Document:

EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 
 EXECUTION VERSION 
 FORBEARANCE
AGREEMENT AND SECOND AMENDMENT  
 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 

This FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered
into as of October 13, 2011, by and among AQUILEX HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”), each other Loan Party listed on the signature pages hereto, the banks, financial institutions and other
institutional lenders listed on the signature pages hereto (each, a “Lender Party”) and ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, “Agent”), and as L/C Issuer (in such capacity, the
“L/C Issuer” or a “Letter of Credit Issuer”). 
 RECITALS 

A. Borrower, each other Loan Party, Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lender Parties are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2010 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2011, and has been or may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement), pursuant to which, among other things, Agent, the L/C
Issuer and the Lenders agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, to make senior secured credit facilities and certain other financial accommodations available to Borrower. 

B. As of the date hereof, the Events of Default listed on Exhibit A hereto have occurred and are continuing (as hereinafter
defined) (collectively, the “Specified Defaults”). 
 C. Borrower has requested that during the Forbearance
Period (as hereinafter defined), Agent and the Lenders forbear from exercising default-related rights and remedies against Borrower and each other Loan Party with respect to the Specified Defaults. 

D. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including the amendments to the Credit Agreement set forth in Section 2
hereof), Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Required Lenders have agreed (i) to forbear from exercising default-related rights and remedies against Borrower and each other Loan Party with respect to the Specified Defaults and (ii) to extend
Letters of Credit subject to renewal during the Forbearance Period. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the
terms, covenants and conditions contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

SECTION 1. Confirmation by Borrower of Obligations and Specified Defaults. Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledge
and agree that as of October 13, 2011, the aggregate principal balance of the outstanding Obligations under the Credit Agreement is at least $212,138,380.50, and that the respective principal balances of the various Loans and Letters of
Credit as of such date were not less than the following: 
  

					
	 Term Loan
	  	$	162,225,000.00	  
		  	  
	  
	 
	 Revolving Loan
	  	$	36,000,000.00	  
		  	  
	  
	 
	 Letter of Credit
	  	$	13,913,380.50	  
		  	  
	  
	 

  
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 The foregoing amounts do not include interest, fees, expenses and other amounts which are chargeable or
otherwise reimbursable under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 
 Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledge and agree that
each of the Specified Defaults constitutes an Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof. Prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, the existence of the Specified Defaults permitted Agent or the Required Lenders
to, among other things, take any action described in Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement or otherwise exercise all rights and remedies available under the Loan Documents or applicable law. Except as expressly set forth in the amendments to
Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement described herein, Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding the execution and delivery of this Agreement, neither the L/C Issuer nor any Lender has any obligation
whatsoever to make any additional Loans, extend any additional credit or otherwise make any further financial accommodations to Borrower or the other Loan Parties under the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents. 

SECTION 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Effective as of the Forbearance Effective Date, the Credit Agreement shall be
amended as follows: 
 (a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating
the definition of Applicable Rate in its entirety as follows: 
 “Applicable Rate” means a percentage per annum
equal to: 
 (a) in respect of Term Loans that are (i) Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 5.50% and (ii) Base Rate Loans, 4.50%;
and 
 (b) in respect of Revolving Credit Loans based on the Total Leverage Ratio as follows: 

 

															
	 Level
	  	 Total Leverage Ratio
	  	Loan Type	 
	  	  	Base Rate
Loans	 	 	Eurocurrency
Rate Loans	 	 	Euribor Elective
Revolving Loans	 
	 I
	  	<2.75	  	 	4.00	% 	 	 	5.00	% 	 	 	5.00	% 
	 II
	  	< 3.75 > 2.75	  	 	4.25	% 	 	 	5.25	% 	 	 	5.25	% 
	 III
	  	>3.75	  	 	4.50	% 	 	 	5.50	% 	 	 	5.50	% 

  
  
  

 

  
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 ; provided, that, subsequent changes in the Applicable Rate in respect of Revolving
Credit Loans resulting from a change in the Total Leverage Ratio shall become effective as to all Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding three (3) Business Days after delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a new Compliance
Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement (including the then effective Total Leverage Ratio), if the Borrower shall fail to deliver such Compliance Certificate in
accordance with Section 6.02(a) within the time period required by (i) Section 6.01(a) for each Fiscal Year, (ii) Section 6.01(b) for the first three fiscal quarters of each Fiscal Year or
(iii) if applicable, Section 6.01(c) for each month, then the Applicable Rate in respect of Revolving Credit Loans from and including the 49th day after the end of such fiscal quarter, the 124th day after the end of such Fiscal Year
or, if applicable, the 34th day after the end of such month, as the case may be, to but not including the date the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent such Compliance Certificate shall equal the highest possible Applicable Rate provided
for by this definition.” 
 (b) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following new definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order: 
 “Forbearance Agreement” means the
Forbearance Agreement and Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement entered into as of October 13, 2011, by and among the Borrower, each other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Required Lenders.

 “Forbearance Default” has the meaning set forth in the Forbearance Agreement. 

“Forbearance Period” has the meaning set forth in the Forbearance Agreement. 

“Specified Default” has the meaning set forth in the Forbearance Agreement. 

(c) Section 2.02(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the last sentence thereof as
follows: 
 “During the existence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may require that
no Loans be converted or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Euribor Elective Revolving Credit Loans and during the Forbearance Period, (i) any continuations (which shall be for one month interest periods only) shall be at the discretion of
the Administrative Agent and (ii) any outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall convert to Base Rate Loans upon the occurrence of a Forbearance Default.” 

  
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 (d) Section 2.03(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
adding the following proviso at the end thereof: 
 “: provided, further, that, during the Forbearance Period,
each relevant L/C Issuer shall renew (and the applicable Lenders hereby authorize such renewal) any such Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit for which notice of non-renewal is due during the Forbearance Period which would have otherwise been renewed under
the provisions of this clause (iii) except for the existence and continuance of the Specified Defaults.” 
 (e) Section 2.08(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the first sentence thereof as follows: 
 “Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in cash in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein; provided, that during
the Forbearance Period, the 1.00% increase in the Applicable Rate effected by the Forbearance Agreement if not so paid in cash shall be payable on such Interest Payment Date by capitalizing and adding such accrued interest amount to the principal
amount of the applicable Loans then outstanding; and provided, further, that all such capitalized interest shall become due and payable in cash upon the expiration or termination of the Forbearance Period, and thereafter all interest
accruing on each Loan (including the portion based on such 1.00% increase in the Applicable Rate) shall be payable in cash on each Interest Payment Date;” 
 SECTION 3. Forbearance; Forbearance Default Rights and Remedies. 
 (a) Effective as of the Forbearance Effective Date (as hereinafter defined), Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Required Lenders agree that until the expiration or termination of the Forbearance Period (as
hereinafter defined), Agent will forbear from exercising default-related rights and remedies against Borrower or any other Loan Party solely with respect to the Specified Defaults. As used herein, the term “Forbearance Period” shall
mean the period beginning on the Forbearance Effective Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (i) any Forbearance Default (as hereinafter defined) or (ii) December 8, 2011. As used herein, the term “Forbearance
Default” shall mean (A) the occurrence of any Event of Default other than the Specified Defaults, (B) the failure of Borrower or any other Loan Party to timely comply with any term, condition, or covenant set forth in this
Agreement, (C) the failure of any representation or warranty made by Borrower or any other Loan Party under or in connection with this Agreement to be true and complete in all material respects as of the date when made or any other breach in
any material respect of any such representation or warranty, (D) the taking of any action by Borrower or any other Loan Party in any manner to repudiate or assert a defense to any Obligation under the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or any of
the other Loan Documents or the assertion of any claim or cause of action against Agent, any Lender or any other Secured Party relating in any way thereto or (E) the making of any payment in respect of the Senior Notes (other than reasonable
fees and expenses of one counsel and one financial advisor to the holders of the Senior Notes and the reasonable fees and expenses of the trustee under the Senior Notes Indenture) or the payment to the Sponsor of any management fees, reimbursement
of expenses or other amounts. Any Forbearance Default shall constitute an immediate Event of Default under the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents. 

  
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 (b) Upon the termination or expiration of the Forbearance Period, the
agreement of Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders hereunder to forbear from exercising default-related rights and remedies shall immediately terminate without the requirement of any demand, presentment, protest, or notice of any kind, all of which
Borrower and each other Loan Party each waives. Borrower and each other Loan Party agrees that Agent, L/C Issuer and the Lenders may at any time after the expiration or termination of the Forbearance Period proceed to exercise any and all of rights
and remedies under any or all of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or applicable law, including without limitation its rights and remedies with respect to the Specified Defaults, all of which rights and remedies are fully reserved.

 (c) Any agreement by Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to extend the Forbearance Period, if any, must be
set forth in writing and signed by a duly authorized signatory of the applicable parties thereto. Borrower and each other Loan Party each acknowledges that neither Agent, the L/C Issuer nor any Lender has made any assurances concerning any
possibility of an extension of the Forbearance Period. 
 (d) Borrower and each other Loan Party each
acknowledges and agrees that any Loan, Letter of Credit or other financial accommodation which any Lender or the L/C Issuer may make on or after the Forbearance Effective Date will have been made by such party in reliance upon, and is consideration
for, among other things, the general releases and indemnities contained in Section 5 hereof and the other covenants, agreements, representations and warranties of Borrower and each other Loan Party hereunder. 

SECTION 4. Supplemental Terms, Conditions and Covenants. 

The parties hereto hereby agree to comply with the following terms, conditions and covenants during the Forbearance Period
and at any time after a Forbearance Default, in each case notwithstanding any provision to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document: 

(a) without limitation of the rights of Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, Borrower will provide such other
reports and information as Agent may reasonably request; 
 (b) Borrower will work cooperatively with Agent, the
Lenders and their respective advisors, including participating in bi-weekly update calls with the steering committee and participating in calls with the Lenders (other than any Lender which has indicated that it does not wish to receive non-public
information) on an as requested basis; 
 (c) Borrower shall deliver to Agent for distribution to the
“private side” Lenders a weekly cash flow forecast on a 13 week basis and provide weekly updates and variance reporting by the close of business of each Thursday; such cash flow forecast shall be in the form previously provided to Agent
and such variance reporting shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to Agent; 
 (d) without limitation of the
rights of Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, Borrower and each other Loan Party shall: (i) give Agent, the “private side” Lenders and their respective representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to
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offices, properties, officers, employees, accountants, auditors, counsel and other representatives, and books and records of Borrower and each other Loan Party, (ii) furnish to Agent, the
Lenders and their respective representatives such financial, operating and property related data and other information as such persons reasonably request and (iii) instruct Borrower’s and any other Loan Party’s employees and financial
advisors to cooperate reasonably with Agent, Lenders and their respective representatives in respect of the aforementioned clauses (i) and (ii) and, in furtherance thereof, Borrower and each other Loan Party each authorizes those
representatives of Rothschild Inc. and Alvarez & Marsal (collectively, the “Financial Advisors”) working with Borrower and the Loan Parties to disclose fully and promptly, after discussion with the Board of Directors of
Aquilex Corporation, to Agent and its representatives (including Agent’s financial advisor, Zolfo Cooper) all material developments in connection with the efforts of Borrower and Financial Advisors to restructure and/or repay the Loans; and

 (e) without limitation of the rights of Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, Borrower will
reimburse all reasonable and documented fees and expenses of Agent’s (i) financial advisor, Zolfo Cooper, in accordance with the Zolfo Cooper engagement letter and (ii) counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP (including out-of-pocket
expenses), on a monthly basis. 
 SECTION 5. General Release; Covenant Not to Sue. 

(a) In consideration of, among other things, Agent’s, the L/C Issuer’s and the Lenders’ execution and
delivery of this Agreement, each of Borrower and each other Loan Party, on behalf of itself and its agents, representatives, officers, directors, advisors, employees, successors and assigns (collectively, “Releasors”), hereby
forever waives, releases and discharges, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Releasee (as hereinafter defined) from any and all liens, claims, interests and causes of action of any kind or nature (collectively, the
“Claims”) that such Releasor now has or hereafter may have against any or all of Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders in any capacity and its affiliates, subsidiaries, shareholders and “controlling persons” (within the
meaning of the federal securities laws), and their respective successors and assigns and each and all of the officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys and other representatives of each of the foregoing (collectively, the
“Releasees”), based on facts existing on or before the Forbearance Effective Date that relate to: (i) any Loan Document, (ii) any transaction, action or omission contemplated thereby or (iii) any aspect of the
dealings or relationships between or among any or all of Borrower and the other Loan Parties, on the one hand, and any or all of Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, on the other hand, relating to any Loan Document or transaction, action or
omission contemplated thereby. The provisions of this Section 5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and payment in full of the Obligations. 

(b) Each of Borrower and each other Loan Party, on behalf of itself and its successors, assigns, and other legal
representatives, hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that it will not sue any Releasee on the basis of any Claim released, remised and discharged by Borrower or any other Loan Party pursuant to Section 5 hereof. If Borrower,
any other Loan Party or any of its successors, assigns or other legal representatives violates the foregoing covenant, Borrower and each other Loan Party, each for itself and its successors, assigns and legal representatives, agrees to pay, in
addition to such other damages as any Releasee may sustain as a result of such violation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by any Releasee as a result of such violation. 

  
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 SECTION 6. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Borrower and Each Other Loan
Party. To induce Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to execute and deliver this Agreement, each of Borrower and each other Loan Party represents, warrants and covenants that: 

(a) the individual executing this Agreement on behalf of Borrower and each other Loan Party is authorized to so act and
the execution of this Agreement by such individual makes the obligations set forth herein legal, valid, binding and enforceable against Borrower or such other Loan Party in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforcement thereof
may be subject to (i) the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement
is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law); 
 (b) except with respect to the Specified Defaults, each of the
representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than the representations and warranties in Section 5.05(b) and Section 5.17 of the Credit Agreement), as updated from time to time
pursuant to the Perfection Certificates delivered to Agent under the Credit Agreement, is true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and
warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and each of the agreements and covenants in the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents is hereby reaffirmed with the same force and effect as if each were separately stated herein and made as of the date hereof; 
 (c) neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby does or shall contravene, result in a breach of, or violate (i) any
provision of Borrower’s or any other Loan Party’s corporate charter, bylaws, operating agreement, or other governing documents, (ii) any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or government instrumentality or
(iii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument to which Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party or by which Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of their respective property is bound; 

(d) as of the date hereof, except for the Specified Defaults, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under
this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document; and 
 (e) the Secured Parties’ security
interest in the Collateral and Other Collateral continues to be valid, binding, and enforceable first-priority security interests that secures the Obligations (subject, with respect to priority only, to Liens permitted by Section 7.01 of the
Credit Agreement). 
 SECTION 7. Ratification of Liability. Each of Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby
(a) ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance obligations and obligations to indemnify, contingent or otherwise, under this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which such Loan Party is a party, and each such Loan Party
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a party as security for the Obligations under or with respect to the Credit Agreement, and confirms and agrees that such Liens and security interests hereafter secure all of the Obligations.
Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Agreement and all other agreements or documents executed or delivered in connection herewith, (b) consents to the terms and conditions of same and (c) agrees and
acknowledges that each of the Loan Documents remains in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed. 

SECTION 8. Reference to and Effect upon the Credit Agreement. 

(a) Except as expressly modified hereby, all terms, conditions, covenants, representations and warranties contained in the
Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents, and all rights of the Secured Parties and all of the Obligations, shall remain in full force and effect. Each of Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby confirms that no such party has any right of
setoff, recoupment or other offset or any defense, claim or counterclaim with respect to any of the Obligations, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. 

(b) Except as expressly set forth herein, the effectiveness of this Agreement shall not directly or indirectly
(i) create any obligation to make any further Loans, Letters of Credit or financial accommodations under the Credit Agreement or to continue to defer any enforcement action after the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default (including,
without limitation, any Forbearance Default), (ii) constitute a consent or waiver of any past, present or future violations of any provisions of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Documents, (iii) amend, modify or operate as a waiver
of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Documents or any right, power or remedy of Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, (iv) constitute a consent to any merger or other transaction or to any sale, restructuring or refinancing
transaction, or (v) constitute a course of dealing or other basis for altering any Obligations or any other contract or instrument. Except as expressly set forth herein, Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders reserve all rights, powers, and
remedies under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and applicable law. 
 (c) From and after the
Forbearance Effective Date, (i) the term “Agreement” in the Credit Agreement, and all references to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document shall mean the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby and (ii) the term “Loan
Documents” in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall include, without limitation, this Agreement and any agreements, instruments and other documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith. 

(d) This Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a satisfaction, reinstatement, novation or release of the Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document. 
 SECTION 9. Construction This Agreement and all other agreements and
documents executed or delivered in connection herewith have been prepared through the joint efforts of all of the parties hereto. Neither the provisions of this Agreement or any such other agreements and documents nor any alleged ambiguity therein
shall be interpreted or resolved against any party on the ground that such party or its counsel drafted this Agreement or such other agreements and documents, or based on any other rule of strict construction. Each of the parties hereto represents
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knows the contents hereof and signs the same freely and voluntarily. The parties hereto acknowledge that they have been represented by legal counsel of their own choosing in negotiations for and
preparation of this Agreement and all other agreements and documents executed or delivered in connection herewith and that each of them has read the same and had their contents fully explained by such counsel and is fully aware of their respective
contents and legal effect. 
 SECTION 10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument, and all signatures need not appear on any one counterpart. Any party hereto may execute and deliver a
counterpart of this Agreement by delivering by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including .pdf or .tif) a signature page of this Agreement signed by such party, and any such facsimile or other electronic signature shall be treated in all
respects as having the same effect as an original signature. 
 SECTION 11. Severability. The invalidity,
illegality, or unenforceability of any provision in or obligation under this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect or impair the validity, legality, or enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations under this Agreement or of
such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction. 
 SECTION 12. Further Assurances. Borrower and each other
Loan Party agrees to, and to cause any other Loan Party to, take all further actions and execute all further documents as Agent may from time to time reasonably request to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other
agreements executed or delivered in connection herewith. 
 SECTION 13. Section Headings. Section headings in this
Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute part of this Agreement for any other purpose. 
 SECTION 14. Notices. All notices, requests, and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto shall be given in accordance with the Credit Agreement. 

SECTION 15. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective at the time (the “Forbearance Effective
Date”) that all of the following conditions precedent have been met (or waived) as determined by Agent in its sole discretion: 
 (a) Agreement. Agent shall have received duly executed signature pages for this Agreement signed by Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Required Lenders, Borrower and each other Loan Party. 

(b) Due Authorization. Borrower and Holdings shall have delivered to Agent (i) evidence of the corporate or
limited liability company authority of each such party to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and, as applicable, all other agreements and documents executed or delivered in connection herewith, and (ii) such other
documents and instruments as Agent may require, all of the foregoing of which shall be in form and substance acceptable to Agent. 
 (c) Forbearance Fee. Agent shall have received, for the pro rata account of the consenting Lenders, a non-refundable Forbearance Fee in the amount of $250,000. 

  
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 (d) Expenses. Borrower shall have reimbursed all reasonable invoiced
fees and expenses of Agent’s financial advisor, Zolfo Cooper, and counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP (including out-of-pocket expenses). 
 SECTION 16. Assignments; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrower, each other Loan Party, Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Lenders
and their respective successors and assigns; provided, that neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall be entitled to delegate any of its duties hereunder and shall not assign any of its rights or remedies set forth in this Agreement
without the prior written consent of Agent and the Required Lenders in their respective sole discretion. 
 SECTION 17.
Final Agreement. This Agreement, the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the other written agreements, instruments, and documents entered into in connection therewith (collectively, the “Borrower/Lender
Documents”) set forth in full the terms of agreement between the parties hereto and thereto and are intended as the full, complete, and exclusive contracts governing the relationship between such parties, superseding all other discussions,
promises, representations, warranties, agreements and understandings among the parties with respect thereto. No term of the Borrower/Lender Documents may be amended, restated, waived or otherwise modified except in a writing signed by the party
against which enforcement of the modification, amendment, or waiver is sought. Any waiver of any condition in, or breach of, any of the foregoing in a particular instance shall not operate as a waiver of other or subsequent conditions or breaches of
the same or a different kind. The exercise or failure to exercise any rights or remedies by Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender under any of the foregoing in a particular instance shall not operate as a waiver to exercise the same or different
rights and remedies in any other instances. There are no oral agreements among the parties hereto. 
 SECTION 18.
Applicable Law. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder (including any claims sounding in contract law or tort law arising out of the subject matter hereof) shall be governed by, and shall be construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of New York. 

(Signature pages to follow) 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Forbearance Agreement and Second Amendment to Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto as of the date first written above. 
  

