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Amendment No 1 to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agmt

 Exhibit 10.1 
 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 Dated as of
September 4, 2009 
 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
“Amendment”) among Switch & Data Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions and other institutional lenders party hereto, and Royal Bank of Canada, as
administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) (the “Administrative Agent”).

 RECITALS: 
 WHEREAS,
the Borrower, the financial institutions and other institutional lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), the Administrative Agent and the other agents party thereto have entered into that certain Fourth Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of March 27, 2008 (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the same meanings as specified
in the Credit Agreement); 
 WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders agree to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement
as hereinafter set forth; 
 WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are willing to amend the Credit Agreement as provided herein.

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree
as follows: 
 SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT 
  

	 	1.	Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following defined terms in their proper alphabetical order: 

 “Amendment No. 1” means that Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2009, among the Borrower, the
Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders listed on the signature pages thereto. 
 “Amendment No. 1 Effective
Date” has the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 1. 
 “Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan” has the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 2.1.A(iv). 
 “Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability Period” means the
period from and including the Amendment No. 1 

 
Effective Date to and including the earlier to occur of (i) the twelve-month anniversary of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and (ii) the
date on which all of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments terminate or expire pursuant to Section 2.5 or Section 7.16. 
 “Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment” means the commitment of an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender to make an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.1.A(iv), up to the amount set forth on Schedule 2.1 which may be supplemented from time to time by the Administrative Agent prior to any funding of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan, to include additional
Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments so long as the aggregate amount of Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments does not exceed $100,000,000, as the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of such Additional Delayed Draw Term
Loan Lender (or as set forth in the Register pursuant to any assignment of any such Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment in accordance with the terms hereof) and 
 “Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments” means all such commitments of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders in the aggregate. 
 “Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender” means the Persons identified as “Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders” and
listed on Schedule 2.1 (as may be supplemented from time to time), together with (i) their successors and permitted assigns pursuant to Section 9.1 and (ii) any other Person that becomes a party hereto pursuant to a
joinder agreement in respect of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loans, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. 
 “Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Maturity Date” means March 27, 2014. 
 “Additional Delayed Draw
Term Loan Note” means (i) the promissory notes of the Borrower issued pursuant to Section 2.1.E in respect of an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan and (ii) any promissory note issued by the Borrower pursuant to
Section 9.1.B in connection with an assignment of an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan of any of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, in each case substantially in the form of Exhibit M-5 hereto. 
  

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 “Incremental Term Loan Notes” means (i) the promissory notes of the Borrower issued
pursuant to Section 2.9 on the date of funding in respect of the Incremental Term Loan made by each Incremental Term Loan Lender and (ii) any promissory note issued by the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.1.B in connection
with assignments of the Incremental Term Loan of any of the Incremental Term Loan Lenders, in each case substantially in the form of Exhibit M-4 hereto. 
 “Total Utilization of Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding advances of Additional Delayed Draw Term
Loans. 
 “Unused Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments” means, for any period, the average of the daily excess of
the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments in effect during such period over the average daily aggregate principal amount of Additional Delayed Draw Term Loans outstanding during such period. 
  

	 	2.	The definition of “Adjusted LIBOR Rate” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its entirety and replacing it
with the following: 

 “Adjusted LIBOR Rate” means, with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan for
any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next  1/16 of 1%) equal to the higher of (a) the LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period and (b) 2.00%. 
  

	 	3.	The definition of “Alternate Base Rate” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its entirety and replacing it
with the following: 

 “Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to
the greater of (i) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus  1/2 of 1% and (iii) 3.00% per annum. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective
from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively. 
  

	 	4.	The definition of “Annualized Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in
its entirety and replacing it with the following: 

 “Annualized Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”
means, as at the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (i) Annualized Consolidated EBITDA as of such date to (ii) (x) Consolidated Fixed Charges as of such date minus (y) the aggregate of all expenditures by the
members of the Borrower Group during the twelve month period ending prior to such date of calculation for expansion, fill-in capacity adds and customer installations, which would be capitalized or reflected as capital expenditures under GAAP on the
most recent quarterly financial statements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.1. 
  

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	 	5.	The definition of “Applicable Margin” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its entirety and replacing it
with the following: 

 “Applicable Margin” for each Loan (as applicable) means, for the period from the first
Business Day immediately following each day of delivery of any certificate delivered in accordance with the following sentence (each a “Start Date”) to and including the applicable End Date described below, a percentage per annum
based on the then-existing Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as set forth below: 
  

							
	 Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio
	  	Revolving Loan,
Term Loan A,
Delayed Draw
Term Loan and
Additional
Delayed Draw
Term Loan
ABR Loans	 	 	Revolving Loan,
Term Loan A,
Delayed Draw
Term Loan and
Additional
Delayed Draw
Term Loan
LIBOR Rate
Loans	 
	 Greater than or equal to 3.00:1.00
	  	3.50	% 	 	4.50	% 
			
	 Greater than or equal to 2.00:1.00 and less than 3.00:1.00
	  	3.00	% 	 	4.00	% 
			
	 Less than 2.00:1.00
	  	2.50	% 	 	3.50	% 

  

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 For purposes of calculating the Applicable Margin, the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio
shall be determined based on a Compliance Certificate delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent within 45 days after the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Parent, which certificate shall set forth the calculation of the Consolidated
Total Leverage Ratio for the Test Period ended immediately prior to the relevant Start Date and the Applicable Margin which shall be thereafter applicable (until the same is changed or ceases to apply in accordance with the following sentences). The
Applicable Margin so determined shall apply, except as set forth in the succeeding sentence, from the Start Date to the earlier of (x) the first Business Day immediately following the delivery of the next Compliance Certificate to the
Administrative Agent and (y) the first Business Day immediately following the date which is 45 days following the last day of the fiscal quarter in which the previous Start Date occurred (the “End Date”), at which time, if no
Compliance Certificate has been delivered to the Administrative Agent indicating an entitlement to a different Applicable Margin, the Applicable Margin shall be 4.50% per annum for Term Loan A LIBOR Rate Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loan LIBOR Rate
Loans, Revolving Loan LIBOR Rate Loans and Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan LIBOR Rate Loans and 3.50% per annum for Term Loan A ABR Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loan ABR Loans, Revolving Loan ABR Loans and Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan ABR
Loans; provided, that, if any aforementioned Compliance Certificate or if the information set forth in such Compliance Certificate is at any time restated or otherwise revised (including as a result of an audit) or otherwise proven to be
false or incorrect such that the Applicable Margin would have been higher than was otherwise in effect during any period, without constituting a waiver of any Potential Event of Default or Event of Default arising as a result thereof, the Applicable
Margin shall be recalculated at such higher rate for any applicable periods and shall be due and payable on demand. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this definition, the Applicable Margin shall also be 4.50% per annum
for Term Loan A LIBOR Rate Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loan LIBOR Rate Loans, Revolving Loan LIBOR Rate Loans and Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan LIBOR Rate Loans and 3.50% per annum for Term Loan A ABR Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loan ABR Loans,
Revolving Loan ABR Loans and Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan ABR Loans at all times during which there shall exist a Potential Event of Default or an Event of Default. Nothing in this paragraph is intended to limit or affect in any way the rights
and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including, without limitation, the right to demand default interest) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default.” 
  

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	 	6.	The definition of “Class” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by: 

  

	 	(a)	inserting “, an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan” immediately after the words “an Incremental Term Loan” therein; and 

  

	 	(b)	inserting “, a Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment” immediately after the words “an Incremental Term Loan Commitment” therein. 

  

	 	7.	The definition of “Commitments” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting “, Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitments,” immediately after the words “Incremental Term Loan Commitments,” therein. 

  

	 	8.	The definition of “Fee Letter” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting “or the Administrative Agent” immediately after
the words “between any of the Lenders” therein. 

  

	 	9.	The definition of “LIBOR Rate” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its entirety and replacing it with the
following: 

 “LIBOR Rate” LIBOR Rate “ means, for any Interest Period with respect to any LIBOR Loan:

 (i) the rate of interest per annum, expressed on the basis of a year of 360 days, determined by the
Administrative Agent, rounded upwards, if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of one-sixteenth of one percent ( 1/16th%), which is equal to the offered rate that appears on the page of the Reuters LIBOR01 screen (or any successor thereto as may be selected by the Administrative Agent) that displays an
average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in Dollars with a term equivalent to such Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such
Interest Period, or 
 (ii) if the rates referenced in the preceding subsection (i) are not
available, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent as the rate of interest, expressed on a basis of 360 days (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of one-sixteenth of one percent ( 1/16th %) at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such
Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the LIBOR Rate Loan being made, 

  

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continued or converted by the Administrative Agent and with a term and amount comparable to such Interest Period and principal amount of such LIBOR Loan as
would be offered by the Administrative Agent’s London Branch to major banks in the offshore Dollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.

