be required. Upon the consummation of any assignment pursuant to this clause (c), the transferor Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Company
shall make appropriate arrangements so that, if required, new Notes are issued to the Assignee and the transferor Lender and the original Note is canceled. In connection with any such assignment, the transferor Lender shall pay to the Administrative
Agent an administrative fee of $3,500 for processing such assignment. 
 (d) Any Lender may at any time assign all or any portion of its
Loans and Note to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority. No such assignment shall release the transferor Lender from its obligations hereunder. 

(e) No Assignee, Participant or other transferee of any Lender’s rights shall be entitled to receive any greater payment under
Section 8.03 or 8.04 than such Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the rights transferred, unless such transfer is made (i) with the Company’s prior written consent, (ii) by reason of the provisions of
Section 8.03, 8.04 or 8.05 requiring such Lender to designate a different Applicable Lending Office or (iii) solely in the case of an Assignee, to the extent that the right to a greater payment results from a change in treaty, law, rule or
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 (f) In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender
hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount
sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the Assignee of participations or sub-participations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with
the consent of the Company and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable Assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to
(x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of
all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in accordance with its Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become
effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the Assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs. 

Section 11.07. [Reserved]. 

Section 11.08. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.  

(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH PARTY HERETO
HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY FOR PURPOSES OF ALL LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE
VENUE OF ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 
 (b) On or prior to the Effective Date,
each Non-U.S. Borrower has appointed Corporation Service Company (the “Service of Process Agent”), with an office on the Effective Date at 19 West 44th Street, Suite 200, New York, New York
10036-8401, United States, as its agent for service of process to receive on its behalf and its property service of the summons and complaints and any other process which may be served in any proceeding referred to in Section 11.08(a);
provided that a copy of such process shall also be mailed in the manner provided in Section 11.01. Such service may be made by mailing or delivering a copy of such process to such Non-U.S. Borrower
in care of the Service of Process Agent at its address set forth above, and each Non-U.S. Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Service of Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf.
Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 11.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable
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 Section 11.09. Integration. This Agreement, any Notes, the Fee Letters
and any fee agreements contemplated by Section 2.08(b)(ii) constitute the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersede any and all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter
hereof. 
 Section 11.10. Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.  

(a) Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swingline Lenders and the Issuing Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the
Information (as defined below) and shall not use such Information, without the prior written consent of the Company, for any purpose or in any manner other than pursuant to the terms and for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement, except that
Information may be disclosed (i) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such
disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (ii) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any
self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (iii) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (iv) to any other party hereto, (v) in
connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) subject to an
agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 11.10, to (A) any Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or any
Additional Lender invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.20; provided that such Assignee, Participant or prospective Assignee or Participant agrees in writing to keep such information confidential to the same extent required by the
Lenders party to this Agreement or (B) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Company and its obligations, in each case who agree to be bound by the terms of this
Section 11.10 (or language substantially similar to this Section 11.10), (vii) with the consent of the Company or (viii) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this
Section or (y) that is provided to the Administrative Agent, such Lender, such Swingline Lender or such Issuing Lender or any of their respective Affiliates by a Person other than the Company not in violation, to the actual knowledge of the
Administrative Agent, such Lender, Swingline Lender, Issuing Lender or Affiliate, of any duty of confidentiality. For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from or on behalf of the Company or any
Subsidiary relating to the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall
be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has taken normal and reasonable precautions maintain the confidentiality of such Information. 

(b) Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, Swingline Lenders and Issuing Lenders acknowledges that (a) the Information may
include material non-public information concerning the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material
non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable law, including securities laws. 

Section 11.11. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the Notes is held to be illegal, invalid or
unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the Notes shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the
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provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing
provisions of this Section 11.11, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by proceedings under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders or the Swingline Lenders, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited. 

Section 11.12. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial
Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial
Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 (a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities
arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and 
 (b) the
effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable: 
 (i)
a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability; 
 (ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such
liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of
ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or 

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the
applicable Resolution Authority. 
 Section 11.13. Collateral. Each of the Lenders represents to the Administrative Agent
and each of the other Lenders that it in good faith is not relying upon any Margin Stock as collateral in the extension or maintenance of the credit provided for in this Agreement. 

Section 11.14. Judgment Currency. If, under any applicable law, and whether pursuant to a judgment being made or registered
against any Obligor or for any other reason, any payment under or in connection with this Agreement, is made or satisfied in a currency (the “Other Currency”) other than that in which the relevant payment is due (the
“Required Currency”) then, to the extent that the payment (when converted into the Required Currency at the rate of exchange on the date of payment or, if it is not practicable for the party entitled thereto (the
“Payee”) to purchase the Required Currency with the Other Currency on the date of payment, at the rate of exchange as soon thereafter as it is practicable for it to do so) actually received by the Payee falls short of the amount due
under the terms of this Agreement, the applicable Borrower shall, to the extent permitted by law, as a separate and independent obligation, indemnify and hold harmless the Payee against the amount of such shortfall. For the purpose of this Section,
“rate of exchange” means the rate at which the Payee is able on the relevant date to purchase the Required Currency with the Other Currency and shall take into account any premium and other costs of exchange. 

  
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 Section 11.15. Patriot Act Notice. Each Lender that is subject to the
Patriot Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies
each Borrower, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act. 

Section 11.16. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated
hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (a)(i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the
Titled Banks are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrowers and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Titled Banks, on the other hand, (ii) each Borrower has consulted
its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (iii) each Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated
hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b)(i) each Titled Bank is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or
fiduciary for any Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) no Titled Bank has any obligation to any Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except
those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) the Titled Banks and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the
Borrowers and their respective Affiliates, and none of the Titled Banks has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to any Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Borrower hereby waives
and releases any claims that it may have against the Titled Banks with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby. 

Section 11.17. Electronic Execution; Electronic Records, Counterparts.The Agreement, any Loan Document and any other
Communication, including Communications required to be in writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures. Each Borrower, each Guarantor and each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender
Recipient Party agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any Communication shall be valid and binding on such Person to the same extent as a manual, original signature, and that any Communication entered into by Electronic
Signature, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with the terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered. Any
Communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Communication. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization
under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed Communication converted
into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. The Administrative Agent and each of the Lender Recipient Parties may, at its option, create one or more copies of any Communication in the form of an imaged Electronic Record
(“Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document. All Communications in the form of an Electronic Record, including an Electronic
Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the Administrative Agent, any Issuing
Lender nor the Swingline Lender is under any obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by such Person pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further,

  
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without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent, an Issuing Lender and/or Swingline Lender has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent
and each of the Lender Recipient Parties shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of any Borrower, Guarantor and/or any Lender Recipient Party without further verification, and (b) upon the
request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender Recipient Party, any Communication executed using an Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart.

Neither the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender nor the Swingline Lender shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or
inquire into the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the Administrative Agent’s, such
Issuing Lender’s or Swingline Lender’s reliance on any Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means). The Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to
rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon, any Communication (which writing may be a fax, any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution
or signed using an Electronic Signature) or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the
Loan Documents for being the maker thereof). 
 Each Borrower, Guarantor and Lender Recipient Party hereby waives (i) any argument,
defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement and any other Loan Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement and such other Loan Document, and (ii) any claim against
the Administrative Agent, each Lender Recipient Party and each Related Party for any liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender Recipient Party’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures, including any
liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the parties hereto to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature. 