											
	AQUILEX HOLDINGS LLC, as Borrower
			
		 	By:	 	AQUILEX ACQUISITION SUB III, LLC,
		 		 	Its sole member
				
		 		 	By:	 	AQUILEX HOLDCO L.P.,
its sole member 
					
		 		 		 	By:	 	 AQUILEX HOLDCO GP LLC, 
 its general partner

						
		 		 		 		 	By:	 	 ONTARIO TEACHERS’ PENSION PLAN BOARD,
 its sole member

			
		 	By:	 	/s/ Russell Hammond
		 		 	Name:	 	Russell Hammond
		 		 	Title:	 	Director
	
	AQUILEX ACQUISITION SUB III, LLC,
as a Loan Party
			
		 	By:	 	AQUILEX HOLDCO, L.P.,
its sole member
				
		 		 	By:	 	AQUILEX HOLDCO GP LLC,
its general partner
					
		 		 		 	By:	 	OPTARIO TEACHERS’
PENSION PLAN BOARD,
its sole member
			
		 	By:	 	/s/ Russell Hammond
		 		 	Name:	 	Russell Hammond
		 		 	Title:	 	Director
	
	AQUILEX CORPORATION, as a Loan Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jay W. Ferguson
		 	Name:	 	Jay W. Ferguson
		 	Title:	 	CFO

  
 SIGNATURE PAGE
TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 

 
					
	AQUILEX HYDROCHEM, INC., as a Loan Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jay W. Ferguson
		 	Name:	 	Jay W. Ferguson
		 	Title:	 	CFO
	
	AQUILEX HYDROCHEM INDUSTRIAL
	CLEANING, INC., as a Loan Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jay W. Ferguson
		 	Name:	 	Jay W. Ferguson
		 	Title:	 	CFO
	
	AQUILEX SMS, INC., as a Loan Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jay W. Ferguson
		 	Name:	 	Jay W. Ferguson
		 	Title:	 	CFO
	
	AQUILEX WSI, INC., as a Loan Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jay W. Ferguson
		 	Name:	 	Jay W. Ferguson
		 	Title:	 	CFO
	
	AQUILEX FINANCE CORP., as a Loan Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jay W. Ferguson
		 	Name:	 	Jay W. Ferguson
		 	Title:	 	CFO
	
	AQUILEX SPECIALTY REPAIR AND OVERHAUL, INC., as a Loan Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jay W. Ferguson
		 	Name:	 	Jay W. Ferguson
		 	Title:	 	CFO

  
 SIGNATURE PAGE
TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 

 
					
	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Agent
		
	By:	 	/s/ Susan Khokher
		 	Name:	 	Susan Khokher
		 	Title:	 	Manager, Agency
	
	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
as the L/C Issuer
		
	By:	 	 
		 	Name:	 	
		 	Title:	 	

  
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	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
as a Letter of Credit Issuer
		
	By:	 	/s/ Leslie P. Vowell
		 	Name:	 	Leslie P. Vowell
		 	Title:	 	Attorney-in-Fact

  
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	Royal Bank of Canada, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Leslie P. Vowell
		 	Name:	 	Leslie P. Vowell
		 	Title:	 	Attorney-in-Fact

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	ABS Loans 2007 Limited, a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Institutional Funds II PLC,
	as a Lender Party 
				
	By:	 	/s/ Keith Rothwell	 		 	/s/ Simon Firbank
		 	Name:	 	Keith Rothwell 	 		 	Simon Firbank
		 	Title:	 	Authorised Signatory	 		 	Authorised Signatory

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	GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT CLO, PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
By: Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.,
as Manager, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ [Illegible]
		 	Name:	 	[Illegible]
		 	Title:	 	VP

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	AMMC CLO VI, LIMITED
AMMC VII, LIMITED
AMMC VIII, LIMITED
	By:	 	 American Money Management Corp.,
 as Collateral Manager

	
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Chester M. Eng
		 	Name:	 	Chester M. Eng
		 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President

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	Black Diamond CLO 2005-2 LTD.
	By: Black Diamond CLO 2005-2 Adviser, L.L.C.,
	As Its Collateral Manager,
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Stephen H. Deckoff
		 	Name:	 	Stephen H. Deckoff
		 	Title:	 	Managing Principal

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	Black Diamond CLO 2006-1 (CAYMAN) LTD.
	By: Black Diamond CLO 2006-1 Adviser, L.L.C.,
	As Its Collateral Manager,
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Stephen H. Deckoff
		 	Name:	 	Stephen H. Deckoff
		 	Title:	 	Managing Principal 

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	Atrium III,
	
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Thomas Flannery
		 	Name:	 	Thomas Flannery
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

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	Madison Park Funding II, Ltd.
	By: Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC,
as collateral manager, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Thomas Flannery
		 	Name:	 	Thomas Flannery
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

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	Atrium V
	By: Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC,
as collateral manager, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Thomas Flannery
		 	Name:	 	Thomas Flannery
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

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	Madison Park Funding III, Ltd.
	By: Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC,
as collateral manager, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Thomas Flannery
		 	Name:	 	Thomas Flannery
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

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	[Illegible], as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Thomas Flannery
		 	Name:	 	Thomas Flannery
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

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	[NAME OF LENDER PARTY], as a Lender Party
	TELOS CLO 2006-1, LTD.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Ro Toyoshima
		 	Name:	 	Ro Toyoshima
		 	Title:	 	 Managing Director
 Tricadia
Loan Management LLC

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	[NAME OF LENDER PARTY], as a Lender Party
	TELOS CLO 2007-2, LTD.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Ro Toyoshima
		 	Name:	 	Ro Toyoshima
		 	Title:	 	 Managing Director
 Tricadia
Loan Management LLC

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	Littlejohn Opportunities Master Fund, LP,
as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Robert E. Davis
		 	Name:	 	Robert E. Davis
		 	Title:	 	Managing Director

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	CETUS CAPITAL II, LLC, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Robert E. Davis
		 	Name:	 	Robert E. Davis
		 	Title:	 	Managing Director

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	CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Michael A. Criscito
		 	Name:	 	Michael A. Criscito
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory
		
	By:	 	/s/ Megan Kane
		 	Name:	 	Megan Kane
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

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	Columbus Nova CLO Ltd. 2006-I
	Columbus Nova CLO Ltd. 2006-II
	Columbus Nova CLO Ltd. 2007-I
	Columbus Nova CLO Ltd. 2007-II,
	as a Lender Parties 
	
	By: Columbus Nova Credit Investments Management, LLC, their Collateral Manager
		
	By:	 	/s/ Glenn Duffy
		 	Name: Glenn Duffy
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

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	Cumberland II CLO Ltd
	Schiller Park CLO Ltd.
	Bridgeport CLO II Ltd.
	 DFR Middle Market CLO Ltd.,
 as a Lender Parties 

	
	By: Deerfield Capital Management LLC, their Collateral Manager
		
	By:	 	/s/ Glenn Duffy
		 	Name: Glenn Duffy
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

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	Nob Hill CLO, Limited, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Bradley Kane
		 	Name: Bradley Kane
		 	Title: Portfolio Manager 

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	Nob Hill CLO II, Limited, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Bradley Kane 
		 	Name: Bradley Kane 
		 	Title: Portfolio Manager

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	CARLYLE ARNAGE CLO, LTD.,
as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Linda Pace
		 	Name: LINDA PACE
		 	Title: MANAGING DIRECTOR

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	CARLYLE AZURE CLO, LTD.,
as a Lender Party 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Linda Pace
		 	Name:	 	LINDA PACE 
		 	Title:	 	MANAGING DIRECTOR 

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	CARLYLE BRISTOL CLO, LTD.,
as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Linda Pace
		 	Name:	 	LINDA PACE
		 	Title:	 	MANAGING DIRECTOR 

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	CARLYLE DAYTONA CLO, LTD.,
as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Linda Pace
		 	Name:	 	LINDA PACE 
		 	Title:	 	MANAGING DIRECTOR 

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	CARLYLE VEYRON CLO, LTD.,
as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Linda Pace
		 	Name:	 	LINDA PACE 
		 	Title:	 	MANAGING DIRECTOR 

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	CARLYLE MCLAREN CLO, LTD.,
as a Lender Party 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Linda Pace
		 	Name:	 	LINDA PACE 
		 	Title:	 	MANAGING DIRECTOR 

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	CARLYLE VANTAGE CLO, LTD.,
as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Linda Pace
		 	Name: LINDA PACE
		 	Title: MANAGING DIRECTOR

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	 CARLYLE GLOBAL MARKET
 STRATEGIES CLO 2011-1, LTD.,
as a Lender Party

		
	By:	 	/s/ Linda Pace
		 	Name: LINDA PACE
		 	Title: MANAGING DIRECTOR

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	CARLYLE HIGH YIELD PARTNERS VI, LTD.,
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Linda Pace
		 	Name: LINDA PACE
		 	Title: MANAGING DIRECTOR

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	CARLYLE HIGH YIELD PARTNERS VII, LTD.,
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Linda Pace
		 	Name: LINDA PACE
		 	Title: MANAGING DIRECTOR

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	CARLYLE HIGH YIELD PARTNERS VIII, LTD.,
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Linda Pace
		 	Name: LINDA PACE
		 	Title: MANAGING DIRECTOR

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	CARLYLE HIGH YIELD PARTNERS IX, LTD.,
as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Linda Pace
		 	Name: LINDA PACE
		 	Title: MANAGING DIRECTOR

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	CARLYLE HIGH YIELD PARTNERS X, LTD.,
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Linda Pace
		 	Name: LINDA PACE
		 	Title: MANAGING DIRECTOR

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	 CCP Credit Acquisition Holdings, LLC,
   as a Lender Party

		
	By:	 	/s/ Richard Grissinger
		 	Name:	 	Richard Grissinger
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory 

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	Centerbridge Special Credit Partners, L.P.,
as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Richard Grissinger
		 	Name:	 	Richard Grissinger
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory 

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	AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE COMPANY,
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Sheila A. Finnerty
		 	Name:	 	Sheila A. Finnerty
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

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	GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, 
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Sheila A. Finnerty
		 	Name:	 	Sheila A. Finnerty
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

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	PEERLESS INSURANCE COMPANY,
as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Sheila A. Finnerty
		 	Name:	 	Sheila A. Finnerty
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

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	LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION,
as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Sheila A. Finnerty
		 	Name:	 	Sheila A. Finnerty
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

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	PEERLESS INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, 
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Sheila A. Finnerty
		 	Name:	 	Sheila A. Finnerty
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

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	SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, 
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Sheila A. Finnerty
		 	Name:	 	Sheila A. Finnerty
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

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	THE NETHERLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY, 
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Sheila A. Finnerty
		 	Name:	 	Sheila A. Finnerty
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

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	First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II
	By: First Trust Advisors L.P. its investment manager or its investment advisor
as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ William A. Housey, Jr.
		 	Name: William A. Housey, Jr.
		 	Title: Senior Vice President

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	CENTRAL PARK CLO, LTD.
	By: GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC as Collateral Manager, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Daniel H. Smith
	Name:	 	Daniel H. Smith 
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory 

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	GALE FORCE 1 CLO, LTD.
	By: GSO/BLACKSTONE Debt Funds Management LLC as Collateral Manager, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Daniel H. Smith 
	Name:	 	Daniel H. Smith 
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory 

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	GALE FORCE 2 CLO, LTD.
	By: GSO/BLACKSTONE Debt Funds Management LLC as Collateral Manager, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Daniel H. Smith
	Name:	 	Daniel H. Smith
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory 

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	GALE FORCE 4 CLO, LTD.
	By: GSO/BLACKSTONE Debt Funds Management LLC as Collateral Servicer, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Daniel H. Smith 
	Name:	 	Daniel H. Smith 
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory 

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	INWOOD PARK CDO LTD.
	By: Blackstone Debt Advisors L.P. as Collateral Manager, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Daniel H. Smith 
	Name:	 	Daniel H. Smith 
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory 

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	MORNINGSIDE PARK CLO, LTD.
	By: GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC as Portfolio Manager, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Daniel H. Smith 
	Name:	 	Daniel H. Smith 
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory 

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	280 FUNDING I,
as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	GSO Capital Partners 
	Its:	 	Investment Manager 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Marisa J. Beeney
		 	Name:	 	Marisa J. Beeney
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

  
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	 BLACKSTONE SPECIAL FUNDING IRELAND,
 as a Lender Party

		
	By:	 	GSO Capital Partners 
	Its:	 	Investment Manager 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Marisa J. Beeney
		 	Name:	 	Marisa J. Beeney
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

  
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	ING PIONEER HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO MET INVESTORS SERIES TRUST –
	    PIONEER STRATEGIC INCOME
	    PORTFOLIO
	PIONEER HIGH YIELD FUND
	PIONEER FLOATING RATE FUND
	PIONEER GLOBAL HIGH YIELD FUND
	PIONEER STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
	PIONEER FLOATING RATE TRUST,
	 each as a Lender Party

		
	By:	 	Pioneer Investment Management, Inc.,
as advisor to each Lender Party
			
		 	By:	 	/s/ Margaret C. Begley
		 		 	Name:	 	Margaret C. Begley
		 		 	Title:	 	Secretary and
		 		 		 	Associate General Counsel

  
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	JERSEY STREET CLO, LTD.,
	By its Collateral Manager, Massachusetts
	Financial Services Company
		
	By:	 	/s/ [Illegible]
		 	As authorized representative and not individually

  
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	MARLBOROUGH STREET CLO, LTD.,
	By its Collateral Manager, Massachusetts
	Financial Services Company 
		
	By:	 	/s/ [Illegible]
		 	As authorized representative and not individually

  
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	BlackRock Senior Income Series
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ C. Adrian Marshall
		 	Name:	 	C. Adrian Marshall
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

  
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	GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Rick Canonico
		 	Name:	 	Rick Canonico
		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

  
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	MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING,
	as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	/s/ Su Yeo
		 	Name:	 	Su Yeo
		 	Title:	 	Vice President

  
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	ALTERRA BERMUDA LIMITED,
	
	GLOBAL INDEMNITY (CAYMAN)
LIMITED,
	
	STELLAR PERFORMER GLOBAL SERIES
W - GLOBAL CREDIT,
	
	SUNAMERICA SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC.,
	
	U.A.I. (LUXEMBOURG) INVESTMENT S.A.R.L.,
	
	UMC BENEFIT BOARD, INC., and
	
	WELLINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MULTIPLE
	COMMON TRUST FUNDS TRUST-
	OPPORTUNISTIC FIXED INCOME
	ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO, each,
	severally but not jointly, as a Lender Party
		
	By:	 	Wellington Management Company, LLP, as
its Investment Advisor
			
		 	By:	 	/s/ Steven M. Hoffman
		 	Name:	 	Steven M. Hoffman
		 	Title:	 	Vice President and Counsel

  
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 EXHIBIT A 

Specified Defaults 
  

	1.	The Event of Default under Section 9.01(b) of the Credit Agreement arising from the failure to meet the Total Leverage Ratio test set forth in Section 7.13
for the Test Period ending September 30, 2011. 

  

	2.	The Event of Default under Section 9.01(b) of the Credit Agreement arising from the failure to meet the Interest Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 7.14
for the Test Period ending September 30, 2011. 

  

	3.	The Event of Default under Section 9.01(b) of the Credit Agreement arising from the failure to meet the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio test set forth in
Section 7.15 for the Test Period ending September 30, 2011. 

  
 (i)Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 Execution Copy 
  
  

 
  
 

 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 

dated as of 

November 14, 2011 
 among 
 ASSET ACCEPTANCE CAPITAL CORP., 

The Lenders Party Hereto 
 and 
 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

as Administrative Agent 
 RBS CITIZENS, N.A., 
 as Syndication Agent 

THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY, 
 as Documentation Agent 
  

 
 J.P. MORGAN
SECURITIES LLC and RBS CITIZENS, N.A. 
 as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners 

 
  

 

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 ARTICLE I

 
 Definitions

 

							
	 SECTION 1.01.
	  	 Defined Terms
	  	 	1	  
	 SECTION 1.02.
	  	 Classification of Loans and Borrowings
	  	 	23	  
	 SECTION 1.03.
	  	 Terms Generally
	  	 	23	  
	 SECTION 1.04.
	  	 Accounting Terms; GAAP
	  	 	24	  

					
	  
 ARTICLE II 

 
 The Credits

 

							
	 SECTION 2.01.
	  	 Commitments
	  	 	24	  
	 SECTION 2.02.
	  	 Loans and Borrowings
	  	 	24	  
	 SECTION 2.03.
	  	 Requests for Borrowings
	  	 	25	  
	 SECTION 2.04.
	  	 Increase of Facilities
	  	 	25	  
	 SECTION 2.05.
	  	 Swingline Loans
	  	 	28	  
	 SECTION 2.06.
	  	 Letters of Credit
	  	 	29	  
	 SECTION 2.07.
	  	 Funding of Borrowings
	  	 	32	  
	 SECTION 2.08.
	  	 Interest Elections
	  	 	33	  
	 SECTION 2.09.
	  	 Termination and Reduction of Commitments
	  	 	34	  
	 SECTION 2.10.
	  	 Repayment and Amortization of Loans; Evidence of Debt
	  	 	34	  
	 SECTION 2.11.
	  	 Prepayment of Loans
	  	 	35	  
	 SECTION 2.12.
	  	 Fees
	  	 	39	  
	 SECTION 2.13.
	  	 Interest
	  	 	39	  
	 SECTION 2.14.
	  	 Alternate Rate of Interest
	  	 	40	  
	 SECTION 2.15.
	  	 Increased Costs
	  	 	41	  
	 SECTION 2.16.
	  	 Break Funding Payments
	  	 	42	  
	 SECTION 2.17.
	  	 Taxes
	  	 	42	  
	 SECTION 2.18.
	  	 Payments Generally; Allocation of Proceeds; Sharing of Set-offs
	  	 	45	  
	 SECTION 2.19.
	  	 Mitigation of Obligations
	  	 	46	  
	 SECTION 2.20.
	  	 Departing Lenders; Replacement of Lenders
	  	 	47	  
	 SECTION 2.21.
	  	 Defaulting Lenders
	  	 	47	  

					
	  
 ARTICLE III 

 
 Representations and Warranties

 

							
	 SECTION 3.01.
	  	 Organization; Powers
	  	 	49	  
	 SECTION 3.02.
	  	 Authorization; Enforceability
	  	 	49	  
	 SECTION 3.03.
	  	 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts
	  	 	49	  
	 SECTION 3.04.
	  	 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change
	  	 	49	  
	 SECTION 3.05.
	  	 Properties
	  	 	50	  

  
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	 SECTION 3.06.
	  	 Litigation and Environmental Matters
	  	 	50	  
	 SECTION 3.07.
	  	 Compliance with Laws and Agreements
	  	 	50	  
	 SECTION 3.08.
	  	 Investment Company Status
	  	 	50	  
	 SECTION 3.09.
	  	 Taxes
	  	 	51	  
	 SECTION 3.10.
	  	 ERISA
	  	 	51	  
	 SECTION 3.11.
	  	 Disclosure
	  	 	51	  
	 SECTION 3.12.
	  	 Solvency
	  	 	51	  
	 SECTION 3.13.
	  	 Security Interest in Collateral; Borrowing Base
	  	 	51	  
	 SECTION 3.14.
	  	 Labor Disputes
	  	 	52	  
	 SECTION 3.15.
	  	 No Default
	  	 	52	  
	 SECTION 3.16.
	  	 Federal Reserve Regulations
	  	 	52	  

					
	  
 ARTICLE IV

 
 Conditions

 

							
	 SECTION 4.01.
	  	 Effective Date
	  	 	52	  
	 SECTION 4.02.
	  	 Each Credit Event
	  	 	53	  

					
	  
 ARTICLE V

 
 Affirmative Covenants

 

							
	 SECTION 5.01.
	  	 Financial Statements; Ratings Change and Other Information
	  	 	54	  
	 SECTION 5.02.
	  	 Notices of Material Events
	  	 	55	  
	 SECTION 5.03.
	  	 Existence; Conduct of Business
	  	 	56	  
	 SECTION 5.04.
	  	 Payment of Obligations
	  	 	56	  
	 SECTION 5.05.
	  	 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance
	  	 	56	  
	 SECTION 5.06.
	  	 Books and Records; Inspection Rights
	  	 	56	  
	 SECTION 5.07.
	  	 Compliance with Laws
	  	 	57	  
	 SECTION 5.08.
	  	 Use of Proceeds and Letter of Credit
	  	 	57	  
	 SECTION 5.09.
	  	 Collateral Security; Guaranties; Further Assurances
	  	 	57	  
	 SECTION 5.10.
	  	 Additional Covenants
	  	 	59	  
	 SECTION 5.11.
	  	 Depositary Banks
	  	 	59	  

					
	  
 ARTICLE VI

Negative Covenants

 