  

	 	10.	The definition of “Permitted Liens” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting “Section 6.1(iv),” immediately after
the words “permitted under” therein in clause (xiii) thereof. 

  

	 	11.	The definition of “Regulation D” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety. 

  

	 	12.	The definition of “Statutory Reserve Rate” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety. 

  

	 	13.	The definition of “Term Loan Commitments” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting “, Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitments” immediately after the words “Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments” therein. 

  

	 	14.	The definition of “Term Loan Lenders” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting “, Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan
Lenders” immediately after the words “Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders” therein. 

  

	 	15.	The definition of “Term Loan Notes” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting “, Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Notes”
immediately after the words “Delayed Draw Term Loan Notes” therein. 

  

	 	16.	The definition of “Term Loans” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting “, the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan”
immediately after the words “Delayed Draw Term Loan” therein. 

  

	 	17.	Section 2.1.A of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new clause (iv) as follows: 

 (iv) Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including without limitation the conditions in
Section 3.2) and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, each Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make term loans (each, an “Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan”) to
the Borrower from time to time during the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability Period in an aggregate amount up to its Pro Rata Share of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, but not exceeding its Additional Delayed Draw Term
Loan Commitment. 

  

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The amount of each Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender’s Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment is set forth opposite its name on Schedule
2.1 hereto (as may be supplemented from time to time pursuant to the provisions hereof), and the aggregate amount of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments is as set forth on Schedule 2.1; provided that the Additional
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments of the applicable Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders shall be adjusted to give effect to any assignments of such Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender’s Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments
pursuant to Section 9.1; and provided, further that the amount of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments shall be reduced from time to time by the amount of any reductions thereto made pursuant to
Section 2.5. Each Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender’s Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments shall expire immediately and without further action at the expiration of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability
Period, and no advances of Additional Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be made after such date. Proceeds of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loans borrowed under this Section 2.1.A(iv) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be
reborrowed. 
  

	 	18.	Section 2.1.B(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such clause in its entirety and replacing it with the following: 

 (i) ABR Loans (other than Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan ABR Loans) shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of
$100,000 in excess of that amount and LIBOR Rate Loans (other than Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan LIBOR Rate Loans) shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount. Additional
Delayed Draw Term Loan ABR Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $25,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount and Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan LIBOR Rate Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of
$25,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount. 
  

	 	19.	Section 2.1.D(ii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting “, Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment” after the words “Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitment” in subclause (a) therein. 

  

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	 	20.	Section 2.1.E of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the second paragraph thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following: 

The Borrower shall execute and deliver on the date of the initial funding of a Delayed Draw Term Loan, the date of the funding of an
Incremental Term Loan and on or before the date of the initial funding of an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan and the date of any assignment or transfer of any Loan or Commitment to each Lender who so requests (or to the Administrative Agent on
behalf of that Lender) (i) a Delayed Draw Term Loan Note substantially in the form of Exhibit M-2 hereto to evidence that Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan, in the principal amount of that Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitment and with other appropriate insertions, as applicable and/or (ii) an Incremental Term Loan Note substantially in the form of Exhibit M-4 hereto to evidence that Lender’s Incremental Term Loans, in the principal amount of
that Lender’s Incremental Term Loan Commitment and with other appropriate insertions, as applicable and/or (iii) an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Note substantially in the form of Exhibit M-5 hereto to evidence that
Lender’s Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan, in the principal amount of that Lender’s Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment and with other appropriate insertions, as applicable. 
  

	 	21.	Section 2.3.B of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting “no Interest Period with respect to any portion of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan shall extend
beyond the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Maturity Date;” immediately after the words “Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date;” in subclause (v) of the proviso therein. 

  

	 	22.	Section 2.4.B of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by: 

  

	 	(a)	adding the words “plus (iii) the Unused Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments multiplied by 1.00% per annum” immediately after the words
“0.75% per annum” therein and immediately preceding the “.”; and 

  

	 	(b)	adding the words “, and with respect to the Unused Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, the last day of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability
Period” immediately after the words “Availability Period” therein and immediately preceding the “.”. 

  

	 	23.	Section 2.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Section 2.4.D as follows: 

 D. Funding Fees for Additional Delayed Draw Term Loans. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Additional
Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, on each date of funding Additional Delayed Draw Term Loans, a funding fee as agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in a Fee Letter dated September 2, 2009 between the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent. 
  

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	 	24.	Section 2.5.A(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such clause in its entirety and replacing it with the following: 

 (i) On the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, the entire remaining unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans shall be due and payable by the Borrower. On
each of the dates set forth below, principal payments of the Term Loans A, the Delayed Draw Term Loans and the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be payable by the Borrower in the amounts set forth opposite each such date: 
  

					
	 Date
	  	 Amount of Payment
 (stated as a
 percentage
of
 principal balance of
 the applicable Term
 Loan A or Delayed
 Draw Term Loan
 after its advance)
	  	 Amount of Payment
 (stated as a
 percentage
of
 principal balance of
 the Additional
 Delayed Draw
 Term Loan after its
 advance)

	 On each of
 March 31, 2010,
 June 30, 2010,
 September 30, 2010
 and December 31, 2010
	  	2.50% (i.e. 10% in the aggregate for such payments)	  	0.00%
			
	 On each of
 March 31, 2011,
 June 30, 2011,
 September 30, 2011
 and December 31, 2011
	  	5.00% (i.e. 20% in the aggregate for such payments)	  	2.50% (i.e. 10% in the aggregate for such payments)
			
	 On each of
 March 31, 2012,
 June 30, 2012,
 September 30, 2012
 and December 31, 2012
	  	5.00% (i.e. 20% in the aggregate for such payments)	  	5.00% (i.e. 20% in the aggregate for such payments)
			
	 On each of
 March 31, 2013,
 June 30, 2013,
 September 30, 2013,
 December 31, 2013 and Term
 Loan A Maturity Date or
 Delayed Draw Maturity
Date
 or Additional Delayed Draw
 Term Loan Maturity Date (as
 applicable)
	  	10.00% (i.e. 50% in the aggregate for such payments)	  	10.00% for each payment made on each payment date in 2013 (i.e. 40% in the aggregate for such payments) and 30.00% for the payment made on the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan
Maturity Date

  

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 The Incremental Term Loans shall be repaid in accordance with the amortization schedule
for such Incremental Term Loans in the Joinder Agreement, which amortization schedule shall be set at the same percentage that is applicable to the Term Loans. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Incremental Term Loans, together with all other amounts owed hereunder with respect thereto, shall, in
any event, be paid in full no later than the latest of the Term Loan A Maturity Date or the Delayed Draw Term Loan Maturity Date, as the case may be. 
 The Borrower shall make all such amounts due and payable under this subsection A available to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the applicable payment date, in
immediately available funds in Dollars, at the Funding and Payment Office.” 
  

	 	25.	Section 2.5.B(ii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such clause in its entirety and replacing it with the following: 

 (ii) Voluntary Reductions of Commitments. The Borrower may, upon not less than three Business Days’ prior written notice given to the
Administrative Agent by 12:00 Noon (New York time) on the date required, at any time and from time to time, without premium or penalty, terminate in whole or permanently reduce in part the Revolving Loan Commitments, the Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitments or the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments; provided that (a) the Borrower may not terminate or reduce the Revolving Loan Commitments to an amount less than the Total Utilization of Revolving Loan Commitments, (b) the
Borrower may not terminate or reduce the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments to an amount less than the Total Utilization of Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, (c) the Borrower may not terminate or reduce the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitments to an amount less than the Total Utilization of Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, and (d) any such partial reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitments, the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments or the Additional Delayed
Draw Term Loan Commitments (as the case may be) shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount. The Borrower’s notice to the Administrative Agent shall designate (x) the
date (which shall be a Business Day) of such termination or reduction, (y) whether the termination or reduction applies to the Revolving Loan Commitments, the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments or the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan
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termination. Notice of such reduction or termination having been given as aforesaid, such termination or reduction of the specified Commitments shall be
effective on the date specified in the Borrower’s notice and shall reduce the specified Commitment of each Lender proportionately by its Pro Rata Share thereof. 
  

	 	26.	Section 2.5.B(iii)(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words “3:00 to 1.00” in subclauses (ii) and (iii) therein and replacing each
occurrence therein with the words “3.50 to 1.00”. 

