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EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 18, 2011

by and between

GLOBECOMM SYSTEMS INC.

and

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

and

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS	 	 	1	 
	SECTION 1.01.
	 	Definitions	 	 	1	 
	SECTION 1.02.
	 	Accounting Terms	 	 	18	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II LOANS	 	 	18	 
	SECTION 2.01.
	 	Revolving Credit Loans	 	 	18	 
	SECTION 2.02.
	 	Revolving Credit Note	 	 	19	 
	SECTION 2.03.
	 	Term Loans	 	 	19	 
	SECTION 2.04.
	 	Term Loan Notes	 	 	20	 
	SECTION 2.05.
	 	Letters of Credit	 	 	20	 
	SECTION 2.06.
	 	Reduction of the Total Commitment	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III INTEREST RATE; FEES AND PAYMENTS; USE OF PROCEEDS	 	 	24	 
	SECTION 3.01.
	 	Interest Rate	 	 	24	 
	SECTION 3.02.
	 	Use of Proceed	 	 	26	 
	SECTION 3.03.
	 	Prepayments	 	 	26	 
	SECTION 3.04.
	 	Fees	 	 	27	 
	SECTION 3.05.
	 	Inability to Determine Interest Rate	 	 	28	 
	SECTION 3.06.
	 	Illegality	 	 	28	 
	SECTION 3.07.
	 	Increased Costs	 	 	29	 
	SECTION 3.08.
	 	Indemnity	 	 	30	 
	SECTION 3.09.
	 	Taxes	 	 	30	 
	SECTION 3.10.
	 	Pro Rata Treatment and Payments	 	 	32	 
	SECTION 3.11.
	 	Funding and Disbursement of Loans	 	 	33	 
	SECTION 3.12.
	 	Manner of Payment	 	 	33	 
	SECTION 3.13.
	 	Change of Lending Office; Removal of Lender	 	 	34	 
	SECTION 3.14.
	 	Defaulting Lenders	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES	 	 	35	 
	SECTION 4.01.
	 	Organization, Corporate Powers, etc.	 	 	35	 
	SECTION 4.02.
	 	Authorization of Borrowing, Enforceable Obligations	 	 	35	 
	SECTION 4.03.
	 	Financial Condition	 	 	36	 
	SECTION 4.04.
	 	Taxes	 	 	36	 
	SECTION 4.05.
	 	Title to Properties	 	 	36	 

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	SECTION 4.06.
	 	Litigation	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 4.07.
	 	Agreements	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 4.08.
	 	Compliance with ERISA	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 4.09.
	 	Federal Reserve Regulations; Use of Proceeds	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 4.10.
	 	Approvals	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 4.11.
	 	Subsidiaries and Affiliates	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 4.12.
	 	Hazardous Materials	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 4.13.
	 	Investment Company Act	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 4.14.
	 	No Default	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 4.15.
	 	Material Contracts	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 4.16.
	 	Permits and Licenses	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 4.17.
	 	Compliance with Law	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 4.18.
	 	Disclosure	 	 	39	 
	SECTION 4.19.
	 	Security Document	 	 	39	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V CONDITIONS OF LENDING	 	 	39	 
	SECTION 5.01.
	 	Conditions To Initial Loans and Extensions of Credit	 	 	39	 
	SECTION 5.02.
	 	Conditions to Term Loans	 	 	40	 
	SECTION 5.03.
	 	Conditions to All Loans and Letters of Credit	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS	 	 	42	 
	SECTION 6.01.
	 	Corporate Existence, Properties, etc.	 	 	42	 
	SECTION 6.02.
	 	Payment of Indebtedness, Taxes, etc.	 	 	42	 
	SECTION 6.03.
	 	Financial Statements, Reports, etc.	 	 	43	 
	SECTION 6.04.
	 	Access to Premises and Records	 	 	44	 
	SECTION 6.05.
	 	Notice of Adverse Change	 	 	44	 
	SECTION 6.06.
	 	Notice of Default	 	 	45	 
	SECTION 6.07.
	 	Notice of Litigation	 	 	45	 
	SECTION 6.08.
	 	ERISA	 	 	45	 
	SECTION 6.09.
	 	Compliance with Applicable Laws	 	 	45	 
	SECTION 6.10.
	 	Subsidiaries	 	 	45	 
	SECTION 6.11.
	 	Default in Other Agreements	 	 	46	 
	SECTION 6.12.
	 	Operating Accounts	 	 	46	 
	SECTION 6.13.
	 	Environmental Laws	 	 	46	 

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	ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS	 	 	47	 
	SECTION 7.01.
	 	Liens	 	 	47	 
	SECTION 7.02.
	 	Indebtedness	 	 	48	 
	SECTION 7.03.
	 	Guaranties	 	 	49	 
	SECTION 7.04.
	 	Sale of Assets	 	 	49	 
	SECTION 7.05.
	 	Sale of Notes	 	 	49	 
	SECTION 7.06.
	 	Loans and Investments	 	 	49	 
	SECTION 7.07.
	 	Nature of Business	 	 	50	 
	SECTION 7.08.
	 	Sale and Leaseback	 	 	50	 
	SECTION 7.09.
	 	Federal Reserve Regulations	 	 	50	 
	SECTION 7.10.
	 	Accounting Policies and Procedures; Tax Status	 	 	50	 
	SECTION 7.11.
	 	Hazardous Materials	 	 	50	 
	SECTION 7.12.
	 	Limitations on Fundamental Changes	 	 	50	 
	SECTION 7.13.
	 	Financial Covenants	 	 	51	 
	SECTION 7.14.
	 	Subordinated Debt	 	 	51	 
	SECTION 7.15.
	 	Dividends	 	 	51	 
	SECTION 7.16.
	 	Transactions with Affiliates	 	 	51	 
	SECTION 7.17.
	 	Impairment of Security Interest	 	 	52	 
	SECTION 7.18.
	 	Negative Pledge	 	 	52	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT	 	 	52	 
	SECTION 8.01.
	 	Events of Default	 	 	52	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT	 	 	54	 
	SECTION 9.01.
	 	Appointment, Powers and Immunities	 	 	54	 
	SECTION 9.02.
	 	Reliance by Administrative Agent	 	 	55	 
	SECTION 9.03.
	 	No Notice of Events of Default	 	 	55	 
	SECTION 9.04.
	 	Rights as a Lender	 	 	55	 
	SECTION 9.05.
	 	Indemnification	 	 	56	 
	SECTION 9.06.
	 	Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders	 	 	56	 
	SECTION 9.07.
	 	Failure to Act	 	 	56	 
	SECTION 9.08.
	 	Resignation of the Administrative Agent	 	 	56	 
	SECTION 9.09.
	 	Sharing of Collateral and Payments	 	 	57	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS	 	 	57	 
	SECTION 10.01.
	 	Notices	 	 	57	 
	SECTION 10.02.
	 	Survival of Agreement	 	 	58	 

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	SECTION 10.03.
	 	Expenses	 	 	58	 
	SECTION 10.04.
	 	Amendments and Waivers	 	 	59	 
	SECTION 10.05.
	 	Successor and Assigns; Participations	 	 	59	 
	SECTION 10.06.
	 	No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies	 	 	62	 
	SECTION 10.07.
	 	Applicable Law	 	 	62	 
	SECTION 10.08.
	 	Submission to Jurisdiction; Jury Waiver	 	 	62	 
	SECTION 10.09.
	 	Extension of Maturity	 	 	62	 
	SECTION 10.10.
	 	Severability	 	 	62	 
	SECTION 10.11.
	 	Reinstatement; Certain Payments	 	 	63	 
	SECTION 10.12.
	 	Right of Setoff	 	 	63	 
	SECTION 10.13.
	 	Counterparts	 	 	63	 
	SECTION 10.14.
	 	Headings	 	 	63	 
	SECTION 10.15.
	 	Construction	 	 	64	 
	SECTION 10.16.
	 	Entire Agreement	 	 	64	 
	SECTION 10.17.
	 	USA PATRIOT Act	 	 	64	 
	SECTION 10.18.
	 	Confidentiality	 	 	64	 

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SCHEDULES

	 	 	 	 	 
	Schedule 1.01

	 	—
	 	Lenders and Commitments
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Schedule I

	 	—
	 	Subsidiaries and Affiliates
	Schedule II

	 	—
	 	Liens
	Schedule III

	 	—
	 	Existing Indebtedness
	Schedule IV

	 	—
	 	Existing Guaranties
	Schedule V

	 	—
	 	Existing Letters of Credit
	Schedule VI

	 	—
	 	Litigation, etc.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	EXHIBITS
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit A

	 	—
	 	Form of Revolving Credit Note
	Exhibit B

	 	—
	 	Form of Term Loan Note
	Exhibit C

	 	—
	 	Form of Guaranty
	Exhibit D

	 	—
	 	Form of Pledge Agreement [re: Non-Domestic Subsidiary]
	Exhibit E

	 	—
	 	Form of Security Agreement
	Exhibit F

	 	—
	 	Form of Opinion of Counsel
	Exhibit G

	 	—
	 	Form of Assignment and Acceptance Agreement

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     CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of July 18, 2011, by and between GLOBECOMM SYSTEMS INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), the LENDERS which from time to time are parties to this
Agreement (individually, a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”) and
CITIBANK, N.A., a national banking association, as Administrative Agent.

RECITALS

     WHEREAS, Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”) and the Company are parties to a Credit Agreement
dated as of March 11, 2009 (as amended, the “Prior Agreement”);

     WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Prior Agreement be amended and restated as
hereinafter provided to, among other things, increase the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and the
Total Term Loan Commitment and to add provisions to permit additional Lenders to provide financial
accommodations hereunder;

     WHEREAS, Citibank is willing to agree to such amendment and restatement on the terms and
conditions set forth herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, the
Company and Citibank agree that the Prior Agreement shall be, and hereby is, amended and restated
in its entirety and the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby further agree as
follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

     SECTION 1.01. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:

     “Acquisition” means the acquisition of (i) a controlling equity interest in another
Person (including the purchase of an option, warrant or convertible or similar type security to
acquire such a controlling interest at the time it becomes exercisable by the holder thereof),
whether by purchase of such equity interest or upon exercise of an option or warrant for, or
conversion of securities into, such equity interest, or (ii) assets of another Person which
constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or of a line or lines of business
conducted by such Person.

     “Administrative Agent” shall mean Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative
Agent for the Lenders under this Agreement or its successor Administrative Agent permitted pursuant
to Section 9.08 hereof.

     “Affiliate” shall mean with respect to a specified Person, another Person which,
directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such specified
Person. For the purpose of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the power, direct or
indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person whether
through the ownership of voting securities by contract or otherwise; provided that, in any event,
any Person who owns directly or indirectly 15% or more of the securities having ordinary voting
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interest of any Person (other than as a limited partner of such other Person) will be deemed
to control such corporation or other Person.

     “Aggregate Letters of Credit Outstanding” shall mean on the date of determination
thereof, the sum of (a) the aggregate maximum amount which is available or available in the future
to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit under this Agreement plus (b) the
aggregate amount of any payments made by the Issuing Lender on behalf of the Lenders under any
Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement that has not been reimbursed by the Company or
the relevant Letter of Credit Party.

     “Aggregate Outstandings” shall mean, on the date of determination thereof, the sum of
(i) the Aggregate Letters of Credit Outstanding, plus (ii) the Aggregate RC Outstandings,
plus (iii) the Aggregate TL Outstandings.

     “Aggregate RC Outstandings” shall mean, on the date of determination thereof, the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans at such time.

     “Aggregate TL Outstandings” shall mean, on the date of determination thereof the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans at such time.

     “Agreement” shall mean this Credit Agreement dated as of July 18, 2011, as it may
hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance
with the terms hereof.

     “Alternate Base Rate” or “ABR” shall mean the highest of (i) the Prime Rate;
(ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate from time to time plus 0.5%; and (iii) two hundred
(200) basis points in excess of the floating rate of interest determined, on a daily basis, by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with its customary procedures and utilizing such electronic or
other quotation sources as it considers appropriate to be the prevailing rate per annum in effect
each banking day at which deposits in Dollars for a one month period, determined by the
Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, are offered to the Administrative Agent by first class
banks in the London interbank market shortly after 11:00 a.m. (London time) two banking days prior
to the date such rate of interest shall be effective and applied to existing and future advances
under Alternate Base Rate Loans. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the
Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective from and including the effective
date of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.

     “Alternate Base Rate Loans” shall mean Loans at such times as they are being made
and/or maintained at a rate of interest based on the Alternate Base Rate.

     “Applicable Margin” shall mean (a) with respect to a Libor Rate Loan, the percentage
set forth below under the heading “LIBOR Margin” opposite the applicable ratio, (b) with
respect to an Alternate Base Rate Loan, the percentage set forth below under the heading “ABR
Margin” opposite the applicable ratio and (c) with respect to the Unused Fee Rate in accordance
with Section 3.04(a) hereof, the percentage set forth below under the heading “Unused Fee
Rate” opposite the applicable ratio:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	LIBOR	 	ABR	 	Unused
	Category	 	Consolidated Leverage Ratio	 	Margin	 	Margin	 	Fee Rate
	I
	 	Less than 1.00:1.00	 	 	2.00	%	 	 	0.00	%	 	 	0.25	%
	II
	 	Greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00 but less than 2.00:1.00	 	 	2.25	%	 	 	0.00	%	 	 	0.25	%
	III
	 	Greater than or equal to 2.00:1.00	 	 	2.50	%	 	 	0.25	%	 	 	0.375	%

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the
date of reset of the Applicable Margin in accordance with this paragraph, the ABR Margin, the LIBOR
Margin and the Unused Fee Rate shall be determined based upon the margins and rate set forth in
Category II above. The Applicable Margin will be set or reset with respect to each Loan on the
date which is five (5) Business Days following the date of receipt by the Administrative Agent of
the financial statements referred to in Section 6.03(a) and Section 6.03(b) together with a
certificate of the Financial Officer of the Company certifying the Consolidated Leverage Ratio and
setting forth the calculation thereof in detail; provided, however, (a) the Applicable Margin will
first be reset based on the financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, and (b)
if any such financial statement and certificate are not received by the Administrative Agent within
the time period required pursuant to Section 6.03(a) or Section 6.03(b), as the case may be, the
Applicable Margin will be set or reset, unless the rate of interest specified in Section 3.01(c) is
in effect, based on the margins and rate set forth in Category III above from the date such
financial statements and certificate were due until the date which is five (5) Business Days
following the receipt by the Administrative Agent of such financial statements and certificate, and
provided, further, that the Lenders shall not in any way be deemed to have waived any Default or
Event of Default, including without limitation, an Event of Default resulting from the failure of
the Company to comply with Section 7.13 of this Agreement, or any rights or remedies hereunder or
under any other Loan Document in connection with the foregoing proviso. During the occurrence and
continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, no downward adjustment, and only upward
adjustments, shall be made to the Applicable Margin.

     “Assignment and Acceptance Agreement” shall mean an Assignment and Acceptance
Agreement entered into by a Lender and an Assignee and accepted by the Administrative Agent and the
Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G or any other form approved by the Administrative
Agent.

     “Available Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean, on the date of determination, the
Total Revolving Credit Commitment reduced by the then Aggregate RC Outstandings.

     “Available Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, on the date of determination, the Total
Term Loan Commitment reduced by the then Aggregate TL Outstandings.

     “Banking Services” means each and any of the following bank services provided to the
Company at the written request of the Company or a Guarantor by the Administrative Agent, any
Lender or any of their Affiliates: (a) commercial credit, purchase or debit cards and (b) cash
management or related services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, ACH
transactions, return items and interstate depository network services).

     “Banking Services Obligations” means any and all obligations of the Company and the
Guarantors, whether absolute or contingent and however and whenever created, arising, evidenced or
acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor)
in connection with Banking Services.

     “Borrowing Date” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the date on which such Loan is
disbursed to the Company.

     “Business Day” shall mean (a) any day not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close, and (b) as it
relates to any

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payment, determination, funding or notice to be made or given in connection with any Libor
Rate Loan, any day specified in clause (a) on which trading is carried on by and between banks in
Dollar deposits in the London interbank eurodollar market.

     “Capital Expenditures” shall mean additions to property, plant and equipment of any
Financial Party, which, in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, are included
as “additions to property, plant or equipment” or similar items (including, without limitation,
Capital Leases) which would be reflected in the statement of cash flow of the Financial Parties.

     “Capital Lease” shall mean (i) any lease of property, real or personal, if the then
present value of the minimum rental commitment thereunder should, in accordance with Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles, be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee, and (ii) any
other such lease the obligations of which are required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of
the lessee.

     “Cash Collateral” shall mean a deposit by the Company made in immediately available
funds to a cash collateral account at the Administrative Agent and the taking of all action
reasonably required to provide the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, a
first priority perfected security interest in such deposit.

     “Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty after
the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the
interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this
Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 3.07, by
any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if
any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any
Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement.

     “Change of Control” shall mean any event which results in (i) any Person, or two or
more Persons acting in concert, acquiring beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (or other securities convertible into such
securities) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all securities of the Company
entitled to vote in the election of directors, provided that this clause (i) shall not apply with
respect to NSB Advisors LLC so long as NSB Advisors LLC is and remains a “passive investor”
reporting to the SEC as such on Schedule 13G as provided under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended; (ii) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, a majority of the seats on
the Board of Directors of the Company shall be occupied by individuals who, on the Closing Date,
constitute the Board of Directors of the Company, or who first become directors subsequent to the
Closing Date, provided the recommendation, election or nomination for election to the Board of
Directors of such subsequent directors was approved by a vote of at two-thirds of the directors
then still in office who were either directors as of the Closing Date or whose recommendation,
election or nomination for election was previously so approved, ceasing for any reason to
constitute a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company or (iii) the Company
failing to beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity
Interests of each Guarantor.

     “Chief Financial Officer” shall mean the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

     “Citibank” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

     “Closing Date” shall mean July 18, 2011.

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     “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from
time to time.

     “Commercial Letter of Credit” shall mean any commercial letter of credit issued for
the account of a Person for the purpose of providing the primary payment mechanism in connection
with the purchase of materials, goods, or services by such Person.

     “Commercial Letter of Credit Commitment” shall mean the obligation of the Issuing
Lender to issue Commercial Letters of Credit on the terms herein described in an aggregate amount
up to $10,000,000 and the several obligations of the Lenders to acquire participations in
Commercial Letters of Credit issued hereunder in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set
forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01 hereto, as such amounts may be adjusted
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

     “Commitment Proportion” shall mean, with respect to each Lender at the time of
determination, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, which such Lender’s Commitments bear to the
Total Commitment or, if the Commitments have expired or have been terminated, the ratio, expressed
as a percentage, which (a) the sum of aggregate Loans advanced by such Lender plus the Aggregate
Letters of Credit Outstanding of such Lender to (b) the Aggregate Outstandings at such time.

     “Commitments” shall mean, collectively, the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Standby
Letter of Credit Commitment, the Commercial Letter of Credit Commitment and the Term Loan
Commitments.

     “Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “ComSource” shall mean ComSource, Inc., a Maryland corporation.

     “ComSource Merger Agreement” shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April
8, 2011, among ComSource, the Company and ComSource Merger Sub, Inc.

     “Consolidated” shall mean, as applied to any financial or accounting term, such term
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for
the Company and its Subsidiaries.

     “Consolidated Cash Taxes” shall mean the amount of cash income taxes paid by the
Financial Parties.

     “Consolidated Current Portion of Long Term Debt” shall mean for the Financial Parties,
current portion of long term debt as reflected on the Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and
the other Financial Parties as determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles, applied on a consistent basis.

     “Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, on any date of determination, Consolidated Net
Income (whether income or loss) for such period, plus the sum, without duplication, of (a)
Consolidated Interest Expense, (b) depreciation and amortization expenses or charges, and (c) all
income taxes to any government or governmental instrumentality expensed on any Financial Party’s
books (whether paid or accrued), minus all extraordinary or unusual gains, in each case, determined
on a Consolidated basis for the Financial Parties in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles applied on a consistent basis. All of the foregoing categories shall be calculated
(without duplication) over the four fiscal quarters ending on or most recently ended prior to the
date of determination thereof.

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     “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date of determination,
the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA minus Unfunded Capital Expenditures to (b) the sum of
(i) the Consolidated Current Portion of Long Term Debt plus (ii) Consolidated Interest
Expense plus (iii) Consolidated Cash Taxes. All of the foregoing categories shall be
determined on a Consolidated basis for the Financial Parties in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles applied on a consistent basis and shall be calculated (without duplication)
with respect to the four fiscal quarters ending on or most recently ended prior to the date of
determination thereof.

     “Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean the Consolidated interest expense of the
Financial Parties, determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, applied
on a consistent basis.

     “Consolidated Leverage Ratio” shall mean the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness
to Consolidated EBITDA determined on a Consolidated basis for the Financial Parties in accordance
with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles applied on a consistent basis and shall be calculated
(without duplication) with respect to the four fiscal quarters ending on or most recently ended
prior to the date of determination thereof.

     “Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any period, the net income (or net loss) of
the Financial Parties, for such period determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles applied on a consistent basis.

     “Consolidated Total Indebtedness” shall mean all Indebtedness described in clauses (a)
through (i) of the definition of “Indebtedness” for the Financial Parties, as determined in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles applied on a consistent basis.

     “Consolidated Unrestricted Cash” shall mean all cash and cash equivalents of the
Financial Parties, maintained in an account held with the Administrative Agent or any Affiliate of
the Administrative Agent which is not subject to any restriction on usage or subject to any Lien
other than a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent or such Affiliate.

     “Debt Issuance” means the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (including, without limitation, any debt securities, whether in a
public offering of such securities or otherwise), including, without limitation, any Subordinated
Debt, but excluding issuance of any Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(a) through
(e).

     “Default” shall mean any event or condition which upon notice, lapse of time, or both,
would constitute an Event of Default.

     “Default Excess” shall mean with respect to any Defaulting Lender, the excess, if any,
of such Defaulting Lender’s pro rata share of the Aggregate Outstandings of all Lenders (calculated
as if all Defaulting Lenders (including such Defaulting Lender) had funded its pro rata share of
Loans) over the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans of such Defaulting Lender.

     “Defaulting Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.14 hereof.

     “Default Period” shall mean with respect to any Defaulting Lender, the period
commencing on the date of the applicable Lender Default and ending on the earliest of the following
dates: (i) the date on which all Commitments are cancelled or terminated and/or the Obligations
are declared or become immediately due and payable, (ii) the date on which (a) the Default Excess
with respect to such Defaulting Lender shall have been reduced to zero and (b) such Defaulting
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Company and Administrative Agent a written reaffirmation of its intention to honor its
obligations hereunder with respect to its Commitments and (iii) the date on which Company,
Administrative Agent and Required Lenders waive all Lender Defaults of such Defaulting Lender in
writing.

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

     “Domestic Permitted Acquisitions” shall mean a Permitted Acquisition that involves the
acquisition of ownership interests of a Domestic Person or the purchase of domestic assets owned by
a Domestic Person or a Non-Domestic Person (so long as such assets are thereafter maintained in the
United States of America).

     “Domestic Person” shall mean any Person which is organized under the laws of any state
of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.

     “Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor
organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.

     “EBITDA” shall mean, on any date of determination, net income (or net loss) of such
Person for such period, plus the sum, without duplication, of (a) interest expense of such
Person, (b) depreciation and amortization expenses or charges of such Person, and (c) all income
taxes to any government or governmental instrumentality expensed on such Person’s books (whether
paid or accrued), minus (d) all extraordinary and unusual gains of such Person, in each
case, determined with respect to such Person in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles applied on a consistent basis. All of the foregoing categories shall be calculated
(without duplication) over the four fiscal quarters ending on or most recently ended prior to the
date of determination thereof.

     “Environmental Law” shall mean any applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation, or
policy having the force of law of any Governmental Authority relating to pollution or protection of
the environment or to the use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release or
discharge of Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sections 9601, et seq.),
the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. Sections 1801, et seq.), the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sections 6901, et seq.) and the rules
and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

     “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
from time to time. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the date of this
Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or
substituted therefore.

     “ERISA Affiliate” shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) which
together with the Company or any Affiliate would be deemed to be a member of the same “controlled
group” within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) of the Code.

     “Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership
interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership
interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to
purchase or acquire any such equity interest.

     “Equity Issuance” means the issuance, sale or other disposition by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries of any of the Equity Interests of such Person, or any other security or
instrument

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representing, convertible into or exchangeable for any Equity Interests in the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries.

     “Eurocurrency Reserve Requirement” shall mean a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the
numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the
aggregate (without duplication) of the rates (expressed as a decimal) of reserve requirements in
effect on such day (including, without limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency
reserves, under any regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any
other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto) as from time to time in
effect, dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently referred
to as “eurocurrency liabilities” in Regulation D) maintained by any Lender. For purposes hereof
each Libor Rate Loan shall be deemed to constitute a “eurocurrency liability” as defined in
Regulation D, and subject to the reserve requirements of “Regulation D,” without benefit of credit
or proration, exemptions or offsets which might otherwise be available to any Lender from time to
time under Regulation D.

     “Event of Default” shall mean any Event of Default set forth in Article VIII.

     “Executive Officer” shall mean any of the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or
the Chief Financial Officer of the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, and their respective
successors, if any, designated by the Board of Directors of the Company or such Guarantor.

     “Existing Letters of Credit” shall mean those certain Letters of Credit described on
Schedule V hereto.

     “Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the weighted average of the
rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged
by Federal fund brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the
average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent
from three Federal fund brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

     “Final Maturity Date” shall mean such date when all Obligations hereunder are repaid
in full and all Commitments hereunder, and this Agreement, shall have been terminated.

     “Financial Parties” shall mean the Company and the Guarantors, on a Consolidated
basis. “Financial Party” means each of the Company and the Guarantors, on an individual basis.

     “First-Tier Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, a Subsidiary of such
Person that is directly owned by such Person.

     “Fiscal Quarter” shall mean the fiscal quarter of the Company, which will be the
fiscal quarters ending as of March 31, September 30 and December 31 in each year.

     “Fiscal Year” shall mean the fiscal year of the Company, which will be the period
commencing July 1 of any calendar year and ending on June 30 of the following calendar year.

     ‘Foreign Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.09 hereof.

     “Foreign Permitted Acquisitions” shall mean a Permitted Acquisition that involves the
acquisition of ownership interests of a Non-Domestic Person or the purchase of foreign assets owned
by a Non-Domestic Person or a Domestic Person.

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     “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” or “GAAP” shall mean those
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to
time.

     “Globecomm Maryland” shall mean Globecomm Services Maryland LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.

     “Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state, province,
city or municipal entity or other political subdivision thereof, and any governmental, executive,
legislative, judicial, taxing, administrative or regulatory agency, department, authority,
instrumentality, commission, board or similar body, court, central bank or other entity exercising
such power, whether federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or foreign.

     “Guarantors” shall mean, collectively, Globecomm Network Services Corporation, a
Delaware corporation, GSI Properties, Inc., a New York corporation, Globecomm Maryland, Turbo,
Cachendo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ComSource, Globecomm International LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, Telaurus Communications, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, Melat Networks Inc., a Delaware corporation, and each Domestic Subsidiary which, from time
to time, is required to execute a joinder to the Guaranty in accordance with Section 6.10.

     “Guaranty” shall mean the Guaranty of All Liability, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C, to be executed and delivered on the Closing Date by each
Guarantor, as such Guaranty may be further amended to include any Domestic Subsidiary required to
execute a joinder to the Guaranty and become a guarantor thereunder pursuant to Section 6.10
hereof, as same may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified, from time to time.

     “Hazardous Materials” shall mean any explosives, radioactive materials, or other
materials, wastes, substances, or chemicals regulated as toxic hazardous or as a pollutant,
contaminant or waste under any applicable Environmental Law.

     “Hedging Agreement” shall mean any interest rate swap, collar, cap, floor or forward
rate agreement, any foreign currency exchange agreement or other agreement regarding the hedging of
interest rate risk exposure executed in connection with hedging the interest rate exposure of the
Company or any Guarantor, and any confirming letter executed pursuant to such agreement, all as
amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

     “Indebtedness” shall mean, without duplication, as to any Person (a) indebtedness for
borrowed money; (b) indebtedness for the deferred purchase price of property or services; (c)
indebtedness evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (d) obligations
and liabilities secured by a Lien upon property owned by such Person, whether or not owing by such
Person and even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment thereof; (e)
obligations and liabilities directly or indirectly guaranteed by such Person; (f) obligations or
liabilities created or arising under any conditional sales contract or other title retention
agreement with respect to property used and/or acquired by such Person; (g) obligations of such
Person as lessee under Capital Leases; (h) all obligations, contingent or otherwise of such Person
as an account party in respect of letters of credit; (i) all obligations of such Person in respect
of bankers’ acceptances; (j) net liabilities of such Person under Hedging Agreements and foreign
currency exchange agreements, as calculated on a basis reasonably satisfactory to the Required
Lenders and in accordance with commercially accepted practice; and (k) all liabilities which would
be reflected on a balance sheet of such Person, prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles.

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     “Interest Payment Date” shall mean (a) as to any Alternate Base Rate Loan, the first
day of each calendar month, commencing August 1, 2011, (b) as to any Libor Rate Loan, the last day
of the Interest Period applicable thereto, and (c) the date the Term Loan is otherwise paid in full
or in part.

     “Interest Period” shall mean with respect to any Libor Rate Loan:

          (a) initially, the period commencing on the date such Libor Rate Loan is made and ending (x)
one month thereafter (or such shorter period that the Lenders may agree to provide in their sole
and absolute discretion), with respect to a Term Loan or (y) one, two or three months thereafter,
with respect to a Revolving Credit Loan, as selected by the Company in its notice of borrowing as
provided in Section 2.01(b), or in its notice of conversion as provided in Section 3.01(f); and

          (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period
applicable to such Libor Rate Loan and ending (x) one month thereafter, with respect to a Term Loan
or (y) one, two or three months thereafter, with respect to a Revolving Credit Loan, as selected by
the Company by irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m.
three Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect to such
Libor Rate Loan; provided, however, that all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest
Periods are subject to the following:

               (i) if any Interest Period pertaining to a Libor Rate Loan would otherwise end on a day which
is not a Business Day, the Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day
unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar
month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;

               (ii) if the Company shall fail to give notice as provided in clause (b) above, and so long as
no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and is then continuing, the Company shall be
deemed to have requested a continuation of the affected Libor Rate Loan as a Libor Rate Loan with a
one (1) month Interest Period Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect
thereto, provided that if a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and is then
continuing, the Company shall be deemed to have requested conversion of the affected Libor Rate
Loan to an Alternate Base Rate Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Period with
respect thereto;

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

               (iv) the Company shall select Interest Periods so as not to require a payment or prepayment of
any Libor Rate Loan during an Interest Period for such Libor Rate Loan.

     “Issuing Lender” shall mean the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as the issuer of
Letters of Credit hereunder or its successor Issuing Lender permitted pursuant to Section 2.05(f)
hereof.

     “Lender Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.14 hereof.

     “Lenders” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “Lending Office” shall mean, for each Lender, the office specified under such Lender’s
name on the signature pages hereof with respect to each Type of Loan, or such other office as such
Lender may

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designate in writing from time to time to the Company and the Administrative Agent with
respect to such Type of Loan.

     “Letter of Credit” shall mean any Commercial Letter of Credit or Standby Letter of
Credit issued by the Issuing Lender for the account of a Letter of Credit Party, or any of them,
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

     “Letter of Credit Party” shall mean the Company or any Guarantor.

     “Libor Rate Loan” shall mean Loans at such time as they are made and/or being
maintained at a rate of interest based upon Reserve Adjusted Libor.

     “Lien” shall mean any lien (statutory or otherwise), security interest, mortgage, deed
of trust, pledge, charge, conditional sale, title retention agreement, Capital Lease, any financing
lease having substantially the same economic effect as a Capital Lease or other encumbrance or
similar right of others, or any agreement to give any of the foregoing.

     “Loan Documents” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty,
Security Documents, any Related Hedging Agreements and each other agreement executed in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, as same may be amended, restated,
supplemented or modified, from time to time..

     “Loans” shall mean, collectively, the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term Loans.

     “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the business,
operations, properties or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company or the Guarantors
(taken as a whole), or (b) the ability of the Company or any Guarantor to perform any of their
respective material obligations under any Loan Document to which they are a party.

     “Material Contract” shall mean, with respect to any Person, each contract, instrument
or agreement to which such Person is a party which is not entered into in the ordinary course of
such Person’s business and which is material to the business, operations, properties or condition
(financial or otherwise) of such Person.

     “Maximum Pledged Percentage” shall mean the maximum percentage of stock, membership
interest or other equity interests (whether voting or non-voting) that can be pledged by the
Company or a Guarantor that will not cause a negative tax consequence to the Company, such
Guarantor or the Non-Domestic Subsidiary whose stock, membership interests or other equity
interests are being thereby pledged.

     “Non-Conforming Subsidiaries” shall mean, collectively, all Non-Domestic Subsidiaries
of the Company or any Guarantor which have negative EBITDA at the time of such Subsidiaries’
acquisition pursuant to a Foreign Permitted Acquisition. “Non-Conforming Subsidiary” shall
mean each such Non-Domestic Subsidiary, individually.

     “Non-Defaulting Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.14 hereof.

     “Non-Domestic Person” shall mean any Person which is not organized under the laws of
any state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.

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     “Non-Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor
which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

     “Non-Excluded Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.09 hereof.

     “Non-Guarantor Subsidiary” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10 hereof.

     “Notes” shall mean, collectively, the Revolving Credit Notes and the Term Loan Notes.
“Note” shall mean the Revolving Credit Note and each Term Loan Note individually.

     “Obligations” shall mean all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of the Company
and the Guarantors to the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, arising under
or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any Banking Services
Obligations, all whether now existing or hereafter created, absolute or contingent, direct or
indirect, due or not, whether created directly or acquired by assignment or otherwise, including,
without limitation, all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of the Company with respect to
the principal of and interest on the Loans, reimbursement of Letters of Credit, obligations under
any Related Hedging Agreement, and the payment and performance of all other obligations,
liabilities, and indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents (including the payment of amounts that would become due but for the operation of the
automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, and interest that but for
the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to the Company or any Guarantor, would accrue
on such obligations, whether or not a claim is allowed against the Company or such Guarantor for
such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), under the Notes or with respect to the Loans,
including without limitation all fees, costs, expenses and indemnity obligations hereunder.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the term Obligations when used in the Guaranty and the
Security Documents shall include each Letter of Credit Party’s reimbursement obligations with
respect to all Letters of Credit.

     “Officer’s Certificate” shall mean a certificate signed by an Executive Officer of the
Company.

     “Participant” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.05 hereof.

     “Payment Office” shall mean the Administrative Agent’s office located at 730 Veterans
Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York 11788, Attention: Relationship Officer — Globecomm Systems
Inc. or such other office hereinafter designated by the Administrative Agent as its Payment Office.

     “PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to
Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.

     “Permitted Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition (whether by merger or otherwise) by
the Company or any Guarantor of more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock, membership
interests, partnership interests or other similar ownership interests of a Person which is engaged
in a line of business similar to the business (or reasonable extensions thereof) of the Company or
such Guarantor or the purchase of all or substantially all of the assets owned by such Person or
the purchase of a division, business unit or product line of a Person; provided:

     (a) the Lenders shall have received, simultaneously with the closing of such Permitted
Acquisition, those documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.10 hereof, if
any;

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     (b) the Lenders shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the
shares or other interests in the Person, or the assets of the Person, which is the subject
of the Permitted Acquisition are, or will be promptly following the closing of such
Permitted Acquisition, free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens, including,
without limitation, with respect to the acquisition of shares or other equity interests,
free of any restrictions on transfer other than restrictions applicable to the sale of
securities under federal and state securities laws and regulations generally;

     (c) the Lenders shall have received not less than five (5) Business Days preceding the
closing of such Permitted Acquisition, the documentation governing the proposed acquisition,
including, without limitation, the purchase agreement with respect thereto, together with
such other additional documentation or information with respect to the proposed acquisition
as the Lenders may reasonably require;

     (d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing immediately
prior to or would occur as a result of giving effect to the Acquisition on a pro
forma basis and the Lenders shall have received projections and pro forma financial
statements, each in form and content reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders, showing that no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred after giving effect to such acquisition;

     (e) the acquisition has either (i) been approved by the Board of Directors or other
governing body of the Person which is the subject of the acquisition or (ii) been
recommended for approval by the Board of Directors or other governing body of such Person to
the shareholders, if such approval is necessary, or other members of such Person and
subsequently approved by the shareholders or such members if shareholder or such member
approval is required under applicable law or the by-laws, certificate of incorporation or
other governing instruments of such Person;

     (f) prior to the closing of any such acquisition, the Company shall have delivered
evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders that (i) on a pro forma
basis, the Company will be in compliance with the financial condition covenants of Section
7.13 hereof upon completion of such Acquisition; and (ii) if such acquisition has a
Permitted Acquisition Purchase Price in excess of $2,000,000, the Person that is the subject
of such Permitted Acquisition does not have a negative EBITDA, as calculated on a rolling
four-quarter basis, or, if such Person has a negative EBITDA except as permitted by Section
7.06 below;

     (g) not more than three (3) Permitted Acquisitions may be consummated during any
rolling twelve (12) month period, of which only two (2) Permitted Acquisitions may be
Foreign Permitted Acquisitions, subject to Section 7.06 below, provided,
that, Permitted Acquisitions with a Permitted Acquisition Purchase Price not in
excess of $2,000,000 shall not apply in determining the maximum number of Permitted
Acquisitions under this clause (g); and

     (h) the aggregate Permitted Acquisition Purchase Price (excluding consideration
consisting of the Company’s common stock) paid in connection with any Permitted Acquisition,
shall not exceed (i) $25,000,000, with respect to any Foreign Permitted Acquisition or (ii)
$40,000,000, with respect any Domestic Permitted Acquisitions.

     “Permitted Acquisition Purchase Price” shall mean, with respect to any Permitted
Acquisition, collectively, without duplication, (a) all cash paid by the Company or any Guarantor
in connection with such Permitted Acquisition, including transaction costs, fees and other expenses
incurred by the Company or such Guarantor in connection with such Permitted Acquisition, (b) all
Indebtedness created, and all

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Indebtedness assumed, by the Company or any Guarantor in connection with such Permitted
Acquisition, including, without limitation, the maximum amount of any purchase price to be paid
within one (1) year following the closing of such Permitted Acquisition pursuant to any “earn out”
provision contained in the applicable purchase agreements related to such Permitted Acquisition,
and (c) the deferred portion of the purchase price or any other costs paid by the Company or any
Guarantor in connection with such Permitted Acquisition, including, but not limited to, consulting
agreements and non-compete agreements. For purposes of this definition, if any “earn out”
provision in any purchase agreement for any Permitted Acquisition does not provide for a maximum
payment, the amount to be calculated pursuant to subsection (b) of this definition with respect to
the maximum amount of any purchase price to be paid pursuant to any “earn out” provision, shall be
determined by the Administrative Agent, on a reasonable basis, on the basis of the projections
provided to the Administrative Agent.

     “Permitted Investments” shall mean (i) direct obligations of the United States of
America or any governmental agency thereof, provided that such obligations mature within three (3)
years from the date of acquisition thereof; (ii) time deposits and dollar denominated certificates
of time deposit, each maturing within three (3) years issued by any commercial bank organized and
existing under the laws of the United Sates or any state thereof and having aggregate capital and
surplus in excess of $1,000,000,000; (iii) money market mutual funds having assets in excess of
$2,500,000,000; (iv) commercial paper rated not less than P-1 or A-1 or their equivalent by Moody’s
Investor Services, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Rating Group, respectively; or (v) investments in
money market or mutual funds substantially all of whose assets are comprised of securities of the
types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

     “Permitted Liens” shall mean those Liens described in Section 7.01 hereof.

     “Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, limited liability company,
limited liability partnership, business trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership or
Governmental Authority.

     “Plan” shall mean any multi-employer or single-employer plan defined in Section 4001
of ERISA, which is maintained, or at any time during the five calendar years preceding the date of
this Agreement was maintained for employees of the Company, any Guarantor or an ERISA Affiliate.