							
	 SECTION 6.01.
	  	 Indebtedness
	  	 	59	  
	 SECTION 6.02.
	  	 Liens
	  	 	60	  
	 SECTION 6.03.
	  	 Fundamental Changes
	  	 	60	  
	 SECTION 6.04.
	  	 Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions
	  	 	61	  
	 SECTION 6.05.
	  	 Swap Agreements
	  	 	61	  
	 SECTION 6.06.
	  	 Restricted Payments
	  	 	62	  
	 SECTION 6.07.
	  	 Transactions with Affiliates
	  	 	62	  
	 SECTION 6.08.
	  	 Restrictive Agreements
	  	 	62	  
	 SECTION 6.09.
	  	 Change of Name or Location; Change of Fiscal Year
	  	 	63	  
	 SECTION 6.10.
	  	 Amendments to Agreements
	  	 	63	  
	 SECTION 6.11.
	  	 Prepayment of Indebtedness; Subordinated Indebtedness
	  	 	63	  
	 SECTION 6.12.
	  	 Government Regulations
	  	 	63	  
	 SECTION 6.13.
	  	 Financial Covenants
	  	 	64	  

  
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 ARTICLE VII

 

							
		  	 Events of Default
	  	 	64	  
	  
 ARTICLE VIII

 
	 
   

							
		  	 The Administrative Agent
	  	 	66	  

					
	  
 ARTICLE IX

Miscellaneous

 

							
	 SECTION 9.01.
	  	 Notices
	  	 	70	  
	 SECTION 9.02.
	  	 Waivers; Amendments
	  	 	71	  
	 SECTION 9.03.
	  	 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
	  	 	73	  
	 SECTION 9.04.
	  	 Successors and Assigns
	  	 	74	  
	 SECTION 9.05.
	  	 Survival
	  	 	77	  
	 SECTION 9.06.
	  	 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness
	  	 	78	  
	 SECTION 9.07.
	  	 Severability
	  	 	78	  
	 SECTION 9.08.
	  	 Right of Setoff
	  	 	78	  
	 SECTION 9.09.
	  	 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
	  	 	78	  
	 SECTION 9.10.
	  	 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
	  	 	79	  
	 SECTION 9.11.
	  	 Headings
	  	 	79	  
	 SECTION 9.12.
	  	 Confidentiality
	  	 	79	  
	 SECTION 9.13.
	  	 Several Obligations; Nonreliance; Violation of Law
	  	 	80	  
	 SECTION 9.14.
	  	 USA PATRIOT Act
	  	 	80	  
	 SECTION 9.15
	  	 Interest Rate Limitation
	  	 	80	  
	 SECTION 9.16.
	  	 Disclosure
	  	 	81	  
	 SECTION 9.17.
	  	 Appointment for Perfection
	  	 	81	  
	 SECTION 9.18.
	  	 Amendment and Restatement; No Novation
	  	 	81	  

 SCHEDULES: 
 Commitment Schedule 
 Schedule 2.06 — Existing Letters of Credit 

Schedule 3.01 — Subsidiaries 

Schedule 3.06 — Disclosed Matters 

Schedule 6.01 — Existing Indebtedness 

Schedule 6.02 — Existing Liens 

Schedule 6.08 — Existing Restrictions 

EXHIBITS: 
 Exhibit A - Form of
Assignment and Assumption 
 Exhibit B - Borrowing Base Certificate 
 Exhibit C - U.S. Tax Certificate 
 Exhibit D - Commitment and Acceptance 

  
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 THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 14, 2011 (as it may be
amended or modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), is among ASSET ACCEPTANCE CAPITAL CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
Administrative Agent. 
 RECITALS 
 A. The Borrower is party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2007 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit
Agreement”), among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “Existing Lenders”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. 
 B. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that on the Effective Date the Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be amended and restated and superseded in its entirety by this Agreement and all
Obligations under and as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement (the “Existing Obligations”) shall, to the extent not paid on such date, be deemed to be Obligations outstanding under this Agreement, pursuant to Section 9.18. The
parties acknowledge that this Agreement does not constitute a repayment and reborrowing, an accord and satisfaction or a novation of such Existing Obligations. 
 The parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 

Definitions 
 SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below: 
 “ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the
Alternate Base Rate. 
 “Acquisition” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated
on or after the date of this Agreement, by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) acquires any going business or all or substantially all of the assets of any firm, corporation or limited liability company, or division thereof,
whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (ii) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the Equity Interests
of a Person. 
 “Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period,
an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided that, for purposes of determining the Adjusted
LIBO Rate in calculating the interest rate applicable to Tranche B Term Loans, the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall not be less than 1.50%. 
 “Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder. 

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

  
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 “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. 
 “Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on
such day plus  1/2 of 1% or (c) the Adjusted
LIBO Rate for a one month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the rate
appearing on the Reuters BBA Libor Rates Page 3750 (or on any successor or substitute page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective
Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively. 

“Amortized Collections” means, for any period, (a) the excess of the aggregate amount of cash collections and cash
proceeds received in respect of defaulted or charged-off Receivables purchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (the “Purchased Receivables”) for such period over (b) the amount of revenues in respect of Purchased Receivables
recognized over such period in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income. 
 “Applicable Margin” means, for
any day, (a) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan or ABR Loan that is a Tranche B Term Loan, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Tranche B Eurocurrency Spread” or “Tranche B ABR
Spread”, as the case may be, based upon the Leverage Ratio as of the most recent determination date and (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan or ABR Loan that is a Revolving Loan or with respect to the commitment fees or fees on
Letters of Credit payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Revolving Eurocurrency Spread”, “Revolving ABR Spread”, “Commitment Fee Rate” or “Letter of
Credit Fee”, as the case may be, based upon the Leverage Ratio as of the most recent determination date: 
  

													
	 Level
	 	 Leverage Ratio
	 	 Tranche B
Eurocurrency
Spread
	 	 Revolving
Eurocurrency
Spread and Letter
of
Credit Fee
	 	 Tranche B
ABR Spread
	 	 Revolving
ABR Spread
	 	 Commitment
Fee Rate

	 I
	 	3 1.125	 	7.25%	 	4.50%	 	6.25%	 	3.50%	 	0.50%
	 II
	 	3 0.875 and < 1.125	 	7.25%	 	4.25%	 	6.25%	 	3.25%	 	0.50%
	 III
	 	< 0.875	 	7.25%	 	4.00%	 	6.25%	 	3.00%	 	0.50%

 The Applicable Margin shall be determined in accordance with the foregoing table based on the Leverage Ratio as of the
end of each Fiscal Quarter. Adjustments, if any, to the Applicable Margin shall be effective the first day of the month following the month that the Administrative Agent is scheduled to receive the applicable financials under Section 5.01(a) or
(b) and certificate under Section 5.01(c). If the Borrower fails to deliver the financials to the Administrative Agent at the time required hereunder, then the Applicable Margin shall be set at Level I until such financials are so
delivered. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Applicable Margin shall be set at Level I as of the Effective Date, and shall not be changed from Level I until receipt of the financials under Section 5.01(b) and the certificate
under Section 5.01(c) for the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2011. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any financial statement or compliance certificate delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(a), (b) and (c) is
shown to be inaccurate, and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application 

  
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of (i) a higher Applicable Margin for any period (an “Applicable Period”) than the Applicable Margin applied for such Applicable Period, then (a) the Borrower shall
immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected compliance certificate for such Applicable Period, (y) the Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period shall be determined as if the Leverage Ratio in the corrected compliance
certificate were applicable for such Applicable Period, and (z) the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest and fees owing as a result of such increased
Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period, or (ii) a lower Applicable Margin for the Applicable Period than the Applicable Margin applied for such Applicable Period, then (x) the Borrower shall immediately deliver to the Administrative
Agent a corrected compliance certificate for such Applicable Period and (y) the Applicable Margin shall be adjusted in accordance with such corrected compliance certificate on the date that the Administrative Agent receives such corrected
compliance certificate notwithstanding that such date is not otherwise a date on which the Applicable Margin is to be calculated, and such adjusted Applicable Margin shall remain in effect until otherwise required to be modified hereunder. Nothing
in this paragraph shall limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and Lenders with respect to their rights under this Agreement. The Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Commitments and the
repayment of all Obligations. 
 “Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, (a) with
respect to Revolving Loans, LC Exposure or Swingline Loans, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and the denominator of which is the aggregate Revolving Commitment of all Revolving
Lenders (if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon such Lender’s share of the aggregate Revolving Exposures at that time) and (b) with respect to the Tranche B Term
Loans, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s outstanding principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loans and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding amount of the Tranche B Term Loans of all Tranche
B Term Lenders. 
 “Approved Fund” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04. 

“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the
consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent. 

“Available Revolving Commitment” means, at any time, the Revolving Commitment then in effect minus the
Revolving Exposure of all Revolving Lenders at such time; it being understood and agreed that any Lender’s Swingline Exposure shall not be deemed to be a component of the Revolving Exposure for purposes of calculating the commitment fee under
Section 2.12(a). 
 “Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but
excluding the earlier of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments. 

“Banking Services” means each and any of the following bank services provided to the Borrower or any Guarantor by any
Lender or any of its Affiliates: (a) commercial credit cards, (b) stored value cards and (c) treasury management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items,
overdrafts and interstate depository network services). 
 “Banking Services Obligations” means any and all
obligations of the Borrower or any Guarantor, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor) in connection
with Banking Services. 

  
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 “Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes
the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business
appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy
Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result
in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to
reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person. 
 “Board” means the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America. 
 “Borrower” is defined in
the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. 
 “Borrower Materials” is defined in Section 5.02.

 “Borrowing” means (a) Revolving Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date
and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, (b) a Tranche B Term Loan made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in
effect and (c) a Swingline Loan. 
 “Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of calculation, an amount, as
set forth on the most current Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to such date, equal to (a) the lesser of (i) 25% of Estimated Remaining Collections (exclusive of any Receivables in any Receivables
Portfolio that are not Eligible Receivables) as of the last day of the month for which such Borrowing Base Certificate was provided and (ii) the product of the net book value of all Receivables Portfolios multiplied by 95% as of such date,
minus (b) the outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans as of such date. 
 “Borrowing Base
Certificate” for any date means an appropriately completed report as of such date in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto, certified as true and correct as of such date by a Financial Officer of the Borrower. 

“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02. 

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Chicago are
authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in
the London interbank market. 
 “Capital Expenditures” means, without duplication, any expenditure or
commitment to expend money for any purchase or other acquisition of any asset which would be classified as a fixed or capital asset on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP. 

  
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 “Capital Lease” means any lease of property, real or personal, the
obligations with respect to which are required to be capitalized on a balance sheet of the lessee in accordance with GAAP. 

“Capital Lease Obligations” means the aggregate principal component of capitalized lease obligations relating to a
Capital Lease determined in accordance with GAAP. 
 “Cash Collections” means for any Fiscal Quarter, cash
collections related to Purchased Receivables for that Fiscal Quarter as reported by the Borrower in its public filings with the SEC. 
 “Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) other than Acceptable Owners, of Equity Interests representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the
issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower; (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Borrower by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of
the Borrower nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated; or (c) the occurrence of a change in control, or other similar provision, as defined in any agreement or instrument evidencing any Material Indebtedness (triggering a default or
mandatory prepayment);. As used herein, “Acceptable Owners” means Quad-C, Nathaniel F. Bradley, IV and their respective Affiliates. 
 “Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement (or with respect to any Lender, if later, the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender), 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, rules, guideline, requirement or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,(i) the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder, issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and
directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in
each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented. 

“Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such
Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Tranche B Term Loans or Swingline Loans, and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment or Tranche B Term Loan Commitment. 

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

“Collateral” means any and all present or future real or personal property owned, leased or operated by a Person, which
property is covered by the Collateral Documents and any and all other property of any Loan Party, now existing or hereafter acquired, that may at any time be or become subject to a security interest or Lien in favor of Administrative Agent, on
behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, to secure the Secured Obligations. 
 “Collateral Documents” means,
collectively, the Security Agreements, any Mortgages and all other agreements, instruments and documents executed in connection with this Agreement at any time (either before, concurrently or after the Effective Date) that are intended to create or
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secure the Secured Obligations, including, without limitation, all other security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, loan agreements, notes, guarantees, subordination
agreements, pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, fee letters, notices, leases, financing statements and all other agreements, instruments and documents. 

“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the sum of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and Tranche B Term
Loan Commitment. The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on the Commitment Schedule, or in the Assignment and Assumption or in the Commitment and Acceptance, as applicable, pursuant to which such Lender shall have
assumed its Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is $270,500,000. 

“Commitment and Acceptance” is defined in Section 2.04. 

“Commitment Schedule” means the Schedule attached hereto identified as such. 

“Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means Consolidated Net Income plus, to the extent deducted from revenues in
determining Consolidated Net Income and without duplication, (a) Consolidated Interest Expense, (b) expense for taxes paid or accrued net of tax refunds, (c) depreciation expense, (d) amortization expense (excluding amortization
of Receivables), (e) the Amortized Collections, (f) non-cash losses and non-cash expenses, (g) the FTC Charges, (h) cash Restructuring Charges not to exceed $2,250,000 for any period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters,
(j) the Third Party Charges, (k) extraordinary losses (as determined in accordance with GAAP), (l) any loss due to the payment of prepayment premiums in connection with the extinguishment or forgiveness of debt, and (m) the 2011
Deferred Financing Charges, minus, to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, extraordinary gains (as determined in accordance with GAAP) realized other than in the ordinary course of business, and non-cash gains and other
non-cash income (including without limitation any cancellation of debt income resulting from any repurchases under Section 2.11(h)), all calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. 

“Consolidated Indebtedness” means at any time the Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a
consolidated basis. 
 “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with reference to any period, the interest
expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period. 
 “Consolidated Net
Income” means, with reference to any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period. 
 “Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” means at any time the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time,
less the net book value of all goodwill and other assets which are deemed intangible assets under GAAP, provided that (i) leasehold improvements and computer software shall not be considered intangible assets for purposes of this definition
regardless of their classification under GAAP, (ii) to the extent reducing Consolidated Tangible Net Worth and without duplication, the FTC Charges, 2009 Q-4 Impairment Charges, 2010 Restructuring Charges, other Restructuring Charges not to
exceed $2,250,000 for any period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters, 2011 Deferred Financing Charges, any loss due to the payment of prepayment premiums in connection with the extinguishment or forgiveness of debt and Third Party Charges shall be
added back to Consolidated Tangible Net Worth, and (iii) any cancellation of debt income resulting from any repurchases under Section 2.11(h) shall be disregarded in determining Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. 

  
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 “Consolidated Total Liabilities” means, at any date, the aggregate
principal amount of all liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. 
 “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise
voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto. 
 “Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) such Lender’s Revolving Exposure at such time, plus (b) an amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of its Tranche B Term Loans outstanding at such time. 
 “Credit Party” means the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender. 
 “Default” means any event
or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default. 
 “Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans,
(ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender
notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been
satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or
public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a loan under this Agreement cannot be
satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized
officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under this Agreement, provided
that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the
subject of a Bankruptcy Event. 
 “Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the
environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06. 
 “Disqualified Equity” means any Equity
Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise,
or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part. 
 “dollars” or “$”
refers to lawful money of the United States of America. 
 “Effective Date” means November 14, 2011.

  
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 “Eligible Receivable” of any Loan Party means any Receivable owned by such
Loan Party that is payable in Dollars and in which such Loan Party has granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the holders of the Secured Obligations a first-priority perfected security interest pursuant to the Security Agreement,
other than any such Receivable: 
 (a) that is not a bona fide existing obligation for which good and sufficient consideration
has been given; 
 (b) with respect to which such Loan Party does not have good and marketable title pursuant to a legal, valid
and binding assignment to such Loan Party; 
 (c) that has been repurchased by, or returned or put-back to, the Person from whom
such Loan Party acquired such Receivable; 
 (d) all or any portion of which is subject to any Lien (except that in favor of the
Administrative Agent under the Collateral Documents and Permitted Encumbrances), or if the consideration of which such Receivable constitutes proceeds is subject to any Lien; 
 (e) that is due from or has been acquired from any Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Loan Party; 
 (f) that is subordinate or junior in right or priority of payment to any other obligation or claim; 
 (g) that was not created in compliance, in all material respects, with all Requirements of Law, or with respect to which such Loan Party, any Affiliate of such Loan Party or any officer, employee, agent
or representative of such Loan Party or any such Affiliate has not complied with all Requirements of Law; 
 (h) that is not an
“account,” a “general intangible” or “chattel paper” under and as defined in Article 9 of the UCC; or 
 (i) that is not, or with respect to which any of the underlying agreements, promissory notes or other instruments and documents is not, in form and substance, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent. 
 “Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees,
judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, or the management, release or
threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters. 
 “Environmental Liability”
means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary 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 shares of capital stock, partnership interests,
membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity
interest. 
 “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

 “ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the
Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

 “ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or
the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30 day notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in
Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with
respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the
PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect
to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any
notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA. 

“Estimated Remaining Collections” means, as of any date, the aggregate amount of gross remaining cash collections which
any Loan Party anticipates to receive from a Receivables Portfolio or as otherwise referred to by the Borrower as the total amount of “Estimated Remaining Gross Collections”, determined and reported by the Borrower pursuant to its
financial statements and other reporting to the Lenders as described in Section 5.01 (it being understood and agreed that (i) such amount shall be calculated by the Borrower and in a manner consistent with the Borrower’s current
practice as of the Effective Date hereof and with the methodology used in the reporting of estimated remaining collections in the Borrower’s public filings with the SEC, including any discounts applied thereto, (ii) the manner and method
of computing Estimated Remaining Collections and all assumptions made in connection therewith shall be explained to each Lender in reasonably full detail upon such Lender’s request, and (iii) any deviation from the current methodology and
criteria used in computing Estimated Remaining Collections are subject to approval by (x) the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion for such deviations which do not alter the Borrowing Base by more than $5,000,000 in the aggregate,
and (y) in all other cases, the Supermajority Lenders in their reasonable discretion. 
 “Estimated Quarterly
Collections” means, for any Fiscal Quarter, that portion of Estimated Remaining Collections attributable by the Borrower to that Fiscal Quarter, calculated by the Borrower in the same manner and method as it calculates Estimated Remaining
Collections, and reported by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and Lenders as described in Section 5.01. 

“Eurodollar”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such
Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate. 

  
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 “Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.

 “Event of Loss” means, with respect to any assets, any of the following: (a) any loss, destruction or
damage of such assets; (b) any pending or threatened institution of any proceedings for the condemnation or seizure of such assets or for the exercise of any right of eminent domain; or (c) any actual condemnation, seizure or taking, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, of such assets, or confiscation of such assets or the requisition of the use of such assets. 
 “Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, without duplication, 

(a) the sum of: 

(i) Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus 
 (ii) the aggregate amount of all non-cash losses and non-cash expenses deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, plus 
 (iii) Amortized Collections for such period, plus 
 (iv) (A) the excess of the
aggregate amount of proceeds received from sales or other dispositions of Purchased Receivables during such period over (B) the aggregate amount of gain from such sales or other dispositions recognized over such period in the calculation of
Consolidated Net Income, less 
 (b) the sum of: 
 (i) the aggregate amount of all non-cash gains and other non-cash income included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, plus 
 (ii) the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures, investments and Acquisitions permitted hereunder, each to the extent (A) made or paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in cash during such
period solely to the extent permitted by this Agreement and (B) excluding any amount funded through the issuance of Indebtedness (excluding Loans under this Agreement) or Equity Interests, plus 

(iii) the aggregate amount of all permitted regularly scheduled principal payments, optional prepayments and mandatory prepayments of
Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries made during such period (other than in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder and excluding any repurchases
under Section 2.11(h)), excluding any amount funded with proceeds from the issuance of Indebtedness (excluding Loans under this Agreement) or Equity Interests, plus 
 (iv) the aggregate amount of purchases of Purchased Receivables made in cash during such period, excluding any amount of such purchases funded with proceeds from the issuance of Indebtedness (excluding
Loans under this Agreement) or Equity Interests. 
 “Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to any payment made by
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Taxes imposed on (or measured by) net income by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction 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, (b) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar Taxes imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is
located and (c) in the case of a Non U.S. Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b)), any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes resulting from any law in effect (including FATCA) on the date such
Non U.S. Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Non U.S. Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f), except to the extent that such Non U.S. 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 Taxes pursuant to Section 2.17(a). 

“Existing Credit Agreement” is defined in the recitals. 

“Existing Lenders” is defined in the recitals. 
 “Existing Letters of Credit” is defined in Section 2.06. 

“Existing Obligations” is defined in the recitals. 

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement and any current or future
regulations or official interpretations thereof. 
 “Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the
weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business
Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received
by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. 
 “Financial
Officer” means the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower. 
 “Fiscal Quarter” means each of the quarterly accounting periods of the Borrower, ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year.