Section 11.18. Certain ERISA Matters. 

(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from
the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers or any other
Obligor, that at least one of the following is and will be true: 
 (i) such Lender is not using “plan assets”
(within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments
or this Agreement, 
 (ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions
involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a
class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house
asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, 

  
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 (iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a
“Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into,
participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and
this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements
of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the
Commitments and this Agreement, or 
 (iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing
between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender. 
 (b) In addition, unless either
(1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date
such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers or any other Obligor, that
the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this
Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto). 

Section 11.19. Amendment and Restatement. Effective as of the Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be
amended and restated in its entirety by this Agreement and the Existing Credit Agreement shall thereafter be of no further force and effect except to evidence the incurrence by the Borrower of the “obligations” under the Existing Credit
Agreement (whether or not such “obligations” are contingent as of the Effective Date). The terms and conditions of this Agreement and the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents shall apply to all of the obligations incurred under the Existing Credit Agreement. On and after the Effective Date, (i) all references to the Credit Agreement in the Loan Documents (other than this Agreement) shall be deemed to
refer to this Agreement and (ii) all references to any section (or subsection) of the Existing Credit Agreement in any Loan Document (but not herein) shall be amended to become, mutatis mutandis, references to the corresponding
provisions of this Agreement. This amendment and restatement is limited as written and is not a consent to any other amendment, restatement or waiver or other modification, whether or not similar and, except as expressly provided herein or in any
other Loan Document, all terms and conditions of the Loan Documents remain in full force and effect unless otherwise specifically amended hereby or by any other Loan Document. This Agreement shall not constitute a novation of the Existing Credit
Agreement or of any other Loan Document (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement). 
 [Signature Pages Follow] 

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

					
	LINDE PLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Christopher Cossins

		 	Name: Christopher Cossins
		 	Title:   UK Permanent Representative

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
			
	LINDE INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Matthew J. White

		 	Name: Matthew J. White
		 	Title: Chief Financial Officer

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	LINDE GMBH
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Daniel Geiger

		 	Name: Daniel Geiger
		 	Title:   Senior Counsel
			
	By:	 	 /s/ Matthias von Plotho
	 	
		 	Name: Matthias von Plotho
		 	Title:   Senior Vice President Finance EMEA

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
							
	LINDE FINANCE B.V.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Regina McKeon

		 	Name: Regina McKeon
		 	 Title:   Member of Management Board

            (Bestuurder)

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
	as Administrative Agent
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Elizabeth Uribe

		 	Name: Elizabeth Uribe
		 	Title:   Assistant Vice President

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
	as Lender, Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mukesh Singh

		 	Name: Mukesh Singh
		 	Title:   Director

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	CITIBANK, N.A.,
	as Lender, Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael Vondriska

		 	Name: Michael Vondriska
		 	Title:   Vice President

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
	as Lender, Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ming K Chu

		 	Name:	 	Ming K Chu
		 	Title:	 	Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Marko Lukin

		 	Name:	 	Marko Lukin
		 	Title:	 	Vice President

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Lender, Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Peggy Yip

		 	Name:	 	Peggy Yip
		 	Title:	 	Director

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	 MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
 as Lender,
Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Donna DeMagistris

		 	Name:	 	Donna DeMagistris
		 	Title:	 	Executive Director

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	 BANK OF CHINA LIMITED Zweingniederlassung Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt Branch,

as Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Zhang Hongbao

		 	Name:	 	Zhang Hongbao
		 	Title:	 	Deputy General Manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Liu Yongjun

		 	Name:	 	Liu Yongjun
		 	Title:	 	Head of Corporate Banking

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	 CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Doreen Barr

		 	Name:	 	Doreen Barr
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Wing Yee Lee-Cember

		 	Name:	 	Wing Yee Lee-Cember
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	 JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.,
 as
Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Peter S. Predun

		 	Name:	 	Peter S. Predun
		 	Title:	 	Executive Director

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	 Société Générale,

as Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Shelley Yu

		 	Name:	 	Shelley Yu
		 	Title:	 	Director

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	 THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, LONDON BRANCH,

as Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Philip Bates

		 	Name:	 	Philip Bates
		 	Title:	 	MD & Head of European Corporate Banking

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	 UniCredit Bank AG New York Branch,

as Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Tom Taylor

		 	Name:	 	Tom Taylor
		 	Title:	 	Managing Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Thomas Petz

		 	Name:	 	Thomas Petz
		 	Title:	 	Managing Director

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	 BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Cara Younger

		 	Name:	 	Cara Younger
		 	Title:	 	Managing Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Miriam Trautmann

		 	Name:	 	Miriam Trautmann
		 	Title:	 	Managing Director

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	 BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Andres Barbosa

		 	 Name:
	 	 Andres Barbosa

		 	 Title:
	 	 Managing Director

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Rita Walz-Cuccioli

		 	 Name:
	 	 Rita Walz-Cuccioli

		 	 Title:
	 	 Executive Director

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	 BNP Paribas,
 as
Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael R. Hoffman

		 	Name:	 	Michael R. Hoffman
		 	Title:	 	Managing Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Yogesh Chandani

		 	Name:	 	Yogesh Chandani
		 	Title:	 	Vice President

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	 Standard Chartered Bank,
 as
Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Simon Derrick

		 	Name:	 	Simon Derrick
		 	Title:	 	Managing Director

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited,

as Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ender Tanar

		 	Name:	 	Ender Tanar
		 	Title:	 	General Manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Daniel Muth

		 	Name:	 	Daniel Muth
		 	Title:	 	Director

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	BANCO BRADESCO, NEW YORK BRANCH,
	as Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Roberto Schwartz

		 	Name:	 	Roberto Schwartz
		 	Title:	 	General Manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Amir da Silva

		 	Name:	 	Amir da Silva
		 	Title:	 	Operations Manager

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	Bayerische Landesbank,
	as Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Barbara Schmachtenberger

		 	Name:	 	Barbara Schmachtenberger
		 	Title:	 	Vice President
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Lisa Kauth

		 	Name:	 	Lisa Kauth
		 	Title:	 	Associate

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
			
	Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft,
	as Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Kristin Bahlburg

		 	Name: Kristin Bahlburg
		 	Title:   Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ludwig Weise

		 	Name: Ludwig Weise
		 	Title:   Associate

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
			
	Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Deutschland,
	as Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Christian Andrae

		 	Name: Christian Andrae
		 	Title:   Managing Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Karsten Hitzbleck

		 	Name: Karsten Hitzbleck
		 	Title:   Managing Director

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
			
	Landesbank-Baden-Wurttemberg,
	as Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Cordelia Schwochow

		 	Name: Cordelia Schwochow
		 	Title:   Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Matthias Schellbach

		 	Name: Matthias Schellbach
		 	Title:   Director

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale,
	as Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ina Liermann

		 	Name:	 	Ina Liermann
		 	Title:	 	Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Angelika Brandmaier

		 	Name:	 	Angelika Brandmaier
		 	Title:	 	Director

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Frankfurt Branch,
	as Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Geraldine Maschke

		 	Name:	 	Geraldine Maschke
		 	Title:	 	Head of Client Portfolio Management Germany
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Philipp Jentzmik

		 	Name:	 	Philipp Jentzmik
		 	Title:	 	Head of Legal, LC&FI

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
	as Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Yipeng Zhang