     “Pledge Agreements” shall mean, collectively, those Pledge Agreements, substantially
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, which may be hereinafter executed and delivered
by the Company or a Guarantor with respect to any Non-Domestic Subsidiaries in accordance with
Section 6.10 hereof, as same may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified, from time to time.

     “Prime Rate” shall mean the rate per annum publicly announced by the Administrative
Agent from time to time as its prime rate in effect at its principal office, each change in the
Prime Rate shall be effective on the date such change is announced to become effective. The Prime
Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate of interest
being charged by the Administrative Agent to any customer

     “Purchasing Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.05(c) hereof.

     “Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

     “Related Hedging Agreements” means, collectively, all Hedging Agreements which are now
or hereafter entered into or maintained with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and with respect
to which the Company (or any Guarantor) and the Lender or other Person referred to above in this
definition party

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thereto (except in the case of the Administrative Agent) shall have delivered written notice to the
Administrative Agent, at or prior to the time that the Hedging Agreement relating to such
Obligation (other than with respect to a foreign exchange transaction) is entered into or, if
later, the time that such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, that such a transaction has
been entered into and that it constitutes a Related Hedging Agreement entitled to the benefits of
this Agreement and the Security Documents.

     “Reportable Event” shall mean an event described in Section 4043(b) of ERISA with
respect to a Plan as to which the 30 day notice requirement has not been waived by the PBGC.

     “Required Lenders” shall mean Lenders having more than fifty percent (50%) of the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Aggregate Outstandings, or if there are no Aggregate
Outstandings, Lenders having more than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Commitments.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time, there are two or fewer Lenders party to this
Agreement, the term “Required Lenders” shall mean all Lenders.

     “Reserve Adjusted Libor” shall mean, with respect to the Interest Period pertaining to
a Libor Rate Loan, a rate per annum equal to the product (rounded upwards to the next higher 1/16
of one percent) of (a) the rate per annum as determined on the basis of the offered rates for
deposits in U.S. Dollars, for a period of time comparable to such Libor Rate Loan which appears on
Telerate page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. London time on the day that is two Business Days preceding the
first day of the Interest Period of such Libor Rate Loan, multiplied by (b) the Eurocurrency
Reserve Requirement.

     If the rate described in clause (a) above does not appear on the Telerate system on any
applicable interest determination date, then the rate described in clause (a) shall be determined
by reference to the rate for deposits in Dollars of an amount equal to the amount of the proposed
Libor Rate Loan for a period substantially equal to the Interest Period on the Reuters Page
“LIBO” (or such other page as may replace the LIBO Page on that service for the purpose of
displaying such rates), as of 11:00 a.m. (London Time) on the date that is three Business Days
prior to the beginning of such Interest Period.

     If both the Telerate and Reuters system are unavailable, then the rate described in clause (a)
for that date will be determined on the basis of the offered rates for deposits in U.S. dollars for
a period of time comparable to such applicable Interest Period which are offered by four major
banks selected by the Administrative Agent in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00
a.m. (London time) on the day that is three Business Days preceding the first day of such Interest
Period. The principal London office of each of the four major banks will be requested to provide a
quotation of its U.S. dollar deposit offered rate. If at least two such quotations are provided,
the rate described in clause (a) for that date will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations. If
fewer than two quotations are provided as requested, the rate described in clause (a) for that date
will be determined on the basis of the rates quoted for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European
banks for a period of time comparable to such Interest Period offered by major banks in New York,
New York at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York, New York time) on the day that is three Business
Days preceding the first day of such Interest Period. In the event that the Administrative Agent
is unable to obtain any such quotation as provided above, it will be deemed that Reserve Adjusted
Libor pursuant to a Libor Rate Loan cannot be determined.

     “Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation
of such Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Company, in an aggregate amount not to exceed
the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01 hereto, as such amounts
may be adjusted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

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     “Revolving Credit Commitment Period” shall mean the period from and including the
Closing Date to, but not including, the Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date or such
earlier date as the Revolving Credit Commitment shall terminate as provided herein.

     “Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date” shall mean the earlier of (a) the Term
Loan Commitment Expiration Date and (b) October 31, 2014.

     “Revolving Credit Loans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01 hereof.

     “Revolving Credit Notes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02 hereof.

     “SBLC Rate” shall mean the percentage set forth below opposite the average daily
balance of cash and cash equivalents maintained in money market and certificates of deposit with
the Administrative Agent during the applicable fiscal quarter:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Amount of Cash and Cash Equivalents	 	SBLC Rate
	Less than $5,000,000
	 	 	1.75	%
	Greater than or equal to $5,000,000, but less than $30,000,000
	 	 	1.50	%
	Greater than or equal to $30,000,000
	 	 	1.25	%

     “SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     “Security Agreement” shall mean, collectively, the General Security Agreement,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, to be executed and delivered on the
Closing Date by the Company and each Guarantor and, thereafter, by each Domestic Subsidiary which,
from time to time, is required to execute a joinder to the Security Agreement in accordance with
Section 6.10, as same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to
time.

     “Security Documents” shall mean the Security Agreements, the Pledge Agreements, and
each other collateral security document delivered to the Administrative Agent hereunder.

     “Solvent” shall mean with respect to the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, as of
the date of determination thereof that (i) the amount of the “present fair saleable value” of the
assets of such Person (including goodwill) will, as of such date, exceed the amount of all
“liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise,” as of such date, as such quoted terms are
determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing determinations of the
insolvency of debtors, (ii) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person (including
goodwill) will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be required on its debts as
such debts become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person will not have as of such date, an
unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its business, and (iv) such Person will
be able to pay its debts as they mature.

     “Standby LC Disbursement” shall mean a payment made by the Issuing Lender pursuant to
a Standby Letter of Credit.

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     “Standby LC Exposure” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn
amount of all outstanding Standby Letters of Credit at such time, plus (b) the aggregate
amount of all Standby LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the
Company at such time

     “Standby Letter of Credit” shall mean any letter of credit issued to support an
obligation of a Person and which may be drawn on only upon the failure of such Person to perform
such obligation or other contingency.

     “Standby Letter of Credit Commitment” shall mean the obligation of the Issuing Lender
to issue Standby Letters of Credit on the terms herein described in an aggregate amount up to
$30,000,000 and the several obligations of the Lenders to acquire participations in Standby Letters
of Credit issued hereunder in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such
Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01 hereto, as such amounts may be adjusted in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement.

     “Subordinated Debt” or “Subordinated Indebtedness” shall mean all debt which
is subordinated in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full of the Obligations of
the Company and/or any Subsidiary of the Company to the Lenders, on terms satisfactory to and
approved in writing by the Required Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned).

     “Subsidiaries” shall mean with respect to any Person any corporation, association or
other business entity more than 50% of the voting stock or other ownership interests (including,
without limitation, membership interests in a limited liability company) of which is, at the time,
owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or a
combination thereof.

     “Telerate Page 3750” shall mean the display designated as “Page 3750” on the
Associated Press-Dow Jones Telerate Service (or such other page as may replace Page 3750 on the
Associated Press-Dow Jones Telerate Service or such other service as may be nominated by the
British Bankers’ Association as the information vendor for the purpose of displaying British
Bankers’ Association interest settlement rates for Dollar deposits). Each Reserve Adjusted Libor
rate based on the rate displayed on Telerate Page 3750 shall be subject to corrections, if any,
made in such rate and displayed by the Associated Press-Dow Jones Telerate Service within one hour
of the time when such rate is first displayed by such service.

     “Term Loan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

     “Term Loan Commitments” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of
such Lender to make Term Loans to the Company, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set
forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01 hereto, as such amounts may be adjusted
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

     “Term Loan Commitment Expiration Date” shall mean shall mean the earlier of (a) the
Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date and (b) October 31, 2014.

     “Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean, with respect to any Term Loan, a period not to
exceed five years from the applicable Borrowing Date as selected by the Company in its notice of
borrowing.

     “Term Loan Notes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.

     “Total Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate of the Commitments in effect
at such time which, initially, shall be $72,500,000.

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     “Total Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean the obligation of the Lenders to make
Revolving Credit Loans to the Company in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000.

     “Total Term Loan Commitment” shall mean the obligation of the Lenders to make Term
Loans to the Company in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000.

     “Turbo” shall mean Turbo Logic Associates, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

     “Type” shall mean as to any Loan its status as an Alternate Base Rate Loan or a Libor
Rate Loan.

     “UCP” shall mean the International Chamber of Commerce Uniform Customs and Practice
for Documentary Credits, 1993 Revision, ICC Publication No. 500 or any successor publication
thereof.

     “Unfunded Capital Expenditures” shall mean, with respect to any period, Capital
Expenditures incurred during such period which are not financed with the proceeds from any
indebtedness for borrowed money or a Capital Lease.

     “Unfunded Current Liability” of any Plan shall mean the amount, if any, by which the
present value of the accrued benefits under the Plan as of the close of its most recent plan year
exceeds the fair market value of the assets allocable thereto, determined in accordance with
Section 412 of the Code.

     “Unused Fee Rate” shall be the rate specified under the heading “Unused Fee Rate” in
the definition of Applicable Margin.

     SECTION 1.02. Accounting Terms. Except as otherwise herein specifically
provided, each accounting term used herein shall have the meaning given to it under Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles. “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” or
“GAAP” shall mean those generally accepted accounting principles and practices which are
recognized as such by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants acting through the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or through other appropriate boards or
committees thereof and which are consistently applied for all periods so as to properly reflect
the Consolidated financial condition, and the Consolidated results of operations and cash flows of
the Company and its Subsidiaries except that any accounting principle or practice required to be
changed by the FASB (or other appropriate board or committee of the FASB) in order to continue as
a generally accepted accounting principle or practice may be so changed. Any dispute or
disagreement between the Company and the Lenders relating to the determination of Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusively resolved
for all purposes hereof by the written opinion with respect thereto, delivered to the
Administrative Agent, of nationally recognized independent certified public accountants selected
by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Lenders for the purpose of auditing the periodic
Consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE II

LOANS

     SECTION 2.01. Revolving Credit Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and
conditions, and relying upon the representations and warranties, set forth herein, each Lender
severally, but not jointly, agrees to make loans (individually a “Revolving Credit Loan”
and, collectively, the “Revolving Credit Loans”) to the Company at any time or from time
to time on or after the date hereof and until the Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date up
to, but not exceeding, at any one time outstanding the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitment,
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be made if, after giving effect to such Revolving Credit Loan (i) the Aggregate RC
Outstandings would exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitment or (ii) the Aggregate Outstandings
would exceed the Total Commitment, each as in effect at such time. During the Revolving Credit
Commitment Period, the Company may from time to time borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Credit
Loans hereunder on or after the date hereof and prior to the Revolving Credit Commitment
Termination Date, subject to the terms, provisions and limitations set forth herein. The Revolving
Credit Loans may be (i) Libor Rate Loans, (ii) Alternate Base Rate Loans or (iii) a combination
thereof.

          (b) The Company shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice (or telephonic
notice promptly confirmed in writing) not later than 12:00 noon, New York, New York time, three
Business Days prior to the date of each proposed Libor Rate Loan under this Section 2.01 or prior
to 12:00 noon New York, New York time on the date of each proposed Alternate Base Rate Loan under
this Section 2.01. Upon receipt of such notice from the Company, the Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify each Lender thereof. Such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the
amount and Type of the proposed borrowing, (ii) the proposed use of the loan proceeds, (iii) the
initial Interest Period if a Libor Rate Loan, and (iv) the proposed Borrowing Date. Except for
borrowings which utilize the full remaining amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment, each
borrowing of an Alternate Base Rate Loan shall be in an amount not less than $500,000 or, whole
multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each borrowing of a Libor Rate Loan shall be in an amount
not less than $1,000,000 or whole multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof.

          (c) The several agreements of the Lenders to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this
Section 2.01 shall automatically terminate on the Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date.
Upon such termination, the Company shall immediately repay in full the principal amount of the
Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding, together with all accrued interest thereon and all other
amounts due and payable hereunder.

     SECTION 2.02. Revolving Credit Note. The Revolving Credit Loans made by
each Lender shall be evidenced by a promissory note of the Company, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A (each as amended, restated, supplemented or modified, from
time to time, individually, a “Revolving Credit Note” and collectively, the “Revolving
Credit Notes”), appropriately completed, duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company
and payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount equal to the Revolving Credit
Commitment of such Lender. Each Revolving Credit Note shall (a) be dated the Closing Date, (b) be
stated to mature on the Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date and (c) bear interest from the
date thereof until paid in full on the unpaid principal amount thereof from time to time
outstanding as provided in Section 3.01 hereof. Each Lender is authorized to record the date, Type
and amount of each Revolving Credit Loan and the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of
principal of each Revolving Credit Loan in such Lender’s records or on the grid schedule annexed to
the Revolving Credit Note; provided, however, that the failure of a Lender to set
forth each such Revolving Credit Loan, payment and other information shall not in any manner affect
the obligation of the Company to repay each Revolving Credit Loan made by such Lender in accordance
with the terms of its Revolving Credit Note and this Agreement. The Revolving Credit Note, the
grid schedule and the books and records of such Lender shall constitute conclusive evidence of the
information so recorded absent manifest error.

     SECTION 2.03. Term Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, each Lender severally, but not jointly, agrees to make loans
(individually, a “Term Loan” and, collectively, the “Term Loans”) to the Company at
any time and from time to time during the Term Loan Commitment Period up to, but not exceeding, at
any one time outstanding the amount of its Term Loan Commitment, provided, however,
that no Term Loan shall be made if, after giving effect to such Term Loan, (i) the Aggregate TL
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at such time or (ii) Aggregate Outstandings would exceed the Total Commitment. Except for
borrowings which utilize the full remaining amount of the Term Loan Commitment, each borrowing of a
Term Loan shall be in an amount not less than $5,000,000. During the Term Loan Commitment Period,
the Company may from time to time borrow, repay and reborrow Term Loans hereunder on or after the
date hereof and at any time prior to the Term Loan Commitment Expiration Date, subject to the
terms, provisions and limitations set forth herein. The Term Loans may be (i) Libor Rate Loans,
(ii) Alternate Base Rate Loans or (iii) a combination thereof. As of the Closing Date,
$26,266,666.72 of Term Loans have been advanced.

          (b) The Company shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice (or telephonic
notice promptly confirmed in writing) not later than 12:00 noon, New York, New York time, three
Business Days prior to the date of each proposed Libor Rate Loan under this Section 2.03 or prior
to 12:00 noon New York, New York time on the date of each proposed Alternate Base Rate Loan under
this Section 2.03. Upon receipt of such notice from the Company, the Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify each Lender thereof. Such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the
amount and Type of the proposed borrowing, (ii) the initial Interest Period if a Libor Rate Loan,
(iii) the proposed Borrowing Date and the (iv) the proposed Term Loan Maturity Date provided that
such date shall not exceed five (5) years from the Borrowing Date of such Term Loan.

          (c) The several agreements of the Lenders to make new Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03
shall automatically terminate on the Term Loan Commitment Termination Date.

     SECTION 2.04. Term Loan Notes. Each Term Loan by a Lender to the Company
shall be evidenced by a promissory note of the Company substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B (each as may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified, from time to time,
individually a “Term Loan Note” and, collectively, the “Term Loan Notes”), each
appropriately completed, duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and payable to the
order of such Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of such Term Loan made by such
Lender advanced on the applicable Borrowing Date. Each Term Loan Note shall (a) be stated to
mature on the applicable Term Loan Maturity Date, (b) bear interest from the date thereof until
paid in full on the unpaid principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding as provided in
Section 3.01 and (c) be payable in such number of consecutive equal monthly installments so that
the amount of such Term Loan shall be fully amortized by the applicable Term Loan Maturity Date and
such installments shall commence on the first day of the month following the Borrowing Date of such
Term Loan and on the first day of each month thereafter, provided that the outstanding principal
amount of each Term Loan shall be due and payable on the applicable Term Loan Maturity Date,
together with interest thereon as of such date. Each Term Loan shall bear interest from the date
of funding thereof until paid in full on the unpaid principal amount thereof from time to time
outstanding at the applicable interest rate per annum specified in Section 3.01. Each Lender is
authorized to record the date, Type and amount of each Term Loan and the date and amount of each
payment or prepayment of principal of each Term Loan in such Lender’s records or on the grid
schedule annexed to the Term Loan Note; provided, however, that the failure of a
Lender to set forth each such Term Loan, payment and other information shall not in any manner
affect the obligation of the Company to repay each Term Loan made by such Lender in accordance with
the terms of its Term Loan Note and this Agreement. Each Term Loan Note, the grid schedule and the
books and records of such Lender shall constitute conclusive evidence of the information so
recorded absent manifest error.

     SECTION 2.05. Letters of Credit.

          (a) Generally. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, upon
the written request of a Letter of Credit Party in accordance herewith, the Issuing Lender shall
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time during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period with pro rata participation by all of the
Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Proportions for the account of such
Letter of Credit Party, (i) Commercial Letters of Credit, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the
Commercial Letter of Credit Commitment and (ii) Standby Letters of Credit, in an aggregate amount
not to exceed the Standby Letter of Credit Commitment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Letter of
Credit shall be issued or created if, after giving effect to the same, Aggregate Outstandings would
exceed the Total Commitment. The Company agrees that it shall be jointly and severally obligated
with any other Letter of Credit Party for all Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender
hereunder regardless of whether the Company is the named account party for such Letter of Credit.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Issuing Lender shall be under no
obligation to issue a Letter of Credit, if any order, judgment or decree of any court, arbitrator
or Governmental Authority shall purport by its terms to enjoin, restrict or restrain the Issuing
Lender in any respect relating to the issuance of such Letter of Credit or a similar letter of
credit, or any law, rule, regulation, policy, guideline or directive (whether or not having the
force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall
prohibit or direct the Issuing Lender in any respect relating to the issuance of such Letter of
Credit or similar letter of credit, or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender with respect to any
Letter of Credit any restrictions, any reserve or capital requirement or any loss, cost or expense
not reimbursed by the Company and/or the applicable Letter of Credit Party to the Issuing Lender.
Each request for issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be in writing and shall be received by the
Issuing Lender by no later than 12:00 noon, New York, New York time on the day which is at least
two Business Days prior to the proposed date of issuance. Such issuance shall occur by no later
than 5:00 p.m. on the proposed date of issuance (assuming proper prior notice as aforesaid).
Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, the expiry dates, the type of Letter of
Credit (i.e., Commercial Letter of Credit or Standby Letter of Credit), the purpose, the amounts
and the beneficiaries of the Letters of Credit will be as designated by the applicable Letter of
Credit Party. The Issuing Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders quarterly
of the amounts of all Letters of Credit issued hereunder and of any extension, reduction,
termination or amendment of any Letter of Credit. Each Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing
Lender hereunder shall identify: (i) the dates of issuance and expiry of such Letter of Credit,
(ii) the amount of such Letter of Credit (which shall be a sum certain, although partial drawings
shall be permitted), (iii) the beneficiary and account party of such Letter of Credit, and (iv) the
drafts and other documents necessary to be presented to the Issuing Lender upon drawing thereunder.
The Company and each Letter of Credit Party agrees to execute and deliver to the Issuing Lender
such further documents and instruments in connection with any Letter of Credit issued hereunder
(including without limitation, applications therefore and the Issuing Lender’s Master Letter of
Credit Agreement) as the Issuing Lender in accordance with its customary practices may reasonably
request. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder will, except to the extent otherwise expressly
provided hereunder, be governed by the UCP.

          (b) Expiration Date. Each Commercial Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the
close of business one year after the date of the issuance of such Commercial Letter of Credit (or,
in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension). Each
Standby Letter of Credit shall expire not later than the close of business on the date four years
after the date of the issuance of such Standby Letter of Credit, provided that if the Letter of
Credit Party so requests in any Letter of Credit application, the Issuing Lender may, in its sole
and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Standby Letter of Credit that has an automatic extension
provision, as may be described in the Issuing Lender’s Master Letter of Credit Agreement, provided
that such Standby Letter of Credit must permit the Issuing Lender to prevent any such extension at
least once in each twelve-month period by giving notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a
day during such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Standby Letter of Credit is
issued. If this Agreement shall terminate, whether upon the Revolving Credit Commitment Termination
Date or by reason of the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default or otherwise, the
Company shall either (x) arrange for any new lender to indemnify the Issuing Lender for the
Aggregate Letters of Credit Oustanding in a manner and pursuant to such

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documents satisfactory to the Issuing Lender in its commercially reasonable discretion or (y)
deposit in an account with the Issuing Lender an amount in cash equal to the Aggregate Letters of
Credit Outstanding as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Such deposit
shall be held by the Issuing Lender as collateral for the payment and performance of the
obligations of the Company under this Agreement. The Issuing Lender shall have exclusive dominion
and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such accounts.

          (c) Drawings Under Letters of Credit. The applicable Letter of Credit Party and the
Company hereby absolutely and unconditionally promise to pay to the Issuing Lender on the date of
any drawing under a Letter of Credit, in immediately available funds from its accounts, the amount
of such drawing under such Letter of Credit. If the Company and the applicable Letter of Credit
Party so request by a notice of borrowing delivered to the Issuing Lender not later than 12:00 noon
(New York, New York time) on the date of the drawing under a Letter of Credit in accordance with
the terms hereof and if each of the conditions precedent to the making of a Loan set forth in
Article V of this Agreement has been satisfied, on the Business Day on which a drawing under a
Letter of Credit occurs, the amount of such drawing, plus interest thereon, for which the Issuing
Lender has not been reimbursed by the Company and/or the relevant Letter of Credit Party, shall
become an Alternate Base Rate Loan in an equivalent amount, and, to the extent so financed, the
Company’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by such an Alternate
Base Rate Loan. If the Company fails to make such payment when due, the Issuing Lender shall
notify each Lender of the amount of the drawing under the applicable Letter of Credit. Each Lender
agrees that on the first Business Day after receipt of such notice, it will immediately make
available by no later than 12:00 noon New York, New York time, to the Issuing Lender at its office
located at the Payment Office in immediately available funds, its Commitment Proportion of such
drawing or payment, provided (i) each Lender’s obligation shall be reduced by its Commitment
Proportion of any reimbursement by the Company in respect of any such drawing pursuant to this
Section 2.05 and (ii) no Lender shall be required to make payments to the Issuing Lender with
respect to a drawing which the Company reimbursed with the proceeds of a Revolving Credit Loan, as
contemplated above, if such Lender fully funded its Commitment Proportion of such Revolving Credit
Loan in accordance with Section 3.11 hereof. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this Section
2.05(c) to reimburse the Issuing Lender for any drawing under a Letter of Credit (other than an
Alternate Base Rate Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Revolving Credit Loan and
shall not relieve the Company of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Lender for such drawing.
Each drawing under a Letter of Credit which is not paid on the same date such drawing is made shall
accrue interest, for each day from and including the date of such drawing to but excluding the date
that the Company reimburses the Issuing Lender in full for such drawing or payment, at the rate per
annum then applicable to Revolving Credit Loans which are Alternate Base Rate Loans; provided,
however, that if the Company fails to reimburse such drawing or payment when due pursuant to this
paragraph (b), then the Company shall pay to the Issuing Lender interest on the amount of such
drawing or payment at the rate per annum set forth in Section 3.01(c) hereof. Interest accruing
pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be for the account of the Issuing Lender, except that
interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) to
reimburse the Issuing Lender shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
The Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of each drawing under a Letter
of Credit.

          (d) Letter of Credit Obligations Absolute. (i) The obligations of the Company and the
relevant Letter of Credit Party to reimburse the Issuing Lender as provided hereunder in respect of
drawings or payments under Letters of Credit shall rank pari passu with the obligations of
the Company to repay the Loans hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all
circumstances and shall be secured pro rata with the other Obligations pursuant to the
Security Documents in accordance with the provisions of the Security Documents. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the obligation of the Company and the relevant Letter of Credit
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respect of drawings under Letters of Credit shall not be subject to any defense based on the
non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of any such payment or the
legality, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Letters of Credit or any related document
or any dispute between or among the Company and/or the relevant Letter of Credit Party, or any of
them, the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any financing institution or other party to which
any Letter of Credit may be transferred except if resulting from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Issuing Lender. The Issuing Lender may accept or pay any draft presented to it
under any Letter of Credit regardless of when drawn and whether or not negotiated, if such draft,
accompanying certificate or documents and any transmittal advice are presented or negotiated on or
before the expiry date of the Letter of Credit or any renewal or extension thereof then in effect,
and conforms to the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. Furthermore, neither the
Issuing Lender nor any of its correspondents shall be responsible, as to any document presented
under a Letter of Credit which appears to be regular on its face, and appears on its face to
conform to the terms of the Letter of Credit, for the validity or sufficiency of any signature or
endorsement, for delay in giving any notice or failure of any instrument to bear adequate reference
to the Letter of Credit, or for failure of any Person to note the amount of any draft on the
reverse of the Letter of Credit. The Issuing Lender shall have the right, in its sole discretion,
to decline to accept any documents and to decline making payment under any Letter of Credit if the
documents presented are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

               (ii) Any action, inaction or omission on the part of the Issuing Lender or any of its
correspondents under or in connection with any Letter of Credit or the related instruments,
documents or property, if in good faith and in conformity with such laws, regulations or
commercially reasonable customs as are applicable, shall be binding upon the Company and the other
Letter of Credit Parties and shall not place the Issuing Lender or any of its correspondents under
any liability to the Company or any other Letter of Credit Party, or any of them, in the absence of
(i) gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Issuing Lender or its correspondents or (ii) the
failure by the Issuing Lender to pay under a Letter of Credit after presentation of a draft and
documents strictly complying with such Letter of Credit unless the Issuing Lender is prohibited
from making such payment pursuant to a court order. The Issuing Lender’s rights, powers,
privileges and immunities specified in or arising under this Agreement are in addition to any
heretofore or at any time hereafter otherwise created or arising, whether by statute or rule of law
or contract. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder will, except to the extent otherwise expressly
provided hereunder, be governed by the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (1993
Revision), International Chamber of Commerce, Publication No. 500, and any subsequent revisions
thereof.

          (e) Obligations of Lenders in Respect of Letters of Credit. Each Lender acknowledges
that each Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Agreement is issued by the
Issuing Lender on behalf of and with the ratable participation of all of the Lenders (i.e., in
accordance with their respective Commitment Proportions), and each Lender agrees to make the
payments required by Section 2.05(c) above and agrees to be responsible for its pro rata share of
all liabilities incurred by the Issuing Lender with respect to each Letter of Credit issued,
established, opened or extended by the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Agreement for the account of
the Company and/or the relevant Letter of Credit Party. Each Lender agrees with the Issuing Lender
and the other Lenders that its obligation to make the payments required by Section 2.05(c) above
shall not be affected in any way by any circumstances (other than the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Issuing Lender) occurring before or after the making of any payment by the
Issuing Lender pursuant to any Letter of Credit, including, without limitation: (i) any
modification or amendment of, or any consent, waiver, release or forbearance with respect to, any
of the terms of this Agreement or any other instrument or document referred to herein; (ii) the
existence of any Default or Event of Default; or (iii) any change of any kind whatsoever in the
financial position or creditworthiness of the Company.

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          (f) Replacement of the Issuing Lender. The Issuing Lender may be replaced at any time
by written agreement among the Company, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Lender and
the successor Issuing Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such
replacement of an Issuing Lender. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the
Company shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Lender pursuant
to Section 3.04 hereof. From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the
successor Issuing Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Lender under this
Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter, and (ii) references herein to
the term “Issuing Lender” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing
Lender, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Lenders, as the context shall require. After
the replacement of an Issuing Lender hereunder, the replaced Issuing Lender shall remain a party
hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Lender under this
Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued prior to such replacement, but shall not be
required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

          (g) Existing Letters of Credit. The Company and the Lenders agree that, from and
after the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the initial
Loans hereunder as set forth in Article V hereof, the Existing Letters of Credit shall be Letters
of Credit for all purposes under this Agreement.

          (h) Letters of Credit Issued for Guarantors. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit
issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a
Letter of Credit Party other than the Company, the Company shall be obligated to reimburse the
Issuing Lender and the Lenders hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The
Company hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of any other
Letter of Credit Party inures to the benefit of the Company, and that the Company’s business
derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such other Letter of Credit Parties.

     SECTION 2.06. Reduction of the Total Commitment. The Company shall have the
right, upon not less than three Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, to
permanently reduce or terminate the amount of the Total Commitment; provided, however, that no such
reduction or termination shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments
of the Loans made on the effective date thereof, (i) Aggregate RC Outstandings would exceed the
Total Revolving Credit Commitment as then reduced, (ii) Aggregate TL Outstandings would exceed the
Total Term Loan Commitment as then reduced, (iii) the Aggregate Letters of Credit Outstanding would
exceed the sum of the Commercial Letter of Credit Commitment plus the Standby Letter of Credit
Commitment as then reduced or (iv) Aggregate Outstandings would exceed the Total Commitment as then
reduced; provided, further, that any reduction or termination requiring prepayment of any Libor
Rate Loan shall be made only on the last day of the Interest Period with respect thereto. Any
partial reduction shall be in the amount of $5,000,000 or whole multiples of $1,000,000 in excess
thereof, and shall reduce permanently the amount of the Total Commitment then in effect and shall
be allocated to such of the Commitments as shall be selected by the Company in order to be in
compliance with this Section 2.06. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of
each notice from the Company to permanently reduce the amount of the Total Commitment pursuant to
this Section 2.06.

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ARTICLE III

INTEREST RATE; FEES AND PAYMENTS; USE OF PROCEEDS

     SECTION 3.01. Interest Rate.

          (a) Each Alternate Base Rate Loan shall bear interest for the period from the date thereof on
the unpaid principal amount thereof at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base
Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

          (b) Each Libor Rate Loan shall bear interest for the Interest Period applicable thereto on the
unpaid principal amount thereof at a rate per annum equal to the Reserve Adjusted Libor determined
for each Interest Period thereof in accordance with the terms hereof plus the Applicable Margin.

          (c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default the outstanding
principal amount of the Loans (excluding any defaulted payment of principal accruing interest in
accordance with clause (d) below), shall, at the option of the Required Lenders, bear interest
payable on demand at a rate of interest 2% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise then
in effect or, if no rate is in effect, 2% per annum in excess of the Alternate Base Rate.

          (d) If the Company shall default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any portion
of the Loans or any other amount becoming due hereunder, whether with respect to reimbursement of
drawings under Letters of Credit, interest, fees, expenses or otherwise, the Company shall pay
interest on such defaulted amount accruing from the date of such default (without reference to any
period of grace) up to and including the date of actual payment (after as well as before judgment)
at a rate of 2% per annum in excess of the rate otherwise in effect or, if no rate is in effect, 2%
per annum in excess of the Alternate Base Rate.

          (e) The Company may elect from time to time to convert all or a portion of an outstanding Loan
from a Libor Rate Loan to an Alternate Base Rate Loan, by giving the Administrative Agent at least
three Business Day’s prior irrevocable written notice of such election, provided that any such
conversion of Libor Rate Loans shall only be made on the last day of an Interest Period with
respect thereto or upon the date of payment in full of any amounts owing pursuant to Section 3.08
hereof as a result of such conversion. Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify each Lender thereof. The Company may elect from time to time to convert the
outstanding Loan from an Alternate Base Rate Loan to a Libor Rate Loan by giving the Administrative
Agent irrevocable written notice of such election not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York, New York
time), three Business Days prior to the date of the proposed conversion, with respect to a Libor
Rate Loan. Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender
thereof. All or any part of outstanding Alternate Base Rate Loans may be converted as provided
herein, provided that each conversion shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or whole multiples
of $500,000 in excess thereof, with respect to Revolving Credit Loans, or $1,000,000 or whole
multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, with respect to Term Loans, and further provided that no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Any conversion to or from any
Libor Rate Loans hereunder shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that,
after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of all Libor Rate Loans which are (x)
Revolving Credit Loan, having the same Interest Period shall not be less than $500,000 and (y) Term
Loans, having the same Interest Period shall not be less than $1,000,000.

          (f) Any Libor Rate Loan in a minimum principal amount of $500,000, with respect to a Revolving
Credit Loan, or $1,000,000, with respect to a Term Loan, may be continued as such upon the
expiration of an Interest Period with respect thereto by compliance by the Company with the notice
provisions contained in the definition of Interest Period; provided, that no Libor Rate Loan may be
continued as such when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, but shall be
automatically converted to an Alternate Base Rate Loan on the last day of the Interest Period in
effect
when the Administrative Agent is notified, or otherwise has actual knowledge, of such Default
or Event of Default.

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          (g) If the Company shall fail to select the duration of any Interest Period for any Libor Rate
Loan in accordance with the definition of “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.01, the
Company shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month.

          (h) No Loan may be funded as a Libor Rate Loan, or converted to or continued as a Libor Rate
Loan, with an Interest Period that extends beyond the Term Loan Maturity Date, with respect to a
Term Loan or the Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date, with respect to the Revolving Loans.

          (i) Anything in this Agreement or in any Note to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligation
of the Company to make payments of interest shall be subject to the limitation that payments of
interest shall not be required to be paid to any Lender to the extent that the charging or receipt
thereof would not be permissible under the law or laws applicable to such Lender limiting the rates
of interest that may be charged or collected by such Lender. In each such event payments of
interest required to be paid to a Lender shall be calculated at the highest rate permitted by
applicable law until such time as the rates of interest required hereunder may lawfully be charged
and collected by such Lender. If the provisions of this Agreement or any Note would at any time
otherwise require payment by the Company to a Lender of any amount of interest in excess of the
maximum amount then permitted by applicable law, the interest payments to such Lender shall be
reduced to the extent necessary so that such Lender shall not receive interest in excess of such
maximum amount. To the extent that, pursuant to the foregoing sentence, the affected Lender shall
receive interest payments hereunder or under any Note in an amount less than the amount otherwise
provided herein or in any Note, such deficit (hereinafter called the “Interest Deficit”)
will accumulate and will be carried forward (without interest) until the termination of this
Agreement. Interest otherwise payable to an affected Lender hereunder and under any Note for any
subsequent period shall be increased by such maximum amount of the Interest Deficit that may be so
added without causing such Lender to receive interest in excess of the maximum amount then
permitted by applicable law.

          (j) Interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date and shall
be calculated on the basis year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual days elapsed. Any
rate of interest on the Loans or other Obligations which is computed on the basis of the Alternate
Base Rate shall change when and as the Alternate Base Rate changes in accordance with the
definition thereof. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee
hereunder shall, absent manifest error, be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

     SECTION 3.02. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the initial Revolving Credit
Loans and initial Term Loan shall be solely used to finance the loans and obligations owing by the
Company to Citibank under the Prior Agreement. Thereafter, Revolving Credit Loans shall be use to
finance the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Company in the ordinary
course of business and the proceeds of the Term Loans shall be used by the Company to finance up to
ninety percent (90%) of the purchase price paid or to be paid by the Company in connection with a
Permitted Acquisition. Letters of Credit shall be issued by the Issuing Lender for the account of
the applicable Letter of Credit Party and shall be issued for purposes in connection with, and in
the ordinary course of, the business of such Letter of Credit Party consistent with historical
purposes of such Letter of Credit Party prior to the date hereof.

     SECTION 3.03. Prepayments.

          (a) Voluntary. The Company may at any time and from time to time prepay the then
outstanding portion of a Loan, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, except as provided
in Section 3.08 hereof, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent (or telephonic notice
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confirmed in writing) not later than 11:00 a.m. New York, New York time, three Business
Days before the date of prepayment with respect to prepayments of Libor Rate Loans, or 11:00 a.m.
New York, New York time on the proposed date of prepayment with respect to Alternate Base Rate
Loans. Each notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the date and amount of prepayment and
whether such prepayment is of Libor Rate Loans or Alternate Base Rate Loans or a combination
thereof, and if a combination thereof, the amount of prepayment allocable to each. Upon receipt of
such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof. If such notice is
given, the Company shall make such prepayment, and the amount specified in such notice shall be due
and payable, on the date specified therein. Each partial prepayment pursuant to this Section 3.03
hereof shall be in a principal amount of (i) $1,000,000 or whole multiples of $1,000,000 in excess
thereof with respect to Libor Rate Loans and (ii) $1,000,000 or whole multiples of $1,000,000 in
excess thereof with respect to Alternate Base Rate Loans. All prepayments shall be accompanied by
accrued interest on the principal amount being prepaid to the date of prepayment.

     (b) Mandatory. (i) The Company shall apply the net cash proceeds (after costs
and expenses) realized by the Company upon any Debt Issuance or Equity Issuance to prepay
the outstanding Term Loans hereunder. Such net proceeds shall be paid to the Administrative
Agent promptly upon the closing of any such Debt Issuance or Equity Issuance and will be
applied by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to the remaining installments of the
outstanding Term Loans in the inverse order of maturity. Such prepayments shall be applied
first to the Term Loan having the latest maturity date until paid in full, and thereafter to
the remaining Term Loans in inverse order of their respective maturity dates.

          (ii) To the extent that the Aggregate RC Outstandings exceeds the Available Revolving
Credit Commitment, the Aggregate TL Outstandings exceeds the Available Term Loan Commitment
and/or Aggregate Outstandings exceeds the Total Commitment, then the Company shall
immediately prepay the Loans to the extent necessary to eliminate such excess. To the
extent that such prepayments are insufficient to eliminate such excess, the Company shall
pledge to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, Cash Collateral
in an amount equal to the amount of such excess, which Cash Collateral shall secure the
reimbursement obligations of the Company with respect to drawings under Letters of Credit.

     All prepayments shall be applied, first to Alternate Base Rate Loans outstanding and second,
to Libor Rate Loans outstanding, in such order as the Administrative Agent shall determine in its
sole and absolute discretion. All prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the
principal amount being prepaid to the date of prepayment. All partial prepayments of the Term
Loans shall be applied to the remaining installments of principal in inverse order of maturity.

     SECTION 3.04. Fees.

          (a) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of, and pro rata
distribution to, each Lender a commitment fee on the average daily unused portion of the Total
Commitment from the date of this Agreement until the Final Maturity Date at a rate per annum equal
to the Unused Fee Rate, based on a year of 360 days, payable in arrears on the last day of March,
June, September, and December of each year commencing September 30, 2011, on the Final Maturity
Date and on each date the Total Commitment is permanently reduced in whole or in part in accordance
with Section 2.06 hereof.

          (b) The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of, and pro rata
distribution to, the Lenders a commission with respect to the Lenders’ participation in Standby
Letters of Credit equal to (i) the then applicable SBLC Rate multiplied by (ii) the average daily
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the Standby LC Exposure during the period from and including the Closing Date through the
later of (x) Final Maturity Date or (y) the date on which such Lender ceases to have any Standby LC
Exposure. Such commissions with respect to Standby Letters of Credit shall be payable in arrears
on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year, commencing September
30, 2011, provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Total Commitment
terminates and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Total Commitment terminates shall
be payable on demand. The Company shall further pay to Administrative Agent for the account of,
and pro rata distribution to, the Lenders, with respect to each Commercial Letter of Credit 0.25%
of the stated amount of such Commercial Letter of Credit upon its issuance by the Issuing Lender
and 0.25% of the amount drawn upon payment of such Letter of Credit or, in the event of termination
or expiration, available to be drawn under such Commercial Letter of Credit. All such fees shall
be payable on the later of (i) the date on which the Total Commitment terminates or (ii) the Final
Maturity Date, and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Total Commitment terminates
shall be payable on demand. All commissions with respect to Standby Letters of Credit shall be
computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and shall be payable for the
actual number of days elapsed.

          (c) The Company shall further pay to the Issuing Lender, on demand, all customary fees charged
by the Issuing Lender with respect to the issuance, processing and administration of Letters of
Credit (including, without limitation, amendments, renewals or extensions of letters of credit),
all subject to such standard minimums now or hereinafter in effect.

          (d) In addition, the Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account such
fees as are set forth in a separate fee letter, dated July 18, 2011, provided by the Administrative
Agent to the Company.