 “Fiscal Year” means each annual accounting period of the Borrower ending on December 31 of each year.

 “FTC Charges” means the lesser of (a) the aggregate amount of charges and other losses resulting from
the investigation (the “Investigation”) commenced prior to May 28, 2010 by the Federal Trade Commission of the debt collection-related practices of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, to include, without limitation, any fines, civil
monetary penalties, or other monetary relief to be paid by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of a consent decree or a contested action, any expense related to any accrual for such amounts, and fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries incurred in connection with the Investigation or defense of any governmental action or other proceeding arising from the Investigation, or (b) $7,000,000. 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. 

  
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 “Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of
America, any other nation or 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. 
 “Guaranty Obligations” means, with
respect to any Person, without duplication, any obligations of such Person (other than endorsements in the ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness of any
other Person in any manner, whether direct or indirect, and including without limitation any obligation, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such Indebtedness or any property constituting security therefor, (ii) to advance or
provide funds or other support for the payment or purchase of any such Indebtedness or to maintain working capital, solvency or other balance sheet condition of such other Person (including without limitation keep well agreements, maintenance
agreements or similar agreements or arrangements) for the benefit of any holder of Indebtedness of such other Person, (iii) to lease or purchase assets, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the holder of such
Indebtedness against loss in respect thereof, or (iv) to otherwise assure or hold harmless the holder of such Indebtedness against loss in respect thereof. The amount of any Guaranty Obligation hereunder shall (subject to any limitations set
forth therein) be deemed to be an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount (or maximum principal amount, if larger) of the Indebtedness in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made. 

“Guarantor” means each existing and future Subsidiary required to execute a Subsidiary Guaranty under
Section 5.09(a)(i). 
 “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. 
 “Incremental Term Loan Commitment” is
defined in Section 2.04. 
 “Incremental Term Loans” is defined in Section 2.04. 

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or upon which interest payments are customarily made, (c) all obligations of such Person under
conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to assets purchased by such Person (other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business), (d) all
obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of assets or services purchased by such Person (other than trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business) which would appear as liabilities on a balance sheet of
such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person under take-or-pay or similar arrangements, (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be
secured by) any Lien on, or payable out of the proceeds of production from, assets owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (g) all Guaranty Obligations of such Person with respect to
Indebtedness of another Person, (h) Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations of such Person under Swap Agreements, (j) the maximum amount of all standby letters of credit issued or bankers’ acceptances
facilities created for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder (to the extent unreimbursed), as reduced from time to time, (k) all Disqualified Equity, (l) the principal balance outstanding under
any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, accounts receivable securitization program, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product, 

  
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other than any forward purchase agreement for a Receivables Portfolio which is not classified as a liability on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under GAAP, and (m) the
Indebtedness of any partnership or unincorporated joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer. 

“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes. 

“Information Memorandum” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated September 2011 relating to the Borrower and
the Transactions. 
 “Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a
Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08. 
 “IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 “Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan and any Swingline Loan, the last day of
each March, June, September and December (commencing with the last day of December, 2011) and (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case
of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.

 “Interest Period” means with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such
Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three, six or twelve months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than
a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business
Day and (ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day
of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and, in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, thereafter shall be the effective date of the
most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing. 
 “Issuing Bank” means each of JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.06(i). The Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be
issued by Affiliates of the Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate. 

“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit. 

“LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit
at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the
total LC Exposure at such time. 
 “LC Collateral Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in
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 “Lenders” means the Persons listed on the Commitment Schedule and
any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or Section 2.04, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise
requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender. 
 “Letter of Credit” means any letter of
credit issued pursuant to this Agreement. 
 “Leverage Ratio” means, as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter or
Fiscal Year of the Borrower, the ratio of the Consolidated Indebtedness as of such Fiscal Quarter end or Fiscal Year end, as the case may be, to the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the Borrower
ending with such Fiscal Quarter end or Fiscal Year end, as the case may be. 
 “LIBO Rate” means, with respect
to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Reuters BBA Libor Rates Page 3750 (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service or other comparable service
selected by the Administrative Agent, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates
applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest
Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and
for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior
to the commencement of such Interest Period. 
 “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage,
deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any
financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.

 “Loan Documents” means this Agreement, any promissory notes issued pursuant to this Agreement, any Letter of
Credit applications, the Collateral Documents, the Subsidiary Guaranty, and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates identified in Section 4.01 executed and delivered to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any
Lenders and including all other pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, notices, letter of credit agreements and all other written matter whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Loan Party, or any
employee of any Loan Party, and delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby. Any reference in the Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include
all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to the Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference
becomes operative. 
 “Loan Parties” means the Borrower and the Guarantors. 

“Loans” means the loans and advances made by the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement, including Swingline Loans.

  
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 “Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the
business, assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties to perform any of their obligations under any of the Loan Documents or (c) the
rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under the Loan Documents. 
 “Material Indebtedness” means
Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $5,000,000. For purposes of
determining Material Indebtedness, the “obligations” of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such
Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time. 
 “Moody’s”
means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. 
 “Mortgage” means each mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement
which conveys or evidences a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, on real property owned by a Loan Party, including any amendment, restatement, modification or supplement
thereto. 
 “Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 “Net Cash Proceeds” means, without duplication (a) in connection with any sale or other disposition of
any asset or any settlement by, or receipt of payment in respect of, any property insurance claim or condemnation award, the cash proceeds (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or
installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) of such sale, settlement or payment, net of reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees,
amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien expressly permitted hereunder on any asset which is the subject of such sale, insurance claim or condemnation award (other than any Lien in favor of the Administrative
Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith and net of taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof and (b) in connection with any
issuance or sale of any equity securities or debt securities or instruments or the incurrence of loans, the cash proceeds received from such issuance or incurrence, net of investment banking fees, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees,
accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable and customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith. 
 “Non-Guarantor Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not required to be a Guarantor. 
 “Non-U.S. Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person. 
 “Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all LC Exposure, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and
other obligations of the Loan Parties to the Lenders or to any Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or to the Issuing Bank or any indemnified party arising under the Loan Documents. 

“Offer” is defined in Section 2.11. 
 “Offer Loans” is defined in Section 2.11. 
  

  
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 “Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes
imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes (other than a connection arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its
obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan Document). 

“Other Taxes” means any present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar excise or
property Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or from the registration, receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan
Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment under Section 2.19(b)). 
 “Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04. 

“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c). 

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity
performing similar functions. 
 “Permitted Encumbrances” means: 

(a) Liens imposed by law for taxes that are not yet delinquent or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04; 

(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law,
arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04; 
 (c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations; 

(d) deposits or pledges to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds,
performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business; 
 (e) judgment liens
in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k) of Article VII; 
 (f) easements,
zoning restrictions, licenses, title restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or incurred or granted by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any material
monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and 

(g) minor imperfections in title that do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary
conduct of business of Borrower or any Subsidiary. 
 provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien
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 “Permitted Investments” means: 

(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by,
the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof; 

(b) investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such
date of acquisition, the highest credit rating obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s; 

(c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits maturing within 180 days from
the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof
which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000; 
 (d) fully
collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above; 

(e) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000; and 

(f) such other investments from time to time described on a list of standard acceptable investments of the Borrower
delivered to and approved by the Administrative Agent. 
 “Person” means any natural person, corporation,
limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity. 

“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV
of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer”
as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA. 
 “Platform” is defined in Section 5.02. 

“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National
Association as its prime rate at its principal office; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective. 

“Proposed New Lender” is defined in Section 2.04. 

“Purchased Receivables” is defined in the definition of “Amortized Collections” in this Section 1.01.

 “Public Lender” is defined in Section 5.02. 

“Quad-C” means Quad-C Management, Inc. 

  
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 “Recipient” means, as applicable, (a) the Administrative Agent,
(b) any Lender and (c) the Issuing Bank. 
 “Receivable” of a Loan Party shall mean a right of such
Loan Party to the payment of money arising out of a consumer transaction, and which right was acquired by such Loan Party with a group of similar rights. 
 “Receivables Portfolio” of a Loan Party means any group of Receivables of such Loan Party acquired by such Loan Party as part of a single transaction. 

“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04. 

“Related Investment” means an investment by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in a vendor to the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries or in a Person engaged in a business that is conducted by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries on the date of execution of this Agreement and businesses reasonably related thereto. 

“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates (in any capacity, and
including without limitation any Affiliate named as a syndication agent, documentation agent, joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner or other bookrunner or arranger) and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such
Person and such Person’s Affiliates. 
 “Release Certificate” is defined in Section 5.09. 

“Repricing Transaction” means the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any new or additional term
loans (whether issued pursuant to an amendment to this Credit Agreement or pursuant to a separate financing) that is broadly marketed or syndicated to institutional investors in financings similar to the Tranche B Term Loans (i) having an
effective interest rate margin or weighted average yield (to be determined by the Administrative Agent consistent with generally accepted financial practice, after giving effect to, among other factors, margins, upfront or similar fees or original
issue discount shared with all lenders or holders thereof, but excluding the effect of any arrangement, structuring, syndication or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not shared with all lenders or holders thereof) that is less than
the Applicable Margin for, or weighted average yield (to be determined by the Administrative Agent on the same basis) of, the Tranche B Term Loans and (ii) the proceeds of which are used to repay, in whole or in part, principal of the
outstanding Term Loans. 
 “Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Credit Exposure and unused
Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Credit Exposure and unused Commitments at such time. The “Required Lenders” of a particular Class of Loans means Lenders having Revolving Exposures, outstanding Tranche B Term
Loans, outstanding Incremental Term Loans and unused Commitments of such Class, as applicable, representing more than 50% of the total Revolving Exposures, outstanding Tranche B Term Loans, outstanding Incremental Term Loans and unused Commitments
of such Class, as applicable, at such time. The Credit Exposure and unused Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time, except in respect of any matters which would treat the Defaulting
Lender differently from the other Lenders in the same Class of Loans. 
 “Required Revolving Lenders” means, at
any time, Lenders having Revolving Exposure and unused Revolving Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Exposure and unused Revolving Commitments at such time. The Revolving Exposure and unused Revolving 

  
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Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Revolving Lenders at any time except in respect of any matters which would treat the Defaulting Lender
differently from the other Lenders having Revolving Exposure. 
 “Requirement of Law” means, as to any Person,
the Certificate of Incorporation and By Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable
to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject (including, without limitation, usury laws, the Federal Truth in Lending Act, Regulation Z and Regulation B of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Uniform Consumer Credit Code). 

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with
respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower 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 in the Borrower or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower. 
 “Restructuring Charges” means expenses incurred in connection with exit or disposal obligations under Accounting Standards 420, “Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations”. 

“Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Revolving
Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum possible aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be
(a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09, (b) increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.04 and (c) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to
Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment is set forth on the Commitment Schedule, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Commitment, as
applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments is $95,500,000. 
 “Revolving
Commitment Increase” is defined in Section 2.04. 
 “Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means the
fifth anniversary of the Effective Date or any earlier date on which the Revolving Commitments are reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof. 
 “Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure and Swingline
Exposure at such time. 
 “Revolving Lender” means, as of any date of determination, a Lender with a Revolving
Commitment or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender with Revolving Exposure. 
 “Revolving
Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a). 
 “Sale” means the sale, lease, conveyance
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 “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a
division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc. 
 “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission. 
 “Secured Obligations”
means, collectively, (i) the Obligations, (ii) the Banking Services Obligations and (iii) the Swap Agreement Obligations owing to one or more Lenders or their Affiliates. 

“Secured Parties” means the holders of the Secured Obligations from time to time and shall include (i) each Lender
and the Issuing Bank in respect of its Loans and LC Exposure respectively, (ii) the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders in respect of all other present and future obligations and liabilities of the Borrower and each
Subsidiary of every type and description arising under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (iii) each Lender and Affiliate of such Lender in respect of Swap Agreements entered into with such Person by the Borrower
or any Subsidiary, (iv) each indemnified party under Section 9.03 in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to such Person hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and (v) their respective successors and (in
the case of a Lender, permitted) transferees and assigns. 
 “Security Agreement” means each security
agreement, pledge agreement, pledge and security agreement and similar agreement and any other agreement from any Loan Party granting a Lien on any of its personal property (including without limitation any Equity Interests owned by such Loan
Party), each in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent, entered into by any Loan Party at any time for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement, as amended or modified from time to time.

 “Significant Subsidiary” means each present or future subsidiary of the Borrower which would constitute a
“significant subsidiary” within the meaning of Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X as currently in effect promulgated by the SEC. 
 “Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the
maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency
funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute
eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation.
The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage. 
 “Subordinated Indebtedness” of the Borrower or any Subsidiary means any Indebtedness of such Person the payment and priority of which is subordinated to payment of the Secured
Obligations, with customary payment blockage and other provisions, having a maturity no earlier than the date which is one (1) year after the later of (a) the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and (b) the Tranche B Maturity Date and the
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 “Subordinated Indebtedness Documents” means any document, agreement or
instrument evidencing any Subordinated Indebtedness or entered into in connection with any Subordinated Indebtedness. 

“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than
50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more
subsidiaries of the parent. 
 “Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower. 

“Subsidiary Guaranty” means that certain Subsidiary Guaranty dated as of the Effective Date (including any and all
supplements thereto) and executed by each Guarantor, and any other guaranty agreements as are requested by the Administrative Agent and its counsel, in each case as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. 

“Substantial Portion” means, with respect to the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, assets which
(a) represents more than 10% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as would be shown in the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the beginning of the twelve month period ending
with the most recent month prior to such determination is made for which consolidated Borrower financial statements are available, (b) is responsible for more than 10% of the consolidated total revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as
reflected in the financial statements referred to in clause (a) above, (c) represents more than 25% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as would be shown in the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date or (d) is responsible for more than 25% of the consolidated total revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as reflected in the financial statements referred to in clause (c) above.

 “Supermajority Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Credit Exposure and unused Commitments
representing more than 66% of the sum of the total Credit Exposure and unused Commitments at such time. The Credit Exposure and unused Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Supermajority Lenders at any time, except
in respect of any matters which would treat the Defaulting Lender differently from the other Lenders in the same Class of Loans. 
 “Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more
rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions;
provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.

 “Swap Obligations” of a Person means any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent
and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (a) any and all Swap Agreements permitted hereunder (to the extent the
provider of such Swap Agreement is a Lender or was a Lender (or an Affiliate of any such Lender) at the time such Swap Agreement is entered into), and (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Swap
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 “Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of
all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time. 
 “Swingline Lender” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder. 

“Swingline Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.05. 

“Taxes” means any 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 Lender” means any Lender holding a Term Loan. 

“Term Loans” means the Tranche B Term Loans and any Incremental Term Loans. 

“Terminating Lender” is defined in Section 9.18. 

“Third Party Charges” means a charge of $5,300,000 incurred in 2010 as a result of the termination for performance of a
relationship with a third party service provider. 
 “Tranche B Term Lenders” means, as of any date of
determination, Lenders having a Tranche B Term Loan Commitment. 
 “Tranche B Term Loan” means a Loan made
pursuant to Section 2.01(b). 
 “Tranche B Term Loan Commitment” means (a) as to any Tranche B Term
Lender, the aggregate commitment of such Tranche B Term Lender to make Tranche B Term Loans as set forth in the Commitment Schedule or in the most recent Assignment and Assumption executed by such Tranche B Term Lender and (b) as to all
Tranche B Term Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Tranche B Term Lenders to make Tranche B Term Loans, which aggregate commitment shall be $175,000,000 on the date of this Agreement. After advancing the Tranche B Term Loan, each reference to a
Tranche B Term Lender’s Tranche B Term Loan Commitment shall refer to that Tranche B Term Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Tranche B Term Loans. 
 “Tranche B Maturity Date” means sixth anniversary of the Effective Date. 
 “Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, the borrowing of Loans and other credit extensions, the use of the proceeds thereof and the
issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder. 
 “2011 Deferred Financing Charges” means the balance of deferred
financing costs relating to the Existing Credit Agreement and remaining on the Borrower’s balance sheet immediately prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000. 

“2009 Q-4 Impairment Charges” means the lesser of (a) the amount of the losses resulting from the recognition of
asset impairment charges on Purchased Receivables of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the fourth Fiscal Quarter of 2009 or (b) $20,000,000. 

  
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 “2010 Restructuring Charges” means the Restructuring Charges in the amount
of $3,400,000 incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the 2010 Fiscal Year. 
 “Type”, when used in
reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate. 

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York or any other state the
laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of security interests. 

“Unliquidated Obligations” means, at any time, any Secured Obligations (or portion thereof) that are contingent in
nature or unliquidated at such time, including any Secured Obligation that is: (i) an obligation to reimburse a bank for drawings not yet made under a letter of credit issued by it; (ii) any other obligation (including any guarantee) that
is contingent in nature at such time; or (iii) an obligation to provide collateral to secure any of the foregoing types of obligations. 
 “U.S. Person” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code. 

“U.S. Tax Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(D)(2). 

“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such
Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA. 
 “Withholding
Agent” means any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. 
 SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and
Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a
“Eurodollar Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and
Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing”). 
 SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally. 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 (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the
words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to
Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same
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 SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any
provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request
an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and
applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. For purposes of calculating the Applicable Margin, all financial covenants and all other
covenants, any Acquisition or any sale or other disposition outside the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any asset or group of related assets in one or a series of related transactions, including the
incurrence of any Indebtedness and any related financing or other transactions in connection with any of the foregoing, occurring during the period for which such matters are calculated shall be deemed to have occurred on the first day of the
relevant period for which such matters were calculated on a pro forma basis acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all references to GAAP and all terms of an accounting or financial nature used
herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (previously referred to as Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards 159) (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”,
as defined therein. 
 ARTICLE II 
 The Credits 
 SECTION 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, (a) each Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Revolving Exposure
exceeding such Lender’s Commitment or (ii) the sum of the total Revolving Exposures exceeding the lesser of the total Revolving Commitments or the Borrowing Base and (b) each Tranche B Term Lender agrees to make a Tranche B Term Loan
in dollars to the Borrower on the Effective Date, in an amount equal to such Lender’s Tranche B Term Loan Commitment by making immediately available funds available to the Administrative Agent’s designated account, not later than the time
specified by the Administrative Agent. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans. Amounts prepaid or repaid in respect of Tranche B Term Loans
may not be reborrowed. 
 SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be
made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class. Any Swingline Loan shall be made in accordance with the procedures set
forth in Section 2.05. The Tranche B Term Loans shall amortize as set forth in Section 2.10. 
 (b) Subject to
Section 2.14, each Revolving Borrowing and Tranche B Term Loan Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan or shall bear
interest at an alternate rate agreed upon by the Borrower and the Swingline Lender. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that
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 (c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing, such
Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000. At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of
$1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Revolving Commitments or that is required to finance the reimbursement of
an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e). Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $100,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same
time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of ten (10) Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding. 

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or
continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested (i) with respect to a Revolving Borrowing would end after the Revolving Credit Maturity Date or (ii) with respect to a Tranche B Term Loan Borrowing would end after the Tranche B
Maturity Date. 
 SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings. To request a Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the
Administrative Agent of such request either in writing (delivered by hand or telecopy) in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower or by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00
a.m., Chicago time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., Chicago time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an
ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e) may be given not later than 9:00 a.m., Chicago time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request
shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written
Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.01: 
 (i) the aggregate amount
of the requested Borrowing; 
 (ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day; 

(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and 

(iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period
contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and 
 (v) the location and number of the
Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.07. 
 If
no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, then the Borrower
shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the
amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing. 
 SECTION 2.04. Increase of Facilities.
(a) At any time and subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 2.04, the Borrower may request (i) one or more tranches of term loans (the “Incremental 

  
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Term Loans”) and/or (ii) one or more increases in the Revolving Commitments (each such increase, a “Revolving Commitment Increase”) with the consent of the Administrative
Agent but without the consent of any Lender not providing such Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitment Increases, as the case may be; provided that the aggregate amount of all Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Commitment Increases made
during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed $75,000,000. Any tranche of Incremental Term Loans (A) shall rank pari passu in right of payment and security with the Revolving Loans, (B) shall not mature earlier than the Tranche B
Maturity Date (but may have amortization prior to such date, may be required to be mandatorily prepaid and may permit voluntary prepayments by the Borrower, provided that the average life to maturity of any tranche of Incremental Term Loans shall be
no shorter than the remaining average life to maturity of the Tranche B Term Loans) and (C) except as set forth above, shall be treated substantially the same as (and in any event no more favorably than) the Tranche B Term Loans; provided that
(1) the terms and conditions applicable to any tranche of Incremental Term Loans maturing after the Tranche B Maturity Date may provide for material additional or different financial or other covenants or prepayment requirements applicable only
during periods after the Tranche B Maturity Date and (2) the Incremental Term Loans may be priced differently than the Tranche B Term Loans subject to Section 2.04(e). 

