Document:

EX-10.17A

 Exhibit 10.17A 

 
  
 

 
 FIRST AMENDMENT TO PLAIN
ENGLISH EQUIPMENT LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 
 This is a FIRST AMENDMENT TO PLAIN ENGLISH EQUIPMENT LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of August 14, 2013 (the “Amendment”) by and between RINGCENTRAL, INC., a California
corporation and RCLEC, Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, “Borrower” or “Borrowers”) and TRIPLEPOINT CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (“Lender”). 

RECITALS 

A. Borrowers and Lender are parties to the Plain English Equipment Loan and Security Agreement dated as of June 22, 2012 (the
“Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which Lender agreed to provide financial accommodations to or for the benefit of Borrowers upon the terms and conditions contained in the Loan Agreement. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment,
capitalized terms and matters of construction defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the same meaning given to them in the Loan Agreement. 
 B. Borrowers have requested that certain provisions of the Loan Agreement be amended, and Lender is willing to amend the Loan Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment. 

AGREEMENT 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, Borrowers and Lender agree as
follows: 
 1. RATIFICATION; LOAN DOCUMENTS REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT 

Borrower hereby acknowledges, confirms and ratifies all of the terms and conditions set forth in, and all of its obligations under, the
Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Unless otherwise defined, all initially capitalized terms in this Amendment shall be as defined in the Loan Agreement. Except as expressly set forth herein, the execution, delivery, and performance of
this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of, or as an amendment of, any right, power, or remedy of Lender under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, as in effect prior to the date hereof. 

2. AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT 
 A.
Section 22. Section 22, “DEFINITIONS” is hereby amended by deleting “Intercreditor Agreement”, “Permitted Indebtedness” and “Senior Loan Facility” and only clause (i) of “Permitted
Investment” in their entirety and replacing with the following: 
  

	 	•	 	 “Intercreditor Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement dated as of August 14, 2013, both by and between
Us and Silicon Valley Bank. 

  

	 	•	 	 “Permitted Indebtedness” means (a) Indebtedness of You in favor of Us including any Indebtedness in our favor under the Growth
Capital Loan Agreement between You and Us; (b) Indebtedness existing at the Closing Date and disclosed on the Disclosure Letter; (c) Indebtedness to trade creditors, including without limitation, for the acquisition of services,
supplies or inventory in the ordinary course of business; (d) Indebtedness under the Senior Loan Facility so long as the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof does not at any time exceed Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) subject to
the Intercreditor Agreement; (e) Subordinated Indebtedness, (f) Indebtedness incurred as result of endorsing negotiable instruments received in the ordinary course of business; (g) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) secured by Permitted Liens, (h) Indebtedness that otherwise constitutes Permitted Investments, (i) Indebtedness consisting of interest rate, currency, or commodity swap agreements, interest rate cap
or collar agreements or arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business and designated to protect a Person against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates or

	 	
commodity prices, (j) Indebtedness in a principal amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) outstanding at any time for the financing of software licensing, including, without limitation,
Indebtedness owed to Somerset Capital Group, Ltd. in connection with the financing of software licenses with VMWare, Inc.; (k) other unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed $400,000 at any time, and
(m) extensions, refinancings, modifications, amendments and restatements of any item of Permitted Indebtedness (a) though (l) above, provided that the principal amount thereof is not increased. 

 

	 	•	 	 “Senior Loan Facility” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement by and between Silicon Valley Bank
and You dated as of August 14, 2013 (as amended and supplemented from time to time, or restated). 

“Permitted Investments” 
 (i) (x) Investments of Your Subsidiaries in or to other Subsidiaries of Yours or You (y) Investments by You in or to any Guarantor and (z) Investments by You in Your Subsidiaries not to
exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate in any fiscal year except as follows: (A) You may make Investments up to One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) per fiscal quarter into Your Subsidiary formed under
the laws of the United Kingdom, (B) You may make Investments up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) per fiscal quarter into Your Subsidiary formed under the laws of the People’s Republic of China, (C) You may make Investments
upOne Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per fiscal quarter into Your Subsidiary formed under the laws of Canada, (D) You may make Investments up One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) per fiscal quarter into Your Subsidiary formed under the
laws of the Netherlands, (E) You may make Investments up One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) per fiscal quarter into Your Subsidiary formed under the laws of Switzerland, and (F) You and Us shall meet and confer in good faith
regarding whether it is commercially reasonable for You to be permitted to make Investments in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in other Subsidiaries in connection with third-party commercial agreements involving Your Subsidiary;