  

	 	27.	Section 2.5.B(v) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 

 The Borrower shall from time to time prepay the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan to the extent necessary so that the Total Utilization of Additional
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments shall not at any time exceed the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments then in effect, unless the Total Utilization of Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments exceeds the Additional Delayed Draw Term
Loan Commitments by virtue of the expiration of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments at the end of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability Period pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof. The amount due upon any
such prepayment shall be equal to the principal amount being so paid, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, plus, with respect to any Loan not prepaid on the expiration of the Interest Period applicable thereto, any amount payable pursuant to
Section 2.6.D. 
  

	 	28.	Section 2.5.B(vi) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words “$10,000,000” in each occurrence that they appear therein and replacing each such
occurrence with the words “$15,000,000”. 

  

	 	29.	Sections 2.5.C(i) and (ii) are hereby amended by deleting such sections in their entirety and replacing them with the following: 

 (i) Any voluntary prepayments pursuant to Section 2.5.B(i) shall be applied as specified by the Borrower in the applicable notice of
prepayment; provided that the Borrower may not make any voluntary prepayment of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan as long as any Term Loan A Loans are outstanding; provided further that if the Borrower fails to specify the Loans to
which any such prepayment shall be applied, such prepayment shall be applied first to repay Term Loan A in the inverse order of maturity, second to repay the Delayed Draw Term Loan in the inverse order of maturity, third to
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outstanding Revolving Loans (such voluntary prepayment shall not give rise to any permanent reduction in the Revolving Loan Commitment). 
 (ii) Any mandatory prepayments pursuant to Section 2.5.B(iii)(a) through (d) shall be applied first to repay Term Loan A,
the Delayed Draw Term Loans and the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loans, each in the inverse order of maturity, ratably in accordance with the amounts of each such Class of Term Loans then outstanding and second to repay outstanding Revolving
Loans and, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Potential Event of Default or an Event of Default, to the provision of cash collateral in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations in an amount equal to 105% of the Letter of Credit
Obligations and to permanently reduce the Revolving Loan Commitment. 
  

	 	30.	Section 5.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the words “, the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Maturity Date” therein immediately after the
words “Delayed Draw Term Loan Maturity Date”. 

  

	 	31.	Section 5.13.A of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting “, the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loans” immediately after the words “Delayed Draw Term
Loans” in subclause (1) therein. 

  

	 	32.	Section 5.15 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting “, the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan” immediately after the words “Delayed Draw Term
Loan” (i) in the second line of the second sentence therein, (ii) in the fourth line of the second sentence therein and (iii) in the tenth line of the second sentence therein. 

  

	 	33.	Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting “$10,000,000” in the fourth line of subclause (iv) therein and replacing it with
“$35,000,000” and (ii) by restating clause (c) of such subclause (iv) to read as follows: 

 “(c) any Lien securing such Indebtedness shall attach and be limited to the acquired assets within 90 days after the acquisition thereof;”. 
  

	 	34.	Section 6.6 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such section in its entirety and replacing it with the following: 

 Section 6.6. Financial Covenants. 
 A. Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio. As of the end of each Fiscal Quarter ending on or after the Closing Date, the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall not exceed the corresponding ratio set forth in
Section A of Schedule 6.6 for such Fiscal Quarter. 
  

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 B. Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio. As of the end of each Fiscal Quarter ending
on or after the Closing Date, the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio shall not exceed the corresponding ratio set forth in Section B of Schedule 6.6 for such Fiscal Quarter. 
 C. Annualized Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. As of the end of each Fiscal Quarter ending on or after the Closing Date,
Annualized Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio shall not be less than the corresponding ratio set forth in Section C of Schedule 6.6 for such Fiscal Quarter. 
 D. Annualized Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. As of the end of each Fiscal Quarter set forth in Section D of Schedule
6.6, the Annualized Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall not be less than the corresponding ratio set forth in Section D of Schedule 6.6 for such Fiscal Quarter. 
 E. Maximum Capital Expenditures. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any member of the Borrower Group to, make
Consolidated Capital Expenditures exceeding the amount set forth in Section E of Schedule 6.6 for any Fiscal Year; provided, that so long as no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default shall exist and be continuing or would
result therefrom, to the extent that any portion of any amount set forth in Section E of Schedule 6.6 is not expended in the Fiscal Year for which it is permitted in Section E of Schedule 6.6, (i) for the Fiscal Year ended
December 31, 2009 one hundred percent (100%) of such unused amount may be carried over for expenditure in the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2010 and, thereafter fifty percent (50%) of such unused amount may be carried over for
expenditure in the immediately succeeding Fiscal Year (each such amount, the “Carryover Amount”), (ii) the Carryover Amount for any such Fiscal Year shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) or fifty percent (50%), as
applicable, of the amount of permitted Consolidated Capital Expenditures set forth in Section E of Schedule 6.6 for the applicable Fiscal Year, and (iii) Consolidated Capital Expenditures made during a Fiscal Year shall be allocated
first to the amount of permitted Consolidated Capital Expenditures set forth above opposite such Fiscal Year and second to the Carryover Amount. 
  

	 	35.	Article IX of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Section 9.27 thereto as follows: 

  

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 Section 9.27. Consent of the Borrower to Certain Amendments and Waivers. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein: 
 (i) the Borrower agrees that it will not sign or otherwise consent to any
amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of the Notes that requires the written consent of the Required Lenders unless the Borrower shall have received the written consent of sufficient Additional Delayed
Draw Term Lenders such that if the Unused Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Lenders were included in determining whether the Required Lenders had consented to such amendment, modification, termination
or waiver, the Required Lenders would have consented to such amendment, modification, termination or waiver, and 
 (ii) the
Borrower agrees that it will not sign or otherwise consent to any amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of the Notes that requires the written consent of the Supermajority Lenders unless the Borrower
shall have received the written consent of sufficient Additional Delayed Draw Term Lenders such that if the Unused Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Lenders were included in determining whether the
Supermajority Lenders had consented to such amendment, modification, termination or waiver, the Supermajority Lenders would have consented to such amendment, modification, termination or waiver. 
  

	 	36.	The schedules to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended by: 

  

	 	(a)	deleting Schedule 2.1 in its entirety and replacing it with a new Schedule 2.1 attached hereto as Annex A; and 

  

	 	(b)	deleting Schedule 6.6 in its entirety and replacing it with a new Schedule 6.6 attached hereto as Annex B. 

  

	 	37.	The exhibits to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended by: 

  

	 	(a)	deleting Exhibit G in its entirety and replacing it with a new Exhibit G attached hereto as Annex C; 

  

	 	(b)	deleting Exhibit H in its entirety and replacing it with a new Exhibit H attached hereto as Annex D; and 

  

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	 	(c)	adding a new Exhibit M-5 attached hereto as Annex E as an Exhibit to the Credit Agreement immediately following Exhibit M-4 thereto. 

 SECTION 2. CLASSIFICATION OF COMMITMENTS; ETC. 
 A. Effective upon the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (as defined below) each Lender, including Bank of America, N.A., SunTrust Bank, U.S. Bank National Association, Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation and Piper
Jaffray & Co., that agrees to make an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment (as defined in the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Credit Agreement”)) and that, on or before 12:00 pm
Eastern Standard Time on September 3, 2009, has executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a counterpart of this Amendment and has indicated on its signature page that it agrees to be an “Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan
Lender” under and as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, shall be an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender under and as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, and such Lender shall have an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment
(as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement). 
 B. The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to prepare Schedule 2.1 to the
Amended Credit Agreement, reflecting the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and the amounts reflected therein as the Commitments of the Lenders
shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error. 
 C. Effective upon the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Borrower acknowledges and
agrees that (i) the term “Obligations” as defined in and pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement shall include the unpaid principal of, and the accrued and unpaid interest on, the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loans and all other
obligations and liabilities of any Loan Party to each Agent and the Lenders that may arise in connection with any Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan, and (ii) each Collateral Document shall be effective to grant to the Administrative Agent, for
the benefit of the Secured Parties, a Lien on any real, personal or mixed property of each Loan Party party to such Collateral Documents as security for the Obligations, as such term shall be defined in the Amended Credit Agreement. 
 SECTION 3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EFFECTIVENESS 
 The provisions set forth in Section 1 hereof shall be effective as of the date first above written (the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”) when each of the following conditions shall have been
satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.6 of the Credit Agreement): 
 A. The Borrower, the Required Lenders and each Lender
and financial institution that shall become an “Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender” have indicated their consent by the execution and delivery of the signature pages hereof to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower has delivered
to the Administrative Agent a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer or a director of the Borrower certifying the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 hereof on and as of the Amendment No. 1
Effective Date. 
  