(b) Each tranche of Incremental Term Loans and each Revolving Commitment Increase shall be in a minimum amount of $25,000,000 and
integral multiples of $5,000,000. A commitment to make Incremental Term Loans shall become an “Incremental Term Loan Commitment” under this Agreement, and a commitment to participate in a Revolving Commitment Increase shall become a
“Revolving Commitment” (or in the case of a Revolving Commitment Increase to be provided by an existing Revolving Lender, an increase in such Lender’s Revolving Commitment) under this Agreement, in any such case, pursuant to a
“Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit D (a “Commitment and Acceptance”). Any request for a tranche of Incremental Term Loans or a Revolving Commitment Increase shall be made in a written notice (an
“Increase Notice”) given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower not less than ten Business Days (or such other period agreed to between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) prior to the proposed effective date therefor, which
Increase Notice shall specify the amount of the proposed tranche of Incremental Term Loans or the Revolving Commitment Increase, as the case may be, and the proposed effective date thereof. Incremental Term Loans may be made, and Revolving
Commitment Increases may be provided, by any existing Lender or by any other bank or other financial institution (any such other bank or other financial institution, a “Proposed New Lender”) as determined by the Administrative Agent and
the Borrower; provided that any Proposed New Lender in the case of a Revolving Commitment Increase shall be consented to by the Issuer. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately
prior to the proposed effective date of the tranche of Incremental Term Loan Commitments (and the related Incremental Term Loans) or the Revolving Commitment Increase, of the amount of each Lender’s and Proposed New Lender’s Incremental
Term Loan Commitment or new or increased Revolving Commitment, as applicable, and the resulting aggregate amount of the tranche of Incremental Term Loan Commitments (and the related Incremental Term Loans) or the amount of the Aggregate Revolving
Commitment, as the case may be, which amount shall be effective on the following Business Day, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions described in clause (c) below. 

(c) Without limiting the applicability of any conditions to Loans set forth in this Agreement, the effectiveness of any tranche of
Incremental Term Loan Commitments (and the corresponding availability of the related Incremental Term Loans) and the effectiveness of each Revolving Commitment Increase shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: 

(i) Both as of the date of the applicable Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of such Incremental Term Loan Commitments
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Commitment Increase, (x) all representations and warranties under Article III and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as though made on such date
(except with respect to any representation or warranty expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date which shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such specified date), (y) no event shall have occurred and
then be continuing which constitutes a Default and (z) the Borrower shall have demonstrated to the Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction that, as of the proposed effective date of the Revolving Commitment Increase or Incremental
Term Loan Commitments, as the case may be, after giving effect thereto, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance on a pro forma basis with the covenants contained in Sections 6.13 recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended
fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements are available, as if such Revolving Commitment Increase or Incremental Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, had been effective as of the first day of each relevant period for testing
such compliance; 
 (ii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Lender that shall have agreed to
provide a “Commitment” in support of such Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitment Increase shall have executed and delivered a Commitment and Acceptance; 
 (iii) counsel for the Loan Parties shall have provided to the Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; 

(iv) the Loan Parties and the Proposed New Lenders shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as
may be required under Article IV or that the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase (including, in the case of a tranche of Incremental Term Loans, an amendment to, or amended and restatement of, this
Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents (an “Incremental Term Loan Amendment”), executed by the Borrower, each Lender agreeing to provide such Incremental Term Loans, if any, each Proposed New Lender, if any, and the
Administrative Agent, which amendment or amendments may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the
Administrative Agent, to effect such Incremental Term Loans in accordance with this Section 2.04), and each Loan Party shall have reaffirmed its obligations, and the Liens granted, under the Loan Documents; 

(v) in the case of a Revolving Commitment Increase, the Administrative Agent shall have administered the reallocation of the Revolving
Exposures on the effective date of such increase ratably among the Revolving Lenders (including new Lenders) after giving effect to such increase; provided, that (1) the Borrower hereby agrees to compensate the Lenders for all losses, expenses
and liabilities incurred by any Lender in connection with the sale or assignment of any Eurodollar Rate Loan resulting from such reallocation on the terms and in the manner set forth in Section 2.16, and (2) the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the reallocations effected pursuant to this clause (v); and 

(vi) in the case of an Incremental Term Loan, such Incremental Term Loan shall not be used to pay, redeem or otherwise defease any
Subordinated Indebtedness or Term Loans. 
 (d) Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any tranche of Incremental Term
Loans or Revolving Commitment Increase, the Administrative Agent shall promptly advise the Borrower and each Lender of the effective date thereof (each such effective date, an “Increase Effective Date”). Upon any Increase Effective Date
that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall become a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be
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 (e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that any Incremental Term
Loans have an effective interest rate margin or weighted average yield (to be determined by the Administrative Agent consistent with generally accepted financial practice, after giving effect to, among other factors, margins, upfront or similar fees
or original issue discount shared with all lenders or holders thereof, but excluding the effect of any arrangement, structuring, syndication or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not shared with all lenders or holders thereof) in
excess of the Applicable Margin for, or weighted average yield (to be determined by the Administrative Agent on the same basis) of, the Tranche B Term Loans by more than 0.50%, then the Applicable Margins for the Tranche B Term Loans shall be
increased so that the yield for the Tranche B Term Loans is equal to (x) the yield for such Incremental Term Loans minus (y) 0.50%. 
 SECTION 2.05. Swingline Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the
Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $10,000,000, (ii) the total Revolving Exposures exceeding the
total Revolving Commitments or (iii) the total Revolving Exposures exceeding the Borrowing Base; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the
foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans. To request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone
(confirmed by telecopy), not later than 12:00 noon, Chicago time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested
Swingline Loan and whether such Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan or shall bear interest at an alternate rate agreed upon by the Borrower and the Swingline Lender. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such
notice received from the Borrower. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by means of a credit to the general deposit account of the Borrower with the Swingline Lender (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made
to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e), by remittance to the Issuing Bank) on the requested date of such Swingline Loan. 
 (b) The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., Chicago time, on any Business Day require the Revolving Lenders to acquire participations
on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Revolving Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative
Agent will give notice thereof to each Revolving Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice
as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire
participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the
Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Revolving Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in
the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly
pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in
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the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan
after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative
Agent to the Revolving Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or to
the Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrower of any
default in the payment thereof. 
 (c) Upon the making of a Swingline Loan (whether before or after the occurrence of a
Default), each Revolving Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably purchased from the Swingline Lender without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in such
Swingline Loan in proportion to its Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Commitment. The Swingline Lender may, at any time, require the Revolving Lenders to fund their participations. From and after the date, if any, on which any Revolving Lender
is required to fund its participation in any Swingline Loan purchased hereunder, such Swingline Loan shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate and the Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to such Lender, such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of all payments of principal and interest and all proceeds of Collateral received by the Administrative Agent in respect of such Loan. 
 SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit. (a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of Credit for its own account or for
the account of any Subsidiary, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall control. The letters of credit identified on Schedule 2.06 (the “Existing Letters of Credit”) shall be deemed to be “Letters of Credit” issued on the Effective Date for all
purposes of the Loan Documents. 
 (b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To
request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been
approved by the Issuing Bank) to the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the
Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph
(c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the Issuing
Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i) the LC Exposure shall not exceed
$10,000,000, (ii) the total Revolving Exposures shall not exceed the total Revolving Commitments and (iii) the total Revolving Exposures shall not exceed the Borrowing Base. 

  
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 (c) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close
of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit or such later date as may be agreed to by the Issuing Bank (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such
renewal or extension) and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date. 

(d) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount
thereof) and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Bank or the Revolving Lenders, the Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from the Issuing Bank, a participation in such
Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and
unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by the Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided
in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in
respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or
termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. 
 (e) Reimbursement. If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent
an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 10:00 a.m., Chicago time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the Borrower shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 8:00 a.m., Chicago time, on such date,
or, if such notice has not been received by the Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than 10:00 a.m., Chicago time, on (i) the Business Day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to
8:00 a.m., Chicago time, on the day of receipt, or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided that the
Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.05 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so
financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify
each Revolving Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to
the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis
mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative
Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the
Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Revolving
Loans or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement. 

  
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 (f) Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC
Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and
irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or
invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such
Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff
against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Lenders nor the Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the
issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in
transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising
from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims
in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents
presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear
on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any
notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit. 

(g) Disbursement Procedures. The Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting
to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or
will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such LC
Disbursement. 
 (h) Interim Interest. If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower
shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower
reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans; provided that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then
Section 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this
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 (i) Replacement of the Issuing Bank. Any Issuing Bank may be replaced at any
time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such replacement of the Issuing Bank. At the time
any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.12(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the
successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed
to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Bank, as the context shall require. After the replacement of the Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto
and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit. 

(j) Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower
receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower
shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders (the “LC Collateral Account”), an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such
date plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any
kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Article VII. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the
Secured Obligations. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account and the Borrower hereby grants the Administrative Agent a security interest in the LC Collateral
Account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear
interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed
and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Revolving
Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other Secured Obligations. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an
Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all such Events of Defaults have been cured or waived. 

SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date
thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 11:00 a.m., Chicago time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders in an amount equal to such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage; provided that, Tranche B Term Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.01(b) and Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.05. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the
Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower maintained with, and acceptable to, the Administrative Agent and designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided
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 (b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to
the proposed date of any 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 paragraph (a) of this Section 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 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 (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance
with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such
Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. 
 SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections. (a) Each Borrowing initially
shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing
to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the
affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not
apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued. 
 (b) To make an election pursuant to this
Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such
election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election
Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, this Section shall not be construed to permit the Borrower to elect an Interest Period for Eurodollar Loans that does
not comply with Section 2.02(d). 
 (c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the
following information in compliance with Section 2.02: 
 (i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies
and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and
(iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing); 
 (ii) the effective date of the Borrowing to be made
pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day; 
 (iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an
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 (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be
applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”. 
 If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s
duration. 
 (d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each
Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing. 
 (e) If the Borrower fails
to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such
Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower,
then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end
of the Interest Period applicable thereto. 
 SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a) Unless
previously terminated, (i) the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments shall terminate at 4:00 p.m., Chicago time, on the Effective Date and (ii) all other Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date. 

(b) The Borrower may at any time terminate the Revolving Commitments upon (i) the payment in full of all outstanding Revolving
Loans, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon and on any Letters of Credit and (ii) the cancellation and return of all outstanding Letters of Credit (or alternatively, with respect to each such Letter of Credit, the furnishing to the
Administrative Agent of a cash deposit (or at the discretion of the Administrative Agent a back up standby letter of credit satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) equal to the LC Exposure as of such date). 

(c) The Borrower may from time to time reduce the Revolving Commitments; provided that each reduction of the Revolving
Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000. 
 (d) The
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction,
specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be
irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the
Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made
ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments. 
 SECTION 2.10. Repayment and Amortization of
Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan on the Revolving Credit Maturity
Date, and (ii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earliest of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the date three Business Days after demand by the Swingline Lender in

  
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its discretion if no Default exists or the demand by the Swingline Lender in its discretion if a Default exists. The Borrower shall repay the Tranche B Term Loans on the last day of each calendar
quarter (commencing with the calendar quarter ending on March 31, 2012) in an aggregate principal amount equal to (x) $2,187,500 for each of the first eight quarterly principal payments, (y) $3,500,000 for each of the next four
quarterly principal payments, and (z) $5,687,000 for each of the next eleven quarterly principal payments (in each case, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 2.11(e)). To the extent not previously paid, all unpaid Tranche B
Term Loans shall be paid in full in cash by the Borrower on the Tranche B Maturity Date. 
 (b) If at any time the aggregate
Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the lesser of (i) the total Revolving Commitments or (ii) the Borrowing Base, the Borrower shall promptly repay such excess. If any such excess remains after repayment in full of all
outstanding Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, the Borrower shall provide cash collateral for the LC Exposure in the manner set forth herein to the extent required to eliminate such excess. 

(c) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower
to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder. 
 (d) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto,
(ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the
Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof. 
 (e) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph
(c) or (d) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein absent manifest error; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to
maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 
 (f) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the
order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times
(including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its
registered assigns). 
 SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans. (a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and
from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part without premium or penalty but subject to breakfunding payments pursuant to Section 2.16 and prior notice in accordance with paragraph (e) of this Section, provided that, if the
Borrower makes any mandatory prepayment under Section 2.11(c) that is a Repricing Transaction or any voluntary prepayment of the Tranche B Term Loans (whether or not a Repricing Transaction) (i) on or prior to the date one year after the
Effective Date, then the Borrower shall will pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Tranche B Term Lenders, a prepayment premium in an amount equal to 2.00% of the principal amount so prepaid, and (ii) after the date
one year after the Effective Date but on or prior to the date two years after the Effective Date, then the Borrower shall will pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Tranche B Term Lenders, a prepayment premium in an amount
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Prepayments of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.11(a) shall be applied ratably to the Term Loans and to the remaining principal installments thereof in inverse order of maturity. For
purposes of this Section 2.11, prepayments pursuant to Section 2.20(a)(iii) shall be deemed voluntary prepayments hereunder, and prepayments pursuant to Sections 2.20(a)(i) or (ii) shall not be deemed voluntary prepayments hereunder.

 (b) In addition to all other payments of the Term Loans required hereunder, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans by an
amount equal to 100% of all of the Net Cash Proceeds, payable upon receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, from any Sale or Event of Loss of any assets (exclusive of the sale of inventory, Receivables and scrap or obsolete material or equipment in the
ordinary course of business upon customary credit terms), to the extent said Net Cash Proceeds exceed $5,000,000 in aggregate amount in any Fiscal Year, provided that: 
 (i) With respect to Net Cash Proceeds from the Sale of any equipment, such Net Cash Proceeds may be used to purchase similar equipment of comparable value, subject to the following conditions: (x) no
Default exists on the date of such Sale or of the proposed expenditure to purchase similar equipment of comparable value, (y) such Net Cash Proceeds shall be used to purchase similar equipment of comparable value within 180 days following the
date of such Sale and (z) any such amounts in excess of $5,000,000 shall be deposited in escrow with the Administrative Agent, to be paid out when such equipment is purchased; provided that, if any of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied
at any time then all such Net Cash Proceeds, whether held in escrow, held by the Borrower or otherwise, shall then used to prepay the Secured Obligations by the amount thereof. 

(ii) With respect to Net Cash Proceeds from insurance paid with respect to any Event of Loss, such Net Cash Proceeds may used to
replace, rebuild or repair the assets for which such Net Cash Proceeds were paid, subject to the following conditions: (x) no Default exists on the date of such Event of Loss or of the proposed expenditure to replace, rebuild or repair,
(y) the Borrower delivers a certificate to Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days of the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds from insurance due to such Event of Loss stating that such Net Cash Proceeds shall be used to replace, rebuild or
repair such assets within 180 days following the date of such Event of Loss (which certificate shall set forth the estimates of the proceeds to be so expended and when they will be expended) and such replacement, rebuilding or repair is completed
within 180 days following the date of such Event of Loss, provided that, if such replacement, rebuilding or repair cannot be completed within such 180 days due to seasonal conditions or other conditions outside the control of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, each reference in this clause (y) to 180 days shall be deemed reference to 270 days, and (z) any such amounts in excess of $5,000,000 shall be deposited in escrow with Administrative Agent, to be paid out from time to time as
work progresses based on such documents and other conditions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require; provided that, if any of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied at any time then all such Net Cash Proceeds, whether held in escrow,
held by the Borrower or otherwise, shall then used to prepay the Secured Obligations by the amount thereof. 
 (c) In addition
to all other payments of the Term Loans required hereunder, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans by an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of any Subordinated Indebtedness or any other Indebtedness not currently permitted under this
Agreement incurred by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. 
 (d) In addition to all other payments of the Term Loans
required hereunder, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans by an amount equal to 50% of the Net Cash Proceeds of any issuance of Equity Interests by the Borrower, other than any issuance of Equity Interests by the Borrower solely as a result of
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 (e) In addition to all other payments of the Term Loans required hereunder, on the date that
is ten days after the earlier of (i) the date on which Borrower’s annual audited financial statements for each Fiscal Year (commencing with the financial statements for the 2011 Fiscal Year) are delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a)
or (ii) the date on which such annual audited financial statements were required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a), the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans by an amount equal to (x) 75% of the Excess Cash Flow for such
Fiscal Year if the Leverage Ratio was equal to or greater than 1.25 to 1.0 as of the end of such Fiscal Year, (y) 50% of the Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal Year if the Leverage Ratio was equal to or greater than 1.00 to 1.0 as of the end of
such Fiscal Year and less than 1.25 to 1.0 as of the end of such Fiscal Year, or (z) 0% if the Leverage Ratio is less than 1.00 to 1.0 as of the end of such Fiscal Year. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if no Default exists each such
prepayment may be deferred by Borrower for up to 90 days to minimize any break funding payments required to be paid by Borrower under Section 2.16. Each such prepayment shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by a Financial Officer
certifying the manner in which Excess Cash Flow and the resulting prepayment were calculated, which certificate shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent. 

(f) All such amounts pursuant to Section 2.11(b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be applied, first to ratably prepay the
Term Loans (to be applied ratably to the Term Loans and ratably to the remaining principal installments of the Term Loans) and second to prepay the Revolving Loans (including Swingline Loans) without a corresponding reduction in the Revolving
Commitment and to cash collateralize outstanding LC Exposure. Within the parameters of the applications set forth above, prepayments shall be applied first to ABR Loans and then to Eurodollar Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing and at the Borrower’s option, the Administrative Agent shall hold in escrow for the benefit of the Lenders all amounts required to be prepaid
pursuant to such Sections and applied to Eurodollar Loans and shall release such amounts upon the expiration of the Interest Periods applicable to any such Eurodollar Loans being prepaid; provided, however, that upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, such escrowed amounts may be applied to Eurodollar Loans without regard to the expiration of any Interest Period and the Borrower shall make all payments under Section 2.16 resulting therefrom.

 (g) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the
Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Chicago time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment,
(ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Chicago time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment or (iii) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 11:00 a.m., Chicago
time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in
connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.09, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.09. Promptly
following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance
of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Revolving Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing, and each prepayment of a Term Loan Borrowing shall be
applied in accordance with the terms hereof, in each case any such prepayments shall be accompanied by (i) accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13 and (ii) breakfunding payments pursuant to Section 2.16.