 3. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS 
  

	 	•	 	 Receipt by Lender of copies of this Amendment, duly executed by Borrowers and Lender; 

 

	 	•	 	 Receipt by Lender of all legal, diligence and other fees incurred in the drafting of this Amendment and all related documents;

  

	 	•	 	 Receipt by Lender of a Certificate of Secretary regarding resolutions and incumbency; 

 

	 	•	 	 Receipt by Lender of certified copy of Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws as amended through the date of this Amendment;

  

	 	•	 	 Receipt by Lender of the First Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement of even date duly executed by Lender, Silicon Valley Bank and acknowledged by
Borrower; 

  

	 	•	 	 The absence of any Default or Event of Default; and 

  

	 	•	 	 Such other documents as We may reasonably request. 

 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 
 Borrower represents and warrants that the
representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement were true and correct in all material respects when made and, except to the extent (a) that a particular representation or warranty by its terms expressly applies only to an
earlier date or (b) set forth in a Schedule of Exceptions attached hereto, if any, are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Amendment. Borrower further represents and warrants that there are no Defaults or Events of
Default that have occurred and are continuing as of the date of this Amendment. 

  
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 5. MISCELLANEOUS 
  

	 	•	 	 Entire Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Amendment shall be incorporated by reference in the Loan Agreement as though set forth
in full in the Loan Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Amendment and any other provision of the Loan Agreement, the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall govern and control. Except to the extent
specifically amended or superseded by the terms of this Amendment, all of the provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect to the extent in effect on the date of this Amendment. The Loan
Agreement, as modified by this Amendment, together with the other Loan Documents, constitutes the complete agreement among the parties and supersedes any prior written or oral agreements, writings, communications or understandings of the parties
with respect to the subject matter the Loan Agreement. 

  

	 	•	 	 Headings. Section headings used in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment, and are not to
be taken into consideration in interpreting this Amendment. 

  

	 	•	 	 Recitals. The recitals set forth at the beginning of this Amendment are true and correct, and such recitals are incorporated into and are
a part of this Amendment. 

  

	 	•	 	 Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California
applicable to contracts made and performed in such state, without regard to the principles thereof regarding conflict of laws. 

  

	 	•	 	 Effect. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, from and after the date of this Amendment, each reference in the Loan Agreement to
“this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the Loan Agreement,
“thereunder,” “thereof,” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment. 

  

	 	•	 	 No Novation. Except as expressly provided in Section 2 above, the execution, delivery, and effectiveness of this Amendment
shall not (a) limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect any right, power, or remedy of Lender under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) constitute a waiver of any provision in the Loan Agreement or in any of
the other Loan Documents, or (c) alter, modify, amend, or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants, or agreements contained in the Loan Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall
continue in full force and effect. 

  

	 	•	 	 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in identical counterpart copies, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall
constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof. 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Parties have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the day and year
first above written. 
  

					
	BORROWER:	 	You:	 	RINGCENTRAL, INC.
			
		 	Signature:	 	 /s/ Robert Lawson

		 	Print Name:	 	 Robert Lawson

		 	Title:	 	 CFO

			
		 	You:	 	RCLEC, INC.
			
		 	Signature:	 	 /s/ John Marlow

		 	Print Name:	 	 John Marlow

		 	Title:	 	 President

			
	Accepted in Menlo Park, California:	 		 	
			
	LENDER:	 	Us:	 	TRIPLEPOINT CAPITAL LLC
			
		 	Signature:	 	 /s/ Sajal Srivastava

		 	Print Name:	 	Sajal Srivastava
		 	Title:	 	Chief Operating Officer

 [SIGNATURE PAGE TO FIRST AMENDMENT TO PLAIN ENGLISH EQUIPMENT LOAN and SECURITY AGREEMENT]

  
 4EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 
 AMENDMENT NO. 8 
 This Amendment No. 8, dated as of August 26,
2013 (this “Amendment”), to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2007 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 21, 2008, Amendment No. 2 and Consent, dated as of May 13, 2011,
Amendment No. 3, dated as of March 9, 2012, Amendment No. 4, dated as of August 23, 2012, Amendment No. 5, dated as of October 4, 2012, Amendment No. 6, dated as of February 6, 2013 and Amendment No. 7,
dated as of February 6, 2013, the “Credit Agreement”), among ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), ALLISON TRANSMISSION, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”), CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as Administrative Agent, and the other agents and
arrangers parties thereto, is entered into by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the Agents and the New Term B-3 Lenders (as defined below). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein are used as defined in the Credit Agreement. 