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 B. Each of the Guarantors shall have duly executed and delivered a counterpart signature page to the
Ratification attached to this Amendment to the Administrative Agent. 
 C. The Borrower shall have paid on or before the date first above
written: 
  

	 	(i)	to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account and benefit of each Lender executing this Amendment on or before 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on September 3, 2009 that
will not become an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) a fee equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Term Loans owing to, and the Revolving Loan Commitments of, each such
Lender; and 

  

	 	(ii)	all other fees and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses owing to the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket costs and
expenses of legal counsel to the Administrative Agent) incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Amendment in accordance with Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement. 

 D. The Administrative Agent shall have received reasonably satisfactory capacity opinions of counsel to the Borrower addressed to each Agent and to each
Lender. 
 SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 
 The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as follows: 
 A.
Corporate Power and Authority. Each of the Loan Parties has all requisite corporate or limited liability company or partnership power and authority, as applicable, to enter into this Amendment. 
 B. Authorization of Agreements. The execution and delivery of this Amendment and the performance of its obligations under this Amendment
and the Credit Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership action, as applicable, on the part of each of the Loan Parties. 
 C. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment (a) does not require any consent or
approval of, notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and except for filings necessary to perfect Liens created under the Loan Documents, (b) will not
violate the charter, by-laws, operating agreement or other organizational documents of the Loan Parties, (c) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or any applicable order of any Governmental Authority, except for such violation
which individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) will not violate, in any material respect, or result in a material default under any material indenture, agreement or other
instrument binding upon the Loan Parties or its assets, or give rise to a right 

  

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thereunder to require any payment to be made by a Loan Party, except for such violation, default or payment which individually or in the aggregate could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (e) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of a Loan Party, except Liens permitted under the Loan Documents. 
 D. Binding Obligation. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Loan Parties and is the legally valid and binding
obligation of each of the Loan Parties enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws relating to or limiting
creditors’ rights generally or equitable principles relating to enforceability. 
 E. Incorporation of Representations and
Warranties From Credit Agreement. The representations and warranties contained in Article IV of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date to the same extent as
though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date. 
 F. Absence of Default. No event has occurred and is continuing or will result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Amendment that would constitute an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default. 
 SECTION 5. LENDER CONSENT AND REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES 
 A. Consent. Each of the Lenders hereby consents to the Amendment. 
 B. Representations and Warranties. Each Lender party to this Amendment represents and warrants to each Agent and each other Lender
that (a) such Lender has made its own independent investigation of the terms of the Credit Agreement and the facts and circumstances surrounding this Amendment, and (b) such Lender has not relied in any way on any statement,
advice or recommendation of any Agent or Lender in connection herewith or therewith. 
 It is understood and agreed that no Agent shall have
any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to make any such investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of the Lenders or to provide any Lender with any information, advice or recommendation with respect thereto,
whether coming into its possession before the execution of this Amendment or at any time or times thereafter, and no Agent shall have any responsibility with respect to the accuracy of or the completeness of any information provided to Lenders
relating to any of the foregoing, except that the Administrative Agent may confirm delivery to the Administrative Agent of any document required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3 of this Amendment. The Lenders signatory to this Amendment
hereby instruct the Administrative Agent to take the actions and perform the functions contemplated to be taken and performed by the Administrative Agent by this Amendment. 
  

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 SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS 
 A. Binding Effect. This Amendment shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors and assigns
of the Administrative Agent, each of the Lenders and each of the Loan Parties. None of the Loan Parties’ rights or obligations hereunder or any interest therein may be assigned or delegated by any of the Loan Parties without the prior written
consent of all Lenders. 
 B. Severability. In case any provision in or obligation hereunder shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 

C. Reference to Credit Agreement. On and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to
“this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement”,
“thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. 
 D. Effect on Credit Agreement. Except as specifically amended in Section 1 of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. 
 E. Execution. The execution, delivery
and performance of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver of any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Agent or Lender under, the Credit Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents. 
 F. Headings. Section headings herein are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not
constitute a part hereof for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect. 
 G. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
 H. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall
constitute but one and the same instrument. 
 I. Affirmation of Indemnification. Each Loan Party hereby confirms, acknowledges
and agrees that the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be subject to the indemnification and reimbursement provisions of the Credit Agreement. 
  

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

			
	 SWITCH & DATA HOLDINGS, INC., as Borrower

		
	By:	 	 /s/ George Pollock, Jr.

	Name:	 	George Pollock, Jr.
	Title:	 	Treasurer
	
	 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Susan Khokher

	Name:	 	Susan Khokher
	Title:	 	Manager, Agency
	
	 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Lender and as an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ D.W. Scott Johnson

	Name:	 	D.W. Scott Johnson
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory
	
	CIBC INC., as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael Gewirtz

	Name:	 	Michael Gewirtz
	Title:	 	CIBC Inc. Agent
	
	CIT BANK, as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Daniel Burnett

	Name:	 	Daniel Burnett
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

			
	 CIT LENDING SERVICES CORPORATION, as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Anthony Holland

	Name:	 	Anthony Holland
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	General Electric Capital Corporation, as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Erin Novak

	Name:	 	Erin Novak
	Title:	 	Duly Authorized Signatory
	
	 Raymond James Bank, FSB, as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Joseph A. Ciccolini

	Name:	 	Joseph A. Ciccolini
	Title:	 	Vice President-Senior Corporate Banker
	
	 Raymond James Bank, FSB, as an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Joseph A. Ciccolini

	Name:	 	Joseph A. Ciccolini
	Title:	 	Vice President-Senior Corporate Banker
	
	 WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC, as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Nichol S. Shuart

	Name:	 	Nichol S. Shuart
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

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	 Wachovia Bank, National Association, as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Leslie Fredericks

	Name:	 	Leslie Fredericks
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	 Deutsche Bank Trust Company, Americas, as a Lender and as an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Anca Trifan

	Name:	 	Anca Trifin
	Title:	 	Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Dusan Lazarov

	Name:	 	Dusan Lazarov
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	 Bank of America, N.A., as a Lender and as an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ethan S. Grossman

	Name:	 	Ethan S. Grossman
	Title:	 	Assistant Vice President
	
	 Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, as a Lender and as an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan
Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ R. Scott Freistat

	Name:	 	R. Scott Freistat
	Title:	 	Credit Manager

  

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	 Piper Jaffray & CO., a Lender and as an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Andrew S. Duff

	Name:	 	Andrew S. Duff
	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer
	
	 SunTrust Bank, as a Lender and as an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Nicholas Hahn

	Name:	 	Nicholas Hahn
	Title:	 	Director
	
	 U.S, Bank National Association, as a Lender and as an Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Gail Scannell

	Name:	 	Gail Scannell
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President

  

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 RATIFICATION 
 Each of the undersigned hereby (a) acknowledges and consents to the foregoing Amendment and the Borrower’s execution thereof; (b) ratifies and confirms all of their respective obligations and
liabilities under the Loan Documents (as amended by the Amendment, including, without limitation, the obligations to the Lenders under the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loans) to which any of them is a party and ratifies and confirms that such
obligations and liabilities remain in full force and effect and extend to and continue in effect with respect to, and continue to guarantee and secure, as applicable, the Obligations (including, without limitation, the obligations to the Lenders
under the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loans) of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement; (c) acknowledge and confirm that the liens and security interests granted pursuant to the Loan Documents are and continue to be valid and perfected first
priority liens and security interests (subject only to Permitted Liens) that secure all of the Obligations (including, without limitation, the obligations to the Lenders under the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loans) on and after the date hereof;
(d) acknowledges and agrees that the undersigned does not have any claim or cause of action against the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of its respective directors, officers, employees, or agents); and (e) acknowledges, affirms,
and agrees that the undersigned does not have any defense, claim, cause of action, counterclaim, offset or right of recoupment of any kind or nature against any of their respective obligations, indebtedness or liabilities to the Administrative Agent
or any Lender. 
  

			
	 SWITCH & DATA HOLDINGS, INC.

		
	By:	 	 /s/ George Pollock, Jr.

	Name:	 	George Pollock, Jr.
	Title:	 	Treasurer
	
	 SWITCH & DATA FACILITIES COMPANY, INC.

		
	By:	 	 /s/ George Pollock, Jr.

	Name:	 	George Pollock, Jr.
	Title:	 	Treasurer
	
	 SWITCH AND DATA ENTERPRISES, INC.

	 SWITCH AND DATA MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC

	 SWITCH AND DATA OPERATING COMPANY LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA FACILITIES COMPANY LLC

		
	By:	 	 /s/ George Pollock, Jr.

