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EX-10.2

 

Exhibit 10.2

MEDASSETS.COM, INC.

1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Purpose

     The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means through which the Company and its Subsidiaries
may attract able persons to become and remain directors of the Company and enter and remain in the
employ of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to provide a means whereby employees, directors and
consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries can acquire and maintain Common Stock ownership, or
be paid incentive compensation measured by reference to the value of Common Stock, thereby
strengthening their commitment to the welfare of the Company and its Subsidiaries and promoting an
identity of interest between stockholders and these employees, directors and consultants.

     So that the appropriate incentive can be provided, the Plan provides for granting Incentive
Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards, and other Stock-based Awards,
or any combination of the foregoing.

2. Definitions

     The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan.

     (a) “Affiliate” of any individual or entity means an individual or entity that is directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries controlled by or under common control with the
individual or entity specified.

     (b) “Award” means, individually or collectively, any Incentive Stock Option, Nonqualified
Stock Option, Restricted Stock Award, or other Stock-based Award.

     (c) “Board” means the Board of Directors of MedAssets.com, Inc.

     (d) “Cause” means the Company or a Subsidiary having cause to terminate a Participant’s
employment or service under any existing employment, consulting or any other agreement between the
Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary. In the absence of any such an employment, consulting
or other agreement, a Participant shall be deemed to have been terminated for Cause if the
Committee determines that his termination of employment with
the Company or a Subsidiary is on account of (A) incompetence, fraud, personal dishonesty,
embezzlement, defalcation or acts of gross negligence or gross misconduct on the part of
Participant in the course of his employment or services, (B) a material breach of Participant’s
fiduciary duty of loyalty to the Company or a Subsidiary, (C) a Participant’s engagement in conduct
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is materially injurious to the Company or a Subsidiary, (D) a Participant’s conviction by a
court of competent jurisdiction of, or pleading “guilty” or “no contest” to, (x) a felony, or (y)
any other criminal charge (other than minor traffic violations) which could reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse impact on Company’s or a Subsidiary’s reputation and standing in the
community; (E) public or consistent drunkenness by a Participant or his illegal use of narcotics
which is, or could reasonably be expected to become, materially injurious to the reputation or
business of the Company or a Subsidiary or which impairs, or could reasonably be expected to
impair, the performance of a Participant’s duties to the Company or a Subsidiary; or (F) willful
failure by a Participant to follow the lawful directions of a superior officer or the Board,
representing disloyalty to the goals of the Company or a Subsidiary.

     (e) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference in the Plan to any
section of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendments or successor provisions to such
section and any regulations under such section.

     (f) “Committee” means the Board, the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other
committee of at least two people as the Board may appoint to administer the Plan.

     (g) “Common Stock” means the common stock par value $0.01 per share, of MedAssets.com, Inc.

     (h) “Company” means MedAssets.com, Inc..

     (i) “Date of Grant” means the date on which the granting of an Award is authorized or such
other date as may be specified in such authorization.

     (j) “Disability”, with respect to any particular Participant, means disability as defined in
such Participant’s employment, consulting or other relevant agreement with the Company or a
Subsidiary or, in the absence of any such agreement, disability as defined in the long-term
disability plan of the Company or a Subsidiary, as may be applicable to the
Participant in question, or, in the absence of such a plan, the complete and permanent
inability by reason of illness or accident to perform the duties of the occupation at which a
Participant was employed or served when such disability commenced or, if the Participant was
retired when such disability commenced, the inability to engage in any substantial gainful
activity, in either case as determined by the Committee based upon medical evidence acceptable to
it.

     (k) “Disinterested Person” means a person who is (i) a “non-employee director” within the
meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation and (ii) an
“outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code; provided,
however, that clause (ii) shall apply only with

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respect to grants of Awards with respect to
which the Company’s tax deduction could be limited by Section 162(m) of the Code if such clause did
not apply.

     (l) “Eligible Person” means any (i) person regularly employed by the Company or a Subsidiary;
provided, however, that no such employee covered by a collective bargaining
agreement shall be an Eligible Person unless and to the extent that such eligibility is set forth
in such collective bargaining agreement or in an agreement or instrument relating thereto; (ii)
director of the Company or a Subsidiary; or (iii) consultant to the Company or a Subsidiary.

     (m) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     (n) “Fair Market Value” on a given date means (i) if the Stock is listed on a national
securities exchange, the closing price on the primary exchange with which the Stock is listed and
traded on the date prior to such date, or, if there is no such sale on that date, then on the last
preceding date on which such a sale was reported; (ii) if the Stock is not listed on any national
securities exchange but is quoted in the NASDAQ National Market System on a last sale basis, the
closing price reported on the date prior to such date, or, if there is no such sale on that date,
then on the last preceding date on which a sale was reported; (iii) if the Stock is not listed on a
national securities exchange nor quoted in the NASDAQ National Market System on a last sale basis,
the amount determined by the Committee to be the fair market value based upon a good faith attempt
to value the Stock accurately and computed in accordance with applicable regulations of the
Internal Revenue Service; or (iv) notwithstanding clauses (i) — (iii) above, with respect to
Awards granted as of the consummation of the IPO, the price at which Stock is initially
offered to the public in the IPO.

     (o) “Holder” means a Participant who has been granted an Award.

     (p) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option granted by the Committee to a Participant under
the Plan which is designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to Section 422
of the Code.

     (q) “IPO” means the initial underwritten offering of Common Stock to the public through an
effective registration statement.

     (r) “Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option granted under the Plan which is not designated
as an Incentive Stock Option.

     (s) “Normal Termination” means termination of employment or service with the Company and all
Subsidiaries:

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	 	(i)	 	Upon retirement pursuant to the retirement plan of the Company
or a Subsidiary, as may be applicable at the time to the Participant in
question;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	On account of Disability;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	With the written approval of the Committee; or
	 
	 	(iv)	 	By the Company or a Subsidiary without Cause.

     (t) “Option” means an Award granted under Section 7 of the Plan.

     (u) “Option Period” means the period described in Section 7(c).

     (v) “Option Price” means the exercise price set for an Option described in Section 7(a).

     (w) “Participant” means an Eligible Person who has been selected by the Committee to
participate in the Plan and to receive an Award.

     (x) “Plan” means the Company’s 1999 Stock Incentive Plan.

     (y) “Restricted Period” means, with respect to any share of Restricted Stock, the period of
time determined by the Committee during which such Award is subject to the restrictions set forth
in Section 8.

     (z) “Restricted Stock” means shares of Stock issued or transferred to a Participant subject to
forfeiture and the other restrictions set forth in Section 8.

     (aa) “Restricted Stock Award” means an Award of Restricted Stock granted under Section 8 of
the Plan.

     (bb) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     (cc) “Stock” means the Common Stock or such other authorized shares of stock of the Company as
from time to time may be authorized for use under the Plan.

     (dd) “Stock Option Agreement” means the agreement between the Company and a Participant who
has been granted an Option pursuant to Section 7 which defines the rights and obligations of the
parties as required in Section 7(d).

     (ee) “Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.

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3. Effective Date, Duration and Shareholder Approval

     The Plan is effective as of November 1, 1999, the date on which the Plan was adopted by the
Board.

     The expiration date of the Plan, after which no Awards may be granted hereunder, shall be
November 1, 2009; provided, however, that the administration of the Plan shall
continue in effect until all matters relating to the payment of Awards previously granted have been
settled.

4. Administration

     The Committee shall administer the Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, each
member of the Committee shall, at the time he takes any action with respect to an Award under the
Plan, be a Disinterested Person. The majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a
quorum. The acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is
present or acts approved in writing by a majority of the Committee shall be deemed the acts of
the Committee.

     Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have exclusive power to:

     (a) Select the Eligible Persons to participate in the Plan;

     (b) Determine the nature and extent of the Awards to be made to each Eligible Person;

     (c) Determine the time or times when Awards will be made to Eligible Persons;

     (d) Determine the duration of each Option Period and Restricted Period;

     (e) Determine the conditions to which the payment of Awards may be subject;

     (f) Prescribe the form of Stock Option Agreement or other form or forms evidencing Awards; and

     (g) Cause records to be established in which there shall be entered, from time to time as
Awards are made to Participants, the date of each Award, the number of Incentive Stock Options,
Nonqualified Stock Options, shares of Restricted Stock and other Stock-based Awards granted by the
Committee to each Participant, the expiration date, the Option Period and the duration of any
applicable Restricted Period.

     The Committee shall have the authority to interpret the Plan and, subject to the provisions of
the Plan, to establish, adopt, or revise such rules and regulations and to make all such

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determinations relating to the Plan as it may deem necessary or advisable for the administration of
the Plan. The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan or any documents evidencing Awards granted
pursuant thereto and all decisions and determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan
shall be final, binding, and conclusive on all parties unless otherwise determined by the Board.

5. Grant of Awards; Shares Subject to the Plan

     The Committee may, from time to time, grant Awards of Options, Restricted Stock and other
Stock-based Awards to one or more Eligible Persons; provided, however, that:

     (a) Subject to Section 11, the aggregate number of shares of Stock reserved and
available for issuance pursuant to Awards under the Plan is 5,937,233;

     (b) Except as set forth in Section 5(d), such shares shall be deemed to have been used
in payment of Awards only to the extent they are actually delivered and not where the Fair
Market Value equivalent of such shares for a Stock-based Award is paid in cash. In the
event any Award shall be surrendered, terminate, expire, or be forfeited, the number of shares of Stock no longer subject thereto shall thereupon be released and shall thereafter
be available for new Awards under the Plan;

     (c) Stock delivered by the Company in settlement of Awards under the Plan may be
authorized and unissued Stock or Stock held in the treasury of the Company or may be
purchased on the open market or by private purchase; and

     (d) Following the date that the exemption from the application of Section 162(m) of the
Code described in Section 16 (or any other exemption having similar effect) ceases to apply
to Awards, no Participant may receive Options or stock appreciation rights under the Plan
with respect to more than 500,000 shares of Stock in any one year. For this purpose, such shares shall be deemed to have been used in payment of Awards whether they are actually
delivered or where the Fair Market Value equivalent of such shares for a stock appreciation
right is paid in cash.

6. Eligibility

     Participation shall be limited to Eligible Persons who have received written notification from
the Committee, or from a person designated by the Committee, that they have been selected to
participate in the Plan.

7. Discretionary Grant of Stock Options

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     The Committee is authorized to grant one or more Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock
Options to any Eligible Person; provided, however, that no Incentive Stock Options
shall be granted to any Eligible Person who is not an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary.
Each Option so granted shall be subject to the following conditions, or to such other conditions as
may be reflected in the applicable Stock Option Agreement.

     (a) Option price. The exercise price (“Option Price”) per share of Stock for each Option
shall be set by the Committee at the time of grant but shall not be less than (i) in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option, and subject to Section 7(e), the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock at
the Date of Grant, and (ii) in the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the par value per share of
Stock; provided, however, that following the date that the exemption from the
application of Section 162(m) of the Code described in Section 16 (or any other exemption having
similar effect) ceases to apply to Options, all Options intended to qualify as “performance-based
compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code shall have an Option Price per share of Stock no
less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Date of Grant.

     (b) Manner of exercise and form of payment. Options which have become exercisable may be
exercised by delivery of written notice of exercise to the Committee accompanied by payment of the
Option Price. The Option Price may be payable in cash, by bank check (acceptable to the Committee)
and/or shares of Stock (valued at the Fair Market Value at the time the Option is exercised),
having in the aggregate a value equal to the aggregate Option Price or, in the discretion of the
Committee, either (i) in other property having a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to
the aggregate Option Price, or (ii) by delivering to the Committee a copy of irrevocable
instructions to a stockbroker to deliver promptly to the Company an amount of sale or loan proceeds
sufficient to pay the aggregate Option Price.

     (c) Option Period and Expiration. Options shall vest and become exercisable in such manner
and on such date or dates determined by the Committee and shall expire after such period, not to
exceed ten years, as may be determined by the Committee (the “Option Period”); provided,
however, that notwithstanding any vesting dates set by the Committee, the Committee may in
its sole discretion accelerate the exercisability of any Option, which acceleration shall not
affect the terms and conditions of any such Option other than with respect to exercisability.
Unless otherwise specifically determined by the Committee, the vesting of an Option shall
occur only while the Participant is employed or rendering services to the Company or its
Subsidiaries and all vesting shall cease upon a Holder’s termination of employment or services for
any reason. If an Option is exercisable in installments, such installments or portions

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thereof
which become exercisable shall remain exercisable until the Option expires. Unless otherwise
stated in the applicable Option Agreement, the Option shall expire earlier than the end of the
Option Period in the following circumstances:

	 	(i)	 	If prior to the end of the Option Period, the Holder shall
undergo a Normal Termination, the Option shall expire on the earlier of the
last day of the Option Period or the date that is three months after the date
of such Normal Termination. In such event, the Option shall remain exercisable
by the Holder until its expiration, but only to the extent the Option was
vested and exercisable at the time of such Normal Termination.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	If the Holder dies prior to the end of the Option Period and
while still in the employ or service of the Company or a Subsidiary, or within
three months of Normal Termination, the Option shall expire on the earlier of
the last day of the Option Period or the date that is twelve months after the
date of death of the Holder. In such event, the Option shall remain
exercisable by the person or persons to whom the Holder’s rights under the
Option pass by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution until
its expiration, but only to the extent the Option was vested and exercisable by
the Holder at the time of death.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	If the Holder ceases employment or service with the Company
and all Subsidiaries for reasons other than Normal Termination or death, the
Option shall expire immediately upon such cessation of employment or service.

     (d) Stock Option Agreement — Other Terms and Conditions. Each Option granted under the Plan
shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement, which shall contain such provisions as may be
determined by the Committee and, except as may be specifically stated otherwise in such Stock
Option Agreement, which shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

	 	(i)	 	Each Option issued pursuant to this Section 7 or portion
thereof that is exercisable shall be exercisable for the full amount or for any
part thereof.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Each share of Stock purchased through the exercise of an Option
issued pursuant to this Section 7 shall be paid for in full at the time of the
exercise. Each Option shall cease to be

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	 	 	 	exercisable, as to any share of Stock,
when the Holder purchases the share or when the Option expires.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Options issued pursuant to this Section 7 shall not be
transferable by the Holder except by will or the laws of descent and
distribution and shall be exercisable during the Holder’s lifetime only by him;
provided, however, that the Committee may at any time upon the request of a
Holder allow for the transfer of any Option, subject to such conditions or
limitations as it may establish.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Each Option issued pursuant to this Section 7 shall vest and
become exercisable by the Holder in accordance with the vesting schedule
established by the Committee and set forth in the Stock Option Agreement.
	 
	 	(v)	 	Each Stock Option Agreement may contain a provision that, upon
demand by the Committee for such a representation, the Holder shall deliver to
the Committee at the time of any exercise of an Option issued pursuant to this
Section 7 a written representation that the shares to be acquired upon such
exercise are to be acquired for investment and not for resale or with a view to
the distribution thereof. Upon such demand, delivery of such representation
prior to the delivery of any shares issued upon exercise of an Option issued
pursuant to this Section 7 shall be a condition precedent to the right of the
Holder or such other person to purchase any shares. In the event certificates for Stock are delivered under the Plan
with respect to which such investment representation has been obtained,
the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be placed on such
certificates to make appropriate reference to such representation and to
restrict transfer in the absence of compliance with applicable federal or
state securities laws.
	 
	 	(vi)	 	Each Incentive Stock Option Agreement shall contain a provision
requiring the Holder to notify the Company in writing immediately after the
Holder makes a disqualifying disposition of any Stock acquired pursuant to the
exercise of such Incentive Stock Option. A disqualifying disposition is any
disposition (including any sale) of such Stock before the later of (a) two
years after the Date of Grant of the Incentive Stock Option or (b) one year
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	 	 	 	Holder acquired the Stock by exercising the Incentive Stock
Option.

     (e) Incentive Stock Option Grants to 10% Stockholders. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Section 7, if an Incentive Stock Option is granted to a Holder who owns stock
representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of a
Subsidiary, the Option Period shall not exceed five years from the Date of Grant of such Option and
the Option Price shall be at least 110% of the Fair Market Value (on the Date of Grant) of the
Stock subject to the Option.

     (f) $100,000 Per Year Limitation for Incentive Stock Options. To the extent the aggregate
Fair Market Value (determined as of the Date of Grant) of Stock for which Incentive Stock Options
are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of
the Company and its Subsidiaries) exceeds $100,000, such excess Incentive Stock Options shall be
treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.

     (g) Voluntary Surrender. The Committee may permit the voluntary surrender of all or any
portion of any Nonqualified Stock Option issued pursuant to this Section 7 to be conditioned upon
the granting to the Holder of a new Option for the same or a different number of shares as the
Option surrendered or require such voluntary surrender as a condition precedent to a
grant of a new Option to such Participant. Such new Option shall be exercisable at an Option
Price, during an Option Period, and in accordance with any other terms or conditions specified by
the Committee at the time the new Option is granted, all determined in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan without regard to the Option Price, Option Period, or any other terms and
conditions of the Nonqualified Stock Option surrendered.

8. Restricted Stock Awards

     (a) Award of Restricted Stock.

	 	(i)	 	The Committee shall have the authority (1) to grant Restricted
Stock, (2) to issue or transfer Restricted Stock to Eligible Persons, and (3)
to establish terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted
Stock, including the Restricted Period, which may differ with respect to each
grantee, the time or times at which Restricted Stock shall be granted or become
vested and the number of shares to be covered by each grant.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The Holder of a Restricted Stock Award shall execute and
deliver to the Company an Award agreement with respect to the Restricted Stock

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	 	 	 	setting forth the restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock. If the
Committee determines that the Restricted Stock shall be held in escrow rather
than delivered to the Holder pending the release of the applicable
restrictions, the Holder additionally shall execute and deliver to the Company
(i) an escrow agreement satisfactory to the Committee, and (ii) the appropriate
blank stock powers with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such
agreements. If a Holder shall fail to execute a Restricted Stock agreement
and, if applicable, an escrow agreement and stock powers, the Award shall be
null and void. Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 8(b), the
Holder shall generally have the rights and privileges of a stockholder as to
such Restricted Stock, including the right to vote such Restricted Stock. At
the discretion of the Committee, cash dividends and stock dividends, if any,
with respect to the Restricted Stock may be
either currently paid to the Holder or withheld by the Company for the
Holder’s account. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee no interest
will accrue or be paid on the amount of any cash dividends withheld.
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, cash dividends or stock
dividends so withheld by the Committee shall be subject to forfeiture to
the same degree as the shares of Restricted Stock to which they relate.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Upon the Award of Restricted Stock, the Committee shall cause
a stock certificate registered in the name of the Holder to be issued and, if
it so determines, deposited together with the stock powers with an escrow agent
designated by the Committee. If an escrow arrangement is used, the Committee
shall cause the escrow agent to issue to the Holder a receipt evidencing any
stock certificate held by it registered in the name of the Holder.

     (b) Restrictions.

	 	(i)	 	Restricted Stock awarded to a Participant shall be subject to
the following restrictions until the expiration of the Restricted Period, and
to such other terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Award
agreement: (1) if an escrow arrangement is used, the Holder shall not be
entitled to delivery of the stock certificate; (2) the shares shall be subject
to the restrictions on transferability set forth in the Award agreement; (3)
the shares shall be

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	 	 	 	subject to forfeiture to the extent provided in Section
8(d) and the Award Agreement and, to the extent such shares are forfeited, the
stock certificates shall be returned to the Company, and all rights of the
Holder to such shares and as a shareholder shall terminate without further
obligation on the part of the Company.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The Committee shall have the authority to remove any or all of
the restrictions on the Restricted Stock whenever it may determine that, by
reason of changes in applicable laws or other changes in circumstances arising
after the date of the Restricted Stock Award, such action is appropriate.

     (c) Restricted Period. The Restricted Period of Restricted Stock shall commence on the Date
of Grant and shall expire from time to time as to that part of the Restricted Stock indicated in a
schedule established by the Committee and set forth in a written Award agreement.

     (d) Forfeiture Provisions. Except to the extent determined by the Committee and reflected in
the underlying Award agreement, in the event a Holder terminates employment with the Company and
all Subsidiaries during a Restricted Period, that portion of the Award with respect to which
restrictions have not expired (“Non-Vested Portion”) shall be treated as follows.

	 	(i)	 	Upon the voluntary resignation of a Participant or discharge by
the Company or a Subsidiary for Cause, the Non-Vested Portion of the Award
shall be completely forfeited.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Upon Normal Termination, the Non-Vested Portion of the Award
shall be prorated for service during the Restricted Period and shall be
received as soon as practicable following termination.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Upon death, the Non-Vested Portion of the Award shall be
prorated for service during the Restricted Period and paid to the Participant’s
beneficiary as soon as practicable following death.

     (e) Delivery of Restricted Stock. Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect
to any shares of Stock covered by a Restricted Stock Award, the restrictions set forth in Section
8(b) and the Award agreement shall be of no further force or effect with respect to shares of
Restricted Stock which have not then been forfeited. If an escrow arrangement is used, upon such
expiration, the Company shall deliver to the Holder, or his

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beneficiary, without charge, the stock
certificate evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock which have not then been forfeited and with
respect to which the Restricted Period has expired (to the nearest full share) and any cash
dividends or stock dividends credited to the Holder’s account with respect to such Restricted Stock
and the interest thereon, if any.

     (f) Stock Restrictions. Each certificate representing Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan
shall bear the following legend until the end of the Restricted Period with respect to such Stock:

          “Transfer of this certificate and the shares represented hereby is restricted pursuant
to the terms of a Restricted Stock Agreement, dated as of                     , between
MedAssets.com, Inc. and                                         . A copy of such Agreement is on file at
the offices of MedAssets.com, Inc.”

Stop transfer orders shall be entered with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the
transfer of legended securities.

9. Other Stock-Based Awards

     The Committee may grant any other cash, stock or stock-related Awards to any eligible
individual under this Plan that the Committee deems appropriate, including, but not limited to,
stock appreciation rights, limited stock appreciation rights, phantom stock Awards, the bargain
purchase of Stock and Stock bonuses. Any such benefits and any related agreements shall contain
such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate. Such Awards and agreements need not
be identical. With respect to any benefit under which shares of Stock are or may in the future be
issued for consideration other than prior services, the amount of such consideration shall not be
less than the amount (such as the par value of such shares) required to be received by the Company
in order to comply with applicable state law.

10. General

     (a) Additional Provisions of an Award. Awards under the Plan also may be subject to such
other provisions (whether or not applicable to the benefit awarded to any other Participant) as the
Committee determines appropriate including, without limitation, provisions to assist the
Participant in financing the purchase of Stock upon the exercise of Options, provisions for the
forfeiture of or restrictions on resale or other disposition of shares of Stock acquired under any
Award, provisions giving the Company the right to repurchase shares of Stock acquired under any
Award in the event the Participant elects to dispose of such shares, and provisions to comply with
Federal and state securities laws and Federal and state tax withholding

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requirements. Any
such provisions shall be reflected in the applicable Award agreement.

     (b) Privileges of Stock Ownership. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, no
person shall be entitled to the privileges of stock ownership in respect of shares of Stock which
are subject to Awards hereunder until such shares have been issued to that person.

     (c) Government and Other Regulations. The obligation of the Company to make payment of Awards
in Stock or otherwise shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such
approvals by governmental agencies as may be required. Notwithstanding any terms or conditions of
any Award to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation to offer to sell or to sell and
shall be prohibited from offering to sell or selling any shares of Stock pursuant to an Award
unless such shares have been properly registered for sale pursuant to the Securities Act with the
Securities and Exchange Commission or unless the Company has received an opinion of counsel,
satisfactory to the Company, that such shares may be offered or sold without such registration
pursuant to an available exemption therefrom and the terms and conditions of such exemption have
been fully complied with. The Company shall be under no obligation to register for sale under the
Securities Act any of the shares of Stock to be offered or sold under the Plan. If the shares of
Stock offered for sale or sold under the Plan are offered or sold pursuant to an exemption from
registration under the Securities Act, the Company may restrict the transfer of such shares and may
legend the Stock certificates representing such shares in such manner as it deems advisable to
ensure the availability of any such exemption.

     (d) Tax Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company or a
Subsidiary, as appropriate, shall have the right to deduct from all Awards cash and/or Stock,
valued at Fair Market Value on the date of payment, in an amount necessary to satisfy all Federal,
state or local taxes as required by law to be withheld with respect to such Awards and, in the case
of Awards paid in Stock, the Holder or other person receiving such Stock may be required to pay to
the Company or a Subsidiary, as appropriate, prior to delivery of such Stock, the amount of any
such taxes which the Company or Subsidiary is required to withhold, if any, with respect to such
Stock. Subject in particular cases to the disapproval of the Committee, the Company may accept
shares of Stock of equivalent Fair Market
Value in payment of such withholding tax obligations if the Holder of the Award elects to make
payment in such manner.

     (e) Claim to Awards and Employment Rights. No individual shall have any claim or right to be
granted an Award under the Plan or, having been selected for the grant of an Award, to be selected
for a grant of any other Award. Neither the Plan nor

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any action taken hereunder shall be construed
as giving any individual any right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company or a
Subsidiary.