W I T N E S S E T
H: 
 WHEREAS, the Borrower has hereby notified the Administrative Agent and each Term Lender that
it intends to incur Specified Refinancing Debt pursuant to Section 2.26(b) of the Credit Agreement in order to refinance the entire outstanding principal amount of the Term B-3 Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to
Eighth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) (the “Existing Term B-3 Loans”); 
 WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 2.26(c) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may incur Specified Refinancing Debt by, among other things, entering into this Amendment pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement with Term Lenders agreeing
to provide such Specified Refinancing Debt (each such Term Lender agreeing to provide new Term B-3 Loans (as defined below) and any assignees thereof, are referred to herein as “Term B-3 Lenders); 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that (i) the Lenders party hereto (each, a “New Term B-3
Lender”) and (ii) the Lenders holding Existing Term B-3 Loans that have executed and delivered a consent to this Amendment substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (a “Lender Consent”) indicating the
“Rollover Settlement Option” (each, a “Rollover Lender”) extend credit to the Borrower in the form of Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,139,265,937.57 (the “Term B-3 Loans”; all of the Term
B-3 Loans shall constitute Specified Refinancing Debt referred to herein as the “Term B-3 Facility”), the proceeds of which shall repay in full the principal amount of the Existing Term B-3 Loans; 

WHEREAS, each New Term B-3 Lender has indicated its willingness to lend such Term B-3 Loans up to the aggregate amount
specified on its signature page to this Amendment on the terms and subject to the conditions herein, the proceeds of which will be used by the Borrower to repay the Existing Term B-3 Loans on the Eighth Amendment Effective Date; 

WHEREAS, each Rollover Lender has agreed to make a Term B-3 Loan on the Eighth Amendment Effective Date, in an aggregate
amount equal to such Rollover Lender’s Existing Term B-3 Loans (or such lesser amount as may be allocated to such Rollover Lender by the Administrative Agent), the proceeds of which shall be used to repay such Lender’s Existing Term B-3
Loans, and has authorized the Administrative Agent to execute this Amendment on its behalf; 
 WHEREAS, each
Lender holding an Existing Term B-3 Loan that shall have executed and delivered a Lender Consent indicating the “Assignment Settlement Option” (each, an “Assignment  

 
Lender”) has indicated its willingness to accept an Assignment and Assumption of Term B-3 Loans from Citibank, N.A., as a New Term B-3 Lender (the “Fronting Term B-3
Lender”), in an aggregate amount equal to such Assignment Lender’s Existing Term B-3 Loans (or such lesser amount as may be allocated to such Assignment Lender by the Administrative Agent), and has authorized the Administrative Agent
to execute this Amendment on its behalf; 
 WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders amend the Credit
Agreement in certain respects as set forth in Section 2 below; and 
 WHEREAS, the New Term B-3 Lenders, the
Rollover Lenders and each Lender that shall have executed and delivered a Lender Consent indicating its “Consent Only” (which Lenders collectively constitute the Required Lenders) have agreed subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein to amend the Credit Agreement as set forth in Section 2 below and have authorized the Administrative Agent to execute this Amendment on its behalf. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

 

	SECTION 1.	TERM B-3 FACILITY. 