     SECTION 3.05. Inability to Determine Interest Rate. In the event that the
Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding
upon the Company) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market, adequate
and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Reserve Adjusted Libor applicable pursuant
to Section 3.01(b) for any requested Interest Period with respect to (a) the making of a Libor Rate
Loan, (b) a Libor Rate Loan that will result from the requested conversion of an Alternate Base
Rate Loan to a Libor Rate Loan or a Libor Rate Loan of one type into a Libor Rate Loan of another
type, or (c) the continuation of a Libor Rate Loan beyond the expiration of the then current
Interest Period with respect thereto, the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice by
telephone of such determination, promptly confirmed in writing, to the Company of such
determination. Until the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that the circumstances giving
rise to the suspension described herein no longer exist (which notification shall be given promptly
by the Administrative Agent either verbally or in writing and, if verbally, promptly confirmed in
writing,), the Company shall not have the right to request or continue a Libor Rate Loan or to
convert an Alternate Base Rate Loan to a Libor Rate Loan.

     SECTION 3.06. Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, if
any introduction of or change in any law, regulation, treaty or directive or in the interpretation
or application thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain Libor
Rate Loans as contemplated by this Agreement, such Lender shall forthwith give notice by telephone
of such circumstances, promptly confirmed in writing, to the Administrative Agent, which notice the
Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to the Company and the other Lenders and (a) the
commitment of such Lender to make and to allow conversion to or continuations of Libor Rate Loans
shall forthwith be cancelled for the duration of
such illegality and (b) the Loans then outstanding as Libor Rate Loans, if any, shall be
converted automatically to Alternate Base Rate Loans on the next succeeding last day of each
Interest Period applicable to such Libor Rate Loans or within such{ } earlier period as may be
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Company shall pay to such Lender, upon demand, any additional amounts
required to be paid pursuant to Section 3.08 hereof. Each affected Lender shall promptly notify
the Administrative Agent of the cessation of any such illegality.

     SECTION 3.07. Increased Costs.

          (a) If any Change in Law shall:

               (i) subject any Lender or the Issuing Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to
this Agreement, any Note, any Loan or any Letter of Credit or change the basis of taxation of
payments to such Lender or the Issuing Lender of principal, interest, fees or any other amount
payable hereunder (other than any tax that is measured with respect to the overall net income of
such Lender or the Issuing Lender or the Lending Office such Lender or the Issuing Lender or
Lending Office of such Lender or the Issuing Lender and that is imposed by the United States of
America, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or by any
jurisdiction in which such Lender’s Lending Office or the Issuing Lender’s Lending Office is
located, or by any jurisdiction in which such Lender is organized, has its principal office or is
managed and controlled); or

               (ii) impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or
similar requirement (whether or not having the force of law) against assets held by, or deposits or
other liabilities in or for the account of, advances or loans by, or other credit extended by, or
any other acquisition of funds by, any office of any Lender or the Issuing Lender; or

               (iii) impose on any Lender or the Issuing Lender any other condition, or change therein
directly relating to this Agreement, any Note or any Loan;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Lender
of making, renewing or maintaining or participating in advances or extensions of credit hereunder
or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder, in each case by an amount which such Lender or the
Issuing Lender deems material, then, in any such case, the Company shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Lender, upon written demand subject to subsection (c) below,, such additional
amount or amounts as will reimburse such Lender for such increased costs actually incurred or
reduction suffered.

          (b) If any Lender or the Issuing Lender shall have determined that any Change in Law regarding
capital adequacy, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental
Authority, or compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Lender (or any Lending Office of any Lender
or the Issuing Lender) or any Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company, with any request or
directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of the law) of any such
authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of
return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the
Issuing Lender’s holding company as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below
that which such Lender would have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into
consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or
the Issuing Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such
Lender or the Issuing Lender to be material, then from time to time, the Company shall pay to such
Lender or the Issuing Lender the additional amount or amounts as will reimburse such Lender or such
Lender’s or the Issuing
Lender’s holding company for such reduction directly relating to this Agreement, any Note or
any Loan. Such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s determination of such amounts upon presentation to
the Company shall be conclusive and binding on the Company absent manifest error.

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          (c) A certificate of a Lender setting forth the basis and calculation of any such
determination, and the amount or amounts payable pursuant to Sections 3.07(a) and 3.07(b) above
shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Lender
the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

          (d) In the event any Lender or the Issuing Lender shall be entitled to reimburse pursuant to
Section 3.07(a) or Section 3.07(b) hereof, it shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and
the Company of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled; provided, however, no
failure on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Lender to demand compensation under clause (a) or
clause (b) above on one occasion shall constitute a waiver of its right to demand compensation on
any other occasion.

          (e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary in Section 3.07(a) or Section 3.07(b), the
Company shall only be required to reimburse a Lender in respect of any such increased costs or
reduction in rate of return occurring after such time as such Lender becomes a party to this
Agreement.

     SECTION 3.08. Indemnity. The Company agrees to indemnify each Lender and to
hold each Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur,
including, without limitation, interest or fees payable by such Lender to lenders of funds obtained
by it in order to maintain Libor Rate Loans hereunder, as a consequence of (a) default by the
Company in payment of the principal amount of or interest on any Libor Rate Loan, (b) default by
the Company to accept or make a borrowing of a Libor Rate Loan or a conversion into or continuation
of a Libor Rate Loan after the Company has requested such borrowing, conversion or continuation,
(c) default by the Company in making any prepayment of any Libor Rate Loan after the Company gives
a notice in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof and/or (d) the making of any payment or prepayment
(whether mandatory or optional) of a Libor Rate Loan or the making of any conversion of a Libor
Rate Loan to an Alternate Base Rate Loan on a day which is not the last day of the applicable
Interest Period with respect thereto. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the basis, the
calculation of any such determination such amounts shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The
Company shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any certificate within ten days after
receipt thereof.

     SECTION 3.09. Taxes.

          (a) All payments made by the Company under this Agreement shall be made free and clear of, and
without reduction for or on account of, any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or
assessed by any Governmental Authority, excluding income and franchise taxes (imposed in lieu of
income taxes) imposed on the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or a Lender as a result of a
present, former or future connection between the jurisdiction of the government or the taxing
authority imposing such tax and such Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender or Lender or the Lending
Office of such Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender or Lender or any political subdivision or
taxing authority thereof or therein (such non-excluded taxes being called “Non-Excluded
Taxes”). If any Non-Excluded Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender hereunder, or under the Notes, the amount so
payable to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or such Lender shall be increased to the
extent necessary to yield to such Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or such Lender (after
payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes and
free and clear of all liability in respect of such Non-Excluded Taxes) interest or any such
other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement and the
Notes, provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this or
the preceding sentence, the Company shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to
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the amount of any payment made by the Company under
this Agreement by the amount of Non-Excluded Taxes withheld from that payment, with respect to any
Non-Excluded Taxes (i) that are United States withholding taxes imposed (or branch profits taxes
imposed) on amounts payable to such Lender at the time the Lender becomes a party to this
Agreement, except to the extent that such Lender’s assignor (if any) was entitled, at the time of
assignment, to receive additional amounts from the Company with respect to such Non-Excluded Taxes
pursuant to this Section 3.09(a), or (ii) that are imposed as a result of any event occurring after
the Lender becomes a Lender other than a change in law or regulation or the introduction of any law
or regulation or a change in interpretation or administration of any law. Whenever any Non-Excluded
Taxes are payable by the Company, as promptly as possible thereafter, the Company shall send to the
Administrative Agent for its own account or for the account of the Issuing Lender or such Lender,
as the case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt showing, or other proof
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of, payment thereof. If the Company fails to
pay Non-Excluded Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the
Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Company
shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders for any incremental
taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by such Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Lender or such Lender as a result of any such failure together with any expenses payable by such
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or such Lender in connection therewith; provided
that the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender or Lender has provided the Company with written
notice thereof as required by Section 10.01, accompanied by a demand for payment.

          (b) If a Lender or the Administrative Agent becomes aware that it is entitled to claim a
refund from a Governmental Authority in respect of any Non-Excluded Taxes as to which it has been
indemnified by the Company or with respect to which the Company has paid additional amounts
pursuant to this Section 3.09, it promptly shall notify the Company in writing of the availability
of such refund claim and shall make a timely claim to such taxation authority for such refund at
the Company’s expense. If a Lender or the Administrative Agent receives a refund (including
pursuant to a claim for refund made pursuant to the preceding sentence) or a permanent net tax
benefit in respect of any Non-Excluded Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Company or
with respect to which the Company has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.09, it
shall within 30 days from the date of such receipt pay over the amount of such refund or permanent
net tax benefit to the Company, net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such Lender or the
Administrative Agent and without interest (other than interest paid by the relevant taxation
authority with respect to such refund); provided that the Company, upon the request of such
Lender or the Administrative Agent, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Company (plus
penalties, interest or other reasonable charges) to such Lender or the Administrative Agent in the
event such Lender or the Administrative Agent is required to repay such refund to such taxation
authority or loses such net tax benefit.

          (c) Any Issuing Lender or Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than
the United States or a state thereof (a “Foreign Lender”) and that is entitled to an
exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the laws of the United States or under any
treaty to which the United States is a party with respect to payments under this Agreement shall
deliver to the Company (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed
by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, such properly
completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit those payments to
be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if
requested by the Company or
the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law
or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Company or
the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not that Lender is subject to backup withholding
or information reporting requirements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any
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shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies
as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which that Foreign Lender
becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the
Company or the Administrative Agent), but only to the extent that the Foreign Lender is legally
entitled to do so, whichever of the following is applicable:

               (i) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility for
benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party,

               (ii) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI,

               (iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio
interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that the Foreign Lender
is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent
shareholder” of the Company within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a
“controlled foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) duly
completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, or

               (iv) any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a
reduction in United States Federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary
documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Company to determine the
withholding or deduction required to be made.

     SECTION 3.10. Pro Rata Treatment and Payments. (a) Each borrowing by the
Company from the Lenders, each conversion of a Loan pursuant to Section 3.01(e) hereof or
continuation of a Loan pursuant to Section 3.01(f) hereof, each payment by the Company on account
of any fee (other than with respect to fees which are expressly payable to the Administrative Agent
or the Issuing Lender for its own account), reimbursements by the Company to the Issuing Lender
with respect to drawings under Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.05 hereof, and any reduction
of the Commitments of the Lenders hereunder shall be made pro rata according to the respective
relevant Commitment Proportions of the Lenders. Each payment (including each prepayment) by the
Company on account of principal of and interest on each Loan shall be made pro rata according to
the respective outstanding principal amounts of such Loans held by each Lender. All payments
(including prepayments) to be made by the Company on account of principal, interest, fees and
reimbursement obligations shall be made without set-off or counterclaim and shall be made to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders (except as specified above), at the Payment
Office of the Administrative Agent in Dollars in immediately available funds not later than 12:00
noon, New York, New York time, on the date on which they are payable. The Administrative Agent
shall distribute such payments to the Lenders promptly upon receipt in like funds by wire transfer
of each Lender’s portion of such payment to such Lender for the account of its Lending Office. The
Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, directly charge principal and interest payments
due in respect of the Loans to the Company’s accounts at the Payment Office or other office of the
Administrative Agent. The Issuing Lender may, in its sole discretion, directly charge
reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit to the Company’s accounts at any office
of the Issuing Lender. Except as otherwise provided in the definition of “Interest Period”, if any
payment hereunder becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be
extended to the next
succeeding Business Day, and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall be
payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.

          (b) All proceeds of collateral received by the Administrative Agent after an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing and all or any portion of the Loans shall have been accelerated

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hereunder pursuant to Section 8.01, shall upon election by the Administrative Agent or at the
direction of the Required Lenders be applied, first, to pay any fees, indemnities, or
expense reimbursements then due to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender, ratably, from
the Company (other than in connection with Banking Services or Related Hedging Agreements),
second, to pay any fees or expense reimbursements then due to the Lenders from the Company
(other than in connection with Banking Services or Related Hedging Agreements), ratably,
third, to pay interest due and payable in respect of any Loans, ratably, fourth, to
pay any unreimbursed Standby LC Disbursements, ratably, fifth, to pay an amount to the
Administrative Agent equal to 103% of the Aggregate Letters of Credit Outstanding on such date, to
be held as cash collateral for such Obligations, sixth, to pay the principal on the Loans
and any amounts owing with respect to Related Hedging Obligations described in Section 7.02(i)
hereof, ratably, seventh, to pay any amounts owing with respect to Banking Services and to
pay any amounts owing with respect to Related Hedging Obligations described in Section 7.02(j)
hereof, ratably, eighth, to the payment of any other Obligation due to the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender by the Company, ratably, and ninth, to the Company
or as the Company shall direct.

     SECTION 3.11. Funding and Disbursement of Loans.

          (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder available to the
Administrative Agent at the Payment Office for the account of such office and the Administrative
Agent by 1:00 p.m. New York, New York time on the Borrowing Date in Dollars in immediately
available funds. Unless any applicable condition specified in Article V has not been satisfied,
the amount so received by the Administrative Agent will be made available to the Company at the
Payment Office by crediting the account of the Company with such amount and in like funds as
received by the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that if the proceeds of
any Loan or any portion thereof are to be used to prepay outstanding Loans or Letter of Credit
obligations, then the Administrative Agent shall apply such proceeds for such purpose to the extent
necessary and credit the balance, if any, to the Company’s account.

          (b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to
a proposed Borrowing Date that such Lender will not make the amount which would constitute its
Commitment Proportion of the borrowing on such Borrowing Date available to the Administrative
Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the
Administrative Agent on such Borrowing Date, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon
such assumption, make available to the Company a corresponding amount. If such amount is not made
available to the Administrative Agent until a date after such Borrowing Date, such Lender shall pay
to the Administrative Agent on demand interest on such Lender’s Commitment Proportion of such
borrowing at a rate equal to the greater of (i) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate and
(ii) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on
interbank compensation during such period, from and including such Borrowing Date to the date on
which such Lender’s Commitment Proportion of such borrowing shall have become immediately available
to the Administrative Agent. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender
with respect to any amounts due pursuant to this Section 3.11(b) shall be conclusive absent
demonstrable error. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligations to
fulfill its commitment hereunder or to prejudice any right which the Company may have against any
Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

     SECTION 3.12. Manner of Payment. The Administrative Agent may (but shall
not be obligated to) debit any deposit account of the Company with the Administrative Agent for the
amount of any such payment. The Administrative Agent may in its sole discretion directly charge
one or more of the Company’s accounts at the Payment Office or other office of the Administrative
Agent for all interest and principal payments due in respect of the Loans and all fees payable
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provided in the definition of “Interest Period”, if any
payment hereunder becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be
extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, with respect to payments of principal, interest
thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.

     SECTION 3.13. Change of Lending Office; Removal of Lender. Each Lender
agrees that (i) if it makes any demand for, or there has been any, payment under Section 3.07 or
3.09, or if any adoption or change of the type described in Section 3.07 or 3.09 shall occur with
respect to it, it will use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and
regulatory restrictions and so long as such efforts would not be materially disadvantageous to it,
as determined in its sole discretion) to designate a different lending office if the making of such
a designation would reduce or obviate the need for the Company to make payments under Section 3.07
or 3.09, or would eliminate or reduce the effect of any adoption or change described in Section
3.07 or 3.09 or (ii) if such Lender (x) is unable to designate a different lending office which
would result in Section 3.07 or 3.09 no longer being applicable to such Lender, (y) has refused to
consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or release with respect to this Agreement or any
other Loan Document which has been approved in accordance with Section 10.04 and, in the case of
this clause (y), no Event of Default then exists or (z) is a Defaulting Lender, it will, upon at
least 5 Business Days’ notice from the Company to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, assign,
pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.05, to one or more assignees
selected by the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and is
then continuing, with the written consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed
or conditioned) all, but not less than all, of such Lender’s rights and obligations hereunder,
without recourse to or warranty by, or expense to, such Lender, for a purchase price equal to the
outstanding principal amount of, and reimbursement obligations arising under, the Aggregate
Outstandings then owing to such Lender plus any accrued but unpaid interest thereon and any accrued
but unpaid utilization fees owing thereto and, in addition, all additional costs and reimbursements
and indemnities, if any, owing in respect of such Lender’s Commitment hereunder at such time shall
be paid to such Lender.

     SECTION 3.14. Defaulting Lenders.

          (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event any Lender (x) has
refused (which refusal constitutes a breach by such Lender of its obligations under this Agreement)
to make available any of its Commitment Proportion or (y) notifies either the Administrative Agent
or the Company that it does not intend to make available any of its Commitment Proportion (if the
actual refusal would constitute a breach by such Lender of its obligations under this Agreement)
(each, a “Lender Default”), all rights and obligations hereunder of such Lender (a
“Defaulting Lender”) as to which a Lender Default is in effect and of the other parties
hereto shall be modified to the extent of the express provisions of this Section 3.14 for the
Default Period.

          (b) Loans shall be incurred pro rata from Lenders (the “Non-Defaulting Lenders”) which
are not Defaulting Lenders based on their respective Commitment Proportion, and no Commitment of
any Lender shall be increased as a result of such Lender Default without the written consent of
such Lender. Amounts received in respect of principal of any Type of Loans shall be applied to
reduce the applicable Loans of each Non-Defaulting Lender pro rata based on the aggregate of the
outstanding Loans of that Type of all Lenders at the time of such application; provided,
that, the Administrative Agent shall
not be obligated to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments received by the
Administrative Agent for the Defaulting Lender’s benefit, nor shall a Defaulting Lender be entitled
to the sharing of any payments hereunder (including any principal, interest or fees). Amounts
payable to a Defaulting Lender shall instead be paid to or retained by the Administrative Agent.
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and, re-lend in accordance with the terms of the Agreement to
the Company the amount of such payments received or retained by it for the account of such
Defaulting Lender.

          (c) A Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to give instructions to the Administrative Agent
or to approve, disapprove, consent to or vote on any matters relating to this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents. All amendments, waivers and other modifications of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents may be made without regard to a Defaulting Lender and, for purposes of the
definition of “Required Lenders”, a Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a Lender and not to
have Loans outstanding.

          (d) Other than as expressly set forth in this Section 3.14, the rights and obligations of a
Defaulting Lender (including the obligation to indemnify the Administrative Agent) and the other
parties hereto shall remain unchanged. Nothing in this Section 3.14 shall be deemed to release any
Defaulting Lender from its obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall
alter such obligations, shall operate as a waiver of any default by such Defaulting Lender
hereunder, or shall prejudice any rights which the Company, The Administrative Agent or any Lender
may have against any Defaulting Lender as a result of any default by such Defaulting Lender
hereunder.

          (e) In the event the Defaulting Lender is the Administrative Agent, it shall resign as such in
accordance with Section 9.08 hereof.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     In order to induce the Lenders and the Issuing Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make
the Loans and other financial accommodations herein provided for, the Company represents and
warrants to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender that:

     SECTION 4.01. Organization, Corporate Powers, etc. The Company and each
Guarantor (i) is a corporation duly incorporated, or a limited liability company duly formed,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation or
formation, (ii) has the corporate, limited liability company or partnership power and authority, as
the case may be, to own properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted, (iii) is
duly qualified to do business in every jurisdiction wherein the conduct of its business or the
ownership of its properties are such as to require such qualification, (iv) has the power to
execute and perform each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (v) with respect to the
Company, has the power to borrow hereunder and to execute and deliver the Notes, and (vi) is in
compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations except where
the failure to be in compliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Each Non-Domestic Subsidiary (i) is a corporation duly incorporated, or a partnership or limited
liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, (ii) has the power and authority to own properties
and to carry on its business as now being conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business in
every jurisdiction wherein the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties are such
as to require such qualification

     SECTION 4.02. Authorization of Borrowing, Enforceable Obligations. The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, and the other Loan Documents
to which it is a party, the borrowings by, and other extensions of credit to, the Company
hereunder, and the execution, delivery and performance of each Guarantor of the Loan Documents to
which such Guarantor is a party, (a) have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate, limited
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partnership action, (b) will not violate or require any consent under (i) any
provision of law applicable to the Company or any Guarantor, any governmental rule or regulation,
or the Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws, or other organizational documents, as applicable, of
the Company or any Guarantor or (ii) any order of any court or other agency of government binding
on the Company or any Guarantor or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the
Company or any Guarantor is a party, or by which the Company or any Guarantor or any of its
property is bound, and (c) will not be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with
due notice and/or lapse of time) a default under, any such indenture, agreement or other
instrument, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance of any
nature whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of the Company or any Guarantor other than as
contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. This Agreement and each other Loan
Document to which the Company and each Guarantor is a party, constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Company and each Guarantor as the case may be, enforceable against the Company
and each Guarantor, as the case may be, in accordance with its terms.

     SECTION 4.03. Financial Condition. The Company has heretofore furnished to
the Administrative Agent (a) the audited Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its
Subsidiaries and the related audited statements of income, retained earnings and cash flow of
Company and its Subsidiaries prepared by Ernst & Young, LLP, certified public accountants, for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 and (b) the unaudited Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and
its Subsidiaries and the related unaudited statements of income, retain earning and cash flow of
the Company and its Subsidiaries for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2011 (collectively, the
“financial statements”). The financial statements were prepared in conformity with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and, to the Company’s knowledge, fairly present the
financial position and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date of
such financial statements and for the periods to which they relate and, since the date of such
financial statements, no material adverse change in the business, operations or assets or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries has occurred. The Company shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to
that effect on the Closing Date. There are no obligations or liabilities, contingent or otherwise,
of the Company and its Subsidiaries which are not reflected on such statements other than
obligations incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business since the date of such
financial statements or specifically disclosed elsewhere in this Agreement or any schedule hereto,
subject, however, to normal year-end adjustments with respect to the unaudited financial statements
referred to above.

     SECTION 4.04. Taxes. The Company and each Subsidiary of the Company has
filed or caused to be filed all federal, state and local tax returns which are required to be
filed, and has paid or has caused to be paid all taxes as shown on said returns or on any
assessment received by them, to the extent that such taxes have become due, except taxes which are
being contested in good faith and which are reserved against in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles.

     SECTION 4.05. Title to Properties. The Company and each Subsidiary of the
Company has good and marketable title, or valid leasehold interests in, all of their respective
properties and assets, except for such properties and assets as have been disposed of since the
date of such financial statements as no longer used or useful in the conduct of their respective
business or as have been disposed of in the ordinary course of business, and all such properties
and assets are free and clear of all Liens, except for
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     SECTION 4.06. Litigation.

          (a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings (whether or not purportedly on behalf of the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
against or affecting the Company or such Subsidiary of the Company at law or in equity or before or
by any Governmental Authority, which involve any of the transactions contemplated herein or which,
if adversely determined against the Company or such Subsidiary of the Company, could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

          (b) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is in default with respect to any
judgment, writ, injunction, decree, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority, other than as
set forth on Schedule VI hereto.

     SECTION 4.07. Agreements. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the
Company is a party to any agreement, indenture, loan or credit agreement or any lease or other
agreement or instrument or subject to any charter or other corporate restriction or any judgment,
order, writ, injunction, decree or regulation which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is in default in any manner
which could have a Material Adverse Effect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of
the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a
party.

     SECTION 4.08. Compliance with ERISA. Each Plan is in compliance with ERISA;
no Plan is insolvent or in reorganization, no Plan has an Unfunded Current Liability, and no Plan
has an accumulated or waived funding deficiency or permitted decreases in its funding standard
account within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code; neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate
nor any Guarantor has incurred any material liability to or on account of a Plan pursuant to
Section 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA or expects to incur any liability under any of
the foregoing sections on account of the termination of participation in or contributions to any
such Plan, no proceedings have been instituted to terminate any Plan, no condition exists which
presents a risk to the Company or any Guarantor of incurring a liability to or on account of a Plan
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of ERISA and the Code; no lien imposed under the Code or ERISA
on the assets of the Company or any Guarantor exists or is likely to arise on account of any Plan;
and the Company, and each Guarantor may terminate contributions to any other employee benefit plans
maintained by them without incurring any material liability to any person interested therein.

     SECTION 4.09. Federal Reserve Regulations; Use of Proceeds.

          (a) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is engaged principally in, nor has
as one of its important activities, the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing
or carrying any “margin stock” (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System of the United States, as amended to the date hereof). If requested by the
Administrative Agent, the Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary of the Company to, furnish
to the Administrative Agent such a statement on Federal Reserve Form U-1.

          (b) No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, and
whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, (i) to purchase or to carry margin stock or to
extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock, or to refund
indebtedness
originally incurred for such purposes, or (ii) for any purpose which violates or is
inconsistent with the provisions of the Regulations T, U, or X of the Board of Governors of The
Federal Reserve System.

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          (c) The proceeds of the Loans shall be used solely for the purposes permitted under Section
3.02.

     SECTION 4.10. Approvals. No registration with or consent or approval of, or
other action by, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company, or with the execution and delivery of other Loan Documents to which it is a party or, with
respect to the Company, the borrowings hereunder and each other extension of credit hereunder.

     SECTION 4.11. Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Attached hereto as Schedule
I is a correct and complete list of the Company’s Subsidiaries and Affiliates showing as to
each Subsidiary and Affiliate, its name, the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, its
shareholders or other owners of an interest in each Subsidiary and the number of outstanding shares
or other ownership interest owned by each shareholder or other owner of an interest.

     SECTION 4.12. Hazardous Materials. Except as set forth in environmental
reports provided to the Lenders, the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company are each in
compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and (a) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of
the Company has used Hazardous Materials on, from, or affecting any property now owned or occupied
by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in any manner which violates any applicable
Environmental Law; and (b) to the best knowledge of the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company,
no prior owner of any such property or any tenant, subtenant, prior tenant or prior subtenant has
used Hazardous Materials on, from, or affecting such property in any manner which violates any
applicable Environmental Law, except where failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.

     SECTION 4.13. Investment Company Act. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary of the Company is an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment
company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

     SECTION 4.14. No Default. No event has occurred and is continuing and no
condition exists which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.

     SECTION 4.15. Material Contracts. Each Material Contract of the Company and
each Subsidiary of the Company (i) is in full force and effect and is binding upon and enforceable
against the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, and, to the knowledge of
the Company, all other parties thereto in accordance with its terms, and (ii) there exists no
default under any Material Contract by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or, to the
knowledge of the Company, by any other party thereto which has not been fully cured or waived.

     SECTION 4.16. Permits and Licenses. Each of the Company and any Subsidiary
of the Company has all obtained all material licenses, permits, franchises, or other governmental
authorizations necessary to the ownership of its property or to the conduct of its activities, and
shall obtain all such licenses, permits, franchises, or other governmental authorizations as may be
required in the future to the extent that the failure to obtain them would materially and adversely
affect the ability of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to conduct its activities as
currently conducted, or in the future may be conducted, or the condition (financial or otherwise)
of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

     SECTION 4.17. Compliance with Law. The Company and each Subsidiary of the
Company are each in compliance with all laws, rules, regulations, orders and decrees which are
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to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, or to any of their respective
properties, which the failure to comply with could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.

     SECTION 4.18. Disclosure. No representation or warranty of the Company or
any Subsidiary of the Company contained in this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any other
document, certificate or written statement furnished to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or
the Issuing Lender by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company for use in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement contains any untrue statement of
material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained
herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they were made.

     SECTION 4.19. Security Document. To the best of its knowledge, each
Security Document executed by the Company and the Guarantor shall constitute a valid and continuing
lien on and security interest in the collateral referred to in such Security Document in favor of
the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender prior to all other
Liens, claims and right of all other Persons, other than Permitted Liens, and shall be enforceable
as such against all other Persons.

ARTICLE V

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

     SECTION 5.01. Conditions To Initial Loans and Extensions of Credit. The
obligation of each Lender to make its initial Loan hereunder, and the obligation of the Issuing
Lender to issue the initial Letter of Credit, are subject to the following conditions precedent:

          (a) Revolving Credit Note. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent
shall have received for the account of each Lender a Revolving Credit Note duly executed by the
Company in the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitment.

          (b) Other Loan Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent
shall have received (i) the Guaranty duly executed by each of the Guarantors, and (ii) the Security
Documents, each duly executed by the Company and each Guarantor, as applicable, along with
financing statements on form UCC-1 describing the collateral covered by the Security Agreement.

          (c) Supporting Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received on or prior to
the Closing Date (a) a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and of
each Guarantor dated the Closing Date and certifying (i) that attached thereto is a true and
complete copy (including any amendments thereto) of the Certificate of Incorporation and the
By-laws or the Articles of Organization and the Operating Agreement, as applicable, of the Company
or such Guarantor; (ii) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions adopted by
the Board of Directors of the Company and each Guarantor, authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and of each Loan Document to be delivered on the Closing Date to
which it is a party and, with respect to the Company, the borrowings hereunder; and (iii) the
incumbency and specimen signature of each officer of the Company and each Guarantor executing each
Loan Document to which the Company or a Guarantor is a party and any certificates or instruments
furnished pursuant hereto or thereto, and a certification by another officer of the Company and
each Guarantor as to the incumbency and signature of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the
Company and each Guarantor; and (b) such other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
request.

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          (d) Opinion of Counsel. On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have
received a written opinion of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors dated the Closing Date and
addressed to the Lenders substantially in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto.

          (e) No Material Adverse Changes. There shall not have occurred in the sole opinion of
the Administrative Agent reasonably applied, any material adverse change in the business,
operations, performance, properties or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Company or any
Guarantor since June 30, 2010.

          (f) Fees. The Company shall have paid all costs and expenses incurred by the
Administrative Agent in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of the Loan
Documents (including, without limitation, the expenses and reasonable fees of counsel).

          (g) Assets Free from Liens. Prior to the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall
have received UCC-1 financing statement, tax and judgment lien searches evidencing that the
Company’s and each Guarantor’s accounts receivable, inventory, equipment and all other assets of
the Company and each Guarantor are free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens.

          (h) Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall receive, on or prior to the Closing
Date, certificates of insurance covering the personal property and the business of the Company and
the Guarantors (including with respect to general liability and products liability insurance),
which certificates shall designate the Administrative Agent as a lender loss payee and additional
insured, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent together with
copies of the related insurance policies with proper endorsements to reflect the Administrative
Agent’s interests for the benefit of the Lenders.

          (i) Due Diligence. The Administrative Agent shall have results reasonably
satisfactory to it of its due diligence checkings with respect the Company, the Guarantors,
including, without limitation, litigation checkings, customer checkings, bank checkings, trade
checkings, judgment, tax and bankruptcy searches, in all jurisdictions deemed necessary by the
Administrative Agent and its counsel.

          (j) Completion of Proceedings. All corporate and other proceedings, and all
documents, instruments and other legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by
the Loan Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative
Agent and its counsel.

          (k) Other Information, Documentation. The Administrative Agent shall receive such
other consents, approvals and further information and documentation as it may reasonably require,
including, but not limited, to any information or documentation relating to compliance by the
Company and each Guarantor with the requirements of all federal, state and local laws, ordinances,
rules, regulations or policies governing the use, storage, treatment, transportation, refinement,
handling, production or disposal of Hazardous Materials.

     SECTION 5.02. Conditions to Term Loans. The obligation of each Lender to
make any Term Loan hereunder is subject to the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 5.01 and
5.03 of this Article V and the following conditions precedent:

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          (a) Term Loan Note. The Company shall deliver to such Lender a duly executed Term
Loan Note appropriately completed in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Term
Loan to be funded by such Lender on a Borrowing Date.

          (b) Acquisition Documents. The Lenders shall have received the information and
documents required to be delivered to the Lenders as described in the definition of Permitted
Acquisition.

     SECTION 5.03. Conditions to All Loans and Letters of Credit. The obligation
of each Lender to make each Loan hereunder and the obligation of the Issuing Lender to issue,
amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, including, without limitation, the initial Loan and
initial Letter of Credit, are further subject to the following conditions precedent:

          (a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties by the Company
and each Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to this Agreement and the Loan Documents to which each
is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Borrowing Date or
the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, with
the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date
and an Executive Officer shall deliver a certificate to the Administrative Agent with respect
thereto.

          (b) No Default. The Company and each Subsidiary of the Company shall be in compliance
with all the terms and provisions set forth herein or in any other Loan Document on their part to
be observed or performed, and no Default or Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing
on the Borrowing Date or on the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of
Credit or will result after giving effect to the Loan requested or the requested issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit.

          (c) Availability. After giving effect to any requested Loan or issuance of any Letter
of Credit, the Aggregate RC Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit
Commitment, the Aggregate TL Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Term Loan Commitment and
Aggregate Outstandings shall not exceed the Total Commitment.

          (d) Notice of Borrowing. The Administrative Agent shall have received a notice of
borrowing duly executed by an Executive Officer of the Company, with respect to the requested Loan,
or a letter of credit application, with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of
the requested Letter of Credit.

          (e) Additional Documentation. With respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension of any Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have
received the documents and instruments requested by the Issuing Lender in accordance with the
second to last sentence of Section 2.05(a).

Each borrowing hereunder and each issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit shall
constitute a representation and warranty of the Company that the statements contained in clauses
(a), (b), and (c) of this Section 5.03 are true and correct on and as of the Borrowing Date or as
of the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit, as applicable, as
though such representation and warranty had been made on and as of such date unless, in the case of
clause (a), such representation is as of a specific date, in which case, as of such date.

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ARTICLE VI

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     The Company covenants and agrees with the Lenders that so long as the Commitments remain in
effect or any of the principal of or interest on any Note or any other Obligations hereunder shall
be unpaid it will, and will cause each Subsidiary of the Company to:

     SECTION 6.01. Corporate Existence, Properties, etc. Do or cause to be done
all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate, partnership or
limited liability company, as applicable, existence, rights and franchises and comply with all laws
applicable to it; at all times maintain, preserve and protect all franchises, patents, trademarks,
trade names and service marks necessary for the operation of its respective business, and preserve
all of its property used or useful in the conduct of its business and keep the same in good repair,
working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and from time to time make, or cause
to be made, all needful and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements
thereto so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously
conducted at all times; at all times preserve and maintain in full force and effect all
governmental rights, privileges, qualifications, permits, licenses and franchises necessary for the
normal conduct of its business; at all times keep its insurable properties adequately insured and
maintain (i) insurance to such extent and against such risks, including fire, as is customary with
companies in the same or similar businesses, (ii) workmen’s compensation insurance in the amount
required by applicable law, and (iii) public liability insurance, which shall include product
liability insurance, in the amount customary with companies in the same or similar business against
claims for personal injury or death on properties owned, occupied or controlled by it, (iv) such
other assistance as may be required by law or may be reasonably required by the Administrative
Agent. Each such policy of insurance of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall name the
Administrative Agent as a lender loss payee, and additional insured, as the case may be, and shall
provide for at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of any
modification or cancellation of such policies. The Company shall provide to the Administrative
Agent promptly upon receipt thereof evidence of the annual renewal of each such policy.

     SECTION 6.02. Payment of Indebtedness, Taxes, etc.

          (a) Pay all indebtedness and obligations, now existing or hereafter arising, as and when due
and payable, except where (i) the validity, amount, or timing thereof is being contested in good
faith and by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall include good faith negotiations, (ii)
the Company or such Subsidiary of the Company has set aside on its books adequate reserves with
respect thereto in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and (iii) the failure
to make such payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; provided that the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company will pay or
cause to be paid all such indebtedness and obligations upon the commencement of proceedings to
foreclose any lien which has attached as security therefore or post a bond (with the consent of,
and on terms and conditions satisfactory to, the Required Lenders, in their commercially reasonable
discretion).

          (b) Pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged promptly all taxes, assessments and
government charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income and profits, or upon any of its
property, real, personal or mixed, or upon any part thereof, before the same shall become in
default, as well as all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies or otherwise which, if
unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon such properties or any part thereof; provided,
however, that neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company shall be required to
pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or
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contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and the Company or such Subsidiary of the
Company, as the case may be, shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves determined in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles with respect to any such tax, assessment,
charge, levy or claim so contested; and further, provided that, subject to the
foregoing provisos, the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company will pay or cause to be paid all
such taxes, assessments, charges, levies or claims upon the commencement of proceedings to
foreclose any lien which has attached as security therefore or post a bond (with the consent of,
and on terms and conditions satisfactory to, the Required Lenders, in their commercially reasonable
discretion).

     SECTION 6.03. Financial Statements, Reports, etc. Furnish to the
Administrative Agent (with sufficient copies for each Lender):

          (a) as soon as available and in any event within seventy five (75) days (or such earlier date
as may be required by the SEC, from time to time) of the end of the fiscal year of the Company, the
(i) audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries which shall
include the consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of
the end of such fiscal year, together with the consolidated and consolidating statement of income
and statement of cash flows for the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year and as of the
end of and for the prior fiscal year, all prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles and accompanied by an opinion thereon of Ernst & Young, LLP or other nationally
recognized independent certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Lenders (the
“Auditor”) which opinion shall not include a going concern explanatory paragraph, or a
qualification or exception as to the scope of the audit and (ii) the unaudited consolidating
financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as of the end of and fur such year,
prepared by the Chief Financial Officer in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles;

          (b) as soon as available and in any event within sixty (60) days (or such earlier date as may
be required by the SEC, from time to time) after the end of each of the first, second and third
fiscal quarters of the Company, the unaudited consolidated and consolidating financial statements
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which shall include the unaudited consolidated and
consolidating balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of each such quarter,
together with the consolidated and consolidating statement of income and statement of cash flows of
the Company and its Subsidiaries for each such quarter and for the period commencing at the end of
the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter, all in reasonable detail stating
in comparative form the respective figures for the corresponding date and period in the previous
fiscal year, all prepared by or under the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company
in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles;

          (c) a certificate prepared and signed by the Chief Financial Officer with each delivery
required by clause (a) and (b), stating whether the Chief Financial Officer shall have obtained
knowledge of any Default or Event of Default, and demonstrating that as of the last day of the
relevant fiscal year or quarter, as applicable, the Company was in compliance with the financial
condition covenants set forth in Section 7.13 hereof;

          (d) on or prior to the twenty-fifth (25th) day of each fiscal quarter of the Company a
detailed schedule describing all accounts receivable of the Financial Parties certified by the
Chief Financial Officer of the Company and current as of the last Business Day of the preceding
month, all in form satisfactory to the Lenders;

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          (e) on or prior to the twenty-fifth (25th) day of the end of each second fiscal quarter and
fiscal year of the Company a detailed schedule describing all accounts payable of the Financial
Parties certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and current as of the last Business
Day of the preceding month, all in form satisfactory to the Lenders;

          (f) as soon as available, and in any event not later than 30 days following delivery of the
financial statements described in clause (a) above, management prepared consolidated and
consolidating financial projections of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including balance sheets,
statements of income, retained earnings and cash flow) for the next fiscal year and accompanied by
detailed assumptions, in form satisfactory to the Lenders;

          (g) promptly after filing thereof, copies of all financial statements and reports that the
Company sends to its shareholders, and copies of all regular, periodic and special financial
information, proxy materials, reports and other information which the Company or any Guarantor
shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission;

          (h) promptly after submission to any government or regulatory agency, all documents and
information furnished to such government or regulatory agency other than such documents and
information prepared in the normal course of business and which could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect;

          (i) promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding the operations, business
affairs and condition, financial or otherwise, of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company as
any Lender may reasonably request.

The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Company may satisfy the
requirements of clauses (a) and (b) above by delivering to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
copies of the Company’s annual and quarterly reports on Forms 10K and 10Q, respectively, together
with consolidating financial statements with the Financial Parties as a subtotal.

     SECTION 6.04. Access to Premises and Records. Maintain financial records in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and permit representatives of the
Administrative Agent to have access during normal business hours to the premises of the Company
(and upon reasonable advance notice so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
then continuing) and each Guarantor upon request, and to examine and make excerpts from the minute
books, books of accounts, reports and other records and to discuss the affairs, finances and
accounts of the Company and the Guarantors with their respective principal officers or with their
respective independent accountants and to conduct such field audits (including, without limitation,
field audits of the Company’s and each Guarantor’s accounts receivable and their respective books
and records and inspection, examination and verification of the collateral for the Loans) at the
Company’s expense, as such representatives reasonably deem necessary, provided, the Company
shall bear the cost of not more than one (1) such audit in any calendar year unless an Event of
Default has occurred, in which case, the Company shall also bear the cost of an audit, if any,
performed by the Administrative Agent in connection with such Event of Default.