		 	Name:	 	Yipeng Zhang
		 	Title:	 	Vice President

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	The Northern Trust Company,
	as Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Eric Siebert

		 	Name:	 	Eric Siebert
		 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 
					
	Westpac Banking Corporation,
	as Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Martin Nieboer

		 	Name:	 	Martin Nieboer
		 	Title:	 	Tier 2 Attorney

  
 [Signature Page to Linde
5-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement] 

 PRICING SCHEDULE 

“Base Rate Margin” applicable at all times during any Calendar Quarter (or shorter period commencing on the Effective Date
and ending on the last day of the Calendar Quarter in which the Effective Date occurs) is a rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Margin determined on the first Business Day of such Calendar Quarter (or shorter period) over 1.00% per annum (but not
less than zero). 
 “Daily Simple SOFR Margin”, “Alternative Currency Term Rate Margin”,
“Alternative Currency Daily Rate Margin”, “Term SOFR Margin” and “Commitment Fee Rate” for any day are the respective percentages set forth in the applicable column below (in basis points per annum)
in the row corresponding to the Category that exists on such day based on the Ratings: 
  

											
	 	  	Ratings	  	Daily Simple SOFR Margin
/ Term SOFR Margin /
Alternative Currency
Term Rate Margin /
Alternative Currency
Daily
Rate Margin	 	 	Commitment Fee Rate	 
	 Category 1
	  	≥ AA-/Aa3	  	 	0.625	% 	 	 	0.050	% 
	 Category 2
	  	A+/A1	  	 	0.750	% 	 	 	0.060	% 
	 Category 3
	  	A/A2	  	 	0.875	% 	 	 	0.070	% 
	 Category 4
	  	A-/A3	  	 	1.000	% 	 	 	0.090	% 
	 Category 5
	  	BBB+/Baa1	  	 	1.125	% 	 	 	0.100	% 
	 Category 6
	  	≤ BBB/Baa2	  	 	1.250	% 	 	 	0.125	% 

 “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor ratings service.

 “Ratings” means the Company’s corporate credit rating (or its equivalent) by S&P Global Ratings and corporate
family rating (or its equivalent) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. The rating in effect at any date is that in effect at the close of business on such date. 

“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings or its successor ratings service. 

In the event of split Ratings, the Category in the table will be based on the higher of the two Ratings; provided that if the Ratings
differ by two notches or more, the Category in the table will be based on the level one notch above the lower Rating. In the event that (i) only one of S&P or Moody’s shall have a Rating in effect, then the Category shall be determined
by reference to the available Rating, and (ii) neither S&P nor Moody’s shall have a Rating in effect, then the Category shall be determined by the ratings by S&P and Moody’s on the senior unsecured long-term debt securities of
the Company without third-party credit enhancement (with the preceding sentence applying in the event such ratings of S&P and Moody’s are at different levels, and if only one of S&P or Moody’s shall have such a rating, then the
Category shall be determined by reference to such available rating); provided that if such senior unsecured long-term debt securities ratings are unavailable, then the Category will be deemed to be Category 6. 

 COMMITMENT SCHEDULE 

 

																					
	 Lender
	  	Commitment	 	  	Fronting
Commitment	 	  	Dollar
Swingline
Commitment	 	  	Euro
Swingline
Commitment	 	  	HMRC DT Treaty
Passport Scheme
Reference Number
and Jurisdiction of
Tax Residence
(if
applicable)	 
	 Bank of America, N.A.
	  	$	390,000,000	 	  	$	113,750,000	 	  	$	40,000,000	 	  	€	25,000,000	 	  	 	13/B/7418/DTTP USA	 
	 Citibank, N.A.
	  	$	390,000,000	 	  	$	113,750,000	 	  	$	40,000,000	 	  	€	25,000,000	 	  	 	13/C/62301/DTTP USA	 
	 Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
	  	$	390,000,000	 	  	$	113,750,000	 	  	$	40,000,000	 	  	€	25,000,000	 	  	 	7/D/70006/ DTTP Germany	 
	 HSBC Bank USA, National Association
	  	$	390,000,000	 	  	$	145,000,000	 	  	$	40,000,000	 	  	 	—  	 	  	 	13/H/314375/DTTP USA	 
	 Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
	  	$	390,000,000	 	  	$	113,750,000	 	  	$	40,000,000	 	  	€	25,000,000	 	  	 	43/M/274822/DTTP Japan	 
	 Bank of China Limited Zweigniederlassung Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt Branch
	  	$	286,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	23/B/368424/DTTP China	 
	 Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch
	  	$	286,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	N/A	 
	 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
	  	$	286,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	13/M/0268710/DTTP USA	 
	 Société Générale
	  	$	286,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	5/S/70085/DTTP France	 
	 The Toronto-Dominion Bank, London Branch
	  	$	286,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	3/T/80000/DTTP Canada	 
	 UniCredit Bank AG New York Branch
	  	$	286,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	7/U/237605/DTTP Germany	 
	 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. New York Branch
	  	$	141,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	9/B/75354/DTTP Spain	 
	 Banco Santander, S.A., New York Branch
	  	$	141,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	9/S/267974/DTTP Spain	 
	 BNP Paribas
	  	$	141,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	5/B/255139/DTTP France	 
	 Standard Chartered Bank
	  	$	141,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	N/A	 
	 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
	  	$	70,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	2/A/204986/DTTP Australia	 
	 Banco Bradesco S.A., New York Branch
	  	$	70,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	N/A	 
	 Bayerische Landesbank
	  	$	70,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	07/B/70350/DTTP Germany	 

																					
	 Lender
	  	Commitment	 	  	Fronting
Commitment	 	  	Dollar
Swingline
Commitment	 	  	Euro
Swingline
Commitment	 	  	HMRC DT Treaty
Passport Scheme
Reference Number
and Jurisdiction of
Tax Residence
(if applicable)	 
	 Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
	  	$	70,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	7/C/25382/DTTP Germany	 
	 Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Deutschland
	  	$	70,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	005/C/0222082/DTTP France	 
	 Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg
	  	$	70,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	7/L/70409/DTTP Germany	 
	 Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale
	  	$	70,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	007/L/70504/DTTP Germany	 
	 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Frankfurt Branch
	  	$	70,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	73/S/42621/DTTP Germany	 
	 The Bank of New York Mellon
	  	$	70,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	13/B/357401/DTTP USA	 
	 The Northern Trust Company
	  	$	70,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	13/N/60122/DTTP USA	 
	 Westpac Banking Corporation
	  	$	70,000,000	 	  				  				  				  	 	N/A	 
		  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  			
	 TOTAL
	  	$	5,000,000,000	 	  	$	600,000,000	 	  	$	200,000,000	 	  	€	100,000,000	 	  			
		  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  			

 APPROVED LC CURRENCY SCHEDULE 

In addition to the currencies set forth in the definition of “Approved LC Currencies”: 

 

					
	Argentina	  	Peso	  	ARS
	Australia	  	Dollar	  	AUD
	Austria	  	Euro	  	EUR
	Brazil	  	Real	  	BRL
	Canada	  	Dollar	  	CAD
	Chile	  	Peso	  	CLP
	China	  	Yuan	  	CNY
	Czech Republic	  	Koruna	  	CZK
	Denmark	  	Krone	  	DKK
	Hong Kong SAR	  	Dollar	  	HKD
	Hungary	  	Forint	  	HUF
	India	  	Rupee	  	INR
	Israel	  	New Shekel	  	ILS
	Japan	  	Yen	  	JPY
	Mexico	  	Peso	  	MXN
	New Zealand	  	Dollar	  	NZD
	Norway	  	Krone	  	NOK
	Poland	  	Zloty	  	PLN
	Russian Federation	  	Ruble	  	RUB
	Singapore	  	Dollar	  	SGD
	South Africa	  	Rand	  	ZAR
	Sweden	  	Krona	  	SEK
	Switzerland	  	Franc	  	CHF

 NOTICES SCHEDULE 

LINDE PLC 
 Forge 

43 Church Street West 
 Woking, Surrey GU21 6HTUnited Kingdom 

Attention: Christopher Cossins, UK Permanent Representative 

Tel: +44 1483 242200 
  

Email: Christopher.Cossins@boc.com 
 With a copy to: 

Attention: Linde Law Department 
 Tel: 203-837-2000 
 LINDE INC. 