 1.1
Term B-3 Loans. Each Rollover Lender hereby agrees to make Term B-3 Loans up to the aggregate amount of the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Existing Term B-3 Loans on the Eighth Amendment Effective Date (as defined in
Section 3 below). Each New Term B-3 Lender hereby agrees to make Term B-3 Loans up to the aggregate amount specified on such New Term B-3 Lender’s signature page to this Amendment on the Eighth Amendment Effective Date. Pursuant to
Section 2.26 of the Credit Agreement, the Term B-3 Loans shall have the terms set forth in this Amendment and in the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment). 
 1.2 Applicable Margin; LIBO Rate. The Term B-3 Loans may from time to time be LIBO Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in
accordance with Sections 2.13 of the Credit Agreement. In the case of Term B-3 Loans that are LIBO Rate Loans, (a) the Applicable Margin shall mean a percentage per annum equal to (i) if the Total Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.25:1.00,
2.75% and (ii) if the Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.25:1.00, 2.50%, and (b) the LIBO Rate shall at no time be less than 1.00% per annum. In the case of Term B-3 Loans that are Base Rate Loans, (x) the Applicable
Margin shall mean a percentage per annum equal to (i) if the Total Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.25:1.00, 1.75% and (ii) if the Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.25:1.00, 1.50%, and (y) the Base Rate shall at no time
be less than 2.00% per annum. Changes in the Applicable Margin with respect to the Term B-3 Loans resulting from changes in the Total Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the date on which financial statements are delivered to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement and shall remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant to this Section 1.2; provided, that from the Eighth Amendment Effective Date until the
next change in the Applicable Margin, the Applicable Margin with respect to the Term B-3 Loans shall be 2.75% with respect to LIBO Rate Loans and 1.75% with respect to Base Rate Loans. If any financial statements referred to above are not delivered
within the time periods specified in Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement, then, at the option of (and upon the delivery of notice (telephonic or otherwise) by) the Administrative Agent or the Majority Term B-3 Facility Lenders (as defined
below), until such financial statements are delivered, the Total Leverage Ratio as at the end of the fiscal period that would have been covered thereby shall for the purposes of this Section 1.2 be deemed to be greater than 3.25 to 1.00. In
addition, at all times while an Event of Default set forth in Section 8(a) or 8(f) of the Credit Agreement shall have occurred and be continuing, the Total Leverage Ratio shall for the purposes of this Section 1.2 be deemed to be greater
than 3.25 to 1.00. 

  
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 1.3 Amortization and Maturity Date. The Term B-3 Loans of each Term B-3 Lender
shall be payable in equal consecutive quarterly installments on the last Business Day of each of December, March, June and September, commencing on the last Business Day of September 2013, in an amount equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of
the aggregate amount of Term B-3 Loans made on the Eighth Amendment Effective Date (as adjusted to reflect any prepayments thereof (other than any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment)), with the remaining balance of Term B-3 Loans payable on the Term
B-3 Maturity Date on the same terms of the Existing Term B-3 Loans. 
 1.4 Mandatory Prepayments. The Term B-3
Loans shall be subject to mandatory prepayments on the same terms as the Existing Term B-3 Loans as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement and any such prepayments shall be made ratably among the Term B-2 Loans and Term B-3 Loans
(other than with respect to any Specified Refinancing Debt incurred to refinance any Tranche). Pursuant to Section 2.18(b) of the Credit Agreement, any such mandatory prepayment on account of the Term B-3 Loans pursuant to Section 2.12
shall be applied to the remaining installments of the Term B-3 Loans as directed by the Borrower. 
 1.5 Optional
Prepayments. The Term B-3 Loans may be optionally prepaid on the same terms as the Existing Term B-3 Loans as set forth in Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement; provided, that optional prepayment shall be applied ratably among
the Term B-3 Loans and Term B-2 Loans; provided, however, that the Term B-2 Loans may be optionally prepaid without a ratable prepayment of the Term B-3 Loans. As set forth in Section 2.18(b) of the Credit Agreement, optional
prepayments of any Term B-3 Loans shall be applied to the remaining installments of the Term B-3 Facility as specified by the Borrower. 
 1.6 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Term B-3 Loans shall be applied toward the payment of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Existing Term B-3 Loans and
(b) fees, expenses and original issue discount payable in connection with the Term B-3 Loans. 
 1.7 Credit Agreement
Governs. Effective as of the Eighth Amendment Effective Date, except as set forth in this Amendment, (a) the Term B-3 Loans shall have identical terms as the Existing Term B-3 Loans and shall otherwise be subject to the provisions,
including any provisions restricting the rights, or regarding the obligations, of the Loan Parties or any provisions regarding the rights of the Term Lenders, of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) the Term B-3 Loans shall be
Specified Refinancing Debt and Specified Refinancing Term Loans under the Credit Agreement, (c) this Amendment (other than Section 2 hereof) shall be a Refinancing Amendment under the Credit Agreement, (d) each reference in the Credit
Agreement to (i) “Facility” shall be deemed to include the Term B-3 Facility and (ii) “Majority Facility Lenders”, with respect to the Term B-3 Facility shall be deemed to include the Lenders of more than 50% of the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term B-3 Loans outstanding under such Facility, (e) the definitions of “Term B-3 Facility”, “Term B-3 Lenders”, “Term B-3 Loans” and “Term B-3 Loan Repricing
Transaction” in the Credit Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows below and (f) the definition of “Eighth Amendment” as follows below shall hereby be inserted into Section 1.1 of the
Credit Agreement in the correct alphabetical order: 
 “Majority Term B-3 Facility Lenders”: the Majority
Facility Lenders in respect of the Term B-3 Facility. 
 “Term B-3 Facility”: as defined in the Eighth
Amendment. 
 “Term B-3 Lenders”: as defined in the Eighth Amendment. 