	Name:	 	George Pollock, Jr.
	Title:	 	Treasurer

					
	 SWITCH & DATA AZ ONE LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA CA ONE LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA CA TWO LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA CO ONE LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA FL ONE LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA FL TWO LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA GA ONE LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA IL ONE LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA IN ONE LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA MA ONE LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA MI ONE LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA MO ONE LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA MO TWO LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA NY ONE LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA OH ONE LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA PA TWO LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA TN TWO LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA TX TWO LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA VA ONE LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA VA TWO LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA WA ONE LLC

		
	By:	 	Switch & Data Facilities Company LLC, as Manager
			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ George Pollock, Jr.

		 	Name:	 	George Pollock, Jr.
		 	Title:	 	Treasurer
	
	 SWITCH AND DATA TX FIVE LP

		
	By:	 	Switch and Data Dallas Holdings I LLC, as General Partner
			
		 	 By:
	 	Switch and Data Operating Company LLC, as Manager
			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ George Pollock, Jr.

		 	Name:	 	George Pollock, Jr.
		 	Title:	 	Treasurer

  

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	 SWITCH AND DATA CA NINE LLC

	 SWITCH AND DATA CA ELEVEN LLC

	 SWITCH AND DATA FL SEVEN LLC

	 SWITCH AND DATA GA THREE LLC

	 SWITCH AND DATA GA FOUR LLC

	 SWITCH AND DATA NJ TWO LLC

	 SWITCH AND DATA NY FOUR LLC

	 SWITCH AND DATA NY FIVE LLC

	 SWITCH & DATA/NY FACILITIES COMPANY LLC

	 SWITCH AND DATA PA THREE LLC

	 SWITCH AND DATA PA FOUR LLC

	 SWITCH AND DATA DALLAS HOLDINGS I LLC

	 SWITCH AND DATA DALLAS HOLDINGS II LLC

	 SWITCH AND DATA VA FOUR LLC

	 SWITCH AND DATA WA THREE LLC

		
	By:	 	Switch and Data Operating Company LLC, as Manager
			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ George Pollock, Jr.

		 	Name:	 	George Pollock, Jr.
		 	Title:	 	Treasurer

  

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 ANNEX A 
  

																
	 Lender
	  	Revolving Loan
Commitment	  	Term Loan A
Commitment	  	Delayed Draw
Term Loan
Commitment	  	Additional
Delayed Draw
Term Loan
Commitment	  	Total
	 Royal Bank of Canada
	  	$	1,800,000.00	  	$	24,300,000.00	  	$	3,900,000.00	  	$	5,000,000.00	  	$	35,000,000.00
	 CIBC Inc
	  	$	800,000.00	  	$	10,100,000.00	  	$	1,600,000.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	12,500,000.00
	 CIT Bank
	  	$	0.00	  	$	25,000,000.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	25,000,000.00
	 CIT Lending Services Corporation
	  	$	2,500,000.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	7,500,000.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	10,000,000.00
	 General Electric Capital Corporation
	  	$	2,300,000.00	  	$	28,300,000.00	  	$	4,400,000.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	35,000,000.00
	 Raymond James Bank, FSB
	  	$	1,300,000.00	  	$	16,200,000.00	  	$	2,500,000.00	  	$	5,000,000.00	  	$	25,000,000.00
	 Wells Fargo Foothill, LLC
	  	$	1,000,000.00	  	$	12,100,000.00	  	$	1,900,000.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	15,000,000.00
	 Wachovia Bank, National Association
	  	$	5,000,000.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	5,000,000.00
	 Deutsche Bank Trust Company, Americas
	  	$	300,000.00	  	$	4,000,000.00	  	$	700,000.00	  	$	25,000,000.00	  	$	30,000,000.00
	 Bank of America, N.A.
	  	$	0.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	15,000,000.00	  	$	15,000,000.00
	 SunTrust Bank
	  	$	0.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	20,000,000.00	  	$	20,000,000.00
	 U.S. Bank National Association
	  	$	0.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	15,000,000.00	  	$	15,000,000.00
	 Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
	  	$	0.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	10,000,000.00	  	$	10,000,000.00
	 Piper Jaffray & Co.
	  	$	0.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	0.00	  	$	5,000,000.00	  	$	5,000,000.00
	 Total:
	  	$	15,000,000.00	  	$	120,000,000.00	  	$	22,500,000.00	  	$	100,000,000.00	  	$	257,500,000.00

  

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 ANNEX B 
 SCHEDULE 6.6 
 FINANCIAL COVENANTS 
  

	A.	Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio: As of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter set forth below, the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall not exceed the ratios set forth
below: 

  

			
	 Fiscal Quarter Ending
	  	Ratio
	 September 30, 2009 – March 31, 2010
	  	4.00 to 1.00
	 June 30, 2010 – September 30, 2010
	  	3.75 to 1.00
	 December 31, 2010
	  	3.50 to 1.00
	 March 31, 2011 – June 30, 2011
	  	3.25 to 1.00
	 September 30, 2011 and thereafter
	  	3.00 to 1.00

  

	B.	Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio: As of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter set forth below, the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio shall not exceed the ratios set forth
below: 

  

			
	 Fiscal Quarter Ending
	  	Ratio
	 September 30, 2009 – September 30, 2010
	  	3.00 to 1.00
	 December 31, 2010
	  	2.75 to 1.00
	 March 31, 2011 and thereafter
	  	2.50 to 1.00

  

	C.	Annualized Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio: As of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter set forth below, the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio shall not be less than
the ratios set forth below: 

  

			
	 Fiscal Quarter Ending
	  	Ratio
	 September 30, 2009 – December 31, 2010
	  	2.75 to 1.00
	 March 31, 2011 and thereafter
	  	3.00 to 1.00

  

	D.	Annualized Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio: As of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter set forth below, the Annualized Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall
not be less than the ratios set forth below: 

  

			
	 Fiscal Quarter Ending
	  	Ratio
	 September 30, 2009 – December 31, 2012
	  	1.35 to 1.00
	 March 31, 2013 and thereafter
	  	1.10 to 1.00

  

 Annex B - 1 

	E.	Consolidated Capital Expenditures: As of the last day of each Fiscal Year set forth below, the Consolidated Capital Expenditures shall not be greater than the amount set
forth below: 

  

				
	 Fiscal Quarter Ending
	  	Ratio
	 Fiscal Year 2009
	  	$	125,000,000
	 Fiscal Year 2010
	  	$	100,000,000
	 Fiscal Year 2011
	  	$	55,000,000
	 Fiscal Year 2012
	  	$	90,000,000
	 Fiscal Year 2013
	  	$	30,000,000

  

 Annex B - 2 

 ANNEX C 
 EXHIBIT G 
 [FORM OF LOAN/LETTER OF CREDIT REQUEST] 
 [Letterhead of Borrower] 
 Certificate Date:
                     , 20     
 Royal Bank of Canada, 
 as the Administrative Agent 
 12th Floor South Tower 
 Royal Bank Plaza 
 200 Bay Street 
 Toronto Ontario M5J 2W7 
 Attention: Manager Agency Services 
  

	Re:	Switch & Data Holdings, Inc. 

 [Loan]
[Letter of Credit] Request 
 Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 This [Loan] [Letter of Credit] Request is delivered to you pursuant to [Section 2.1.B] [Section 2.2.B] of the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2008 (as amended, supplemented,
amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Switch & Data Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to
time parties thereto as lenders (each individually referred to herein as a “Lender” and, collectively, as the “Lenders”), Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the
Secured Parties (in such capacities, the “Administrative Agent”) and General Electric Capital Corporation, as the syndication agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”). Unless otherwise
defined herein, terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. 
 The Borrower hereby gives you notice in accordance
with [Section 2.1.B] [Section 2.2.B] of the Credit Agreement that the Borrower irrevocably requests that the following [Loan be made] [Letter of Credit be issued] on [Insert applicable date] (which is a [Loan Date]
[Letter of Credit Date]), as described below: 
  

	 	[(a)	The Borrower hereby requests that the Term Loan A loan be made: 

  

	 	(i)	in an aggregate principal amount of [$            ]; 

  

 Annex C - 1 

	 	(ii)	which shall be comprised of [$            ] of ABR Loans,
[$            ] of LIBOR Rate Loans with an initial Interest Period of [one] [two] [three] [six] month[s]; and 

  

	 	(iii)	which shall be deposited in or credited to [Insert payment instructions.] 