     SECTION 6.05. Notice of Adverse Change. Promptly notify the Administrative
Agent in writing of (a) any change in the business or the operations of the Company, any Guarantor
or any of their respective Subsidiaries which, in the good faith judgment of such officer, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect disclosing the nature thereof and (b) any
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indicates that any financial statements which are the subject of any representation contained
in this Agreement, or which are furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant to
this Agreement, fail, in any material respect to present fairly, as of the date thereof and for the
period covered thereby, the financial condition and results of operations purported to be presented
therein, disclosing the nature thereof.

     SECTION 6.06. Notice of Default. Promptly notify the Administrative Agent
of any Default or Event of Default which shall have occurred or the occurrence of existence of any
event or circumstance that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, is likely to become an Event
of Default, which notice shall include a written statement as to such occurrence, specifying the
nature thereof and the action (if any) which is proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

     SECTION 6.07. Notice of Litigation. Promptly notify the Administrative
Agent of any action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity or by or before any governmental
instrumentality or other agency to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party which
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     SECTION 6.08. ERISA. Promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent a
certificate by the Chief Financial Officer setting forth details as to such occurrence and such
action, if any, which the Company, such Guarantor or such ERISA Affiliate is required or proposes
to take, together with any notices required or proposed to be given to or filed with or by the
Company, such Guarantor, ERISA Affiliate, the PBGC, a Plan participant or the Plan administrator,
with respect thereto: that a Reportable Event has occurred, that an accumulated funding deficiency
has been incurred or an application may be or has been made to the Secretary of the Treasury for a
waiver or modification of the minimum funding standard (including any required installment
payments) or an extension of any amortization period under Section 412 of the Code with respect to
a Plan, that a Plan has been or may be terminated, reorganized, partitioned or declared insolvent
under Title IV of ERISA, that a Plan has an Unfunded Current Liability giving rise to a lien under
ERISA, that proceedings may be or have been instituted to terminate a Plan, that a proceeding has
been instituted pursuant to Section 515 of ERISA to collect a delinquent contribution to a Plan, or
that the Company, any Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate will or may incur any liability (including
any contingent or secondary liability) to or on account of the termination of or withdrawal from a
Plan under Section 4062, 4063, 4064, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA. The Company will deliver to the
Administrative Agent a complete copy of the annual report (Form 5500) of each Plan required to be
filed with the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to any certificates or notices delivered to
the Administrative Agent pursuant to the first sentence hereof, copies of annual reports and any
other notices received by the Company or any Guarantor required to be delivered to the
Administrative Agent hereunder shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 10 days
after the later of the date such report or notice has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service
or the PBGC, given to Plan participants or received by the Company or a Guarantor.

     SECTION 6.09. Compliance with Applicable Laws. Comply with the requirements
of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority, the breach of
which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, including, without
limitation, the rules and regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

     SECTION 6.10. Subsidiaries. Give the Administrative Agent prompt written
notice of the creation, establishment or acquisition, in any manner, of any Subsidiary not existing
as a Subsidiary on the Closing Date. The Company or a Guarantor, as appropriate, (a) shall execute
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(or such other agreement or document as the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary
or desirable, in consultation with local counsel from the jurisdiction of formation of such
Non-Domestic Subsidiary, in order to permit, protect and perfect its security interests in and
liens upon the Equity Interests of such Non-Domestic Subsidiary) with respect to the Maximum
Pledged Percentage, as applicable, of the capital stock or other ownership interest of each
First-Tier Subsidiary of such Person which is or becomes a Non-Domestic Subsidiary, (b) shall cause
each Subsidiary of such Person which is a Domestic Subsidiary to execute a joinder agreement with
respect to the Guaranty and the Security Agreement, pursuant to which such Subsidiary becomes a
“Guarantor” and “Grantor” under the Guaranty and the Security Agreement,
respectively, (c) shall deliver an opinion of counsel, simultaneously with the delivery of (i) any
Pledge Agreement executed pursuant to clause (a) above, that such Pledge Agreement is valid and
enforceable in the jurisdiction of formation of such Non-Domestic Subsidiary, provided that if such
opinion, in connection with the delivery of any Pledge Agreement executed pursuant to clause (a)
above cannot be provided, the Company, such Guarantor or such Non-Domestic Subsidiary, as
appropriate, shall execute any additional documents that may be required in order to perfect the
lien granted by such Pledge Agreement in such jurisdiction and to enable such counsel to deliver an
acceptable opinion with respect thereto and (ii) the joinder agreement executed pursuant to clause
(b) above, an Opinion of Counsel, substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, with
respect to such new Domestic Subsidiary; in the case of both (a), (b) and (c) within ten (10)
Business Days after the creation, establishment or acquisition of such Domestic Subsidiary or
Non-Domestic Subsidiary and in connection therewith shall deliver or cause to be delivered such
proof of corporate action, incumbency of officers and other documents as are consistent with those
delivered as to each Domestic Subsidiary or Non-Domestic Subsidiary pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof
on the Closing Date, or as the Administrative Agent may request, each in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, if the Company shall provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
and its counsel that the pledge by the Company or any Guarantor of its ownership interest in any
First-Tier Subsidiary of such Person which is or is to become a Non-Domestic Subsidiary would
result in materially adverse tax consequences to the Company and the Guarantors (each, such
Non-Domestic Subsidiary, a “Non-Guarantor Subsidiary”), the Company and such Guarantor
shall not be required to execute and deliver a Pledge Agreement to Administrative Agent, nor comply
with the terms of this Section 6.10, respecting such Non-Guarantor Subsidiary.

     SECTION 6.11. Default in Other Agreements. Promptly notify the
Administrative Agent of any default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the
obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which the Company
or any Subsidiary of the Company is a party which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.

     SECTION 6.12. Operating Accounts. Maintain its primary operating account at
the Administrative Agent.

     SECTION 6.13. Environmental Laws.

          (a) Comply with and ensure compliance by all tenants and subtenants of their respective
properties with the requirements of all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules,
regulations or policies governing the use, storage, treatment, transportation, manufacture,
refinement, handling, production or disposal of Hazardous Materials, except where the failure to so
comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, provide to the
Administrative Agent all documentation in connection with such compliance that the Administrative
Agent may reasonably request, and defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Administrative Agent,
each Lender, the Issuing Lender and their respective employees, agents, officers, and directors,
from and against any claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs,
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known or unknown, contingent or otherwise, arising out of, or in any way related to, (i) the
presence, disposal, release, or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials on any property owned
or occupied by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; (ii) any personal injury (including
wrongful death) or property damage (real or personal) arising out of or related to such Hazardous
Materials; (iii) any lawsuit brought or threatened, settlement reached, or government order
relating to such Hazardous Materials, and/or (iv) any violation of laws, orders, regulations,
requirements, or demands of government authorities, or any policies or requirements of the
Administrative Agent of which the Company has been notified, which are based upon or in any way
related to such Hazardous Materials including, without limitation, reasonable attorney fees and
consultant fees, investigation and laboratory fees, court costs, and litigation expenses, except to
the extent that any of the foregoing results from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the
party seeking indemnification.

          (b) Execute and cause each Subsidiary of the Company to execute any and all documentation with
respect to environmental matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and such
documentation shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

          (c) Promptly notify the Administrative Agent of the receipt of any notice of an action, suit,
and proceeding before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign, pending against the Company, any Guarantor or any of their
respective Subsidiaries relating to any alleged violation of any Environmental Law which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     The Company covenants and agrees with the Lenders that so long as the Commitments remain in
effect or any of the principal of or interest on any Note or any other Obligations hereunder shall
be unpaid it will not, and will not cause or permit, directly or indirectly, any Subsidiary of the
Company to:

     SECTION 7.01. Liens. Incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on
any of their respective assets now or hereafter owned, other than:

          (a) Liens existing on the date hereof as set forth on Schedule II attached hereto;

          (b) deposits under workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance and social security laws;

          (c) Liens for taxes, assessments, fees or other governmental charges or the claims of material
men, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other similar persons, the payment of which
is not overdue or is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (provided that the
Company or each Subsidiary of the Company has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect
thereto in accordance with GAAP (if any are so required), consistently applied, and the failure to
make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect;

          (d) purchase money Liens for fixed or capital assets; provided, in each case, (x) no Default
or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall occur as a result of the grant
of the proposed Lien, and (y) such purchase money Lien does not exceed 100% of the purchase price
and encumbers only the property being acquired;

          (e) Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

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          (f) Liens granted to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

          (g) Liens granted to a Lender to secure the Company’s or any Guarantor’s obligations under
such Related Hedging Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(i), provided the priority of
such liens are pari passu with the priority of the liens referred to in clause (f) above;

          (h) Liens granted to a Lender to secure the Company’s or any Guarantor’s obligations under
such Related Hedging Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(j) and for Banking Services
Obligations, provided that the priority of such liens are subordinate to the priority of the liens
referred to in clause (g) above; and

          (i) any attachment, judgment or similar Lien arising in connection with any court or
governmental proceeding, provided that the execution or other enforcement of such Lien is
effectively stayed within thirty (30) days and the claims secured thereby are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings.

     SECTION 7.02. Indebtedness. Incur, create, assume or suffer to exist or
otherwise become liable with respect to any Indebtedness, other than:

          (a) Indebtedness incurred prior to the date hereof as described in Schedule III
attached hereto but not including any renewals or extensions thereof;

          (b) Indebtedness to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender under this
Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document;

          (c) Indebtedness for trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business provided such
payables shall be paid or discharged when due subject to disputed amounts being contested in good
faith and by appropriate proceedings as to which the Company or such Subsidiary of the Company has
set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles;

          (d) taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not yet delinquent or which are
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided, however, that adequate reserves
with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Company or each Subsidiary of the Company
in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles;

          (e) Indebtedness secured by purchase money liens as permitted under Section 7.01(d);

          (f) Subordinated Debt, to the extent permitted by Section 7.14 hereof;

          (g) Indebtedness incurred in connection with any “earn out” provision contained in the
applicable purchase agreement for a Permitted Acquisition, provided that such “earn out” shall be
paid within two (2) years following the closing of such Permitted Acquisition, provided that no
such payment shall be made at any time that an Event of Default shall have occurred and is then
continuing and such Indebtedness shall be unsecured; and

          (h) Indebtedness in connection with the Earn Out Cash Amount (as defined in the ComSource
Merger Agreement), provided that such Indebtedness shall be unsecured and shall not exceed
$15,750,000, in the aggregate, provided that no such payment shall be made at any time that an
Event of Default shall have occurred and is then continuing;

          (i) Indebtedness under Related Hedging Agreements entered into with a Lender incurred for the
purpose of fixing or hedging interest rate risk with respect to the Obligations arising in
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          (j) Indebtedness under Related Hedging Agreements entered into with a Lender incurred for the
purpose of hedging currency values in the normal course of business, consistent with past
practices, and not for speculative purposes.

     SECTION 7.03. Guaranties. Guarantee, endorse, become surety for, or
otherwise in any way become or be responsible for the Indebtedness or obligations of any Person,
whether by agreement to maintain working capital or equity capital or otherwise maintain the net
worth or solvency of any Person or by agreement to purchase the Indebtedness of any other Person,
or agreement for the furnishing of funds, directly or indirectly, through the purchase of goods,
supplies or services for the purpose of discharging the Indebtedness of any other Person or
otherwise, or enter into or be a party to any contract for the purchase of merchandise, materials,
supplies or other property if such contract provides that payment for such merchandise, materials,
supplies or other property shall be made regardless of whether delivery of such merchandise,
supplies or other property is ever made or tendered except:

          (a) guaranties executed prior to the date hereof as described on Schedule IV attached
hereto but not including any renewals or extension thereof;

          (b) endorsements of negotiable instruments for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of
business;

          (c) guaranties of any Indebtedness under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and

          (d) guaranties by the Company or any Guarantor of any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred
pursuant to Section 7.02 above.

     SECTION 7.04. Sale of Assets. Sell, assign, lease, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any of their now owned or hereafter acquired respective properties and assets, whether
or not pursuant to an order of a federal agency or commission, except for (i) the sale, assignment,
lease, transfer or other disposition of inventory, each in the ordinary course of business, or (ii)
the sale or disposition of assets in arms’ length transactions provided that the net proceeds of
any such sale shall not exceed $250,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement and
(iii) the sale or other disposition of properties or assets no longer used or useful in the conduct
of their respective businesses.

     SECTION 7.05. Sale of Notes. Sell, transfer, discount or otherwise dispose
of notes, accounts receivable or other obligations owing to the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company, with or without recourse, except for collection in the ordinary course of business.

     SECTION 7.06. Loans and Investments. Make or commit to make any advance,
loan, extension of credit, or capital contribution to or purchase or hold beneficially any stock or
other securities, or evidence of Indebtedness of, purchase or acquire all or a substantial part of
the assets of, make or permit to exist any interest whatsoever in, any other Person, provided (i)
the Company or any Guarantor may invest in Permitted Investments, (ii) the Company may make
investments, loans and advances to the Guarantors, (iii) a Guarantor may make investments, loans
and advances to the Company or another Guarantor, (iv) the Company or any Guarantor may make
investments, loan and advances to any Non-Domestic Subsidiary of the Company, other than a
Non-Conforming Subsidiary, provided that the aggregate amount of such investment, loans and
advances do not exceed $4,000,000 during the term of this Agreement, which amount shall include a
sublimit of $2,000,000, in the aggregate, which may be used by the Company or any Guarantor to make
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Subsidiaries and to consummate Foreign Permitted Acquisitions involving Non-Conforming
Subsidiaries and (v) subject to clause (iv) above, the Company or any Guarantor may consummate
Permitted Acquisitions in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. For purposes of determining
compliance with clause (iv) above, (a) amounts owing from the Company to any Non-Guarantor
Subsidiary and from any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the
Company in respect of accounts receivable and accounts payable shall not be deemed a loan or other
investment provided, that, such amounts owing in respect of such receivables and payables were
incurred in the normal course of business of the Company, such Non-Guarantor Subsidiary and such
other Subsidiary of the Company, as applicable, with terms not less favorable than the Company,
such Non-Guarantor Subsidiary or other Subsidiary would obtain in a comparable arms-length
transaction with a Person not an Affiliate, and (b) investments in any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary
arising solely from the earnings of such Non-Guarantor Subsidiary shall not be counted as
investments for purposes of such subsection (iv).

     SECTION 7.07. Nature of Business. Change or alter the nature of its
business, in any material respect, from the nature of the business engaged in by it on the date
hereof.

     SECTION 7.08. Sale and Leaseback. Enter into any arrangement, directly or
indirectly, with any Person whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, whether real or
personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, if at the time
of such sale or disposition it intends to lease or otherwise acquire the right to use or possess
(except by purchase) such property or like property for a substantially similar purpose.

     SECTION 7.09. Federal Reserve Regulations. Permit any Loan or the proceeds
of any Loan to be used for any purpose which violates or is inconsistent with the provisions of
Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

     SECTION 7.10. Accounting Policies and Procedures; Tax Status. Permit any
change in the accounting policies and procedures the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company,
including a change in fiscal year, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent
with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided, however, that any policy or procedure required
to be changed by the FASB (or other board or committee of the FASB in order to comply with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) may be so changed.

     SECTION 7.11. Hazardous Materials. Cause or permit any of its properties or
assets to be used to generate, manufacture, refine, transport, treat, store, handle, dispose,
transfer, produce or process Hazardous Materials, except in material compliance with all applicable
federal, state and local laws or regulations, or cause or permit, as a result of any intentional or
negligent act or omission on the part of the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any tenant
or subtenant, a release of Hazardous Materials in violation of applicable law or regulation onto
such property or asset or onto any other property, in a manner that could reasonably be expected to
lead to the imposition on the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or such property or asset of
any liability or lien of any nature whatsoever under any Environmental Law.

     SECTION 7.12. Limitations on Fundamental Changes. Merge or consolidate
with, or sell, assign, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of
transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now or hereafter acquired) to any
Person, or acquire all or substantially all of the assets or the business of any Person or
liquidate, wind up or dissolve or suffer any liquidation or dissolution, provided that, (a) the
Company may consummate a Permitted Acquisition and (b) so long as no Event of Default has occurred
and is then continuing and the Company has provided prior written notice to the Administrative
Agent, any Subsidiary of the Company may merge with (i) the

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Company, provided that the Company shall be the continuing or surviving Person, (ii)
any one or more other Subsidiaries of the Company, provided that (x) a Guarantor may only merge
with and into another Guarantor or the Company and (y) no Non-Domestic Subsidiary, with respect to
which the Administrative Agent has received a pledge of stock shall merge with and into another
Non-Domestic Subsidiary if at least 65% of the shares or other ownership interests of the surviving
Subsidiary cannot be pledged to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders without the
prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the
Company shall not, and not cause or permit Globecomm International LLC to, amend, restate,
supplement, modify or terminate the partnership agreement of DKH Holdings C.V.

     SECTION 7.13. Financial Covenants.

          (a) Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.75:1.00.

          (b) Consolidated EBITDA. Permit Consolidated EBITDA of the Financial Parties to be
less than $18,000,000.

          (c) Consolidated Leverage Ratio: Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio to be more
than 3.00:1.00, at any time.

          (d) Consolidated Unrestricted Cash. Maintain in deposit accounts with the
Administrative Agent or any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, Consolidated Unrestricted Cash
in an amount less than the sum of $10,000,000.

All of the foregoing shall be determined quarterly with respect to the most recently concluded four
fiscal quarters for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Article VI hereof.

     SECTION 7.14. Subordinated Debt. Directly or indirectly prepay, defease,
purchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire any Subordinated Debt, without the prior written consent of
the Required Lenders which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

     SECTION 7.15. Dividends. Declare any dividend on, or make any payment on
account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for the purchase, redemption,
defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any shares of any class of stock of the Company or
any Subsidiary of the Company, whether now or hereafter outstanding, other than non-cash dividends,
or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash,
securities or property or in obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or in any
combination thereof, or permit any Affiliate to make any payment on account of, or purchase or
otherwise acquire, any shares of any class of the stock of the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company from any Person, provided that any Subsidiary of the Company may make distributions to the
Company.

     SECTION 7.16. Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction,
including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, or exchange of property or the rendering of any
service, with any Affiliate, except in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable
requirements of the Company’s or such Subsidiary of the Company business and upon fair and
reasonable terms no less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary of the Company than they would
obtain in a comparable arms-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate.

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     SECTION 7.17. Impairment of Security Interest. Take or omit to take any
action which might or would have the result of effecting or impairing the security interest in any
property subject to a security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Lenders and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company shall grant to any person any
interest whatsoever in any property subject to a security interest in favor of the Administrative
Agent.

     SECTION 7.18. Negative Pledge. Permit any lien, mortgage, security interest
or encumbrance to exist upon any of the Company’s or any Guarantor’s real property, including,
without limitation, their respective real property located in Hauppauge, New York and Laurel,
Maryland.

ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     SECTION 8.01. Events of Default. In the case of the occurrence or existence
of any of the following events (each an “Event of Default”):

          (a) failure by the Company to pay:

               (i) the principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligations with respect to a drawing under
any Letter of Credit as and when due and payable; or

               (ii) interest on any Loan and any fees or other amounts payable under this Agreement and any
other Loan Document, as and when due and payable, and such failure to pay shall continue for two
(2) Business Days;

          (b) default shall be made in the due observance or performance of any covenant, condition or
agreement of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to be performed

               (i) pursuant to Article 6 of this Agreement (other than Section 6.03, Section 6.04, Section
6.06, Section 6.10 and Section 6.13 hereof) and, in the case of this sub clause (i) only, such
default shall continue unremedied for a period of ten (10) consecutive days or

               (ii) pursuant to any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that is not
specifically addressed in Sections 8.01(a), (b)(i), (c) or (d) hereof;

          (c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made in this Agreement or any other Loan
Document shall prove to be false or misleading in any material respect when made or given or when
deemed made or given pursuant to the terms hereof;

          (d) any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument furnished in connection
with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the borrowings hereunder, shall prove to be false
or misleading in any material respect when made or given or when deemed made or given pursuant to
the terms hereof;

          (e) (i) default in the performance or compliance in respect of any agreement or condition
relating to (x) any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in excess of
$250,000 (other than as described in clause (y) below), individually or in the aggregate, if the
effect of such default is to accelerate the maturity of such Indebtedness or to permit the holder
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thereof (or a trustee on behalf of such holder or obligee) to cause such Indebtedness to
become due prior to the stated maturity thereof or (y) any Indebtedness of the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company owing to a Lender or any of their Affiliates (other than the Notes) or
(ii) any Indebtedness in excess of $250,000, individually or in the aggregate, shall not be paid
when due (beyond any applicable grace period and subject to Section 6.02 hereof);

          (f) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or
file any petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other federal or
state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or with respect to any Non-Domestic Subsidiary, the
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law governing such Non-Domestic Subsidiary in its jurisdiction of
formation, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to controvert in a timely and appropriate
manner, any such proceeding or the filing of any such petition, (iii) apply for or consent to the
employment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or similar official for the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of its property; (iv) file an answer admitting
the material allegations of a petition filed against it in such proceeding, (v) make a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors, (vi) take corporate action for the purpose of effecting
any of the foregoing, (vii) become unable or admit in writing its inability or fail generally to
pay its debts as they become due or (viii) take corporate action for the purpose of effecting any
of the foregoing;

          (g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed in
a court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief in respect of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or of a substantial part of their respective property, under Title 11 of the United
States Code or any other federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or, with respect to
any Non-Domestic Subsidiary, the bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law governing such Non-Domestic
Subsidiary in its jurisdiction of formation, (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee,
custodian, sequestrator or similar official for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or for a
substantial part of their property, or (iii) the winding-up or liquidation of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries and, in each case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60
days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall continue unstayed and
in effect for 60 days;

          (h) one or more orders, judgments or decrees for the payment of money in excess of $250,000 in
the aggregate shall be rendered against the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and the same
shall not have been paid in accordance with such judgment, order or decree and either (i) an
enforcement proceeding shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment, order or
decree, or (ii) there shall have been a period of thirty (30) days during which a stay of
enforcement of such judgment order or decree, by reason of pending appeal or otherwise, was not in
effect;

          (i) any Plan shall fail to maintain the minimum funding standard required for any Plan year or
part thereof or a waiver of such standard or extension of any amortization period is sought or
granted under Section 412 of the Code, any Plan is, shall have been terminated or the subject of
termination proceedings under ERISA, any Plan shall have an Unfunded Current Liability, a
Reportable Event shall have occurred with respect to a Plan or the Company, any Guarantor, or any
ERISA Affiliate shall have incurred a liability to or on account of a Plan under Section 515, 4062,
4063, 4063, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA, and there shall result from any such event or events the
imposition of a lien upon the assets of the Company or any Guarantor, the granting of a security
interest, or a liability to the PBGC or a Plan or a trustee appointed under ERISA or a penalty
under Section 4971 of the Code;

          (j) any material provision of any Loan Document shall for any reason cease to be in full force
and effect in accordance with its terms, or the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall so
assert in writing, or any of the Liens purported to be granted pursuant to any Security Document
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fail or cease for any reason to be legal, valid and enforceable liens on the collateral
purported to be covered thereby or shall fail or cease to have the priority purported to be created
thereby;

          (k) a Change of Control shall occur; or

          (l) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall default in the punctual payment of any
sum payable with respect to, or in the observance or performance of any of the terms and conditions
of, any agreement between such Person and a Lender or any of their respective Affiliates (other
than with respect to this Agreement and any other Loan Document) beyond any applicable grace period
referred to therein or subject to the express waiver thereof by such Lender;

then, at any time thereafter during the continuance of any such event, the Administrative Agent
may, and, upon the request of the Required Lenders, shall, without notice to the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different
times, (a) terminate the Commitments and (b) declare (i) the Notes, both as to principal and
interest, (ii) an amount equal to the Aggregate Letters of Credit Outstanding, (iii) all other
Obligations, to be forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice
of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the Notes to
the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that if an event specified in
Section 8.01(f) or (g) hereof shall have occurred, the Commitments shall automatically terminate
and interest, principal and amounts referred to in the preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall
be immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest, or other notice of any kind,
all of which are expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the Notes to the contrary
notwithstanding. With respect to all Letters of Credit that shall not have expired or presentment
for honor shall not have occurred, the Company shall provide the Administrative Agent with Cash
Collateral in an amount equal to the aggregate undrawn amount of such Letters of Credit. Such Cash
Collateral shall be used by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Lender for drawings
under Letters of Credit for which the Issuing Lender has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not
so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Company at
such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, be applied to satisfy other
Obligations, with any amount remaining after such satisfactions to be returned to the Company or
paid to such other party as may legally be entitled to the same.

ARTICLE IX

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     SECTION 9.01. Appointment, Powers and Immunities. Each Lender hereby
appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as its agent hereunder and under the other
Loan Documents with such powers as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the
terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents together with such other powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or
responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
and shall not be a trustee for any Lender, nor is the Administrative Agent acting in a fiduciary
capacity of any kind under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or in respect thereof or in
respect of any Lender. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to the Lenders for any
recitals, statements, representations or warranties contained in this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents, in any certificate or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any
of them under, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or for the value, validity,
effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents or any other document referred to or provided for herein or therein or for the
collectibility of the Loans or for the validity, effectiveness or value of any interest or security
covered by the Pledge Agreements or for the value of any collateral or for the validity or
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assignment, mortgage, pledge, security agreement, financing statement, document or instrument,
or for the filing, recording, re-filing, continuing or re-recording of any thereof or for any
failure by the Company, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries to perform any of its
Obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent may take all
actions by itself and/or it may employ agents and attorneys-in-fact, and shall not be responsible
to any Lender, except as to money or the securities received by it or its authorized agents, for
the negligence or misconduct of itself or its employees or of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact,
if such agents or attorneys-in-fact are selected by it with reasonable care. Neither the
Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable or
responsible for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder or under the other
Loan Documents or in connection herewith or therewith, except for its or their own gross negligence
or willful misconduct.

     SECTION 9.02. Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent
shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability to any Lender for relying upon,
any certification, notice or other communication (including any thereof by telephone, email, telex,
telegram, facsimile or cable) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or
sent by or on behalf of the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal
counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. As to any
matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the
Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting,
hereunder or under the other Loan Documents in accordance with instructions signed by the Required
Lenders, or such other number of Lenders as is specified in Section 10.04 hereof, and such
instructions of the Required Lenders or other number of Lenders as aforesaid and any action taken
or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all of the Lenders.

     SECTION 9.03. No Notice of Events of Default. The Administrative Agent
shall not be deemed to have knowledge of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default (other
than the non-payment of principal of or interest on the Loans or of fees to the extent the same is
required to be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders) unless the
Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Company specifying such Default or
Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default”. In the event that
the Administrative Agent receives such a notice of the occurrence of a Default, the Administrative
Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall (subject to
Section 9.07 hereof) take such action with respect to such Default as shall be directed by the
Required Lenders, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.04 hereof; provided that
unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative
Agent may (but is not 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 in the best interest of the
Lenders.

     SECTION 9.04. Rights as a Lender. With respect to its Commitment and the
Loans made by it, the Administrative Agent in its capacity as a Lender hereunder shall have the
same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were
not acting as the Administrative Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall,
unless the context otherwise indicates, include each entity which is the Administrative Agent in
its individual capacity. Each entity which is the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may
(without having to account therefore to any Lender) accept deposits from, lend money to and
generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with the Company or its
Affiliates, as if it were not acting as the Administrative Agent, and, except to the extent
otherwise herein specifically set forth, each entity which is the Administrative Agent may accept
fees and other consideration from the Company or its Affiliates, for services in connection with
this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or otherwise without having to account for the
same to the Lenders.

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     SECTION 9.05. Indemnification. The Lenders shall indemnify the
Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Company under Section 10.03 hereof),
ratably in accordance with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans made by the
Lenders (or, if no Loans are at the time outstanding, ratably in accordance with their respective
Commitments), for any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be
imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in its capacity as the
Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents or any other documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the costs and expenses
which the Company is obligated to pay under Section 10.03 hereof or under the applicable provisions
of any other Loan Document) or the enforcement of any of the terms hereof or of any other Loan
Document, provided that no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent
they arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent.

     SECTION 9.06. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each
Lender agrees that it has, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any
other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its
own credit analysis of the Company and decision to enter into this Agreement and that it will,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on
such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own
analysis and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to keep itself informed as to the
performance or observance by the Company of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any other
document referred to or provided for herein or therein or to inspect the properties or books of the
Company. Except for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required to be
furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder or under the other Loan Documents,
or furnished to the Administrative Agent with counterparts or copies for the Lenders in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement (which the Administrative Agent shall forward to the Lenders), the
Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to provide any Lender with any credit or other
information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Company, which may come
into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates.

     SECTION 9.07. Failure to Act. Except for actions expressly required of the
Administrative Agent hereunder or under the Security Documents, the Administrative Agent shall in
all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to act hereunder or thereunder unless it shall
be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability (except gross
negligence and willful misconduct) and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or
continuing to take any such action.

     SECTION 9.08. Resignation of the Administrative Agent. Subject to the
appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this Section 9.08,
the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the Company. Upon any
such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the written approval of the
Company provided no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing, and
such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, to appoint a successor to
such Administrative Agent. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders
(with the approval of the Company) and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after
the resigning Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the resigning
Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which
shall be a bank of similar standing with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any
such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a
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privileges and duties of the resigning Administrative Agent, and the resigning Administrative
Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder as of such date. 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
Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.03
hereof shall continue in effect for the benefit of such resigning Administrative Agent in respect
of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Administrative Agent.

     SECTION 9.09. Sharing of Collateral and Payments. In the event that at any
time any Lender shall obtain payment in respect of the Obligations, or receive any collateral in
respect thereof, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, through the exercise of a right of banker’s
lien, set-off or counterclaim against the Company or otherwise, which results in it receiving more
than its pro rata share of the aggregate payments with respect to all of the Obligations (other
than any payment expressly provided hereunder to be distributed on other than a pro rata basis,
including pursuant to an assignment or participation of a Lender’s interest), then such Lender
shall be deemed to have simultaneously purchased from the other Lenders a share in their
Obligations so that the amount of the Obligations held by each of the Lenders shall be pro rata;
provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is
thereafter recovered from the Lender which received the proportionate over-payment, such purchase
shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery,
but without interest. The Company agrees, to the extent it may do so under applicable law, that
each Lender so purchasing a portion of another Lender’s Loan or participation in any Letter of
Credit may exercise all rights of payment (including, without limitation, rights of set-off) with
respect to such portion as fully as if such Lender were the direct holder of such portion.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

     SECTION 10.01. Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the
respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including telecopy), and unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be conclusively deemed to have been received by a party
hereto and to be effective on the day on which delivered by hand to such party or one Business Day
after being sent by overnight mail to the address set forth below, or, in the case of telecopy
notice, when acknowledged as received, or if sent by registered or certified mail, three (3)
Business Days after the day on which mailed in the United States, addressed to such party at such
address:

	 	(a)	 	if to the Administrative Agent, at
	 
	 	 	 	Citibank, N.A.

730 Veterans Memorial Highway

Hauppauge, New York 11788

Attention: Relationship Officer —Globecomm Systems Inc.

Telecopy: (631) 265-4888
	 
	 	 	 	With copies to:
	 
	 	 	 	Farrell Fritz, P.C.

1320 RXR Plaza

Uniondale, New York 11556-1320

Attention: Robert C. Creighton

Telecopy: (516) 227-0777

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	 	(b)	 	if to the Company, at
	 
	 	 	 	Globecomm Systems Inc.

45 Oser Avenue

Hauppauge, New York 11788

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Telecopy: (631) 951-3241
	 
	 	 	 	With copies to:
	 
	 	 	 	Goldman & Associates, LLP

666 Old Country Road, Suite 301

Garden City, New York 11530

Attention: Ronald G. Goldman, Esq.

Telecopy: (516) 228-8349

- and -

	 	(c)	 	if to any Lender, to its address set forth in the signature
page of this Agreement and to the person so designated

- and -

	 	(d)	 	as to each such party at such other address as such party shall
have designated to the other in a written notice complying as to delivery with
the provisions of this Section 10.01.

     SECTION 10.02. Survival of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective
on the date on which all parties hereto shall have signed a counterpart copy hereof and shall have
delivered the same to the Administrative Agent. All representations and warranties made herein and
in the other Loan Documents and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall
survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans and the issuance by the Issuing Lender of Letters of
Credit, in each case, as herein contemplated and the execution and delivery to the Lenders of the
Notes evidencing the Loans and shall continue in full force and effect so long as the Obligations
hereunder are outstanding and unpaid and the Commitments are in effect. The Obligations of the
Company pursuant to Section 3.07, Section 3.08, Section 3.09, Section 10.03 and Section 10.11
hereof shall survive termination of this Agreement and payment of the Obligations.

     SECTION 10.03. Expenses. The Company agrees (a) to indemnify, defend and
hold harmless the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and their respective
officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and Affiliates (each, an “indemnified
person”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments to
which any such indemnified person may be subject and arising out of or in connection with the Loan
Documents, the financings contemplated hereby, the use of any proceeds of such financings or any
related transaction or any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the
foregoing, whether or not any of such indemnified persons is a party thereto, and to reimburse each
of such indemnified persons upon demand for any expenses, including reasonable legal fees, incurred
in connection with the investigation or defending any of the foregoing; provided that the foregoing
indemnity will not, as to any indemnified person, apply to losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
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gross negligence of such indemnified person; (b) to reimburse the Administrative Agent from
time to time, upon demand, all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable expenses of its due
diligence investigation, along with disbursements and reasonable fees of counsel and the allocated
costs of internal counsel) incurred in connection with the financings contemplated under this
Agreement, the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
any amendments and waivers hereof or thereof, the security arrangements contemplated thereby, and
(c) to pay or reimburse each Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender for all their
reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement and
preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the Notes, the other Loan Documents, and any other
documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, including, without limitation, the
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (including, without limitation, in-house counsel) to
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and to the several Lenders, including all such
out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any work-out, restructuring or negotiations in respect of
the Obligations. The provisions of this Section 10.03 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

     SECTION 10.04. Amendments and Waivers. With the written consent of the
Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Company may, from time to time, enter into
written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to
this Agreement or the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights
of the Lenders or of the Company hereunder or thereunder, and with the written consent of the
Required Lenders the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may execute and deliver to the
Company a written instrument waiving, on such terms and conditions as the Administrative Agent or
the Required Lenders may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or
the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default; provided,
however, that no such waiver and no such amendment, or supplement or modification shall (a)
extend the maturity of any Note or any installment thereof; (b) reduce the rate or extend the time
of payment of interest on any Note or any fees payable to the Lenders hereunder; (c) reduce the
principal amount of any Note, (d) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 10.04; (e)
reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders or amend or modify any other
provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify
any rights hereunder or make any determination granting consent hereunder; (f) consent to the
assignment or transfer by the Company of any of its rights or Obligations under this Agreement; (g)
except as expressly permitted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document release any
collateral security granted to the Administrative Agent, if any; (h) except as expressly permitted
pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, release any Guarantor from its Guaranty, or
limit any Guarantor’s liability with respect to its Guaranty; or (i) increase the amount of the
Total Commitment hereunder, in each case specified in clauses (a) through (i) above without the
written consent of all the Lenders; and provided, further, that no such waiver and
no such amendment, supplement or modification shall (i) amend, modify, supplement or waive any
provision of Article IX with respect to the Administrative Agent without the written consent of the
Administrative Agent, (ii) increase the amount of any Lender’s Commitment without the written
consent of such Lender or (iii) amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the
Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be. Any such waiver and any such
amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be
binding upon the Company, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and all future
holders of the Notes.

     SECTION 10.05. Successor and Assigns; Participations. 

          (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, the Lenders,
the Administrative Agent, all future holders of the Notes and their respective successors and

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assigns, except that the Company may not assign or transfer any of its rights or Obligations
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of each Lender.

          (b) Any Lender may, in the ordinary course of its commercial banking business and in
accordance with applicable law, at any time sell to one or more banks or other financial
institutions (“Participants”) participating interests in any Loan owing to such Lender, any
Note held by such Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or any other interest of such Lender
hereunder. In the event of any such sale by a Lender of participating interests to a Participant,
such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement to the other parties under this Agreement shall
remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance thereof, such
Lender shall remain the holder of any such Note for all purposes under this Agreement, and the
Company 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. The Company agrees that
each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.07, 3.08, 3.09 and 10.11 with
respect to its participation in the Commitments and in the Loans and Letters of Credit outstanding
from time to time; provided, however, that no Participant shall be entitled to
receive any greater amount pursuant to such sections than the transferor Lender would have been
entitled to receive in respect of the amount of the participation transferred by such transferor
Lender to such Participant had no such transfer occurred. No Participant shall have the right to
consent to any amendment to, or waiver of, any provision of this Agreement, except the transferor
Lender may provide in its agreement with the Participant that such Lender will not, without the
consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment or waiver described in clause (a) through clause
(i) of Section 10.04.

          (c) Subject to the last sentence of this paragraph (c) any Lender may, in the ordinary course
of its commercial banking business and in accordance with applicable law, at any time sell to any
Lender or any domestic banking affiliate thereof, and, with the consent of the Administrative Agent
and, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and is then continuing with the written
consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), to one or more
additional banks or financial institutions (“Purchasing Lenders”) all or any part of its
rights and Obligations under this Agreement and the Notes pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance
Agreement, executed by such Purchasing Lender, such transferor Lender and the Administrative Agent
(and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement relating to a Purchasing Lender that is
not then a Lender or a domestic banking affiliate thereof, also executed by the Company), and
delivered to the Administrative Agent for its acceptance. Upon such execution, delivery and
acceptance from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement,
(i) the Purchasing Lender thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent provided in such
Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder with
Commitments as set forth therein and (ii) the transferor Lender thereunder shall, to the extent
provided in such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, be released from its obligations under this
Agreement arising after such transfer (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement
covering all or the remaining portion of a transferor Lender’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement, such transferor Lender shall cease to be a party hereto except as to Sections 3.07,
3.08, 3.09, 10.03 and 10.11 for the period prior to the effective date). Such Assignment and
Acceptance Agreement shall be deemed to amend this Agreement to the extent, and only to the extent,
necessary to reflect the addition of such Purchasing Lender and the resulting adjustment of
Commitment Proportions arising from the purchase by such Purchasing Lender of all or a portion of
the rights and obligations of such transferor Lender under or in respect of this Agreement and the
Notes. On or prior to the effective date specified in such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement,
the Company, at its own expense, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, in exchange
for the surrendered Notes, new Notes to the order of such Purchasing Lender in an amount equal to
the Commitments assumed by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement and, if the
transferor Lender has retained any Commitment hereunder, a new Note to the order of the transferor
Lender in an amount equal

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to such Commitment retained by it hereunder. Such new Notes shall be in a principal amount
equal to the outstanding principal amount of such surrendered Notes, shall be dated the effective
date specified in the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement and shall otherwise be in the form of the
Notes replaced thereby. The Notes surrendered by the transferor Lender shall be returned by the
Administrative Agent to the Company marked “cancelled”. Anything in this Section 10.05 to the
contrary notwithstanding, (i) no transfer to a Purchasing Lender shall be made pursuant to this
paragraph (c) if such transfer by any one transferor Lender to any one Purchasing Lender (other
than a Purchasing Lender which is a Lender hereunder prior to such transfer) (x) is in respect of
less than $5,000,000 of the Commitments of such transferor Lender or (y) if less than all of the
Commitment of such transferor Lender is transferred, after giving effect to such transfer the
amount held by any transferor Lender would be less than $5,000,000 and (ii) each transfer to a
Purchasing Lender shall be made in the same pro-rata portion with respect to the Revolving Credit
Commitment, the Commercial Letter of Credit Commitment, the Standby Letter of Credit Commitment and
the Term Loan Commitment of such transferor Lender.

          (d) The Administrative Agent shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 10.01 a copy
of each Assignment and Acceptance Agreement delivered to it and a register (the “Register”)
for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitments of, and principal
amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time. The entries in the Register shall be
conclusive, in the absence of demonstrable error and the Company, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of the Loans
recorded therein for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for
inspection by the Company or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice.