     (f) Designation and Change of Beneficiary. Each Participant may file with the Committee a
written designation of one or more persons as the beneficiary who shall be entitled to receive the
rights or amounts payable with respect to an Award due under the Plan upon his death. A
Participant may, from time to time, revoke or change his beneficiary designation without the
consent of any prior beneficiary by filing a new designation with the Committee. The last such
designation received by the Committee shall be controlling; provided, however, that
no designation, or change or revocation thereof, shall be effective unless received by the
Committee prior to the Participant’s death, and in no event shall it be effective as of a date
prior to such receipt. If no beneficiary designation is filed by the Participant, the beneficiary
shall be deemed to be his or her spouse or, if the Participant is unmarried at the time of death,
his or her estate.

     (g) Payments to Persons Other Than Participants. If the Committee shall find that any person
to whom any amount is payable under the Plan is unable to care for his affairs because of illness
or accident, or is a minor, or has died, then any payment due to such person or his estate (unless
a prior claim therefor has been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may, if the
Committee so directs the Company, be paid to his spouse, child, relative, an institution
maintaining or having custody of such person, or any other person deemed by the Committee to be a
proper recipient on behalf of such person otherwise entitled to payment. Any such payment shall be
a complete discharge of the liability of the Committee and the Company therefor.

     (h) No Liability of Committee Members. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable
by reason of any contract or other instrument executed by such member or on his behalf in his
capacity as a member of the Committee nor for any mistake of judgment made in good faith, and the
Company shall indemnify and
hold harmless each member of the Committee and each other employee, officer or director of the
Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan may
be allocated or delegated, against any cost or expense (including counsel fees) or liability
(including any sum paid in settlement of a claim) arising out of any act or omission to act in
connection with the Plan unless arising out of such person’s own fraud or willful bad faith;
provided, however, that approval of the Board shall be required for the payment of
any amount in settlement of a claim against any such person. The foregoing right of
indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons
may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws, as a

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matter of law, or
otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

     (i) Governing law. The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the principles of conflicts of law
thereof.

     (j) Funding. No provision of the Plan shall require the Company, for the purpose of
satisfying any obligations under the Plan, to purchase assets or place any assets in a trust or
other entity to which contributions are made or otherwise to segregate any assets, nor shall the
Company maintain separate bank accounts, books, records or other evidence of the existence of a
segregated or separately maintained or administered fund for such purposes. Holders shall have no
rights under the Plan other than as unsecured general creditors of the Company, except that insofar
as they may have become entitled to payment of additional compensation by performance of services,
they shall have the same rights as other employees under general law.

     (k) Nontransferability. A person’s rights and interest under the Plan, including amounts
payable, may not be sold, assigned, donated, or transferred or otherwise disposed of, mortgaged,
pledged or encumbered except, in the event of a Holder’s death, to a designated beneficiary to the
extent permitted by the Plan, or in the absence of such designation, by will or the laws of descent
and distribution; provided, however, the Committee may, in its sole discretion,
allow for transfer of Awards other than Incentive Stock Options to other persons or entities,
subject to such conditions or limitations as it may establish.

     (l) Reliance on Reports. Each member of the Committee and each member of the Board shall be
fully justified in relying, acting or failing to act, and shall not be liable for having so relied,
acted or failed to act in good faith, upon any report made by the independent public accountant of
the Company and its Subsidiaries and upon any other information furnished in connection with the
Plan by any person or persons other than himself.

     (m) Relationship to Other Benefits. No payment under the Plan shall be taken into account in
determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other
benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary except as otherwise specifically provided in such
other plan.

     (n) Expenses. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company and its
Subsidiaries.

     (o) Pronouns. Masculine pronouns and other words of masculine gender shall refer to both men
and women.

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     (p) Titles and Headings. The titles and headings of the sections in the Plan are for
convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than
such titles or headings shall control.

     (q) Termination of Employment. For all purposes herein, a person who transfers from
employment or service with the Company to employment or service with a Subsidiary or vice versa
shall not be deemed to have terminated employment or service with the Company or a Subsidiary.

11. Changes in Capital Structure

     Awards granted under the Plan and any agreements evidencing such Awards, the maximum number of
shares of Stock subject to all Awards under the Plan and the maximum number of shares of Stock with
respect to which any one person may be granted Options or stock appreciation rights during any year
may be subject to adjustment or substitution, as determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion, as to the number, price or kind of a share of Stock or other consideration subject to
such Awards or as otherwise determined by the Committee to be equitable (i) in the event of changes
in the outstanding Stock or in the capital structure of the Company by reason of stock dividends,
stock splits, reverse stock splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations, mergers, consolidations,
combinations, exchanges, or other relevant changes in capitalization occurring after the Date
of Grant of any such Award or (ii) in the event of any change in applicable laws or any change in
circumstances which results in or would result in any substantial dilution or enlargement of the
rights granted to, or available for, Participants in the Plan, or (iii) for any other reason which
the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines otherwise warrants equitable adjustment because
it interferes with the intended operation of the Plan. Any adjustment to Incentive Stock Options
under this Section 11 shall take into account that adjustments which constitute a “modification”
within the meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code may have an adverse tax impact on such
Incentive Stock Options and the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for a different
adjustment or no adjustment in order to preserve the tax effects of Incentive Stock Options.
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, any adjustments or
substitutions under this Section 11 shall be made in a manner which does not adversely affect the
exemption provided pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. Further, following the date that
the exemption from the application of Section 162(m) of the Code described in Section 16 (or any
other exemption having similar effect) ceases to apply to Awards, with respect to Awards intended
to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, such adjustments
or substitutions shall, unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, be
made only to the extent that

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the Committee determines that such adjustments or substitutions may be
made without a loss of deductibility for such Awards under Section 162(m) of the Code. The Company
shall give each Participant notice of an adjustment hereunder and, upon notice, such adjustment
shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

     Notwithstanding the above, in the event of any of the following:

     A. the Company is merged or consolidated with another corporation or entity
such that after such merger or consolidation the Company is not the surviving entity
or the ultimate parent of the surviving entity;

     B. all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Common Stock
are acquired by another person or entity;

     C. the reorganization or liquidation of the Company; or

     D. the Company shall enter into a written agreement to undergo an event
described in clauses A, B or C above,

then the Committee may, in its discretion and upon at least 10 days advance notice to the affected
persons, cancel any outstanding Awards and pay to the Holders thereof, in cash or Stock, the value
of such Awards based upon the price per share of Stock received or to be received by other
shareholders of the Company in the event. The terms of this Section 11 may be varied by the
Committee in any particular Award agreement.

12. Nonexclusivity of the Plan

     Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board nor the submission of this Plan to the
stockholder of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power
of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including,
without limitation, the granting of stock options otherwise than under this Plan, and such
arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.

13. Amendments and Termination

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     The Board may at any time terminate the Plan. Subject to Section 11, with the express written
consent of an individual Participant, the Board or the Committee may cancel or reduce or otherwise
alter outstanding Awards if, in its judgment, the tax, accounting, or other effects of the Plan or
potential payouts thereunder would not be in the best interest of the Company. The Board or the
Committee may, at any time, or from time to time, amend or suspend and, if suspended, reinstate,
the Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that without further stockholder
approval neither the Board nor the Committee shall make any amendment to the Plan which would:

     (a) Materially increase the maximum number of shares of Stock which may be issued pursuant to
Awards, except as provided in Section 11;

     (b) Extend the maximum Option Period;

     (c) Extend the termination date of the Plan; or

     (d) Change the class of persons eligible to receive Awards under the Plan.

14. Effect of Section 162(m) of the Code

The Plan, and all Awards issued thereunder, are intended to be exempt from the application of
Section 162(m) of the Code, which restricts under certain circumstances the Federal income tax
deduction for compensation paid by a public company to named executives in excess of $1 million per
year. As of the date of the adoption of the Plan, the Company is not a “publicly held corporation”
within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(a) and thus is not subject to the
limitations imposed by Section 162(m). In the event that the Company becomes publicly held in the
future, the Plan, and all Awards issued thereunder, are intended to be exempt from the application
of Section 162(m) by virtue of Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(f) which generally exempts from
the application of Section 162(m) of the Code compensation paid pursuant to a plan that existed
before a company becomes publicly held. Under such Treasury Regulation, this exemption is
available to the Plan for the duration of the period that lasts until the earlier of (i) the
expiration or material modification of the Plan, (ii) the exhaustion of the maximum number of
shares of Stock available for Awards under the Plan, as set forth in Section 5(a), or (iii) the
first meeting of Company shareholders at which directors are to be elected that occurs after the
close of the third calendar year following the calendar year in which the IPO occurs. To the
extent that the Committee determines as of the Date of Grant of an Award that (i) the Award is
intended to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code and (ii) the exemption described above is no
longer available with respect to such Award, such Award shall not be effective

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until any
stockholder approval required under Section 162(m) of the Code has been obtained.

*                     *                     *

As adopted by the Board of Directors of

MedAssets.com, Inc. as of

November 1, 1999.

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ John A. Bardis
 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	 	Chief Executive Officer
 

	 	 

20EX-10.3

 

EXHIBIT
10.3

Published CUSIP Number: 58404JAA6

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of October 23, 2006

among

MEDASSETS, INC.,

as the Borrower,

THE DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER,

as the Guarantors,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer,

BNP PARIBAS,

as Syndication Agent,

CIT Healthcare LLC,

as Documentation Agent

and

THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,

as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE I  DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
	 	 	1	 
	1.01 Defined Terms
	 	 	1	 
	1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions
	 	 	26	 
	1.03 Accounting Terms
	 	 	27	 
	1.04 Rounding
	 	 	27	 
	1.05 Times of Day
	 	 	27	 
	1.06 Letter of Credit Amounts
	 	 	27	 
	ARTICLE II  THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
	 	 	28	 
	2.01 Commitments
	 	 	28	 
	2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans
	 	 	28	 
	2.03 Letters of Credit
	 	 	31	 
	2.04 Swing Line Loans
	 	 	39	 
	2.05 Prepayments
	 	 	41	 
	2.06 Termination or Reduction of Aggregate Revolving Commitments
	 	 	43	 
	2.07 Repayment of Loans
	 	 	44	 
	2.08 Interest
	 	 	45	 
	2.09 Fees
	 	 	45	 
	2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees
	 	 	46	 
	2.11 Evidence of Debt
	 	 	46	 
	2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback
	 	 	47	 
	2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders
	 	 	48	 
	ARTICLE III  TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
	 	 	49	 
	3.01 Taxes
	 	 	49	 
	3.02 Illegality
	 	 	51	 
	3.03 Inability to Determine Rates
	 	 	51	 
	3.04 Increased Costs
	 	 	51	 
	3.05 Compensation for Losses
	 	 	53	 
	3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
	 	 	53	 
	3.07 Survival
	 	 	54	 
	ARTICLE IV  GUARANTY
	 	 	54	 
	4.01 The Guaranty
	 	 	54	 
	4.02 Obligations Unconditional
	 	 	54	 
	4.03 Reinstatement
	 	 	55	 
	4.04 Certain Additional Waivers
	 	 	55	 
	4.05 Remedies 
	 	 	55	 
	4.06 Rights of Contribution
	 	 	56	 
	4.07 Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee
	 	 	56	 
	ARTICLE V  CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
	 	 	56	 
	5.01 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension
	 	 	56	 
	5.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions
	 	 	59	 
	ARTICLE VI  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	 	 	59	 
	6.01 Existence, Qualification and Power
	 	 	59	 
	6.02 Authorization; No Contravention
	 	 	59	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	6.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents
	 	 	60	 
	6.04 Binding Effect
	 	 	60	 
	6.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect
	 	 	60	 
	6.06 Litigation
	 	 	61	 
	6.07 No Default
	 	 	61	 
	6.08 Ownership of Property; Liens
	 	 	61	 
	6.09 Environmental Compliance
	 	 	61	 
	6.10 Insurance
	 	 	62	 
	6.11 Taxes
	 	 	62	 
	6.12 ERISA Compliance
	 	 	62	 
	6.13 Subsidiaries
	 	 	63	 
	6.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act
	 	 	63	 
	6.15 Disclosure
	 	 	63	 
	6.16 Compliance with Laws
	 	 	64	 
	6.17
Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.
	 	 	64	 
	6.18 Solvency
	 	 	64	 
	6.19 Perfection of Security Interests in the Collateral
	 	 	64	 
	6.20 Business Locations
	 	 	64	 
	6.21 Labor Matters
	 	 	65	 
	ARTICLE VII  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
	 	 	65	 
	7.01 Financial Statements
	 	 	65	 
	7.02 Certificates; Other Information
	 	 	65	 
	7.03 Notices
	 	 	68	 
	7.04 Payment of Obligations
	 	 	69	 
	7.05
Preservation of Existence, Etc.
	 	 	69	 
	7.06 Maintenance of Properties
	 	 	69	 
	7.07 Maintenance of Insurance
	 	 	69	 
	7.08 Compliance with Laws
	 	 	70	 
	7.09 Books and Records
	 	 	70	 
	7.10 Inspection Rights
	 	 	70	 
	7.11 Use of Proceeds
	 	 	70	 
	7.12 Additional Subsidiaries
	 	 	70	 
	7.13 ERISA Compliance
	 	 	71	 
	7.14 Pledged Assets
	 	 	71	 
	7.15 Swap Contracts
	 	 	72	 
	7.16 Debt Rating
	 	 	72	 
	ARTICLE VIII  NEGATIVE COVENANTS
	 	 	72	 
	8.01 Liens
	 	 	72	 
	8.02 Investments
	 	 	74	 
	8.03 Indebtedness
	 	 	75	 
	8.04 Fundamental Changes
	 	 	76	 
	8.05 Dispositions
	 	 	76	 
	8.06 Restricted Payments
	 	 	76	 
	8.07 Change in Nature of Business
	 	 	77	 
	8.08 Transactions with Affiliates and Insiders
	 	 	77	 
	8.09 Burdensome Agreements
	 	 	77	 

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	8.10 Use of Proceeds
	 	 	78	 
	8.11 Financial Covenants
	 	 	78	 
	8.12 Prepayment of Other Indebtedness, Etc.
	 	 	78	 
	8.13 Organization Documents; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, State of Formation and Form of Entity
	 	 	79	 
	8.14 Equity Interests
	 	 	79	 
	8.15 Sale Leasebacks
	 	 	79	 
	ARTICLE IX  EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
	 	 	79	 
	9.01 Events of Default
	 	 	79	 
	9.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default
	 	 	81	 
	9.03 Application of Funds
	 	 	81	 
	ARTICLE X  ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
	 	 	82	 
	10.01 Appointment and Authority
	 	 	82	 
	10.02 Rights as a Lender
	 	 	83	 
	10.03 Exculpatory Provisions
	 	 	83	 
	10.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent
	 	 	84	 
	10.05 Delegation of Duties
	 	 	84	 
	10.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent
	 	 	84	 
	10.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders
	 	 	85	 
	10.08 No Other Duties; Etc.
	 	 	85	 
	10.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim
	 	 	85	 
	10.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters
	 	 	86	 
	ARTICLE XI  MISCELLANEOUS
	 	 	86	 
	11.01
Amendments, Etc.
	 	 	86	 
	11.02 Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies
	 	 	88	 
	11.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
	 	 	90	 
	11.04 Expenses; Indemnity; and Damage Waiver
	 	 	90	 
	11.05 Payments Set Aside
	 	 	92	 
	11.06 Successors and Assigns
	 	 	92	 
	11.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality
	 	 	95	 
	11.08 Set-off
	 	 	96	 
	11.09 Interest Rate Limitation 
	 	 	97	 
	11.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness
	 	 	97	 
	11.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties
	 	 	97	 
	11.12 Severability
	 	 	97	 
	11.13 Replacement of Lenders
	 	 	98	 
	11.14
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
	 	 	98	 
	11.15 Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury
	 	 	99	 
	11.16 USA PATRIOT Act Notice
	 	 	100	 

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SCHEDULES

	 	 	 
	1.01(a)

	 	Control Group
	1.01(b)

	 	Existing Letters of Credit
	2.01

	 	Commitments and Applicable Percentages
	6.10

	 	Insurance
	6.13

	 	Subsidiaries
	6.17

	 	IP Rights
	6.20(a)

	 	Locations of Real Property
	6.20(b)

	 	Taxpayer and Organizational Identification Numbers
	6.20(c)

	 	Changes in Legal Name, State of Formation and Structure
	8.01

	 	Liens Existing on the Closing Date
	8.02

	 	Investments Existing on the Closing Date
	8.03

	 	Indebtedness Existing on the Closing Date
	11.02

	 	Certain Addresses for Notices
	11.06

	 	Processing and Recordation Fees

EXHIBITS

	 	 	 
	1.01(a)

	 	Form of Pledge Agreement
	1.01(b)

	 	Form of Security Agreement
	2.01

	 	Form of Incremental Term Loan Joinder Agreement
	2.02

	 	Form of Loan Notice
	2.04

	 	Form of Swing Line Loan Notice
	2.11(a)(i)

	 	Form of Revolving Note
	2.11(a)(ii)

	 	Form of Swing Line Note
	2.11(a)(iii)

	 	Form of Term Note
	2.11(a)(iv)

	 	Form of Incremental Term Note
	7.02

	 	Form of Compliance Certificate
	7.12

	 	Form of Joinder Agreement
	11.06

	 	Form of Assignment and Assumption

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EXHIBIT 10.3

CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of October 23, 2006 among MEDASSETS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors (defined herein), the Lenders (defined herein)
and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.

     The Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide $230,000,000 in credit facilities for the
purposes set forth herein, and the Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set
forth herein.

     In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto
covenant and agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

1.01 Defined Terms.

     As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

     “Acquisition”, by any Person, means the acquisition by such Person, in a single
transaction or in a series of related transactions, of all or any substantial portion of the
property of another Person or at least a majority of the Voting Stock of another Person, in each
case whether or not involving a merger or consolidation with such other Person and whether for
cash, property, services, assumption of Indebtedness, securities or otherwise.

     “Additional Acquisition Indebtedness” means any unsecured Indebtedness of any Loan
Party incurred for the sole purpose of funding Permitted Acquisitions; provided, that such
Indebtedness (a) is expressly subordinated to all of the Obligations pursuant to terms and
conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (b) is not subject to any mandatory payments,
prepayments, redemptions, defeasance or repurchases at any time prior to the date 180 after the
later of the Term Loan Maturity Date and the Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date and (c) does not
have a cash dividend or interest payment of any kind prior to the date 180 days after the later of
the Term Loan Maturity Date and the Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date.

     “Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent
under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

     “Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as
appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 11.02 or such other address or account as the
Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.

     “Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form
supplied by the Administrative Agent.

     “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common
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     “Aggregate Revolving Commitments” means the Revolving Commitments of all the Lenders.
The aggregate principal amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect on the Closing Date
is SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS ($60,000,000).

     “Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.

     “Applicable Percentage” means with respect to any Lender at any time, (a) with respect
to such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at any time, the percentage of the Aggregate Revolving
Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time; provided that if the
commitment of each Lender to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C
Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 9.02 or if the Aggregate
Revolving Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be
determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender most recently in effect, giving effect
to any subsequent assignments and (b) with respect to such Lender’s portion of the outstanding Term
Loan at any time, the percentage of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan held by such
Lender at such time. The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender is set forth opposite the
name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which
such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

     “Applicable Rate” means (a) with respect to the Incremental Term Loan, the
percentage(s) per annum set forth in the Incremental Term Loan Lender Joinder Agreement, (b) with
respect to Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans, Letters of Credit and the Commitment Fee, the
following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in the
most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section
7.02(b):

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Consolidated	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Leverage	 	 	 	 	 	Letter of Credit	 	 	 	 
	Pricing Tier	 	Ratio	 	Commitment Fee	 	Fee	 	Eurodollar Loans	 	Base Rate Loans
	1

	 	3 3.5:1.0

	 	 	0.375	%	 	 	2.50	%	 	 	2.50	%	 	 	1.50	%
	2

	 	3  3.0:1.0 but < 3.5:1.0

	 	 	0.30	%	 	 	2.25	%	 	 	2.25	%	 	 	1.25	%
	3

	 	3 2.5:1.0 but < 3.0:1.0

	 	 	0.30	%	 	 	2.00	%	 	 	2.00	%	 	 	1.00	%
	4

	 	3 2.0:1.0 but < 2.5:1.0
	 	 	0.25	%	 	 	1.75	%	 	 	1.75	%	 	 	0.75	%
	5

	 	< 2.0:1.0
	 	 	0.20	%	 	 	1.50.	%	 	 	1.50.	%	 	 	0.50.	%

and (c) with respect to the Term Loan, a percentage per annum equal to (i) for Eurodollar Rate
Loans, 2.50% and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 1.50%. Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate
resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first
Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is required to be delivered
pursuant to Section 7.02(b); provided, however, that if a Compliance
Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then Pricing Tier 1 shall
apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required
to have been delivered and shall continue to apply until the first Business Day immediately
following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered in accordance with Section
7.02(b), whereupon the Applicable Rate shall be adjusted based upon the calculation of the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio contained in such Compliance Certificate. The Applicable Rate in
effect from the Closing Date through the first Business Day immediately following the date a
Compliance Certificate is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(b) for the
fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2006 shall be determined based upon Pricing Tier 1.

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     “Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an
Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a
Lender.

     “Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one
another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.

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

     “Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease of
any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person
prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease, the
capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a
balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were
accounted for as a Capital Lease and (c) in respect of any Securitization Transaction of any
Person, the outstanding principal amount of such financing, after taking into account reserve
accounts and making appropriate adjustments, determined by the Administrative Agent in its
reasonable judgment.

     “Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, and the related
consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such
fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

     “Availability Period” means, with respect to the Revolving Commitments, the period
from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, (b)
the date of termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06,
and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of the
obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 9.02.

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

     “BAS” means Banc of America Securities LLC, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and
book manager.

     “Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a)
the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% and (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly
announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate.” The “prime rate” is a rate set
by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return,
general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some
loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in the “prime rate”
announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in
the public announcement of such change.

     “Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

     “Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

     “Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

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     “Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Loans of the same Type and,
in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders
pursuant to Section 2.01.

     “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state
where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate
Loan, means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in
the London interbank eurodollar market.

     “Businesses” means, at any time, a collective reference to the businesses operated by
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such time.

     “Capital Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property by that
Person as lessee which, in accordance with GAAP, is required to be accounted for as a capital lease
on the balance sheet of that Person.

     “Cash Collateralize” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(g).

     “Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date, (a) securities issued or directly and fully
guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that
the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of
not more than twelve months from the date of acquisition, (b) Dollar denominated time deposits and
certificates of deposit of (i) any Lender, (ii) any domestic commercial bank of recognized standing
having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (iii) any bank whose short-term commercial
paper rating from S&P is at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least P-1 or
the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with maturities of
not more than 270 days from the date of acquisition, (c) commercial paper and variable or fixed
rate notes issued by any Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable rate
notes issued by, or guaranteed by, any domestic corporation rated A-1 (or the equivalent thereof)
or better by S&P or P-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s and maturing within six
months of the date of acquisition, (d) repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with a bank
or trust company (including any of the Lenders) or recognized securities dealer having capital and
surplus in excess of $500,000,000 for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed by the
United States in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject
to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a fair market value of at least
100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations and (e) Investments, classified in accordance with
GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 which are administered by reputable financial institutions having capital of at least
$500,000,000 and the portfolios of which are limited to Investments of the character described in
the foregoing subdivisions (a) through (d).

     “Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the
following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change
in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application
thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority.

     “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

     (a) prior to the consummation of a Qualifying IPO, the failure of the Control Group to
maintain beneficial ownership of greater than fifty percent (50%) of the Equity Interests of
the

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Borrower entitled to vote for the members of the board of directors or equivalent
governing body of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis; or

     (b) after consummation of a Qualifying IPO, (i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms
are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding
the Control Group and any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any
person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or
administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3
and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, directly or indirectly, of 35% of the
Equity Interests of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or
equivalent governing body of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis and (ii) such person or
group is or becomes, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of a greater percentage of
the Equity Interests of the Borrower entitled to vote for the members of the board of
directors or equivalent governing body of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis than the
percentage beneficially owned by the Control Group; or

     (c) during any period of 24 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board
of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower cease to be composed of
individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day
of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body
was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such
election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or
(iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was
approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time
of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing
body (excluding, in the case of both clause (ii) and clause (iii), any individual whose
initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of that board or equivalent
governing body occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group other
than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the board
of directors).

     “Closing Date” means the date hereof.

     “Collateral” means a collective reference to all real and personal property with
respect to which Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, are
purported to be granted pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents.

     “Collateral Documents” means a collective reference to the Security Agreement, the
Pledge Agreement, the Mortgages and other security documents as may be executed and delivered by
the Loan Parties pursuant to the terms of Section 7.14.

     “Commitment” means, as to each Lender, the Revolving Commitment of such Lender, the
Term Loan Commitment of such Lender and/or the Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such Lender.

     “Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit
7.02.

     “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for
such period minus (ii) Consolidated Capital Expenditures for such period minus
(iii) Consolidated Cash Taxes for such period, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

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     “Consolidated Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all capital expenditures, as determined in accordance with
GAAP; provided, however, that Consolidated Capital Expenditures shall not include
(a) expenditures made with proceeds of any Involuntary Disposition or Disposition or (b) Permitted
Acquisitions. For purposes of this definition, the purchase price of assets that are purchased
concurrently as part of the same transaction with the trade in of existing assets shall be included
in the calculation of Consolidated Capital Expenditures only to the extent that the gross amount of
the purchase price of the assets purchased exceeds the credit granted by the seller of such assets
being traded in at the time of such purchase.