  

	 	[(b)	The Borrower hereby requests that the Delayed Draw Term Loan be made: 

  

	 	(i)	in an aggregate principal amount of [$            ]; 

  

	 	(ii)	which shall be comprised of [$            ] of ABR Loans,
[$            ] of LIBOR Rate Loans with an initial Interest Period of [one] [two] [three] [six] month[s]; and 

  

	 	(iii)	which shall be deposited in or credited to [Insert payment instructions]. 

  

	 	[(c)	The Borrower hereby requests that the Incremental Term Loan be made: 

  

	 	(i)	in an aggregate principal amount of [$            ]; 

  

	 	(ii)	which shall be comprised of [$            ] of ABR Loans,
[$            ] of LIBOR Rate Loans with an initial Interest Period of [one] [two] [three] [six] month[s]; and 

  

	 	(iii)	which shall be deposited in or credited to [Insert payment instructions]. 

  

	 	[(d)	The Borrower hereby requests that Revolving Loans be made: 

  

	 	(i)	in an aggregate principal amount of [$            ]; 

  

	 	(ii)	which shall be comprised of [$            ] of ABR Loans,
[$            ] of LIBOR Rate Loans with an initial Interest Period of [one] [two] [three] [six] month[s]; and 

  

	 	(iii)	which shall be deposited in or credited to [Insert payment instructions]. 

  

	 	[(e)	The Borrower hereby requests that the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan be made: 

  

	 	(i)	in an aggregate principal amount of [$            ]; 

  

	 	(ii)	which shall be comprised of [$            ] of ABR Loans,
[$            ] of LIBOR Rate Loans with an initial Interest Period of [one] [two] [three] [six] month[s]; and 

  

	 	(iii)	which shall be deposited in or credited to [Insert payment instructions]. 

  

 Annex C - 2 

	 	[(f)	The Borrower hereby requests that a Letter of Credit be issued: 

  

	 	(i)	in an aggregate principal amount of [$            ]; 

  

	 	(ii)	in favor of [            ] 

  

 Annex C - 3 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this [Loan] [Letter of Credit]
Request by its respective authorized representative as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	SWITCH & DATA HOLDINGS, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

  

 Annex C - 4 

 ANNEX D 
 EXHIBIT H 
 [FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINUATION/CONVERSION] 
 [Letterhead of Borrower] 
 Certificate
Date:                              , 20        

 Royal Bank of Canada, 
 as the Administrative Agent

 12th Floor South Tower 
 Royal Bank Plaza 
 200 Bay Street 
 Toronto Ontario M5J 2W7 
 Attention: Manager Agency Services 
  

			
	Re:	  	Switch & Data Holdings, Inc.
		  	Notice of Continuation/Conversion

 Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 This Notice of Continuation/Conversion is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.3.D of the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2008 (as amended, supplemented, amended and
restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Switch & Data Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time parties
thereto as lenders (each individually referred to herein as a “Lender” and, collectively, as the “Lenders”), Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the Secured Parties
(in such capacities, the “Administrative Agent”) and General Electric Capital Corporation, as the syndication agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms
used herein have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. 
 The Borrower hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to
Section 2.3.D of the Credit Agreement, that the Borrower hereby requests a [conversion][continuation] of Loans under the Credit Agreement and, in connection therewith, sets forth below the information relating to such
[conversion] [continuation] (the “Proposed Conversion/Continuation”) as required by Section 2.3.D of the Credit Agreement. 
  

	 	[(a)	The Borrower hereby requests that the Term Loan A loans be [converted] [continued] as follows: 

  

 Annex D - 1 

	 	(i)	The effective date of the Proposed Conversion/Continuation is
                    , (which is a Business Day). 

  

	 	[(ii)	$             of the currently outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan A loans currently being maintained as
LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of              month(s), the last day of which is the date of the Proposed Conversion/Continuation referred to in clause
(i) above, should be: 

  

	 	(A)	Continued as $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s); 

  

	 	(B)	Continued as $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s); and 

  

	 	(C)	Converted into $             of ABR Loans.] 

  

	 	[(iii)	$             of the currently outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan A loans currently being maintained as
ABR Loans should be: 

  

	 	(A)	Continued as $             of ABR Loans; 

  

	 	(B)	Converted into $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s); and 

  

	 	(C)	Converted into $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s).] 

  

	[(b)	The Borrower hereby requests that the Delayed Draw Term Loan be [converted] [continued] as follows: 

  

	 	(i)	The effective date of the Proposed Conversion/Continuation is             , (which is a Business Day).

  

	 	[(ii)	$             of the currently outstanding principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan currently being
maintained as LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of              month(s), the last day of which is the date of the Proposed Conversion/Continuation referred to in clause
(i) above, should be: 

  

	 	(A)	Continued as $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s); 

  

	 	(B)	Continued as $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s); and 

  

	 	(C)	Converted into $             of ABR Loans.] 

  

 Annex D - 2 

	 	[(iii)	$             of the currently outstanding principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan currently being
maintained as ABR Loans should be: 

  

	 	(A)	Continued as $             of ABR Loans; 

  

	 	(B)	Converted into $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s); and 

  

	 	(C)	Converted into $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s).] 

 [(c) The Borrower hereby requests that the
Incremental Term Loan be [converted] [continued] as follows: 
  

	 	(i)	The effective date of the Proposed Conversion/Continuation is             , (which is a Business Day).

  

	 	[(ii)	$             of the currently outstanding principal amount of the Incremental Term Loan currently being
maintained as LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of              month(s), the last day of which is the date of the Proposed Conversion/Continuation referred to in clause
(i) above, should be: 

  

	 	(A)	Continued as $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s); 

  

	 	(B)	Continued as $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s); and 

  

	 	(C)	Converted into $             of ABR Loans.] 

  

	 	[(iii)	$             of the currently outstanding principal amount of the Incremental Term Loan currently being
maintained as ABR Loans should be: 

  

	 	(A)	Continued as $             of ABR Loans; 

  

	 	(B)	Converted into $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s); and 

  

	 	(C)	Converted into $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s).] 

 [(d) The Borrower hereby requests that the
Revolving Loans be [converted] [continued] as follows: 
  

	 	(i)	The effective date of the Proposed Conversion/Continuation is             , (which is a Business Day).

  

 Annex D - 3 

	 	[(ii)	$             of the currently outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans currently being maintained as
LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of              month(s), the last day of which is the date of the Proposed Conversion/Continuation referred to in clause
(i) above, should be: 

  

	 	(A)	Continued as $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s); 

  

	 	(B)	Continued as $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s); and 

  

	 	(C)	Converted into $             of ABR Loans.] 

  

	 	[(iii)	$             of the currently outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans currently being maintained as
ABR Loans should be: 

  

	 	(A)	Continued as $             of ABR Loans; 

  

	 	(B)	Converted into $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s); and 

  

	 	(C)	Converted into $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s).] 

 [(e) The Borrower hereby requests that the
Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan be [converted] [continued] as follows: 
  

	 	(i)	The effective date of the Proposed Conversion/Continuation is             , (which is a Business Day).

  

	 	[(ii)	$             of the currently outstanding principal amount of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan currently
being maintained as LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of              month(s), the last day of which is the date of the Proposed Conversion/Continuation referred to in
clause (i) above, should be: 

  

	 	(A)	Continued as $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s); 

  

	 	(B)	Continued as $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s); and 

  

	 	(C)	Converted into $             of ABR Loans.] 

  

 Annex D - 4 

	 	[(iii)	$             of the currently outstanding principal amount of the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan currently
being maintained as ABR Loans should be: 

  

	 	(A)	Continued as $             of ABR Loans; 

  

	 	(B)	Converted into $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s); and 

  

	 	(C)	Converted into $             of LIBOR Rate Loans with an Interest Period of
             month(s).] 

  

	[(f)	[Include the following if the proposed conversion or continuation is a conversion to, or a continuation of, a LIBOR Rate Loan:] [The Borrower hereby
certifies that, as of the date hereof, no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing.] 