          (e) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement executed by a transferor Lender
and a Purchasing Lender (and, in the case of a Purchasing Lender that is not then a Lender or an
Affiliate thereof, by the Company) together with payment by the Purchasing Lender to the
Administrative Agent of a registration and processing fee of $5,000 if the Purchasing Lender is not
a Lender prior to the execution of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement and $3,000 if the
Purchasing Lender is a Lender prior to the execution of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, the
Administrative Agent shall (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, (ii) record the
information contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice of such acceptance and
recordation to the Lenders and the Company.

          (f) The Company authorizes each Lender to disclose to any Participant or Purchasing Lender
(each, a “Transferee”) and any prospective Transferee any and all financial information in
such Lender’s possession concerning the Company, the Guarantors and their respective Affiliates
which has been delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Agreement
or which has been delivered to such Lender by the Company in connection with such Lender’s credit
evaluation of the Company and its Subsidiaries prior to entering into this Agreement,
provided that such Transferee agrees to be bound by Section 10.18 hereof as if such
Transferee were a party hereto.

          (g) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign or grant a security interest in all or any
part of its rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including any portion of its
Notes, to any of the twelve (12) Federal Reserve Banks organized under Section 4 of the Federal
Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. Section 341, provided that no such assignment shall release the
transferor Lender from its Commitments or its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee
or assignee for such Lender as a party to this Agreement.

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     SECTION 10.06. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. Neither any failure nor any
delay on the part of any Lender, the Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent in exercising any
right, power or privilege hereunder or under any Note or any other Loan Document shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further
exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges
herein provided or provided in the other Loan Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any
rights, remedies powers and privileges provided by law.

     SECTION 10.07. Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL BE
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.

     SECTION 10.08. Submission to Jurisdiction; Jury Waiver. THE COMPANY HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
COUNTY OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND COUNTY OF SUFFOLK IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING
BROUGHT AGAINST IT AND RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT
OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT BY WAY OF MOTION, AS A DEFENSE
OR OTHERWISE, IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECT TO
THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS, THAT THE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT
FORUM, THAT THE VENUE OF THE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS IMPROPER, OR THAT THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT OR INSTRUMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN OR THEREIN WHERE THE
SUBJECT MATTER THEREOF MAY NOT BE LITIGATED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANY AGREES NOT TO (i) SEEK AND HEREBY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO ANY REVIEW OF THE
JUDGMENT OF ANY SUCH COURT BY ANY COURT OF ANY OTHER NATION OR JURISDICTION WHICH MAY BE CALLED
UPON TO GRANT AN ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH JUDGMENT AND (ii) ASSERT ANY COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY SUCH SUIT,
ACTION OR PROCEEDING UNLESS SUCH COUNTERCLAIM CONSTITUTES A COMPULSORY OR MANDATORY COUNTERCLAIM
UNDER APPLICABLE RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. THE COMPANY AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE
UPON IT BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL TO THE ADDRESS FOR NOTICES SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY METHOD AUTHORIZED BY THE LAWS OF NEW YORK. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT.

     SECTION 10.09. Extension of Maturity. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, whenever a payment to be made hereunder shall fall due and payable on any day
other than a Business Day, such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such
extension of time shall be included in computing interest.

     SECTION 10.10. Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions
contained in this Agreement, any Note or in any other Loan Document should be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any

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respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained
herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

     SECTION 10.11. Reinstatement; Certain Payments. If claim is ever made upon
any Lender for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received by such Lender in payment or
on account of any of the Obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall give prompt notice of
such claim to the Administrative Agent and the Company, and if any Lender repays all or part of
said amount by reason of (i) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body
having jurisdiction over such Lender or any of its property, or (ii) any settlement or compromise
of any such claim effected by such Lender with any such claimant, then and in such event the
Company agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding
upon the Company notwithstanding the cancellation of any Note or other instrument evidencing the
Obligations under this Agreement or the termination of this Agreement, and the Company shall be and
remain liable to such Lender hereunder for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same extent as
if such amount had never originally been received by such Lender.

     SECTION 10.12. Right of Setoff. The Company hereby grants to the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, each Lender and each Affiliate of each Lender, a
continuing lien, security interest and right of setoff as security for all Obligations to any of
them, whether now existing or hereafter arising, upon and against all deposits, credits, collateral
and property, now or hereafter in the possession, custody, safekeeping or control of the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, each Lender and each Affiliate of each Lender and their
respective successors and assigns or in transit to any of them. The Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Lender, each Lender and each Affiliate of each Lender are each hereby authorized at any
time and from time to time, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off
and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any
time held and other Indebtedness at any time owing by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender,
any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Company
against any and all of the Obligations of the Company now and hereafter existing under this
Agreement and the Notes held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have
made any demand under this Agreement or any Note and although such Obligations may be unmatured.
The rights of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, each Lender and each Affiliate of each
Lender under this Section 10.12 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without
limitation, other rights of setoff) which they may have. ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO REQUIRE THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE ISSUING LENDER, EACH LENDER AND EACH AFFILIATE OF EACH LENDER TO EXERCISE
THEIR RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER COLLATERAL WHICH SECURES THE LOANS, PRIOR TO
EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT OF SETOFF WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DEPOSITS, CREDITS OR OTHER PROPERTY OF THE
COMPANY, ARE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVED.

     SECTION 10.13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, taken together, shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

     SECTION 10.14. Headings. Section headings used herein are for convenience
of reference only and are not to affect the construction of or be taken into consideration in
interpreting this Agreement.

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     SECTION 10.15. Construction. This Agreement, is the result of negotiations
between, and has been reviewed by the Company and the Bank and their respective counsel.
Accordingly, this Agreement shall be deemed to be the product of each party hereto, and no
ambiguity shall be construed in favor of or against either the Company or the Bank.

     SECTION 10.16. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, each of the other Loan
Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative
Agent, constitute the entire agreement among the parties, relating to the subject matter hereof,
and supercede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the
subject matter hereof.

     SECTION 10.17. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender hereby notifies the Company
that pursuant to the requirements of USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law
October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information
that identifies the Company, which information includes the name and address of the Company and
other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Company in accordance with the Act.

     SECTION 10.18. Confidentiality. The Administrative Agent, the Lenders and
the Issuing Lender each hereby agree to keep confidential all non-public information, materials and
documents furnished by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to the Administrative Agent,
the Lenders or the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Agreement, provided that, in the case of
information received from the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or their respective
representatives after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of
delivery as confidential (the “Confidential Information”). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender shall be permitted to disclose
Confidential Information (a) to its Affiliates and to such of its and its Affiliate’s officers,
directors, employees, agents, representatives and professional advisors in any of the transactions
contemplated by, or the administration of, this Agreement are instructed to keep such information
as confidential in accordance with this Section 10.18; (b) to the extent required by applicable
laws and regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, or requested by any governmental
agency or authority subject to the following sentence; (c) to the extent such Confidential
Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.18
by the disclosing party, or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the
issuing Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or any Subsidiary
of the Company or representative which to the Administrative Agent’s, such Lender’s or the Issuing
Lender’s knowledge is not prohibited from disclosing such Confidential Information to such party by
a contractual or other legal obligation; (d) to the extent the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company shall have consented to such disclosure in writing; (e) 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, or
(f) to any prospective transferee or participant in connection with any contemplated transfer of
this Agreement and the Notes or any interest therein provided such transferee or participant agrees
to treat the Confidential Information in a manner consistent with this Section 10.18. Nothing
herein shall prohibit the disclosure of Confidential Information in connection with any litigation
or where such disclosure is pursuant to applicable laws, regulations, court order or similar legal
process; provided, however, in the event that the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing
Lender is requested or required by law to disclose any of the Confidential Information, the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender shall provide the Company with written
notice, unless notice is prohibited by law, of any such request or requirement so that the Company
may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy; provided that no such notification shall
be required in respect of any disclosure to regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over such
party.

[signature page follows]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders
have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, as of the day and
year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GLOBECOMM SYSTEMS INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Andrew C. Melfi 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Andrew C. Melfi 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 
	 	CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Issuing

Lender and as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Stuart N. Berman 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Stuart N. Berman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 

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SCHEDULE 1.01

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Lender	 	Revolving Credit Commitment	 	Term Loan Commitment
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Citibank, N.A.
	 	$	15,000,000	 	 	$	50,000,000	 

66exv4w1

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

INDENTURE

between

FORD CREDIT AUTO OWNER TRUST 2011-B,

as Issuer

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

as Indenture Trustee

Dated as of July 1, 2011

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	ARTICLE I USAGE AND DEFINITIONS	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.1.

	 	Usage and Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.2.

	 	Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II THE NOTES	 	 	2	 
	Section 2.1.

	 	Form
	 	 	2	 
	Section 2.2.

	 	Execution, Authentication and Delivery
	 	 	2	 
	Section 2.3.

	 	Tax Treatment
	 	 	3	 
	Section 2.4.

	 	Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange
	 	 	3	 
	Section 2.5.

	 	Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes
	 	 	6	 
	Section 2.6.

	 	Persons Deemed Owners
	 	 	7	 
	Section 2.7.

	 	Payment of Principal and Interest
	 	 	7	 
	Section 2.8.

	 	Cancellation
	 	 	8	 
	Section 2.9.

	 	Release of Collateral
	 	 	8	 
	Section 2.10.

	 	Book-Entry Notes
	 	 	8	 
	Section 2.11.

	 	Definitive Notes
	 	 	9	 
	Section 2.12.

	 	Authenticating Agents
	 	 	10	 
	Section 2.13.

	 	Note Paying Agents
	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III COVENANTS AND REPRESENTATIONS	 	 	11	 
	Section 3.1.

	 	Payment of Principal and Interest
	 	 	11	 
	Section 3.2.

	 	Maintenance of Office or Agency
	 	 	11	 
	Section 3.3.

	 	Money for Payments to be Held in Trust
	 	 	11	 
	Section 3.4.

	 	Existence
	 	 	12	 
	Section 3.5.

	 	Protection of Collateral
	 	 	13	 
	Section 3.6.

	 	Performance of Obligations; Servicing of Receivables
	 	 	13	 
	Section 3.7.

	 	Negative Covenants
	 	 	14	 
	Section 3.8.

	 	Opinions as to Collateral
	 	 	14	 
	Section 3.9.

	 	Annual Statement as to Compliance
	 	 	15	 
	Section 3.10.

	 	Consolidation and Merger; Sale of Assets
	 	 	15	 
	Section 3.11.

	 	Successor or Transferee
	 	 	16	 
	Section 3.12.

	 	No Other Activities
	 	 	17	 
	Section 3.13.

	 	Further Instruments and Acts
	 	 	17	 
	Section 3.14.

	 	Restricted Payments
	 	 	17	 
	Section 3.15.

	 	Notice of Events of Default
	 	 	17	 
	Section 3.16.

	 	Representations and Warranties of the Issuer as to Security Interest
	 	 	17	 
	Section 3.17.

	 	Audits of the Issuer
	 	 	18	 
	Section 3.18.

	 	Representations and Warranties of the Issuer
	 	 	19	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE	 	 	19	 
	Section 4.1.

	 	Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture
	 	 	19	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V REMEDIES	 	 	20	 
	Section 5.1.

	 	Events of Default
	 	 	20	 
	Section 5.2.

	 	Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment
	 	 	21	 
	Section 5.3.

	 	Collection of Indebtedness by the Indenture Trustee
	 	 	22	 
	Section 5.4.

	 	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
	 	 	22	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	Section 5.5.

	 	Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes
	 	 	23	 
	Section 5.6.

	 	Remedies; Priorities
	 	 	23	 
	Section 5.7.

	 	Optional Preservation of the Collateral
	 	 	25	 
	Section 5.8.

	 	Limitation on Suits
	 	 	25	 
	Section 5.9.

	 	Unconditional Rights of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest
	 	 	26	 
	Section 5.10.

	 	Restoration of Rights and Remedies
	 	 	26	 
	Section 5.11.

	 	Rights and Remedies Cumulative
	 	 	26	 
	Section 5.12.

	 	Delay or Omission Not a Waiver
	 	 	26	 
	Section 5.13.

	 	Control by Noteholders
	 	 	26	 
	Section 5.14.

	 	Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default
	 	 	27	 
	Section 5.15.

	 	Undertaking for Costs
	 	 	27	 
	Section 5.16.

	 	Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws
	 	 	28	 
	Section 5.17.

	 	Performance and Enforcement of Certain Obligations
	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE	 	 	28	 
	Section 6.1.

	 	Duties of Indenture Trustee
	 	 	28	 
	Section 6.2.

	 	Rights of Indenture Trustee
	 	 	29	 
	Section 6.3.

	 	Individual Rights of Indenture Trustee
	 	 	30	 
	Section 6.4.

	 	Indenture Trustee’s Disclaimer
	 	 	31	 
	Section 6.5.

	 	Notice of Defaults
	 	 	31	 
	Section 6.6.

	 	Reports by Indenture Trustee
	 	 	31	 
	Section 6.7.

	 	Compensation and Indemnity
	 	 	33	 
	Section 6.8.

	 	Replacement of Indenture Trustee
	 	 	34	 
	Section 6.9.

	 	Successor Indenture Trustee by Merger
	 	 	35	 
	Section 6.10.

	 	Appointment of Separate Indenture Trustee or Co-Indenture Trustee
	 	 	35	 
	Section 6.11.

	 	Eligibility; Disqualification
	 	 	36	 
	Section 6.12.

	 	Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer
	 	 	37	 
	Section 6.13.

	 	Audits of the Indenture Trustee
	 	 	37	 
	Section 6.14.

	 	Representations and Warranties of the Indenture Trustee
	 	 	38	 
	Section 6.15.

	 	Duty to Update Disclosure
	 	 	39	 
	Section 6.16.

	 	Covenants for Reporting of Repurchase Demands due to Breaches of Representations and Warranties
	 	 	39	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII NOTEHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS	 	 	40	 
	Section 7.1.

	 	Names and Addresses of Noteholders
	 	 	40	 
	Section 7.2.

	 	Preservation of Information; Communications to Noteholders
	 	 	40	 
	Section 7.3.

	 	Reports by Issuer
	 	 	40	 
	Section 7.4.

	 	Reports by Indenture Trustee
	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII ACCOUNTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND RELEASES	 	 	41	 
	Section 8.1.

	 	Collection of Money
	 	 	41	 
	Section 8.2.

	 	Trust Accounts; Distributions and Disbursements
	 	 	41	 
	Section 8.3.

	 	General Provisions Regarding Bank Accounts
	 	 	44	 
	Section 8.4.

	 	Release of Collateral
	 	 	45	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES	 	 	46	 
	Section 9.1.

	 	Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders
	 	 	46	 

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	Section 9.2.

	 	Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders
	 	 	47	 
	Section 9.3.

	 	Execution of Supplemental Indentures
	 	 	48	 
	Section 9.4.

	 	Effect of Supplemental Indenture
	 	 	49	 
	Section 9.5.

	 	Conformity with Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	49	 
	Section 9.6.

	 	Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures
	 	 	49	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE X REDEMPTION OF NOTES	 	 	49	 
	Section 10.1.

	 	Redemption
	 	 	49	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS	 	 	50	 
	Section 11.1.

	 	Compliance Certificates and Opinions, etc.
	 	 	50	 
	Section 11.2.

	 	Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee
	 	 	52	 
	Section 11.3.

	 	Acts of Noteholders
	 	 	52	 
	Section 11.4.

	 	Notices, etc., to Indenture Trustee, Issuer and Rating Agencies
	 	 	53	 
	Section 11.5.

	 	Notices to Noteholders; Waiver
	 	 	53	 
	Section 11.6.

	 	Conflict with Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	54	 
	Section 11.7.

	 	Benefits of Indenture
	 	 	54	 
	Section 11.8.

	 	GOVERNING LAW
	 	 	54	 
	Section 11.9.

	 	Submission to Jurisdiction
	 	 	54	 
	Section 11.10.

	 	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
	 	 	54	 
	Section 11.11.

	 	Severability
	 	 	55	 
	Section 11.12.

	 	Counterparts
	 	 	55	 
	Section 11.13.

	 	Headings
	 	 	55	 
	Section 11.14.

	 	Issuer Obligation
	 	 	55	 
	Section 11.15.

	 	Subordination of Claims against the Depositor
	 	 	55	 
	Section 11.16.

	 	No Petition
	 	 	56	 

	 	 	 	 	 

	Exhibit A

	 	Form of Class A Note
	 	A-1
	Exhibit B

	 	Form of Class B / C / D Note
	 	B-1
	Schedule A

	 	Schedule of Receivables
	 	SA-1

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CROSS REFERENCE TABLE1

	 	 	 	 	 
	TIA	 	Indenture
	Section	 	Section
	 
	 	 	 	 
	310 (a)

	 	 	6.11; 6.14	 
	(b)

	 	 	6.11	 
	(c)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	311 (a)

	 	 	6.12	 
	(b)

	 	 	6.12	 
	(c)

	 	 	6.12	 
	312 (a)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	(b)

	 	 	7.2	 
	(c)

	 	 	7.2	 
	313 (a)

	 	 	7.4	 
	(b)

	 	 	7.4	 
	(c)

	 	 	6.5, 7.3, 7.4	 
	(d)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	314 (a)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	(b)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	(c)

	 	 	8.4, 11.1	 
	(d)

	 	 	8.4, 11.1	 
	(e)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	315 (a)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	(b)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	(c)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	(d)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	(e)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	316 (a)(1)(A)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	(a) (1)(B)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	(a)(2)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	(b)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	(c)

	 	 	N.A.	 
	317

	 	 	11.6	 
	318 (a)

	 	 	N.A.	 

 

			
	1	 	Note: This Cross Reference Table is not deemed, for any purpose, to be part of this
Indenture.
	 
	2	 	N.A. means Not Applicable.

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     INDENTURE, dated as of July 1, 2011 (this “Indenture”), between FORD CREDIT AUTO OWNER
TRUST 2011-B, a Delaware statutory trust, as Issuer, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York
banking corporation, as Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

     Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable
benefit of the Secured Parties.

GRANTING CLAUSE

     The Issuer Grants to the Indenture Trustee at the Closing Date, as Indenture Trustee for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in, to and under,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, the Collateral.

     The foregoing Grant is made in trust to secure (a) the payment of principal of, interest on
and any other amounts owing in respect of the Notes as provided in this Indenture and (b)
compliance by the Issuer with the provisions of this Indenture for the benefit of the Secured
Parties.

     The Indenture Trustee acknowledges such Grant, accepts the trusts under this Indenture in
accordance with this Indenture and agrees to perform the duties required in this Indenture so that
the interests of the Secured Parties may be adequately and effectively protected.

ARTICLE I

USAGE AND DEFINITIONS

     Section 1.1. Usage and Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined
in this Indenture are defined in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July
1, 2011, among Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2011-B, as Issuer, Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two
LLC, as Depositor, and Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, as Servicer. Appendix A also contains rules
as to usage applicable to this Indenture. Appendix A is incorporated by reference into this
Indenture.

     Section 1.2. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. Whenever this
Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made
a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following
meanings:

     “indenture securities” means the Notes;

     “indenture security holder” means a Noteholder;

     “indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;

     “indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Indenture Trustee;
and

     “obligor” on the indenture securities means the Issuer and any other obligor on the
indenture securities.

 

 

     All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the TIA, defined by TIA
reference to another statute or defined by Securities and Exchange Commission rule have the meaning
assigned to them by such definitions.

ARTICLE II

THE NOTES

     Section 2.1. Form.

     (a) Each Class of Notes, together with the Indenture Trustee’s certificates of authentication,
will be in substantially the form set forth in the related Exhibit with such variations as are
required or permitted by this Indenture. The Notes may have such marks of identification and such
legends or endorsements placed on them as may be determined, consistent with this Indenture, by the
Responsible Person of the Issuer executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of such
Notes. The physical Notes will be produced by any method as determined by the Responsible Person
of the Issuer executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of such Notes.

     (b) Each Note will be dated the date of its authentication. The terms of the Notes set forth
in Exhibit A and Exhibit B are part of this Indenture and are incorporated into this Indenture by
reference.

     Section 2.2. Execution, Authentication and Delivery.

     (a) A Responsible Person of the Issuer will execute the Notes on behalf of the Issuer. The
signature of such Responsible Person on the Notes may be manual or facsimile. Notes bearing the
manual or facsimile signature of an individual who was a Responsible Person of the Issuer will bind
the Issuer, notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office before the
authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such office at the date of issuance of
such Notes.

     (b) The Indenture Trustee will, upon Issuer Order, authenticate and deliver the Notes for
original issue in the Classes, Note Interest Rates and initial Note Balances as set forth below.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Class	 	Note Interest Rate	 	Initial Note Balance
	Class A-1 Notes
	 	 	0.21892	%	 	$	303,700,000	 
	Class A-2 Notes
	 	 	0.68	%	 	$	347,800,000	 
	Class A-3 Notes
	 	 	0.84	%	 	$	391,800,000	 
	Class A-4 Notes
	 	 	1.35	%	 	$	256,420,000	 
	Class B Notes
	 	 	2.27	%	 	$	41,040,000	 
	Class C Notes
	 	 	2.54	%	 	$	27,360,000	 
	Class D Notes
	 	 	3.13	%	 	$	27,360,000	 

     (c) The Notes will initially be issued as Book-Entry Notes. The Notes will be issuable in
minimum denominations of $100,000 and in multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, one Note of each Class may fail to be in such minimum denominations due to the
difference between such minimum denomination requirement and the initial Note Balance of the Notes.

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     (d) No Note will be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid for any purpose,
unless it bears a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for in this
Indenture executed by the Indenture Trustee by the manual signature of one of its authorized
signatories, and such certificate upon any Note will be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence,
that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

     Section 2.3. Tax Treatment. The Issuer intends that Notes that are owned or
beneficially owned by a Person other than Ford Credit or its Affiliates will be indebtedness of the
Issuer, secured by the Collateral, for U.S. federal, State and local income and franchise tax
purposes. The Issuer, by entering into this Indenture, and each Noteholder, by its acceptance of a
Note (and each Note Owner by its acceptance of an interest in the applicable Book-Entry Note),
agree to treat the Notes for U.S. federal, State and local income and franchise tax purposes as
indebtedness of the Issuer.

     Section 2.4. Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange.

     (a) The Issuer appoints the Indenture Trustee to be the “Note Registrar” and to keep a
register (the “Note Register”) for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers of Notes
as provided in this Indenture. Upon any resignation of the Note Registrar, the Issuer will
promptly appoint a successor or, if it elects not to make such an appointment, assume the duties of
Note Registrar. If the Issuer appoints a Person other than the Indenture Trustee as Note
Registrar, (i) the Issuer will notify the Indenture Trustee of such appointment, (ii) the Indenture
Trustee will have the right to inspect the Note Register at all reasonable times and to obtain
copies of the Note Register and (iii) the Indenture Trustee will have the right to rely upon a
certificate executed by an officer of the Note Registrar as to the names and addresses of the
Noteholders and the principal amounts and number of the Notes.

     (b) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the
Issuer maintained under Section 3.2, if the requirements of Section 8-401(a) of the UCC are met,
the Issuer will execute, the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and the Noteholder will obtain
from the Indenture Trustee, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more
new Notes of the same Class, in any authorized denomination, in the same aggregate principal
amount.

     (c) A Noteholder may exchange Notes for other Notes of the same Class, in any authorized
denominations, in the same aggregate principal amount, by surrendering the Notes to be exchanged at
the office or agency of the Issuer maintained under Section 3.2. If the requirements of Section
8-401(a) of the UCC are met, the Issuer will execute, the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and
the Noteholder will obtain from the Indenture Trustee the Notes that the Noteholder making such
exchange is entitled to receive.

     (d) All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes will be the valid
obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this
Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

     (e) Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange will be (i)
duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form

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satisfactory to the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee duly executed by, the Noteholder
of such Note or such Noteholder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature
guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar
which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion
Program or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Note Registrar in
addition to, or in substitution for, the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, all in
accordance with the Exchange Act, and (ii) accompanied by such other documents as the Indenture
Trustee may require.

     (f) None of the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee will impose a service
charge on a Noteholder for any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes. The Issuer, the Note
Registrar or the Indenture Trustee may require such Noteholder to pay an amount sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with such registration of
transfer or exchange of the Notes.

     (g) Neither the Issuer nor the Note Registrar will be required to register transfers or
exchanges of Notes selected for redemption or Notes whose next Payment Date is not more than
fifteen days after the requested date of such transfer or exchange.

     (h) None of the Class A-1 Notes or the Class D Notes have been registered under the Securities
Act or any State securities law. None of the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee
is obligated to register the Class A-1 Notes or the Class D Notes under the Securities Act or any
other securities or “blue sky” laws or to take any other action not otherwise required under this
Indenture or the Trust Agreement to permit the transfer of any Class A-1 Note or Class D Note
without registration. The Issuer, at the direction of the Depositor or the Administrator, may
elect to register, or cause the registration of, the Class A-1 Notes or the Class D Notes under the
Securities Act and any applicable State securities law, in which case the Issuer will deliver, or
cause to be delivered, to the Indenture Trustee and the Registrar such Opinions of Counsel,
Officer’s Certificates and other information as determined by the Depositor as necessary to effect
such registration.

     (i) Until
such time as any such Class of Notes has been registered under the Securities Act
and any applicable State securities law pursuant to Section 2.4(h), no Class A-1 Note or Class D
Note may be sold, transferred, assigned, participated, pledged, or otherwise disposed of (any such
act, a “Class A-1 Note Transfer” or a “Class D Note Transfer,” respectively) to
any Person except in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 2.4, and any purported Class
A-1 Note Transfer or Class D Note Transfer in violation of this Section 2.4 will be null and void
(each a “Void Class A-1 Note Transfer” or a “Void Class D Note Transfer,”
respectively).

     (j) Each Class A-1 Note will bear a legend to the effect of the legend contained in Exhibit A
unless determined otherwise by the Administrator (as certified to the Indenture Trustee in an
Officer’s Certificate) consistent with applicable law.

     As a condition to the registration of any Class A-1 Note Transfer, the prospective transferee
of such Class A-1 Note will be deemed to represent to the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar and
the Issuer the following:

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     (i) It understands that the Class A-1 Notes have not been and will not be registered
under the Securities Act or any state or other applicable securities or “blue sky” law.

     (ii) It understands that Class A-1 Note Transfers are only permitted if made in
compliance with the Securities Act and other applicable laws and only to a person that the
holder reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule
144A under the Securities Act (a “QIB”).

     (iii) It (A) is a QIB, (B) is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on
Rule 144A under the Securities Act and if it is acquiring such Class A-1 Notes or any
interest or participation in the Class A-1 Notes for the account of another QIB, such other
QIB is aware that the sale is being made in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act
and (C) is acquiring such Class A-1 Notes or any interest or participation in the Class A-1
Notes for its own account or for the account of another QIB.

     (iv) It is purchasing the Class A-1 Notes for its own account or for one or more
investor accounts for which it is acting as fiduciary or agent, in each case for investment,
and not with a view to offer, transfer, assign, participate, pledge or otherwise dispose of
such Class A-1 Notes in connection with any distribution of such Class A-1 Notes that would
violate the Securities Act.

     (k) Each Class D Note will bear a legend to the effect of the legend contained in Exhibit B
unless determined otherwise by the Administrator (as certified to the Indenture Trustee in an
Officer’s Certificate) consistent with applicable law.

     As a condition to the registration of any Class D Note Transfer, the prospective transferee of
such Class D Note will be deemed to represent to the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar and the
Issuer the following:

     (i) It understands that the Class D Notes have not been and will not be registered
under the Securities Act or any state or other applicable securities or “blue sky” law.

     (ii) It understands that Class D Note Transfers are only permitted if made in
compliance with the Securities Act and other applicable laws and only to a person that the
holder reasonably believes is a QIB.

     (iii) It (A) is a QIB, (B) is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on
Rule 144A under the Securities Act and if it is acquiring such Class D Notes or any interest
or participation in the Class D Notes for the account of another QIB, such other QIB is
aware that the sale is being made in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and (C)
is acquiring such Class D Notes or any interest or participation in the Class D Notes for
its own account or for the account of another QIB.

     (iv) It is purchasing the Class D Notes for its own account or for one or more investor
accounts for which it is acting as fiduciary or agent, in each case for investment, and not
with a view to offer, transfer, assign, participate, pledge or otherwise dispose of

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such Class D Notes in connection with any distribution of such Class D Notes that would
violate the Securities Act.

     (l) By acceptance of any Class A-1 Note or Class D Note, the Class A-1 Noteholder or Class D
Noteholder, as applicable, specifically agrees with and represents to the Depositor, the Issuer and
the Note Registrar, that no Class A-1 Note Transfer or Class D Note Transfer, respectively, will be
made unless (i) the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable State
securities laws have been complied with in respect of such class in accordance with Section 2.4(h),
(ii) such Class A-1 Note Transfer or Class D Note Transfer, as applicable, is to the Depositor or
its Affiliates, or (iii) such Class A-1 Note Transfer or Class D Note Transfer, as applicable, is
exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act because such Class A-1 Note
Transfer or Class D Note Transfer, as applicable, is in compliance with Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, to a transferee who the transferor reasonably believes is a Qualified Institutional
Buyer (as defined in the Securities Act) that is purchasing for its own account or for the account
of a Qualified Institutional Buyer and to whom notice is given that such Class A-1 Note Transfer or
Class D Note Transfer, as applicable, is being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the Securities
Act.

     (m) The Depositor will make available to the prospective transferor and transferee of a Class
A-1 Note or Class D Note information requested to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (d)(4) of
Rule 144A (the “Rule 144A Information”). The Rule 144A Information will include any or all
of the following items requested by the prospective transferee:

     (i) the offering memorandum relating to the Class A-1 Notes or Class D Notes (if any),
as applicable, and any amendments or supplements to such offering memorandum;

     (ii) the Monthly Investor Report for each Payment Date preceding such request; and

     (iii) such other information as is reasonably available to the Indenture Trustee in
order to comply with requests for information pursuant to Rule 144A.

     (n) Each Note Owner that is subject to Title I of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any
Similar Law, by accepting a beneficial interest in a Note, shall be deemed to represent that its
purchase and holding of such beneficial interest does not constitute and will not result in a
non-exempt prohibited transaction under Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code due to the
applicability of a statutory or administrative exemption from the prohibited transaction rules (or,
if the Note Owner is subject to any Similar Law, such purchase and holding does not constitute and
will not result in a violation of such Similar Law).

     Section 2.5. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes.

     (a) If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Indenture Trustee or the Indenture Trustee
receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of a Note, then the Issuer
will execute and, upon Issuer Request, the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver a
replacement Note of the same Class and principal amount in exchange for or in lieu of such Note so
long as (i) the Indenture Trustee receives such security or indemnity as may be required

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by it to hold the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee harmless, (ii) none of the Issuer, the Note
Registrar or the Indenture Trustee have received notice that such Note has been acquired by a
protected purchaser, as defined in Section 8-303 of the UCC and (iii) the requirements of Section
8-405 of the UCC are met. However, if any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note (but not a mutilated
Note) is due and payable within fifteen days or has been called for redemption, instead of issuing
a replacement Note, the Issuer may pay such destroyed, lost or stolen Note when so due or payable
or upon the Redemption Date without surrender of such Note. If a protected purchaser of the
original Note in lieu of which such replacement Note was issued (or such payment made) presents for
payment such original Note, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee will be entitled to recover such
replacement Note (or such payment) from the Person to whom it was delivered or any Person taking
such replacement Note (or such payment) from such Person to whom such replacement Note (or such
payment) was delivered or any assignee of such Person, except a protected purchaser, and will be
entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided for such replacement Note (or such
payment) for any cost, expense, loss, damage, claim or liability incurred by the Issuer or the
Indenture Trustee in connection with such replacement Note (or such payment).

     (b) Upon the issuance of any replacement Note under Section 2.5(a), the Issuer may require the
Noteholder of such Note to pay an amount sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
imposed and any other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such replacement Note.

     (c) Each replacement Note issued pursuant to Section 2.5(a) will constitute an original
additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or
stolen Note will be enforceable by anyone and, except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, will
be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes
of the same Class duly issued under this Indenture.

     (d) This Section 2.5 is exclusive and precludes (to the extent lawful) all other rights and
remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.

     Section 2.6. Persons Deemed Owners. On any date, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee
and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name any Note is
registered as of such date as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payments of
principal of and any interest on such Note and for all other purposes, and none of the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee or any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee will be affected by notice to
the contrary.

     Section 2.7. Payment of Principal and Interest.

     (a) Each Class of Notes will accrue interest at the applicable Note Interest Rate. Interest
on each Note will be due and payable on each Payment Date as specified in such Note. Interest on
the Class A-1 Notes will be computed on the basis of actual number of days elapsed and a 360-day
year. Interest on the Notes (other than the Class A-1 Notes) will be computed on the basis of a
360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

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     (b) Interest and principal payments on each Class of Notes will be made ratably to the
Noteholders of such Class entitled to such payments. On each Payment Date, distributions to be
made with respect to interest on and principal of the Book-Entry Notes will be paid to the
Registered Noteholder by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by
the nominee of the Clearing Agency (initially, such nominee will be Cede & Co.). Distributions to
be made with respect to interest on and principal of the Definitive Notes will be paid to the
Registered Noteholder (i) if such Noteholder has provided to the Note Registrar appropriate
instructions at least five Business Days before such Payment Date and the aggregate original
principal amount of such Noteholder’s Notes is at least $1,000,000, by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account of such Noteholder or (ii) by check mailed first class mail, postage
prepaid, to such Registered Noteholder’s address as it appears on the Note Register on the related
Record Date. However, the final installment of principal (whether payable by wire transfer or
check) of each Note on a Payment Date, the Redemption Date or the applicable Final Scheduled
Payment Date will be payable only upon presentation and surrender of such Note. The Indenture
Trustee will notify each Registered Noteholder of the date on which the Issuer expects that the
final installment of principal of and interest on such Registered Noteholder’s Notes will be paid
not later than five days before such date. Such notice will specify the place where such Notes may
be presented and surrendered for payment of such installment. All funds paid by wire transfers or
checks that are returned undelivered will be held in accordance with Section 3.3.

     (c) The principal of each Note will be payable in installments on each Payment Date as
specified in such Note. The entire unpaid Note Balance of each Class of Notes will be due and
payable on the earlier of its applicable Final Scheduled Payment Date and the Redemption Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount of the Notes will be due and
payable on the date on which the Notes are declared to be immediately due and payable in the manner
provided in Section 5.2(a).

     Section 2.8. Cancellation. Any Person that receives a Note surrendered for payment,
registration of transfer, exchange or redemption will deliver such Note to the Indenture Trustee.
The Indenture Trustee will promptly cancel all Notes it receives that have been surrendered for
payment, registration of transfer or exchange, or redemption. The Issuer may deliver to the
Indenture Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture which the Issuer may have acquired in any manner, and the Indenture Trustee will promptly
cancel such Notes. No Notes will be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes
cancelled as provided in this Section 2.8. The Indenture Trustee may hold or dispose of all
cancelled Notes in accordance with its standard retention or disposal policy unless the Issuer
directs, by Issuer Order, that they be destroyed or returned to it (so long as such Notes have not
been disposed of previously by the Indenture Trustee).

     Section 2.9. Release of Collateral. The Indenture Trustee will release property from
the Lien of this Indenture only in accordance with Sections 8.4 and 10.1.

     Section 2.10. Book-Entry Notes. The Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes, Class A-3
Notes, Class A-4 Notes, Class B Notes, Class C Notes and Class D Notes will be issued as Book-Entry
Notes on the Closing Date. The Book-Entry Notes, upon original issuance, will be issued in the
form of typewritten Notes representing the Book-Entry Notes and delivered to The

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Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing Agency, by, or on behalf of, the Issuer. The
Book-Entry Notes will be registered initially on the Note Register in the name of Cede & Co., the
nominee of the initial Clearing Agency, and no Note Owner will receive a Definitive Note
representing such Note Owner’s interest in such Note, except as provided in Section 2.11. Unless
and until definitive, fully registered Notes (the “Definitive Notes”) have been issued to
Note Owners pursuant to Section 2.11:

     (a) with respect to Book-Entry Notes, the Note Registrar and the Indenture Trustee will be
entitled to deal with the Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Indenture (including the payment
of principal of and interest on the Book-Entry Notes and the giving of notices, instructions or
directions under this Indenture) as the sole Noteholder of the Book-Entry Notes, and will have no
obligation to the Note Owners;

     (b) the Clearing Agency will make book-entry transfers among its participants and receive and
transmit payments of principal of and interest on the Book-Entry Notes to such participants;

     (c) to the extent that this Section 2.10 conflicts with any other provisions of this
Indenture, this Section 2.10 will control;

     (d) the rights of Note Owners may be exercised only through the Clearing Agency and will be
limited to those established by law and agreements between such Note Owners and the Clearing Agency
and/or its participants pursuant to the DTC Letter; and

     (e) whenever this Indenture requires or permits actions to be taken based upon instructions or
directions of Noteholders of a specified percentage of the Note Balance of the Notes Outstanding
(or the Controlling Class), the Clearing Agency will be deemed to represent such percentage only to
the extent that it has received instructions to such effect from Note Owners and/or the Clearing
Agency’s participants owning or representing, respectively, such required percentage of the
beneficial interest of the Notes Outstanding (or the Controlling Class) and has delivered such
instructions to the Indenture Trustee.

     Section 2.11. Definitive Notes. With respect to any Class or Classes of Book-Entry
Notes, if (a) the Administrator notifies the Indenture Trustee that the Clearing Agency is no
longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities as depository for the Book-Entry
Notes and the Administrator is unable to reach an agreement on satisfactory terms with a qualified
successor, (b) the Administrator notifies the Indenture Trustee that it elects to terminate the
book-entry system through the Clearing Agency or (c) after the occurrence of an Event of Default or
a Servicer Termination Event, so long as any Book-Entry Notes are Outstanding, Note Owners of a
majority of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class notify the Indenture Trustee and the Clearing
Agency that they elect to terminate the book-entry system through the Clearing Agency, then the
Clearing Agency will notify all Note Owners and the Indenture Trustee of the occurrence of such
election and of the availability of Definitive Notes to the Note Owners. After the Clearing Agency
has surrendered the typewritten Notes representing the Book-Entry Notes and delivered the
registration instructions to the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer will execute and the Indenture
Trustee, upon Issuer Request, will authenticate the Definitive Notes in accordance with the
instructions of the Clearing Agency. None of the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the

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Indenture Trustee will be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may
conclusively rely, and will be protected in relying, on such instructions. Upon the issuance of
Definitive Notes to Note Owners, the Indenture Trustee will recognize the holders of such
Definitive Notes as Noteholders.

     Section 2.12. Authenticating Agents.

     (a) The Indenture Trustee may appoint one or more Persons (each, an “Authenticating
Agent”) with the power to act on its behalf and subject to its direction in the authentication
of Notes in connection with issuances, transfers and exchanges under Sections 2.2, 2.4, 2.5 and
9.6, as though each such Authenticating Agent had been expressly authorized by those Sections to
authenticate such Notes. For all purposes of this Indenture, the authentication of Notes by an
Authenticating Agent pursuant to this Section 2.12 is deemed to be the authentication of Notes “by
the Indenture Trustee.”

     (b) Any Person into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it
may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation or conversion to
which an Authenticating Agent is a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of
the corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, will be the successor of such
Authenticating Agent under this Indenture without the execution or filing of any document or any
further act.

     (c) An Authenticating Agent may resign by giving notice of resignation to the Indenture
Trustee and the Owner Trustee. The Indenture Trustee may terminate the agency of an Authenticating
Agent by giving notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent and the Owner Trustee. Upon
receiving such notice of resignation or upon such a termination, the Indenture Trustee may appoint
a successor Authenticating Agent and will notify the Owner Trustee of any such appointment.

     (d) Sections 2.8 and 6.4 will apply to each Authenticating Agent.

     Section 2.13. Note Paying Agents.

     (a) The Indenture Trustee may appoint one or more Note Paying Agents that meet the eligibility
standards for the Indenture Trustee specified in Section 6.11(a). The Note Paying Agents will have
the power to make distributions from the Trust Accounts.