  
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 “Term B-3 Loan Repricing Transaction”: (a) any prepayment or repayment
of Term B-3 Loans with the proceeds of, or any conversion of Term B-3 Loans into, any new or replacement tranche of term loans or Indebtedness incurred for the primary purpose of prepaying, repaying or replacing the Term B-3 Loans and bearing
interest with an All-In Yield less than (i) if the Applicable Margin in effect with respect to Term B-3 Loans that are LIBO Rate Loans at the time of such prepayment or repayment of Term B-3 Loans is 2.75%, 3.75% and (ii) if the Applicable
Margin in effect with respect to Term B-3 Loans that are LIBO Rate Loans at the time of such prepayment or repayment of Term B-3 Loans is 2.50%, 3.50% and (b) any amendment to the Term B-3 Loans the primary purpose of which is to reduce the
All-In Yield applicable to such Term B-3 Loans; provided, that in no event shall any prepayment, repayment or replacement of Term B-3 Loans in connection with a Change of Control constitute a Term B-3 Loan Repricing Transaction. 

“Term B-3 Loans”: as defined in the Eighth Amendment. 

“Eighth Amendment”: Amendment No. 8 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2013, among Holdings, the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders party thereto. 
 “Eighth Amendment Effective
Date”: as defined in the Eighth Amendment. 
 1.8 Credit Agreement Refinancing Amendments. Effective as
of the Eighth Amendment Effective Date, Section 2.28 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 
 “Section 2.28 Term B-3 Loan Repricing Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that, on or prior to the six month anniversary of the Eighth
Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower (a) makes any prepayment of Term B-3 Loans constituting a Term B-3 Loan Repricing Transaction or (b) effects any amendment of this Agreement constituting a Term B-3 Loan Repricing Transaction, the
Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Term B-3 Lenders, (x) in the case of clause (a), a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the amount of the Term B-3 Loans being prepaid and (y) in
the case of clause (b), a payment equal to 1.00% of the aggregate amount of the applicable Term B-3 Loans outstanding immediately prior to such amendment.” 
  

	SECTION 2.	AMENDMENTS TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT 

 Effective as of the Eighth Amendment Effective Date (as defined in Section 3 below): 
 2.1 The Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new definitions in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in the correct alphabetical order: 

“Permitted Holders”: each of (i) the Sponsors, (ii) only for so long as they collectively hold less than the
Sponsors, members of management of Holdings or its direct or indirect parent companies on the Closing Date who are holders of Capital Stock of Holdings (or any of its direct or indirect parent companies) and (iii) any group (within the meaning
of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) of which any of the foregoing are members; provided that, in the case of such group and without giving effect to the existence of such group or any
other group, such Sponsors, collectively, have beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parent companies. 

  
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 “Rating Agencies”: (i) each of Moody’s and S&P; and
(ii) if either of Moody’s or S&P ceases to provide a rating or fails to make a rating of the Term Loans publicly available, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule
15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, selected by such Rating’s Entity (as certified by a resolution of such entity’s board of directors) as a replacement agency for Moody’s or S&P, or both, as
the case may be, that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. 
 “Ratings Decline Period”: the
period that (i) begins on the earlier of (a) the date of the first public announcement of the occurrence of a transaction that, if consummated, would constitute a Change of Control and (b) the occurrence of such Change of Control and
(ii) ends 90 days following consummation of such Change of Control; provided that such period shall be extended for so long as the rating of the Term Loans, as noted by the applicable Rating Agency, is under publicly announced
consideration for downgrade by the applicable Rating Agency. 
 “Ratings Event”: any of the following:

