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SUN-TIMES MEDIA GROUP, INC.

KEY EMPLOYEE SEVERANCE PROGRAM

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

     THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of November 26, 2008 (the “Effective Date”) by and
between David C. Martin, an individual residing in the State of Illinois (“Participant”) and
Sun-Times Media Group, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware
(“STMG”).

RECITALS

     Participant provides services to Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. (the “Company”).
Participant has been selected to participate in the STMG Key Employee Severance Program
(“KESP”) by the Compensation Committee of the STMG Board of Directors, by the full Board,
or by the Chief Executive Officer of STMG. The KESP has been designed to govern the benefits to be
enjoyed by Participant upon the termination of Participant’s employment by the Company under
certain circumstances defined more particularly herein and accelerated vesting of equity awards
upon certain corporate transactions involving STMG and/or the subsidiaries of STMG. A condition of
participation in the KESP is the execution by Participant of a participation agreement in a form
prescribed by STMG.

     THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

     1. Termination.

          (a) Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the ability of the Company to terminate
the employment of Participant, and no contract of employment is intended or created hereby or by
Participant’s participation in the Program. The employment of Participant may be terminated in any
of the following ways: (i) as a result of death or permanent disability of the Participant; (ii) by
the Company for Cause (as defined herein), (iii) by the Participant other than for Good Reason (as
defined herein), (iv) by the Company other than for Cause or as a result of death or permanent
disability (a “Company Termination”), or (v) by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined
herein) (a “Good Reason Termination”). The Severance Benefits provided for in this
Agreement shall be made to Participant only in the event of a Company Termination or a Good Reason
Termination.

          (b) In the event of a Company Termination or a Good Reason Termination, the terminating party
shall be required to provide the other party with not less than fourteen (14) calendar days’
advance written notice of termination. The Company shall have the right, in its sole discretion,
to require the Participant to remain employed by the Company for a period of up to thirty (30) days
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termination by either party, as a condition to Participant’s receipt of the Severance Benefits
provided hereunder.

     2. Payments and Benefits Upon Termination.

          (a) Severance Benefits. In the event of a Company Termination or a Good Reason
Termination, the Participant shall receive the following:

               (i) A lump sum payment (payable within ten (10) days of termination or, if later, the
day after expiration of the revocation period for the release per Section 7) for any
accrued, unused vacation time, reduced by all applicable tax withholding requirements;

               (ii) A lump sum payment (payable within ten (10) days of termination or, if later, the
day after expiration of the revocation period for the release per Section 7) equal to
Participant’s then current target bonus amount.

               (iii) For the one (1)-year period immediately following Participant’s termination,
continuation of Participant’s annual base salary in effect on the date of termination (or,
if the termination is related to a material reduction in base salary per clause (i) of
Section 4(b) below, then the Participant’s annual base salary in effect immediately prior
to such material reduction) in the same manner that the Participant’s payroll is currently
handled, less all appropriate withholding amounts and deductions.

               (iv) For the one (1)-year period immediately following the date of termination,
continuation of all then-current welfare benefit programs in which the Participant
participates on the date of Participant’s termination of employment, subject only to the
Participant’s continued premium contributions at the same level as on the date of
termination. Such one (1)-year period shall run concurrent with any applicable COBRA
period. In the event that Participant is precluded by the terms of such programs or by law
from participation following termination of employment, the Company shall provide an
equivalent benefit in the manner it deems appropriate, or, in place of providing such
benefit, the Company may make twelve (12) monthly cash payments to the Participant with
each such payment equal to 130% of the monthly cost to the Company if the Company were
providing such benefit to the Participant and the Participant’s employment had not
terminated (as determined in the Company’s discretion), less all appropriate withholding
amounts and deductions.