10 Riverview Drive 
 Danbury, CT 06810 

Attention: Treasury Department – Capital Markets 
 Tel: 203-837-2000 
 Email: LG.US.Pxcapital.Markets@linde.com 

With a copy to: 
 Attention: Linde Law Department 

Tel: 203-837-2000 

LINDE GMBH 
 Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Strasse 6-14 

D-82049 Pullach 
 Germany

 Attention: Treasury 
 Tel: +49 89 35757 1612 

Fax: +49 89 35757 1605 
 Email: marc.michelsen@linde.com

 With a copy to: 
 Attention: Linde Law Department 

Tel: 203-837-2000 

 LINDE FINANCE B.V. 

43 Fitzwilliam Square West 
 Dublin 2, D02 K792 

Ireland 
 Attention: Treasury 

Tel: + 353 1 905 3587 
 Fax: +31.20.301.3809 

Email: regina.mckeon@linde.com 
 With a copy to: 

Attention: Linde Law Department 
 Tel: 203-837-2000 

  
 -2- 

 Administrative Agent 

(for Payments; Requests for Borrowings): 
 Bank of America

 900 W Trade St 
 Mail Code: NC-026-06-04 
 Charlotte, NC 28255-0001 

Attention: Maria Barboza 
 Electronic Mail:
maria.barboza2@bofa.com 
 Account No.: 1366072250600 
 ABA#:
026009593 
 Attn: Wire Clearing Acct for Syn Loans-LIQ 

Ref: Linde plc 
 Other Notices as Administrative Agent:
(Agency related questions, Financial reporting, Bank group related issues) 
 Bank of America N.A. 

AVP; Agency Management Officer II 
 540 W Madison St 

Mail Code: IL4-540-22-29 

Chicago, Illinois 60661 
 Attention: Elizabeth Uribe 

Telephone: 312-828-5060 

Facsimile: 877-206-9473 

Electronic Mail: elizabeth.uribe@bofa.com 

  
 -3- 

 Issuing Lenders 

Bank of America N.A. 
 Trade Operations 

1 Fleet Way Street 
 Mail
Code: PA6-580-02-30  

Scranton, PA 18507 
 Telephone: 570-496-9619 

Facsimile: 800-755-8740 

Electronic Mail: tradeclientserviceteamus@bofa.com 
 Email
for New LC’s or Amendments: scranton_standby_lc@bofa.com 
 Citibank, N.A. 

Attention: Brian McCabe 
 Email: brian.o.mccabe@citi.com

 Telephone: 212-816-8196 

Fax: 646-291-1774 

Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch 
 Marko Lukin 

1 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019-8735 
 Tel. +1 212 250-7283 
 Mobile +1 973 714-5836 

Email: marko.lukin@db.com 
 HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

 CTLA Loan Admin 
 Telephone: 212-525-1529 
 Facsimile: 1-847-793-3415 (Only for notices) 
 Email:
ctlany.loanadmin@us.hsbc.com (For notices in case of contingency only) 

            ctlanyloanadminqueries@us.hsbc.com (Only for queries) 

Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 
 Mamie Digiovanni (tel.: 201-626-9507) 
 Corinna Law (tel.: 201-626-9120) 
 Email: Letter_of_Credit@mizuhogroup.com  

  
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 Swingline Lenders 

Bank of America USD Swingline Details 
 Bank of America

 900 W Trade St 
 Mail Code: NC-026-06-04 
 Charlotte, NC 28255-0001 

Attention: Maria Barboza 
 Electronic Mail:
maria.barboza2@bofa.com 
 Account No.: 1366072250600 
 ABA#:
026009593 
 Attn: Wire Clearing Acct for Syn Loans-LIQ 

Ref: Linde plc 
 Bank of America EUR Swingline Details:

 EMEA Loan operations 

E-Mail Address for any financial transactions i.e.; Drawdowns, Repayments, Rollovers, Interest, etc.: 

emealoanoperations@bofa.com 

E-Mail Address for Queries: emealendingservices@bofa.com 

Telephone: +44 208 695 3071 
 Fax: +44 208 313 2140 

EUR 
 (Swift Field 57): 

Payment Destination: BOFAGB22 
 Bank of America N.A, Financial
Centre, 2 King Edward St, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom 
 (Swift Field 58): 

Beneficiary Bank: BOFAGB22 
 Bank of America N.A, Financial
Centre, 2 King Edward St, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom 
 Account No.: 96008050 

IBAN: GB54 BOFA 1650 5096 0080 50 
 (Swift Field 70/72): 

Beneficiary Information: RESP 047 Linde plc 
 Citibank USD
Swingline Details 
 Citibank, N.A. 
 Attention: Loan Admin

 Email: GLOriginationOps@citi.com 
 Telephone: 201-751-7571 
 Remittance Instructions: 

CITIBANK, N.A. 
 ABA #: 021000089 

ACCT #: 4078-4524 
 REF: Linde plc 

Citibank EUR Swingline Details 
 Citibank, N.A., London
Branch 
 Attention: Adam Drozd 
 Fax: 0044 207 655 2380 

  
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 Email: notices.londonloans@citi.com 

Telephone: +48 (22) 148-1366 

Remittance Instructions: 
 CITIBANK NA, LONDON 

SWIFT CITIGB2L 
 ACCOUNT NUMBER 780839 

IBAN: GB61 CITI 1850 0800 7808 39 
 ATTN: UK LOANS DEPT 

REF: Linde plc 
 Deutsche Bank USD Swingline Details 

d/b/a Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch 
 Email: loan.admin-ny@db.com / jax.origination@db.com 
 Wire Instructions 

Bank Name: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (BKTRUS33) 
 ABA:
021001033 
 Account Name: Commercial Loans Division 
 Account
Number: 60200119 
 Deutsche Bank EUR Swingline Details 

Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt 
 Email: loan.admin-ny@db.com / jax.origination@db.com 
 Wire Instructions 

Account W/Inst: Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt (DEUTDEFF) 

Beneficiary: Deutsche Bank AG NY (DEUTUS33) 
 IBAN:
DE67500700100958409510 
 Account Number: 100958409510 

HSBC USD Swingline Details 
 HSBC Bank USA, New York 

Swift: MRMDUS33 
 ABA #: 021001088 

Account: NY Loan Agency 
 Acct#: 713011777 

Ref: Linde plc 
 Mizuho USD Swingline Details 

Bank Name: Mizuho Bank, Ltd., New York Branch 
 ABA#: 026 004 307

 Acct. Name: ISA Loan Synd 
 Acct. Number: H79-740-005328 
 Attention: Ankit Anand / Arpit Nigam 

Email: LAU_USCorp3@mizuhogroup.com 
 Reference: Linde PLC / LAU

 Mizuho EUR Swingline Details (3 days’ notice) 

Bank Name: Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt 
 SWIFT
ID: DEUTDEFF 
 Acct. Name: Mizuho Bank,LTD., N.Y. 