 (i) a downgrade by one or more gradations (including gradations within ratings categories as well as between rating
categories) or withdrawal of the ratings with respect to the Term Loans within the Ratings Decline Period by one or more Rating Agencies (unless the applicable Rating Agency shall have put forth a written statement to the effect that such downgrade
is not attributable in whole or in part to the applicable Change of Control); or 
 (ii) the Term Loans do not have a rating of
at least B1 from Moody’s and at least B+ from S&P (or the equivalent ratings in the case of any other Rating Agency), in each case, with a stable or positive outlook, at the time of the applicable Change of Control or at any time thereafter
until the termination of the applicable Ratings Decline Period; or 
 (iii) the Term Loans do not have a rating from at least
two Ratings Agencies at the time of the applicable Change of Control or at any time thereafter until the termination of the applicable Ratings Decline Period. 
 2.2 The last sentence of Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 
 After the Eighth Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower may elect to deliver financial statements of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries in lieu of financial statements of the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries in satisfaction of the requirements of Section 6.1(a) and 6.1(b) commencing on any period following the Eighth Amendment Effective Date and for each period thereafter; provided, that concurrently with the
delivery of any such financial statements of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries, the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer on behalf of the Borrower showing adjustments attributable solely to Holdings and its
consolidated Subsidiaries (other than the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries). 
 2.3 Section 8(j) of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 
 (j) (i) Holdings shall cease to own, directly or
indirectly, 100% of the Capital Stock of the Borrower; or (ii) the Borrower becomes aware of (by way of a report or any other filing pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”) or any successor provision, proxy, vote, written notice or otherwise) the consummation of any transaction (including, 

  
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without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of
the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), other than Permitted Holders, in a single
transaction or in a related series of transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination or purchase, would become the holder of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor
provision) of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Capital Stock of Holdings (directly or through the acquisition of voting power of Capital Stock of any of Holdings’ direct or indirect parent companies); provided that such
Change of Control under this clause (ii) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default unless a Ratings Event has occurred within the Ratings Decline Period; 
  

	SECTION 3.	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 

This Amendment shall become effective as of the date (the “Eighth Amendment Effective Date”) on which each of the
following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied or duly waived: 
 3.1 Certain Documents. The
Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: 

(a) this Amendment, duly executed by each of the Borrower, Holdings, the Administrative Agent, and each New Term B-3 Lender; 

(b) Lender Consents duly executed by the Required Lenders, each Rollover Lender and each Assignment Lender; 

(c) a solvency certificate signed by the chief financial officer on behalf of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit G
of the Credit Agreement; 
 (d) a closing certificate of each Loan Party, substantially in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, with appropriate insertions and attachments; and 
 (e) an executed legal opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP,
counsel to the Loan Parties, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. 
 3.2 Fees and
Expenses. All fees and reimbursable expenses that have been invoiced as of the Eighth Amendment Effective Date that are due and payable to any Person under any engagement letter entered into in connection with this Amendment shall
have been paid in full in immediately available funds. 
 3.3 Representations and Warranties. Each of the
representations and warranties contained in Section 4 below shall be true and correct. 
 3.4 Minimum Refinancing
Condition. The aggregate principal amount of the Term B-3 Loans shall not be greater, or less, than the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Term B-3 Loans. 
 3.5 USA Patriot Act. The New Term B-3 Lenders, Rollover Lenders and Assignment Lenders shall have received from each of the Loan Parties documentation and other information required by
regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the USA Patriot Act, to the extent such documentation or other information has been requested in
writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to Eighth Amendment Effective Date. 

  
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	SECTION 4.	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 

 Each of Holdings and the Borrower, on behalf of itself and each Loan Party, hereby represents and warrants to the Agents and each Lender, with respect to all Loan Parties, as follows: 

4.1 Incorporation of Representations and Warranties from Loan Documents. After giving effect to this Amendment, each of the
representations and warranties in the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that such representation or warranty is qualified as to materiality, in which case it shall be
true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date; 

4.2 Corporate Power and Authority. Each of Holdings and the Borrower has taken all necessary action to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each of Holdings and the Borrower, and this Amendment is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Holdings and the Borrower,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by
general equitable principles; and 
 4.3 Absence of Default. Neither Holdings, the Borrower nor any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries is in violation of any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. At the time of and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. 
  

	SECTION 5.	LENDER CONSENTS AND WAIVERS 

 (a) Each Rollover Lender agrees that, upon the Eighth Amendment Effective Date, all (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may allocate to such Lender) of its Existing Term B-3 Loans shall be
converted to Term B-3 Loans under the Credit Agreement, and such Existing Term B-3 Loans shall be deemed repaid in full on the Eighth Amendment Effective Date, including for all accrued and unpaid interest, fees, expenses and other compensation owed
to such Rollover Lender and due and payable by the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and this Amendment. 
 (b) The
Existing Term B-3 Loans of each Lender (other the Loans converted to Term B-3 Loans pursuant to clause (a) above) shall be repaid in full on the Eighth Amendment Effective Date, including for all accrued and unpaid interest, fees, expenses and
other compensation owed to such Lender and due and payable by the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and this Amendment. Each Assignment Lender agrees to purchase pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption in accordance with Section 10.06
of the Credit Agreement on or immediately after the Eighth Amendment Effective Date and assume from a Lender designated by the Administrative Agent Term B-3 Loans in an amount equal to the principal amount of such repayment (or such lesser amount as
the Administrative Agent may allocate to such Lender). 
 (c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Rollover
Lenders and Assignment Lenders waive the payment of any breakage loss or expense under Section 2.21 of the Credit Agreement in connection with the repayment of Existing Term B-3 Loans on the Eighth Amendment Effective Date. 