  
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 (h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.11 or any
other provision of this Agreement and without otherwise limiting the rights in respect of prepayments of the Loans of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the Borrower or
any Subsidiary of the Borrower may repurchase outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.11(h) on the following basis: 
 (i) the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower may make one or more offers (each, an “Offer”) to repurchase all or any portion of the Term Loans (such Term Loans, the “Offer
Loans”) of Term Lenders; provided that, (A) the Borrower or such Subsidiary delivers a notice of such Offer to the Administrative Agent and all Term Lenders no later than noon (Chicago time) at least five Business Days in advance of a
proposed consummation date of such Offer indicating (1) the last date on which such Offer may be accepted, (2) the maximum dollar amount of such Offer, (3) the repurchase price per dollar of principal amount of such Offer Loans at
which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is willing to repurchase such Offer Loans and (4) the instructions, consistent with this Section 2.11(h) with respect to the Offer, that a Term Lender must follow in order to have its Offer Loans
repurchased; (B) the maximum dollar amount of each Offer shall be no less than $25,000,000 and the Borrower is and will be able to borrow at least $15,000,000 of additional Revolving Loans both before and after giving effect to the maximum
amount that could be paid in connection with such Offer; (C) the Borrower or such Subsidiary shall hold such Offer open for a minimum period of three Business Days; (D) a Term Lender who elects to participate in the Offer may choose to
sell all or part of such Term Lender’s Offer Loans; (E) the proceeds of Revolving Loans may not be used to fund any repurchase under this Section 2.11(h); (F) such Offer shall be made to Term Lenders holding the Offer Loans on a
pro rata basis in accordance with the respective principal amount then due and owing to the Term Lenders; and (G) such Offer shall be made pursuant to such other procedures as the Administrative Agent may establish, which procedures may include
a requirement that the Borrower represents and warrants that it does not have any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that has not been disclosed to the Lenders that could be
reasonably likely to be material to a Lender’s decision to participate in such Offer; provided, further that, if any Term Lender elects not to participate in the Offer, either in whole or in part, the amount of such Term Lender’s Offer
Loans not being tendered shall be excluded in calculating the pro rata amount applicable to the balance of such Offer Loans; 

(ii) With respect to all repurchases made by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, such repurchases shall be deemed to be
voluntary prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.11 in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Term Loans and the Term Loans so prepaid shall be deemed retired, provided that such repurchases shall not be subject to the
provisions of paragraphs (a) and (g) of this Section 2.11, Section 2.16 and Section 2.18, and shall be applied ratably to the remaining principal installments of the Term Loans repurchased; 

(iii) Following repurchase by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, (A) all principal and accrued and unpaid interest on
the Term Loans so repurchased shall be deemed to have been paid for all purposes and no longer outstanding (and may not be resold by the Borrower or such Subsidiary), for all purposes of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents and (B) the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, as the case may be, will promptly advise the Administrative Agent of the total amount of Offer Loans that were repurchased from each Lender who elected to participate in the Offer; and 

(iv) Failure by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower to make any payment to a Lender required by an agreement permitted by this
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 SECTION 2.12. Fees. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent
for the account of each Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Margin on the average daily amount of the Available Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding
the date on which the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments terminate. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears within 15 days after the last day of each March, June, September and December (commencing with the last day of December,
2011) and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual
number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). 
 (b) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to
the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Margin used to determine the interest rate applicable to
Eurodollar Revolving Loans on the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later
of the date on which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Revolving Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to the Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.125% (or such
other percentage as is agreed upon by the Issuing Bank and the Borrower) per annum on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to (A) unreimbursed LC Disbursements and (B) Existing Letters of
Credit) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as the Issuing Bank’s standard
fees and commissions with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of each March, June,
September and December (commencing with the last day of December, 2011) shall be payable within 15 days following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date; provided that all such fees shall be
payable on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to the Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph
shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding
the last day). 
 (c) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account, fees payable in the
amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. 
 (d) All fees payable
hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and participation fees, to the
Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances. 
 SECTION 2.13. Interest. (a) The Loans
comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan which is to bear interest with reference to the Alternate Base Rate) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin. Swingline Loans for which an alternate
interest rate is agreed upon between the Borrower and the Swingline Lender shall bear interest at such rate. 
 (b) The
Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin. 
 (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) for purposes of the interest rate on all Loans outstanding and the fees under Section 2.12(b)(i) on all Letters of Credit outstanding, the Applicable
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headings “Tranche B Eurocurrency Spread”, “Revolving Eurocurrency Spread and Letter of Credit Fee”, “Tranche B ABR Spread” and “Revolving ABR Spread” in
the grid contained in the definition of Applicable Margin shall be increased by 2% and (y) interest shall accrue on all other amounts outstanding hereunder that are due hereunder at 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in
paragraph (a) of this Section, in each case: 
 (i) automatically upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under clauses
(h) or (i) of Article VII until such Event of Default is no longer continuing; 
 (ii) in the event any other Event of
Default is continuing and Required Lenders declare (at their option) by written notice to the Borrower that they elect to have such interest accrue, upon the delivery of such notice until such Event of Default is no longer continuing or such notice
is revoked by Required Lenders (which revocation shall be at the option of Required Lenders notwithstanding any provision of Section 9.02). 
 (d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Revolving Commitments;
provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to
the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the
current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion. 

(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to
the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days
elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar
Borrowing: 
 (a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that
adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or 
 (b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders under the applicable Class that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately
and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders
by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that
requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective, and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing.

  
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 SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall: 

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the
account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank; or 
 (ii) impose on any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation
therein; or 
 (iii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other
obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes and (B) Other Connection Taxes on gross or net income, profits or revenue (including value-added or similar
Taxes)); 
 and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making or maintaining
any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of
any sum received or receivable by such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be,
such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered. 

(b) If any Lender or the Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect
of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or
participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company could have
achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time
to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such
reduction suffered. 
 (c) A certificate in reasonable detail of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or
amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest
error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof. 
 (d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right
to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 270 days prior to the date that
such Lender or the Issuing Bank, 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 Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor;
provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. 

  
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 SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any
principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or any replacement of Revolving Loans due to a re-allocation under the last paragraph of
Section 2.04), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any
notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.09(d) and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest
Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.20, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a
Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had
such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert
or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid,
at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurodollar market. A certificate in reasonable detail of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to
receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

 SECTION 2.17. Taxes. (a) Withholding of Taxes; Gross-Up. Each payment by any Loan Party under any Loan
Document shall be made without withholding for any Taxes, unless such withholding is required by any law. If any Withholding Agent determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it is so required to withhold Taxes, then such
Withholding Agent may so withhold and shall timely pay the full amount of withheld Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. If such Taxes are Indemnified Taxes, then the amount payable by such Loan Party shall
be increased as necessary so that, net of such withholding (including such withholding applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section), the applicable Recipient receives the amount it would have received had no such withholding been
made. 
 (b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. The Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant
Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. 
 (c) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any
payment of Indemnified Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, such Loan Party 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. 

(d) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient for any Indemnified
Taxes that are paid or payable by such Recipient in connection with any Loan Document (including amounts paid or payable under this Section 2.17(d)) and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such
Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this Section 2.17(d) shall be paid within 10 days after the Recipient delivers to any Loan Party a certificate stating
the amount of any Indemnified Taxes so paid or payable by such Recipient and describing the basis for the indemnification claim. Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error. Such Recipient shall
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 (e) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the
Administrative Agent for any Taxes (but, in the case of any Indemnified Taxes, only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan
Parties to do so) attributable to such Lender that are paid or payable by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly
or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this Section 2.17(e) shall be paid within 10 days after the Administrative Agent delivers to the applicable Lender a certificate stating the amount of
Taxes so paid or payable by the Administrative Agent. Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error. 
 (f) Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, any applicable withholding Tax with respect to any payments under any Loan Document shall deliver
to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent
as will permit such payments to be made without, 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 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 any withholding (including backup withholding) or information reporting requirements.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(A) through (E) below) shall not be
required if in the Lender’s judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. Upon the
reasonable request of such Borrower or the Administrative Agent, any Lender shall update any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.17(f). If any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this
Section expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect with respect to a Lender, such Lender shall promptly (and in any event within 10 days after such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy) notify such Borrower and the
Administrative Agent in writing of such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy and update the form or certification if it is legally eligible to do so. 
 (ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, any Lender with respect to such Borrower shall, if it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to such Borrower
and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies reasonably requested by such Borrower and the Administrative Agent) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party hereto, duly completed and executed copies of whichever of the
following is applicable: 
 (A) in the case of a Lender that is a U.S. Person, IRS Form W-9 certifying
that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax; 
 (B) in the case of a
Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (1) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction
of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (2) with respect to any other applicable payments under this Agreement, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction
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 (C) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender for whom payments under this
Agreement constitute income that is effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States, IRS Form W-8ECI; 

(D) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under
Section 881(c) of the Code both (1) IRS Form W-8BEN and (2) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C (a “U.S. Tax Certificate”) to the effect that such 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 (c) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in
Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (d) conducting a trade or business in the United States with which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected; 

(E) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender that is not the beneficial owner of payments made under this Agreement
(including a partnership or a participating Lender) (1) an IRS Form W-8IMY on behalf of itself and (2) the relevant forms prescribed in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (F) of this paragraph (f)(ii) that would
be required of each such beneficial owner or partner of such partnership if such beneficial owner or partner were a Lender; provided, however, that if the Lender is a partnership and one or more of its partners are claiming the exemption for
portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, such Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Certificate on behalf of such partners; or 
 (F) any other form prescribed by law as a basis for claiming exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax together with such supplementary documentation necessary to enable the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the amount of Tax (if any) required by law to be withheld. 
 (iii) If a
payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in
Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Withholding Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent, such documentation
prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent as may be necessary for the Withholding Agent to comply with its
obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and, as necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this
Section 2.17(f)(iii), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement. 
 (g)
Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.17 (including additional
amounts paid pursuant to this Section 2.17), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund),
net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of
such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid to such indemnified party pursuant to the previous sentence (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event
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event will any indemnified party be required to pay any amount to any indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.17(g) if such payment would place such indemnified party in a less
favorable position (on a net after-Tax basis) than such indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This Section 2.17(g) shall not be construed to
require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person. 

(h) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.17 shall survive any assignment of rights by, or the
replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other obligations under any Loan Document. 
 (i) Issuing Bank. For purposes of Section 2.17(e) and (f), the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank. 
 SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Allocation of Proceeds; Sharing of Set-offs. (a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest,
fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to 1:00 p.m., Chicago time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set off or counterclaim. Any
amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the
Administrative Agent at its offices at 10 South Dearborn Street, Floor 19, Chicago, Illinois 60603 or such other office designated by the Administrative Agent, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly
provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any
other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of
any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in dollars. 
 (b) Any proceeds of Collateral or payments on Subsidiary Guaranties received by the Administrative Agent (i) not constituting either (A) a specific payment of principal, interest, fees or
other sum payable under the Loan Documents (which shall be applied as specified by the Borrower) or (B) a mandatory prepayment (which shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.11 except if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing) or (ii) after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent so elects or the Required Lenders so direct, such funds shall be applied ratably first, to pay any fees, indemnities, or expense
reimbursements including amounts then due to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank from the Borrower (other than in connection with Swap Obligations), second, to pay any fees or expense reimbursements then due to the Lenders from the
Borrower (other than in connection with Swap Obligations), third, to pay interest then due and payable on the Loans and the Letters of Credit ratably, fourth, to prepay principal on the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements ratably
(with amounts applied to the Term Loans applied to installments of the Term Loans in inverse order of maturity), to pay an amount to the Administrative Agent equal to the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and the
aggregate amount of any unpaid LC Disbursements, to be held as cash collateral for such Obligations and to payment of any amounts owing with respect to Swap Obligations and Banking Services Obligations (all such amounts under this “fourth”
item being applied ratably in accordance with all such amounts due), fifth, to the payment of any other Secured Obligation due to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any of their Affiliates by the Borrower, and sixth, to the
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the Borrower, or unless a Default is in existence, none of the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall apply any payment which it receives to any Eurodollar Loan of a Class, except (a) on
the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable to any such Eurodollar Loan or (b) in the event, and only to the extent, that there are no outstanding ABR Loans of the same Class and, in any event, the Borrower shall pay the break funding
payment required in accordance with Section 2.16. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply and reverse and reapply any and all such proceeds and payments to any portion of the Secured
Obligations. 
 (c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in
respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and participations in LC
Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and participations
in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary 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 participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be
rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the
express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to the
Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower 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 the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such
participation. 
 (d) 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 Issuing Bank 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 Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the
Issuing Bank, 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 Issuing Bank 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 Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank
compensation. 
 (e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to
Section 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(c) or 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the
account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid. 
 SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount or make any indemnity payment to any
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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, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not
subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender (and the Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with
any such designation or assignment). 
 SECTION 2.20. Departing Lenders; Replacement of Lenders. 

(a) If any Lender (i) shall become affected by any of the changes or events described in Sections 2.15 or 2.17 and the
Borrower is required to pay additional amounts or make indemnity payments with respect to the Lender thereunder, (ii) is a Defaulting Lender or (iii) has failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination which
pursuant to the terms of Section 9.02 or any other provision of any Loan Document requires the consent of all affected Lenders and with respect to which the Required Lenders shall have granted their consent (any such Lender being hereinafter
referred to as a “Departing Lender”), then in such case, the Borrower may, upon at least five (5) Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent and such Departing Lender (or such shorter notice period specified by the
Administrative Agent), designate a replacement lender acceptable to the Administrative Agent (a “Replacement Lender”) to which such Departing Lender shall, subject to its receipt (unless a later date for the remittance thereof shall
be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Departing Lender) of all amounts owed to such Departing Lender under Sections 2.15 or 2.17 or Section 2.11(a) if applicable, assign all (but not less than all) of its interests, rights, obligations,
Loans and Commitments hereunder; provided, that the Departing Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest
thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the Replacement Lender (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts). Upon any assignment by
any Lender pursuant to this Section 2.20 becoming effective, the Replacement Lender shall thereupon be deemed to be a “Lender” for all purposes of this Agreement (unless such Replacement Lender was, itself, a Lender prior thereto) and
such Departing Lender shall thereupon cease to be a “Lender” for all purposes of this Agreement and shall have no further rights or obligations hereunder (other than pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17 and Section 9.03) while such
Departing Lender was a Lender. 
 (b) Notwithstanding any Departing Lender’s failure or refusal to assign its rights,
obligations, Loans and Commitments under this Section 2.20, the Departing Lender shall cease to be a “Lender” for all purposes of this Agreement and the Replacement Lender shall be substituted therefor upon payment to the Departing
Lender by the Replacement Lender of all amounts set forth in this Section 2.20 without any further action of the Departing Lender. 
 SECTION 2.21 Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as
such Lender is a Defaulting Lender: 
 (a) fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Revolving Commitment of
such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(a); 
 (b) the Commitment and Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender
shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders or Required Revolving Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02);
provided, that this clause (b) shall not apply to the vote of a Defaulting Lender in the case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of such Lender or each Lender affected thereby; 

  
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 (c) if any Swingline Exposure or LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a
Defaulting Lender then: 
 (i) all or any part of the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of such Defaulting
Lender shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages but only to the extent (x) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures plus such Defaulting
Lender’s Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Commitments and (y) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02(b) are satisfied at such time; 

(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall
within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent (x) first, prepay such Swingline Exposure and (y) second, cash collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Bank only the Borrower’s obligations corresponding to
such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.06(j) for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding;

 (iii) if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure pursuant to
clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(b)(i) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lender’s LC
Exposure is cash collateralized; 
 (iv) if the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant
to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.12(a) and Section 2.12(b)(i) shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Applicable Percentages; and 

(v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized
pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Bank or any other Lender hereunder, all letter of credit fees payable under Section 2.12(b)(i) with respect to such Defaulting
Lender’s LC Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Bank until and to the extent that such LC Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and 
 (d) so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter
of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure and the Defaulting Lender’s then outstanding LC Exposure will be 100% covered by the Revolving Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the
Borrower in accordance with Section 2.21(c), and participating interests in any newly made Swingline Loan or any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with
Section 2.21(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein). 
 If (i) a Bankruptcy Event with
respect to a Lender Parent of any Lender shall occur following the date hereof and for so long as such event shall continue or (ii) the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank has a good faith belief that any Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its
obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of
Credit, unless the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall have entered into arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender, satisfactory to the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to defease any risk to
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 In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Swingline Lender and the
Issuing Bank each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such
Lender’s Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders (other than Swingline Loans) as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans
in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. 
 ARTICLE III 

Representations and Warranties 
 The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that: 
 SECTION 3.01.
Organization; Powers. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as
now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where
such qualification is required. Schedule 3.01 sets forth (a) a correct and complete list of the name and relationship to the Borrower of each and all of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries, (b) a true and complete listing of each class
of each of the Subsidiaries’ authorized Equity Interests, of which all of such issued shares are validly issued, outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and owned beneficially and of record by the Persons identified on
Schedule 3.01, and (c) the type of entity of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries. All of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests owned by any Loan Party have been (to the extent such concepts are relevant with respect to
such ownership interests) duly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. 
 SECTION 3.02. Authorization;
Enforceability. The Transactions are within the Borrower’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, stockholder action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower
and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and
subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. 
 SECTION 3.03.
Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in
full force and effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not
violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. 
 SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a) The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders

  
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equity and cash flows (i) as of and for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2010, reported on by Grant Thornton LLP, independent public accountants, and (ii) as of and for the
Fiscal Quarter and the portion of the Fiscal Year ended September 30, 2011, certified by its chief financial officer. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash
flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause
(ii) above. 
 (b) Since December 31, 2010, there has been no event or circumstance that has resulted in a Material
Adverse Effect. 
 SECTION 3.05. Properties. (a) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has good title to, or
valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for
their intended purposes. 
 (b) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks,
tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 
 SECTION 3.06.
Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect
(other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii) that involve this Agreement or the Transactions. 
 (b) Except for the
Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to
comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any
claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability. 

(c) Since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the
aggregate, has resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse Effect. 
 SECTION 3.07. Compliance
with Laws and Agreements. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments
binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 
 SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment
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 SECTION 3.09. Taxes. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has timely filed or
caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for
which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 

SECTION 3.10. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such
ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for
purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $5,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the
present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements
reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $5,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans. 

SECTION 3.11. Disclosure. The Borrower has disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other
restrictions to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Information Memorandum nor
any of the other reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (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
misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time. 

SECTION 3.12. Solvency. (a) The fair value of the assets of each Loan Party, at a fair valuation, will exceed its debts and
liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of each Loan Party will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of its debts and other liabilities,
subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (c) each Loan Party will be able to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities
become absolute and matured; and (d) each Loan Party will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted following the Effective
Date; (e) no Loan Party is “insolvent” within the meaning of Section 101(32) of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.), as amended, and any successor statute); and (f) no Loan
Party has incurred (by way of assumption or otherwise) any obligations or liabilities (contingent or otherwise) under any Loan Documents, or made any conveyance in connection therewith, with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present
or future creditors of such Loan Party or any of its Affiliates. 
 SECTION 3.13. Security Interest in Collateral; Borrowing
Base. The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents create legal and valid Liens on all the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and, upon the filing of appropriate financing
statements, the recordation of the applicable Mortgages and, with respect to any intellectual property, filings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, or taking such other action as may be required
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extent required by the Loan Documents, perfected and continuing Liens on the Collateral, securing the Secured Obligations, enforceable against the applicable Loan Party and all third parties, and
having priority over all other Liens on the Collateral other than with respect to Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02, to the extent any such Liens would have priority over the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to any
applicable law. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are not aware of any material part of any Receivables Portfolio owing by consumers that are not located in the United States of America. The Borrowing Base with respect to any Receivables Portfolio
is determined exclusive of any Receivables in such Receivables Portfolio that are not Eligible Receivables. The aggregate amount of the Revolving Exposures of all Lenders does not exceed the lesser of the total Revolving Commitments or the Borrowing
Base. 
 SECTION 3.14. Labor Disputes. As of the Effective Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against the
Borrower or any Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened. There are no labor controversies pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
(i) which could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) that involve this Agreement or the Transactions. 

SECTION 3.15. No Default. No Default has occurred and is continuing. 

SECTION 3.16. Federal Reserve Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loan have been used, whether directly or indirectly, for
any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U, and X. 
 ARTICLE IV

 Conditions 
 SECTION 4.01. Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of
the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02): 
 (a) Credit Agreement and Loan
Documents. The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) from each party hereto either (A) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (B) written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement and (ii) duly executed copies of the Loan Documents and such other legal
opinions, certificates, documents, instruments, lien searches and agreements as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Loan Documents, including without limitation
all pledged share certificates and instruments, all stock powers and all other agreements, instruments and documents required by the Administrative Agent in connection with the Collateral Documents and other Loan Documents, all in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel. 
 (b) Financial Statements and Projections. The Lenders shall
have received (i) audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for the 2009 and 2010 Fiscal Years and (ii) projections through 2015, together with such additional financial information as the Administrative Agent may
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 (c) Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, signed
by a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower, on the initial Borrowing date (i) stating that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (ii) stating that the representations and warranties
contained in Article III are true and correct as of such date. 
 (d) Fees. The Lenders and the Administrative Agent
shall have received, substantially concurrently with the effectiveness hereof, all fees (whether payable as a fee or as original issue discount) required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the reasonable
fees and expenses of legal counsel to the Administrative Agent), on or before the Effective Date. All such amounts will be paid with proceeds of Loans made on the Effective Date and will be reflected in the funding instructions given by the Borrower
to the Administrative Agent on or before the Effective Date. 
 (e) Existing Credit Agreement. The Borrower shall have
paid, concurrently with the initial Loans hereunder, in full in cash all obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement to be paid as described in Section 9.18. 
 (f) Borrowing Base Certificate. The Borrower shall have delivered a Borrowing Base Certificate which calculates the Borrowing Base as of the end of September, 2011. 

(g) Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of insurance coverage in form, scope, and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and otherwise in compliance with the terms of Section 5.05. 
 (h)
Debt Rating. The Borrower shall have obtained a debt rating of the credit facilities under this Agreement from Moody’s and S&P. 
 (i) Miscellaneous. The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents, and evidence of the satisfaction of such other conditions as requested by the Administrative Agent. 