     (b) Any Person into which a Note Paying Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may
be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, consolidation or conversion to which a
Note Paying Agent is a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate
trust business of a Note Paying Agent, will be the successor of such Note Paying Agent under this
Indenture without the execution or filing of any document or any further act.

     (c) A Note Paying Agent may resign by giving notice of resignation to the Indenture Trustee,
the Administrator and the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee may terminate the agency of a Note Paying
Agent by giving notice of termination to such Note Paying Agent, the Administrator and the Issuer.
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Indenture Trustee may appoint a successor Note Paying Agent and will notify the Administrator
and the Issuer of any such appointment.

     (d) Sections 2.8 and 6.4 will apply to each Note Paying Agent.

ARTICLE III

COVENANTS AND REPRESENTATIONS

     Section 3.1. Payment of Principal and Interest. The Issuer will duly and punctually
pay the principal of and interest on the Notes in accordance with the Notes and this Indenture.
Amounts withheld under the Code or any State or local tax law by any Person from a payment to any
Noteholder will be considered as having been paid by the Issuer to such Noteholder.

     Section 3.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Issuer will maintain an office or
agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, where Notes may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in
respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer initially appoints the Indenture
Trustee to serve as its agent for such purposes. The Issuer will promptly notify the Indenture
Trustee of any change in the location of such office or agency. If the Issuer fails to maintain
any such office or agency or fails to furnish the Indenture Trustee with the address of such office
or agency, such surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust
Office, and the Issuer appoints the Indenture Trustee as its agent to receive all such surrenders,
notices and demands.

     Section 3.3. Money for Payments To Be Held in Trust.

     (a) All payments of amounts due and payable with respect to any Notes that are to be made from
amounts withdrawn from the Bank Accounts will be made on behalf of the Issuer by the Indenture
Trustee or by another Note Paying Agent, and no amounts so withdrawn for payments on the Notes may
be paid over to or at the direction of the Issuer, except as provided in this Section 3.3.

     (b) The Indenture Trustee (including, if applicable, in its capacity as Note Paying Agent)
will, and will cause each Note Paying Agent (other than the Indenture Trustee itself) to, execute
and deliver to the Indenture Trustee, an instrument in which such Note Paying Agent agrees with the
Indenture Trustee to:

     (i) hold all sums held by it for the payment of amounts due on the Notes in trust for
the benefit of the Persons entitled to such sums until such sums are paid to such Persons or
otherwise disposed of as provided in this Indenture and pay such sums to such Persons as
provided in this Indenture;

     (ii) give the Indenture Trustee notice of any default by the Issuer of which it has
actual knowledge in the making of any payment required to be made with respect to the Notes;

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     (iii) during the continuance of any such default, upon the request of the Indenture
Trustee, immediately pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums held in trust by such Note Paying
Agent;

     (iv) immediately resign as a Note Paying Agent and immediately pay to the Indenture
Trustee all sums held by it in trust for the payment of Notes if it ceases to meet the
eligibility standards specified in Section 6.11(a) with respect to the Indenture Trustee;
and

     (v) comply with all requirements of the Code and any State or local tax law with
respect to withholding and reporting requirements in connection with payments on the Notes.

     (c) The Issuer may by Issuer Order, direct any Note Paying Agent to pay to the Indenture
Trustee all sums held in trust by such Note Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Indenture
Trustee upon the same terms as those upon which the sums were held by such Note Paying Agent. Upon
a Note Paying Agent’s payment of all sums held in trust to the Indenture Trustee, such Note Paying
Agent will be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

     (d) Subject to laws with respect to escheat of funds, any money held by the Indenture Trustee
or any Note Paying Agent in trust for the payment of any amount due with respect to any Note and
remaining unclaimed for two years after such amount has become due and payable will be discharged
from such trust and paid to the Issuer upon Issuer Request. After such discharge and payment, the
Noteholder of such Note will, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer for payment
of such amount due and unclaimed (but only to the extent of the amounts so paid to the Issuer), and
all liability of the Indenture Trustee or such Note Paying Agent with respect to such trust money
will thereupon cease. However, the Indenture Trustee or such Note Paying Agent, before making any
such repayment, will publish once, at the expense and direction of the Issuer, in a newspaper
customarily published on each Business Day in the English language and of general circulation in
The City of New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified in
such notice, which must be at least 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed
balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee will also
adopt and employ, at the expense of the Administrator and direction of the Issuer, any other
reasonable means of notification of such repayment (including notifying Noteholders whose Notes
have been called but have not been surrendered for redemption or whose right to or interest in
monies due and payable but not claimed is determinable from the records of the Indenture Trustee or
of any Note Paying Agent of such repayment, at the last address of record for each such
Noteholder).

     Section 3.4. Existence. The Issuer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (unless it becomes, or any
successor Issuer under this Indenture is or becomes, organized under the laws of any other State or
of the United States, in which case the Issuer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises under the laws of such other jurisdiction) and will obtain and preserve its
qualification in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or will be necessary to protect
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enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral and each other instrument or
agreement included in the Collateral.

     Section 3.5. Protection of Collateral.

     (a) The Issuer will (i) execute and deliver all such supplements and amendments to this
Indenture and instruments of further assurance and other instruments, (ii) file or authorize and
cause to be filed all such financing statements and amendments and continuations of such financing
statements and (iii) take such other action, in each case necessary or advisable to:

	 	(A)	 	maintain or preserve the Lien and security interest
(and the priority of such security interest) of this Indenture or carry out
more effectively the purposes of this Indenture;
	 
	 	(B)	 	perfect, publish notice of or protect the validity of
any Grant made or to be made by this Indenture;
	 
	 	(C)	 	enforce any of the Collateral; or
	 
	 	(D)	 	preserve and defend title to the Collateral and the
rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Secured Parties in such Collateral
against the claims of all Persons.

     (b) The Issuer authorizes the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee to file any financing or
continuation statements, and amendments to such statements, in all jurisdictions and with all
filing offices as are necessary or advisable to preserve, maintain and protect the interest of the
Indenture Trustee in the Collateral. Such financing and continuation statements may describe the
Collateral in any manner as the Administrator or the Indenture Trustee may reasonably determine to
ensure the perfection of the interest of the Indenture Trustee in the Collateral (including
describing the Collateral as “all assets” of the Issuer). The Administrator or the Indenture
Trustee, as applicable, will deliver to the Issuer file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for,
any such financing statement and continuation statement promptly upon such document becoming
available following filing.

     (c) The Indenture Trustee is under no obligation (i) to make any determination of whether any
such financing or continuation statements, and amendments to such statements, are required to be
filed pursuant to this Section 3.5 or (ii) to file any such financing or continuation statements,
or amendment to such statements, and will not be liable for failure to do so.

     Section 3.6. Performance of Obligations; Servicing of Receivables.

     (a) No Release of Material Covenants or Obligations. The Issuer will not take any
action, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent any action from being taken by
others, that would release any Person from any material covenants or obligations under any
instrument or agreement included in the Collateral or that would result in the amendment,
hypothecation, subordination, termination or discharge of, or impair the validity or effectiveness
of, any such instrument or agreement, except as provided in any Transaction Document.

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     (b) Contracting. The Issuer may contract with other Persons to assist it in
performing its duties under this Indenture, and any performance of such duties by a Person
identified to the Indenture Trustee in an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer will be deemed to be
action taken by the Issuer. Initially, the Issuer has contracted with the Servicer and the
Administrator to assist the Issuer in performing its duties under this Indenture.

     (c) Performance of Obligations. The Issuer will punctually perform and observe all of
its obligations and agreements contained in the Transaction Documents and in the instruments and
agreements included in the Collateral.

     (d) Servicer Termination Event. If the Issuer has actual knowledge of the occurrence
of a Servicer Termination Event, the Issuer will promptly notify the Indenture Trustee and the
Rating Agencies of such occurrence and specify in such notice any action the Issuer is taking in
respect of such event. If a Servicer Termination Event arises from the failure of the Servicer to
perform any of its duties and obligations under the Sale and Servicing Agreement with respect to
the Receivables, the Issuer will take all reasonable steps available to cause the Servicer to
remedy such failure.

     Section 3.7. Negative Covenants. So long as any Notes are Outstanding, the Issuer
will not:

     (a) except as permitted by any Transaction Document, sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise
dispose of any part of the Collateral unless directed to do so by the Indenture Trustee;

     (b) claim any credit on, or make any deduction from the principal or interest payable in
respect of, the Notes (other than amounts withheld from such payments under the Code or any State
or local tax law) or assert any claim against any present or former Noteholder by reason of the
payment of the taxes levied or assessed upon the Issuer or the Collateral;

     (c) dissolve or liquidate in whole or in part;

     (d) permit (i) the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture to be impaired, or permit the
Lien of this Indenture to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated or discharged, or
permit any Person to be released from any covenants or obligations with respect to the Notes under
this Indenture except in each case as permitted by this Indenture, (ii) any Lien other than
Permitted Liens to be created on or extend to or otherwise arise upon or burden the Collateral or
(iii) the Lien of this Indenture not to constitute a valid first priority security interest in the
Collateral (other than with respect to Permitted Liens); or

     (e) except as otherwise provided in any Transaction Document, amend, modify, waive,
supplement, terminate or surrender the terms of any Collateral or any of the Transaction Documents
without the consent of the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance
of the Notes Outstanding and upon notice by the Issuer to the Rating Agencies.

     Section 3.8. Opinions as to Collateral.

     (a) If this Indenture is subject to recording in any appropriate public recording offices, the
Issuer, at its expense, will effect such recording and deliver an Opinion of Counsel to

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the Indenture Trustee (which may be counsel to the Issuer or any other counsel reasonably
acceptable to the Indenture Trustee) to the effect that such recording is necessary either for the
protection of the Secured Parties or any other Person secured under this Indenture or for the
enforcement of any right or remedy granted to the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture.

     (b) On the Closing Date, the Issuer will furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel to the effect that this Indenture and all financing statements and continuation statements
have been properly recorded and filed to make effective the Lien intended to be created by this
Indenture, and reciting the details of such action, or stating that in the opinion of such counsel
no such action is necessary to make such Lien effective.

     (c) On or before April 30 in each calendar year, beginning in the year after the Closing Date,
the Issuer will furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either to the effect that,
in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken with respect to the recording, filing,
re-recording and refiling of this Indenture and all financing statements and continuation
statements, as is necessary to maintain the Lien of this Indenture, and reciting the details of
such action, or to the effect that in the opinion of such counsel no such action is necessary to
maintain such Lien.

     Section 3.9. Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Issuer will deliver to the
Indenture Trustee within 90 days after the end of each calendar year, an Officer’s Certificate,
dated as of December 31 of the preceding year stating, as to the Responsible Person signing such
Officer’s Certificate, that (a) a review of the Issuer’s activities and of its performance under
this Indenture during the preceding calendar year (or, in the case of the first certificate, the
portion of the preceding calendar year since the Closing Date) has been made under such Responsible
Person’s supervision and (b) to such Responsible Person’s knowledge, based on such review, the
Issuer has complied in all material respects with all conditions and covenants to be complied with
by the Issuer under this Indenture during the preceding calendar year, or, if there has been a
failure to comply in any material respect that is continuing, specifying each such failure known to
such Responsible Person and the nature and status of such failure. If the Issuer is not required
to file periodic reports under the Exchange Act or otherwise required by law to file an Officer’s
Certificate of the Issuer as to compliance, such Officer’s Certificate may be delivered on or
before April 30 of each calendar year. A copy of the Officer’s Certificate referred to in this
Section 3.9 may be obtained by any Noteholder or Person certifying it is a Note Owner by a request
in writing to the Indenture Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office. The Issuer’s obligation to
deliver an Officer’s Certificate under this Section 3.9 will terminate upon the payment in full of
the Notes, including by redemption in whole pursuant to Section 10.1.

     Section 3.10. Consolidation and Merger; Sale of Assets. The Issuer will not
consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or convey or transfer all or substantially all
of the assets included in the Collateral to any Person, unless:

     (a) the Person (if other than the Issuer) formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger,
or that acquires the properties and assets, (i) is organized and existing under the laws of the
United States or any State and (ii) assumes, by an indenture supplemental to this Indenture,
executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture
Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all Notes and the

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performance or observance of every agreement and covenant of this Indenture to be performed or
observed by the Issuer, all as provided in this Indenture;

     (b) with respect to a conveyance or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets
included in the Collateral, the Person that acquires the properties and assets agrees by means of
the supplemental indenture executed and delivered pursuant to clause (a) (i) that all right, title
and interest so conveyed or transferred will be subject and subordinate to the rights of the
Noteholders, (ii) unless otherwise provided in such supplemental indenture, to indemnify, defend
and hold harmless the Issuer from and against any costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims and
liabilities (including attorneys’ fees) arising under or related to this Indenture and the Notes
and (iii) that such Person will make all filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and
any other appropriate Person) required by the Exchange Act in connection with the Notes;

     (c) immediately after giving effect to such consolidation, merger or sale, no Default or Event
of Default will have occurred and be continuing;

     (d) the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied with respect to such consolidation, merger
or sale;

     (e) the Issuer has received an Opinion of Counsel (and has delivered copies of such Opinion of
Counsel to the Indenture Trustee) to the effect that such consolidation, merger or sale will not
cause (i) any security issued by the Issuer to be deemed sold or exchanged for purposes of Section
1001 of the Code or (ii) the Issuer to be treated as an association or publicly traded partnership
taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

     (f) any action that is necessary to maintain the Lien and security interest created by this
Indenture has been taken; and

     (g) the Issuer has delivered to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Owner Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each to the effect that such
consolidation, merger or sale and such supplemental indenture comply with this Article III and that
all conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to such consolidation, merger or sale have been
complied with (including any filing required by the Exchange Act).

     Section 3.11. Successor or Transferee.

     (a) Upon any consolidation or merger of the Issuer in accordance with Section 3.10, the Person
formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuer) will succeed to, and
be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Issuer under this Indenture with
the same effect as if such Person had been named as the Issuer in this Indenture.

     (b) Upon a conveyance or sale of all or substantially all of the assets and properties of the
Issuer pursuant to Section 3.10, the Issuer will be released from every covenant and agreement of
this Indenture to be performed or observed by the Issuer with respect to the Notes immediately upon
the delivery of notice to the Indenture Trustee stating that the Issuer is to be so released.

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     Section 3.12. No Other Activities. The Issuer will not engage in any activities other
than financing, acquiring, owning and pledging the Trust Property in the manner contemplated by the
Transaction Documents and activities incidental to such activities.

     Section 3.13. Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the Indenture Trustee,
the Issuer will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be
reasonably necessary or proper to carry out the purpose of this Indenture.

     Section 3.14. Restricted Payments.

     (a) The Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, (i) make any distribution (by reduction of
capital or otherwise) to the Owner Trustee or any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or
otherwise with respect to any ownership or equity interest or security in or of the Issuer or to
the Servicer or the Administrator, (ii) redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value any
such ownership or equity interest or security or (iii) set aside or otherwise segregate any amounts
for any such purpose.

     (b) Notwithstanding Section 3.14(a), the Issuer may make payments to the Servicer, the
Administrator, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and the Depositor to the
extent contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

     (c) The Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, make payments to or distributions from the
Collection Account or the Principal Payment Account except in accordance with the Transaction
Documents.

     Section 3.15. Notice of Events of Default. The Issuer will notify the Indenture
Trustee, the Servicer and the Rating Agencies within five Business Days after a Responsible Person
of the Issuer has actual knowledge of an Event of Default.

     Section 3.16. Representations and Warranties of the Issuer as to Security Interest.
The Issuer represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee as of the Closing Date:

     (a) This Indenture creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the
applicable UCC) in the Collateral in favor of the Indenture Trustee which security interest is
prior to all other Liens, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the
Issuer.

     (b) The Sponsor has represented that it has commenced procedures that will result in the
perfection of a first priority security interest against each Obligor in the Financed Vehicles.

     (c) All of the Permitted Investments have been and will be credited to a Securities Account.
The securities intermediary for each Securities Account has agreed to treat all assets credited to
the Securities Accounts as “financial assets” within the meaning of the applicable UCC. The
Collateral (other than those Permitted Investments which have been credited to a Securities
Account) constitutes “chattel paper,” “instruments” or “general intangibles” within the meaning of
the applicable UCC.

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     (d) The Issuer owns and has good and marketable title to the Collateral free and clear of any
Lien other than Permitted Liens. The Issuer has received all consents and approvals required by
the terms of the Collateral to Grant to the Indenture Trustee all of its interest and rights in the
Collateral, except to the extent that any requirement for consent or approval is rendered
ineffective under the applicable UCC.

     (e) The Issuer has caused, or will cause within ten days after the Closing Date, the filing of
all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions
under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest Granted in the Collateral to the
Indenture Trustee.

     (f) The Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee a fully executed agreement pursuant to
which the securities intermediary has agreed to comply with all instructions originated by the
Indenture Trustee relating to the Securities Accounts without further consent by the Issuer.

     (g) Other than the security interest Granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this
Indenture, the Issuer has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise
conveyed any part of the Collateral. The Issuer has not authorized the filing of and is not aware
of any financing statements against the Issuer that include a description of collateral covering
any part of the Collateral, other than any financing statements relating to the security interest
Granted to the Indenture Trustee. The Issuer is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings
against it.

     (h) The Securities Accounts are not in the name of any Person other than the Issuer or the
Indenture Trustee. The Issuer has not consented to the securities intermediary of any Securities
Account complying with entitlement orders of any Person other than the Indenture Trustee.

     (i) All financing statements filed or to be filed against the Issuer, or any assignor of which
the Issuer is the assignee, in favor of the Indenture Trustee in connection with this Indenture
describing the Collateral contain a statement substantially to the following effect: “The purchase
of or grant of a security interest in any collateral described in this financing statement will
violate the rights of the Secured Parties.”

     The representations and warranties in this Section 3.16, (i) will survive the termination of
this Indenture and (ii) may not be waived by the Indenture Trustee.

     Section 3.17. Audits of the Issuer. The Issuer agrees that, with reasonable prior
notice, it will permit any authorized representative of the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer or the
Administrator, during the Issuer’s normal business hours, to examine and audit the books of
account, records, reports and other documents and materials of the Issuer relating to the
performance of the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture. In addition, the Issuer will permit
such representatives to make copies and extracts of any such books and records and to discuss the
same with the Issuer’s officers and registered public accountants. Each of the Indenture Trustee,
the Servicer and the Administrator will, and will cause its authorized representatives to, hold in
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law (and all reasonable applications for confidential treatment are unavailing) or (b) that
the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer or the Administrator, as the case may be, reasonably determines
that such disclosure is consistent with its obligations under this Indenture.

     Section 3.18. Representations and Warranties of the Issuer. The Issuer represents and
warrants to the Indenture Trustee as of the Closing Date:

     (a) Organization and Qualification. The Issuer is a statutory trust duly formed,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

     (b) Power, Authorization and Enforceability. The Issuer has the power and authority
to execute, deliver and perform the terms this Indenture. The Issuer has authorized the execution,
delivery and performance of the terms of this Indenture. This Indenture is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Issuer enforceable against the Issuer, except as may be limited by
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’
rights or by general equitable principles.

     (c) No Conflicts and No Violation. The execution and delivery by the Issuer of this
Indenture, the consummation by the Issuer of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture and
the compliance by the Issuer with this Indenture will not (i) violate any Delaware State law,
governmental rule or regulation applicable to the Issuer or any judgment or decree binding on it or
(ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time
or both) a default under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, guarantee or
similar agreement or instrument under which the Issuer is a debtor or guarantor, in each case which
conflict, breach, default, Lien, or violation would reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the Issuer’s ability to perform its obligations under this Indenture.

     (d) No Proceedings. To the Issuer’s knowledge, there are no proceedings or
investigations pending or overtly threatened in writing before any court or other governmental
authority of the State of Delaware: (i) asserting the invalidity of any of the Transaction
Documents or the Notes (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any
of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents, (iii) seeking any
determination or ruling that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
Trust Property or the Issuer’s ability to perform its obligations under, or the validity or
enforceability any of the Transaction Documents or the Notes.

     (e) Investment Company Act. The Issuer is not an “investment company” as defined in
the Investment Company Act.

ARTICLE IV

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

     Section 4.1. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.

     (a) Subject to Section 4.1(b), this Indenture will cease to be of further effect with respect
to the Notes, and the Indenture Trustee, upon Issuer Order and at the expense of the Issuer, will
execute proper instruments, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the

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Indenture Trustee, acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to
the Notes, if:

     (i) all Notes that have been authenticated and delivered (other than (A) Notes that
have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in
Section 2.5 and (B) Notes for which payment money has been deposited in trust or segregated
and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such
trust, as provided in Section 3.3) have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee for
cancellation;

     (ii) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable by it under the
Transaction Documents by the Issuer; and

     (iii) the Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, each to the effect that all conditions precedent relating to the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to this Section 4.1(a) have been
complied with.

     (b) After the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Section 4.1(a), this
Indenture will continue as to (i) rights of registration of transfer and exchange, (ii) replacement
of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes, (iii) the rights of Noteholders to receive payments
of principal of and interest on the Notes, (iv) Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.7, 3.10, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14
and 3.15, (v) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture
and (vi) the rights of the Secured Parties as beneficiaries of this Indenture with respect to the
property deposited with the Indenture Trustee payable to all or any of them for a period of two
years following such satisfaction and discharge.

     (c) Upon the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture pursuant to this Section 4.1, at the
request of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee will deliver to the Owner Trustee a certificate
of a Responsible Person stating that all Noteholders have been paid in full.

ARTICLE V

REMEDIES

     Section 5.1. Events of Default.

     (a) The occurrence of any one of the following events will constitute an event of default
under this Indenture (each, an “Event of Default”):

     (i) failure to pay interest due on any Note of the Controlling Class when the same
becomes due and payable on each Payment Date, and such failure continues for a period of
five days or more;

     (ii) failure to pay the principal of any Note at its Final Scheduled Payment Date or
Redemption Date, if any;

     (iii) failure to observe or perform any material covenant or agreement of the Issuer
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failure to observe or perform is specifically covered elsewhere in this Section 5.1) or any
representation or warranty of the Issuer made in this Indenture or in any Officer’s Certificate or
other document delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Indenture proves to have been
incorrect in any material respect as of the time made and, in each case, such failure or
incorrectness continues for a period of 60 days after notice was given to the Issuer by the
Indenture Trustee or to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee by the Noteholders of at least 25% of
the Note Balance of the Controlling Class specifying such failure or incorrectness, requiring it to
be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default”; or

     (iv) the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to the Issuer.

     (b) The Issuer will notify the Indenture Trustee within five Business Days after a Responsible
Person of the Issuer has actual knowledge of the occurrence of an event set forth in Section
5.1(a)(iii) which with the giving of notice and the lapse of time would become an Event of Default,
which notice will describe such Default, the status of such Default and what action the Issuer is
taking or proposes to take with respect to such Default. The Issuer will send a copy of such
notice to each Qualified Institution (if not the Indenture Trustee) maintaining a Bank Account.

     (c) The Indenture Trustee will notify the Noteholders within five Business Days after a
Responsible Person of the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge of the occurrence of an Event of
Default.

     Section 5.2. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.

     (a) If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders
of a majority of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class may declare all of the Notes to be
immediately due and payable, by notice to the Issuer (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by the
Noteholders). Upon any such declaration, the unpaid Note Balance of the Notes, together with
accrued and unpaid interest through the date of acceleration, will become immediately due and
payable. If an Event of Default described in Section 5.1(a)(iv) occurs, all unpaid principal of
and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes, and all other amounts payable under this Indenture,
will automatically become due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the
Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder. Upon any such declaration or automatic acceleration, the
Indenture Trustee will promptly notify each Noteholder and each Qualified Institution (if not the
Indenture Trustee) maintaining a Bank Account.

     (b) The Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, by notice to
the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, may rescind and annul a declaration of acceleration of
maturity and its consequences before a judgment or decree for payment of the amount due has been
obtained by the Indenture Trustee as provided in this Article V if:

     (i) the Issuer has paid or deposited with the Indenture Trustee an amount sufficient to
(A) pay all principal of and interest on the Notes and all other amounts that would then be
due under this Indenture or upon the Notes if the Event of Default giving rise to such
acceleration had not occurred, (B) pay all amounts owed to the Indenture

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Trustee under Section 6.7, and (C) pay all other outstanding fees and expenses of the
Issuer, and

     (ii) all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of the principal of the Notes
that has become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in
Section 5.14.

     No such rescission will affect any subsequent default or impair any right resulting from such
rescission.

     Section 5.3. Collection of Indebtedness by the Indenture Trustee.

     (a) The Issuer covenants that if an Event of Default under Section 5.1(a)(i) or (ii) occurs
and continues, the Issuer, upon demand of the Indenture Trustee, will pay to the Indenture Trustee
for the benefit of the Noteholders, such overdue amount with interest on any overdue principal at
the applicable Note Interest Rate and, to the extent lawful, with interest on any overdue interest
at the applicable Note Interest Rate. In addition, the Issuer covenants to pay, or to cause the
Administrator to pay, the costs and expenses of collection, including all amounts owed to the
Indenture Trustee under Section 6.7.

     (b) If the Issuer fails to pay such amounts upon such demand, the Indenture Trustee, in its
own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a Proceeding for the collection of the
sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such Proceeding to final judgment, and may enforce the
same against the Issuer and collect the monies adjudged to be payable in the manner provided by law
out of the Collateral.

     Section 5.4. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

     (a) If there is pending, relative to the Issuer, Proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code or any
other federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or in case a trustee,
liquidator, receiver or similar official has been appointed for or taken possession of the Issuer
or its property, the Indenture Trustee, irrespective of whether the Indenture Trustee has made any
demand pursuant to Section 5.3, may:

     (i) file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and interest
owing and unpaid in respect of the Notes and file such other papers or documents as may be
necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the
Secured Parties allowed in such Proceedings (including any amounts due to the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to Section 6.7);

     (ii) unless prohibited by applicable law, vote on behalf of the Secured Parties in any
election of a trustee, a standby trustee or a Person performing similar functions in any
such Proceedings;

     (iii) collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any
such claims and pay all amounts received with respect to the claims of the Secured Parties,
including such claims asserted by the Indenture Trustee on their behalf; and

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     (iv) file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or
advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee and any Secured Parties
allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer, its creditors and its property.

     Any trustee, liquidator, receiver or similar official in any such Proceeding is authorized by
each Noteholder to make payments to the Indenture Trustee, and, if the Indenture Trustee consents
to the making of payments directly to such Noteholders, to pay to the Indenture Trustee an amount
sufficient to cover all amounts owed to the Indenture Trustee under Section 6.7.

     (b) Except as provided in Section 5.4(a)(ii), this Indenture does not authorize the Indenture
Trustee to authorize or consent to or vote for or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any
plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of
any Noteholder to authorize the Indenture Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Noteholder
in any such Proceeding.

     Section 5.5. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes.

     (a) All rights of action and claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Notes, may be
enforced by the Indenture Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes or the production of
any of the Notes in any Proceeding relative to any of the Notes, and any such Proceeding instituted
by the Indenture Trustee will be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any
recovery of judgment, subject to the amounts owed to the Indenture Trustee under Section 6.7, will
be for the benefit of the Secured Parties in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

     (b) In any Proceeding brought by the Indenture Trustee (and any Proceeding involving the
interpretation of this Indenture to which the Indenture Trustee is a party), the Indenture Trustee
will be held to represent all the Noteholders, and it will not be necessary to make any Noteholder
a party to any such Proceeding.

     Section 5.6. Remedies; Priorities.

     (a) If the Notes have been accelerated under Section 5.2(a), the Indenture Trustee may do one
or more of the following (subject to Section 5.7), and will upon direction by the Noteholders of a
majority of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class:

     (i) institute a Proceeding in its own name and as trustee of an express trust for the
collection of all amounts then payable on the Notes or under this Indenture with
respect to the Notes, enforce any judgment obtained and collect from the Issuer monies
adjudged due;

     (ii) institute a Proceeding for the complete or partial foreclosure of this Indenture
with respect to the Collateral;

     (iii) exercise any remedies of a secured party under the UCC and take any other action
to protect and enforce the rights and remedies of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders;
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     (iv) sell or otherwise liquidate all or any portion of the Collateral or rights or
interest in the Collateral at one or more public or private sales called and conducted in
any manner permitted by law.

     The Indenture Trustee will notify each Noteholder and the Depositor of any sale or liquidation
pursuant to Section 5.6(a)(iv) at least fifteen days before such sale or liquidation. Any
Noteholder or the Depositor may submit a bid with respect to such sale or liquidation.

     (b) Notwithstanding Section 5.6(a), the Indenture Trustee is prohibited from selling or
otherwise liquidating the Collateral unless:

	 	(i)	 	the Event of Default is described in Section 5.1(a)(i) or (ii); or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the Event of Default is described in Section 5.1(a)(iii) and:

	 	(A)	 	the Noteholders representing 100% of the Note Balance
of the Notes Outstanding consent to such sale or liquidation; or
	 
	 	(B)	 	the proceeds of such sale or liquidation are expected
to be sufficient to pay in full all amounts owed by the Issuer to the
Secured Parties including all principal of and accrued interest on the
Notes Outstanding;

	 	(iii)	 	the Event of Default is described in Section 5.1(a)(iv) and:

	 	(A)	 	the Noteholders representing 100% of the Note Balance
of the Controlling Class consent to such sale or liquidation; or
	 
	 	(B)	 	the proceeds of such sale or liquidation are expected
to be sufficient to pay in full all amounts owed by the Issuer to the
Secured Parties including all principal of and accrued interest on the
Notes Outstanding; or
	 
	 	(C)	 	the Indenture Trustee (1) determines (but will have no
obligation to make such determination) that the Collateral will not
continue to provide sufficient funds for the payment of all amounts owed to
the Secured Parties, as those payments would have become due if the Notes
had not been declared due and payable and (2) obtains the
consent of Noteholders of at least 66-2/3% of the Note Balance of the
Controlling Class.

     In determining whether the condition specified in clause (ii)(B), (iii)(B) or (iii)(C)(1)
above has been satisfied, the Indenture Trustee may, but need not, obtain and rely upon an opinion
of a nationally recognized Independent investment banking firm or firm of certified public
accountants as to the expected proceeds or as to the sufficiency of the Collateral for such
purpose.

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     (c) Any money or property collected by the Indenture Trustee following the occurrence of an
Event of Default and an acceleration of the Notes, will be deposited into the Collection Account
for distribution in accordance with Section 8.2(e) on the Payment Date following the Collection
Period during which such amounts are collected. In all other circumstances, Section 8.2(c) will
continue to apply after an Event of Default.

     Section 5.7. Optional Preservation of the Collateral. If the Notes have been
accelerated under Section 5.2(a) and such declaration and its consequences have not been rescinded
and annulled in accordance with Section 5.2(b), the Indenture Trustee may elect to maintain
possession of the Collateral. It is the intention of the parties to this Indenture and the
Noteholders that there at all times be sufficient funds derived from the Collateral for the payment
of principal of and interest on the Notes. The Indenture Trustee will take such intention into
account when determining whether or not to maintain possession of all or any portion of the
Collateral. In determining whether to maintain possession of all or any portion of the Collateral,
the Indenture Trustee may obtain and rely upon an opinion of a nationally recognized Independent
investment banking firm or firm of certified public accountants as to the feasibility of such
proposed action and as to the sufficiency of the Collateral for such purpose.

     Section 5.8.
Limitation on Suits.

     (a) No Noteholder has any right to institute any Proceeding with respect to this Indenture or
for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy under this Indenture, unless:

     (i) such Noteholder has given notice to the Indenture Trustee of a continuing Event of
Default;

     (ii) the Noteholders of at least 25% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class have
requested the Indenture Trustee to institute such Proceeding in respect of such Event of
Default in its own name as Indenture Trustee under this Indenture;

     (iii) such Noteholders have offered reasonable indemnity satisfactory to the Indenture
Trustee against any costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims and liabilities that may be
incurred by the Indenture Trustee, or its agents, counsel, accountants and experts, in
complying with such request;

     (iv) the Indenture Trustee has failed to institute such Proceedings for 60 days after
its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity; and

     (v) the Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class have not
given the Indenture Trustee any direction inconsistent with such request during such 60 day
period.

     (b) No Noteholder has any right to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other
Noteholder or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Noteholder or to
enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner provided in this Indenture.

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     (c) If the Indenture Trustee receives conflicting requests pursuant to Section 5.8(a)(ii) from
two or more groups of Noteholders, each evidencing less than a majority of the Note Balance of the
Controlling Class, the Indenture Trustee in its sole discretion may determine what action, if any,
will be taken.

     Section 5.9. Unconditional Rights of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, each Noteholder has an absolute and
unconditional right to receive payment of the principal of and any interest on its Note on or after
the respective due dates expressed in such Note or in this Indenture (or, in the case of
redemption, on or after the Redemption Date) in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture
and of the other Transaction Documents and to institute a Proceeding for the enforcement of any
such payment in accordance with Section 5.8. Such rights may not be impaired or affected without
the consent of such Noteholder.

     Section 5.10. Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Indenture Trustee or any
Noteholder has instituted any Proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and
such Proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or has been determined adversely
to the Indenture Trustee or to such Noteholder, then the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the
Noteholders, subject to any determination in such Proceeding, will be restored severally and
respectively to their former positions under this Indenture, and subsequently all rights and
remedies of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders will continue as though no such Proceeding
had been instituted.

     Section 5.11. Rights and Remedies Cumulative. No right or remedy conferred upon or
reserved to the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders in this Indenture is intended to be
exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy, to the extent permitted by law,
will be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given under this Indenture or
now or in the future existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any
right or remedy under this Indenture, or otherwise, will not prevent the concurrent assertion or
employment of any other appropriate right or remedy. The Indenture Trustee’s right to seek and
recover judgment on the Notes or under this Indenture will not be affected by the seeking,
obtaining or application of any other relief under or with respect to this Indenture. Neither the
Lien of this Indenture nor any rights or remedies of the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders will
be impaired by the recovery of any judgment by the Indenture Trustee against the Issuer or by the levy of any execution under
such judgment upon any of the Collateral.

     Section 5.12. Delay or Omission Not a Waiver. No delay or omission of the Indenture
Trustee or any Noteholder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Default or Event of
Default will impair any such right or remedy, or constitute a waiver of any such Default or Event
of Default. Every right and remedy conferred by this Article V or by law to the Indenture Trustee
or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient,
by the Indenture Trustee or by the Noteholders, as the case may be.

     Section 5.13. Control by Noteholders. The Noteholders of a majority of the Note
Balance of the Controlling Class have the right to direct the time, method and place of

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conducting any Proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee; provided that:

     (a) such direction does not conflict with any law or with this Indenture;

     (b) except as provided in Section 5.6(b), any direction to the Indenture Trustee to sell or
liquidate the Collateral must be made by the Noteholders of 100% of the Note Balance of the
Controlling Class;

     (c) if the Indenture Trustee elects to retain the Collateral pursuant to Section 5.7, then any
direction to the Indenture Trustee by Noteholders of less than 100% of the Note Balance of the
Controlling Class to sell or liquidate the Collateral will be of no force and effect; and

     (d) the Indenture Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Indenture Trustee
that is not inconsistent with such direction from the Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance
of the Controlling Class.

     Notwithstanding the rights of Noteholders set forth in this Section 5.13, the Indenture
Trustee need not take any action that it determines might materially adversely affect the rights of
any Noteholders not consenting to such action.

     Section 5.14. Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default.

     (a) The Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class may waive any
Default or Event of Default and its consequences except an Event of Default (i) in the payment of
principal of or interest on any of the Notes (other than an Event of Default relating to failure to
pay principal due only by reason of acceleration) or (ii) in respect of a covenant or provision of
this Indenture that cannot be amended, supplemented or modified without the consent of all
Noteholders.

     (b) Upon any such waiver, such Default or Event of Default will be deemed not to have occurred
for every purpose of this Indenture. No such waiver will extend to any other Default or Event of
Default or impair any right relating to any other Default or Event of Default.

     Section 5.15. Undertaking for Costs. The parties to this Indenture agree, and each
Noteholder by such Noteholder’s acceptance of a Note will be deemed to have agreed, that a court
may in its discretion require, in any Proceeding for the enforcement of any right or remedy under
this Indenture, or in any Proceeding against the Indenture Trustee for any action taken, suffered
or omitted by it as Indenture Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such Proceeding of an
undertaking to pay the costs of such Proceeding, and that such court may in its discretion assess
reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such
Proceeding. This Section 5.15 will not apply to (a) any Proceeding instituted by the Indenture
Trustee, (b) any Proceeding instituted by any Noteholder or group of Noteholders holding more than
10% of the Note Balance of the Notes Outstanding (or in the case of a Proceeding for the
enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture that is instituted by the Controlling
Class, more than 10% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class), or (c) any Proceeding
instituted by any Noteholder for the enforcement of the payment of principal of or interest on any

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Note on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note and in this Indenture (or, in the
case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date).

     Section 5.16. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Issuer covenants (to the extent
that it may lawfully do so) that it will not insist upon, or plead or in any manner whatsoever,
claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension that may affect the covenants or
the performance of this Indenture, and the Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) waives
all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede
the execution of any power in this Indenture granted to the Indenture Trustee, but will suffer and
permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

     Section 5.17. Performance and Enforcement of Certain Obligations.

     (a) At the Administrator’s expense, the Issuer will promptly take all such lawful action as
the Indenture Trustee may request to (i) compel the performance by (A) the Depositor and the
Servicer of their obligations to the Issuer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, or (B) the
Depositor and Ford Credit of their obligations under the Purchase Agreement and (ii) exercise any
and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims lawfully available to the Issuer under such
agreements to the extent and in the manner directed by the Indenture Trustee.

     (b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee may, and at
the direction of the Noteholders of at least 66-2/3% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class
will, exercise all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the Issuer against (i) the
Depositor or the Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, or (ii) the Depositor or Ford
Credit under the Purchase Agreement, including the right or power to take any action to compel
or secure performance or observance by such Persons of their obligations to the Issuer under
such agreements, and to give any consent, request, notice, direction, approval, extension or waiver
under such agreements, and any right of the Issuer to take such action will be suspended.

ARTICLE VI

THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE

     Section 6.1. Duties of Indenture Trustee.

     (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee will exercise
the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in
their exercise as a prudent person would use under the circumstances in the conduct of such
person’s own affairs.

     (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

     (i) the Indenture Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are
specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations are to be
read into this Indenture against the Indenture Trustee; and

     (ii) in the absence of bad faith or negligence on its part, the Indenture Trustee may
conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions
furnished to it, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to it and, if required by this

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Indenture, conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; provided that the
Indenture Trustee will examine any such certificates and opinions to determine whether or
not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.

     (c) The Indenture Trustee will not be relieved from liability for its own willful misconduct,
negligent action or negligent failure to act, except that:

     (i) this Section 6.1(c) does not limit the effect of Section 6.1(b);

     (ii) the Indenture Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good
faith by a Responsible Person unless it is proved that the Indenture Trustee was negligent
in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

     (iii) the Indenture Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take
in good faith in accordance with this Indenture or a direction received by it pursuant to
Sections 5.13 and 5.17(b).

     (d) The Indenture Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it except
as the Indenture Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuer.

     (e) Money held in trust by the Indenture Trustee need not be segregated from other funds
except to the extent required by law, this Indenture or the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

     (f) Every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of
or affording protection to the Indenture Trustee is subject to this Section 6.1 and to the TIA.

     (g) The Indenture Trustee will not be charged with knowledge of any Default or any Event of
Default unless either (i) a Responsible Person of the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge of
such Default or Event of Default or (ii) notice of such Default or Event of Default has been given
to the Indenture Trustee in accordance with this Indenture.

     (h) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Indenture
Trustee, including its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and will be enforceable by, the
Indenture Trustee in each of its capacities under this Indenture and the other Transaction
Documents.

     Section 6.2. Rights of Indenture Trustee.

     (a) The Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely and will be protected in acting or refraining
from acting upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent
or other document believed by it to be genuine and which appears on its face to be properly
executed and signed or presented by the proper Person. The Indenture Trustee need not investigate
any fact or matters stated in any such document.