  
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	SECTION 6.	COVENANT 

 Within 60 days
after the Eighth Amendment Effective Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent: 
 (a) a fully executed counterpart of an amendment for each Mortgage (each, a “Mortgage
Amendment”; and together with the applicable Mortgage, an “Amended Mortgage”), duly executed by the applicable Loan Party, together with evidence that such counterpart has been delivered to the title insurance company
insuring the Amended Mortgage for recording; 
 (b) a date down and modification endorsement in connection with the existing
Lenders’ title insurance policy insuring the applicable Amended Mortgage, which endorsement shall insure that each applicable Amended Mortgage is a valid and enforceable Lien on the mortgaged real property, free of any other Liens except Liens
permitted by Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement; 
 (c) such affidavits and certificates as shall be required to induce
the title company to issue the endorsement contemplated in clause (b) above and evidence of payment of all applicable title insurance premiums, search and examination charges, mortgage recording taxes, if applicable, and related charges
required for the issuance of such endorsement; and 
 (d) an opinion from local counsel in the state where each parcel of Real
Property subject to a Mortgage is located, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. 
  

	SECTION 7.	MISCELLANEOUS 

 7.1
Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents. 
 (a) As of the Eighth Amendment Effective Date, each reference in
the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement
(including, without limitation, by means of words like “thereunder”, “thereof” and words of like import), shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. 

(b) Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are and
shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. 
 (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of
this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender under the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document, or constitute a waiver or
amendment of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document (as amended hereby) except as and to the extent expressly set forth herein. 
 7.2 Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its costs and expenses in connection with this Amendment (and the other Loan Documents delivered in
connection herewith) as provided in Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement. 
 7.3 Reaffirmation. Each of
Holdings and the Borrower hereby confirms that the guaranties, security interests and liens granted pursuant to the Loan Documents continue to guarantee and secure the 

  
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Obligations as set forth in the Loan Documents and that such guaranties, security interests and liens remain in full force and effect. Each of Holdings and the Borrower confirms and ratifies its
obligations under each of the Loan Documents executed by it after giving effect to this Amendment. 
 7.4
Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a facsimile copy of an executed signature page hereof shall constitute receipt by the Administrative Agent of an executed counterpart of this Amendment. 

7.5 Governing Law. This Amendment and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed
and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York. 
 7.6 Loan Document and Integration. This
Amendment is a Loan Document, and together with the other Loan Documents, incorporates all negotiations of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and is the final expression and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof. 
 7.7 Headings. Section headings contained in this Amendment are included herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purposes. 
 7.8 Waiver of
Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT. 
 [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by
their respective officers and members thereunto duly authorized, as of the date indicated above. 
  

					
	ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David S. Graziosi

		 	Name:	 	David S. Graziosi
		 	Title:	 	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
	
	ALLISON TRANSMISSION, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David S. Graziosi

		 	Name:	 	David S. Graziosi
		 	Title:	 	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

  
 [SIGNATURE
PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 8] 

 
			
	 CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Tom Cole

		 	Name: Tom Cole
		 	Title:   Vice President

  
 [SIGNATURE
PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 8] 

 Name of Lender: CITIBANK, N.A. 

 

					
	Executing as New Term B-3 Lender:
			
		 	by	 	 /s/ Christopher Wood

		 		 	Name: Christopher Wood
		 		 	Title:   Vice President
	
	For any Institution requiring a second signature line:
			
		 	by	 	  

		 		 	Name:
		 		 	Title:

  

					
	 Credit Agreement Reference
	  	Aggregate Principal
Amount	 
		
	 Term B-3 Loans
	  	$	212,400,697.81	  

  
 [SIGNATURE
PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 8] 