     “Consolidated Cash Taxes” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis, the aggregate of all taxes, as determined in accordance with GAAP, to the
extent the same are paid in cash during such period.

     “Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on
a consolidated basis, an amount equal to (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period minus
(b) the following to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i) income
tax credits, (ii) any extraordinary or one-time gains during such period, (iii) cash payments made
pursuant to the Borrower’s lease obligations related to its Cape Girardeau, Missouri facility
during such period, (iv) any other non-cash gains during such period and (v) any income related to
the Cape Girardeau, Missouri facility during such period plus (c) the following to the
extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i) Consolidated Interest Charges for
such period, (ii) the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise taxes
payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, (iii) the amount of all non-cash
expenses, charges and losses (including (A) depreciation and amortization expenses but excluding
those expenses, charges and losses related to accounts receivable, (B) any non-cash charges related
to the St. Joseph Health Services non-cash revenue share and (C) any non-cash charges resulting
from purchase accounting adjustment entries associated with any Permitted Acquisition) during such
period, in each case, that do not represent a cash item in such period or any future period, (iv)
amortized debt discount for such period, (v) for any fiscal quarter period ending in fiscal year
2006 and 2007 only, the amount of the Avega deferred revenue reduction during any such period due
to purchase accounting adjustments in a prior period; provided that the aggregate amount of Avega
deferred revenue reduction added back to Consolidated Net Income in fiscal year 2006 and 2007 shall
not $6,000,000, (vi) non-cash stock-based compensation expenses for such period and (vii) without
duplication, (A) all Guidant Litigation Expenses and (B) all other one-time, non-recurring cash
charges during such period so long as such one-time, non-recurring cash charges referred to this
clause (B) do not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate during such period, all as determined in
accordance with GAAP; provided, however, with respect to any discontinued operations, there shall
be excluded the impact (positive or negative) of such discontinued operation from the calculation
of Consolidated EBITDA.

     For purposes of this definition, the following items shall be excluded in determining
Consolidated Net Income: (1) the income (or deficit) of any other Person (other than a Subsidiary)
in which such Person has an ownership interest, except to the extent any such income has actually
been received by such Person in the form of cash dividends or distributions; (2) the undistributed
earnings of any Subsidiary of such Person (that is not a Guarantor) to the extent that the
declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is at the time
prohibited by the terms of any contractual obligation or requirement of law (other than the
application of the legal concept of “surplus” to the ability of an entity to declare or pay a
dividend or other distribution with respect to its Equity Interests) applicable to such Subsidiary;
(3) any restoration to income of any contingent liability reserve, except (i) to the extent that
provision for such reserve was made out of income accrued during such period or (ii) to the extent
any such reserve was created in the ordinary course of business and the aggregate amount of such
reserves do not exceed $1,000,000 in any fiscal year; (4) any write-up of any asset; (5) any net
gain from the collection of the proceeds of life insurance policies; (6) any net gain or loss
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any securities, or the extinguishment, under GAAP, of any Indebtedness, of such Person, and
(7) any deferred credit representing the excess of equity in any Subsidiary of such Person at the
date of Acquisition of such Subsidiary over the cost to such Person of the investment in such
Subsidiary.

     “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the
ratio of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the period of the four fiscal quarters most recently
ended for which the Borrower has delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a)
or (b) to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for the period of the four fiscal quarters most
recently ended for which the Borrower has delivered financial statements pursuant to Section
7.01(a) or (b).

     “Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the cash portion of
Consolidated Interest Charges for such period plus (ii) Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt
Payments for such period, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

     “Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means Funded Indebtedness of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP.

     “Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of (i) all
interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees (other than any upfront fees paid by the Borrower
in connection with the consummation of this Agreement), charges and related expenses in connection
with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase
price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP,
plus (ii) the portion of rent expense with respect to such period under Capital Leases that
is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP plus (iii) the implied interest component of
Synthetic Leases with respect to such period.

     “Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a)
the sum of (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date minus (ii) the Borrower’s
non-cash building obligations related to its Cape Girardeau, Missouri facility to the extent that
such obligations constitute Consolidated Funded Indebtedness to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the
period of the four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which the Borrower has delivered
financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b).

     “Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis, the net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for that period, as
determined in accordance with GAAP.

     “Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments” means for any period for the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum, without duplication, of all scheduled
payments of principal on Consolidated Funded Indebtedness, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
For purposes of this definition, “scheduled payments of principal” (a) shall be determined without
giving effect to any reduction of such scheduled payments resulting from the application of any
voluntary or mandatory prepayments made during the applicable period, (b) shall be deemed to
include all scheduled payments of Attributable Indebtedness in respect of Capital Leases,
Securitization Transactions and Synthetic Leases during such period and (c) shall not include any
voluntary prepayments or mandatory prepayments required pursuant to Section 2.05. For the
avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that any lease payments made with respect to the
Borrower’s Cape Girardeau, Missouri facility shall not be considered Consolidated Scheduled Funded
Debt Payments.

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     “Consolidated Working Capital” means, at any time, the excess of (i) current assets
(excluding cash and Cash Equivalents) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
at such time over (ii) current liabilities (excluding any outstanding Revolving Loans and current
maturities of Indebtedness) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at such
time, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

     “Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued
by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party
or by which it or any of its property is bound.

     “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to
exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled”
have meanings correlative thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Person
shall be deemed to be Controlled by another Person if such other Person possesses, directly or
indirectly, power to vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the
election of directors, managing general partners or the equivalent.

     “Control Group” means those Persons identified on Schedule 1.01(a) and the
Permitted Transferees.

     “Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit
Extension.

     “Debt Issuance” means the issuance by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any
Indebtedness other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03.

     “Debt Rating” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(e).

     “Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other
liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium,
rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the
United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the
rights of creditors generally.

     “Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that,
with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

     “Default Rate” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of
Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, if
any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided,
however, that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest
rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan
plus 2% per annum, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws and (b) when
used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate plus 2% per
annum.

     “Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the
Loans, participations in L/C Obligations or participations in Swing Line Loans required to be
funded by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder,
(b) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other
amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, unless the
subject of a good faith dispute, or (c) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a
bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

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     “Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other
disposition (including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) of any property by any Loan Party or any
Subsidiary (including the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary), including any sale, assignment,
transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any
rights and claims associated therewith, but excluding (a) the sale, lease, license, transfer or
other disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) the sale, lease, license,
transfer or other disposition of surplus, obsolete or worn out property no longer used or useful in
the conduct of business of any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries; (c) any sale, lease, license,
transfer or other disposition of property to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary; provided,
that if the transferor of such property is a Loan Party (i) the transferee thereof must be a Loan
Party or (ii) to the extent such transaction constitutes an Investment, such transaction is
permitted under Section 8.02; (d) any Involuntary Disposition and (e) any license of IP
Rights in the ordinary course of business.

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

     “Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any
state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

     “Dominic Acquisition” means the acquisition of substantially all of the business
assets of Michael Murphy, a sole proprietorship, doing business as “Dominic & Irvine”.

     “Earn Out Obligations” means, with respect to an Acquisition, all obligations of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary to make earn out or other contingency payments (including purchase price
adjustments, non-competition and consulting agreements, or other indemnity obligations) pursuant to
the documentation relating to such Acquisition. The amount of any Earn Out Obligations at the time
of determination shall be the aggregate amount, if any, of such Earn Out Obligations that are
required at such time under GAAP to be recognized as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet
of the Borrower.

     “Eligible Assets” means property that is used or useful in the same or a similar line
of business as the Borrower and its Subsidiaries were engaged in on the Closing Date (or any
reasonable extension or expansions thereof).

     “Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee
under Section 11.06(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if
any, as may be required under Section 11.06(b)(iii)).

     “Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local, foreign and other
applicable statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits,
concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to
pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the
environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and
discharges to waste or public systems.

     “Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any
liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the
Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly
resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use,
handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure
to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into
the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which
liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

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     “Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital
stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or
other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or
other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person
or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or
such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including
partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not
such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of
determination.

     “Equity Issuance” means any issuance by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary to any Person
of its Equity Interests, other than (a) any issuance of its Equity Interests pursuant to the
exercise of options or warrants, (b) any issuance by the Borrower of its Equity Interests to
shareholders of the Borrower on the Closing Date, (c) any issuance of its Equity Interests pursuant
to the conversion of any debt securities to equity or the conversion of any class equity securities
to any other class of equity securities, (d) any issuance of options or warrants relating to its
Equity Interests, (e) any issuance by the Borrower of its Equity Interests as consideration for a
Permitted Acquisition and (f) the issuance of the Equity Interests referred to in Section
8.06(e). The term “Equity Issuance” shall not be deemed to include any Disposition.

     “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

     “ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under
common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Internal
Revenue Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of provisions
relating to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code).

     “ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a
withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of
ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2)
of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e)
of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a
Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing
of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under
Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a
Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under
Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any
Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA,
other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate.

     “Eurodollar Base Rate” means, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar
Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA
LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations
of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00
a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar
deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such
Interest Period. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Eurodollar
Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent
to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period
in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or
converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by
Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank

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eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days
prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

     “Eurodollar Rate” means, for any Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Rate
Loan, a rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be equal to the quotient obtained
by dividing (a) the Eurodollar Base Rate for such Eurodollar Rate Loan for such Interest Period by
(b) one minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage for such Eurodollar Rate Loan for such Interest
Period.

     “Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the
Eurodollar Rate.

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

     “Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01.

     “Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, an
amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated EBITDA minus (b) unfinanced Consolidated
Capital Expenditures paid in cash minus (c) any cash consideration and related fees and
expenses paid in connection with a Permitted Acquisition minus (d) the cash portion of
Consolidated Interest Charges minus (e) Consolidated Cash Taxes minus (f)
Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments minus (g) voluntary or mandatory prepayments of
the Loans (excluding any prepayments of the Revolving Loans except to the extent the Revolving
Commitments are permanently reduced in connection with such prepayment) minus (h) all cash
expenses, fees or charges to the extent such expenses, fees or charges were added back to
Consolidated Net Income for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for such period,
minus (i) the amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 8.06(c),
(d) or (e) minus (j) increases in Consolidated Working Capital plus
(k) decreases in Consolidated Working Capital, in each case on a consolidated basis determined in
accordance with GAAP.

     “Excluded Property” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

     “Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C
Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the
Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however
denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction
(or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in
which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable
Lending Office is located, and such taxes that would not have been imposed but for a present or
former connection between such Person and the jurisdiction imposing such taxes, other than a
connection resulting from such Person’s activities related to or associated with this Agreement or
any other Loan Document, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar
tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, (c) in the case of a
Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section
11.13), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the
time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office) or is
attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in
Law) to comply with Section 3.01(e), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its
assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment),
to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to
Section 3.01(a)

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and (d) in the case of a Lender that is not a Foreign Lender, any backup
withholding tax that is attributable to such Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result
of a Change in Law) to comply with the last sentence of Section 3.01(e).

     “Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, BNP Paribas, as sole lead arranger
and administrative agent and Bank of America, as syndication agent, as amended from time to time.

     “Existing Letters of Credit” means the letters of credit described by date of
issuance, letter of credit number, undrawn amount, name of beneficiary and date of expiry on
Schedule 1.01(b).

     “Extraordinary Receipt” means any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation or
expropriation awards received by or paid to or for the account of any Person as a result of any
loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of, any
Property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (and payments in lieu thereof) other than
obsolete Property no longer used or useful in the business of the Loan Parties or any of their
Subsidiaries.

     “Facilities” means, at any time, a collective reference to the facilities and real
properties owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary.

     “Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted
average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve
System arranged by federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not
a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the
next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such
rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day
shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%)
charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative
Agent.

     “Fee Letter” means the letter agreement, dated September 12, 2006 among the Borrower,
Bank of America and BAS.

     “Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction
other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this
definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to
constitute a single jurisdiction.

     “Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

     “FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

     “Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in
making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of
credit in the ordinary course of its business.

     “Funded Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without
duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in
accordance with GAAP:

     (a) all obligations for borrowed money, whether current or long-term (including the
Obligations) and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan
agreements or other similar instruments;

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     (b) all purchase money Indebtedness;

     (c) the principal portion of all obligations under conditional sale or other title
retention agreements relating to property purchased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other
than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered
into in the ordinary course of business);

     (d) all obligations arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial),
bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;

     (e) all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services
(other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and, in each case, not
past due for more than 60 days after the date on which such trade account payable was due),
including, without limitation, any Earn Out Obligations recognized as a liability on the
balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP;

     (f) the Attributable Indebtedness of Capital Leases, Securitization Transactions and
Synthetic Leases;

     (g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise
make any payment in respect of any Equity Interests in such Person or any other Person at
any time prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date or the Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date,
valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or
involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends (it being understood
and agreed that none of the Permitted Preferred Stock shall be considered Funded
Indebtedness given that none of Permitted Preferred Stock is redeemable prior to the Term
Loan Maturity Date or the Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date);

     (h) all Funded Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such
Funded Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any
Lien on, or payable out of the proceeds of production from, property owned or acquired by
such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed;

     (i) all Guarantees with respect to Funded Indebtedness of the types specified in
clauses (a) through (i) above of another Person; and

     (j) all Funded Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above
of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation
or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or joint venturer,
except to the extent that Funded Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person.

For purposes hereof, the amount of any direct obligation arising under letters of credit
(including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and
similar instruments shall be the maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder.

     “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth
in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board, consistently applied and as in effect from time to time.

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

     “Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of
such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other
obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether
directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to
purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or
other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of
assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or
performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity
capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of
the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other
obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in
respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to
protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any
assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or
not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or
otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided, however,
that “Guarantee” shall not include guarantees or assurances as to cost savings or other
financial performance made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to customers in the ordinary course
of business. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or
determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such
Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability
in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as
a verb has a corresponding meaning.

     “Guarantors” means each Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower identified as a
“Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto and each other Person that joins as a Guarantor pursuant
to Section 7.12, together with their successors and permitted assigns.

     “Guaranty” means the Guaranty made by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Article IV.

     “Guidant Litigation” shall mean that certain lawsuit (i) filed in the District Court,
Second Judicial District, of the State of Minnesota or (ii) filed with the United States District
Court for the District of Minnesota, in either case, entitled “Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. and Guidant
Sales Corporation vs. Aspen II Holding Company, Inc. d/b/a Aspen Healthcare Metrics”.

     “Guidant Litigation Expenses” means all out-of-pocket expenses and settlement amounts
incurred by any Loan Party to any Person (other than another Loan Party or any Affiliate of any
Loan Party) to the extent that such expenses and amounts: (i) are incurred in connection with the
defense of the Guidant Litigation; or (ii) constitute payment of any settlement of, or any judgment
against the relevant Credit Parties resulting from, the Guidant Litigation.

     “Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all
hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas,
infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to
any Environmental Law.

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     “Honor Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c).

     “Incremental Term Loan Lender” means each of the Persons identified as an “Incremental
Term Loan Lender” in the Incremental Term Loan Lender Joinder Agreement, together with their
respective successors and assigns.

     “Incremental Term Loan Lender Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement,
substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.01, executed and delivered in accordance with the
provisions of Section 2.02(f).

     “Incremental Term Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01(c).

     “Incremental Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Incremental Term Loan Lender, the
commitment of such Incremental Term Loan Lender to make the Incremental Term Loan hereunder
pursuant to the Incremental Term Loan Lender Joinder Agreement; provided that, at any time
after the funding of the Incremental Term Loan, determinations of “Required Lenders” and of
“Required Incremental Term Loan Lenders” shall include the Outstanding Amount of the Incremental
Term Loan.

     “Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date” shall be as set forth in the Incremental Term
Loan Lender Joinder Agreement.

     “Incremental Term Note” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a).

     “Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all
of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

     (a) all Funded Indebtedness;

     (b) the Swap Termination Value of any Swap Contract;

     (c) all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in
clauses (a) and (b) above of any other Person; and

     (d) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above of any
partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or
limited liability company) in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is a general partner or
joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to the Borrower or
such Subsidiary.

     “Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

     “Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(b).

     “Information” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07.

     “Interest Payment Date” means (a) as to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each
Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, Term Loan Maturity
Date or Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable; provided, however, that
if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that
fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment
Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of
each March, June, September and December and the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, Term Loan Maturity
Date or Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable.

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     “Interest Period” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the
date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan
and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its
Loan Notice or, nine or twelve months thereafter, as requested by the Borrower and consented to by
all the Lenders; provided that:

     (i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a
Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such
Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period
shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

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

     (iii) no Interest Period with respect to any Revolving Loan shall extend beyond
the Revolving Loan Maturity Date;

     (iv) no Interest Period with respect to the Term Loan shall extend beyond the
Term Loan Maturity Date; and

     (v) no Interest Period with respect to the Incremental Term Loan shall extend
beyond the Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date.

     “Interim Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(c).

     “Internal Control Event” means a material weakness in, or fraud that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in, the Borrower’s internal controls over
financial reporting, in each case as described in the Securities Laws.

     “Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     “Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment
by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of
another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of,
or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another
Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any
arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, or (c) an
Acquisition. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount
actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such
Investment.

     “Involuntary Disposition” means any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any
condemnation or other taking for public use of, any property of any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries.

     “IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 6.17.

     “IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

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

     “Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit
Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and
the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor the L/C Issuer and relating to any such Letter of
Credit.

     “Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit
7.12 executed and delivered by a Domestic Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of
Section 7.12.

     “Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local
statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or
judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any
Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and
all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and
permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the
force of law.

     “L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its
participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.

     “L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter
of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Borrowing of
Revolving Loans.

     “L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance
thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.

     “L/C Issuer” means (a) with respect to Existing Letters of Credit, BNP Paribas, and
(b) with respect to all other Letters of Credit, Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of
Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

     “L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount
available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all
Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available
to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in
accordance with Section 1.06. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of
determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn
thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be
deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

     “Lenders” means each of the Persons identified as a “Lender” on the signature pages
hereto and their successors and assigns and each Incremental Term Loan Lender and, as the context
requires, includes the Swing Line Lender.

     “Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender
described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as
a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

     “Letter of Credit” means (a) any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and (b) any
Existing Letter of Credit.

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     “Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or
amendment of a letter of credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.

     “Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is thirty days prior to the
Revolving Loan Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next
preceding Business Day).

     “Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(i).

     “Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Aggregate
Revolving Commitments and (b) $10,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in
addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

     “Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest
or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or
other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same
economic effect as any of the foregoing).

     “Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article
II in the form of a Revolving Loan, Swing Line Loan, Term Loan or Incremental Term Loan.

     “Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, each Issuer Document, each Joinder
Agreement, each Revolving Lender Joinder Agreement, the Incremental Term Loan Joinder Agreement,
the Collateral Documents and the Fee Letter.

     “Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing of Loans, (b) a conversion of Loans
from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, in each case pursuant
to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit
2.02.

     “Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.

     “Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material
adverse effect upon, the operations, business, assets, liabilities or financial condition of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) an impairment of the ability of any Loan Party
to perform its material obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a
material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any
Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.

     “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

     “Mortgaged Property” means any real property that is owned or leased by a Loan Party
and is subject to a Mortgage.

     “Mortgages” means the mortgages, deeds of trust or deeds to secure debt that purport
to grant to the Administrative Agent a security interest in the fee interest and/or leasehold
interests of any Loan Party in real property (other than Excluded Property) acquired or leased by a
Loan Party subsequent to the Closing Date.

     “Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to

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make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to
make contributions.

     “Net Cash Proceeds” means the aggregate cash or Cash Equivalents proceeds received by
any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in respect of any Disposition, Equity Issuance, Debt Issuance,
Extraordinary Receipt or Involuntary Disposition, net of (a) direct costs incurred in connection
therewith (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales
commissions), (b) taxes paid or payable as a result thereof, (c) in the case of any Disposition,
the amount necessary to retire any Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien (ranking senior to any
Lien of the Administrative Agent) on the related property, (d) amounts held in escrow to be applied
as part of the purchase price of any Disposition and (e) a reasonable reserve for any
indemnification payments (fixed or contingent) attributable to a seller’s indemnities and
representations and warranties to purchaser in respect of a Disposition (it being understood that
the amount held in reserve shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds upon the termination or release of
such indemnification liabilities); it being understood that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include,
without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any
non-cash consideration received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in any Disposition, Equity
Issuance, Debt Issuance or Involuntary Disposition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Net Cash
Proceeds shall not include proceeds of a Disposition, an Extraordinary Receipt or an Involuntary
Disposition to the extent the aggregate amount of such proceeds does not equal or exceed $2,000,000
during the term of this Agreement.

     “Non-Guarantor Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Loan
Party.

     “Note” or “Notes” means the Revolving Notes, the Swing Line Note, the Term
Notes and/or the Incremental Term Notes, individually or collectively, as appropriate.

     “Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants
and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan
or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute
or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and
fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of
any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding,
regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. The foregoing
shall also include (a) all obligations under any Swap Contract between any Loan Party and any
Lender or Affiliate of a Lender that is permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section
8.03(d) and (b) all obligations under any Treasury Management Agreement between any Loan Party
and any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender.

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

     “Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other
excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or
under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with
respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

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     “Outstanding Amount” means (i) with respect to any Loans on any date, the aggregate
outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or
repayments of any Loans occurring on such date; and (ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any
date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit
Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C
Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of
Unreimbursed Amounts.

     “Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).

     “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.

     “Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and
is sponsored or maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple
employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time
during the immediately preceding five plan years.

     “Permitted Acquisitions” means Investments consisting of an Acquisition by any Loan
Party, provided that (i) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result
from such Acquisition, (ii) the property acquired (or the property of the Person acquired) in such
Acquisition is used or useful in the same or a similar line of business as the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries were engaged in on the Closing Date (or any reasonable extensions or expansions
thereof), (iii) the Administrative Agent shall have received all items in respect of the Equity
Interests or property acquired in such Acquisition required to be delivered by the terms of
Section 7.12 and/or Section 7.14, (iv) in the case of an Acquisition of the Equity
Interests of another Person, the board of directors (or other comparable governing body) of such
other Person shall have duly approved such Acquisition, (v) the Borrower shall have delivered to
the Administrative Agent a Pro Forma Compliance Certificate demonstrating that, upon giving effect
to such Acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis, the Loan Parties would be in compliance with the
financial covenants set forth in Section 8.11 as of the most recent fiscal quarter for
which the Borrower was required to deliver financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a)
or (b), (vi) the representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in each Loan
Document shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as if made as of the date of
such Acquisition (after giving effect thereto) except to the extent such representations and
warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, (vii) if such transaction involves the purchase of
an interest in a partnership between the Borrower (or a Subsidiary) as a general partner and
entities unaffiliated with the Borrower or such Subsidiary as the other partners, such transaction
shall be effected by having such equity interest acquired by a corporate holding company directly
or indirectly wholly-owned by the Borrower newly formed for the sole purpose of effecting such
transaction, (viii) immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition, the Borrower shall have
cash and Cash Equivalents and availability under the Aggregate Revolving Commitments totaling at
least $10,000,000, and (ix) the aggregate consideration (including cash and non-cash consideration,
any assumption of Indebtedness and deferred purchase price) paid by the Loan Parties (and any
forecasted earn-out obligations of the Loan Parties at the time of such Acquisition) for (x) any
individual Acquisition shall not exceed $15,000,000 and (y) all such Acquisitions during any fiscal
year shall not exceed $30,000,000; provided, however if the Consolidated Leverage
Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to any such Acquisition) is less than or
equal to 3.5 to 1.0, the aggregate consideration (including cash and non-cash consideration, any
assumption of Indebtedness and deferred purchase price) paid by the Loan Parties (and any
forecasted earn-out obligations of the Loan Parties at the time of such Acquisition) for (x) any
individual acquisition shall not exceed $40,000,000 and (y) all such Acquisitions during any fiscal
year shall not exceed $50,000,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that
(a) the sum of (I) the aggregate amount of consideration paid by the Loan Parties to acquire
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries plus (II) the aggregate amount of Investments consisting of

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intercompany loans to, and/or equity contributions in, Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and joint
ventures not constituting Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 8.02(k) shall not
exceed an aggregate amount of $30,000,000 during the term of this Agreement and (b) the Borrower
may make the Dominic Acquisition and the consideration paid in connection therewith shall not count
toward the baskets set forth in clause (ix) above; provided that (I) such consideration does not
exceed $4,000,000 in cash and $10,000,000 in forecasted earn-out obligations and (II) the Borrower
satisfies each of the requirements contained in clauses (i) through (viii) above.

     “Permitted Investments” means, at any time, Investments by any Loan Party or any of
its Subsidiaries permitted to exist at such time pursuant to the terms of Section 8.02.

     “Permitted Liens” means, at any time, Liens in respect of property of any Loan Party
or any of its Subsidiaries permitted to exist at such time pursuant to the terms of Section
8.01.

     “Permitted Preferred Stock” means the collective reference to the Series G Preferred
Stock and any other preferred stock issued by the Borrower containing terms that are not materially
less favorable to the Lenders than the terms of the Series G Preferred Stock.

     “Permitted Transferee” means the spouse, siblings and lineal descendants of any
natural person identified on Schedule 1.01(a) and any trust established for the benefit of
any of such Persons; provided, however, that such Persons shall only be deemed to
be “Permitted Transferees” if, with respect to each transfer of Equity Interests in the Borrower to
such Person, at all times from and after the date of such transfer the applicable natural person
identified on Schedule 1.01(a) remains the sole Person entitled to vote such Equity
Interests regarding all matters on which the holders of such Equity Interests have voting rights.