Acct. Number: 10095908110000 
 Attention: Ankit Anand / Arpit
Nigam 
 Email: LAU_USCorp3@mizuhogroup.com 

Reference: Linde PLC / LAU 
  

  
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 EXHIBIT A 

NOTE 

_______________, 20__ 
 For value
received, each Borrower promises to pay to the order of _____________ (the “Lender”), for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Lender to such Borrower pursuant to the
Credit Agreement referred to below on the maturity date provided for in the Credit Agreement. Each Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the Credit
Agreement. All such payments of principal and interest shall be made at the place specified for payment thereof pursuant to the Credit Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of each Borrower hereunder are several and not joint, and
no Borrower shall be liable for the obligations of another Borrower hereunder except (i) in the case of any Borrower that is also a Guarantor, to the extent expressly set forth in Article 10 of the Credit Agreement or (ii) in the case of a
merger or consolidation of a Borrower with and into another Borrower, the surviving Borrower shall automatically assume the obligations of the non-surviving Borrower under the Credit Agreement. 

All Loans made by the Lender, the respective types and maturities thereof and all repayments of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the
Lender and, if the Lender so elects in connection with any transfer or enforcement hereof, appropriate notations to evidence the foregoing information with respect to each such Loan then outstanding may be endorsed by the Lender on the schedule
attached hereto, or on a continuation of such schedule attached to and made a part hereof; provided that the failure of the Lender to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrowers hereunder or
under the Credit Agreement. 
 This note is one of the Notes referred to in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
December 7, 2022 among Linde plc, the Subsidiary Borrowers referred to therein, the Lenders listed therein and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement for provisions for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the
maturity hereof. 
 [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW] 

  
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	LINDE PLC
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:
	
	LINDE INC.
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:
	
	LINDE GMBH
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:
	
	LINDE FINANCE B.V.
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
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 Note (cont’d) 

LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL 
  

													
	 Name of

Borrower
	  	Date	  	Currency
and Amount
of Loan	  	Type of
Loan	  	Principal
Repaid	  	Maturity
Date	  	Notation
Made By
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  	

  
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 Note (cont’d) 

FORM OF JOINDER TO NOTE 

For value received, the undersigned (the “Additional Borrower”), by its signature below to this JOINDER TO NOTE (this
“Note Joinder”) dated [     ], becomes a party to that certain Note dated as of [     ] (the “Note”), made by Linde plc and the Subsidiary Borrowers listed on the signature
pages thereof in favor of the Lender referred to therein pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 7, 2022 among Linde plc, the Subsidiary Borrowers referred to therein, the Lenders listed therein and Bank of
America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Note, or
if not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement referred to in the Note. 
 1. Joinder to Note. By its execution of this Note
Joinder, the Additional Borrower hereby agrees that effective from and after the date hereof, it shall be deemed to be a “Borrower” under and to be bound by all of the terms and provisions set forth in the Note as if it had been a
signatory thereto as of the date thereof. The undersigned promises to pay to the Lender for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Lender to such Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement
referred to in the Note on the maturity date provided for in the Credit Agreement. The undersigned promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the Credit
Agreement.    For the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of the Additional Borrower hereunder are several and not joint, and the Additional Borrower shall not be liable for the obligations of another Borrower under the Note
except (i) if the Additional Borrower is also a Guarantor, to the extent expressly set forth in Article 10 of the Credit Agreement or (ii) in the case of a merger or consolidation of a Borrower with and into another Borrower, the surviving
Borrower shall automatically assume the obligations of the non-surviving Borrower under the Credit Agreement. 

2. Incorporation by Reference. All terms and conditions of the Note are hereby incorporated by reference in this Note Joinder as if set
forth in full. 
  

			
	[ADDITIONAL BORROWER]
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
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 EXHIBIT B 

FORM OF COMPETITIVE BID QUOTE REQUEST 

[Date] 
  

			
	To:	  	Bank of America, N.A.
		  	(the “Administrative Agent”)
		
	From:	  	[Name of Borrower] (the “Borrower”)
		
	Re:	  	Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of December 7, 2022 among Linde plc, the Subsidiary Borrowers referred to therein, the
Lenders listed therein and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent

 We hereby give notice pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement that we request Competitive Bid
Quotes for the following proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing(s): 
 Date of Borrowing: __________________ 

 

					
	 Principal
Amount1
	  	 Currency
	  	
Interest Period2

Such Competitive Bid Quotes should offer a Competitive Bid [Term SOFR Rate] [Alternative Currency Term Rate] [Alternative
Currency Daily Rate] [Absolute Rate]. [The applicable base rate is the Base Rate.] 
 Terms used herein and not
otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. 
  

			
	 [NAME OF BORROWER]

		
	 By:
	 	  

		 	 Name:

		 	 Title:

  
  

	1 	 Amount must be not less than $5,000,000 (in the case of Dollars), €5,000,000 (in the case of Euro),
£5,000,000 (in the case of Pounds Sterling) or an amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other Approved Currency) and a multiple of $1,000,000 (in the case of Dollars), €1,000,000 (in the case of
Euro), £1,000,000 (in the case of Pounds Sterling) or an amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other Approved Currency) (or the amount remaining under the Commitments). 

	2 	 Not less than one month (Term SOFR Auction, Alternative Currency Term Rate Auction or Alternative Currency
Daily Rate Auction) or not less than 7 days (Absolute Rate Auction), subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period. 

  
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 EXHIBIT C 

FORM OF INVITATION FOR COMPETITIVE BID QUOTES 
  

	To:	 [Name of Lender] 

 

	Re:	 Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes to [Name of Borrower] (the “Borrower”)

 Pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 7, 2022 among
Linde plc, the Subsidiary Borrowers referred to therein, the Lenders listed therein and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) we are pleased on behalf
of the Borrower to invite you to submit Competitive Bid Quotes to the Borrower for the following proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing(s): 

Date of Borrowing: __________________ 
  

					
	 Principal Amount
	  	 Currency
	  	 Interest Period

Such Competitive Bid Quotes should offer a Competitive Bid [Term SOFR Rate] [Alternative Currency Term Rate] [Alternative
Currency Daily Rate] [Absolute Rate]. [The applicable base rate is the Base Rate.] 
 Please respond to
this invitation by no later than [10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on [date]]1 [11:00 A.M. [(New York City time)]2 [(London time)]3 [([ ] time)]4 on [date]].

 Terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. 

 

			
	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
    as Administrative Agent
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Authorized Officer

  
  

 

	1 	 In the case of an Absolute Rate Auction. 

	2 	 In the case of a Term SOFR Auction. 

	3 	 In the case of a Borrowing denominated in Euro or Pounds Sterling. 

	4 	 In the case of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Auction or Alternative Currency Daily Rate Auction.