     (b) Before the Indenture Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s
Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. The Indenture Trustee will not be liable for any action it
takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on an Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.

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     (c) The Indenture Trustee may exercise any of its rights or powers under this Indenture or
perform any duties under this Indenture either directly or by or through agents or attorneys or a
custodian or nominee, and the Indenture Trustee will not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of, or for the supervision of, any such agent, counsel, custodian or nominee
appointed with due care by it under this Indenture.

     (d) The Indenture Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good
faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers if such action or omission
by the Indenture Trustee does not constitute negligence.

     (e) The Indenture Trustee may consult with counsel, and the advice or opinion of counsel with
respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and the Notes will be full and complete
authorization and protection from liability with respect to any action taken or not taken by the
Indenture Trustee under this Indenture in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion
of such counsel.

     (f) The Indenture Trustee is under no obligation to (i) exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Indenture or to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial
liability in the performance of its duties under this Indenture if it has reasonable grounds to
believe that repayment of funds advanced by it or adequate indemnity satisfactory to
it against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it or (ii) honor the request or
direction of any of the Noteholders pursuant to this Indenture unless such Noteholders have offered
to the Indenture Trustee reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to it from and against the
reasonable costs, expenses, disbursements, advances and liabilities that might be incurred by the
Indenture Trustee, or its agents, counsel, accountants and experts, in complying with such request
or direction.

     (g) The Indenture Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the
performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or
indirectly, forces beyond its control, including strikes, work stoppages, acts of war or terrorism,
civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions,
loss or malfunctions of utilities, but the Indenture Trustee will use reasonable efforts which are
consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as
practicable under the circumstances.

     (h) The Indenture Trustee will not be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or
consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including loss of profit) irrespective of
whether the Indenture Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and
regardless of the form of action.

     Section 6.3. Individual Rights of Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee, in its
individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal
with the Issuer or any of its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not
Indenture Trustee. Any Note Paying Agent, Note Registrar, Authenticating Agent, co-registrar or
co-paying agent under this Indenture may do the same with like rights.

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     Section 6.4. Indenture Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Indenture Trustee (a) will not be
responsible for, and makes no representation or warranty as to, the validity or adequacy of this
Indenture or the Notes and (b) will not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from
the Notes, or responsible for any statement of the Issuer in this Indenture or in any document
issued in connection with the sale of the Notes or in the Notes other than the Indenture Trustee’s
certificate of authentication.

     Section 6.5. Notice of Defaults. Within 90 days of a Responsible Person of the
Indenture Trustee obtaining actual knowledge of, or receiving notice of, any Default under this
Indenture, the Indenture Trustee will mail as described in Section 313(c) of the TIA to each
Noteholder, notice of such Default, unless such Default has been cured or waived; provided
that (a) except in the case of a Default in the payment of principal of or interest on any Note,
the Indenture Trustee may withhold such notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible
Persons in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the
Noteholders and (b) in the case of any Default specified in Section 5.1(a)(iii), the Indenture
Trustee will not give notice to the Noteholders until at least 30 days after a Responsible Person
of the Indenture Trustee has obtained actual knowledge of, or has received notice of, such Default.

     Section 6.6. Reports by Indenture Trustee.

     (a) Upon delivery to the Indenture Trustee by the Servicer of the information prepared by the
Servicer pursuant to Section 3.4(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement to enable each Noteholder
to prepare its federal and State income tax returns, the Indenture Trustee will deliver the
relevant portions of such information to each Noteholder of record as of the most recent Record
Date (which delivery may be made by making such information available to the Noteholders through
the Indenture Trustee’s website, which initially is located at
https://gctinvestorreporting.bnymellon.com).

     (b) On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee will deliver the Monthly Investor Report to
each Noteholder of record as of the most recent Record Date (which delivery may be made by e-mail
to the e-mail addresses in the Note Register without need for confirmation of receipt or by making
such report available to the Noteholders through the Indenture Trustee’s website, which initially
is located at https://gctinvestorreporting.bnymellon.com).

     (c) If required by Regulation AB and requested by the Depositor or the Servicer, the Indenture
Trustee will deliver to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, and the Servicer on or before March 1 of
each year, beginning in the year after the Closing Date, an Officer’s Certificate, dated as of
December 31 of the preceding calendar year, signed by a Responsible Person of the Indenture Trustee
(i) to the effect that (A) a review of the Indenture Trustee’s activities during the preceding
calendar year (or, in the case of the first certificate, the portion of the preceding calendar year
since the Closing Date) and of its performance under this Indenture has been made under such
Responsible Person’s supervision and (B) to such Responsible Person’s knowledge, based on such
review, the Indenture Trustee has fulfilled in all material respects all of its obligations under
this Indenture throughout such calendar year (or, in the case of the first certificate, the portion
of the preceding calendar year since the Closing Date), or, if there has been a failure to fulfill
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such failure known to such Responsible Person and the nature and status of such failure and (ii) certifying to matters
related to the Indenture Trustee as required under Form 10-K under the Exchange Act. If the Issuer
is not required to file periodic reports under the Exchange Act or otherwise required by law to
file an Officer’s Certificate of the Indenture Trustee as to compliance, such Officer’s Certificate
may be delivered on or before April 1 of each calendar year.

     (d) If required under Regulation AB, the Indenture Trustee will:

     (i) deliver to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and the Servicer, a report, dated as of
December 31 of the preceding calendar year, on its assessment of compliance with the minimum
servicing criteria described in Items 1122(d)(2)(i), (2)(ii), (2)(iv), (2)(v), (3)(ii) (with
respect to remittances only) and (3)(iv) of Regulation AB (the “Applicable Servicing
Criteria”) during the preceding calendar year, including disclosure of any material
instance of non-compliance identified by the Indenture Trustee, as required by Rule 13a-18
and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB under the Securities Act. Such report on assessment will be addressed to the board
of directors of the Servicer and to the Depositor and the Owner Trustee; and

     (ii) cause a firm of registered public accountants that is qualified and independent
within the meaning of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act to deliver to the
Depositor, Owner Trustee and the Servicer an attestation report that satisfies the
requirements of Rule 13a-18 or Rule 15d-18 under the Exchange Act, as applicable, on the
assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria with respect to the prior
calendar year. Such attestation report will be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and
2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. The firm may
render other services to the Indenture Trustee, but the firm must indicate in each
attestation report that it is qualified and independent within the meaning of Rule 2-01 of
Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.

     The reports referred to in this Section 6.6(d) will be delivered on before March 1 of each
year, beginning in the year after the Closing Date, in a format suitable for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR, unless the Issuer is not required to file periodic
reports under the Exchange Act or any other law, in which case the reports will be delivered on or
before April 1 of each calendar year, beginning in the year after the Closing Date.

     (e) Each of the parties agrees that (i) the obligations of the parties under Sections 6.6(c)
and (d) will be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish compliance with Regulation AB and
(ii) the parties’ obligations under Sections 6.6(c) and (d) will be deemed to be supplemented and
modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive guidance provided by
the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff or established market practice among
participants in the asset-backed securities markets in respect of the requirements of Regulation
AB, and the parties will comply with reasonable requests made by the Depositor, the Servicer or the
Indenture Trustee in good faith for delivery of additional or different information required to
comply with the provisions of Regulation AB.

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     If the parties to this Indenture determine to further clarify or amend Sections 6.6(c) or (d),
this Indenture may be amended to reflect the new agreement between the parties covering matters in
Sections 6.6(c) or (d) pursuant to Section 9.1(a), which amendment will not require the delivery of
any Opinions of Counsel or satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition.

     Section 6.7. Compensation and Indemnity.

     (a) The Issuer will, or will cause the Administrator to, pay the Indenture Trustee as
compensation for the Indenture Trustee’s services under this Indenture such fees as have been
separately agreed upon on the date of this Indenture between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee.
The Indenture Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of
an express trust. The Issuer will reimburse the Indenture Trustee for all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred or made by the Indenture Trustee, including costs of collection, and the
reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of the Indenture Trustee’s agents,
counsel, accountants and experts, but excluding any expenses incurred by the Indenture Trustee
through the Indenture Trustee’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence (except for errors in
judgment).

     (b) The Issuer will, or will cause the Administrator to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the Indenture Trustee, and its respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from and
against any and all costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims and liabilities (including the
reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of the Indenture Trustee’s agents, counsel,
accountants and experts) incurred by it in connection with the administration of and the
performance of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of defending
itself against any loss, damage, claim or liability incurred by it in connection with the exercise
or performance of any of its powers or duties under this Indenture, but excluding any cost,
expense, loss, damage, claim or liability (i) incurred by the Indenture Trustee through the
Indenture Trustee’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence (except for errors in judgment) or
(ii) arising out of the Indenture Trustee’s breach of any of its representations or warranties set
forth in this Indenture.

     (c) Promptly upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee, or any of its officers, directors,
employees and agents (each, an “Indemnified Person”), of notice of the commencement of any
Proceeding against any such Indemnified Person, such Indemnified Person will, if a claim in respect
of such Proceeding is to be made under Section 6.7(b), notify the Issuer and the Administrator of
the commencement of such Proceeding. Failure by the Indenture Trustee to so notify the Issuer and
the Administrator will not relieve the Issuer or the Administrator of its obligations under this
Section 6.7; provided that neither the Issuer nor the Administrator has been materially
prejudiced by such failure to so notify and notice is given within 180 days of a Responsible Person
of the Indenture Trustee learning of such Proceeding. The Issuer, or, if Issuer so causes, the
Administrator, may participate in and assume the defense and settlement of any such Proceeding at
its expense, and no settlement of such Proceeding may be made without the approval of the Issuer or
the Administrator, as applicable, and such Indemnified Person, which approvals will not be
unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. After notice from the Issuer or the Administrator,
as applicable, to the Indemnified Person of the intention of the Issuer or the Administrator,
as applicable, to assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnified Person, and so long as the Issuer or the Administrator,

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as applicable, so assumes the defense of such Proceeding in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person, neither
the Issuer nor the Administrator will be liable for any legal expenses of counsel to the
Indemnified Person unless there is a conflict between the interests of the Issuer or the
Administrator, as applicable, on one hand, and an Indemnified Person, on the other hand, in which
case the Issuer or the Administrator, will pay for the separate counsel to the Indemnified Person.

     (d) The obligations of the Issuer and the Administrator to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to
this Section 6.7 will survive the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and the discharge
of this Indenture. Expenses incurred by the Indenture Trustee after the occurrence of a Default
specified in Section 5.1(a)(iv) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under the
Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.

     Section 6.8. Replacement of Indenture Trustee.

     (a) No resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee, and no appointment of a successor
Indenture Trustee, will become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor
Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.8. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Indenture
Trustee may resign by notifying the Issuer. The Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance of
the Controlling Class may remove the Indenture Trustee without cause by notifying the Indenture
Trustee and the Issuer and may appoint a successor Indenture Trustee.

     (b) The Issuer must remove the Indenture Trustee if:

     (i) the Indenture Trustee fails to comply with Section 6.11;

     (ii) an Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Indenture Trustee; or

     (iii) the Indenture Trustee becomes legally unable to act or otherwise incapable of
acting as Indenture Trustee.

     (c) If the Indenture Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of
Indenture Trustee for any reason, the Issuer must appoint a successor Indenture Trustee promptly.

     (d) Any successor Indenture Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to
the retiring Indenture Trustee, the Issuer and the Administrator. Upon delivery of such
acceptance, the resignation or removal of the retiring Indenture Trustee will become effective, and
the successor Indenture Trustee will have all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the
Indenture Trustee under this Indenture. The Issuer will continue to pay all amounts owed to the
retiring Indenture Trustee in accordance with Sections 6.7 and 8.2 following the retiring Indenture
Trustee’s resignation or removal until all such amounts are paid. The successor Indenture Trustee
will deliver a notice of its succession to the Secured Parties. The retiring Indenture Trustee
will promptly transfer all property held by it as Indenture Trustee to the successor Indenture
Trustee.

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     (e) If a successor Indenture Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring
Indenture Trustee tenders its resignation or is removed, the retiring Indenture Trustee, the Issuer
or the Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee.

     (f) Notwithstanding the replacement of the retiring Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section
6.8, any obligations of the Issuer and the Administrator owing to the retiring Indenture Trustee
under Section 6.7 will continue for the benefit of the retiring Indenture Trustee.

     Section 6.9. Successor Indenture Trustee by Merger.

     (a) If the Indenture Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or
substantially all of its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking
association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or banking association will be the
successor Indenture Trustee so long as such corporation or banking association is otherwise
qualified and eligible under Section 6.11. The Indenture Trustee will promptly notify the Servicer
and the Issuer (who will notify the Rating Agencies) of any such transaction.

     (b) If, at the time any such successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Indenture
Trustee succeeds to the trusts created by this Indenture, any of the Notes have been authenticated
but not delivered, such successor may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor
Indenture Trustee and deliver such Notes so authenticated. If at such time any of the Notes have
not been authenticated, any successor to the Indenture Trustee may authenticate such Notes either
in the name of any predecessor Indenture Trustee or in the name of such successor Indenture
Trustee. In all such cases, such certificates will have the same force and effect provided for
anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture as the certificate of the predecessor Indenture Trustee.

     Section 6.10. Appointment of Separate Indenture Trustee or Co-Indenture Trustee.

     (a) For the purpose of meeting any legal requirement of any jurisdiction in which any part of
the Collateral may at the time be located, after delivering notice to the Issuer and the Servicer,
the Indenture Trustee may appoint one or more Persons to act as a separate trustee or separate
trustees, or co-trustee or co-trustees, of all or any part of the Collateral, and to vest in such
Persons, in such capacity and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, such title to all or any part
of the Collateral, and, subject to this Section 6.10, such rights, powers, duties and obligations
as the Indenture Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. No separate trustee or co-trustee
will be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 6.11 and no
notice to the Secured Parties of the appointment of any separate trustee or co-trustee will be
required under Section 6.8.

     (b) Every separate trustee and co-trustee will, to the extent permitted by law, be appointed
and act subject to the following:

     (i) all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Indenture
Trustee will be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Indenture
Trustee, or the Indenture Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being
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separately without the Indenture Trustee joining in such act), except to the extent that under any law
of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed the Indenture
Trustee will be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such
rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to all or any portion
of the Collateral in any such jurisdiction) will be exercised and performed singly by such
separate trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of the Indenture Trustee;

     (ii) no trustee will be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other
trustee under this Indenture; and

     (iii) the Indenture Trustee may accept the resignation of or remove any separate
trustee or co-trustee.

     (c) Any notice, request or other writing given to the Indenture Trustee will be deemed to have
been given to each appointed separate trustee and co-trustee, as effectively as if given to each of
them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee will refer to this Indenture
and the conditions of this Section 6.10. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance
of the trusts conferred, will be vested with the estates or property specified in its instrument of
appointment, either jointly with the Indenture Trustee or separately, as may be provided in such
instrument of appointment, subject to this Indenture. Every such instrument will be filed with the
Indenture Trustee.

     (d) Any separate trustee or co-trustee may appoint the Indenture Trustee as its agent or
attorney-in-fact with power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful
act under or in respect of this Indenture on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee
or co-trustee dies, becomes incapable of acting, resigns or is removed, all of its estates,
properties, rights, remedies and trusts will vest in and be exercised by the Indenture Trustee, to
the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

     Section 6.11. Eligibility; Disqualification.

     (a) The Indenture Trustee must satisfy the requirements of Section 310(a) of the TIA and must
comply with Section 310(b) of the TIA. The Indenture Trustee or its parent must have a combined
capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent annual published report
of condition and must have a long-term debt rating of investment grade by each of the Rating
Agencies or must otherwise be acceptable to each of the Rating Agencies. Within ten days after the
Indenture Trustee fails to satisfy any of the requirements set forth in this Section 6.11(a) or
ceases to be a Qualified Institution, the Indenture Trustee will notify the Issuer and the Servicer
of such failure.

     (b) Within 90 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default that has not been cured or
waived, unless authorized by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Indenture Trustee will
resign with respect to the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and/or the Class D
Notes in accordance with Section 6.8, and the Issuer will appoint a successor Indenture Trustee for
any or all of such Class A Notes, Class B Notes, Class C Notes and/or Class D Notes, as applicable,
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Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes. If the Indenture Trustee fails to comply with the terms of the
preceding sentence, the Indenture Trustee must comply with TIA Section 310(b)(ii) and (iii).

     (c) If a successor Indenture Trustee is appointed with respect to any of the Class A Notes,
Class B Notes, Class C Notes or Class D Notes pursuant to this Section 6.11, the Issuer, the retiring Indenture Trustee and the successor Indenture Trustee will execute an indenture
supplemental to this Indenture. Such supplemental indenture will contain:

     (i) provisions by which the successor Indenture Trustee accepts its appointment;

     (ii) provisions necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, the
successor Indenture Trustee all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the retiring
Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes to which the appointment of such successor
Indenture Trustee relates;

     (iii) if the retiring Indenture Trustee is not retiring with respect to all of the
Notes, provisions necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, duties and
obligations of the retiring Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes as to which the
retiring Indenture Trustee is not retiring continue to be vested in the Indenture Trustee;
and

     (iv) provisions necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts
hereunder by more than one Indenture Trustee.

     Nothing in this Indenture or in such supplemental indenture will constitute such Indenture
Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and each such Indenture Trustee will be a trustee of a trust
or trusts under this Indenture separate and apart from any trust or trusts under this Indenture
administered by any other Indenture Trustee. The indenture supplement will become effective upon
the removal of the retiring Indenture Trustee.

     Section 6.12. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer. The Indenture Trustee
will comply with Section 311(a) of the TIA, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section
311(b) of the TIA. An Indenture Trustee who has resigned or been removed will be subject to
Section 311(c) of the TIA.

     Section 6.13. Audits of the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee agrees that,
with reasonable prior notice, it will permit any authorized representative of the Issuer, the
Servicer or the Administrator, during the Indenture Trustee’s normal business hours, to examine and
audit the books of account, records, reports and other documents and materials of the Indenture
Trustee relating to (a) the performance of the Indenture Trustee’s obligations under this
Indenture, (b) any payments of fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee in connection with such
performance and (c) any claim made by the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture. In addition, the
Indenture Trustee will permit such representatives to make copies and extracts of any such books
and records and to discuss the same with the Indenture Trustee’s officers and employees. Each of
the Issuer, the Servicer and the Administrator will, and will cause its authorized representatives
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disclosure may be required by law (and all reasonable applications for confidential treatment are unavailing) and except to the
extent that the Issuer, the Servicer or the Administrator, as the case may be, may reasonably
determine that such disclosure is consistent with its obligations under this Indenture. The
Indenture Trustee will maintain all such pertinent books, records, reports and other documents and materials for a period of two
years after the termination of its obligations under this Indenture.

     Section 6.14. Representations and Warranties of the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture
Trustee represents and warrants to the Issuer as of the Closing Date:

     (a) Organization and Qualification. The Indenture Trustee is a banking corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York. The
Indenture Trustee is qualified as a foreign banking corporation in good standing and has obtained
all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of its
properties or the conduct of its activities requires such qualification, license or approval,
unless the failure to obtain such qualifications, licenses or approvals would not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the Indenture Trustee’s ability to perform its
obligations under this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

     (b) Power, Authorization and Enforceability. The Indenture Trustee has the power and
authority to execute deliver and perform the terms of this Indenture. The Indenture Trustee has
authorized the execution, delivery and performance of the terms of this Indenture. This Indenture
is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Indenture Trustee enforceable against the
Indenture Trustee, except as may be limited by insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other laws
relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general equitable principles.

     (c) No Conflicts and No Violation. The execution and delivery by the Indenture
Trustee of this Indenture, the consummation by the Indenture Trustee of the transactions
contemplated by this Indenture and the compliance by the Indenture Trustee with this Indenture will
not (i) violate any federal or New York State law, governmental rule or regulation governing the
banking or trust powers of the Indenture Trustee or any judgment or order binding on it or (ii)
conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or
both) a default under its charter documents or by-laws or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan agreement, guarantee or similar agreement or instrument under which the Indenture Trustee is a
debtor or guarantor or (iii) violate any law or, to the Indenture Trustee’s knowledge, any order,
rule, or regulation applicable to the Indenture Trustee of any court or of any federal or State
regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction
over the Indenture Trustee or its properties, in each case which conflict, breach, default, Lien,
or violation would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Indenture
Trustee’s ability to perform its obligations under this Indenture.

     (d) No Proceedings. To the Indenture Trustee’s knowledge, there are no proceedings or
investigations pending or overtly threatened in writing, before any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Indenture
Trustee or its properties: (i) asserting the invalidity of any of this Indenture or the Sale and
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of any of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents or (iii) seeking any
determination or ruling that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
the Indenture Trustee’s ability to perform its obligations under, or the validity or
enforceability of, this Indenture.

     (e) Eligibility. The Indenture Trustee satisfies the requirements of Section 310(a)
of the TIA and is a Qualified Institution. The Indenture Trustee or its parent has a combined
capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent annual published report
of condition.

     (f) Information Provided by the Indenture Trustee. The information provided by the
Indenture Trustee in any certificate delivered by a Responsible Person of the Indenture Trustee is
true and correct in all material respects.

     Section 6.15. Duty to Update Disclosure. The Indenture Trustee will notify and
provide information, and certify such information in an Officer’s Certificate, to the Depositor
upon any event or condition relating to the Indenture Trustee or actions taken by the Indenture
Trustee that (a) (i) is required to be disclosed by the Depositor under Item 2 (the institution of,
material developments in, or termination of legal proceedings against The Bank of New York Mellon
that are material to Noteholders) of Form 10-D under the Exchange Act within five days of such
occurrence or (ii) the Depositor reasonably requests of the Indenture Trustee that the Depositor,
in good faith, believes is necessary to comply with Regulation AB within five days of such request
or (b) (i) is required to be disclosed under Item 5 (submission of matters to a vote of
Noteholders) of Form 10-D under the Exchange Act within five days of a Responsible Person of the
Indenture Trustee becoming aware of such submission, (ii) is required to be disclosed under Item
6.02 (resignation, removal, replacement or substitution of The Bank of New York Mellon as Indenture
Trustee) or Item 6.04 (failure to make a distribution when required) of Form 8-K under the Exchange
Act within two days of a Responsible Person of the Indenture Trustee becoming aware of such
occurrence or (iii) causes the information provided by the Indenture Trustee in any certificate
delivered by a Responsible Person of the Indenture Trustee to be untrue or incorrect in any
material respect or is necessary to make the statements provided by the Indenture Trustee in light
of the circumstances in which they were made not misleading within five days of a Responsible
Person of the Indenture Trustee becoming aware thereof.

     Section 6.16. Covenants for Reporting of Repurchase Demands due to Breaches of
Representations and Warranties. The Indenture Trustee will (i) notify the Sponsor, the
Depositor and the Servicer, as soon as practicable and in any event within five Business Days, of
all demands or requests communicated (in writing or orally) to the Indenture Trustee for the
repurchase of any Receivable pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Purchase Agreement or Section 2.4 of
the Sale and Servicing Agreement and (ii) promptly upon request by the Sponsor, the Depositor or
the Servicer, provide to them any other information reasonably requested to facilitate compliance
by them with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act, and Items 1104(e) and 1121(c) of Regulation AB.
In no event will the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer have any responsibility or liability in
connection with any filing required to be made by a securitizer under the Exchange Act or
Regulation AB.

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ARTICLE VII

NOTEHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS

     Section 7.1. Names and Addresses of Noteholders. If the Indenture Trustee is not the
Note Registrar, the Issuer will furnish a list of the names and addresses of the Noteholders of any
Definitive Notes to the Indenture Trustee (a) not more than five days after each Record Date, as of
such Record Date and (b) not more than 30 days after receipt by the Issuer of a request from the
Indenture Trustee, as of a date not more than ten days before the time such list is furnished. If
the Indenture Trustee is the Note Registrar, the Indenture Trustee, upon the request of the Owner
Trustee, will furnish within ten days to the Owner Trustee a list of Noteholders of all Book-Entry
Notes as of the date specified by the Owner Trustee.

     Section 7.2. Preservation of Information; Communications to Noteholders.

     (a) The Indenture Trustee will preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable,
the names and addresses of the Noteholders contained in the most recent list furnished to the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 7.1 and the names and addresses of Noteholders received by
the Indenture Trustee in its capacity as Note Registrar. The Indenture Trustee may destroy any
list furnished to it pursuant to Section 7.1 upon receipt of a new list.

     (b) Noteholders may communicate pursuant to Section 312(b) of the TIA with other Noteholders
with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Notes.

     (c) The Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar will have the protection of
Section 312(c) of the TIA.

     Section 7.3. Reports by Issuer.

     (a) The Issuer will:

     (i) file with the Indenture Trustee, within fifteen days after the Issuer is required
to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of the annual reports
and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of
the foregoing as the Securities and Exchange Commission may prescribe) that the Issuer is
required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act;

     (ii) file with the Indenture Trustee and the Securities and Exchange Commission such
additional information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by the Issuer with
the conditions and covenants of this Indenture, as may be prescribed by the Securities and
Exchange Commission; and

     (iii) supply to the Indenture Trustee such information, documents and reports (or
summaries) required to be filed by the Issuer pursuant to Section 7.3(a)(i) and (ii) as may
be required by rules and regulations prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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     (b) The Indenture Trustee will mail as described in TIA Section 313(c) to all Noteholders the
information, documents and reports (or summaries) supplied to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to
Section 7.3(a).

     (c) Unless the Issuer otherwise determines, the fiscal year of the Issuer will be the calendar
year.

     Section 7.4. Reports by Indenture Trustee.

     (a) Within 90 days after each April 15, beginning in the year after the Closing Date, the
Indenture Trustee will prepare and mail to each Noteholder a report dated as of such April 15 that
complies with Section 313(a) of the TIA, but only if such report is required pursuant Section
313(a) of the TIA. The Indenture Trustee will also prepare and mail to Noteholders any report
required pursuant to Section 313(b) of the TIA. Any report mailed to the Noteholders pursuant to
this Section 7.4(a) will be mailed in compliance with Section 313(c) of the TIA.

     (b) The Indenture Trustee will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange on which the Notes are listed a copy of each report delivered pursuant to Section 7.4(a)
at the time of its mailing to Noteholders. The Issuer will notify the Indenture Trustee if and
when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange.

ARTICLE VIII

ACCOUNTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND RELEASES

     Section 8.1. Collection of Money. Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the
Indenture Trustee may demand payment or delivery of, and will receive and collect, directly and
without intervention or assistance of any fiscal agent or other intermediary, all money and other
property payable to or receivable by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture and the Sale
and Servicing Agreement. The Indenture Trustee will apply all such money received by it as
provided in this Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

     Section 8.2. Trust Accounts; Distributions and Disbursements.

     (a) On or before the Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee will establish, and on and after the
Closing Date will maintain, the Bank Accounts as provided in Section 4.1 of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.

     (b) On or before each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee will withdraw all amounts required
to be withdrawn from the Reserve Account and deposit them into the Collection Account pursuant to
Section 4.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

     (c) As long as the Indenture Trustee has received the Monthly Investor Report by the related
Determination Date, the Indenture Trustee (based on the information contained in the most recent
Monthly Investor Report) will make the following withdrawals from the Collection Account and make
deposits and payments on each Payment Date, to the extent of Available Funds in the Collection
Account with respect to such Payment Date, in the following order of priority (pro rata to the
Persons within each priority level based on the amounts due except as otherwise specified):

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     (i) first, to the payment of all amounts, including indemnities, then due to the
Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee and any expenses of the Issuer incurred in
accordance with the Transaction Documents, in each case, to the extent not paid by the
Depositor or Administrator, up to a maximum of $150,000 per year;

     (ii) second, to the Servicer, the Servicing Fee and all unpaid Servicing Fees from
preceding Collection Periods;

     (iii) third, to the Noteholders of Class A Notes, the aggregate Accrued Note Interest
for the Class A Notes, pro rata based on the Note Balances of the Class A Notes as of the
preceding Payment Date;

     (iv) fourth, to the Principal Payment Account, the First Priority Principal Payment;

     (v) fifth, to the Noteholders of Class B Notes, the Accrued Note Interest for the Class
B Notes;

     (vi) sixth, to the Principal Payment Account, the Second Priority Principal Payment;

     (vii) seventh, to the Noteholders of Class C Notes, the Accrued Note Interest for the
Class C Notes;

     (viii) eighth, to the Principal Payment Account, the Third Priority Principal Payment;

     (ix) ninth, to the Noteholders of Class D Notes, the Accrued Note Interest for the
Class D Notes;

     (x) tenth, to the Reserve Account, the amount required to reinstate the amount in the
Reserve Account up to the Specified Reserve Balance, unless such Payment Date is on or after
the Final Scheduled Payment Date for the Class D Notes;

     (xi) eleventh, to the Principal Payment Account, the Regular Principal Payment;

     (xii) twelfth, to the payment of all amounts due to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner
Trustee and any expenses of the Issuer, in each case, to the extent not paid by the
Depositor or Administrator or pursuant to Section 8.2(c)(i) on such Payment Date; and

     (xiii) thirteenth, to the Trust Distribution Account (or if the Trust Distribution
Account has not been established, to the holder of the Residual Interest), any funds
remaining in the Collection Account with respect to the Collection Period preceding such
Payment Date.

     (d) On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee (based on the information contained in the
most recent Monthly Investor Report) will withdraw the funds in the Principal Payment

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Account and make deposits and payments in the following order of priority, in each case, applied ratably in
accordance with the Note Balance of the Notes of such Class:

     (i) first, to the Noteholders of Class A-1 Notes in payment of principal until the Note
Balance of the Class A-1 Notes has been reduced to zero;

     (ii) second, to the Noteholders of Class A-2 Notes in payment of principal until the
Note Balance of the Class A-2 Notes has been reduced to zero;

     (iii) third, to the Noteholders of Class A-3 Notes in payment of principal until the
Note Balance of the Class A-3 Notes has been reduced to zero;

     (iv) fourth, to the Noteholders of Class A-4 Notes in payment of principal until the
Note Balance of the Class A-4 Notes has been reduced to zero;

     (v) fifth, to the Noteholders of Class B Notes in payment of principal until the Note
Balance of the Class B Notes has been reduced to zero;

     (vi) sixth, to the Noteholders of Class C Notes in payment of principal until the Note
Balance of the Class C Notes has been reduced to zero;

     (vii) seventh, to the Noteholders of Class D Notes in payment of principal until the
Note Balance of the Class D Notes has been reduced to zero; and

     (viii) eighth, to the Trust Distribution Account (or if the Trust Distribution Account
has not been established, to the holder of the Residual Interest), any funds remaining in
the Principal Payment Account.

     (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, if the Notes are accelerated
following an Event of Default, then on each Payment Date following the Collection Period during
which such acceleration occurs, the Indenture Trustee (based on the information contained in the
most recent Monthly Investor Report) will make the following withdrawals from the Bank Accounts and
make payments and distributions on each Payment Date, to the extent of funds in the Bank Accounts
with respect to the Collection Period preceding such Payment Date, in the following order of
priority (pro rata to the Persons within each priority level based on the amounts due except as
otherwise specified):

     (i) first, to the payment of all amounts due to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner
Trustee and any expenses of the Issuer incurred in accordance with the Transaction
Documents;

     (ii) second, to the Servicer for due and unpaid Servicing Fees;

     (iii) third, to the Noteholders of Class A Notes, the aggregate Accrued Note Interest
for the Class A Notes, pro rata based on the Note Balances of the Class A Notes as of the
preceding Payment Date;

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     (iv) fourth, to the Noteholders of Class A-1 Notes in payment of principal until the
Note Balance of the Class A-1 Notes is reduced to zero;

     (v) fifth, to the Noteholders of Class A-2 Notes in payment of principal until the Note
Balance of the Class A-2 Notes is reduced to zero;

     (vi) sixth, to the Noteholders of Class A-3 Notes in payment of principal until the
Note Balance of the Class A-3 Notes is reduced to zero;

     (vii) seventh, to the Noteholders of Class A-4 Notes in payment of principal until the
Note Balance of the Class A-4 Notes is reduced to zero;

     (viii) eighth, to the Noteholders of Class B Notes, the Accrued Note Interest for the
Class B Notes;

     (ix) ninth, to the Noteholders of Class B Notes in payment of principal until the Note
Balance of the Class B Notes is reduced to zero;

     (x) tenth, to the Noteholders of Class C Notes, the Accrued Note Interest for the Class
C Notes;

     (xi) eleventh, to the Noteholders of Class C Notes in payment of principal until the
Note Balance of the Class C Notes is reduced to zero;

     (xii) twelfth, to the Noteholders of Class D Notes, the Accrued Note Interest for the
Class D Notes;

     (xiii) thirteenth, to the Noteholders of Class D Notes in payment of principal until
the Note Balance of the Class D Notes is reduced to zero; and

     (xiv) fourteenth, to the Trust Distribution Account (or if the Trust Distribution
Account has not been established, to the holder of the Residual Interest), any remaining
money or property.

     (f) Each of (i) the subordination of interest payments to the Noteholders of the Class B Notes
to the payment of any First Priority Principal Payment to the Noteholders of the Class A Notes,
(ii) the subordination of interest payments to the Noteholders of the Class C Notes to the payment
of any Second Priority Principal Payment to the Noteholders of the Class A Notes and
the Class B Notes and (iii) the subordination of interest payments to the Noteholders of the
Class D Notes to the payment of any Third Priority Principal Payment to the Noteholders of the
Class A Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes pursuant to Section 8.2(c) is deemed a
subordination agreement within the meaning of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.

     Section 8.3. General Provisions Regarding Bank Accounts.

     (a) The Indenture Trustee will not be liable by reason of any insufficiency in any of the Bank
Accounts resulting from any loss on any Permitted Investment included in the Bank Accounts, except
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such Permitted Investments issued by the Indenture Trustee, in its commercial capacity as
principal obligor and not as trustee. In addition, the Indenture Trustee has no duty to monitor
the activities of any Qualified Institution (unless such Qualified Institution is also the
Indenture Trustee) and will not be liable for the actions or inactions of any Qualified Institution
(unless such Qualified Institution is also the Indenture Trustee).

     (b) A Responsible Person of the Indenture Trustee will provide notice to the Qualified
Institution maintaining the Reserve Account and the Collection Account (if not the Indenture
Trustee) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes.

     Section 8.4. Release of Collateral.

     (a) The Indenture Trustee will release property from the Lien of this Indenture only upon
receipt of an Issuer Request accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel
meeting the requirements of Section 11.1.

     (b) To facilitate the Servicer’s servicing of the Receivables pursuant to the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, the Indenture Trustee will be deemed to release, and does release, and each
Noteholder or Note Owner by its acceptance of a Note or a beneficial interest in a Note
respectively acknowledges that the Indenture Trustee will release any and all Liens and other
rights and interests it possesses or may possess from time to time, without further action of the
parties, in, to and under:

     (i) each Receivable and all proceeds of such Receivable, effective on the date on which
a Purchase Amount with respect to such Receivable is deposited into the Collection Account;

     (ii) each Receivable and the proceeds of such Receivable and the rights of Ford Credit
(individually or as Servicer) under any contract or agreement for the sale of such
Receivable in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, effective
immediately prior to the date on which such contract or agreement arises (provided
that the Servicer will receive and apply all proceeds of such sale in accordance with
Section 3.3 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement); and

     (iii) each Receivable and the proceeds of such Receivable, effective upon the date (if
any) on which such Receivable became a Liquidated Receivable and the proceeds of a sale by
auction or other disposition of the related Financed Vehicle have been received and applied.

     (c) Upon request by the Servicer or the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee will execute instruments
and authorize or file termination statements to release property from the Lien of this Indenture or
convey the Indenture Trustee’s interest in the same to effect the transfers of Receivables
permitted by Sections 8.4 or 10.1. No party relying upon an instrument or authorization executed
by the Indenture Trustee as provided in this Article VIII is required to
ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions
precedent or require evidence as to the application of any monies.

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     (d) The Indenture Trustee, at such time as there are no Notes Outstanding and all sums due
from the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 6.7 have been paid in full, will
release the Collateral from the Lien of this Indenture and release to the Issuer or any other
Person entitled to such funds, the funds then in the Bank Accounts under this Indenture. The
Indenture Trustee will release property from the Lien of this Indenture pursuant to this Section
8.4(d) only upon receipt of an Issuer Request accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel and (if required by the TIA) Independent Certificates in accordance with
Sections 314(c) and 314(d)(1) of the TIA meeting the requirements of Section 11.1.

ARTICLE IX

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

     Section 9.1. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders.

     (a) The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, when directed by Issuer Order, may enter, without
the consent of the Noteholders but with prior notice by the Issuer to the Rating Agencies, into one
or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture (which will conform to the provisions of the
Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of the execution of any such indenture supplemental to
this Indenture) for any of the following purposes:

     (i) to correct or expand the description of any property subject to the Lien of this
Indenture, or better to assure, convey and confirm unto the Indenture Trustee any property
subject or required to be subjected to the Lien of this Indenture, or to subject additional
property to the Lien of this Indenture;

     (ii) to evidence the succession, in compliance with this Indenture, of another Person
to the Issuer, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer in
this Indenture and in the Notes;

     (iii) to add to the covenants of the Issuer, for the benefit of the Noteholders, or to
surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer in this Indenture;

     (iv) to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any property to or with the
Indenture Trustee;

     (v) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision in this Indenture or
in any supplemental indenture that may be inconsistent with any other provision in this
Indenture or in any supplemental indenture or to add provisions which are not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Indenture so long as such action does not materially adversely
affect the interests of the Noteholders;

     (vi) to evidence the acceptance of the appointment under this Indenture of a successor
trustee with respect to the Notes and to add to or change any of the provisions
of this Indenture as will be necessary to facilitate the administration of the trusts
under this Indenture by more than one trustee, pursuant to Article VI; or

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     (vii) to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of this Indenture as necessary to
effect the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA and to add to this Indenture such
other provisions as may be required by the TIA.

     All supplemental indentures pursuant to this Section 9.1(a) will be in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee is authorized to join in the
execution of any such supplemental indenture and to make any further reasonably appropriate
agreements and stipulations that may be contained in such supplemental indenture.

     (b) The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, when directed by Issuer Order, may enter, without
the consent of any of the Noteholders, into an indenture or indentures supplemental to this
Indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any
of the provisions of, this Indenture or of modifying in any manner (other than the modifications
set forth in Section 9.2) the rights of the Noteholders under this Indenture or for the purpose of
issuing additional securities in exchange for all or a portion of the Residual Interest, subject to
the following conditions:

     (i) the Issuer delivers, or causes the Administrator to deliver, to the Indenture
Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that such amendment will not have a material
adverse effect on the Notes;

     (ii) the Issuer delivers an Opinion of Counsel to the Indenture Trustee stating that
such amendment will not (A) cause any Note to be deemed sold or exchanged for purposes of
Section 1001 of the Code, (B) cause the Issuer to be treated as an association or publicly
traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or (C)
with respect to the issuance of additional securities only, adversely affect the treatment
of the Notes as debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

     (iii) the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied with respect to such amendment;
and

     (iv) with respect to the issuance of additional securities only, (A) payments of
interest and principal on such additional securities on each Payment Date will be
subordinate to payments of interest and principal on the Notes, and (B) either (1) such
additional securities are registered under the Securities Act or (2) the Issuer delivers an
Opinion of Counsel to the Indenture Trustee to the effect that the offer, sale and delivery
of such additional securities do not require registration under the Securities Act.

     Section 9.2. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders.