     “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

     “Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA) established by the Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412
of the Internal Revenue Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.

     “Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

     “Pledge Agreement” means the pledge agreement in the form of Exhibit 1.01(a)
dated as of the Closing Date executed in favor of the Administrative Agent by each of the Loan
Parties, as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

     “Pro Forma Basis” means, for purposes of calculating the financial covenants set forth
in Section 8.11 (including for purposes of determining the Applicable Rate), that any
Disposition, Involuntary Disposition, Acquisition or Restricted Payment shall be deemed to have
occurred as of the first day of the most recent four fiscal quarter period preceding the date of
such transaction for which the Borrower was required to deliver financial statements pursuant to
Section 7.01(a) or (b). In connection with the foregoing, (a) with respect to any
Disposition or Involuntary Disposition, income statement and cash flow statement items (whether
positive or negative) attributable to the property disposed of shall be excluded to the extent
relating to any period occurring prior to the date of such transaction and (b) with respect to any
Acquisition, income statement items attributable to the Person or property acquired shall be
included to the extent relating to any period applicable in such calculations to the extent (A)
such items are not otherwise included in such income statement items for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP or in accordance with any defined terms set forth in
Section 1.01 and (B) such items are

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supported by financial statements or other information reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and (ii) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary (including the Person or property acquired) in connection with such transaction (A)
shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable period and (B) if such
Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the
applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or
would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination.

     “Pro Forma Compliance Certificate” means a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the
Borrower containing reasonably detailed calculations of the financial covenants set forth in
Section 8.11 as of the most recent fiscal quarter end for which the Borrower was required
to deliver financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b) after giving
effect to the applicable transaction on a Pro Forma Basis.

     “Qualifying IPO” means an underwritten primary public offering of the common stock of
the Borrower (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance
with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and (ii) resulting in gross cash proceeds of at least
$50 million.

     “Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(c).

     “Registered Public Accounting Firm” has the meaning specified in the Securities Laws
and shall be independent of the Borrower as prescribed by the Securities Laws.

     “Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the
partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s
Affiliates.

     “Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA,
other than events for which the thirty-day notice period has been waived.

     “Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or
continuation of Loans, a Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of
Credit Application and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

     “Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 50%
of (a) the unfunded Commitments and the outstanding Loans, L/C Obligations and participations
therein or (b) if the Commitments have been terminated, the outstanding Loans, L/C Obligations and
participations therein. The unfunded Commitments of, and the outstanding Loans held or deemed held
by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required
Lenders.

     “Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president or chief financial
officer of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer
of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate,
partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall
be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

     “Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any
Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking
fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition,
cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests or on account of any return of capital to
the Borrower’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof), or any setting
apart of funds or property for any of the foregoing.

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     “Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving
Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01, (b) purchase participations in L/C
Obligations and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount
at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on
Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a
party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with
this Agreement.

     “Revolving Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Commitment at
such time.

     “Revolving Lender Joinder Agreement” means any joinder agreement and/or commitment
agreement executed by a Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.02(f).

     “Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).

     “Revolving Loan Maturity Date” means October 23, 2011.

     “Revolving Note” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a).

     “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc. and any successor thereto.

     “Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means, with respect to any Loan Party or any
Subsidiary, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person whereby the Loan Party or such
Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any property used or useful in its business, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to
use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.

     “Sarbanes-Oxley” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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

     “Securities Laws” means the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, Sarbanes-Oxley and the applicable accounting and auditing principles, rules, standards and
practices promulgated, approved or incorporated by the SEC or the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board, as each of the foregoing may be amended and in effect on any applicable date
hereunder.

     “Securitization Transaction” means, with respect to any Person, any financing
transaction or series of financing transactions (including factoring arrangements) pursuant to
which such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or grant
a security interest in, accounts, payments, receivables, rights to future lease payments or
residuals or similar rights to payment to a special purpose subsidiary or affiliate of such Person.

     “Security Agreement” means the security agreement in the form of Exhibit
1.01(b) dated as of the Closing Date executed in favor of the Administrative Agent by each of
the Loan Parties, as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

     “Series G Preferred Stock” means the 833,333 shares of Series G Convertible Preferred
Stock of the par value of one cent ($0.01) per share issued by the Borrower pursuant to the terms
of the Borrower’s Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

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     “Solvent” or “Solvency” means, with respect to any Person as of a particular
date, that on such date (a) such Person is able to pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent
obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business, (b) such
Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond
such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature in their ordinary course, (c)
such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business
or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital
after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which such Person is
engaged or is to engage, (d) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the
total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Person
and (e) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount
that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become
absolute and matured. In computing the amount of contingent liabilities at any time, it is
intended that such liabilities will be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and
circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to
become an actual or matured liability.

     “Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of Voting Stock is at
the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise
specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary
or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

     “Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit
derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward
commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index
swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest
rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar
transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options,
spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing
(including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is
governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and
the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any
form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.,
any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master
agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such
obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

     “Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after
taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap
Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and
termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s) and (b) for any
date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market
value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily
available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a
Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

     “Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line
Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.

     “Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).

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     “Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Borrowing of Swing Line Loans pursuant to
Section 2.04(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit
2.04.

     “Swing Line Note” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a).

     “Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $10,000,000 and (b)
the Aggregate Revolving Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to,
the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

     “Synthetic Lease” means any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease,
off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing arrangement whereby the arrangement
is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease
or does not otherwise appear on a balance sheet under GAAP.

     “Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including
any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

     “Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).

     “Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to make its portion of
the Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b), in the principal amount set
forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01. The aggregate principal amount of the
Term Loan Commitments of all of the Lenders as in effect on the Closing Date is ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY
MILLION DOLLARS ($170,000,000).

     “Term Loan Lender” means at any time, any Lender that has funded any portion of the
Term Loan and/or purchased a portion of the Term Loan pursuant to one or more Assignment and
Assumptions in accordance with the terms hereof.

     “Term Loan Maturity Date” means October 23, 2013.

     “Term Note” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a).

     “Threshold Amount” means $2,500,000.

     “Total Revolving Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving
Loans, all Swing Line Loans and all L/C Obligations.

     “Treasury Management Agreement” means any agreement governing the provision of
treasury or cash management services, including deposit accounts, funds transfer, automated
clearinghouse, zero balance accounts, returned check concentration, controlled disbursement,
lockbox, account reconciliation and reporting and trade finance services.

     “Type” means, with respect to any Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a
Eurodollar Rate Loan.

     “Unfunded Pension Liability” means the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities
under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets,
determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding that Pension Plan pursuant to
Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code for the applicable plan year.

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     “United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

     “Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).

     “Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests issued by such
Person the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for
the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even though the
right so to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.

     “Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means any Person 100% of whose Equity Interests are at the
time owned by the Borrower directly or indirectly through other Persons 100% of whose Equity
Interests are at the time owned, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower.

1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions.

     With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified
herein or in such other Loan Document:

     (a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural
forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the
corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,”
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase
“without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning
and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any
definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any
Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or
other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to
any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any
other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include
such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and
“hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be
construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision
thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and
Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and
Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any
law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing
or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise
specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have
the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all real and personal property and
tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and
contract rights.

     (b) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified
date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and
“until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means
“to and including.”

     (c) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for
convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document.

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1.03 Accounting Terms.

     (a) Generally. Except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein, all accounting
terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all
financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be
submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a
consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in
preparing the Audited Financial Statements; provided, however, that calculations of Attributable
Indebtedness under any Synthetic Lease or the implied interest component of any Synthetic Lease
shall be made by the Borrower in accordance with accepted financial practice and consistent with
the terms of such Synthetic Lease.

     (b) Changes in GAAP. The Borrower will provide a written summary of material changes
in GAAP and in the consistent application thereof that affect its financial data and reporting in
any material respect with each annual and quarterly Compliance Certificate delivered in accordance
with Section 7.02(b). If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of
any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the
Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall
negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof
in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided
that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in
accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this
Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations
of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

     (c) Calculations. Notwithstanding the above, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree
that all calculations of the financial covenants in Section 8.11 (including for purposes of
determining the Applicable Rate) shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis.

1.04 Rounding.

     Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement
shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the
result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and
rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest
number).

1.05 Times of Day.

     Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to
Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

1.06 Letter of Credit Amounts.

     Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be
deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided,
however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any
Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount
thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of
such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated
amount is in effect at such time.

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ARTICLE II

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

2.01 Commitments.

     (a) Revolving Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each
Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Loan”) to the Borrower
in Dollars from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate
amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment;
provided, however, that after giving effect to any Borrowing of Revolving Loans,
(i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, and (ii)
the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations plus such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such
Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and
subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section
2.01, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01.
Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein,
provided, however, all Borrowings made on the Closing Date shall be made as Base Rate Loans.

     (b) Term Loan. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender
severally agrees to make its portion of a term loan (the “Term Loan”) to the Borrower in
Dollars on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment. Amounts
repaid on the Term Loan may not be reborrowed. The Term Loan may consist of Base Rate Loans or
Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein, provided, however, all
Borrowings made on the Closing Date shall be made as Base Rate Loans.

     (c) Incremental Term Loan. Subject to Section 2.02(f), on the effective date
of the Incremental Term Loan Lender Joinder Agreement, each Incremental Term Loan Lender severally
agrees to make its portion of a term loan (the “Incremental Term Loan”) in a single advance
to the Borrower in the amount of its respective Incremental Term Loan Commitment as set forth in
the Incremental Term Loan Lender Joinder Agreement; provided, however, that after
giving effect to such advances, the Outstanding Amount of the Incremental Term Loan shall not
exceed the aggregate amount of the Incremental Term Loan Committed Amounts of the Incremental Term
Loan Lenders. Amounts repaid on the Incremental Term Loan may not be reborrowed. The Incremental
Term Loan may consist of Base Rate Loans, Eurodollar Rate Loans, or a combination thereof, as the
Borrower may request.

2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

     (a) Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation
of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative
Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative
Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any
Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of, Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of
Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base
Rate Loans. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must
be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Loan Notice,
appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Each Borrowing of,
conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000
or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c)
and 2.04(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal
amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess

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thereof. Each Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the
Borrower is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a
continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or
continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of
Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which
existing Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with
respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of a Loan in a Loan Notice or if the
Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable
Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base
Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect
to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to,
or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest
Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.

     (b) Following receipt of a Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each
Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Loans, and if no timely notice
of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify
each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans as described in the
preceding subsection. In the case of a Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Loan
available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s
Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice. Upon
satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (and, if such Borrowing
is the initial Credit Extension, Section 5.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all
funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent
either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount
of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions
provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower;
provided, however, that if, on the date of a Borrowing of Revolving Loans, there
are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the
payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings and second, shall be made available to the
Borrower as provided above.

     (c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted
only on the last day of the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan. During the existence of
a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without
the consent of the Required Lenders, and the Required Lenders may demand that any or all of the
then outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans be converted immediately to Base Rate Loans.

     (d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the
interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of
such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent
shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in
determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

     (e) After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the
other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than eight (8)
Interest Periods in effect with respect to all Loans.

     (f) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may increase may
increase the Commitments by up to FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($50,000,000), as follows:

     (i) Increase in Aggregate Revolving Commitments. The Borrower may, at any time
and from time to time, upon prior written notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent
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additional Revolving Commitments from any existing Revolving Lender or new Revolving
Commitments from any other Person selected by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer; provided that:

     (A) any such increase shall be in a minimum principal amount of $10,000,000 and
in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof;

     (B) no Default or Event of Default shall exist and be continuing at the time of
any such increase;

     (C) no existing Lender shall be under any obligation to increase its Revolving
Commitment and any such decision whether to increase its Revolving Commitment shall
be in such Lender’s sole and absolute discretion;

     (D) (I) any new Lender shall join this Agreement by executing such joinder
documents required by the Administrative Agent and/or (II) any existing Lender
electing to increase its Commitment shall have executed a commitment agreement
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

     (E) as a condition precedent to such increase, the Borrower shall deliver to
the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the date of
such increase (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer
of such Loan Party (I) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan
Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (II) in the case of the
Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (x) the
representations and warranties contained in Article VI and the other Loan
Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of
such increase, except to the extent that such representations and warranties
specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in
all material respects as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this
Section 2.02(f), the representations and warranties contained in subsections
(a) and (b) of Section 6.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent
statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section
7.01, and (y) no Default or Event of Default exists.

     The Borrower shall prepay any Revolving Loans owing by it and outstanding on the date
of any such increase (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section
3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Revolving Loans ratable with any
revised Revolving Commitments arising from any nonratable increase in the Revolving
Commitments under this Section. In connection with any such increase in the Aggregate
Revolving Commitments, Schedule 2.01 shall be revised by the Administrative Agent to
reflect the new Revolving Commitments.

     (ii) Institution of Incremental Term Loan. The Borrower may, at any time, upon
prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, institute the Incremental Term Loan;
provided that

     (A) the Borrower (in consultation and coordination with the Administrative
Agent) shall obtain commitments for the amount of the increase from existing Lenders
or other Persons reasonable acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which Lenders
shall join in this Agreement as Incremental Term Loan Lenders by executing an
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Term Loan Joinder Agreement or other agreement reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent;

     (B) any such institution of the Incremental Term Loan shall be in a minimum
aggregate principal amount of $25 million and integral multiples of $5 million in
excess thereof;

     (C) no Default or Event of Default shall exist and be continuing at the time of
such institution;

     (D) the Applicable Rate of each Incremental Term Loan Lender shall be as set
forth in the Incremental Term Loan Joinder Agreement, provided that the
Applicable Rate for the Incremental Term Loan shall not be more than 25 basis points
(0.25%) more than the Applicable Rate of the Term Loan;

     (E) the Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date shall be as set forth in the
Incremental Term Loan Joinder Agreement, provided that such date shall not
be earlier than the Term Loan Maturity Date;

     (F) the scheduled principal amortization payments under the Incremental Term
Loan shall be as set forth in the Incremental Term Loan Joinder Agreement;
provided that the weighted average life of the Incremental Term Loan shall
not be less than the weighted life to maturity of either of (I) the Revolving Loans
or (II) the Term Loan;

     (G) Schedule 2.01 shall be deemed revised to reflect the commitments
and commitment percentages of the Incremental Term Loan Lenders as set forth in the
Incremental Term Loan Joinder Agreement;

     (H) as a condition precedent to such institution of the Incremental
Term Loan and the effectiveness of the Incremental Term Loan Lender Joinder
Agreement, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of
each Loan Party dated as of the date of such institution and effectiveness (in
sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan
Party (I) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party
approving or consenting to the Incremental Term Loan, and (II) in the case of the
Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to the Incremental Term
Loan, (x) the representations and warranties contained in Article VI and the
other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
date of such increase, except to the extent that such representations and warranties
specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in
all material respects as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this
Section 2.02(f), the representations and warranties contained in subsections
(a) and (b) of Section 6.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent
statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section
7.01, and (y) no Default or Event of Default exists.

2.03 Letters of Credit.

     (a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.

     (i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in
reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from
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on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit
Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit in Dollars for the account of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it,
in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of
Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for
the account of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder;
provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any
Letter of Credit, (x) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate
Revolving Commitments, (y) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any
Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all
L/C Obligations plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount
of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and (z) the
Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit.
Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be
deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested
complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the
foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to
obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during
the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have
expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. Furthermore, each Lender with a
Revolving Commitment acknowledges and confirms that it has a participation interest in the
liability of the L/C Issuer under the Existing Letters of Credit in a percentage equal to
its Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Loans. The Borrower’s reimbursement obligations
in respect of the Existing Letters of Credit, and each Lender’s obligations in connection
therewith, shall be governed by the terms of this Agreement.

     (ii) The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit if:

     (A) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested
Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or
last extension, unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date; or

     (B) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the
Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders have approved such expiry
date.

     (iii) The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit
if:

     (A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator
shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such
Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority
with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer
refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit
in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of
Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is
not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall
impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not
applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material
to it;

     (B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of
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     (C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer,
such Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $250,000;

     (D) such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than
Dollars; or

     (E) a default of any Lender’s obligations to fund under Section 2.03(c)
exists or any Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the L/C
Issuer has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender
to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s risk with respect to such Lender.

     (iv) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A)
the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its
amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does
not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

     (v) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of
Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have
all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article
X with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection
with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents
pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used
in Article X included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B)
as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.

     (b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension
Letters of Credit.

     (i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the
request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by
a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received
by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least five (5)
Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer
may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance
date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial
issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and
detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested
Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry
date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be
presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any
certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (G)
such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment
of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form
and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the
proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the
proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. Additionally,
the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other
documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or
amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may
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     (ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will
confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative
Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if
not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the
L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan
Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the
applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article
V shall not be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C
Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the
Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case
may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business
practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be
deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C
Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of
such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

     (iii) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the
L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that
has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”);
provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to
prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the
date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof
not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month
period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise
directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to
the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been
issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer
to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later
than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C
Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it
would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of
Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions
of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received
notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business
Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the
Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative
Agent, any Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in
Section 5.02 is not then satisfied, and in each case directing the L/C Issuer not to
permit such extension.

     (iv) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter
of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C
Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete
copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

     (c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

     (i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of drawing
under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under
a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse
the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such
drawing. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the
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drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a
Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the
Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section
2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the conditions set
forth in Section 5.02 (other than the delivery of a Loan Notice) and provided that,
after giving effect to such Borrowing, the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the
Aggregate Revolving Commitments. Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative
Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately
confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall
not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

     (ii) Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make
funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer at the
Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the
Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by
the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section
2.03(c)(iii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a
Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the
funds so received to the L/C Issuer.

     (iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a
Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 cannot
be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the
L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so
refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest)
and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Lender’s payment to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section
2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C
Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its
participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

     (iv) Until each Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this
Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of
Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be
solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.

     (v) Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the
L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section
2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right
which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any
reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other
occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing;
provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans
pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in
Section 5.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Loan Notice). No such making
of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to
reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any
Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

     (vi) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing
provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section
2.03(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting
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such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to
the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per
annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the L/C Issuer
in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. A certificate of the
L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any
amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

     (d) Repayment of Participations.

     (i) At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and
has received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in
accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the
account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or
interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of
cash collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will
distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the
case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C
Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

     (ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C
Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the
circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any settlement
entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Applicable Percentage thereof on
demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to
the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal
Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause
shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

     (e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer
for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute,
unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

     (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement or
any other Loan Document;

     (ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the
Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of
such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee
may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this
Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement
or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

     (iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of
Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any
statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the
transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such
Letter of Credit;

     (iv) any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of
a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of
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payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a
trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors,
liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any
transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding
under any Debtor Relief Law; or

     (v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of
the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense
available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

     The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto
that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s
instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the L/C Issuer. The
Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its
correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

     (f) Role of L/C Issuer. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any
drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any
document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by such Letter
of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the
authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, the
Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or
assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in
connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as
applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful
misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document
or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrower hereby assumes all
risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any
Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and
shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the
beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, the
Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or
assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in
clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(e); provided, however, that
anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the
L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the
extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower
which the Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or
the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by
the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and
conditions of a Letter of Credit unless the L/C Issuer is prevented or prohibited from so paying as
a result of any order or directive of any court or other Governmental Authority. In furtherance
and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their
face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or
information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or
sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a
Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part,
which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

     (g) Cash Collateral. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, (i) if the L/C
Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing
has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C
Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the Borrower shall, in each case, immediately Cash
Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations. Sections 2.05 and
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requirements to deliver Cash Collateral hereunder. For purposes of this Section 2.03,
Section 2.05 and Section 9.02(c), “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and
deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the
Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances pursuant to
documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer
(which documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders). Derivatives of such term have
corresponding meanings. The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of
the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all
balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in
blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts with the Administrative Agent.

     (h) Applicability of ISP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the
Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, the rules of the ISP shall apply to each Letter of
Credit.

     (i) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the
“Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate
times the daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For
purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount
of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. Letter of
Credit Fees shall be (i) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears and (ii) due and payable on the
first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the
first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit
Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any
quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and
multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such
Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, while
any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.

     (j) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The
Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to
each Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum specified in the Fee Letter, computed on the actual
daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum
amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit) and on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such
fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth Business Day after the end of each March, June,
September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof,
in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance
of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For
purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount
of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. In addition,
the Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance,
presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C
Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and
standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

     (k) Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms
hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.

     (l) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of
Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account
of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and
all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of
Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that
the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

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2.04 Swing Line Loans.

     (a) Swing Line Facility. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Swing Line Lender agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this
Section 2.04, to make loans (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”) to the Borrower
in Dollars from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate
amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit;
provided, however, that after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total
Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s
Revolving Commitment, and provided, further, that the Borrower shall not use the
proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan. Within the foregoing
limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this
Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section
2.04. Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swing
Line Loan, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to,
purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal
to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Swing Line
Loan.

     (b) Borrowing Procedures. Each Borrowing of Swing Line Loans shall be made upon the
Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be
given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the
Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify
(i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum principal amount of $250,000 and integral
multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a
Business Day. Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line
Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed
and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line
Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the
Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received
such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent
(by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received
notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any
Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Borrowing of Swing Line Loans (A) directing
the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in
the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the
applicable conditions specified in Article V is not then satisfied, then, subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing
date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to
the Borrower.

     (c) Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.

     (i) The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request,
on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably requests and authorizes the Swing Line
Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount
equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans then
outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed
to be a Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of
Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the
principal amount of Base

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Rate Loans, but subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (other than the
delivery of a Loan Notice) and provided that, after giving effect to such Borrowing, the
Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments. The
Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Loan Notice
promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall make
an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the amount specified in such Loan Notice
available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the account of the
Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day
specified in such Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each
Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the
Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the
Swing Line Lender.

     (ii) If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Borrowing of
Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate
Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request
by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Lenders fund its risk participation in the
relevant Swing Line Loan and each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed
payment in respect of such participation.

     (iii) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section
2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting
through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the
period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is
immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of
the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in accordance with
banking industry rules on interbank compensation. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender
submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing
under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

     (iv) Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk
participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any
setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender may have against
the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the
occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition,
whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each
Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is
subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.02. No such purchase or funding of
risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to
repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

     (d) Repayment of Participations.

     (i) At any time after any Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a
Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line
Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage of such
payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of
time during which such Lender’s risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those
received by the Swing Line Lender.

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     (ii) If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or
interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under
any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any
settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Lender shall pay
to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative
Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is
returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The Administrative Agent
will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the
Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the
termination of this Agreement.

     (e) Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender shall be
responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Lender
funds its Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans or risk participation pursuant to this
Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of any Swing Line Loan,
interest in respect of such Applicable Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line
Lender.

     (f) Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of
principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.

2.05 Prepayments.

     (a) Voluntary Prepayments.

     (i) Loans. The Borrower may, upon notice from the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Revolving Loans,
the Term Loan and the Incremental Term Loan in whole or in part without premium or penalty;
provided that (A) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later
than 11:00 a.m. (1) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate
Loans and (2) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (B) any such prepayment of
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $2,000,000 or a whole multiple of
$1,000,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then
outstanding); (C) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of
$1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the entire
principal amount thereof then outstanding) and (D) any prepayment of the Term Loan or the
Incremental Term Loan shall be applied pro rata to the Term Loan and Incremental Term Loan,
in each case to the remaining principal amortization payments thereof under such Loan in
inverse order of maturity. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such
prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent will promptly
notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the
Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be
due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan
shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any
additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each such prepayment shall be
applied to the Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable
Percentages.

     (ii) Swing Line Loans. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender
(with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily
prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided
that (i) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent
not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (ii) any such prepayment shall
be in a minimum principal amount of $250,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess
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principal thereof then outstanding). Each such notice shall specify the date and
amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make
such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on
the date specified therein.

     (b) Mandatory Prepayments of Loans.

     (i) Revolving Commitments. If for any reason the Total Revolving Outstandings
at any time exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall
immediately prepay Revolving Loans and/or the Swing Line Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the
L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided,
however, that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C
Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(i) unless after the prepayment in full
of the Revolving Loans and the Swing Line Loans the Total Revolving Outstandings exceed the
Aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect.

     (ii) Dispositions. The Borrower shall prepay the Loans and/or Cash
Collateralize the L/C Obligations as hereafter provided in an aggregate amount equal to 100%
of the Net Cash Proceeds of all Dispositions to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are not
reinvested in Eligible Assets within 365 days of the date of such Disposition. Any
prepayment pursuant to this clause (ii) shall be applied as set forth in clause (vii) below.

     (iii) Extraordinary Receipts. Immediately upon receipt by any Loan Party or
any Subsidiary of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Extraordinary Receipt, the Borrower shall
prepay the Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as hereafter provided in an
aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds (such prepayment to be applied as
set forth in clause (vii) below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Net
Cash Proceeds constituting insurance proceeds or condemnation proceeds received by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary due to any Involuntary Disposition, the Borrower or such
Subsidiary shall have 365 days from the date of any such Involuntary Disposition to use such
Net Cash Proceeds to replace, restore or repair the applicable property. If such Net Cash
Proceeds are not used to replace, restore or repair the applicable property within 365 days
of such Involuntary Disposition, such Net Cash Proceeds shall be used by the Borrower to
prepay the Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to clause (vii)
below.