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and
binding; provided, that the Effective Date shall be deemed to have occurred upon the initial funding of Loans by the Lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters
of Credit hereunder shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 9.02) at or prior to 4:00 p.m., Chicago time, on November 15, 2011 (and, in the event such conditions are
not so satisfied or waived, the Commitments shall terminate at such time). 
 SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event. The
obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: 

(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct
in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable. 
 (b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall have
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 Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit
shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section. 
 ARTICLE V 
 Affirmative Covenants 

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall
have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that: 

SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements; Ratings Change and Other Information. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent
and each Lender: 
 (a) by no later than five (5) Business Days after the earlier of the date on which such
financial statements are required to be filed by the Borrower with the SEC and the date 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’
equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all reported on by Grant Thornton LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national
standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material
respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (it being agreed that the furnishing of the Borrower’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for such year, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, will satisfy the Borrower’s obligation under this Section 5.10(a) with respect to such year except with respect to the requirement that such financial
statements be reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit); 
 (b) by no later than five (5) Business Days after the earlier of the date on which such financial statements are required to be filed by the Borrower with the SEC and the date 45 days after the
end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, its consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such Fiscal Quarter and the
then elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous Fiscal Year, all certified by one of
its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to
normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes (it being agreed that the furnishing of the Borrower’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for such quarter, as filed with the SEC, will satisfy the Borrower’s obligations under this
Section 5.01(b) with respect to such quarter); 
 (c) within ten (10) Business Days after any delivery
of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any
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calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 6.13 and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial
statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate; 

(d) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and
other materials filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the SEC or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally, as the case may be, provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have
delivered the information referred to in clause (e), when it provides notice that such information has been posted on the Internet website of the SEC (http://www.sec.gov), provided, further, if the Administrative Agent or a Lender requests such
information to be delivered to it in hard copies, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, such information accordingly. 

(e) promptly after Moody’s or S&P shall have announced a change in the rating established or deemed to have been
established for any Indebtedness of any Loan Party, written notice of such rating change; 
 (f) Not later than
the 20 days after the end of each month, a Borrowing Base Certificate calculating the Borrowing Base, together with supporting schedules setting forth such information as the Administrative Agent may request with respect to the aging, value and
other information relating to the computation of the Borrowing Base and the eligibility of any property or assets included in such computation, all prepared as of the close of business on the last day of each such month, in form and detail
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and certified as true and correct by a Financial Officer of the Borrower. 
 (g) Not later than the twentieth day of the first month in each Fiscal Quarter, the Estimated Quarterly Collections for that Fiscal Quarter. All Estimated Quarterly Collections will be deemed confidential
Information under Section 9.12 of this Agreement. 
 (h) promptly following any request therefor, such other
information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request. 

SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written
notice of the following: 
 (a) the occurrence of any Default; 

(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority
against or affecting the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; 
 (c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
in an aggregate amount exceeding $1,000,000; and 
 (d) any other development that results in, or could
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 Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other
executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto. 
 The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent 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, “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, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as either publicly available information or not material information (although it may be
sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws; (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion
of the Platform designated “Public Investor;” and (z) the Administrative Agent 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 designated “Public Investor.” 
 SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its
business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03. 
 SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could result in a Material
Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its
books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 

SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
(a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such
amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations. 
 SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries
are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable
prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often
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acceptable to the Required Lenders to conduct up to two comprehensive field audits per Fiscal Year of the Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s books, records, properties and assets,
including, without limitation, all collateral subject to the Collateral Documents, at the expense of the Borrower and the Guarantors, provided that, upon and during the continuance of any Event of Default, additional comprehensive field audits (as
determined by the Required Lenders) may be conducted at the expense of the Borrower and the Guarantors. 
 SECTION 5.07.
Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries, to be or become subject at any time to any law, regulation, or list of any
government agency (including, without limitation, the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control list) that prohibits or limits any Lender from making any advance or extension of credit to the Borrower or Guarantor or from otherwise conducting business
with the Borrower or Guarantor, or fail to provide documentary and other evidence of the Borrower’s or Guarantor’s identity as may be requested by any Bank at any time to enable such Lender to verify the Borrower’s or Guarantor’s
identity or to comply with any applicable law or regulation, including, without limitation, Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act of 2001, 31 U.S.C. Section 5318. 
 SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit. The proceeds of the Loans will be used for refinancing certain Indebtedness in existence on the Effective Date, working capital needs and for
other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business. No part of the proceeds of any Loan and no Letter of Credit will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a
violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X. 
 SECTION 5.09. Collateral Security;
Guaranties; Further Assurances. (a) To guarantee or secure the payment when due of the Secured Obligations, the Borrower shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent
Collateral Documents granting or providing for the following: 
 (i) Subsidiary Guaranties of certain present and future
Subsidiaries of the Borrower such that, at all times, all Subsidiaries which are not Guarantors do not, if considered in the aggregate as a single Subsidiary, constitute a Significant Subsidiary. For purposes of making the determination required
under the preceding sentence, it is acknowledged that, as provided in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X as currently in effect promulgated by the SEC, the investment in and advances to, and share of total assets and income of, any Subsidiary shall be
determined based on the investment in and advances to, and share of total assets and income of, such Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. 
 (ii) Security Agreements granting a first priority, enforceable Lien and security interest, subject only to Liens permitted by Section 6.02, on all present and future accounts, chattel paper,
commercial tort claims, deposit accounts, documents, farm products, fixtures, chattel paper, equipment, general intangibles, goods, instruments, inventory, investment property, letter-of-credit rights (as those terms are defined in the UCC) and all
other personal property of the Borrower and each Guarantor. 
 (iii) Mortgages and other documents and conditions required by
the Administrative Agent with respect to any present and future real property owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor granting a first priority, enforceable Lien and security interest, subject only to Liens permitted by Section 6.02, on all
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 (iv) All other security and collateral described in the Collateral Documents. 

(b) The Borrower agrees that it will promptly notify the Administrative Agent of the formation or acquisition of any Subsidiary or the
acquisition of any assets on which a Lien is required to be granted and that is not covered by existing Collateral Documents. The Borrower agree that it will promptly execute and deliver, and cause each Subsidiary to execute and deliver, promptly
upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such additional Collateral Documents and other agreements, documents and instruments, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, sufficient to grant to the Administrative Agent,
for the benefit of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, the Subsidiary Guaranties and Liens contemplated by this Agreement and the Collateral Documents. The Borrower shall deliver, and cause each Guarantor to deliver, to the Administrative
Agent all original instruments payable to it with any endorsements thereto required by the Administrative Agent and all original certificated securities and other certificates with respect to any Equity Interests owned by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary with any blank stock or other powers required by the Administrative Agent. Additionally, the Borrower shall execute and deliver, and cause each Subsidiary to execute and deliver, promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such
certificates, legal opinions, title work and insurance, surveys, lien searches, environmental reports, organizational and other charter documents, resolutions and other documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may request in connection
therewith. The Borrower shall use its best efforts to cause each lessor of real property to the Borrower or any Guarantor where any material Collateral is located to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an agreement in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent duly executed on behalf of such lessor waiving any distraint, lien and similar rights with respect to any property subject to the Collateral Documents and agreeing to permit the Administrative Agent
to enter such premises in connection therewith. The Borrower shall execute and deliver, and cause each Guarantor to execute and deliver, promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such agreements and instruments evidencing any
intercompany loans or other advances among the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, or any of them, and all such intercompany loans or other advances shall be, and are hereby made, subordinate and junior to the Secured Obligations and no payments may be
made on such intercompany loans or other advances upon and during the continuance of a Default unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent. 
 (c) The Borrower may request that any Guarantor be released from its obligations under any Subsidiary Guaranty and Security Agreement (which release shall not affect the obligations of any other
Guarantor) if (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would be caused by such release and (ii) (x) 100% of the Equity Interests of such Guarantor is, directly or indirectly, sold or otherwise
transferred in a transaction permitted hereunder or (y) the Subsidiary Guaranty of such Guarantor is no longer required for compliance with this Section 5.09. Each request hereunder from the Borrower shall be in writing in a form
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and shall certify that the conditions for such release under this Section 5.09 are satisfied (a “Release Certificate”). The Administrative Agent shall so release any such Guarantor
(and execute and deliver such releases as may be necessary to terminate of record the Administrative Agent’s Liens (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in such Collateral of such Guarantor) without the approval of any Secured Party upon the
delivery, at least five Business Days prior to the date such Collateral is to be released, by the Borrower to the Secured Parties of a Release Certificate with respect to such Guarantor, provided that the Administrative Agent has not received a
written notice from a Secured Party (and such notice is designated as the “Notice of a Guarantor Release Objection”) objecting to the release of such Guarantor in writing at least two Business Day prior to the date such Guarantor is to be
released and specifying in reasonable detail the reason that the conditions under this Section 5.09(c) for the release of such Guarantor are not satisfied, in which case the Administrative Agent shall not, and shall not have any obligation to,
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 SECTION 5.10. Additional Covenants. If at any time the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries shall enter into or be a party to any instrument or agreement, including all such instruments or agreements in existence as of the date hereof and all such instruments or agreements entered into after the date hereof, relating to or
amending any provisions applicable to any of its Indebtedness which in the aggregate, together with any related Indebtedness, exceeds $1,000,000, which includes any material covenants or defaults not substantially provided for in this Agreement or
more favorable to the lender or lenders thereunder than those provided for in this Agreement, then the Borrower shall promptly so advise the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. Thereupon, if the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall
request, upon notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement or an additional agreement (as the Administrative Agent may request), providing for substantially the same material
covenants and defaults as those provided for in such instrument or agreement to the extent required and as may be selected by the Administrative Agent. 
 SECTION 5.11. Depository Banks. Each Loan Party shall maintain the Administrative Agent or a Lender as such Loan Party’s principal depository bank, including for the maintenance of operating,
administrative, cash management, collection activity, and other deposit accounts for the conduct of its business. 
 ARTICLE VI

 Negative Covenants 
 Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees, expenses and other amounts payable under any Loan Document have been paid in full and all
Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that: 
 SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except: 

(a) Indebtedness created hereunder; 

(b) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.01, and extensions, renewals and
replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof; 
 (c)
Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Guarantor and of any Guarantor to the Borrower or any other Guarantor; 
 (d)
Guarantees by the Borrower of Indebtedness of any Guarantor and by any Guarantor of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Guarantor; 
 (e) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations and any Indebtedness
assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal
amount thereof; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness
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 (f) Swap Obligations permitted hereunder. 

SECTION 6.02. Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any
Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it except: 
 (a) Permitted Encumbrances;

 (b) any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing on the date hereof and set
forth in Schedule 6.02; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof and
extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof; and 

(c) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided
that (i) such security interests secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (e) of Section 6.01, (ii) such security interests and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition
or the completion of such construction or improvement, (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (iv) such security interests shall not apply to
any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary. 
 SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes. (a) The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease, engage in sale and leaseback transactions or
otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) any of its assets, or liquidate or dissolve, except that (i) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may sell inventory, Receivables and scrap or obsolete material or equipment in
the ordinary course of business upon customary credit terms, (ii) any Subsidiary may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving corporation, (iii) any Subsidiary/Person may merge into any Subsidiary in
a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Guarantor, (iv) any Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to the Borrower or a Guarantor, (v) if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect
thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially
disadvantageous to the Lenders and the assets of such Subsidiary are transferred to the Borrower or a Guarantor, (vi) if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
dispositions of Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business in connection with cash management activities; and (vii) if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be
continuing and subject to Section 2.11(b), other sales or other dispositions of its assets that, together with all other assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries previously sold or disposed of in reliance upon this clause (vii) during
the twelve-month period ending with the most recent month prior to the month in which any such sale or other disposition occurs for which financial statements of the Borrower have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), did not
constitute a Substantial Portion of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such most recent prior month; provided that any such merger involving a Person that is not the Borrower or a wholly owned Subsidiary
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 (b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage to
any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date of execution of this Agreement and businesses reasonably related thereto. 

SECTION 6.04. Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly owned Subsidiary prior to such merger) any capital stock, evidences of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant
or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or make any Acquisition, except

 (a) Permitted Investments; 
 (b) investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary either (i) existing on the date hereof in the capital stock of its Subsidiaries or (ii) in the Borrower or a Guarantor (including any newly
formed Subsidiary if such Subsidiary becomes a Guarantor prior to, or simultaneously with, such investment); 
 (c) loans or
advances made by the Borrower to any Guarantor and made by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Guarantor; 
 (d) Guarantees
constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01; 
 (e) Acquisitions, provided that: (i) before and after giving
pro forma effect thereto no Default exists or would be caused thereby and the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct on and as of the date thereof (both before and after such Acquisition is
consummated as if made on the date such Acquisition is consummated, (ii) if such Acquisition involves the acquisition of Equity Interests, the consummation of such Acquisition has been recommended by the Board of Directors and management of the
target of such Acquisition, (iii) at least 5 Business Days’ prior to the consummation of such Acquisition, the Borrower shall have provided to the Lenders a certificate of a Financial Officer attaching pro forma computations acceptable to
the Administrative Agent to demonstrate compliance with all financial covenants hereunder, (iv) at least 5 Business Days’ prior to the consummation of such Acquisition, the Borrower shall have delivered drafts all acquisition documents and
other agreements and documents relating to such Acquisition which shall not materially differ from the final documentation for such Acquisition, and the Administrative Agent shall have completed a satisfactory review thereof and completed such other
due diligence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (v) both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, the Borrower is and will be able to borrow at least $15,000,000 of additional Revolving Loans, and (vi) the aggregate
consideration paid or payable in connection with any such Acquisition and permitted by this proviso, including without limitation any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith, all guarantees or other liabilities incurred in connection therewith,
and all deferred payments and other direct or indirect consideration in connection therewith, shall not exceed $30,000,000 for any single Acquisition; and 
 (f) Related Investments in an aggregate amount, measured as of the time made, not to exceed $10,000,000, provided that any Related Investments made in any Person counted against the amount allowed under
this clause (f) shall not count against the amount allowed under this clause (f) if and when such Person becomes a Guarantor. 
 SECTION 6.05. Swap Agreements. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Swap Agreement, except (a) Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or

  
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mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has actual exposure (other than those in respect of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), and (b) Swap
Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary. The Borrower will maintain at all times on or after the date 90 days after the Effective Date one or more transactions of the type described in the definition of “Swap Agreements” with one or more financial
institutions acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, providing for a fixed rate of interest on a notional amount of at least 25% of the principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loan and for an average weighted maturity and
on other terms and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. 
 SECTION 6.06. Restricted Payments. The Borrower
will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except (a) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests
payable solely in additional shares of its common stock, (b) Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their Equity Interests, (c) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock
option plans or other benefit plans for management or employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (d) other Restricted Payments by the Borrower not to exceed (i) for the period from the Effective Date through December 31,
2011, $5,000,000 in aggregate amount or (ii) for the period after December 31, 2011, the sum of $15,000,000 plus 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period after December 31, 2011 through the end of the most recently ended Fiscal
Quarter prior to any such Restricted Payment, provided that no Restricted Payment under the foregoing clauses (c) (excluding non-cash Restricted Payments and required tax withholding payments in connection therewith under such clause (c)) or
(d) will be permitted unless (x) no Default exists or would be caused thereby both before and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and (y) the Borrower is and will be able to borrow at least $15,000,000 of additional
Revolving Loans both before and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment. 
 SECTION 6.07. Transactions with
Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other
transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from
unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the Borrower and its wholly owned Subsidiaries not involving any other Affiliate and (c) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.06. 

SECTION 6.08. Restrictive Agreements. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any
of its property or assets, or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to
Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by this Agreement, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions
and conditions existing on the date hereof identified on Schedule 6.08 (but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (iii) the foregoing shall not
apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted
hereunder, (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property
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 SECTION 6.09. Change of Name or Location; Change of Fiscal Year. No Loan Party shall
(a) change its name as it appears in official filings in the state of its incorporation or organization, (b) change the type of entity that it is, (c) change its organization identification number, if any, issued by its state of
incorporation or other organization or mailing address, or (d) change its state of incorporation or organization, in each case, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received at least thirty days prior written notice of such change and the
Administrative Agent shall have acknowledged in writing that either (1) such change will not adversely affect the validity, perfection or priority of the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, or (2) any
reasonable action requested by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith has been completed or taken (including any action to continue the attachment, priority, perfection or enforceability of any Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent,
on behalf of Lenders, in any Collateral). No Loan Party shall change its chief executive office or principal place of business unless the Administrative Agent shall have received at least thirty days’ prior written notice of such change and the
new chief executive office or principal place of business is located in the continental U.S. and such Loan Party shall have promptly taken any reasonable action requested by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith (including any action to
continue the attachment, priority, perfection or enforceability of any Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, in any Collateral). No Loan Party shall change its locations at which Collateral is held or stored, or the
location of its records concerning the Collateral as set forth in the Collateral Documents, in each case, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received at least five days, or thirty days if such new location is located outside the continental
U.S. (or in each of the foregoing cases, such other period of time agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent from time to time), prior written notice of such change and the Administrative Agent shall have acknowledged in writing that
either (1) such change will not adversely affect the validity, perfection or priority of the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, or (2) any reasonable action requested by the Administrative Agent in connection
therewith has been completed or taken (including any action to continue the attachment, priority, perfection or enforceability of any Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, in any Collateral). No Loan Party shall change
its Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter end. 
 SECTION 6.10. Amendments to Agreements. No Loan Party will, nor will any Loan
Party permit its Subsidiary to, amend, supplement or otherwise modify (a) its articles of incorporation, charter, certificate of formation, operating agreement, by-laws or other organizational document in any manner materially adverse to the
Lenders, or (b) any instrument or agreement evidencing or relating to any Subordinated Indebtedness except to the extent permitted by the related Subordination Agreement. 
 SECTION 6.11. Prepayment of Indebtedness; Subordinated Indebtedness. No Loan Party shall, directly or indirectly, voluntarily purchase, redeem, defease or prepay any principal of, premium, if any,
interest or other amount payable in respect of any Indebtedness prior to its scheduled maturity, other than (i) the Obligations; (ii) Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted by Section 6.02 if the asset securing such Indebtedness has
been sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance herewith; and (iii) Indebtedness permitted hereunder upon any permitted refinancing thereof in accordance therewith. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Loan Party shall directly
or indirectly voluntarily prepay, defease or in substance defease, purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire, any Subordinated Indebtedness, or make any other payment on any Subordinated Indebtedness except to the extent permitted by the related
Subordination Agreement. 
 SECTION 6.12. Government Regulation. No Loan Party shall be or become subject at any time to
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credit to any Loan Party or from otherwise conducting business with the Borrower or Guarantor, or fail to provide documentary and other evidence of any Loan Party’s identity as may be
requested by any Lender at any time to enable such Lender to verify any Loan Party’s identity or to comply with any applicable law or regulation, including, without limitation, Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act of 2001, 31 U.S.C.
Section 5318. 
 SECTION 6.13. Financial Covenants. The Borrower will not: 

(a) Leverage Ratio. Permit or suffer the Leverage Ratio to exceed 1.50 to 1.0 at any time. 

(b) Ratio of Total Liabilities to Tangible Net Worth. Permit or suffer the ratio of the Consolidated Total Liabilities to the
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth to exceed (i) 2.50 to 1.0 at any time before June 30, 2014, or (ii) 2.25 to 1.0 at any time on or after June 30, 2014. 
 (c) Ratio of Cash Collections to Estimated Quarterly Collections. Permit or suffer the ratio of Cash Collections to Estimated Quarterly Collections to be less than 0.80 to 1.0 for a Fiscal Quarter
and to be less than 0.85 to 1.0 for the following Fiscal Quarter over any period of two consecutive Fiscal Quarters. 
 ARTICLE
VII 
 Events of Default 
 If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur: 
 (a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date
thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise; 
 (b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any
interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for
a period of three Business Days; 
 (c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this
Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made; 
 (d) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02, 5.03 (with respect to the Borrower’s existence) or 5.08 or in Article VI;

 (e) the Borrower or any Guarantor shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement
contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative
Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender); 
 (f) the Borrower or any
Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable; 

  
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 (g) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness
becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any
Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a
result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness; 
 (h) an
involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under
any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any
Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; 

(i) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking
liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate
manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Subsidiary
or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action
for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; 
 (j) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall become unable,
admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due; 
 (k) one or more
judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000,000 shall be rendered against the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days
during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment; 

(l) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all
other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding (i) $1,000,000 in any year or (ii) $5,000,000 for all periods; 

(m) a Change in Control shall occur; or 

(n) Any Collateral Document shall fail to remain in full force or effect or any action shall be taken to discontinue or to
assert the invalidity or unenforceability of any Collateral Document, or any Loan Party shall fail to comply with any of the terms or provisions of any Collateral Document if the failure continues beyond any period of grace provided for in the
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create a valid and perfected first priority security interest in any Collateral purported to be covered thereby or subordination to be created thereunder, except as permitted by the terms of this
Agreement or any Collateral Document; 
 (o) Any material subordination provision of any Subordination Agreement
or any agreement or instrument governing any Subordinated Indebtedness shall for any reason be revoked or invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable order, or otherwise cease to be in full force and effect, or the
Secured Obligations shall for any reason shall not have the priority contemplated by this Agreement or such subordination provisions; 
 (p) any material provision of any other Loan Document for any reason ceases to be valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms (or any Loan Party shall challenge the enforceability of any
Loan Document or shall assert in writing, or engage in any action or inaction based on any such assertion, that any provision of any of the Loan Documents has ceased to be or otherwise is not valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its
terms); 
 then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause
(h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following
actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any
principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations
of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower
described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower
accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower and (iii) exercise any rights and remedies provided to the
Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the UCC. 
 ARTICLE VIII

 The Administrative Agent 
 Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf, including (in the
case of the Administrative Agent) execution of the other Loan Documents, and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto. 
 The bank 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 such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any
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 The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set
forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing,
(b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is
required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02), and (c) except as expressly set forth in the
Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank
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 with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or
percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any
Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and 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 any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection with any Loan Document, (iii) the performance or observance of
any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the
creation, perfection or priority of Liens on the Collateral or the existence of the Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items
expressly required to be delivered to the 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 believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent 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 be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel
for the Borrower), 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. 