 [THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 
  

 Annex D - 5 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Notice of Continuation/Conversion by
its respective authorized representative as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	SWITCH & DATA HOLDINGS, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

  

 Annex D - 6 

 ANNEX E 
 EXHIBIT M-5 
 [FORM OF ADDITIONAL DELAYED DRAW TERM LOAN NOTE] 
  

			
	 $[            ]
	 	[Date]

 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, SWITCH & DATA HOLDINGS, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”) hereby promises to pay to the order of [                    ] (the
“Lender”) the principal sum of [                    ] DOLLARS
($[            ]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Additional Delayed Draw Term Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Fourth
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2008 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the financial institutions
from time to time parties thereto as lenders (each individually referred to herein as a “Lender” and, collectively, as the “Lenders”), Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral
agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacities, the “Administrative Agent”) and General Electric Capital Corporation, as the syndication agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”), on such
dates and in such amounts as are set forth in Section 2.5 to the Credit Agreement. Unless otherwise defined, terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. 
 The Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding from and including the date hereof until
maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after maturity, until paid, at the rates per annum and on the dates specified in the Credit Agreement. 
 Payments of both principal and interest are to be made without setoff or counterclaim in lawful money of the United States of America in same day or immediately available funds to the account designated by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement. 
 This Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Note is one of the Additional Delayed Draw
Term Loan Notes referred to in, and evidences the Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan loans made by the Lender to the Borrower under, the Credit Agreement, to which reference is made for a description of the security for this Additional Delayed Draw
Term Loan Note and for a statement of the terms and conditions on which the Borrower is permitted and required to make prepayments and repayments of principal of the Indebtedness evidenced by this Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Note and on which
such Indebtedness may be declared to be or shall automatically become immediately due and payable. 
 Without affecting (a) the
obligation of the Lender to maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to the Lender in accordance with the Credit Agreement, (b) the Administrative Agent’s obligation
to maintain the Register or (c) the provisions of Section 2.1.D(ii) of the Credit Agreement, the Lender may make (or cause to be made) appropriate notations on the grid attached to this Note (or on any continuation of such grid).

  

 Annex E - 1 

 All parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers, or otherwise, severally waive presentment for payment,
demand, protest and notice of dishonor. No assignment of this Additional Delayed Draw Term Loan Note and the obligation evidenced hereby (whether in whole or in part) shall be effective unless it shall have been recorded in the Register by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. 
 THIS ADDITIONAL DELAYED DRAW TERM LOAN NOTE HAS BEEN
DELIVERED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER, GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF, OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND
5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
  

			
	SWITCH & DATA HOLDINGS, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	George Pollock, Jr.
	Title:	 	Treasurer

  

 Annex E - 2 

 ADDITIONAL DELAYED DRAW TERM LOAN LOANS AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS 
  

																			
	 Amount of Additional Delayed Draw Term
Loan
Made
	  	Amount of Principal Repaid	  	Unpaid Principal Balance	  	Total	  	Notation
Made By
	 Date
	  	Alternate
Base Rate	  	Adjusted
LIBOR Rate	  	Interest
Period (If
Applicable)	  	Alternate
Base Rate	  	Adjusted
LIBOR Rate	  	Alternate
Base Rate	  	Adjusted
LIBOR Rate	  	  
		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  		  	

  

 Annex E - 3Separation Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 RESIGNATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT 
 This Resignation and Release Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is made between James D. Cochran (“Executive”) and DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (the “Company”; together with Executive, the “Parties,” and each of which, a “Party”). 
 WHEREAS, the Parties entered into an employment agreement dated July 21, 2006, which has subsequently been amended as of December 18,
2007 and December 19, 2008 (together, the “Employment Agreement”) which, among other things, specifies a three-year term for the Employment Agreement (the “Term”); 
 WHEREAS, the Parties have mutually agreed that they do not wish to extend the Executive’s period of employment beyond the Term and the
Executive has expressed his desire to resign as of September 15, 2009; 
 WHEREAS, notwithstanding any terms to the contrary
contained in the Employment Agreement, the Company is nevertheless prepared to provide to the Executive the separation pay and benefits described in Section 5.2(b) of the Employment Agreement as if the Executive’s resignation were a
resignation with Good Reason under the terms of the Employment Agreement (the “Termination Benefits”), subject to the Executive’s execution and non-revocation of this Agreement; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Executive and the Company hereby
agree as follows: 
 1. Resignation of Employment. The Executive is resigning from his employment with the Company as its President and Chief
Investment Officer as of the close of business on September 15, 2009 (the “Resignation Date”). The Executive confirms that he is resigning from any and all other positions that he holds with the Company as an officer, director or
otherwise effective on the Resignation Date. The Executive further confirms that he is resigning from any and all positions that he may hold with any affiliate of the Company effective on the Resignation Date. 
 2. Non-Contingent Payments. No later than 30 days following the Resignation Date, the Company will pay the following to the Executive, regardless of
whether he agrees to the terms of this Agreement: (a) all of the Executive’s Annual Salary (as that term is defined in the Employment Agreement) accrued through the Resignation Date; (b) all vested benefits accrued through the
Resignation Date, if any, under the terms of any employee benefit plans applicable to Executive; (c) reimbursement for any and all reasonable business expenses incurred by the Executive prior to the Resignation Date pursuant to the terms of the
Company’s expense reimbursement policy; and (d) Executive’s accrued but unused vacation time. 
 3. Termination Benefits.
Provided that the Executive executes and does not revoke this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 12, below, the Company shall provide the following pay and benefits to the Executive: 
 (a) Termination Pay. On the date in accordance with Section 4, below, the Company shall pay the Executive the following in a lump sum:

 (i) a cash payment equal to $350,000, less applicable deductions and withholdings as required by law, which constitutes
100% of the Executive’s annual salary as in effect as of the Resignation Date, 

 (ii) a cash payment equal to $350,000, less applicable deductions and withholdings as
required by law, constituting 100% of the Executive’s target bonus for 2009, and 
 (iii) a cash payment equal to
$247,397.25, less applicable deductions and withholdings as required by law, which constitutes the Executive’s target bonus for 2009 multiplied by a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the number of days in the year up to and including
the Resignation Date (258) and (ii) the denominator of which is 365. 
 (b) Health Coverage Continuation. Provided that the
Executive elects to continue his health coverage to the extent authorized by and consistent with 29 U.S.C. § 1161 et seq. (commonly known as “COBRA”), the Company will provide the Executive with such continuing coverage under
the Company’s group health plans as the Executive would have received under his Employment Agreement (and at such costs to the Executive) as would have applied in the absence of such termination (but not taking into account any post-termination
increases in Annual Salary that may otherwise have occurred without regard to such termination and that may have favorably affected such benefits) for a period of up to 18 months from the Resignation Date (the “COBRA Coverage Period”).
Upon the expiration of the COBRA Coverage Period, the Company shall make a payment to the Executive such that the net amount paid to the Executive (after being grossed up to offset applicable withholdings as required by law) is equal to six
(6) times the Company’s share of the monthly group health plan premium then in effect; and 
 (c) Lapse of Stock Vesting
Conditions and Restrictions. On the later of the Resignation Date or the Effective Date, any vesting conditions on any grant under the Company’s 2006 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) or any other grant of
restricted stock, stock options or other equity awards made to the Executive during the Term shall lapse and the Executive shall be fully vested in any such grants or awards, except with respect to the Executive’s award under the Company’s
2006 Outperformance Program, which award shall be forfeited in its entirety as of the Resignation Date. 
 4. Section 409A. The Company
has determined that the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). Because the Termination Pay referenced in Section 3(a) above will be
considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, such payments shall not be payable until the date that is the earlier of (a) six months and one day after the Resignation Date, or (b) the Executive’s death.
Any payments delayed pursuant to this Section 4 shall bear interest during the period of such delay at a rate of interest equal to the short-term applicable federal rate for annually compounding obligations for purposes of Section 1274(d)
of the Code, as amended, or any successor provision, for the month in which such payment otherwise would have been paid. 
  

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 5. Tax Treatment. The Company shall undertake to make deductions, withholdings and tax
reports with respect to payments and benefits under this Agreement to the extent that it reasonably and in good faith determines that it is required to make such deductions, withholdings and tax reports. Payments under this Agreement shall be in
amounts net of any such deductions or withholdings. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require the Company to make any payments to compensate Executive for any adverse tax effect associated with any payments or benefits or for any
deduction or withholding from any payment or benefit. 
 6. Mutual Release. 
 (a) By the Executive 
 Executive irrevocably and
unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Company, all of its affiliated and related entities, its and their respective predecessors, successors and assigns, its and their respective employee benefit plans and the fiduciaries of such
plans, and the current and former officers, directors, stockholders, employees, attorneys, accountants, and agents of each of the foregoing in their official and personal capacities (collectively referred to as the “Company Releasees”)
generally from all claims, demands, debts, damages and liabilities of every name and nature, known or unknown (“Claims”) that, as of the date when Executive signs this Agreement, he has, ever had, now claims to have or ever claimed to have
had against any or all of the Company Releasees. This release includes, without implication of limitation, the complete release of all Claims of or for: breach of express or implied contract (including, but not limited to the Employment Agreement);
wrongful termination of employment, whether in contract or tort; intentional, reckless, or negligent infliction of emotional distress; breach of any express or implied covenant of employment, including the covenant of good faith and fair dealing;
interference with contractual or advantageous relations, whether prospective or existing; deceit or misrepresentation; discrimination or retaliation under state, federal, or municipal law, including, without implication of limitation, Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., and Colorado Revised
Statutes 23-34-402 (Discriminatory or Unfair Employment Practices); defamation or damage to reputation; reinstatement; punitive or emotional distress damages; wages, severance pay, vacation pay, back or front pay or other forms of compensation; and
attorney’s fees and costs. Executive understands that this general release of Claims extends to any and all claims related to Executive’s employment by the Company and the termination of his employment; provided that nothing in this
Section 6 shall be understood to constitute a release by the Executive of his rights (a) to indemnification or directors and officers liability insurance coverage, if any, as set forth in Section 3.7 of the Employment Agreement; or
(b) under this Agreement. 
 Executive understands that this general release does not extend to any rights or claims that may arise out of acts or
events that occur after the date on which Executive signs this Agreement. Executive represents that he has not assigned to any third party and has not filed with any agency or court any Claim released by this Agreement. 
  