     (iv) Debt Issuances. Immediately upon receipt by any Loan Party or any
Subsidiary of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Debt Issuance, the Borrower shall prepay the
Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as hereafter provided in an aggregate
amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds (such prepayment to be applied as set forth
in clause (vii) below).

     (v) Equity Issuances. Immediately upon the receipt by any Loan Party or any
Subsidiary of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Equity Issuance, the Borrower shall prepay the
Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of
such Net Cash Proceeds; provided, however, if the Consolidated Leverage
Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Equity Issuance and any
such prepayment required hereunder) is less than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0, then the Borrower
shall not have to make any further prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(v).
Any such prepayment shall be applied as set forth in clause (vii) below.

     (vi) Excess Cash Flow. Commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31,
2006 and for each fiscal year ending thereafter, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans and/or
Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as hereafter provided on the Business Day following
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delivery of the annual Compliance Certificate for such fiscal year in an aggregate
amount equal to 50% (if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the end of such fiscal year is
equal to or greater than 2.0 to 1.0) or 25% (if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the
end of such fiscal year is greater than 1.5 to 1.0 but less than 2.0 to 1.0) of Excess Cash
Flow for such fiscal year; provided, however, if the Consolidated Leverage
Ratio as of the end of such fiscal year is less than 1.5 to 1.0, then the Borrower shall not
be required to make the foregoing payment for such fiscal year. Any prepayment pursuant to
this clause (vi) shall be applied as set forth in clause (vii) below).

     (vii) Application of Mandatory Prepayments. All amounts required to be paid
pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied as follows:

     (A) with respect to all amounts prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i),
to Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans and (after all Revolving Loans and Swing
Line Loans have been repaid) to Cash Collateralize L/C Obligations;

     (B) with respect to all amounts prepaid pursuant to Sections 2.05(b)(ii),
(iii), (iv), (v), and (vi) first pro rata to the Term
Loan and the Incremental Term Loan (ratably to the remaining principal amortization
payments of each Loan), then (after the Term Loan and the Incremental Term Loan have
been paid in full) to the Revolving Loans and then (after all Revolving Loans have
been repaid) to Cash Collateralize L/C Obligations (with a corresponding permanent
reduction in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments).

Within the parameters of the applications set forth above, prepayments shall be
applied first to Base Rate Loans and then to Eurodollar Rate Loans in direct order
of Interest Period maturities. All prepayments under this Section 2.05(b)
shall be subject to Section 3.05, but otherwise without premium or penalty,
and shall be accompanied by interest on the principal amount prepaid through the
date of prepayment.

2.06 Termination or Reduction of Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

     (a) Optional Reductions. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent,
terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the
Aggregate Revolving Commitments to an amount not less than the Outstanding Amount of Revolving
Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations; provided that (i) any such notice shall be
received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon five (5) Business Days prior to the
date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount
of $1,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (iii) the Borrower shall
not terminate or reduce (A) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and
to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Outstandings would exceed the
Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (b) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto,
the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the
Letter of Credit Sublimit, or (C) the Swing Line Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto and to
any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans would exceed the
Swing Line Sublimit.

     (b) Mandatory Reductions. If after giving effect to any reduction or termination of
Revolving Commitments under this Section 2.06, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing
Line Sublimit exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments at such time, the Letter of Credit
Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit, as the case may be, shall be automatically reduced by the
amount of such excess.

     (c) Notice. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any
termination or reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit, Swing Line Sublimit or the Aggregate
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Commitments under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments,
the Revolving Commitment of each Lender shall be reduced by such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of
such reduction amount. All fees in respect of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments accrued until
the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall be paid on the
effective date of such termination.

2.07 Repayment of Loans.

     (a) Revolving Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Lenders on the Revolving Loan
Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.

     (b) Swing Line Loans. The Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to
occur of (i) the date within one (1) Business Day of demand therefor by the Swing Line Lender and
(ii) the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.

     (c) Term Loan. The Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal amount of the Term
Loan in installments on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the table below (as such
installments may hereafter be adjusted as a result of prepayments made pursuant to Section
2.05), unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 9.02:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Principal Amortization
	Payment Dates	 	Payment
	March 31, 2007

	 	$	425,000	 
	June 30, 2007

	 	$	425,000	 
	September 30, 2007

	 	$	425,000	 
	December 31, 2007

	 	$	425,000	 
	March 31, 2008

	 	$	425,000	 
	June 30, 2008

	 	$	425,000	 
	September 30, 2008

	 	$	425,000	 
	December 31, 2008

	 	$	425,000	 
	March 31, 2009

	 	$	425,000	 
	June 30, 2009

	 	$	425,000	 
	September 30, 2009

	 	$	425,000	 
	December 31, 2009

	 	$	425,000	 
	March 31, 2010

	 	$	425,000	 
	June 30, 2010

	 	$	425,000	 
	September 30, 2010

	 	$	425,000	 
	December 31, 2010

	 	$	425,000	 
	March 31, 2011

	 	$	425,000	 
	June 30, 2011

	 	$	425,000	 
	September 30, 2011

	 	$	425,000	 
	December 31, 2011

	 	$	425,000	 
	March 31, 2012

	 	$	425,000	 
	June 30, 2012

	 	$	425,000	 
	September 30, 2012

	 	$	425,000	 
	December 31, 2012

	 	$	425,000	 
	March 31, 2013

	 	$	425,000	 
	June 30, 2013

	 	$	425,000	 
	September 30, 2013

	 	$	425,000	 
	Term Loan Maturity Date

	 	Outstanding
Principal Balance of Term Loan

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     (d) Incremental Term Loan. The Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal amount
of the Incremental Term Loan in the installments on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the
Incremental Term Loan Lender Joinder Agreement (as such installments may hereafter be adjusted as a
result of prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.05), unless accelerated sooner pursuant to
Section 9.02.

2.08 Interest.

     (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall
bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per
annum equal to the sum of the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable
Rate, (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from
the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the
Applicable Rate and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal
amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate
plus the Applicable Rate.

(b) (i) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any
applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such
amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times
equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

     (ii) If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any
Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether
at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then such amount shall thereafter bear
interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

     (iii) Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, the
Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder
at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

     (iv) Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due
interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

     (c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date
applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be
due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after
the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

2.09 Fees.

     In addition to certain fees described in subsections (i) and (j) of Section 2.03:

     (a) Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for
the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee
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the product of (i) the Applicable Rate times (ii) the actual daily amount
by which the Aggregate Revolving Commitments exceed the sum of (y) the Outstanding Amount of
Revolving Loans and (z) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations. The commitment fee shall accrue at all
times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the
conditions in Article V is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in
arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing
with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Revolving Loan Maturity
Date. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any
change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed
and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that
such Applicable Rate was in effect. For purposes of clarification, Swing Line Loans shall
not be considered outstanding for purposes of determining the unused portion of the
Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

     (b) Fee Letter. The Borrower shall pay to BAS and the Administrative Agent for
their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee
Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall be non-refundable for any
reason whatsoever.

2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees.

     All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by Bank of
America’s “prime rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be,
and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of
a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable,
being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan
for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for
the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on
the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one
day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be
conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

2.11 Evidence of Debt.

     (a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or
records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of
business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be
conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the
Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so
shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any
amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts
and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in
respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the
absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent,
the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a
promissory note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records.
Each such promissory note shall (i) in the case of Revolving Loans, be in the form of Exhibit
2.11(a)(i) (a “Revolving Note”), (ii) in the case of Swing Line Loans, be in the form
of Exhibit 2.11(a)(ii) (a “Swing Line Note”) and (iii) in the case of the Term
Loan, be in the form of Exhibit 2.11(a)(iii) (a “Term Note”).Each Lender may attach
schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of
its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

     (b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each Lender and the
Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records
evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing
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the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the
Administrative Agent and
the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of
the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.

     (a) General. All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition
or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent,
for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative
Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date
specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable
Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received
by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative
Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any
applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. Subject to the definition of “Interest
Period”, if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business
Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be
reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

(b) (i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of
any Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans,
prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available
to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent
may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with
Section 2.02 (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender
has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section
2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a
corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the
applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and
the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such
corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from
and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the
date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by
such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and
(B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to
Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the
Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall
promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such
period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative
Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such
Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower
may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative
Agent.

     (ii) Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which
any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C
Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may
assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may,
in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case
may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment,
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Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to
the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer,
in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the
date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the
Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

     A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any
amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

     (c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the
Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing
provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the
Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in
Article V are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the
Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such
Lender, without interest.

     (d) Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make
Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans and to make payments
pursuant to Section 11.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make
any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 11.04(c) on
any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to
do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so
make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 11.04(c).

     (e) Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain
the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any
Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or
manner.

2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders.

     If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain
payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Loans made by it, or the
participations in L/C Obligations or in Swing Line Loans held by it resulting in such Lender’s
receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans or participations and
accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided
herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent
of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and
subparticipations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans of the other Lenders, or make such other
adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the
Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on
their respective Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that:

     (i) if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any
portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or
subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such
recovery, without interest; and

     (ii) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment
made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement
or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a
participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line
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any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as
to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).

     Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so
under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing
arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to
such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the
amount of such participation.

ARTICLE III

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

3.01 Taxes.

     (a) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation
of the Loan Parties hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and
without reduction or withholding for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, provided that if
any Loan Party shall be required by applicable law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any
Other Taxes) from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that
after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable
under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, receives an
amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Loan
Party shall make such deductions and (iii) such Loan Party shall timely pay the full amount
deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

     (b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. Without limiting the provisions of
subsection (a) above, the Loan Parties shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant
Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

     (c) Indemnification by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall indemnify the
Administrative Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer, within 30 days after demand therefor, for the
full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender
or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be (excluding any amount resulting from (i) the gross negligence
or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may
be, or (ii) the failure by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may
be, to make written demand for such indemnification within 180 days from the date on which the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer had knowledge of the imposition of Taxes or
Other Taxes by the relevant taxing authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or
liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or
the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Administrative Agent, any Lender or
the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, claiming any indemnification pursuant to this Section
3.01(c) shall make written demand therefor no later than 180 days after the date on which such
Person makes payment to the relevant Governmental Authority in respect thereof.

     (d) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified
Taxes or Other Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to
the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental
Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of
such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

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     (e) Status of Lenders. Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or
reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is resident
for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments
hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by
the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation
prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a
reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or
reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or
information reporting requirements.

     Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is resident
for tax purposes in the United States, any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior
to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to
time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, but only if such
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
such 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 Borrower 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 Borrower to
determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

     In addition, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Lender that is not a
Foreign Lender shall, upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, deliver to the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent two properly completed original Internal Revenue Service
Forms W-9 (or any successor or other form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service).

     (f) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C
Issuer determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other
Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party
has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall pay to such Loan Party an amount
equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts
paid, by such Loan Party under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to
such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C
Issuer, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant
Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that each Loan Party, upon
the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, agrees to repay the amount
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charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such
Lender or the L/C Issuer in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer is
required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This subsection shall not be
construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer to make available its
tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the
Borrower or any other Person.

3.02 Illegality.

     If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority
has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain
or fund Eurodollar Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar
Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such
Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then,
on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation
of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and
the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon
receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender
to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may
lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such
Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment
or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

3.03 Inability to Determine Rates.

     If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a
Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that (a) Dollar deposits are not
being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and
Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan, (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for
determining the Eurodollar Base Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed
Eurodollar Rate Loan, or (c) the Eurodollar Base Rate for any requested Interest Period with
respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the
Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and all
Lenders. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall
be suspended until the Administrative Agent revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the
Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Eurodollar
Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a
Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

3.04 Increased Costs.

     (a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

     (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan,
insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account
of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement
reflected in the Eurodollar Rate or the L/C Issuer;

     (ii) subject any Lender or the L/C Issuer to any tax of any kind whatsoever with
respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any participation in a Letter of Credit or
any Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such
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the L/C Issuer in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered
by Section 3.01 and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded
Tax payable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer); or

     (iii) impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other
condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such
Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of
making or maintaining any Eurodollar Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any
such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the L/C Issuer of participating in,
issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate
in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or
receivable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any
other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Borrower will pay to
such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs
incurred or reduction suffered.

     (b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change
in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such
Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements has or would
have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s capital or on
the capital of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this
Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of
Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below
that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company could
have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the L/C
Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company with
respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the
L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or
the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction
suffered.

     (c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer
setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its
holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and
delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such
Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate
within 10 days after receipt thereof.

     (d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the L/C Issuer
to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a
waiver of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation, provided
that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more
than six months prior to the date that such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies
the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such
Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change
in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period
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3.05 Compensation for Losses.

     Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the
Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss,
cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

     (a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base
Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether
voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

     (b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to
make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on
the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or

     (c) any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the
Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section
11.13;

including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it
to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were
obtained, but specifically excluding any loss of anticipated profits. The Borrower shall also pay
any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

     For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this
Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by
it at the Eurodollar Base Rate used in determining the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching
deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and
for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.

3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

     (a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation
under Section 3.04, or the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender
or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if
any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then such Lender shall use reasonable
efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to
assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, or
take such other measures as such Lender may deem reasonable, if, in the judgment of such Lender,
such designation, assignment or other measures (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable
pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate
the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case,
would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be
disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and
expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

     (b) Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section
3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any
Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any
Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, the Borrower may replace such Lender in
accordance with Section 11.13.

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3.07 Survival.

     All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of
the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

ARTICLE IV

GUARANTY

4.01 The Guaranty.

     Each of the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantees to each Lender, each Affiliate
of a Lender that enters into a Swap Contract or a Treasury Management Agreement with a Loan Party,
and the Administrative Agent as hereinafter provided, as primary obligor and not as surety, the
prompt payment of the Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory
prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) strictly in
accordance with the terms thereof. The Guarantors hereby further agree that if any of the
Obligations are not paid in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment,
by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise), the Guarantors will, jointly
and severally, promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case
of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Obligations, the same will be promptly
paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as
a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or
renewal.

     Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other of the Loan
Documents, Swap Contracts or Treasury Management Agreements, the obligations of each Guarantor
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to
the largest amount that would not render such obligations subject to avoidance under the Debtor
Relief Laws or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law.

4.02 Obligations Unconditional.

     The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 4.01 are joint and several, absolute
and unconditional, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability
of any of the Loan Documents, Swap Contracts or Treasury Management Agreements, or any other
agreement or instrument referred to therein, or any substitution, release, impairment or exchange
of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Obligations, and, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever which might
otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being
the intent of this Section 4.02 that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be
absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Each Guarantor agrees that such
Guarantor shall have no right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution against the
Borrower or any other Guarantor for amounts paid under this Article IV until such time as
the Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have expired or terminated. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of
any Guarantor hereunder, which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:

     (a) at any time or from time to time, without notice to any Guarantor, the time for any
performance of or compliance with any of the Obligations shall be extended, or such
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     (b) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of any of the Loan Documents,
any Swap Contract or Treasury Management Agreement between any Loan Party and any Lender, or
any Affiliate of a Lender, or any other agreement or instrument referred to in the Loan
Documents, such Swap Contracts or such Treasury Management Agreements shall be done or
omitted;

     (c) the maturity of any of the Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the
Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under
any of the Loan Documents, any Swap Contract or Treasury Management Agreement between any
Loan Party and any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender, or any other agreement or
instrument referred to in the Loan Documents, such Swap Contracts or such Treasury
Management Agreements shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of the Obligations or
any security therefor shall be released, impaired or exchanged in whole or in part or
otherwise dealt with;

     (d) any Lien granted to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or
Lenders as security for any of the Obligations shall fail to attach or be perfected; or

     (e) any of the Obligations shall be determined to be void or voidable (including,
without limitation, for the benefit of any creditor of any Guarantor) or shall be
subordinated to the claims of any Person (including, without limitation, any creditor of any
Guarantor).

     With respect to its obligations hereunder, each Guarantor hereby expressly waives diligence,
presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that the
Administrative Agent or any Lender exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Person
under any of the Loan Documents, any Swap Contract or any Treasury Management Agreement between any
Loan Party and any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender, or any other agreement or instrument
referred to in the Loan Documents, such Swap Contracts or such Treasury Management Agreements, or
against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Obligations.

4.03 Reinstatement.

     The obligations of the Guarantors under this Article IV shall be automatically
reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Person in
respect of the Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the
Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise,
and each Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender on demand
for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the fees, charges and
disbursements of external counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in
connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in
defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent
transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.

4.04 Certain Additional Waivers.

     Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of recourse to security for the
Obligations, except through the exercise of rights of subrogation pursuant to Section 4.02
and through the exercise of rights of contribution pursuant to Section 4.06.

4.05 Remedies.

     The Guarantors agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, as between the Guarantors,
on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, the Obligations
may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 9.02 (and shall be
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automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in said Section 9.02) for
purposes of Section 4.01 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition
preventing such declaration (or preventing the Obligations from becoming automatically due and
payable) as against any other Person and that, in the event of such declaration (or the Obligations
being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), the Obligations (whether or not due and
payable by any other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes
of Section 4.01. The Guarantors acknowledge and agree that their obligations hereunder are
secured in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents and that the Lenders may exercise
their remedies thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof.

4.06 Rights of Contribution.

     The Guarantors agree among themselves that, in connection with payments made hereunder, each
Guarantor shall have contribution rights against the other Guarantors as permitted under applicable
law. Such contribution rights shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the
obligations of such Guarantors under the Loan Documents and no Guarantor shall exercise such rights
of contribution until all Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have terminated.

4.07 Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee.

     The guarantee in this Article IV is a guaranty of payment and not of collection, is a
continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Obligations whenever arising.

ARTICLE V

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

5.01 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension.

     The obligation of the L/C Issuer and each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension
hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

     (a) Loan Documents. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed
counterparts of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each properly executed by a
Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party and, in the case of this Agreement, by each
Lender.

     (b) Opinions of Counsel. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of favorable
opinions of legal counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and
each Lender, dated as of the Closing Date, and in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.

     (c) Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent shall have received:

     (i) consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, including balance sheets and income and
cash flow statements audited by independent public accountants of recognized
national standing and prepared in conformity with GAAP; and

     (ii) unaudited consolidated and consolidating financial statements of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2006 and June
30, 2006, including balance sheets and statements of income or operations,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows (the “Interim Financial Statements”).

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     (d) No Material Adverse Change. There shall not have occurred a material
adverse change since December 31, 2005 in the business, assets, liabilities, operations or
financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

     (e) Litigation. There shall not exist any action, suit, investigation or
proceeding pending or threatened in any court or before an arbitrator or Governmental
Authority that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     (f) Organization Documents, Resolutions, Etc. Receipt by the Administrative
Agent of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles (followed promptly by
originals), in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal
counsel:

     (i) copies of the Organization Documents of each Loan Party certified to be
true and complete as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority of
the state or other jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, where
applicable, and certified by a secretary or assistant secretary of such Loan Party
to be true and correct as of the Closing Date;

     (ii) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates
and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the
Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of
each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in
connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party
is a party; and

     (iii) such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and
is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in its
state of organization or formation.

     (g) Perfection and Priority of Liens. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of
the following:

     (i) searches of Uniform Commercial Code filings in the jurisdiction of
formation of each Loan Party or where a filing would need to be made in order to
perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, copies of
the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no Liens
exist other than Permitted Liens;

     (ii) UCC financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is
necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, to perfect the
Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral;

     (iii) all certificates evidencing any certificated Equity Interests pledged to
the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, together with duly
executed in blank and undated stock powers attached thereto;

     (iv) searches of ownership of, and Liens on, intellectual property of each Loan
Party in the appropriate governmental offices; and

     (v) duly executed notices of grant of security interest in the form required by
the Security Agreement as are necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s sole
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perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the intellectual
property of the Loan Parties.

     (h) Evidence of Insurance. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of copies of
insurance policies or certificates of insurance of the Loan Parties evidencing liability and
casualty insurance meeting the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents, including, but
not limited to, naming the Administrative Agent as additional insured (in the case of
liability insurance) or loss payee (in the case of hazard insurance) on behalf of the
Lenders.

     (i) Senior Secured Debt Rating. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of
evidence that the Borrower’s corporate family rating is B2 or higher (with a stable outlook)
from Moody’s and that the Borrower’s corporate debt rating is B+ or higher (with a stable
outlook) from S&P.

     (j) Closing Certificate. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate
signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that (i) the conditions specified
in Sections 5.01(d) and (e) and Sections 5.02(a), (b), and
(c) have been satisfied and (ii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (after giving
effect to the transactions contemplated hereby and the incurrence of Indebtedness related
thereto) are Solvent on a consolidated basis.

     (k) Fees. Receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of any fees
required to be paid on or before the Closing Date.

     (l) Attorney Costs. Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower
shall have paid all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent
to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such
fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees,
charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings
(provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts
between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent).

     (m) Existing Credit Agreement. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of evidence
that the Existing Credit Agreement has been terminated and all Liens securing obligations
under the Existing Credit Agreement will be simultaneously released with the initial funding
of the Loans.

     (n) Other. Receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of such other
documents, instruments, agreements and information as reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, including, but not limited to, information regarding
litigation, tax, accounting, labor, insurance, pension liabilities (actual or contingent),
real estate leases, material contracts, debt agreements, property ownership, environmental
matters, contingent liabilities and management of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; such
information may include, if requested by the Administrative Agent, asset appraisal reports
and written audits of accounts receivable, inventory, payables, controls and systems.

     Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 10.04, for purposes of
determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 5.01, each Lender that
has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be
satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by
or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received
notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

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5.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions.

     The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension is subject to the
following conditions precedent:

     (a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party
contained in Article VI or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any
document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true
and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except
to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier
date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that
for purposes of this Section 5.02, the representations and warranties contained in
subsections (a) and (b) of Section 6.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent
statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 7.01.

     (b) No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from
the application of the proceeds thereof.

     (c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer and/or the Swing Line
Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the
requirements hereof.

     Each Request for Credit Extension submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a
representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 5.02(a) and
(b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     The Loan Parties represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:

6.01 Existence, Qualification and Power.

     Each Loan Party (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under
the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and
authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i)
own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (c) is duly qualified and is
licensed and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or
operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license;
except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i) or (c), to the extent that failure to do so could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.02 Authorization; No Contravention.

     The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such
Person is party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational
action, and do not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b)
conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under (other
than Liens arising pursuant to any Loan Document), or require any payment to be made under (i) any
Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties
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Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or
any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law
(including, without limitation, Regulation U or Regulation X issued by the FRB).

6.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.

     No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing
with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with
the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement
or any other Loan Document other than (i) those that have already been obtained and are in full
force and effect and (ii) filings to perfect the Liens created by the Collateral Documents.

6.04 Binding Effect.

     Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party
thereto. Each Loan Document constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party
that is party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms.

6.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

     (a) The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii)
fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof
and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and
(iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, commitments and
Indebtedness.

     (b) The Interim Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii)
fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof
and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i)
and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments; and (iii) show all
material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and
Indebtedness.

     (c) From the date of the Audited Financial Statements to and including the Closing Date, there
has been no Disposition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any Involuntary Disposition, of any
material part of the business or property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
and no purchase or other acquisition by any of them of any business or property (including any
Equity Interests of any other Person) material in relation to the consolidated financial condition
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case, which is not reflected in the
foregoing financial statements or in the notes thereto and has not otherwise been disclosed in
writing to the Lenders on or prior to the Closing Date.

     (d) The financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) and (b)
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as may otherwise be permitted under Section
7.01(a) and (b)) and present fairly (on the basis disclosed in the footnotes to such
financial statements) the consolidated (and with respect to the financial statements delivered
pursuant to Section 7.01(b) consolidating), financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and for the periods covered
thereby.

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     (e) Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or
circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.06 Litigation.

     There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of
the Loan Parties after due and diligent investigation, threatened or contemplated, at law, in
equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against any Loan Party or any of
its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect or
pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or (b) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.07 No Default.

     (a) Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to any
Contractual Obligation that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     (b) No Default has occurred and is continuing.

6.08 Ownership of Property; Liens.

     Each of Loan Party and its Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title in fee simple to,
or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its
business, except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The property of each Loan Party and its
Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Permitted Liens.

6.09 Environmental Compliance.

     Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

     (a) (i) To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, each of the Facilities and (ii) all
operations of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries at the Facilities, are in compliance
with all applicable Environmental Laws, and no Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is in
violation of any Environmental Law with respect to the Facilities or the Businesses, and
there are no conditions relating to the use of the Facilities by the Loan Parties or their
Subsidiaries or the Businesses that could give rise to liability under any applicable
Environmental Laws.

     (b) To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, none of the Facilities contains, or has
previously contained, any Hazardous Materials at, on or under the Facilities in amounts or
concentrations that constitute or constituted a violation of, or could give rise to
liability under, Environmental Laws.

     (c) Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary has received any written or verbal notice
of, or inquiry from any Governmental Authority regarding, any violation, alleged violation,
non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding environmental matters or
compliance with Environmental Laws with regard to any of the Facilities or the Businesses,
nor does any Responsible Officer of any Loan Party have knowledge or reason to believe that
any such notice will be received or is being threatened.

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     (d) To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, Hazardous Materials have not been transported
or disposed of from the Facilities, or generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or
under any of the Facilities or any other location, in each case by or on behalf any Loan
Party or any Subsidiary in violation of, or in a manner that would be reasonably likely to
give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Law.