  
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 EXHIBIT D 

FORM OF COMPETITIVE BID QUOTE 
  

	To:	 Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent 

 

	Re:	 Competitive Bid Quote to [Name of Borrower] (the “Borrower”)

 In response to your invitation on behalf of the Borrower dated _____________, ____, we hereby make the following
Competitive Bid Quote on the following terms: 
 1. Quoting Lender: ________________________________ 

2. Person to contact at Quoting Lender: _____________________________ 

3. Date of Borrowing: ____________________1 

4. We hereby offer to make Competitive Bid Loan(s) in the following principal amounts, for the following Interest Periods and at the following
rates: 
  

							
	 Principal

Amount2
	  	 Currency
	  	 Interest

Period3
	  	Competitive Bid
[Term SOFR Rate4]
[Alternative Currency
Daily Rate5][Alternative
Currency Term Rate6]
[Absolute Rate7]

[Provided, that the aggregate principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans for which the above offers may be accepted shall not exceed
____________.]2 
  
  

 

	1 	 As specified in the related Invitation. 

	2 	 Principal amount bid for each Interest Period may not exceed principal amount requested. Specify aggregate
limitation if the sum of the individual offers exceeds the amount the Lender is willing to lend. Each bid must be not less than $5,000,000 (in the case of Dollars), €5,000,000 (in the case of Euro), £5,000,000 (in the case of Pounds
Sterling) or an amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other Approved Currency) and a multiple of $1,000,000 (in the case of Dollars), €1,000,000 (in the case of Euro), £1,000,000 (in the case of
Pounds Sterling) or an amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Company (in the case of any other Approved Currency) (or the amount remaining under the Commitments). 

	3 	 Not less than one month (Term SOFR Auction, Alternative Currency Term Rate Auction or Alternative Currency
Daily Rate Auction) or not less than 7 days (Absolute Rate Auction), as specified in the related Invitation. No more than five bids are permitted for each Interest Period. 

	4 	 Margin over or under the Term SOFR rate determined for the applicable Interest Period. Specify percentage (to
the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%) and specify whether “PLUS” or “MINUS”. 

	5 	 Margin over or under the Alternative Currency Daily Rate expressed as a percentage (to the nearest 1/10,000th
of 1%) and specify whether “PLUS” or “MINUS”. 

	6 	 Margin over or under the Alternative Currency Term Rate determined for the applicable Interest Period. Specify
percentage (to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%) and specify whether “PLUS” or “MINUS”. 

	7 	 Specify rate of interest per annum (to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%). 

  
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 We understand and agree that the offer(s) set forth above, subject to the satisfaction of
the applicable conditions set forth in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 7, 2022 among Linde plc, the Subsidiary Borrowers referred to therein, the Lenders listed therein, yourselves, as Administrative Agent,
irrevocably obligate(s) us to make the Competitive Bid Loan(s) for which any offer(s) are accepted, in whole or in part. 
  

							
		  		  	Very truly yours,
			
		  		  	[NAME OF BANK]
				
	Dated:_______________	  		  	By:	  	  

		  		  		  	Authorized Officer

  
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 EXHIBIT E 

ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE 

________________ __, 20__ 
 Bank of America, N.A.,
as 
 Administrative Agent for 
 the Lenders
party to the Amended & Restated Credit 
 Agreement dated as of December 7, 2022 

among Linde plc, 
 the Subsidiary
Borrowers referred to therein, 
 such Lenders, and the Administrative Agent 

(as the same may be amended from time 

to time, the “Credit Agreement”) 

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 Reference is made to
the Credit Agreement described above. Terms not defined herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement have for purposes hereof the meanings provided therein. 

The undersigned, [Name of Subsidiary Borrower], a [jurisdiction] [type of entity], hereby elects to
be a Subsidiary Borrower for purposes of the Credit Agreement, effective from the date hereof until an Election to Terminate shall have been delivered on behalf of the undersigned in accordance with the Credit Agreement. The undersigned confirms
that the representations and warranties set forth in Article 9 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct as to the undersigned as of the date hereof, and the undersigned agrees to perform all the obligations of a Subsidiary Borrower under, and to
be bound in all respects by the terms of, the Credit Agreement, including without limitation Section 11.09 thereof, as if the undersigned were a signatory party thereto as a Subsidiary Borrower. The undersigned confirms that all references to
“local time” in the Credit Agreement shall mean [name of city] time. 
 This instrument shall be construed in
accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	[NAME OF SUBSIDIARY BORROWER]
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
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 The undersigned confirms that [Name of Subsidiary Borrower] is an Eligible
Subsidiary for purposes of the Credit Agreement described above. 
  

			
	LINDE PLC
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

 Receipt of the above Election to Participate is acknowledged on and as of the date set forth above. 

 

			
	 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

    as Administrative Agent

		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
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 EXHIBIT F 

ELECTION TO TERMINATE 

________________ __, 20__ 
 Bank of America, N.A.,
as 
 Administrative Agent for 
 the Lenders
party to the Amended and Restated Credit 
 Agreement dated as of December 7, 2022 

among Linde plc, 
 the Subsidiary
Borrowers referred to therein, 
 such Lenders, and the Administrative Agent 

(as the same may be amended from time 

to time, the “Credit Agreement”) 

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 Reference is made
to the Credit Agreement described above. Terms not defined herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement have for purposes hereof the meanings provided therein. 

The undersigned, [Name of Subsidiary Borrower], a [jurisdiction] [type of entity], hereby elects to
terminate its status as a Subsidiary Borrower for purposes of the Credit Agreement, effective as of the date hereof. The undersigned represents and warrants that all principal and interest on all Loans made to the undersigned and all other amounts
payable by the undersigned pursuant to the Credit Agreement have been paid in full on or before the date hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Election to Terminate shall not affect any obligation of the undersigned heretofore incurred under
the Credit Agreement or any Note. 
 This instrument shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New
York. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	[NAME OF SUBSIDIARY BORROWER]
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
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	LINDE PLC
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
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 Receipt of the above Election to Terminate is acknowledged on and as of the date set forth
above. 
  

			
	 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
 as
Administrative Agent

		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
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 EXHIBIT G 

FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR A SUBSIDIARY BORROWER 

1. The Borrower is a [entity] validly existing and in good standing1 under the laws of
[jurisdiction of organization]. 
 2. The execution and delivery by the Borrower of its Election to Participate and its Notes, if any, and
the performance by the Borrower of the Credit Agreement and its Notes, if any, are (i) within the Borrower’s organizational powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action, (iii) do not contravene
any provision of the Organization Documents of such Borrower, (iv) require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official (other than routine informational filings) of [jurisdiction] and (v) do not
contravene, or constitute a default under, any applicable law or regulation under the laws of [jurisdiction], except, in each case under clause (iv) and this clause (v), as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 3. The Credit Agreement and its Notes, if any, constitute valid and binding agreements of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with
their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity. 
  

 

	1 	 To the extent the concept is applicable in jurisdiction. 

  
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 EXHIBIT H 

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT 

AGREEMENT dated as of _________, 20__ among [ASSIGNOR] (the “Assignor”), [ASSIGNEE] (the
“Assignee”), LINDE PLC (the “Company”) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”). 