     (a) The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, when directed by Issuer Order, may enter, with the
consent of the Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class and with
prior notice by the Issuer to the Rating Agencies, into an indenture or indentures
supplemental to this Indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any
manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture or modifying in any manner the
rights of the Noteholders under this Indenture if the Issuer delivers an Opinion of Counsel to the
Indenture Trustee to the effect that such amendment will not (i) cause any Note to be deemed sold
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as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax
purposes; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture, without the
consent of each Noteholder of each Outstanding Note adversely affected by such supplemental
indenture, will:

	 	(A)	 	modify or alter Section 9.1 or this Section 9.2;
	 
	 	(B)	 	change (1) the Final Scheduled Payment Date or the date
of payment of any installment of principal of or interest on any Note, (2)
the principal amount of or interest rate on any Note, (3) the price at
which the Notes may be redeemed, (4) the provisions of this Indenture
relating to the priority of payments on the Notes or relating to the
application of collections on, or the proceeds of the sale of, the
Collateral to payment of principal of or interest on the Notes, or change
any place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Note or
the interest on any Note is payable, or (5) the right of Noteholders to
institute Proceedings to enforce this Indenture;
	 
	 	(C)	 	modify the percentage of the Note Balance of the Notes
Outstanding or the Controlling Class required for any action;
	 
	 	(D)	 	modify or alter (1) the second proviso to the
definition of “Outstanding” or (2) the definition of “Controlling Class”;
	 
	 	(E)	 	modify the calculation of the amount of any payment of
interest or principal due on any Note on any Payment Date; or
	 
	 	(F)	 	permit the creation of any Lien ranking prior or equal
to the Lien of this Indenture with respect to any part of the Collateral
other than Permitted Liens, or except as permitted by this Indenture or the
other Transaction Documents, release the Lien of this Indenture with
respect to any part of the Collateral.

     (b) It will not be necessary for any Act of Noteholders under this Section 9.2 to approve the
particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it will be sufficient if such Act of
Noteholders approves the substance of such proposed supplemental indenture.

     Section 9.3. Execution of Supplemental Indentures. In executing, or permitting the
additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article IX or the
modification of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee will be entitled to
receive, and subject to Sections 6.1 and 6.2, will be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion
of Counsel to the effect that the execution of such
supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions
precedent to the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied. The
Indenture Trustee may, but is not obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture that
affects the Indenture Trustee’s own rights, powers, duties, obligations, liabilities or immunities
under this Indenture or otherwise.

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     Section 9.4. Effect of Supplemental Indenture. Upon the execution of any supplemental
indenture pursuant to this Article IX, this Indenture will be modified and amended in accordance
with such supplemental indenture, and such supplemental indenture will be part of this Indenture
for any and all purposes. Every Noteholder of Notes authenticated and delivered before or after
such supplemental indenture will be bound by such supplemental indenture.

     Section 9.5. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act. Every amendment of this Indenture
and every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article IX will conform to the
requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect so long as this Indenture is qualified
under the Trust Indenture Act.

     Section 9.6. Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures. Notes authenticated and
delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article IX may, and if
required by the Indenture Trustee will, bear a notation in form approved by the Indenture Trustee
as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer or the Indenture
Trustee so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Indenture Trustee
and the Issuer, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer and
authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Notes.

ARTICLE X

REDEMPTION OF NOTES

     Section 10.1. Redemption.

     (a) The Notes are subject to redemption in whole, but not in part, at the direction of the
Servicer on any Payment Date on which the Servicer exercises its option to purchase the Trust
Property pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. After the Servicer notifies
the Indenture Trustee that it will exercise its option pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, the Indenture Trustee will promptly notify the Noteholders:

     (i) of the outstanding Note Balance of each Class of the Notes to be prepaid as of the
most recent Payment Date and that the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes
at the applicable Note Interest Rate to the Redemption Date will be paid in full;

     (ii) of the place where such Notes are to be surrendered for final payment (which will
be the office or agency of the Issuer maintained as provided in Section 3.2); and

     (iii) that on the Redemption Date, the outstanding principal amount will become due and
payable upon the Notes and that interest on the Notes will cease to accrue from and after
the Redemption Date, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Notes on the
Redemption Date.

     (b) The Issuer will cause the Servicer to deposit by 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the
Business Day preceding the Redemption Date (or, with satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition,
on the Redemption Date) in the Collection Account the amount required pursuant to

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Section 8.1 of
the Sale and Servicing Agreement, whereupon all such Notes will be paid in full on the Redemption
Date.

     (c) On the Redemption Date, the outstanding principal amount of the Notes will be due and
payable and interest on the Notes will cease to accrue from and after the Redemption Date, unless
the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Notes on the Redemption Date. Upon redemption, the
Indenture Trustee agrees to execute any and all instruments reasonably requested of it to release
the Collateral from the Lien of this Indenture and release to the Issuer or any other Person
entitled to any funds then on deposit in the Bank Accounts under this Indenture.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 11.1. Compliance Certificates and Opinions, etc.

     (a) In connection with any order or request by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee to take any
action under this Indenture, the Issuer will deliver the following documents to the Indenture
Trustee (such documents, collectively, an “Issuer Order” or “Issuer Request”, as
applicable): (i) a written order or a written request, respectively, signed in the name of the
Issuer by any one of its Responsible Persons and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, (ii) an
Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating
to the proposed action have been complied with, (iii) to the extent required by the TIA or upon
request of the Indenture Trustee, an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that in the opinion of such
counsel all such conditions precedent have been complied with and (iv) (if required by the TIA) an
Independent Certificate from a firm of certified public accountants of national reputation selected
by the Issuer. However, in the case of any such order or request as to which the furnishing of
such documents is specifically required by this Indenture, no additional certificate or opinion
need be furnished.

     (b) Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture will include:

     (i) a statement that each signatory of such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition and the definitions in this Indenture relating to such covenant or
condition;

     (ii) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

     (iii) a statement that, in the opinion of each such signatory, such signatory has made
such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable such signatory to express an
informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

     (iv) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such signatory, such condition
or covenant has been complied with.

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     (c) (i) Before depositing any cash or property with the Indenture Trustee that is to be made
the basis for the release of any property subject to the Lien of this Indenture, the Issuer will,
furnish to the Indenture Trustee (A) an Officer’s Certificate stating the opinion of each
Responsible Person signing such certificate as to the fair value (within 90 days of such deposit)
to the Issuer of the cash or property to be so deposited and (B) an Independent Certificate as to
the same matters, if the fair value to the Issuer of the securities to be so deposited and of all
other such securities made the basis of any such withdrawal or release since the commencement of
the then-current calendar year, as set forth in the certificates delivered pursuant to Section
11.1(c)(i)(A), is 10% or more of the Note Balance of the Notes Outstanding, but such a certificate
need not be furnished with respect to any property or securities so deposited, if the fair value of
such property or securities to the Issuer as set forth in the related Officer’s Certificate is less
than $25,000 or less than 1% of the Note Balance of the Notes Outstanding.

     (ii) Whenever any property or securities are to be released from the Lien of this
Indenture, the Issuer will furnish to the Indenture Trustee (A) an Officer’s Certificate
certifying or stating the opinion of each Responsible Person signing such certificate as to
the fair value (within 90 days of such release) of the property or securities proposed to be
released and stating that in the opinion of such Responsible Person the proposed release
will not impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions of this
Indenture and (B) an Independent Certificate as to the same matters, if the fair value of
the property or securities and of all other property, other than property as contemplated by
Section 11.1(c)(iii), or securities released from the Lien of this Indenture since the
commencement of the then-current calendar year, as set forth in the certificates required by
Section 11.1(c)(ii)(A) and this Section 11.1(c)(ii)(B), equals 10% or more of the Note
Balance of the Notes Outstanding, but such certificate need not be furnished in the case of
any release of property or securities, if the fair value of such property or securities as
set forth in the related Officer’s Certificate is less than $25,000 or less than 1% of the
Note Balance of the Notes Outstanding.

     (d) Notwithstanding Section 2.9 or any other provisions of this Section 11.1, the Issuer may,
without compliance with the requirements of the other provisions of this Section 11.1, (i) collect,
liquidate, sell or otherwise dispose of Receivables and Financed Vehicles in the ordinary course of
its business provided that all proceeds, Recoveries and related amounts and proceeds of such
dispositions are applied in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and (ii) make cash
payments out of the Bank Accounts, in each case, as and to the extent permitted or required by the
Transaction Documents.

     (e) If the Securities and Exchange Commission issues an exemptive order under Section 304(d)
of the TIA modifying the Indenture Trustee’s obligations under Sections 314(c) and 314(d)(1) of the
TIA, the Indenture Trustee will release property from the Lien of this Indenture only in accordance
with the Transaction Documents and the conditions and procedures set forth in such exemptive order.

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     Section 11.2. Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee.

     (a) Any Officer’s Certificate of a Responsible Person of the Issuer may be based, insofar as
it relates to legal matters, upon an opinion of counsel, unless such Responsible Person knows, or
in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that such opinion, with respect to the matters upon
which such Officer’s Certificate is based, is erroneous. Any Officer’s Certificate of a
Responsible Person of the Issuer or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to
factual matters, upon an Officer’s Certificate of or representation by a Responsible Person of the
Servicer, the Depositor or the Issuer (including by the Administrator on behalf of the Issuer),
stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the
Servicer, the Depositor, the Issuer or the Administrator, unless such Responsible Person of the
Issuer or counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the Officer’s
Certificate or representation with respect to such matters is erroneous.

     (b) In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an
opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or
covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be certified or covered by only one
document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one
or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion
as to such matters in one or several documents.

     Section 11.3. Acts of Noteholders.

     (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action
provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by the Noteholders or a specified percentage of
Noteholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar
tenor signed by such Noteholders in person or by agents duly appointed in writing. Except as
otherwise provided in this Indenture such action will become effective when such instrument or
instruments are delivered to the Indenture Trustee, and, if required, to the Issuer. Such
instrument or instruments (and the action embodied in such instrument or
instruments and evidenced by such instrument or instruments) are sometimes referred to in this
Indenture as the “Act of Noteholders” signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of
execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent will be sufficient for
any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 6.1) conclusive in favor of the Indenture
Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section 11.3.

     (b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be
proved in any manner that the Indenture Trustee deems sufficient.

     (c) Any Act of Noteholders will bind the Noteholder of every Note issued upon the registration
of such Note or in exchange for such Note or in lieu of such Note, in respect of anything done,
omitted or suffered to be done by the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer in reliance on such Note,
whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.

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     Section 11.4. Notices, etc., to Indenture Trustee, Issuer and Rating Agencies.

     (a) Unless otherwise specified in this Indenture, all notices, requests, demands, consents,
waivers or other communications to or from the parties to this Indenture must be in writing and
will be deemed to have been given and made:

     (i) upon delivery or, in the case of a letter mailed by registered first class mail,
postage prepaid, three days after deposit in the mail;

     (ii) in the case of a fax, when receipt is confirmed by telephone, reply email or reply
fax from the recipient;

     (iii) in the case of an email, when receipt is confirmed by telephone or reply email
from the recipient; and

     (iv) in the case of an electronic posting to a password-protected website to which the
recipient has been provided access, upon delivery (without the requirement of confirmation
of receipt) of an email to such recipient stating that such electronic posting has occurred.

     Unless otherwise specified in this Indenture, any such notice, request, demand, consent or
other communication must be delivered or addressed as set forth on Schedule B to the Sale and
Servicing Agreement or at such other address as any party may designate by notice to the other
parties.

     (b) Any notice required or permitted to be mailed to a Noteholder (i) in the case of
Definitive Notes, must be sent by overnight delivery, mailed by registered first class mail,
postage prepaid, or sent by fax, to the address of such Person as shown in the Note Register or
(ii) in the case of Book-Entry Notes, must be delivered pursuant to the applicable procedures of
the Clearing Agency. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Indenture will be
conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Noteholder receives such notice.

     Section 11.5. Notices to Noteholders; Waiver.

     (a) Any notice to Noteholders will be sufficiently given (unless otherwise provided in this
Indenture) if in writing and (i) in the case of Definitive Notes, sent by overnight delivery,
mailed by registered first class mail, postage prepaid, or sent by facsimile, to each Noteholder
adversely affected by such event, at its address or fax number as it appears on the Note Register
or (ii) in the case of Book-Entry Notes, delivered pursuant to the applicable procedures of the
Clearing Agency, in each case, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest
date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Noteholders is given
by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice nor any defect in any notice so mailed to any
particular Noteholder will affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Noteholders,
and any notice that is mailed in the manner provided in this Indenture will conclusively be
presumed to have been duly given.

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     (b) Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived by any
Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver will be
the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Noteholders will be filed with the Indenture
Trustee but such filing will not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in
reliance upon such a waiver.

     (c) In case, by reason of the suspension of regular mail service as a result of a strike, work
stoppage or similar activity, it is impractical to mail notice of any event to Noteholders when
such notice is required to be given pursuant to this Indenture, then any manner of giving such
notice satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee will be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such
notice.

     (d) Where this Indenture provides for notice to the Rating Agencies, failure to give such
notice will not affect any other rights or obligations created under this Indenture, and will not
under any circumstance constitute a Default or Event of Default.

     Section 11.6. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. If any provision of this Indenture
limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision of this Indenture that is required or deemed
to be included in this Indenture by any of the provisions of the TIA, such required or deemed
provision will control. The provisions of Sections 310 through 317 of the TIA that impose duties
on any Person (including the provisions automatically deemed included in this Indenture unless
expressly excluded by this Indenture) are a part of and govern this Indenture.

     Section 11.7. Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes,
express or implied, will give to any Person, other than the parties to this Indenture and their
successors under this Indenture, and the Secured Parties and any other party secured under this
Indenture, and any other Person with an ownership interest in any part of the Collateral, any
benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

     Section 11.8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

     Section 11.9. Submission to Jurisdiction. The parties submit to the nonexclusive
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, New York for purposes of all legal proceedings arising
out of or relating to this Indenture. The parties irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent they may
do so, any objection that they 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.

     Section 11.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY TO THIS INDENTURE IRREVOCABLY WAIVES,
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS
INDENTURE.

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     Section 11.11. Severability. If any of the covenants, agreements or terms of this
Indenture is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then it will be deemed severable from the
remaining covenants, agreements or terms of this Indenture and will in no way affect the validity,
legality or enforceability of the remaining Indenture or of the Notes or the rights of the
Noteholders.

     Section 11.12. Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart will be an original, and all counterparts will together constitute
one and the same instrument.

     Section 11.13. Headings. The headings in this Indenture are included for convenience
only and will not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Indenture.

     Section 11.14. Issuer Obligation. No recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly,
with respect to the obligations of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee on the
Notes or under this Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection with this
Indenture or the Notes, against (a) the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee each in its
individual capacity, (b) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, (c) any partner, owner,
beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee or agent of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner
Trustee, each in its individual capacity or (d) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Owner
Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, each in
its individual capacity, except as any such Person may have agreed (it being understood that
the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee have no such obligations in their individual
capacities). For all purposes of this Indenture, in the performance of any duties or obligations
of the Issuer under this Indenture, the Owner Trustee will be subject to, and entitled to the
benefits of, Articles V, VI and VII of the Trust Agreement.

     Section 11.15. Subordination of Claims against the Depositor.

     (a) The obligations of the Issuer under this Indenture are solely the obligations of the
Issuer and do not represent any obligation or interest in any assets of the Depositor. The
Indenture Trustee, by entering into this Indenture, and each Noteholder and Note Owner, by
accepting a Note or a beneficial interest in a Note, acknowledge and agree that they have no right,
title or interest in or to any Other Assets of the Depositor. Notwithstanding the preceding
sentence, if such Indenture Trustee, Noteholder or Note Owner either (i) asserts an interest or
claim to, or benefit from, the Other Assets, or (ii) is deemed to have any such interest, claim to,
or benefit in or from the Other Assets, whether by operation of law, legal process, pursuant to
insolvency laws or otherwise (including by virtue of Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code), then
such Indenture Trustee, Noteholder or Note Owner further acknowledges and agrees that any such
interest, claim or benefit in or from the Other Assets is expressly subordinated to the
indefeasible payment in full of the other obligations and liabilities, which, under the relevant
documents relating to the securitization or conveyance of such Other Assets, are entitled to be
paid from, entitled to the benefits of, or otherwise secured by such Other Assets (whether or not
any such entitlement or security interest is legally perfected or otherwise entitled to a priority
of distributions or application under applicable law, including insolvency laws, and whether or not
asserted against the Depositor), including the payment of post-petition interest on such other
obligations and liabilities. This subordination agreement is deemed a subordination agreement
within the meaning of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. The Indenture Trustee, each

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Noteholder and each Note Owner further acknowledges and agrees that no adequate remedy at law
exists for a breach of this Section 11.15 and this Section 11.15 may be enforced by an action for
specific performance.

     (b) This Section 11.15 is for the third party benefit of those entitled to rely on this
Section 11.15 and will survive the termination of this Indenture.

     Section 11.16. No Petition. The Indenture Trustee, each Noteholder or Note Owner, by
accepting a Note or a beneficial interest in a Note, each covenants and agrees that, before the
date that is one year and one day (or, if longer, any applicable preference period) after the
payment in full of (a) all securities issued by the Depositor or by a trust for which the Depositor
was a depositor and (b) the Notes, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in
instituting against, the Depositor or the Issuer, respectively, any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings under any federal or State
bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, this Indenture
or any of the
Transaction Documents. This Section 11.16 will survive the resignation or removal of the
Indenture Trustee under this Indenture and the termination of this Indenture.

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EXECUTED BY:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	FORD CREDIT AUTO OWNER TRUST 2011-B,

as Issuer

 	 
	 	By:  	U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 	 
	 	 	not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee of Ford Credit
Auto Owner Trust 2011-B 	 
	 
	 	By:  	

 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

not in its individual capacity but solely as
Indenture Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

 

 

Exhibit A

Form of Class A Note

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A
NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH
OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER
USE OF THIS NOTE FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER OF THIS NOTE, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST IN THIS NOTE.

[Class A-1 Notes Only: THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS OF ANY STATE
OF THE UNITED STATES. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY PURCHASING THIS NOTE, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE ISSUER AND THE DEPOSITOR THAT THIS NOTE MAY BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PARTICIPATED,
PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE
LAWS, AND ONLY (I) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (II)
PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY
BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), PURCHASING
FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT
THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, OR (III) TO
THE DEPOSITOR OR ITS AFFILIATES, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF
THE UNITED STATES AND SECURITIES AND BLUE SKY LAWS OF THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES.]

EACH NOTE OWNER THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974,
AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE
“CODE”), OR ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. LAW OR REGULATION THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR
TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), BY ACCEPTING A BENEFICIAL INTEREST
IN THIS NOTE, IS DEEMED TO REPRESENT THAT ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF SUCH BENEFICIAL INTEREST DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE AND WILL NOT RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER TITLE I OF ERISA OR
SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE DUE TO THE APPLICABILITY OF A STATUTORY OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION FROM
THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION RULES (OR, IF THE NOTE OWNER IS SUBJECT TO ANY SIMILAR LAW, SUCH
PURCHASE AND

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HOLDING DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AND WILL NOT RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF SUCH SIMILAR LAW).

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE IN INSTALLMENTS AS SET FORTH IN THIS NOTE. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE OF THIS
NOTE.

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	REGISTERED

No. R-1

	 	$[__________]
	 	 

CUSIP NO. [__________]

FORD CREDIT AUTO OWNER TRUST 2011-B

CLASS A-[__] [___%] ASSET BACKED NOTES

     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2011-B, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State
of Delaware (the “Issuer”), for value received, promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or
registered assigns, the principal sum of [________________] DOLLARS payable on the fifteenth day of
each calendar month, or, if any such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day,
commencing in [__________] (each, a “Payment Date”) in an amount equal to the aggregate
amount payable to Noteholders of Class A-[__] Notes on such Payment Date from the Principal Payment
Account in respect of principal on the Class A-[__] Notes pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Indenture,
dated as of [__________] (the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and The Bank of New York
Mellon, as Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”). However, the entire unpaid
principal amount of this Note will be due and payable on the earlier of the [__________] Payment
Date (the “Class A-[__] Final Scheduled Payment Date”) or the Redemption Date pursuant to
Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount
of the Notes will be due and payable on the date on which the Notes are declared to be immediately
due and payable in the manner provided in Section 5.2(a) of the Indenture. All principal payments
on the Class A-[__] Notes will be made ratably to the Noteholders entitled to such principal
payments. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Note are defined in Article I of
the Indenture, which also contains rules as to usage applicable to this Note.

     The Issuer will pay interest on this Note at the rate per annum shown above on each Payment
Date until the principal of this Note is paid or made available for payment, on the principal
amount of this Note outstanding on the preceding Payment Date (after giving effect to all payments
of principal made on the preceding Payment Date), subject to certain limitations contained in
Section 3.1 of the Indenture. Interest on this Note will accrue for each Payment Date from and
including the [15th day of the calendar month preceding each Payment Date][previous Payment Date on
which interest has been paid] (or, in the case of the initial Payment Date, from and including the
Closing Date) to but excluding [the 15th day of the following calendar month][such Payment Date].
Interest will be computed on the basis of [actual days elapsed and] a 360-day year [of twelve 30
day months].

     The principal of and interest on this Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United
States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private
debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note will be applied first to interest
due and payable on this Note as provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Note.

     This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Class A-[__] [___%] Asset Backed Notes (the
“Class A-[__] Notes”) of the Issuer. Also authorized under the Indenture are the [[Class
A-[__] Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes.] The Indenture and all
indentures supplemental to the Indenture set forth the respective rights and obligations

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thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders. The Notes are subject to
all terms of the Indenture.

     The Class A-[__] Notes are and will be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged
as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. Interest on and principal of the Notes will be
payable in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in Section 8.2 of the Indenture.

     Payments of interest on this Note on each Payment Date, together with any installment of
principal to the extent not in full payment of this Note, will be made to the Registered Noteholder
of this Note either by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to the account of such
Noteholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities for such wire transfer, if such
Noteholder has provided to the Note Registrar appropriate written instructions at least five
Business Days before such Payment Date and such Noteholder’s Notes in the aggregate evidence a
denomination of not less than $1,000,000, or, if not, by check mailed first class mail, postage
prepaid, to such Registered Noteholder’s address as it appears on the Note Register on each Record
Date. However, unless Definitive Notes have been issued to Note Owners, payment will be made by
wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by Cede & Co., as nominee of
the Clearing Agency or any successor nominee. Such payments will be made without requiring that
this Note be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Note
effected by any payments made on any Payment Date will be binding upon all future Noteholders of
this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer of this Note or in exchange of
this Note or in lieu of this Note, whether or not noted on this Note. If funds are expected to be
available for payment in full of the then remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note on a
Payment Date, then the Indenture Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, will notify
the Registered Noteholder of this Note as of the preceding Record Date by notice mailed or
transmitted by facsimile before such Payment Date, and the amount then due and payable will be
payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Note at the Indenture Trustee’s Corporate
Trust Office or at the office of the Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located
in The City of New York.

     The Issuer will pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the Class A-[__] Note
Interest Rate to the extent lawful.

     The Notes may be redeemed, in whole but not in part, in the manner and to the extent described
in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

     The transfer of this Note is subject to the restrictions on transfer specified on the face of
this Note and to the other limitations set forth in the Indenture. Subject to the satisfaction of
such restrictions and limitations, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Note Register
upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the
Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee duly executed by, the Noteholder of this
Note or such Noteholder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an
“eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, and thereupon one
or more new Notes of the same Class in authorized denominations and in the same aggregate principal
amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge

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will be charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Note, but the transferor
may be required to pay an amount sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may
be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.

     Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a
beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or
indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture
Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in
connection with the Notes and the Indenture, against (i) the Indenture Trustee or the Owner
Trustee, each in its individual capacity, (ii) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer,
(iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee or agent of the Indenture
Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, or (iv) any holder of a beneficial
interest in the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, each in its individual capacity, except as
any such Person may have agreed.

     The obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture are solely the obligations of the Issuer and
do not represent any obligation or interest in any assets of the Depositor. Each Noteholder and
Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or a beneficial interest in a Note, acknowledges and agrees
that it has no right, title or interest in or to any Other Assets of the Depositor.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if such Noteholder or Note Owner either (i) asserts an
interest or claim to, or benefit from, Other Assets, or (ii) is deemed to have any such interest,
claim to, or benefit in or from Other Assets, whether by operation of law, legal process, pursuant
to insolvency laws or otherwise (including by virtue of Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code),
then such Noteholder or Note Owner further acknowledges and agrees that any such interest, claim or
benefit in or from Other Assets is and will be expressly subordinated to the indefeasible payment
in full of the other obligations and liabilities, which, under the relevant documents relating to
the securitization or conveyance of such Other Assets, are entitled to be paid from, entitled to
the benefits of, or otherwise secured by such Other Assets (whether or not any such entitlement or
security interest is legally perfected or otherwise entitled to a priority of distributions or
application under applicable law, including insolvency laws, and whether or not asserted against
the Depositor), including the payment of post-petition interest on such other obligations and
liabilities.

     THIS SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT WILL BE DEEMED A SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT WITHIN THE MEANING OF
SECTION 510(a) OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE.

     Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a
beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees by accepting the benefits of the Indenture that
such Noteholder or Note Owner will not institute against the Depositor or the Issuer, or join in
any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under any federal or State bankruptcy or similar
law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, the Indenture or any of the other
Transaction Documents.

     The Issuer has entered into the Indenture and this Note is issued with the intention that, for
federal, State, and local income and franchise tax purposes, Notes that are beneficially owned

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by a Person other than Ford Credit or its Affiliates will qualify as indebtedness of the
Issuer secured by the Collateral. Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or a
beneficial interest in a Note, will be deemed to agree to treat the Notes for federal, State and
local income, single business and franchise tax purposes as indebtedness of the Issuer.

     With respect to any date of determination, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of
the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as
of such date as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payments of principal of and
any interest on such Note and for all other purposes, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee
or any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee will recognize notice to the contrary.

     The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions requiring the consent of all adversely affected
Noteholders as provided in the Indenture, the amendment of the Indenture and the modification of
the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the rights of the Noteholders under the Indenture by
the Issuer with the consent of the Noteholders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the
Note Balance of the Controlling Class. The Indenture also permits the Indenture Trustee to amend
or waive certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of the
Noteholders provided certain conditions are satisfied. In addition, the Indenture contains
provisions permitting the Noteholders of Notes evidencing specified percentages of the Note Balance
of the Notes Outstanding or of the Controlling Class, on behalf of all Noteholders, to waive
compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain defaults under the
Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Noteholder of this Note will
be conclusive and binding upon such Noteholder and upon all future Noteholders of this Note and of
any Note issued upon the registration of transfer of this Note or in exchange of this Note or in
lieu of this Note whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.

     The term “Issuer”, as used in this Note, includes any successor to the Issuer under the
Indenture.

     The Issuer is permitted by the Indenture, under certain circumstances, to merge or
consolidate, subject to the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders under the
Indenture.

     The Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations as provided in the Indenture,
subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture.

     THIS NOTE AND THE INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

     No reference in this Note to the Indenture, and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture,
will alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the
principal of and interest on this Note at the time, place and rate, and in the coin or currency
prescribed in this Note.

     Anything in this Note to the contrary notwithstanding, except as provided in the Transaction
Documents, none of The Bank of New York Mellon, in its individual capacity, U.S. Bank Trust
National Association, in its individual capacity, any owner of a beneficial interest in

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the Issuer, or any of their respective partners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors,
employees or successors or assigns will be personally liable for, nor will recourse be had to any
of them for, the payment of principal or of interest on this Note or performance of, or omission to
perform, any of the covenants, obligations or indemnifications contained in the Indenture. The
Noteholder of this Note, by its acceptance of this Note, agrees that, except as provided in the
Transaction Documents, in the case of an Event of Default under the Indenture, the Noteholder has
no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim therefrom;
provided, however, that nothing contained in this Note will be taken to prevent
recourse to, and enforcement against, the assets of the Issuer for any and all liabilities,
obligations and undertakings contained in the Indenture or in this Note.

     Unless the certificate of authentication on this Note has been executed by the Indenture
Trustee whose name appears below by manual signature, this Note will not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

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     The Issuer has caused this instrument to be signed, manually or in facsimile, by its
Responsible Person, as of the date set forth below.

Date: [__________]

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	FORD CREDIT AUTO OWNER TRUST 2011-B

 	 
	 	BY:  	U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 	 
	 	 	not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner 	 
	 	 	Trustee of Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2011-B 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Responsible Person 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

     This is one of the Class A-[__] Notes designated above and referred to in the Indenture.

Date: [__________]

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

not in its individual capacity but

solely as Indenture Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Responsible Person 	 
	 	 	 	 

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ASSIGNMENT

     Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee:

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto:

	 	 	 	 	 
	
 	 	 
	(name and address of assignee) 	 	 
	 	 	 

the within Note and all rights under said Note, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
_________________, attorney, to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration of said Note,
with full power of substitution in the premises.

	 	 	 

	Dated:                                                                            
 

	 	                                                                       
                        */

Signature Guaranteed

*/

 

			
	*/	 	NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the
face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatever. Such signature
must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, which
requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or such other
“signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Note Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, the
Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, all in accordance with the Exchange Act.

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Exhibit B

Form of Class B / C / D Note

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A
NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH
OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER
USE OF THIS NOTE FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER OF THIS NOTE, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST IN THIS NOTE.

[Class D only: THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE
HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY PURCHASING THIS NOTE, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUER AND THE
DEPOSITOR THAT THIS NOTE MAY BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PARTICIPATED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS, AND ONLY (I)
PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (II) PURSUANT TO RULE
144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN
ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT THE REOFFER,
RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, OR (III) TO THE DEPOSITOR
OR ITS AFFILIATES, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED
STATES AND SECURITIES AND BLUE SKY LAWS OF THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES.]

EACH NOTE OWNER THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974,
AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE
“CODE”), OR ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. LAW OR REGULATION THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR
TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), BY ACCEPTING A BENEFICIAL INTEREST
IN THIS NOTE, IS DEEMED TO REPRESENT THAT ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF SUCH BENEFICIAL INTEREST DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE AND WILL NOT RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER TITLE I OF ERISA OR
SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE DUE TO THE APPLICABILITY OF A STATUTORY OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION FROM
THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION RULES (OR, IF THE NOTE OWNER IS SUBJECT TO ANY SIMILAR LAW, SUCH
PURCHASE AND

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HOLDING DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AND WILL NOT RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF SUCH SIMILAR LAW).

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE IN INSTALLMENTS AS SET FORTH IN THIS NOTE. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE OF THIS
NOTE.

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	 	$[__________]
	 
	 	 
	No. [B/C/D]-1

	 	CUSIP NO. [__________]

FORD CREDIT AUTO OWNER TRUST 2011-B

CLASS [B/C/D] [____]% ASSET BACKED NOTES

     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2011-B, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State
of Delaware (the “Issuer”), for value received, promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or
registered assigns, the principal sum of [______________________] DOLLARS payable on the fifteenth
day of each calendar month, or, if any such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business
Day, commencing in [________] (each, a “Payment Date”) in an amount equal to the aggregate
amount payable to Noteholders of Class [B/C/D] Notes on such Payment Date from the Principal
Payment Account in respect of principal on the Class [B/C/D] Notes pursuant to Section 3.1 of the
Indenture, dated as of [__________] (the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and The Bank of
New York Mellon, as Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”). However, the entire
unpaid principal amount of this Note will be due and payable on the earlier of the [________]
Payment Date (the “Class [B/C/D] Final Scheduled Payment Date”) or the Redemption Date
pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid
principal amount of the Notes will be due and payable on the date on which the Notes are declared
to be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in Section 5.2(a) of the Indenture. All
principal payments on the Class [B/C/D] Notes will be made ratably to the Noteholders entitled to
such principal payments. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Note are defined
in Article I of the Indenture, which also contains rules as to usage applicable to this Note.

     The Issuer will pay interest on this Note at the rate per annum shown above on each Payment
Date until the principal of this Note is paid or made available for payment, on the principal
amount of this Note outstanding on the preceding Payment Date (after giving effect to all payments
of principal made on the preceding Payment Date), subject to certain limitations contained in
Section 3.1 of the Indenture. Interest on this Note will accrue for each Payment Date from and
including the 15th day of the calendar month preceding each Payment Date (or, in the
case of the initial Payment Date, from and including the Closing Date) to but excluding the
15th day of the following calendar month. Interest will be computed on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

     The principal of and interest on this Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United
States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private
debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note will be applied first to interest
due and payable on this Note as provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Note.

     This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Class [B/C/D] [____]% Asset Backed Notes (the
“Class [B/C/D]Notes”) of the Issuer. Also authorized under the Indenture are the
[Class A-[___] Notes, the Class [B] Notes, the Class [C] Notes and the Class [D] Notes]. The

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Indenture and all indentures supplemental to the Indenture set forth the respective rights and
obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders. The Notes are
subject to all terms of the Indenture.

     The Class [B/C/D] Notes are and will be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged
as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. The Class [B/C/D] Notes are subordinated in
right of payment to the Class A Notes, [the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes].

     Payments of interest on this Note on each Payment Date, together with any installment of
principal to the extent not in full payment of this Note, will be made to the Registered Noteholder
of this Note either by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to the account of such
Noteholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities for such wire transfer, if such
Noteholder has provided to the Note Registrar appropriate written instructions at least five
Business Days before such Payment Date and such Noteholder’s Notes in the aggregate evidence a
denomination of not less than $1,000,000, or, if not, by check mailed first class mail, postage
prepaid, to such Registered Noteholder’s address as it appears on the Note Register on each Record
Date. Such payments will be made without requiring that this Note be submitted for notation of
payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Note effected by any payments made on any
Payment Date will be binding upon all future Noteholders of this Note and of any Note issued upon
the registration of transfer of this Note or in exchange of this Note or in lieu of this Note,
whether or not noted on this Note. If funds are expected to be available for payment in full of
the then remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note on a Payment Date, then the Indenture
Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, will notify the Registered Noteholder of this
Note as of the preceding Record Date by notice mailed or transmitted by facsimile before such
Payment Date, and the amount then due and payable will be payable only upon presentation and
surrender of this Note at the Indenture Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office or at the office of the
Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located in The City of New York.

     The Issuer will pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the Class [B/C/D] Note
Interest Rate to the extent lawful.

     The Notes may be redeemed, in whole but not in part, in the manner and to the extent described
in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

     The transfer of this Note is subject to the restrictions on transfer specified on the face of
this Note and to the other limitations set forth in the Indenture. Subject to the satisfaction of
such restrictions and limitations, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Note Register
upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the
Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee duly executed by, the Noteholder of this
Note or such Noteholder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an
“eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, and thereupon one
or more new Notes of the same Class in authorized denominations and in the same aggregate principal
amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be
charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Note, but the transferor may

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be required to pay an amount sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may
be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.

     Each Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be
taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or
the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing
delivered in connection with the Notes and the Indenture, against (i) the Indenture Trustee or the
Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, (ii) any holder of a beneficial interest in the
Issuer, (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee or agent of the
Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, or (iv) any holder of a
beneficial interest in the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, each in its individual capacity,
except as any such Person may have agreed.

     The obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture are solely the obligations of the Issuer and
will not represent any obligation or interest in any assets of the Depositor. Each Noteholder, by
its acceptance of a Note, acknowledges and agrees that it has no right, title or interest in or to
any Other Assets of the Depositor. To the extent that, notwithstanding the agreements and
provisions contained in the preceding sentence, such Noteholder either (i) asserts an interest or
claim to, or benefit from, Other Assets, or (ii) is deemed to have any such interest, claim to, or
benefit in or from Other Assets, whether by operation of law, legal process, pursuant to insolvency
laws or otherwise (including by virtue of Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code or any successor
provision having similar effect under the Bankruptcy Code), then such Noteholder further
acknowledges and agrees that any such interest, claim or benefit in or from Other Assets is and
will be expressly subordinated to the indefeasible payment in full of the other obligations and
liabilities, which, under the relevant documents relating to the securitization or conveyance of
such Other Assets, are entitled to be paid from, entitled to the benefits of, or otherwise secured
by such Other Assets (whether or not any such entitlement or security interest is legally perfected
or otherwise entitled to a priority of distributions or application under applicable law, including
insolvency laws, and whether or not asserted against the Depositor), including the payment of
post-petition interest on such other obligations and liabilities.

     THIS SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT WILL BE DEEMED A SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT WITHIN THE MEANING OF
SECTION 510(a) OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE.

     Each Noteholder, by acceptance of a Note, covenants and agrees by accepting the benefits of
the Indenture that such Noteholder will not institute against the Depositor or the Issuer, or join
in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under any federal or State bankruptcy or similar
law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, the Indenture or any of the other
Transaction Documents.

     The Issuer has entered into the Indenture and this Note is issued with the intention that, for
federal, State, and local income and franchise tax purposes, Notes that are owned by a Person other
than Ford Credit or its Affiliates will qualify as indebtedness of the Issuer secured by the
Collateral. Each Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Note, will be deemed to agree to treat the

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Notes for federal, State and local income, single business and franchise tax purposes as
indebtedness of the Issuer.

     With respect to any date of determination, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of
the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as
of such date as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payments of principal of and
any interest on such Note and for all other purposes, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee
or any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee will recognize notice to the contrary.

     The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions requiring the consent of all adversely affected
Noteholders as provided in the Indenture, the amendment of the Indenture and the modification of
the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the rights of the Noteholders under the Indenture by
the Issuer with the consent of the Noteholders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the
Note Balance of the Controlling Class. The Indenture also permits the Indenture Trustee to amend
or waive certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of the
Noteholders provided certain conditions are satisfied. In addition, the Indenture contains
provisions permitting the Noteholders of Notes evidencing specified percentages of the Note Balance
of the Notes Outstanding or of the Controlling Class, on behalf of all Noteholders, to waive
compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain defaults under the
Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Noteholder of this Note will
be conclusive and binding upon such Noteholder and upon all future Noteholders of this Note and of
any Note issued upon the registration of transfer of this Note or in exchange of this Note or in
lieu of this Note whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.

     The term “Issuer”, as used in this Note, includes any successor to the Issuer under the
Indenture.

     The Issuer is permitted by the Indenture, under certain circumstances, to merge or
consolidate, subject to the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders under the
Indenture.

     The Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations as provided in the Indenture,
subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture.

     THIS NOTE AND THE INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

     No reference in this Note to the Indenture, and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture,
will alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the
principal of and interest on this Note at the time, place and rate, and in the coin or currency
prescribed in this Note.

     Anything in this Note to the contrary notwithstanding, except as provided in the Transaction
Documents, none of The Bank of New York Mellon, in its individual capacity, U.S. Bank Trust
National Association, in its individual capacity, any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer,
or any of their respective partners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees or
successors or assigns will be personally liable for, nor will recourse be had to any of them for,

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the payment of principal or of interest on this Note or performance of, or omission to
perform, any of the covenants, obligations or indemnifications contained in the Indenture. The
Noteholder of this Note, by its acceptance of this Note, agrees that, except as provided in the
Transaction Documents, in the case of an Event of Default under the Indenture, the Noteholder has
no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim therefrom;
provided, however, that nothing contained in this Note will be taken to prevent
recourse to, and enforcement against, the assets of the Issuer for any and all liabilities,
obligations and undertakings contained in the Indenture or in this Note.

     Unless the certificate of authentication on this Note has been executed by the Indenture
Trustee whose name appears below by manual signature, this Note will not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]

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     The Issuer has caused this instrument to be signed, manually or in facsimile, by its
Responsible Person, as of the date set forth below.

Date: [__________]

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	FORD CREDIT AUTO OWNER TRUST 2011-B

 	 
	 	BY:  	U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 	 
	 	 	not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner 	 
	 	 	Trustee of Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2011-B 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Responsible Person 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

     This is one of the Class [B/C/D] Notes designated above and referred to in the Indenture.

Date: [__________]

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

not in its individual capacity but

solely as Indenture Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Responsible Person 	 
	 	 	 	 

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ASSIGNMENT

     Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee:

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto:

	 	 	 	 	 
	
 	 	 
	(name and address of assignee) 	 	 
	 	 	 

the within Note and all rights under said Note, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
_________________, attorney, to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration of said, with
full power of substitution in the premises.

	 	 	 

	Dated:                                         
 

	 	                                                                       
                        */

Signature Guaranteed
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	*/

 

			
	*/	 	NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner
as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement
or any change whatever. Such signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution”
meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, which requirements include membership or
participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or such other “signature
guarantee program” as may be determined by the Note Registrar in addition to, or in substitution
for, the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, all in accordance with the Exchange
Act.

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Schedule A

Schedule of Receivables

Delivered on CD Rom to the Indenture Trustee at the Closing

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