     (e) No judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action is pending or, to
the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which any Loan
Party or any Subsidiary is or will be named as a party, nor are there any consent decrees or
other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other
administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect
to any Loan Party, any Subsidiary, the Facilities or the Businesses.

     (f) There has been no release or threat of release of Hazardous Materials at or from
the Facilities, or arising from or related to the operations (including, without limitation,
disposal) of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in connection with the Facilities or otherwise
in connection with the Businesses, in violation of or in amounts or in a manner that could
give rise to liability under Environmental Laws.

6.10 Insurance.

     The properties of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound
and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of such Persons, in such amounts, with such
deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar
businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the applicable Loan Party or the
applicable Subsidiary operates. The insurance coverage of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries
as in effect on the Closing Date is outlined as to carrier, policy number, expiration date, type,
amount and deductibles on Schedule 6.10.

6.11 Taxes.

     The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have filed all federal and other material tax returns
and reports required to be filed, and have paid all federal and other material taxes, assessments,
fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or
assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in
accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed tax assessment against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary
that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary
thereof is party to any tax sharing agreement.

6.12 ERISA Compliance.

     (a) Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of
ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and other federal or state Laws. Each Plan that is intended to
qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code has received a favorable determination
letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS
with respect thereto and, to the best knowledge of the Loan Parties, nothing has occurred which
would prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification. Each Loan Party and each ERISA Affiliate
have made all required contributions to each Plan subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue
Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant
to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code has been made with respect to any Plan.

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     (b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened claims,
actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could
be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited
transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has
resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

     (c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Pension Plan
has any Unfunded Pension Liability which in the aggregate has resulted or could reasonably be
expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of $1,000,000; (iii)
no Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability
under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not
delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) no Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or
reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of
notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of
ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) no Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate has
engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

6.13 Subsidiaries.

     Set forth on Schedule 6.13 is a complete and accurate list as of the Closing Date of
each Subsidiary of any Loan Party, together with (i) jurisdiction of formation, (ii) number of
shares of each class of Equity Interests outstanding, (iii) number and percentage of outstanding
shares of each class owned (directly or indirectly) by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary and (iv)
number and effect, if exercised, of all outstanding options, warrants, rights of conversion or
purchase and all other similar rights with respect thereto. The outstanding Equity Interests of
each Subsidiary of any Loan Party is validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

6.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

     (a) The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important
activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of
Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
margin stock. Following the application of the proceeds of each Borrowing or drawing under each
Letter of Credit, not more than 25% of the value of the assets (either of the Borrower only or of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) subject to the provisions of Section
8.01 or Section 8.05 or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or
instrument between the Borrower and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender relating to
Indebtedness and within the scope of Section 9.01(e) will be margin stock.

     (b) None of any Loan Party, any Person Controlling any Loan Party, or any Subsidiary is or is
required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

6.15 Disclosure.

     No written report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished by or on
behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or
under any other Loan Document (in each case, as modified or supplemented by other information so
furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
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respect to projected financial information, the Loan Parties represent only that such
information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the
time.

6.16 Compliance with Laws.

     Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary is in compliance with the requirements of all Laws and all
orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such
instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to
comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.17 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.

     Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries own, or possess the legal right to use, all of the
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses
and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably
necessary for the operation of their respective businesses. Set forth on Schedule 6.17 is
a list of all IP Rights registered or pending registration with the United States Copyright Office
or the United States Patent and Trademark Office and owned by each Loan Party as of the Closing
Date. Except for such claims and infringements that could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, no claim has been asserted and is pending by any Person challenging or
questioning the use of any IP Rights or the validity or effectiveness of any IP Rights, nor does
any Loan Party know of any such claim, and, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, the use of any IP
Rights by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or the granting of a right or a license in
respect of any IP Rights from any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries does not infringe on the
rights of any Person. As of the Closing Date, none of the IP Rights owned by any of the Loan
Parties or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any licensing agreement or similar arrangement
(other than non-exclusive licenses to customers of the Loan Parties or its Subsidiaries entered
into in the ordinary course of business) except as set forth on Schedule 6.17.

6.18 Solvency.

     The Loan Parties are Solvent on a consolidated basis.

6.19 Perfection of Security Interests in the Collateral.

     The Collateral Documents create valid security interests in, and Liens on, the Collateral
purported to be covered thereby, which security interests and Liens are currently perfected
security interests and Liens, prior to all other Liens other than Permitted Liens.

6.20 Business Locations.

     Set forth on Schedule 6.20(a) is a list of all real property located in the United
States that is owned or leased by the Loan Parties as of the Closing Date. Set forth on
Schedule 6.20(b) is the tax payer identification number and organizational identification
number of each Loan Party as of the Closing Date. The exact legal name and state of organization
of each Loan Party is as set forth on the signature pages hereto. Except as set forth on
Schedule 6.20(c), no Loan Party has during the five years preceding the Closing Date (i)
changed its legal name, (ii) changed its state of formation, or (iii) been party to a merger,
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6.21 Labor Matters.

     There are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of
any Loan Party or any Subsidiary as of the Closing Date. Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary
has suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty within the
last five years which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

ARTICLE
II

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation
hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the
Loan Parties shall and shall cause each Subsidiary to:

7.01 Financial Statements.

     Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:

     (a) upon the earlier of the date that is one hundred twenty days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Borrower or the date such information is filed with the SEC, a
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal
year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity
and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the
figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance
with GAAP, audited and accompanied by (i) a report and opinion of a Registered Public
Accounting Firm of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Required
Lenders, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards and applicable Securities Laws and shall not be subject to any “going
concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the
scope of such audit and (ii) to the extent filed with the SEC, a copy of the attestation
report filed with the SEC of such Registered Public Accounting Firm as to the Borrower’s
internal controls pursuant to Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley; and

     (b) upon the earlier of the date that is forty-five days after the end of each of the
first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower or the date such information
is filed with the SEC, a consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated and
consolidating statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for
such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Borrower’s fiscal year then ended, setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of
the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in
reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly
presenting the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash
flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal
year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

7.02 Certificates; Other Information.

     Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:

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     (a) after the consummation of a Qualifying IPO, concurrently with the delivery of the
financial statements referred to in Section 7.01(a), a certificate of its
independent certified public accountants certifying such financial statements and stating
that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Default
or, if any such Default shall exist, stating the nature and status of such event;

     (b) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in
Sections 7.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by
a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;

     (c) at least 45 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, beginning with
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, an annual business plan and budget of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries containing, among other things, pro forma financial statements for each
quarter of the next fiscal year;

     (d) promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or
financial statement or other report or communication sent to the equityholders of any Loan
Party, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration
statements which a Loan Party may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered
to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

     (e) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in
Sections 7.01(a) and (b), a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the
Borrower containing information regarding (i) the amount of all Dispositions, Involuntary
Dispositions, Extraordinary Receipts, Debt Issuances and Equity Issuances producing Net Cash
Proceeds required to be used to prepay the Loans and Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations
pursuant to Section 2.05 and (ii) all Acquisitions for which the aggregate
consideration therefor exceeds $1,000,000, in each case, that occurred during the period
covered by such financial statements;

     (f) promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any
detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of
directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of the Borrower by independent
accountants in connection with the accounts or books of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or
any audit of any of them;

     (g) promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any
statement or report furnished to any holder of debt securities of any Loan Party or any
Subsidiary thereof pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan or credit or similar
agreement and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to Section
7.01 or any other clause of this Section 7.02;

     (h) promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by any
Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received
from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any
investigation or possible investigation or other inquiry by such agency regarding financial
or other operational results of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof;

     (i) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or
corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the
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Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably
request; and

     (j) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in
Sections 7.01(a) and (b) (but only with respect to the second fiscal quarter
of any fiscal year), a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (i) listing (A)
all applications, if any, for Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks (each such term as defined
in the Security Agreement) made since the date of the prior certificate (or, in the case of
the first such certificate, the Closing Date), (B) all issuances of registrations or letters
on existing applications for Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks (each such term as defined
in the Security Agreement) received since the date of the prior certificate (or, in the case
of the first such certificate, the Closing Date), and (C) all Trademark Licenses, Copyright
Licenses and Patent Licenses (each such term as defined in the Security Agreement) entered
into since the date of the prior certificate (or, in the case of the first such certificate,
the Closing Date), and (ii) attaching the insurance binder or other evidence of insurance
for any insurance coverage of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary that was renewed, replaced or
modified during the period covered by such financial statements.

     Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b) or
Section 7.02 (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed
with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been
delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on
the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 11.02; or
(ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet
website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a
commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided
that: (i) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or
any Lender that requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease
delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Borrower
shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the
posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic
versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein,
in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance
Certificates required by Section 7.02(b) to the Administrative Agent. Except for such
Compliance Certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery
or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no
responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each
Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such
documents.

     The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or BAS will make
available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf
of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, the “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower
Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of
the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material
non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a “Public Lender”).
The Borrower hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public
Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the
word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials
“PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, BAS and the
Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with
respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal and state
securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials
constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 11.07); (y) all
Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the
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designated as “Public Investor;” and (z) the Administrative Agent and BAS shall be entitled to
treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a
portion of the Platform not marked as “Public Investor.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Borrower shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.”

7.03 Notices.

     (a) Promptly (and in any event, within two Business Days after a Responsible Officer obtains
knowledge thereof) notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender of the occurrence of any
Default.

     (b) Promptly (and in any event, within five Business Days after a Responsible Officer obtains
knowledge thereof) notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender of any matter that has resulted
or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including (i) breach or
non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any
Subsidiary; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between any Loan
Party or any Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or any
material development in, any litigation or proceeding naming any Loan Party or any Subsidiary,
including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws.

     (c) Promptly (and in any event, within five Business Days after a Responsible Officer obtains
knowledge thereof) notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender of the occurrence of any ERISA
Event.

     (d) Promptly (and in any event, within five Business Days after a Responsible Officer obtains
knowledge thereof) notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender of (i) any material change in
accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (ii) the
occurrence of any Internal Control Event; provided that the notice of any Internal Control
Event constituting a material weakness shall not be required to be provided before five Business
Days after the date the Borrower receives a written notification from its accounting firm
identifying such material weakness.

     (e) Promptly (and in any event, within five Business Days after a Responsible Officer obtains
knowledge thereof) notify the Administrative Agent of any change or possible change in the senior
unsecured non-credit enhanced long term debt rating (the “Debt Rating”) of the Borrower.

     (f) Upon the reasonable written request of the Administrative Agent following the occurrence
of any event or the discovery of any condition which the Administrative Agent or the Required
Lenders reasonably believe has caused (or could be reasonably expected to cause) the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.09 to be untrue in any material
respect, furnish or cause to be furnished to the Administrative Agent, at the Loan Parties’
expense, a report of an environmental assessment of reasonable scope, form and depth, (including,
where appropriate, invasive soil or groundwater sampling) by a consultant reasonably acceptable to
the Administrative Agent as to the nature and extent of the presence of any Materials of
Environmental Concern on any Real Properties (as defined in Section 6.09) and as to the
compliance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries with Environmental Laws at such Real
Properties. If the Loan Parties fail to deliver such an environmental report within seventy-five
(75) days after receipt of such written request then the Administrative Agent may arrange for the
same, and the Loan Parties hereby grant to the Administrative Agent and its representatives access
to the Real Properties to reasonably undertake such an assessment (including, where appropriate,
invasive soil or groundwater sampling). The reasonable cost of any assessment arranged for by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to this provision will be payable by the Loan Parties on demand and
added to the obligations secured by the Collateral Documents.

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     Each notice pursuant to this Section 7.03(a) through (f) shall be accompanied
by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence
referred to therein and stating what action the applicable Loan Party has taken and proposes to
take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 7.03(a) shall describe with
particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been
breached.

7.04 Payment of Obligations.

     Pay and discharge, as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and
liabilities, including (a) all material tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or
levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are
being maintained by the Loan Party or such Subsidiary and (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid,
would by law become a Lien upon its property.

7.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc.

     (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws
of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 8.04
or 8.05.

     (b) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its good standing under the Laws of
the jurisdiction of its organization, except to the extent the failure to do so could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     (c) Take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and
franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that
the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     (d) Preserve or renew all of its material registered patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade
names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

7.06 Maintenance of Properties.

     (a) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in
the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

     (b) Make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof, except where the
failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     (c) Use the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance of its
facilities.

7.07 Maintenance of Insurance.

     Maintain in full force and effect insurance (including worker’s compensation insurance,
liability insurance, casualty insurance and business interruption insurance) with financially sound
and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of any Loan Party, in such amounts, with such
deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar
businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the applicable Loan Party or the
applicable Subsidiary operates. The Administrative Agent shall be named as loss payee or
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additional insured with respect to any such insurance providing coverage in respect of any
Collateral, and each provider of any such insurance shall agree, by endorsement upon the policy or
policies issued by it or by independent instruments furnished to the Administrative Agent, that it
will give the Administrative Agent thirty (30) days prior written notice before any such policy or
policies shall be altered or canceled.

7.08 Compliance with Laws.

     Comply with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees
applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such
requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.09 Books and Records.

     (a) Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in
conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters
involving the assets and business of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.

     (b) Maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable
requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over such Loan Party or
such Subsidiary, as the case may be.

	7.10	 	Inspection Rights.

     Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent (and, after the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, each Lender) to visit and inspect
any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies
thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its
directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at the expense of the Borrower and at
such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon
reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided, however, so long as no Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Loan Parties shall only be required to pay the fees
and expenses of the Administrative Agent for one inspection per year; provided,
further, however, that when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or
any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of
the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without
advance notice.

7.11 Use of Proceeds.

     Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions (a) to refinance certain existing Indebtedness, (b)
to pay cash dividends or distributions to its shareholders to the extent permitted by Section
8.06(c), (c) to finance working capital and capital expenditures and (d) for other general
corporate purposes, provided that in no event shall the proceeds of the Credit Extensions
be used in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document.

7.12 Additional Subsidiaries.

     Within thirty (30) days after the acquisition or formation of any Subsidiary:

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     (a) notify the Administrative Agent thereof in writing, together with the (i)
jurisdiction of formation, (ii) number of shares of each class of Equity Interests
outstanding, (iii) number and percentage of outstanding shares of each class owned (directly
or indirectly) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (iv) number and effect, if exercised,
of all outstanding options, warrants, rights of conversion or purchase and all other similar
rights with respect thereto; and

     (b) if such Subsidiary is a Domestic Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary,
cause such Person to (i) become a Guarantor by executing and delivering to the
Administrative Agent a Joinder Agreement or such other documents as the Administrative Agent
shall deem appropriate for such purpose, and (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent
documents of the types referred to in Sections 5.01(f) and (g) and favorable
opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among other things, the legality,
validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation referred to in clause (a)),
all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

7.13 ERISA Compliance.

     Do, and cause each of its ERISA Affiliates to do, each of the following: (a) maintain each
Plan in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Internal
Revenue Code and other federal or state law; (b) cause each Plan that is qualified under Section
401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code to maintain such qualification; and (c) make all required
contributions to any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code.

7.14 Pledged Assets.

     (a) Equity Interests. Cause (a) 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests
of each Domestic Subsidiary and (b) 66% (or such greater or lesser percentage that, due to a change
in an applicable Law after the date hereof, (1) could not reasonably be expected to cause the
undistributed earnings of such Foreign Subsidiary as determined for United States federal income
tax purposes to be treated as a deemed dividend to such Foreign Subsidiary’s United States parent
and (2) could not reasonably be expected to cause any material adverse tax consequences) of the
issued and outstanding Equity Interests entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section
1.956-2(c)(2)) and 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests not entitled to vote (within
the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) in each Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by a
Loan Party or any Domestic Subsidiary to be subject at all times to a first priority, perfected
Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collateral
Documents, together with opinions of counsel and any filings and deliveries reasonably necessary
in connection therewith to perfect the security interests therein, all in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

     (b) Other Property. (i) Cause all of its owned and leased real and personal property
other than Excluded Property to be subject at all times to first priority, perfected and, in the
case of real property (whether leased or owned), title insured Liens in favor of the Administrative
Agent to secure the Obligations pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents
or, with respect to any such property acquired subsequent to the Closing Date, such other
additional security documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, subject in any
case to Permitted Liens and (ii) deliver such other documentation as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request in connection with the foregoing, including, without limitation, appropriate
UCC-1 financing statements, real estate title insurance policies, surveys, environmental reports,
landlord’s waivers, certified resolutions and other organizational and authorizing documents of
such Person, favorable opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among other things,
the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation referred to above
and the perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Liens thereunder) and

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other items of the types required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(g), all in
form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

7.15 Swap Contracts.

     Within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date, the Borrower shall enter into interest rate
protection agreements (protecting against fluctuations in interest rates), cap agreements and/or
collar agreements, in each case reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which agreements
shall provide coverage in an amount equal to $85,000,000 and for a duration of at least three (3)
years.

7.16 Debt Rating.

     The Borrower shall maintain with both S&P and Moody’s a Debt Rating, or if such Debt Rating is
not maintained by the Borrower with S&P and/or Moody’s, cause such Debt Rating to be renewed on an
annual basis by both S&P and Moody’s on each anniversary of the Closing Date.

ARTICLE VIII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation
hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, no
Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

8.01 Liens.

     Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or
revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:

     (a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;

     (b) Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 8.01 and any
renewals or extensions thereof, provided that (i) the property covered thereby is
not changed, (ii) the amount secured or benefited thereby is not increased, (iii) the direct
or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed, and (iv) any renewal or
extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by Section
8.03(b);

     (c) Liens (other than Liens imposed under ERISA) for taxes, assessments or governmental
charges or levies not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained
on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

     (d) statutory and contractual Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen,
mechanics, materialmen and suppliers and other Liens imposed by law or pursuant to customary
reservations or retentions of title arising in the ordinary course of business,
provided that such Liens secure only amounts not yet due and payable or, if due and
payable, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce the same or are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves determined in
accordance with GAAP have been established;

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     (e) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any
Lien imposed by ERISA;

     (f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than
Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other
obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

     (g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting
real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in
any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially
interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;

     (h) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money (or appeal or other surety bonds
relating to such judgments) not constituting an Event of Default under Section
9.01(h);

     (i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03(e) (and
refinancings thereof permitted by Section 8.03(e)); provided that (i) such
Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such
Indebtedness, (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of the property
being acquired on the date of acquisition and (iii) such Liens attach to such property
concurrently with or within ninety days after the acquisition thereof;

     (j) leases, subleases or licenses granted to others not interfering in any material
respect with the business of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;

     (k) any interest of title of a lessor under, and Liens arising from UCC financing
statements (or equivalent filings, registrations or agreements in foreign jurisdictions)
relating to, leases permitted by this Agreement;

     (l) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements
permitted under Section 8.02;

     (m) normal and customary rights of setoff upon deposits of cash in favor of banks or
other depository institutions;

     (n) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial
Code on items in the course of collection;

     (o) Liens of sellers of goods to the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries arising under
Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code or similar provisions of applicable law in the
ordinary course of business, covering only the goods sold and securing only the unpaid
purchase price for such goods and related expenses;

     (p) Liens on the property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a
Subsidiary of a Loan Party pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition; provided, that any
such Lien shall not extend to any property of any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary that is
not a Subsidiary of such Person; provided, further that any such Lien was
not created in anticipation of or in connection with the transaction pursuant to which such
Person became a Subsidiary of a Loan Party; and

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     (q) other Liens securing Indebtedness permitted hereunder in an aggregate amount
outstanding not exceeding $3,000,000 at any time.

8.02 Investments.

     Make any Investments, except:

     (a) Investments held by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in the form of cash or Cash
Equivalents;

     (b) Investments existing as of the Closing Date and set forth in Schedule 8.02;

     (c) Investments in any Person that is a Loan Party prior to giving effect to such
Investment;

     (d) Investments by any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party in any other
Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party;

     (e) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable
or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of
business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from
financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent
or limit loss;

     (f) Guarantees permitted by Section 8.03;

     (g) Permitted Acquisitions;

     (h) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (i) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding and
(ii) in connection with a “cashless exercise program” for employee stock options, if
established after a Qualifying IPO (which loans referred to in this clause (ii) shall not
count against the amount referred to in clause (i)); provided, that such loans and
advances are in compliance with applicable law;

     (i) Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of
suppliers and customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes
with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business;

     (j) Investments in promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in
connection with a Disposition permitted by Section 8.05;

     (k) Investments consisting of intercompany loans to, and/or equity contributions in,
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and joint ventures not constituting Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries;
provided, that the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of such Investments in
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and joint ventures plus (ii) the aggregate amount of
consideration paid by the Loan Parties pursuant to the acquisitions of Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 8.03(g) shall not exceed an aggregate amount of
$30,000,000 during the term of this Agreement;

     (l) the Borrower may transfer existing Investments in fractional interests in airplanes
toward the purchase of new airplanes or other fractional interests in airplanes not
otherwise prohibited by this Agreement; and

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     (m) any other Investments in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate at any
time outstanding.

8.03 Indebtedness.

     Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

     (a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;

     (b) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries set forth in Schedule 8.03;

     (c) intercompany Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.02;

     (d) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing or
arising under any Swap Contract, provided that (i) such obligations are (or were)
entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly
mitigating risks associated with liabilities, commitments, investments, assets, or property
held or reasonably anticipated by such Person, or changes in the value of securities issued
by such Person, and not for purposes of speculation or taking a “market view;” and (ii) such
Swap Contract does not contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from its
obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to the defaulting party;

     (e) purchase money Indebtedness (including obligations in respect of Capital Leases or
Synthetic Leases) hereafter incurred by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to finance
the purchase of fixed assets or aircraft, and renewals, refinancings and extensions thereof,
provided that (i)(A) the total of all such Indebtedness for all such Persons taken
together to finance aircraft shall not exceed an aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000 at
any one time outstanding and (B) the total of all such Indebtedness for all such Persons
taken together to finance the purchase of other fixed assets shall not exceed an aggregate
principal amount of $5,000,000 at any one time outstanding; (ii) such Indebtedness when
incurred shall not exceed the purchase price of the asset(s) financed; and (iii) no such
Indebtedness shall be refinanced for a principal amount in excess of the principal balance
outstanding thereon at the time of such refinancing;

     (f) Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000
owing for the purpose of financing the purchase of any insurance policy, including policies
covering directors’ and officers’ liability and employment practice liability only issued
for the benefit of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or their respective officers and
directors;

     (g) Indebtedness assumed in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, or acquired as
part of such Permitted Acquisition, together with renewals, extensions, and refinancings
thereof, in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time,
provided that such Indebtedness (i) exists at the time of such Permitted Acquisition
and (ii) is not drawn down, created or increased in contemplation of or in connection with
such Permitted Acquisition or on or after the consummation thereof;

     (h) Additional Acquisition Indebtedness of the Loan Parties in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $30,000,000 at any time outstanding; and

     (i) other unsecured Indebtedness of the Loan Parties in an aggregate principal amount
not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding.

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8.04 Fundamental Changes.

     Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in
one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now
owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person; provided that, notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Section 8.04 but subject to the terms of Sections 7.12
and 7.14, (a) the Borrower may merge or consolidate with any of its Subsidiaries provided
that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation, (b) any Loan Party other than
the Borrower may merge or consolidate with any other Loan Party other than the Borrower, (c) any
Foreign Subsidiary may be merged or consolidated with or into any Loan Party provided that such
Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving corporation, (d) any Foreign Subsidiary may be
merged or consolidated with or into any other Foreign Subsidiary and (e) any Subsidiary may
liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself; provided that with respect to any Loan Party, such
liquidation, wind up or dissolution shall not have any negative impact on the Lenders and prior to
such liquidation, wind-up or dissolution, such Loan Party transfers all of its assets to another
Loan Party.

8.05 Dispositions.

     Make any Disposition unless (i) the consideration paid in connection therewith shall be at
least 75% cash or Cash Equivalents paid contemporaneous with consummation of the transaction and
shall be in an amount not less than the fair market value of the property disposed of, (ii) if such
transaction is a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, such transaction is not prohibited by the terms of
Section 8.15, (iii) such transaction does not involve the sale or other disposition of a
minority equity interest in any Subsidiary, (iv) such transaction does not involve a sale or other
disposition of receivables other than receivables owned by or attributable to other property
concurrently being disposed of in a transaction otherwise permitted under this Section
8.05, and (v) the aggregate net book value of all of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of
by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in all such transactions occurring during any fiscal year
shall not exceed $2,500,000.