The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers 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 its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding
paragraphs 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 the applicable Administrative Agent. 
 Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor
Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation
with the Borrower, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation,
then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of
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appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor
unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring
Administrative Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as the Administrative Agent. 

Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender 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 also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any
other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall 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 related
agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. 
 None of the Lenders or their Affiliates identified or designated
pursuant to this Agreement as a syndication agent, documentation agent, joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner or other bookrunner or arranger shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than
those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of such Lenders shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender hereby makes the same acknowledgments with respect to the relevant
Lenders in their respective capacities as a Syndication Agent, Documentation Agent, co-agent or other similar title, as applicable, as it makes with respect to the Administrative Agent in the preceding paragraph. 

Except with respect to the exercise of setoff rights of any Lender, in accordance with Section 9.08, the proceeds of which are
applied in accordance with this Agreement, each Lender agrees that it will not take any action, nor institute any actions or proceedings, against the Borrower or with respect to any Loan Document, without the prior written consent of the Required
Lenders or, as may be provided in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, with the consent of the Administrative Agent. 

The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as otherwise set
forth herein in case of the Administrative Agent) authorized to act for, any other Lender. The Administrative Agent shall have the exclusive right on behalf of the Lenders to enforce the payment of the principal of and interest on any Loan after the
date such principal or interest has become due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. 
 In its capacity, the
Administrative Agent is a “representative” of the Secured Parties within the meaning of the term “secured party” as defined in the UCC. Each Lender authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into each of the Collateral
Documents to which it is a party and to take all action contemplated by such documents. Each Lender agrees that no Secured Party (other than the Administrative Agent) shall have the right individually to seek to realize upon the security granted by
any Collateral Document, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties upon the terms of the Collateral Documents. In the event that any
Collateral is hereafter pledged by any Person as collateral security for the Secured Obligations, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized, and hereby granted a power of attorney, to execute and deliver on behalf of the Secured Parties any Loan
Documents necessary or appropriate to grant and perfect a Lien on such Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties. The Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its

  
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discretion, to release any Lien granted to or held by the Administrative Agent upon any Collateral (i) as described in Section 9.02(c); (ii) as permitted by, but only in accordance
with, the terms of the applicable Loan Document; or (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders, unless such release is required to be approved by all of the Lenders hereunder. Upon request by the Administrative
Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant hereto. 
 The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Loan Parties or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been
encumbered, or that the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent therein have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any
particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, it being understood
and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Administrative Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Administrative Agent’s own interest in the
Collateral in its capacity as one of the Lenders and that the Administrative Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to any Lender as to any of the foregoing. 
 Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as its agent for the purpose of perfecting Liens, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in assets which, in accordance with Article 9
of the UCC or any other applicable law can be perfected only by possession. Should any Lender (other than the Administrative Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and, promptly
upon the Administrative Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Administrative Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s instructions. 

Each Lender hereby agrees as follows: (a) such Lender is deemed to have requested that the Administrative Agent furnish such Lender,
promptly after it becomes available, a copy of each report (the “Reports”) prepared by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent; (b) such Lender expressly agrees and acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Related
Party (i) makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the completeness or accuracy of any Report or any of the information contained therein, or (ii) shall be liable for any information contained in any Report;
(c) such Lender expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, that the Administrative Agent, any of its Related Parties or any other party performing any audit or examination will inspect only
specific information regarding the Loan Parties and will rely significantly upon the Loan Parties’ books and records, as well as on representations of the Loan Parties’ personnel and that the Administrative Agent and its Related Parties
undertake no obligation to update, correct or supplement the Reports; (d) such Lender agrees to keep all Reports confidential and strictly for its internal use, not share the Report with any Loan Party and not to distribute any Report to any
other Person except as otherwise permitted pursuant to this Agreement; and (e) without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision contained in this Agreement, such Lender agrees (i) that neither the Administrative Agent
nor any of its Related Parties shall be liable to such Lender or any other Person receiving a copy of the Report for any inaccuracy or omission contained in or relating to a Report, (ii) to conduct its own due diligence investigation and make
credit decisions with respect to the Loan Parties based on such documents as such Lender deems appropriate without any reliance on the Reports or on the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties, (iii) to hold the Administrative Agent
and any such other Person preparing a Report harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in connection with any Credit Extensions that the indemnifying Lender has
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protect, and indemnify, defend, and hold the Administrative Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs,
expenses, and other amounts (including reasonable attorney fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain all or part of any Report
through the indemnifying Lender. 
 The Lenders hereby empower and authorize the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver to
the Loan Parties on their behalf the Collateral Documents and all related agreements, documents or instruments as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of the Collateral Documents. 

The Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties and with the consent of, and based upon the instruction of, the
Required Lenders, shall have the right to credit bid and purchase for the benefit of the Secured Parties all or any portion of Collateral at any sale thereof conducted by the Administrative Agent under the provisions of the UCC, including pursuant
to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the UCC, at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, including Section 363 thereof, or a sale under a plan of reorganization or at any other sale or foreclosure
conducted by the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with applicable law. Each Secured Party agrees that, except as otherwise provided in any Loan Document or with the written consent of the Administrative
Agent and the Required Lenders, it will not take any enforcement action, accelerate obligations under any Loan Documents or exercise any right that it might otherwise have under applicable law to credit bid at foreclosure sales, UCC sales or other
similar disposition of Collateral. 
 The Lenders hereby empower and authorize the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver
to the Loan Parties on their behalf any agreements, documents or instruments as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect any releases or subordinations of Collateral which shall be permitted by the terms hereof or of any other Loan Document or
which shall otherwise have been approved by the Required Lenders or all the Lenders, as the case may be, in writing. 
 ARTICLE
IX 
 Miscellaneous 
 SECTION 9.01. Notices. 
 (a) Except in the case of notices and other
communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (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 telecopy, as follows: 
 (i) if to the Borrower, to it at 28405 Van Dyke,
Warren, Michigan 48093, Attention: Reid E. Simpson, Chief Financial Officer (Facsimile No. (586) 446-1783; Telephone No. (586) 446-7804), with a copy to Edwin L. Herbert, General Counsel, at Asset Acceptance Capital Corp.,
28405 Van Dyke, Warren, Michigan 48093 (Facsimile No. (586) 446-1783; Telephone No. (586) 446-1782); 
 (ii) if to the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Loan and Agency Services, 10 South Dearborn, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Mail Code IL1-0010, Attention: Edna
Guerra (Telecopy No. (312) 385-7096; Telephone No. (312) 385-7090) with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, 28660 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield, MI 48034, Attention: Timothy Rettberg (Telecopy No.
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 (iii) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in
its Administrative Questionnaire. 
 All such notices and other communications (x) sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by
certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received or (y) sent by telecopy shall be deemed to have been given when sent; provided 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. 
 (b) Notices and other
communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications (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 pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. 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. All such notices and other communications (i) 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 not given during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) 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 (b)(i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying
the website address therefor. 
 (c) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other
communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. 
 SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure
or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power,
or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the
Lenders hereunder and under any other Loan Document are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom
shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of
such Default at the time. 
 (b) Except as set forth in this Section 9.02, neither this Agreement nor any other Loan
Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except (i) in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or, (ii) in
the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are parties thereto; provided that no such agreement shall
(i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce or forgive the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce or forgive any interest or
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amounts payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (iii) postpone any scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC
Disbursement (other than any reduction of the amount of, or any extension of the payment date for, the mandatory prepayments required under Section 2.11, provided that the consent of the Required Lenders of each Class shall be required for any
reduction of the amount of, or any extension of the payment date for, the mandatory prepayments required under Section 2.11), or any date for the payment of any interest, fees or other Obligations payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of,
waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.18(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter
the manner in which payments are shared, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (it being understood and agreed that (x) any increase in the total Commitments and related modifications approved by each Lender
increasing any of its Commitments and by the Required Lenders shall not be deemed to alter the manner in which payments are shared or alter any other pro rata sharing of payments and (y) any “amend-and-extend” transaction that extends
the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and/or the Tranche B Maturity Date only for those Lenders that agree to such an extension (which extension may include increased pricing and fees for such extending Lenders, and which extension shall not apply to
those Lenders that do not approve such extension) shall not be deemed to alter the manner in which payments are shared or alter any other pro rata sharing of payments), (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of
“Required Lenders”, “Required Revolving Lenders”, “Supermajority Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders (or Lenders of any Class) required to waive, amend or
modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender, (vi) increase the advance rates set forth in the definition of Borrowing Base, or add new categories of eligible
assets or modify that portion of Section 2.01 which limits the amount that can be borrowed, without the written consent of the Supermajority Lenders, (vii) release any material Guarantor from its obligation under the Subsidiary Guaranty
(except as otherwise permitted herein or in the other Loan Documents), without the written consent of each Lender, (viii) modify the definition of “Change in Control” or the Event of Default based on a Change in Control without the
written consent of each Lender, or (ix) except as provided in clause (d) of this Section or in any Collateral Document, release all or substantially all of the Collateral, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further
that (x) no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, and (y) the foregoing shall not be prevent any amendment contemplated by the terms of Section 2.04 and in connection with any Incremental Term Loans the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent may agree to any required technical or other changes in the Credit Agreement not inconsistent with the terms of Section 2.04. The Administrative Agent may also amend the Commitment Schedule to reflect assignments entered into
pursuant to Section 9.04 or transaction under Section 2.04. Without limiting the foregoing, Section 2.21 may not be amended or otherwise modified without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the
Swingline Lender. 
 (c) Notwithstanding Section 9.02(b), (i) this Agreement and any other Loan Document may be
amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing of all outstanding Tranche B Term Loans or any replacement therefor
(“Refinanced Term Loans”) with a replacement term loan tranche hereunder (“Replacement Term Loans”), and all holders of the Refinanced Term Loans shall no longer be Lenders of the Refinanced Term Loans hereunder upon the payment
in full of the Refinanced Term Loans and the Obligations relating thereto, (ii) this Agreement and any other Loan Document may be amended with the written consent of the Required Lenders, Lenders providing one or more additional credit
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outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof (collectively, the “Incremental Credits”) to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents with the Revolving Loans and Tranche B Term Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof, (y) to include reasonably appropriately the Lenders holding such credit
facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders and (z) to make such other technical amendments as are reasonably deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the foregoing, (iii) no condition
precedent to obtaining any Revolving Borrowing (including without limitation by amending or waiving any provision of Article III, V, VI or VII if the effect of such amendment or waiver would be to waive any such condition or otherwise allow the
making of a Revolving Borrowing when it would not otherwise be permitted) or any other term relating to any Revolving Borrowing may be waived, amended or modified except with the written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders, (iv) any
waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreement that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of one Class of Lenders (but not of any other Class of Lenders) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered
into by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder
at the time and (v) any waiver, amendment or modification of any commitment letter or fee letter may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into only by the parties thereto. 

(d) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent hereby agrees with the Borrower
that it shall (so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), release any Liens granted to the Administrative Agent by the Loan Parties on any Collateral (i) upon the termination of the Commitments, payment and satisfaction in
full in cash of all Secured Obligations (other than Unliquidated Obligations), and the cash collateralization of all Unliquidated Obligations in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) constituting property being sold or
disposed of if the Borrower certifies to the Administrative Agent that the sale or disposition is made in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (and the Administrative Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further
inquiry), (iii) constituting property leased to the Borrower or any Subsidiary under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or (iv) as required to effect any sale or other disposition
of such Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Article VII. Any such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than
those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the Loan Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the Loan Parties, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral and the
Administrative Agent shall not be required to execute any such release on terms which, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable opinion, would expose the Administrative Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other
than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty. 
 (e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any
other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to cure any error, ambiguity,
omission, defect or inconsistency in order to more accurately reflect the intent of the parties. 
 SECTION 9.03. Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by each of the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the
Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication and distribution (including, without limitation, via the internet or through a service such as Intralinks) of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of
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Documents (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank 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, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the fees, charges
and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement, collection or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section,
or 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. 

(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender, 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 counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of the Loan Documents or any agreement or instrument
contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the
proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank 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 the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (iv) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that
such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non appealable judgment to have
resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. 
 (c) To the extent that the Borrower fails
to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, but without affecting the Borrower’s obligations to make such payments, each
Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, 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, penalty, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such. 
 (d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the
Borrower shall not assert, and 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 or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. 
 (e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor. 
 SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns
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Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower
without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. 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 (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph
(c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this
Agreement. 
 (b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more
assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:

 (A) the Borrower; provided that (x) no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender,
an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee, and (y) the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written
notice to the Administrative Agent within 5 Business Days after having received notice thereof; 
 (B) the Administrative Agent
and the Swingline Lender; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Tranche B Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved
Fund; and 
 (C) the Issuing Bank; provided that no consent of the Issuing Bank shall be required for an assignment of
all or any portion of a Tranche B Term Loan. 
 (ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

 (A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the
entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or 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) shall not be less than $5,000,000 or, in the case of a Tranche B Term Loan, $1,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent; provided
that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; 
 (B) each
partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement; provided that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a
proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans; 

(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a
processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (provided that such fee shall not be payable in connection with an assignment by a Lender to an Approved Fund managed by such Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that
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 (D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an
Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower and its affiliates, the Loan Parties and their
related parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws. 

For the purposes of this Section 9.04(b), the term “Approved Fund” has the following meaning: 

“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or
investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and that is administered 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. 
 (iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from
and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto 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 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a
Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 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
paragraph (c) of this Section. 
 (iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower,
shall maintain at one of its offices 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 Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans and LC Disbursements
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, the Issuing Bank 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, the Issuing
Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. 
 (v) Upon its receipt of
a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee
referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained
therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(c) or 9.03(c), the
Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No
assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph. 
 (c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a
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all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall
remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the other Lenders 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,
modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of
Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the
benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender; provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender. 
 (ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or 2.17 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 shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.17 unless the Borrower is
notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees to comply with Section 2.17 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower,
maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant
Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in
any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form
under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register
as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. 

(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to
secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that
no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. 

SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents
and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery
of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender
may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any
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Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. 

SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties
hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees
payable to the Administrative Agent 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 4.01, 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 which, when taken together, bear
the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 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. 
 SECTION 9.07.
Severability. Any provision of any Loan Document held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without
affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. 

SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its
Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at
any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Guarantor against any of and all the Secured Obligations held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand
under the Loan Documents and although such obligations may be unmatured. The applicable Lender shall notify the Borrower, the Administrative Agent of such set-off or application; provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such
notice shall not affect the validity of any such set-off or application under this Section. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.

 SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) The Loan Documents (other than
those containing a contrary express choice of law provision) shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York. 
 (b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County,
Borough of Manhattan and of the United States District Court for 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 for recognition or enforcement
of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby 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 or, to the extent permitted by 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 shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any
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 (c) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent
it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement 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 law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court. 

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01.
Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. 
 SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY 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, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR
ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED
TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. 
 SECTION 9.11.
Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this
Agreement. 
 SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders agrees to
maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, trustees, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other
advisors (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, (c) to the extent required by Requirement of Law or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, 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 the
Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their obligations, (g) with the prior consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information becomes (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or
(ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received
from the Borrower with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior
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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 LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 9.12 FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BORROWER AND ITS RELATED
PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES
AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS. 
 ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND
AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE BORROWER AND ITS
AFFILIATES, THE LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES) AND ITS SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A
CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW. 
 SECTION 9.13. Several Obligations; Nonreliance; Violation of Law. The respective obligations of the Lenders hereunder are several and not joint and the failure of any Lender to make any Loan or
perform any of its obligations hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender from any of its obligations hereunder. Each Lender hereby represents that it is not relying on or looking to any margin stock for the repayment of the Borrowings provided
for herein. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, neither the Issuing Bank nor any Lender shall be obligated to extend credit to the Borrower in violation of any Requirement of Law. 

SECTION 9.14. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56
(signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of 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 to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act. 
 SECTION 9.15. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts
which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or
reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent
lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans
or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender. 

  
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 SECTION 9.16. Disclosure. The Borrower and each Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees
that the Administrative Agent and/or its Affiliates from time to time may hold investments in, make other loans to or have other relationships with any of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates. 

SECTION 9.17. Appointment for Perfection. Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as its agent for the purpose of perfecting
Liens, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC or any other applicable law can be perfected only by possession. Should any Lender (other than the
Administrative Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Administrative Agent
or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s instructions. 
 SECTION 9.18.
Amendment and Restatement; No Novation. (a) This Agreement constitutes an amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement, effective from and after the Effective Date. The execution and delivery of this Agreement shall not
constitute a novation of any indebtedness or other obligations owing to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement based on facts or events occurring or existing prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
On the Effective Date, the credit facilities described in the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in their entirety by the credit facilities described herein (including all “Commitments” under the Existing Credit
Agreement being restated in their entirety), and all loans and other obligations of the Borrower outstanding as of such date under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be loans and obligations outstanding under the corresponding
facilities described herein, without any further action by any Person, except that the Administrative Agent shall make such transfers of funds as are necessary in order that the outstanding balance of such Loans, together with any Loans funded on
the Effective Date, reflect the respective Commitment of the Lenders hereunder. 
 (b) On the Effective Date, (i) all Loans
made by any Person that is a “Lender” under the Existing Credit Agreement but that is not a Lender hereunder (each, a “Terminating Lender “) shall be repaid in full and the commitments and other obligations and rights (except as
expressly set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement) of such Terminating Lenders shall be terminated, (ii) all outstanding Loans not being repaid under clause (i) above shall be deemed Loans hereunder and the Administrative Agent shall
make such transfers of funds (all such transfers are deemed in compliance with the Loan Documents) as are necessary in order that the outstanding balance of such Loans, together with any Loans funded on the Effective Date, are in accordance with the
pro rata share of the Lenders hereunder, (iii) all accrued and unpaid interest on the Existing Obligations to the Effective Date shall be paid in full in cash, (iv) all accrued and unpaid fees under the Existing Credit Agreement due to the
Effective Date, and all other amounts, costs and expenses then owing to any of the Existing Lenders and/or the administrative agent under the Existing Credit Agreement, shall be paid in full in cash and (v) all outstanding promissory notes
issued by the Borrower to the Terminating Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be promptly returned to the Administrative Agent which shall forward such notes to the Borrower for cancellation. 

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

			
	 ASSET ACCEPTANCE CAPITAL CORP.

 

	By:	 	 /s/ Rion B. Needs

	Name:	 	Rion B. Needs
	Title:	 	President and Chief Executive Officer

  
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	 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually and as Administrative Agent

 

	By:	 	 /s/ Timothy Rettberg

	Name:	 	Timothy Rettberg
	Title:	 	Vice President

  
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	 RBS CITIZENS, N.A., individually and as Syndication Agent

 

	By:	 	 /s/ Megan Livingston

	Name:	 	Megan Livingston
	Title:	 	Vice President

  
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	 THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY, individually and as Documentation Agent

 

	By:	 	 /s/ Jeffrey B. Michalczyk

	Name:	 	Jeffrey B. Michalczyk
	Title:	 	Managing Director

  
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	 FLAGSTAR BANK

 

	By:	 	 /s/ Michael Blackburn

	Name:	 	Michael Blackburn
	Title:	 	First Vice President

  
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	 BANK LEUMI USA

 

	By:	 	 /s/ Paul C. Letourneau

	Name:	 	Paul C. Letourneau
	Title:	 	FVP, Senior Lending Officer

  
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	 CITIZENS BANK

 

	By:	 	 /s/ Matthew J. Nelson

	Name:	 	Matthew J. Nelson
	Title:	 	First Vice President

  
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