W I T N E S S E T H 

WHEREAS, this Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the “Agreement”) relates to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated as of December 7, 2022 among the Company, the Assignor and the other Lenders party thereto, as Lenders, and the Administrative Agent (the “Credit Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, as provided under the Credit Agreement, the Assignor has a Commitment to make Loans and participate in the Letters of Credit in an
aggregate Dollar Amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $___,000,000; 
 WHEREAS, the Assignor has an Outstanding Committed Amount
under the Credit Agreement in the aggregate Dollar Amount of $__________ outstanding at the date hereof; and 
 WHEREAS, the Assignor
proposes to assign to the Assignee all of the rights of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents in respect of a portion of its Commitment thereunder in an amount equal to $__________ (the “Assigned
Amount”) and its Outstanding Committed Amount in a principal amount equal to $ __________ (the “Assigned Loans”), and the Assignee proposes to accept assignment of such rights and assume the corresponding obligations from
the Assignor on such terms; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained herein, the parties
hereto agree as follows: 
 Section 1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement. 
 Section 2. Assignment. The Assignor hereby assigns and sells to the Assignee all
of the rights of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the extent of the Assigned Amount and Assigned Loans, and the Assignee hereby accepts such assignment from the Assignor and assumes all of the obligations of
the Assignor under the Credit Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Amount and Assigned Loans, including the purchase from the Assignor of the Assigned Loans outstanding at the date hereof. Upon the execution and delivery hereof by the Assignor,
the Assignee, the Company and the Administrative Agent and the payment of the amounts specified in Section 3 required to be paid on the date hereof (i) the 

  
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Assignee shall, as of the date hereof, succeed to the rights and be obligated to perform the obligations of a Lender under the Credit Agreement with a Commitment and Outstanding Committed Amount
in an aggregate amount equal to the Assigned Amount and Assigned Loans respectively and (ii) the Commitment and Outstanding Committed Amount of the Assignor shall, as of the date hereof, be reduced by a like amount and the Assignor released
from its obligations under the Credit Agreement to the extent such obligations have been assumed by the Assignee. The assignment provided for herein shall be without recourse to the Assignor. 

Section 3. Payments. As consideration for the assignment and sale contemplated in Section 2 hereof, the Assignee shall pay to
the Assignor on the date hereof in immediately available funds the amount heretofore agreed between them.1 It is understood that facility fees accrued to the date hereof in respect of the Assigned
Amount and Assigned Loans are for the account of the Assignor and such fees accruing from and including the date hereof are for the account of the Assignee. Each of the Assignor and the Assignee hereby agrees that if it receives any amount under the
Credit Agreement which is for the account of the other party hereto, it shall receive the same for the account of such other party to the extent of such other party’s interest therein and shall promptly pay the same to such other party. 

Section 4. Consents. This Agreement is conditioned upon the consent of [the Company,] [each Issuing
Lender] [each Swingline Lender] [and the Administrative Agent] pursuant to Section 11.06 of the Credit Agreement. The execution of this Agreement by [the Company,] [each Issuing Lender]
[each Swingline Lender] [and the Administrative Agent, as applicable,] is evidence of this consent. 
 Section 5.
Non-Reliance on Assignor. The Assignor makes no representation or warranty in connection with, and shall have no responsibility with respect to, the solvency, financial condition or statements of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or the validity and enforceability of the obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any Loan Document. The Assignee acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance on the
Assignor, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and will continue to be responsible for making its own independent appraisal of the business,
affairs and financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries. 
 Section 6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 
 Section 7. Counterparts. This Agreement may
be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. 

 

	1 	 Amount should combine principal together with accrued interest and breakage compensation, if any, to be paid by
the Assignee, net of any portion of any upfront fee to be paid to the Assignor to the Assignee. It may be preferable in an appropriate case to specify these amounts generically or by formula rather than as a fixed sum. 

  
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 Section 8. Irish Qualifying Lender. The Assignee confirms, for the benefit of
the Administrative Agent and without liability to any Obligor, that it is 
  

	 	(a)	 [an Irish Qualifying Lender (other than an Irish Treaty Lender);] 

 

	 	(b)	 [an Irish Treaty Lender;] 

 

	 	(c)	 [not an Irish Qualifying Lender], 

as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement. 

Section 9. UK Qualifying Lender. 

(i) The Assignee confirms, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and without liability to any Obligor, that it is: 

 

	 	(a)	 [a UK Qualifying Lender (other than a UK Treaty Lender);] 

 

	 	(b)	 [a UK Treaty Lender;] 

 

	 	(c)	 [not a UK Qualifying Lender].2 

[(ii) The Assignee confirms that the person beneficially entitled to interest payable to it in respect of an advance under a Finance Document
is either: 
  

	 	(a)	 a company resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes; 

 

	 	(b)	 a partnership each member of which is: 

 

	 	(i)	 a company so resident in the United Kingdom; or 

 

	 	(ii)	 a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a
permanent establishment and which brings into account in computing its chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the CTA) the whole of any share of interest payable in respect of that advance that falls to it by reason of Part 17 of
the CTA; or 

  

	 	(c)	 a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a
permanent establishment and which brings into account interest payable in respect of that advance in computing the chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the CTA) of that
company.]3 

  

	 	[OR]	 

 

	2 	 Delete as applicable – each Assignee is required to confirm which of these three categories it falls
within. 

	3 	 Include only if Assignee is a UK Non-Bank Lender – i.e. it falls
within paragraph (b) of the definition of UK Qualifying Lender. 

  
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 [(ii) The Assignee confirms that it holds a passport under the HMRC DT Treaty passport
scheme (reference number [     ]) and is tax resident in [    ]4, so that interest payable to it by borrowers is generally subject to full exemption from UK
withholding tax, and requests that the Company notify: 
  

	 	(a)	 each Obligor which is a Party as an Obligor as at the date hereof; and 

 

	 	(b)	 each Obligor which becomes an Obligor after the date hereof, 

that it wishes that scheme to apply to the Agreement.]5 

 

	4 	 Insert jurisdiction of tax residence. 

	5 	 Include if Assignee holds a passport under the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme and wishes that scheme to apply
to the Agreement. 

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

			
	[ASSIGNOR]
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Title:
	
	[ASSIGNEE]
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Title:
	
	[LINDE PLC]6
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Title:
	
	[BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent]7
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Title:
	[[                     ], as Issuing Lender]8
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Title:
	[[                     ], as Swingline Lender]9
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Title:

  

	6 	 If consent is required under Section 11.06(c) of the Credit Agreement. 

	7 	 If consent is required under Section 11.06(c) of the Credit Agreement. 

	8 	 If consent is required under Section 11.06(c) of the Credit Agreement. 

	9 	 If consent is required under Section 11.06(c) of the Credit Agreement. 

  
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 EXHIBIT I 

EXTENSION AGREEMENT 
 Bank of
America, N.A., 
 as Administrative Agent 

under the Credit Agreement 

referred to below 
 [Address] 

Attention: [    ] 
 Ladies and Gentlemen:

 The undersigned hereby agrees to extend, effective [extension date], the Termination Date under the Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of December 7, 2022 (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Linde plc (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Borrowers referred to therein, the Lenders party thereto and
Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) to [date to which the Termination Date is extended]. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meaning. 

This Extension Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York. 