8.06 Restricted Payments.

     Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation
(contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that:

     (a) each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor;

     (b) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other
distributions payable solely in the Equity Interests of such Person;

     (c) the Borrower may pay cash dividends or distributions to its shareholders on or
before December 31, 2006; provided that the aggregate amount of all such dividends
and distributions made by the Borrower on or before December 31, 2006 pursuant to this
clause (c) shall not exceed $70,000,000;

     (d) in addition to the dividends or distributions permitted by Section 8.06(c)
and Section 8.06(e), the Borrower may pay cash dividends or distributions to its
shareholders on or before June 30, 2007; provided that (i) no Default or Event of
Default exists immediately prior to and after paying any such dividend or distribution, (ii)
the aggregate amount of all such dividends and distributions made by the Borrower on or
before June 30, 2007 pursuant to this Section 8.06(d) shall not exceed $35,000,000
and (iii) after giving effect to any such dividend or distribution on a Pro Forma Basis, the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 4.0 to 1.0; and

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     (e) in addition to the dividends or distributions permitted by Section 8.06(c)
and Section 8.06(d), the Borrower may make other Restricted Payments,
provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default exists immediately prior to and
after making such Restricted Payments, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such Restricted
Payments made by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 8.06(e) during the term of
this Agreement shall not exceed $15,000,000 and (iii) after giving effect to any such
Restricted Payments on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 4.0
to 1.0; provided, further, however, that the amount paid by the Borrower to redeem
or repurchase the Series G Preferred Stock shall not count toward usage of the $15,000,000
basket contained in this Section 8.06(e) and such repurchase or redemption shall be
permitted by this Agreement so long as (x) the Borrower obtains cash proceeds from the sale
of Equity Interests within 120 days before or after such redemption or repurchase which
proceeds provide cash for such redemption or repurchase (or which proceeds replaces the cash
used for such redemption or repurchase if earlier made) and (y) no Default or Event of
Default exists immediately prior to and after giving effect to the redemption or repurchase
of the Series G Preferred Stock.

8.07 Change in Nature of Business.

     Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business
conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or any business substantially
related or incidental thereto.

8.08 Transactions with Affiliates and Insiders.

     Enter into or permit to exist any transaction or series of transactions with any officer,
director or Affiliate of such Person other than (a) advances of working capital to any Loan Party,
(b) transfers of cash and assets to any Loan Party, (c) intercompany transactions expressly
permitted by Section 8.02, Section 8.03, Section 8.04, Section 8.05
or Section 8.06, (d) normal and reasonable compensation and reimbursement of expenses of
officers and directors in the ordinary course of business and (e) except as otherwise specifically
limited in this Agreement, other transactions which are entered into in the ordinary course of such
Person’s business on terms and conditions substantially as favorable to such Person as would be
obtainable by it in a comparable arms-length transaction with a Person other than an officer,
director or Affiliate.

8.09 Burdensome Agreements.

     (a) Enter into, or permit to exist, any Contractual Obligation that encumbers or restricts on
the ability of any such Person to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to any Loan
Party on its Equity Interests or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or
measured by, its profits, (ii) pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to any Loan Party,
(iii) make loans or advances to any Loan Party, (iv) sell, lease or transfer any of its property to
any Loan Party, (v) pledge its property pursuant to the Loan Documents or any renewals,
refinancings, exchanges, refundings or extension thereof or (vi) act as a Loan Party pursuant to
the Loan Documents or any renewals, refinancings, exchanges, refundings or extension thereof,
except (in respect of any of the matters referred to in clauses (i)-(v) above) for (1) this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (2) any document or instrument governing Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to Section 8.03(e), provided that any such restriction contained
therein relates only to the asset or assets constructed or acquired in connection therewith, (3)
any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien, provided
that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such
Permitted Lien, (4) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to
the sale of any property permitted under Section 8.05 pending the consummation of such sale
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by a Subsidiary prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by a Loan Party and
outstanding on such acquisition date, provided that any such restriction contained therein
relates only to such Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries.

     (b) Enter into, or permit to exist, any Contractual Obligation that prohibits or otherwise
restricts the existence of any Lien upon any of its property in favor of the Administrative Agent
(for the benefit of the Lenders) for the purpose of securing the Obligations, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, or requiring the grant of any security for any obligation if such property is
given as security for the Obligations, except (i) any document or instrument governing Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to Section 8.03(e), provided that any such restriction contained
therein relates only to the asset or assets constructed or acquired in connection therewith, (ii)
in connection with any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien,
provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets
subject to such Permitted Lien, and (iii) pursuant to customary restrictions and conditions
contained in any agreement relating to the sale of any property permitted under Section
8.05, pending the consummation of such sale.

8.10 Use of Proceeds.

     Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether
immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of
Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose.

8.11 Financial Covenants.

     (a) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the end
of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be greater than (i) for any fiscal quarter ending during
the period from the Closing Date to and including June 29, 2007, 4.5 to 1.0, (ii) for any fiscal
quarter ending during the period from June 30, 2007 to and including December 30, 2007, 4.0 to 1.0,
(iii) for any fiscal quarter ending during the period from December 31, 2007 to and including
December 30, 2008, 3.5 to 1.0 and (iv) for any fiscal quarter ending on and after December 31,
2008, 3.0 to 1.0.

     (b) Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be less than (i) for any
fiscal quarter ending during the period from the Closing Date to and including June 29, 2007, 1.5
to 1.0, (ii) for any fiscal quarter ending during the period from June 30, 2007 to and including
December 30, 2009, 1.75 to 1.0 and (iii) for any fiscal quarter ending on and after December 31,
2009, 2.0 to 1.0.

8.12 Prepayment of Other Indebtedness, Etc.

     (a) Amend or modify any of the terms of any Additional Acquisition Indebtedness if such
amendment or modification would add or change any terms in a manner materially adverse to the
Borrower or any Subsidiary or the Lenders, or shorten the final maturity or average life to
maturity or require any payment to be made sooner than originally scheduled or increase the
interest rate applicable thereto.

     (b) Make (or give any notice with respect thereto) any voluntary or optional payment or
prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value of (including without limitation, by way of
depositing money or securities with the trustee with respect thereto before due for the purpose of
paying when due), refund, refinance or exchange of any Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any
Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness arising under the Loan Documents).

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8.13 Organization Documents; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, State of Formation and Form of
Entity.

     (a) Amend, modify or change its Organization Documents in a manner materially adverse to the
Lenders.

     (b) Change its fiscal year.

     (c) Without providing ten (10) days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, change
its name, state of formation or form of organization.

8.14 Equity Interests.

     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, create, incur, assume
or suffer to exist any Lien on any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, except for
Permitted Liens.

8.15 Sale Leasebacks.

     Enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction.

ARTICLE IX

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

9.01 Events of Default.

     Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:

     (a) Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when
and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C
Obligation, or (ii) within three days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan
or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five days after the same
becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

     (b) Specific Covenants. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term,
covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 7.01, 7.02(a),
7.02(b), 7.02(e), 7.02(g), 7.02(j), 7.03,
7.05, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, 7.14, or 7.15 or
Article VIII or

     (c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other
covenant or agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan
Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty days;
or

     (d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty,
certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or
any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in
connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect
when made or deemed made; or

     (e) Cross-Default. (i) Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (A) fails to make any
payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand,
or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder
and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including
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committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any
combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails
to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or
Guarantee or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating
thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause,
or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries
of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary
or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be
demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically
or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be
made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral
in respect thereof to be demanded; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early
Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default
under such Swap Contract as to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party
(as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such
Swap Contract as to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so
defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by the Borrower or such
Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or

     (f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries
institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or
makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the
appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or
similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver,
trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed
without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged
or unstayed for sixty calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating
to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the
consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty calendar days, or an
order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

     (g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its
debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar
process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such
Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within thirty days after its issue or
levy; or

     (h) Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (i)
one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount
exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party
insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more
non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A)
enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B)
there is a period of thirty consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such
judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or

     (i) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or
Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability
of any Loan Party under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the
PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period,
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installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of
ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount;
or

     (j) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any Loan Document, at any time after its
execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or
thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and
effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or
enforceability of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further
liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind
any Loan Document; or

     (k) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control.

9.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default.

     If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the
request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following
actions:

     (a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C
Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and
obligation shall be terminated;

     (b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued
and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan
Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other
notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;

     (c) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount
equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and

     (d) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to
it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents;

provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an
order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the
obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit
Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and
all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the
obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall
automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any
Lender.

9.03 Application of Funds.

     After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 9.02 (or after the Loans have
automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been
required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 9.02), any
amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the
following order:

     First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees,
indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of
counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable
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     Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees,
indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees)
payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer (including fees, charges and disbursements of
counsel to the respective Lenders and the L/C Issuer and amounts payable under Article
III), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this
clause Second payable to them;

     Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and
unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings and fees, premiums
and scheduled periodic payments, and any interest accrued thereon, due under any Swap
Contract between any Loan Party and any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender, to the extent
such Swap Contract is permitted by Section 8.03(d), ratably among the Lenders (and,
in the case of such Swap Contracts, Affiliates of Lenders) and the L/C Issuer in proportion
to the respective amounts described in this clause Third held by them;

     Fourth, to (a) payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid
principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings, (b) payment of breakage, termination or other
payments, and any interest accrued thereon, due under any Swap Contract between any Loan
Party and any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender, to the extent such Swap Contract is
permitted by Section 8.03(d), (c) payments of amounts due under any Treasury
Management Agreement between any Loan Party and any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender and
(d) Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn
amount of Letters of Credit, ratably among the Lenders (and, in the case of such Swap
Contracts, Affiliates of Lenders) and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts
described in this clause Fourth held by them; and

     Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly
paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

     Subject to Section 2.03(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn
amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fourth above shall be applied to satisfy
drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash
Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining
amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.

ARTICLE X

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

10.01 Appointment and Authority.

     Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on
its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes
the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are
delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions
and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the
benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and neither the Borrower nor
any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

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10.02 Rights as a Lender.

     The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers
in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the
Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated
or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent
hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from,
lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally
engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as
if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor
to the Lenders.

10.03 Exculpatory Provisions.

     The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set
forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Administrative Agent:

     (a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of
whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

     (b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any
discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby
or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as
directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the
Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents),
provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action
that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to
liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and

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

     The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with
the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the
Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be
necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 11.01 and 9.02) or (ii)
in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall
be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is
given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or the L/C Issuer.

     The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire
into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or
any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered
hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance
of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the
occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this
Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the
satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article V or elsewhere herein, other than to
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10.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent.

     The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for
relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other
writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other
distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated
by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally
or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any
liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the
making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the
satisfaction of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such
condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall
have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the L/C Issuer prior to the making of such
Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal
counsel (who may be counsel for the Loan Parties), independent accountants and other experts
selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with
the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

10.05 Delegation of Duties.

     The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and
powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents
appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform
any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related
Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the
Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their
respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for
herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

10.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent.

     The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the
L/C Issuer and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders
shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a
bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the
United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall
have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice
of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C
Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above;
provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no
qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become
effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) all
payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the
Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until
such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in
this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder,
such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and
duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent
shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan
Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees
payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to
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unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring
Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of
this Article and Section 11.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring
Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions
taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as
Administrative Agent.

     Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also
constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Upon the acceptance of a
successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (a) such successor shall succeed to and
become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer and
Swing Line Lender, (b) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from all
of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (c) the
successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if
any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the
retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect
to such Letters of Credit.

10.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.

     Each Lender and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance
upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such
documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision
to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of
their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time
deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based
upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished
hereunder or thereunder.

10.08 No Other Duties; Etc.

     Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the bookrunners, arrangers,
syndication agents, documentation agents or co-agents shall have any powers, duties or
responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity,
as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder.

10.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.

     In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any
Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C
Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and
irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall
be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

     (a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing
and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations (other than
obligations under Swap Contracts or Treasury Management Agreements to which the
Administrative Agent is not a party) that are owing and unpaid and to file such other
documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the
L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the
Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the
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Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(i) and (j), 2.10 and
11.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

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

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official
in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such
payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent
to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the
Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the
Administrative Agent under Sections 2.10 and 11.04.

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

10.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters.

     The Lenders and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option
and in its discretion,

     (a) to release any Lien on any Collateral granted to or held by the Administrative
Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments
and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations)
and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit, (ii) that is transferred or to
be transferred as part of or in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder or under
any other Loan Document or any Involuntary Disposition, or (iii) as approved in accordance
with Section 11.01;

     (b) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative
Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted
by Section 8.01(i); and

     (c) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person
ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder.

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in
writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in
particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations
under the Guaranty, pursuant to this Section 10.10.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

11.01 Amendments, Etc.

     No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no
consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective
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in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as
the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given;
provided, further, that

     (a) no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

     (i) extend or increase the Commitment of a Lender (or reinstate any Commitment
terminated pursuant to Section 9.02) without the written consent of such
Lender whose Commitment is being extended or increased (it being understood and
agreed that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 5.02 or
of any Default or a mandatory reduction in Commitments is not considered an
extension or increase in Commitments of any Lender);

     (ii) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for
any payment of principal (excluding mandatory prepayments), interest, fees or other
amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) or any scheduled or mandatory reduction
of the Commitments hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written
consent of each Lender entitled to receive such payment or whose Commitments are to
be reduced;

     (iii) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any
Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (i) of the final proviso to this
Section 11.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any
other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender entitled to receive
such payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts; provided,
however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to
amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to
pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate;

     (iv) change Section 2.13 or Section 9.03 in a manner that would
alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent
of each Lender directly affected thereby;

     (v) change any provision of this Section 11.01(a) or the definition of
“Required Lenders” without the written consent of each Lender directly affected
thereby;

     (vi) except in connection with a Disposition permitted under Section
8.05, release all or substantially all of the Collateral without the written
consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

     (vii) release the Borrower or, except in connection with a merger or
consolidation permitted under Section 8.04 or a Disposition permitted under
Section 8.05, all or substantially all of the Guarantors without the written
consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; or

     (viii) without the consent of Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) holding
in the aggregate at least a majority of the Revolving Commitments (or if the
Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the outstanding Revolving Loans (and
participations in any Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations)), (i) waive any Default
or Event of Default for purposes of Section 5.02 for purposes of any
Revolving Loan borrowing or L/C Credit Extension, (ii) amend, change, waive,
discharge or terminate Section 2.01(a), 2.02, 2.03,

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2.05(b)(i) or 2.06 or any term, covenant or agreement contained
in Article VIII or Article IX or (iii) amend or change any provision
of this Section 11.01(a)(viii);

     (ix) without the consent of Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) holding in
the aggregate at least a majority of the outstanding Term Loan (and participations
therein), (A) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate Section
2.05(b)(vii) so as to alter the manner of application of proceeds of any
mandatory prepayment required by Section 2.05(b)(ii), (iii),
(iv), (v) or (vi) hereof or (B) amend or change any
provision of this Section 11.01(a)(ix);

     (x) without the consent of Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) holding in
the aggregate at least a majority of the outstanding Incremental Term Loan (and
participations therein), (A) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate
Section 2.05(b)(vii) so as to alter the manner of application of proceeds of
any mandatory prepayment required by Section 2.05(b)(ii), (iii),
(iv), (v) or (vi) hereof or (B) amend or change any
provision of this Section 11.01(a)(x); or

     (b) unless also signed by the L/C Issuer, no amendment, waiver or consent shall affect
the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating
to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it;

     (c) unless also signed by the Swing Line Lender, no amendment, waiver or consent shall
affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; and

     (d) unless also signed by the Administrative Agent, no amendment, waiver or consent
shall affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document;

provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) the
Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by
the parties thereto, (ii) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any
amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be
increased or extended without the consent of such Lender, (iii) each Lender is entitled to vote as
such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender
acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States
supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein and (iv) the Required Lenders shall
determine whether or not to allow a Loan Party to use cash collateral in the context of a
bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and such determination shall be binding on all of the Lenders.

11.02 Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.

     (a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications
expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all
notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by
hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as
follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by
telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

     (i) if to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, the L/C
Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address
or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 11.02; and

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     (ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address
or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.

     Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail,
shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopier shall be deemed to
have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the
recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day
for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in
subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).

     (b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and
the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including
e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative
Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C
Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified
the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic
communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept
notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to
procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to
particular notices or communications.

     Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications
sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement
from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available,
return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other
communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or
communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day
for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website
shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as
described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is
available and identifying the website address therefor.

     (c) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT
PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR
THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE
BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR
FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE
BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its
Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any
Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of
any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the
Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the
extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no
event shall any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any
other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to
direct or actual damages).

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     (d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C
Issuer and the Swing Line Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices
and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may
change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder
by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender. In
addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that
the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number,
telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent
and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.

     (e) Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative
Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including
telephonic Loan Notices and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of any Loan
Party even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were
not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof,
as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Loan Parties shall
indemnify the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of
them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on
each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of a Loan Party. All telephonic notices to and other
telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative
Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

11.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.

     No failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay
by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as
a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege
hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right,
remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are
cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

11.04 Expenses; Indemnity; and Damage Waiver.

     (a) Costs and Expenses. The Loan Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees,
charges and disbursements of external counsel for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the
syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution,
delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments,
modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any
Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred
by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (including the fees, charges and
disbursements of any external counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer),
and shall pay all fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of the Administrative
Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights
(A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this
Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including
all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in
respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

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     (b) Indemnification by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall indemnify the
Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and each Related
Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”)
against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties,
liabilities and related expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any outside
counsel for any Indemnitee), and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees
and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, incurred
by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any
other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or
delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated
hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder
or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the
case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the
administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or
the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor
a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such
demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged
presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by a Loan
Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to a Loan Party
or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or
proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory,
whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, and regardless of
whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, in all cases, whether or not caused by or arising, in
whole or in part, out of the comparative, contributory or sole negligence of the Indemnitee;
provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent
that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted (x) from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) from a breach in bad faith of such
Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

     (c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Loan Parties for any reason fail
to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by
them to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuer or any Related Party of
any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such
sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment
is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified
loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted
against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the L/C Issuer in its capacity as such,
or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any
such sub-agent) or L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders
under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d).

     (d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, no Loan Party shall assert, and each Loan Party hereby waives, any claim against
any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive
damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result
of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the
proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any
damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials
distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems
in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby.

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     (e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten
Business Days after demand therefor.

     (f) Survival. The agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of the
Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the
Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

11.05 Payments Set Aside.

     To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of any Loan Party is made to the Administrative
Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender
exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof
is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required
(including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or
such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in
connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of
such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived
and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not
occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative
Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or
repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date
such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in
effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding
sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this
Agreement.

11.06 Successors and Assigns.

     (a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and
their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign
or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or thereunder without the prior
written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise
transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with
the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with
the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a
security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section (and any other
attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this
Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the
parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the
extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby,
the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal
or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

     (b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more
assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of
this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to
it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

     (i) Minimum Amounts.

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     (A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case
of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no
minimum amount need be assigned; and

     (B) in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the
aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans
outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal
outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such
assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to
such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is
specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less
than $5,000,000 in the case of an assignment of Revolving Loans and $1,000,000 in
the case of an assignment of Term Loans and Incremental Term Loans unless each of
the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that
concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments
from members of an Assignee Group to a single assignee (or to an assignee and
members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes
of determining whether such minimum amount has been met;

(ii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment
except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in
addition:

     (A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld
or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an
Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;

     (B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of
(i) any Term Loan Commitment or Revolving Commitment if such assignment is to a
Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of the Commitment subject
to such assignment, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to
such Lender or (ii) any Term Loan to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of
a Lender or an Approved Fund;

     (C) the consent of the L/C Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld
or delayed) shall be required for any assignment that increases the obligation of
the assignee to participate in exposure under one or more Letters of Credit (whether
or not then outstanding); and

     (D) the consent of the Swing Line Lender (such consent not to unreasonably
withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment.

     (iii) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute
and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a
processing and recordation fee in the amount, if any, required as set forth in Schedule
11.06; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole
discretion, elect to wave such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment.
The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an
Administrative Questionnaire.

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     (iv) No Assignment to Borrower. No such assignment shall be made to the
Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

     (v) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a
natural person.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c)
of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the
assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned
by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this
Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by
such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the
case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations
under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be
entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05 and 11.04
with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment).
Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee
Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that
does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by
such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of
this Section.

     (c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of
the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and
Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the
Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to,
each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries
in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may
treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender
hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register
shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from
time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

     (d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to,
the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural
person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a
“Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this
Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s
participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i)
such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall
remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and
(iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the other Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall continue
to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells
such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this
Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement;
provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without
the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in
clauses (i) through (vii) of the Section 11.01(a) that affects such Participant. Subject
to subsection (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to
the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it
were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this
Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits
of Section 11.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be
subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.

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     (e) Limitation on Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive
any greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 than the applicable Lender would
have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless
the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written
consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to
the benefits of Section 3.01 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to
such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with
Section 3.01(e) as though it were a Lender.

     (f) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest
in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to
secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a
Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender
from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as
a party hereto.

     (g) Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,”
“signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include
electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the
same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a
paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any
applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act,
the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on
the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

     (h) Resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after Assignment. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its
Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon thirty days’
notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon thirty days’ notice
to the Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer
or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor
L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by
the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as L/C
Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer, it
shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect
to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and
all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base
Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section
2.03(c)). If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of
the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and
outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the
Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans
pursuant to Section 2.04(c).Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Swing
Line Lender, (1) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers,
privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, and (2)
the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit,
if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank
of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of
Credit.

11.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.

     Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain the
confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a)
to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers,
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and representatives and to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty (or such
contractual counterparty’s professional advisor) under any Swap Contract relating to Loans
outstanding under this Agreement (it being understood that the Persons to whom such
disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed
to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority
purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the
National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or
regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (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, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the
same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective
assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any
actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating
to a Loan Party and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such
Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or
(y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their
respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower.

     For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from a Loan
Party or any Subsidiary relating to the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary or any of their respective
businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any
Lender or the L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by such Loan Party or any
Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of information received from a Loan Party or any
Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as
confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in
this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has
exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such
Person would accord to its own confidential information.

     Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that (a) the
Information may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as
the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material
non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance
with applicable Law, including Federal and state securities Laws.

11.08 Set-off.

     If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the L/C Issuer and
each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after
obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand,
provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever
currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the
credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the
obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or
any other Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such
Lender or the L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document
and although such obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or
are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch or office
holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuer
and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies
(including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates
may have. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower and the

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Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the
failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

11.09 Interest Rate Limitation.

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or
agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious
interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If the Administrative Agent or
any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest
shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to
the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the
Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted
by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or
premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c)
amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest
throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

11.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.

     This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different
counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together
shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the
entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all
previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.
Except as provided in Section 5.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall
have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have
received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other
parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by
telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

11.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties.

     All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other
document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive
the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or
will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation
made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of
any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other
Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain
outstanding.

11.12 Severability.

     If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid
or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the
parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of
the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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11.13 Replacement of Lenders.

     If (i) any Lender provides a notice under Section 3.02, or if any Lender requests
compensation under Section 3.04, (ii) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount
to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section
3.01, or (iii) a Lender (a “Non-Consenting Lender”) does not consent to a proposed
change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document that has been approved
by the Required Lenders as provided in Section 11.01 but requires unanimous consent of all
Lenders or all Lenders directly affected thereby (as applicable) and, or (iv) any Lender is a
Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such
Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse
(in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by,
Section 11.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the
related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be
another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:

     (a) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee
specified in Section 11.06(b);

     (b) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding
principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all
other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any
amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding
principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

     (c) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under
Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such
assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

     (d) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws; and

     (e) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Non-Consenting Lender’s failure
to consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan
Document, the applicable replacement bank, financial institution or Fund consents to the
proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination; provided that the failure by such
Non-Consenting Lender to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption shall not impair
the validity of the removal of such Non-Consenting Lender and the mandatory assignment of
such Non-Consenting Lender’s Commitments and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C
Obligations and Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 11.13 shall nevertheless
be effective without the execution by such Non-Consenting Lender of an Assignment and
Assumption.

     A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as
a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to
require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

11.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

     (a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 AND SECTION 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL
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OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK) WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD REQUIRE
APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

     (b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY
AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE
COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR
RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND
DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN
SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR
PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT
OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT
SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE
HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT
AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

     (c) WAIVER OF VENUE. THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT
MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF
THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION
OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

     (d) SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS
IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 11.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT
THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

11.15 Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury.

     EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY
HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO
ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND

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THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

11.16 USA PATRIOT Act Notice.

     Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent
(for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the
requirements of the 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
Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information
that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in
accordance with the Act.