 Exhibit A 
 Lender Consent to Amendment No. 8 
 This Lender Consent (“Lender
Consent”) to Amendment No. 8 (the “Amendment”) to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2007 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 21, 2008, Amendment No. 2 and
Consent, dated as of May 13, 2011, Amendment No. 3, dated as of March 9, 2012, Amendment No. 4, dated as of August 23, 2012, Amendment No. 5, dated as of October 4, 2012, Amendment No. 6, dated as of
February 6, 2013 and Amendment No. 7, dated as of February 6, 2013, the “Credit Agreement”), among Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Allison Transmission, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto, Citicorp North America, Inc., as Administrative Agent, and the other agents and arrangers parties thereto. Capitalized
terms used but not defined in this Lender Consent have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as amended by the Amendment). 
 The undersigned hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to the following (check only ONE option): 
 Rollover Settlement Option 
  

	 ̈	to approve the Amendment and to deem prepaid 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the Existing Term B-3 Loans held by such Lender (or such lesser amount
allocated to such Lender by the Administrative Agent) with proceeds of a new Term B-3 Loan in a like principal amount. 

Assignment Settlement Option 
  

	 ̈	to approve the Amendment and to have 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the Existing Term B-3 Loans held by such Lender prepaid on the Eighth Amendment
Effective Date and to purchase by assignment new Term B-3 Loans in a like principal amount (or such lesser amount allocated to such Lender by the Administrative Agent). 

 Consent Only 
  

	 ̈	solely to approve the amendments to the Credit Agreement contained in Section 2 of the Amendment. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Lender Consent to be executed and delivered by a duly authorized signatory as of the
     of August, 2013. 
  

					
	  

	(insert name of the legal entity)
			
		 	by	 	  

		 		 	Name:
		 		 	Title:
	
	For any Institution requiring a second signature line:
			
		 	by	 	  

		 		 	Name:
		 		 	Title:

  

			
	Name of Fund Manager (if applicable):	 	  

 Exhibit B 
 FORM OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE 
 CLOSING CERTIFICATE 

OF 

ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC. 
 Pursuant to Section 3.1(d) of Amendment No. 8, dated as of August [    ], 2013 (the “Amendment”; unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the
Amendment and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Amendment), to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2007 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including but not
limited to, the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), among Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”), Allison Transmission, Inc. (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial
institutions or entities from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement as lenders (the “Lenders”), Citicorp North America, Inc., as Administrative Agent, and the other agents and arrangers parties thereto, the undersigned
Assistant Secretary of Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies on behalf of the Company as follows: 
  

	 	1.	Eric C. Scroggins is the duly elected and qualified Secretary of the Company and the signature set forth for such officer below is such officer’s true and genuine
signature. 

 The undersigned Secretary of the Company hereby certifies as follows: 

 

	 	1.	Attached hereto as Annex 1 is a true and complete copy of a Certificate of Good Standing or the equivalent from the Company’s jurisdiction of organization
dated as of a recent date prior to the date hereof. 

  

	 	2.	Attached hereto as Annex 2 is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on
[                    ]. Such resolutions have not in any way been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, have been in full force and effect since
their adoption to and including the date hereof and are now in full force and effect and are the only corporate proceedings of the Company now in force relating to or affecting the matters referred to therein. 

 

	 	3.	Attached hereto as Annex 3 is a true and complete copy of the Bylaws of the Company as in effect on the date hereof. 

 

	 	4.	Attached hereto as Annex 4 is a true and complete certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company as in effect on the date hereof, and such
Articles of Incorporation have not been amended, repealed, modified or restated. 

  

	 	5.	The persons listed on Schedule I hereto are now duly elected and qualified officers of the Company holding the offices indicated next to their respective names on
Schedule I hereto, and the signatures appearing opposite their respective names on Schedule I hereto are the true and genuine signatures of such officers, and each of such officers is duly authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Company
each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and any certificate or other document to be delivered by the Company pursuant to the Loan Documents to which it is a party. 

 

	 	6.	Latham & Watkins LLP may rely on this certificate in rendering its opinion. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set our names as of the date set forth
below. 
  

									
		 		 		 	ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC.
			
	  
	 		 	  

					
	Name:	 	Eric C. Scroggins	 		 	Name:	 	David S. Graziosi
	Title:	 	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	 		 	Title:	 	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
				
	Date: August [    ], 2013	 		 		 	

  
 [AMENDMENT
NO. 8 CLOSING CERTIFICATE] 

 Schedule I 
 to Closing Certificate 
  

					
	 NAME
	  	 OFFICE
	 	 SIGNATURE

			
	David S. Graziosi	  	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary	 	  

			
	Eric C. Scroggins	  	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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