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 (b) By the Company 
 The Company irrevocably and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Executive and his successors, heirs, assigns, executors, administrators and/or estate (collectively referred to as the “Executive
Releasees”) generally from all Claims that, as of the date when the Company signs this Agreement, the Company has, ever had, now claims to have or ever claimed to have had against any or all of the Executive Releasees that directly or
indirectly arise out of, relate to or concern acts or omissions reasonably taken or not taken in good faith by the Executive in the course of his employment with the Company 
 7. Restrictive Covenants. Executive hereby reaffirms his continuing obligations pursuant to Section 6 of the Employment Agreement which are incorporated herein by reference (collectively, the
“Restrictive Covenants”) and which remain in full force and effect regardless of whether the Executive enters into this Agreement. 
 8.
Return of Property. Executive agrees that, no later than the Resignation Date, he will return or delete to the extent it cannot be returned all Company property that is in his possession, custody or control, including,
without limitation, computer equipment, software, cellular telephones, keys and access cards, credit cards, files and any other documents (including computerized data and any copies made of any computerized data or software) containing information
concerning the Company, its business or customer and client relationships (in the latter two cases, actual or prospective), no later than the date when this Agreement becomes effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that
the Executive may keep the Blackberry that was provided to him by the Company during his employment, except that the Company will cease paying for any fees or service associated with the Blackberry as of the Resignation Date. 
 9. Non-Disparagement. Executive will refrain from making any disparaging statements, taking any actions, or conducting himself in any way that adversely
affects the reputation or goodwill of the Company and/or its affiliated entities and the current and former officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents of any of them. The Company agrees that it will instruct those of its directors and
officers who are aware of the existence and terms of this Agreement not to make any disparaging statements, take any actions or conduct themselves in any way that adversely affects your reputation or goodwill. The non-disparagement obligations shall
not in any way affect the obligation of the Executive or of the Company officers or directors to testify truthfully in any legal proceeding. 
 10.
Future Cooperation. Executive agrees to cooperate reasonably with the Company and all of its affiliates (including its and their outside counsel) in connection with the contemplation, prosecution and defense of all phases of existing,
past and future litigation about which the Company believes Executive may have knowledge or information. Executive further agrees to make himself available at mutually convenient times during and outside of regular business hours as reasonably
deemed necessary by the Company’s counsel. The Company shall not utilize this Section 10 to require Executive to make himself available to an extent that would unreasonably interfere with full-time employment responsibilities that he may
have. Executive agrees to appear without the necessity of a subpoena to testify truthfully in any legal proceedings in which the Company calls him as a witness. The Company shall also reimburse Executive for any pre-approved reasonable business
travel expenses that he incurs on the Company’s behalf as a result of his litigation cooperation services, after receipt of appropriate documentation consistent with the Company’s business expense reimbursement policy. Executive further
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that he shall not voluntarily provide information to or otherwise cooperate with any individual or entity that is contemplating or pursuing litigation
against any of the Company Releasees or that is undertaking any investigation or review of any of the Company Releasees’ activities or practices; provided, however, that Executive may participate in or otherwise assist in any
investigation or inquiry conducted by the EEOC or the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this provision shall not apply to the extent that Executive’s breach of this Agreement consists of
initiating a legal action in which he contends that the release set forth in Section 10 is invalid, in whole or in part, due to the provisions of 29 U.S.C. §626(f). 
 11. Termination of Termination Benefits. Executive acknowledges that his right to the Termination Benefits is conditional on his compliance with the terms of this Agreement and the Restrictive
Covenants. In the event that Executive fails to comply with any of the terms of this Agreement or the Restrictive Covenants, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies it may have for such breach, the Company shall have the right to
terminate or recoup the Termination Benefits set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement. The termination or recoupment of those payments in the event of such breach by the Executive shall not affect the ongoing applicability of the terms of this
Agreement or the Restrictive Covenants. 
 12. Time for Consideration; Effective Date. Executive acknowledges that he has been advised
to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement. Executive has the opportunity to consider this Agreement for twenty-one (21) days before signing it. To accept this Agreement, he must return a signed original of this Agreement so that
it is received by Stephen K. Schutte, Senior Vice President & General Counsel at or before the expiration of this twenty-one (21) day period. If Executive signs this Agreement within less than twenty-one (21) days of the date of
its delivery to him, Executive acknowledges by signing this Agreement that such decision was entirely voluntary and that he had the opportunity to consider this Agreement for the entire twenty-one (21) day period. Executive acknowledges and
agrees that any changes or modifications to this Agreement shall not restart or in any way affect the original twenty-one (21) day consideration period. For a period of seven (7) days from the day of his execution of this Agreement,
Executive shall retain the right to revoke this Agreement by written notice that must be received by Mr. Schutte before the end of such revocation period. This Agreement shall become effective on the business day immediately following the
expiration of the revocation period (the “Effective Date”), provided that Executive does not revoke this Agreement during the revocation period. Executive acknowledges that he has not been induced to sign this Agreement by any
representations of the Company other than those set forth in this Agreement. 
 13. Enforceability. Executive acknowledges that, if any
portion or provision of this Agreement or the Restrictive Covenants (including, without limitation, any portion or provision of any section of those agreements) shall to any extent be declared illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction, then the remainder, other than those as to which it is so declared illegal or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each portion and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted
by law. 
 14. Entire Agreement. This Agreement along with the Restrictive Covenants constitute the entire agreement between Executive
and the Company concerning Executive’s relationship with the Company, and supersedes and replaces any and all prior agreements and understandings between the Parties concerning the Executive’s relationship with the Company including, but
not limited to the Employment Agreement. 
  

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 15. Enforcement. 
 (a) The Company and the Executive intend to and hereby confer jurisdiction to enforce the Restrictive Covenants incorporated in Section 7 upon the courts of any jurisdiction within the geographical scope of the
Restrictive Covenants. 
 (b) Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement (other
than a controversy or claim arising under Section 7, to the extent necessary for the Company to avail itself of the rights and remedies referred to in Section 6.2 of the Employment Agreement) that is not resolved by the Executive and the
Company (or its Controlled Affiliates, where applicable) shall be submitted to arbitration in Denver, Colorado in accordance with Colorado law and the procedures of the American Arbitration Association before a single arbitrator. The determination
of the arbitrator shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and the Executive and judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction. The Company shall bear one-half of the costs of any arbitration and the
Executive, as the other party to the arbitration, shall bear the other half; each party will bear its own attorney’s fees and costs. 
 16.
Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by the waiving party. The failure of either Party to require the performance of any term or obligation of this Agreement,
or the waiver by either Party of any breach of this Agreement, shall not prevent any subsequent enforcement of such term or obligation or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach. 
 17. Governing Law; Interpretation. This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Colorado, without regard to conflict of law principles. In the event of any
dispute, this Agreement is intended by the parties to be construed as a whole, to be interpreted in accordance with its fair meaning, and not to be construed strictly for or against either Party or the “drafter” of all or any portion of
this Agreement. 
 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and
delivered shall be taken to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same document. 
 IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, have executed this Agreement on the date(s) indicated below. 
  

							
	DCT Industrial Trust Inc.	 		 	
				
	By:	 	 /s/    Philip L. Hawkins
	 		 	 September 8, 2009

		 	Philip L. Hawkins	 		 	Date
		 	Chief Executive Officer	 		 	

  

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 I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT THOROUGHLY, UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS AND HAVE SIGNED IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY. I UNDERSTAND
THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS A LEGAL DOCUMENT. 
  

							
		 	 /s/    James D. Cochran
	 		 	 September 8, 2009

		 	James D. Cochran	 		 	Date

  

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