11.17 No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship.

     In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby, the Borrower
acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) the credit
facility provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith
(including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other
Loan Document) are an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Borrower and its Affiliates,
on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and BAS, on the other hand, and the Borrower is
capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions
of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents (including any amendment,
waiver or other modification hereof or thereof); (ii) in connection with the process leading to
such transaction, the Administrative Agent and BAS each is and has been acting solely as a
principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Borrower or any of
Affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other Person; (iii) neither the
Administrative Agent nor BAS has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary
responsibility in favor of the Borrower with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby
or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other
modification hereof or of any other Loan Document (irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent
or BAS has advised or is currently advising the Borrower or any of its Affiliates on other matters)
and neither the Administrative Agent nor BAS has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its
Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly
set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; (iv) the Administrative Agent and BAS and their
respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that
differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor BAS
has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary
relationship; and (v) the Administrative Agent and BAS have not provided and will not provide any
legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated
hereby (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document)
and the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent
it has deemed appropriate. The Borrower hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent or BAS with respect
to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

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

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	BORROWER:	 	MEDASSETS, INC.,

a Delaware corporation	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Executive Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	GUARANTORS:	 	ASPEN HEALTHCARE METRICS LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MEDASSETS ANALYTICAL SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	AVEGA HEALTH SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MEDASSETS NET REVENUE SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Secretary	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MEDASSETS SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS, INC.

a Delaware corporation	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Secretary	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	RADIOLOGY PARTNERS LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Secretary	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	DOLPHIN ACQUISITION, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Secretary	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT:	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Kristine Thennes
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Kristine Thennes	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	LENDERS:	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Lender, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ R. Shawn Janko
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: R. Shawn Janko	 	 
	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CIT HEALTHCARE LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Joice Soendjojo
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Joice Soendjojo	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BNP PARIBAS	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Mark F. Darrel
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Mark F. Darrel	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Cecile Scherer
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Cecile Scherer	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director; Merchant Banking Group	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Brian Carroll
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Brian Carroll	 	 
	 	 	Title: Duly Authorized Signatory	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WACHOVIA BANK,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Kirk Tesch
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Kirk Tesch
	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,

a division of Merrill Lynch Business

Financial Services Inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Luis Viera
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Luis Viera	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Craig H. Lacy
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Craig H. Lacy	 	 
	 	 	Title: Managing Director	 	 

 

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND WAIVER

     THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND WAIVER dated as of March 15, 2007 (this
“Amendment”) is entered into among MedAssets, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Borrower”), the Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto and Bank of America,
N.A., as Administrative Agent. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

     WHEREAS the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity
as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, entered into that certain Credit
Agreement dated as of October 23, 2006 (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”); and

     WHEREAS, the Borrower plans to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of a
target company (which target company’s name cannot be disclosed to the Lenders for confidentiality
reasons) for aggregate consideration not to exceed $45 million (the “Transaction”);

     WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders permit the Borrower to consummate the
Transaction notwithstanding the fact that the aggregate consideration for the Transaction would
exceed the threshold amount for Permitted Acquisitions permitted by clause (ix) of the definition
of Permitted Acquisitions in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement;

     WHEREAS, the Borrower has also requested that the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement as set
forth below;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. Waivers.

     (a) Subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders hereby (a) waive
the terms of Section 8.02 of the Credit Agreement and the limitations on the amounts of
consideration which may be paid for Permitted Acquisitions contained in clause (ix) of the
definition of Permitted Acquisitions in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement, (b) agree
that the Borrower shall be permitted to consummate the Transaction notwithstanding the terms of
Section 8.02 of the Credit Agreement and such limitations contained in clause (ix) of the
definition of Permitted Acquisitions in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement and (c) agree
that the consideration paid in the Transaction shall be excluded when calculating the amount of
consideration paid for all Acquisition during any fiscal year; provided that the Borrower
complies with all other conditions contained in the proviso in the definition of Permitted
Acquisitions in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement with respect to the Transaction,
including, without limitation, the requirement that the Borrower deliver to the Administrative
Agent a Pro Forma Compliance Certificate demonstrating that, upon giving effect to the Transaction
on a Pro Forma Basis, the Loan Parties would be in compliance with the financial covenants set
forth in Section 8.11 of the Credit Agreement as of the most recent quarter for which
financial statements have been prepared for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

 

 

     (b) Notwithstanding the terms of Section 7.01(a) of the Credit Agreement, the Lenders hereby
agree that the Borrower shall have until May 31, 2007 to deliver the audited financial statements
for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 required by Section 7.01(a) of the Credit
Agreement.

     (c) The above waivers shall not modify or affect the Loan Parties’ obligations to comply fully
with the terms of Section 7.01(a) and Section 8.02 of the Credit Agreement or any other duty, term,
condition or covenant contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in the future.
This waiver is limited solely to the specific waivers identified above, and nothing contained in
this Amendment shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other rights or remedies the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may have under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document
or under applicable law.

     2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

     (a) The first sentence of definition of “Applicable Percentage” in Section 1.01 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

     “Applicable Percentage” means with respect to any Lender at any time,
(a) with respect to such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at any time, the percentage
of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving
Commitment at such time; provided that if the commitment of each Lender to make
Revolving Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions
have been terminated pursuant to Section 9.02 or if the Aggregate Revolving
Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be
determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender most recently in
effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments, (b) with respect to such
Lender’s portion of the outstanding Term Loan at any time, the percentage of the
outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan held by such Lender at such time and
(c) with respect to such Lender’s portion of the outstanding Incremental Term Loan
at any time, the percentage of the outstanding principal amount of the Incremental
Term Loan held by such Lender at such time.

     (b) The reference to “December 31, 2006” in Section 2.05(b)(vi) of the Credit Agreement
is hereby replaced with a reference to “December 31, 2007”. For the avoidance of doubt, the
Borrower is not required to prepay Loans or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations with any
Excess Cash Flow generated in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006.

     (c) Section 8.06(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

     (d) in addition to the dividends or distributions permitted by Section
8.06(c) and Section 8.06(e), the Borrower may pay cash dividends or
distributions to its shareholders on or before December 31, 2007; provided
that (i) no Default or Event of Default exists immediately prior to and after paying
any such dividend or distribution and (ii) the aggregate amount of all such
dividends and distributions made by the Borrower on or before December 31, 2007
pursuant to this Section 8.06(d) shall not exceed $35,000,000; and

     3. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall be effective upon receipt by the
Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, the
Guarantors, the Required Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

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     4. Miscellaneous.

     (a) The Credit Agreement, and the obligations of the Loan Parties thereunder and under
the other Loan Documents, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force
and effect according to their terms.

     (b) Each Guarantor (i) acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of
this Amendment, (ii) affirms all of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (iii)
agrees that this Amendment and all documents executed in connection herewith do not operate
to reduce or discharge its obligations under the Credit Agreement or the other Loan
Documents.

     (c) Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants as follows:

     (i) Each Loan Party has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance of this Amendment.

     (ii) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Loan Parties
and constitutes each of the Loan Parties’ legal, valid and binding obligations,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by Debtor Relief Laws and general principles of equity (regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

     (iii) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing, registration
or qualification with, any court or governmental authority or third party is
required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by any Loan Party
of this Amendment.

     (d) The Loan Parties represent and warrant to the Lenders that (i) the representations
and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in Article VI of the Credit Agreement and in
each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof
with the same effect as if made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date and (ii) no event
has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.

     (e) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the
same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telecopy shall be
effective as an original and shall constitute a representation that an executed original
shall be delivered.

     (f) THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.

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     Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Amendment to be duly executed and
delivered as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	BORROWER:	 	MEDASSETS, INC.,

a Delaware corporation	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	GUARANTORS:	 	ASPEN HEALTHCARE METRICS LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MEDASSETS ANALYTICAL SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	AVEGA HEALTH SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MEDASSETS NET REVENUE SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MEDASSETS SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	RADIOLOGY PARTNERS LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	DOMINIC & IRVINE, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Jonathan H. Glenn
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jonathan H. Glenn	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT:	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Anne M. Zeschke	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Anne M. Zeschke	 	 
	 	 	Title: Assistant Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	LENDERS:	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Lender, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Thomas M. Paulk	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Thomas M. Paulk	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CIT HEALTHCARE LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Dennis Zinkand
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Dennis Zinkand	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BNP PARIBAS	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Mark F. Darrel
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Mark F. Darrel	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Cecile Scherer
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Cecile Scherer	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director; Merchant Banking Group	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ David R. Campbell
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: David R. Campbell	 	 
	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President and Designated Signatory	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WACHOVIA BANK,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Kirk Tesch
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Kirk Tesch	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,

a division of Merrill Lynch Business

Financial Services Inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Andrew J. Pluta
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Andrew J. Pluta	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Craig H. Lacy
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Craig H. Lacy	 	 
	 	 	Title: Managing Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GoldenTree Loan Opportunities III, Limited	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	GoldenTree Asset Management, L.P.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Karen Weber
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Karen Weber	 	 
	 	 	Title: Authorized Signatory	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IV, Limited	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	GoldenTree Asset Management, L.P.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Karen Weber
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Karen Weber	 	 
	 	 	Title: Authorized Signatory	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Denali Capital LLC, managing member of

DC Funding Partners LLC, portfolio manager for

DENALI CAPITAL CLO IV, LTD. or an affiliate	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Nicole D. Kouba
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Nicole D. Kouba	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Denali Capital LLC, managing member of

DC Funding Partners LLC, portfolio manager for

DENALI CAPITAL CLO VI, LTD. or an affiliate	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Nicole D. Kouba
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Nicole D. Kouba	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Denali Capital LLC, managing member of

DC Funding Partners LLC, portfolio manager for

DENALI CAPITAL CLO VII, LTD. or an affiliate	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Nicole D. Kouba
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Nicole D. Kouba	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Denali Capital LLC, managing member of

DC Funding Partners LLC, portfolio manager for

DENALI CAPITAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY FUND FINANCING,

or an affiliate	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Nicole D. Kouba
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Nicole D. Kouba	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ColumbusNova CLO Ltd. 2006-I	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Susan Owen
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Susan Owen	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ColumbusNova CLO Ltd. 2006-II	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Susan Owen
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Susan Owen	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ColumbusNova CLO Ltd. 2007-I	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Susan Owen
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Susan Owen	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Baker Street CLO III Ltd.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Eduardo Piedra
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Eduardo Piedra	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Golub Capital 2007 CLO LTD.	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Golub Capital Management, LLC as Collateral Manger	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Michael C. Loehrke
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Michael C. Loehrke	 	 
	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ George Stelljes, III
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: George Stelljes, III	 	 
	 	 	Title: President, Chief Investment Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WhiteHorse IV, Ltd.

By WhiteHorse Capital Partners, L.P., as Collateral Manager	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Ethan Underwood
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Ethan Underwood	 	 
	 	 	Title: Manager	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Feingold O’Keefe Credit Fund CBNa Loan Funding LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Jason Muelver
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jason Muelver	 	 
	 	 	Title: Attorney-in-fact	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Bismarck CBNA Loan Funding LLC,	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Adam Kaiser
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Adam Kaiser	 	 
	 	 	Title: Attorney-in-fact	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Silverado CLO Ltd. 2006-II Limited	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Wells Capital Management, as Portfolio Manager	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	      /s/ Zachary Tyler
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Zachary Tyler	 	 
	 	 	Title: Authorized Signatory	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	AIB Debt Management Ltd.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Shreya Shah
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Shreya Shah	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Roisin O’Connell
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Roisin O’Connell	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WATERVILLE FUNDING LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ L. Murchison Taylor
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: L. Murchison Taylor	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 

 

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

     THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of July 2, 2007 (this “Amendment”)
is entered into among MedAssets, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the
Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative
Agent. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
given to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

     WHEREAS the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity
as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, entered into that certain Credit
Agreement dated as of October 23, 2006 (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”); and

     WHEREAS the Borrower has requested that the Lenders consent to the Borrower’s purchase of the
outstanding capital stock of MD-X Solutions, Inc., MD-X Services, Inc., MD-X Strategies, Inc. and
MD-X Systems, Inc. and make other amendments to the Credit Agreement as set forth below;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. Amendments to Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

     (a) The following definitions are hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement
in the appropriate alphabetical order and shall read as follows:

     “MD-X Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Borrower of all of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of MD-X Solutions, Inc., MD-X Services, Inc.,
MD-X Strategies, Inc. and MD-X Systems, Inc. for cash consideration not exceeding
$70 million in the aggregate; provided that (a) no Default shall have
occurred and be continuing or would result from such acquisition, (b) the
Administrative Agent shall have received all items in respect of the Equity
Interests or property acquired in such acquisition required to be delivered by the
terms of Section 7.12 and/or Section 7.14, (c) the board of
directors of MD-X Solutions, Inc., MD-X Services, Inc., MD-X Strategies, Inc. and
MD-X Systems, Inc. shall have duly approved such acquisition, (d) the Borrower shall
have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Pro Forma Compliance Certificate
demonstrating that, upon giving effect to such acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis, the
Loan Parties would be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in
Section 8.11 as of the most recent fiscal quarter for which the Borrower was
required to deliver financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or
(b), (e) the representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in each
Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as if made
as of the date of such acquisition (after giving effect thereto) except to the
extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date and
(f) immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, the Borrower shall have
cash and Cash Equivalents and availability under the Aggregate Revolving Commitments
totaling at least $10,000,000.

     “Second Amendment Effective Date” means July 2, 2007.

 

 

     (b) Clause (c) in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” in Section 1.01 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

(c) any unfinanced cash consideration and related unfinanced fees and expenses paid
in connection with a Permitted Acquisition minus

     (c) The following sentence is hereby added at the end of the definition of “Permitted
Acquisitions” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement to read as follows:

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the MD-X Acquisition shall be considered a Permitted
Acquisition for all purposes of this Agreement; provided, however, the consideration
paid for the MD-X Acquisition shall not count toward the baskets for Permitted
Acquisitions contained in subclause (ix) above.

     (d) The definition of “Term Loan” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended to read as follows:

     “Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b). For
the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that the Term Loan consists of
the term loan advance made by the Lenders on the Closing Date and the term loan
advance made by the Lenders on the Second Amendment Effective Date.

     (e) The definition of “Term Loan Commitment” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended to read as follows:

     “Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to make
its portion of the Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
The aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan Commitments to be funded on the
Second Amendment Effective Date is ONE HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($150,000,000).
Such Term Loan Commitments to be funded on the Second Amendment Effective Date are
set forth on Schedule 2.01.

     (f) Section 2.01(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

     (b) Term Loan. On the Closing Date, the Lenders advanced a term loan
(the “Term Loan”) to the Borrower in Dollars in an aggregate principal
amount of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY MILLION DOLLARS ($170,000,000). Immediately prior to
the Second Amendment Effective Date, the principal balance of the Term Loan was ONE
HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
($169,575,000). On the Second Amendment Effective Date, an additional ONE HUNDRED
FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($150,000,000) under the Term Loan is being advanced
hereunder, such that after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of
the Term Loan on the Second Amendment Effective Date will be THREE HUNDRED NINETEEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($319,575,000). On the Second
Amendment Effective Date, each Lender with an existing Term Loan Commitment (as
indicated on Addendum I to Schedule 2.01) on the Second Amendment Effective
Date severally agrees to make its portion of such second advance of the Term Loan to
the Borrower in Dollars on the Second Amendment Effective Date in an amount not to
exceed such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment. Amounts repaid on the Term Loan may not
be reborrowed. The Term Loan may consist of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate
Loans, as further provided herein.

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     (g) Section 2.07(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

     (e) Term Loan. The Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal
amount of the Term Loan in installments on the dates and in the amounts set forth in
the table below (as such installments may hereafter be adjusted as a result of
prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.05), unless accelerated sooner
pursuant to Section 9.02:

	 	 	 
	Payment Dates	 	Principal Amortization Payment
	September 30, 2007
	 	$800,939.85
	December 31, 2007
	 	$800,939.85
	March 31, 2008
	 	$800,939.85
	June 30, 2008
	 	$800,939.85
	September 30, 2008
	 	$800,939.85
	December 31, 2008
	 	$800,939.85
	March 31, 2009
	 	$800,939.85
	June 30, 2009
	 	$800,939.85
	September 30, 2009
	 	$800,939.85
	December 31, 2009
	 	$800,939.85
	March 31, 2010
	 	$800,939.85
	June 30, 2010
	 	$800,939.85
	September 30, 2010
	 	$800,939.85
	December 31, 2010
	 	$800,939.85
	March 31, 2011
	 	$800,939.85
	June 30, 2011
	 	$800,939.85
	September 30, 2011
	 	$800,939.85
	December 31, 2011
	 	$800,939.85
	March 31, 2012
	 	$800,939.85
	June 30, 2012
	 	$800,939.85
	September 30, 2012
	 	$800,939.85
	December 31, 2012
	 	$800,939.85
	March 31, 2013
	 	$800,939.85
	June 30, 2013
	 	$800,939.85
	September 30, 2013
	 	$800,939.85
	Term Loan Maturity Date
	 	Outstanding Principal Balance of Term Loan

     (h) Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

     Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions (a) to refinance certain existing
Indebtedness, (b) to pay cash dividends or distributions to its shareholders to the
extent permitted by Section 8.06(c), (c) to finance working capital and
capital expenditures, (d) to finance the MD-X Acquisition and (e) for other general
corporate purposes, provided that in no event shall the proceeds of the
Credit Extensions be used in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document.

     (i) Section 8.06(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     (c) (i) the Borrower may pay cash dividends or distributions to its
shareholders on or before December 31, 2006; provided that the aggregate
amount of all such dividends and distributions made by the Borrower on or before
December 31, 2006 pursuant to this clause (c)(i) shall not exceed $70,000,000 and
(ii) the Borrower may pay additional cash dividends or distributions to its
shareholders on or after the Second Amendment Effective Date and on or before
October 31, 2007; provided that the aggregate amount of all such additional
cash dividends and distributions made by the Borrower on or before October 31, 2007
pursuant to this clause (c)(ii) shall not exceed $70,000,000;

     (j) Section 8.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

     (a) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage
Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be greater than (i) for
any fiscal quarter ending during the period from the Second Amendment Effective Date
to and including September 30, 2007, 5.50 to 1.0, (ii) for any fiscal quarter ending
during the period from October 1, 2007 to and including March 31, 2008, 5.25 to 1.0,
(iii) for any fiscal quarter ending during the period from April 1, 2008 to and
including September 30, 2008, 4.75 to 1.0, (iv) for any fiscal quarter ending during
the period from October 1, 2008 to and including September 30, 2009, 4.50 to 1.0,
(v) for any fiscal quarter ending during the period from October 1, 2009 to and
including September 30, 2010, 4.0 to 1.0 and (vi) for any fiscal quarter ending
after September 30, 2010, 3.50 to 1.0.

     (b) Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to
be less than (i) for any fiscal quarter ending during the period from the Second
Amendment Effective Date to and including September 30, 2009, 1.25 to 1.0 and (ii)
for any fiscal quarter ending after September 30, 2009, 1.50 to 1.0.

     (k) An Addendum I is hereby added to Schedule 2.01 of the Credit Agreement and
shall read as provided on Addendum I attached hereto.

     2. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall be effective upon satisfaction of the
following conditions precedent:

     (a) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Amendment duly executed
by the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Required Lenders, Lenders holding a majority of the
Revolving Commitments and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent;

     (b) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate of a Responsible Officer of
the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and
its legal counsel, (i) certifying that the Organizational Documents of each Loan Party
delivered on the Closing Date have not been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
since the Closing Date except as otherwise disclosed to the Administrative Agent directly,
and remain in full force and effect as of the Second Amendment Effective Date (ii) attaching
resolutions of each Loan Party approving and adopting this Amendment, the transactions
contemplated herein and authorizing the execution and delivery of this Amendment and any
documents, agreements or certificates related thereto and certifying that such resolutions
have not been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and remain in full force and
effect as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, (iii) certifying that the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (after giving

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effect to this Amendment and the incurrence of Indebtedness related hereto) are Solvent
on a consolidated basis and (iv) setting forth calculations satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent demonstrating that (A) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio (calculated on a
Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the acquisition of XactiMed, Inc. and the MD-X
Acquisition) is not greater than 5.25 to 1.0 and (B) Consolidated EBITDA (calculated on a
Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the acquisition of XactiMed, Inc. and the MD-X
Acquisition) is not less than $60,000,000.

     (c) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of favorable opinions of legal counsel to the
Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, dated as of the Second
Amendment Effective Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

     (d) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of any fees and expenses payable in connection
with this Amendment.

     3. Miscellaneous.

     (a) The Credit Agreement, and the obligations of the Loan Parties thereunder and under
the other Loan Documents, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force
and effect according to their terms.

     (b) Each Guarantor (i) acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of
this Amendment, (ii) affirms all of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (iii)
agrees that this Amendment and all documents executed in connection herewith do not operate
to reduce or discharge its obligations under the Credit Agreement or the other Loan
Documents.

     (c) Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants as follows:

     (i) Each Loan Party has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance of this Amendment.

     (ii) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Loan Parties
and constitutes each of the Loan Parties’ legal, valid and binding obligations,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by Debtor Relief Laws and general principles of equity (regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

     (iii) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing, registration
or qualification with, any court or governmental authority or third party is
required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by any Loan Party
of this Amendment.

     (d) The Loan Parties represent and warrant to the Lenders that (i) the representations
and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in Article VI of the Credit Agreement and in
each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof
with the same effect as if made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date and (ii) no event
has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.

     (e) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the
same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telecopy shall be

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effective as an original and shall constitute a representation that an executed original
shall be delivered.

     (f) THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.

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     Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Amendment to be duly executed and
delivered as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	BORROWER:	 	MEDASSETS, INC.,

a Delaware corporation	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Scott Gressett
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Scott Gressett	 	 
	 	 	Title: CAO, Assistant Secretary	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	GUARANTORS:	 	ASPEN HEALTHCARE METRICS LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Scott Gressett
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Scott Gressett	 	 
	 	 	Title: CAO, Assistant Secretary	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MEDASSETS ANALYTICAL SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Scott Gressett
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Scott Gressett	 	 
	 	 	Title: CAO, Assistant Secretary	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	AVEGA HEALTH SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Scott Gressett
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Scott Gressett	 	 
	 	 	Title: CAO, Assistant Secretary	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MEDASSETS NET REVENUE SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Scott Gressett
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Scott Gressett	 	 
	 	 	Title: CAO, Assistant Secretary	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MEDASSETS SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS, LLC

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Scott Gressett
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Scott Gressett	 	 
	 	 	Title: CAO, Assistant Secretary	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	RADIOLOGY PARTNERS LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Scott Gressett
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Scott Gressett	 	 
	 	 	Title: CAO, Assistant Secretary	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	DOMINIC & IRVINE, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Scott Gressett
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Scott Gressett	 	 
	 	 	Title: CAO, Assistant Secretary	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MEDASSETS FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Scott Gressett
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Scott Gressett	 	 
	 	 	Title: CAO, Assistant Secretary	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	XACTIMED, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Scott Gressett
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Scott Gressett	 	 
	 	 	Title: CAO, Assistant Secretary	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT:	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Anne M. Zeschke
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Anne M. Zeschke	 	 
	 	 	Title: Assistant Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	LENDERS:	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Lender, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Shawn Janko
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Shawn Janko	 	 
	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CIT HEALTHCARE LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BNP PARIBAS	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Cecile Scherer
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Cecile Scherer	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director, Merchant Banking Group	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Charles Romano
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Charles Romano	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vie President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ David Campbell
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: David Campbell	 	 
	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President

           Duly Authorized Signatory	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WACHOVIA BANK,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Kirk Tesch
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Kirk Tesch	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL,

a division of Merrill Lynch Business

Financial Services Inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Andrew J. Pluta
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Andrew J. Pluta	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	AIB Debt Management Ltd.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Mags Brennan
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Mags Brennan	 	 
	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Gregory Wiske
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Gregory Wiske	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	AVENUE CLO FUND, LIMITED

AVENUE CLO II, LIMITED

AVENUE CLO III, LIMITED

AVENUE CLO V, LIMITED

AVENUE CLO VI, LIMITED	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Richard D’Addario
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Richard D’Addario	 	 
	 	 	Title: Portfolio Manager	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BABSON CLO LTD. 2003-I

BABSON CLO LTD. 2004-I

BABSON CLO LTD. 2004-II

BABSON CLO LTD. 2005-III

BABSON CLO LTD. 2006-I

BABSON CLO LTD. 2006-II

BABSON CLO LTD. 2007-I

BABSON MID-MARKET CLO LTD. 2007-II

SAPPHIRE VALLEY CDO I, LTD.	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Babson Capital Management LLC as Collateral Manager	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Mike Freno
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Mike Freno	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Babson Capital Management LLC as Investment Adviser	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Mike Freno
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Mike Freno	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Baker Street CLO III Ltd.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Ian Burt
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Ian Burt	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ColumbusNova CLO Ltd. 2006-I	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Susan Owen
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Susan Owen	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ColumbusNova CLO Ltd. 2006-II	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Susan Owen
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Susan Owen	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ColumbusNova CLO Ltd. 2007-I	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Susan Owen
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Susan Owen	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Denali Capital LLC, managing member of

DC Funding Partners LLC, portfolio manager for

DENALI CAPITAL CLO IV, LTD. or an affiliate	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ John P. Thacker
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: John P. Thacker	 	 
	 	 	Title: Chief Credit Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ John Sateri
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jon Sateri	 	 
	 	 	Title: Manager Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GoldenTree Loan Opportunities III, Limited	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	GoldenTree Asset Management, L.P.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Karen Weber
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Karen Weber	 	 
	 	 	Title: Authorized Signatory	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IV, Limited	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	GoldenTree Asset Management, L.P.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Karen Weber
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Karen Weber	 	 
	 	 	Title: Authorized Signatory	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Grant Grove CLO, Ltd.	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Tall Tree Investment Management, LLC, as collateral manager	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Brad Langs
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Brad Langs	 	 
	 	 	Title: Officer	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	LightPoint CLO III, Ltd.

LightPoint CLO IV, Ltd.

LightPoint CLO VII, Ltd.

LightPoint CLO VIII, Ltd.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Colin Donlan
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Colin Donlan	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	LMP Corporate Loan Fund, Inc.	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC, attorney-in-fact	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Melanie Hanlon
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Melanie Hanlon	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	REGATTA FUNDING LTD.	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC, attorney-in-fact	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Melanie Hanlon
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Melanie Hanlon	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WhiteHorse IV, Ltd.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ J. D. Carvell
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Jay Carvell	 	 
	 	 	Title: Portfolio Manager

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