 

			
	[LENDERS]
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  

			
	Agreed and accepted:
	
	LINDE PLC
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
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 Agreed and accepted: 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent 
  

			
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
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 EXHIBIT J 

FORM OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENT 
  

	To:	 Bank of America, N. A., the “Administrative Agent” 

 

	From:	 [Name of Subsidiary Guarantor] 

 

	Re:	 The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 7, 2022 among Linde plc, the Subsidiary
Borrowers referred to therein, the Lenders listed therein, the Guarantors referred to therein and the Administrative Agent (as extended, renewed, amended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 Reference is made to the
Credit Agreement described above. Terms not defined herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have for the purposes hereof the meaning provided therein. 

The undersigned, [name of Subsidiary Guarantor], a [jurisdiction of incorporation or organization] hereby elects to be a
“Subsidiary Guarantor” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement, effective from the date hereof. [The undersigned confirms that the representations and warranties set forth in Article 9 of the Credit Agreement are true and
correct in all material respects as to the undersigned as of the date hereof, except to the extent the same expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of
such earlier date, provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualifications therein) in all
respects.]1 
 Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the undersigned hereby agrees to
perform all the obligations of a Subsidiary Guarantor under, and to be bound in all respects by the terms of, the Credit Agreement, including without limitation Article 10 thereof, to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if the
undersigned were a signatory thereto as a Subsidiary Guarantor. 
 [Insert customary guarantee limitation language for such Subsidiary
Guarantor’s jurisdiction of organization, if applicable] 
 The undersigned acknowledges that this Additional Guarantor Supplement shall be
effective upon its execution and delivery by the undersigned to the Administrative Agent, and it shall not be necessary for the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or any of their Affiliates entitled to the benefits hereof, to execute this
Additional Guarantor Supplement or any other acceptance hereof. 
  

	1 	 To be included if the new Subsidiary Guarantor is not already party to the Credit Agreement as a Subsidiary
Borrower. 

  
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This Additional Guarantor Supplement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York. 

Very truly yours, 
 [Name of Subsidiary Guarantor] 

By: 
 Name: 

Title: 

  
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 EXHIBIT K 

ELECTION TO TERMINATE A SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE 

________________ __, 20__ 
 Bank of America, N.A.,
as 
 Administrative Agent for 
 the Lenders
party to the Amended and Restated Credit 
 Agreement dated as of December 7, 2022 

among Linde plc, 
 the Subsidiary
Borrowers referred to therein, 
 such Lenders, and the Administrative Agent 

(as the same may be amended from time 

to time, the “Credit Agreement”) 

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 Reference is made
to the Credit Agreement described above. Terms not defined herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement have for purposes hereof the meanings provided therein. 

The undersigned, [Name of Subsidiary Guarantor], a [jurisdiction] [type of entity], hereby elects to
terminate its status as a Subsidiary Guarantor for purposes of the Credit Agreement, effective as of the date hereof. The undersigned shall be released from its obligations under the Guarantee of the Company Obligations upon delivery of this
Election to Terminate a Subsidiary Guarantee (this “Agreement”) to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall not affect any obligation of a Subsidiary Borrower theretofore incurred pursuant to
Article 2 of the Credit Agreement, the Company’s guarantee thereof pursuant to Article 10 of the Credit Agreement or any other Subsidiary Guarantor’s guarantee pursuant to Article 10 of the Credit Agreement. 

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York. 

 

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	[NAME OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR]
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
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 EXHIBIT L 

LETTER OF CREDIT REPORT 
  

	TO:	 Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent 

 

	RE:	 The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2022, by and among Linde plc, a public
limited company incorporated under the laws of Ireland with registered number 602527 (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Borrowers referred to therein, the Lenders listed therein and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, an
Issuing Lender and a Swingline Lender (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the
meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement) 

  

	DATE:	 [Date] 

The undersigned, [insert name of Issuing Lender] (the “Issuing Lender”) hereby delivers this report to the
Administrative Agent, pursuant to the terms of Section 2.16(m) of the Credit Agreement. 
 The Issuing Lender plans to issue, amend,
renew, increase or extend the follow Letter(s) of Credit on [insert date]. 
  

																					
	 L/C No.
	  	 Maximum
Face

Amount
	  	 Current
Face

Amount
	  	 Currency
	  	 Financials or
Performance
SBLC
	  	 Beneficiary
Name
	  	 Issuance
Date
	  	 Expiry
Date
	  	 Auto
Renewal
	  	 Date of
Amendment
	  	 Amount of
Amendment

[The Issuing Lender made a payment, with respect to L/C No. [_______], on [insert date] in the amount of [$]_____________].] 

  
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 [The Borrower failed to reimburse the Issuing Lender for a payment made in the amount of
[$][insert amount of such payment] pursuant to L/C No. [______] on [insert date of such failure], with respect to L/C No. [_______].] 

Set forth in the table below is a description of each Letter of Credit issued by the undersigned and outstanding on the date hereof. 

 

																					
	 L/C No.
	  	 Maximum
Face

Amount
	  	 Current
Face

Amount
	  	 Currency
	  	 Financials or
Performance
SBLC
	  	 Beneficiary
Name
	  	 Issuance
Date
	  	 Expiry
Date
	  	 Auto
Renewal
	  	 Date of
Amendment
	  	 Amount of
Amendment

Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this notice by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g.
“pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this notice. 
 [REMAINDER OF PAGE
INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 

  
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	 [ISSUING LENDER],
 as an
Issuing Lender

		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	  

	Title:	 	  

  
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 EXHIBIT M 

FORM OF SUCCESSOR BORROWER ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT 
  

	To:	 Bank of America, N. A., the “Administrative Agent” 

 

	From:	 [Name of Successor Borrower], the “Successor Borrower” 

 

	Re:	 The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 7, 2022 among Linde plc, the Subsidiary
Borrowers referred to therein, the Lenders listed therein, the Guarantors referred to therein and the Administrative Agent (as extended, renewed, amended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 Reference is made to the
Credit Agreement described above. Terms not defined herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have for the purposes hereof the meaning provided therein. 

The undersigned, [name of Successor Borrower], a [jurisdiction of incorporation or organization] [entity type] hereby becomes the
“Company” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement, effective from the date hereof, with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as the Company. The Successor Borrower represents and warrants that the representations and
warranties made by the Successor Borrower set forth in Sections 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.08 and 4.09 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as to the undersigned as of the date hereof, except to the extent the same
expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to
“materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualifications therein) in all respects. 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Successor Borrower hereby expressly assumes the obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement
and the other Loan Documents and shall perform all the obligations of the Company under, and to be bound in all respects by the terms of, the Credit Agreement, including without limitation Article 10 thereof, to the same extent and with the
same force and effect as if the undersigned were a signatory thereto as the Company. 
 [Insert customary guarantee limitation language for such
Successor Borrower’s jurisdiction of organization, if applicable] 
 The undersigned acknowledges that this Successor Borrower Assumption
Agreement shall be effective upon its execution and delivery by the undersigned to the Administrative Agent, and it shall not be necessary for the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or any of their Affiliates entitled to the benefits hereof, to
execute this Successor Borrower Assumption Agreement or any other acceptance hereof. This Successor Borrower Assumption Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 

  
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 Very truly yours, 

[Name of Successor Borrower] 
 By: 

Name: 
 Title: 

  
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