          (b) Exceptions to Receiving Severance Benefits Due to New Employment or Offer of
Employment. In the event of a Good Reason Termination based on a Change in Control under
Section 4(c)(iii) or (v) (roughly, a Business Combination or an asset sale), Participant shall
not be entitled to Severance Benefits if:

               (i) In connection with such Change in Control, Participant is offered a position
substantially similar to Participant’s then-current position, with such offer extended by
the entity (or any of its affiliates) involved in the Change

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in Control that is not STMG or a subsidiary of STMG (the “CIC Purchaser”),
regardless of whether or not Participant accepts the offer of employment with the CIC
Purchaser; or

               (ii) Participant is employed by the CIC Purchaser in any position within one year
following such Change in Control. If Participant has already commenced receiving Severance
Benefits at the time Participant commences employment with the CIC Purchaser, all Severance
Benefits, except as otherwise required by applicable law, shall cease to be provided to
Participant at such time and STMG may require Participant to return some or all of the
Severance Benefits provided to Participant pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii).

     3. Single Trigger Accelerated Vesting. As of the date of a Vesting CIC (regardless of
whether or not Participant experiences a termination of employment), all unexpired equity-based
awards (i.e. stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance unit
awards, etc.) then-held by Participant shall be fully vested to Participant; provided, however,
that any equity-based award held by Participant which is deferred compensation under Section 409A
of the Internal Revenue Code and the final Treasury Regulations thereunder (collectively,
“Section 409A”), shall not be subject to accelerated vesting pursuant to this Section 3
unless the original terms of the equity-based award provide for such accelerated vesting. Any
accelerated vesting per this Section 3 is subject to the provision and non-revocation of a release
per Section 7.

     4. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings ascribed below:

          (a) “Cause” shall mean (i) Participant engaging in intentional and willful misconduct,
including a breach of the Participant’s duty of loyalty to the Company, to the detriment of the
Company, or (ii) Participant being convicted of, or entering a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime
involving fraud, dishonesty or violence.

          (b) “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of a Change in Control followed by
Participant experiencing: (i) a material reduction in Participant’s base salary, title, authority
or responsibilities, (ii) Participant being required to relocate more than fifty (50) road miles
from the office where Participant currently works, or (iii) the failure of the Company to obtain an
explicit undertaking from any successor to honor the terms of this Severance Program. For a Good
Reason Termination to be valid, the affected Participant must give notice to the Company of the
reasons giving rise to the Good Reason and provide the Company ten (10) days to cure said Good
Reason. In addition, the Company must be notified of a Good Reason Termination within six (6)
months of the effective date of the action falling within the definitions set forth in clauses (i),
(ii) or (iii) of this Section 4(b) that give rise to the cause of the Good Reason.

          (c) A “Change in Control” will be deemed to occur upon:

               (i) the members of the Board of Directors as of the Effective Dates (collectively,
“Incumbent Directors”) and any new directors whose election

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by the Board of Directors or nomination by the Board of Directors for election by the
Employer’s stockholders was approved by a vote of a least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors
then still in office who either are Incumbent Directors or whose election or nomination for
election was previously so approved (such new directors being referred to as “Successor
Incumbent Directors”) ceasing for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board
of Directors;

               (ii) the acquisition after the date of this Agreement by any “person” (as defined in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”) (excluding for this purpose, (i) STMG or any subsidiary of STMG or
(ii) any employee benefit plan of STMG or of any subsidiary of STMG or any person or entity
organized, appointed or established by STMG or a subsidiary of STMG for or pursuant to the
terms of any such plan which acquires after the date of this Agreement beneficial ownership
of voting securities of STMG) of ownership of securities of STMG whereby such person
becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly
or indirectly of securities of STMG representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the
combined voting power of STMG’s then outstanding securities; provided, however, that no
Change in Control will be deemed to have occurred as a result of a change in ownership
percentage resulting solely from an acquisition of securities by STMG;

               (iii) the entry after the date of this Agreement into a plan or agreement for a
reorganization, merger or consolidation, or sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of STMG (a “Business Combination”), in each case,
unless, following such Business Combination, all or substantially all of the individuals
and entities who were the beneficial owners of outstanding voting securities of STMG
immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly,
more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the entity resulting
from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which, as a result
of such transaction, owns STMG, or all or substantially all of STMG’s assets, either
directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as
their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the outstanding voting
securities of STMG;

               (iv) the acquisition after the date of this Agreement by any “person” (as defined in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) (excluding for this purpose, (i) STMG or any
subsidiary of STMG, or (ii) any employee benefit plan of STMG or any subsidiary of STMG or
any person or entity organized, appointed or established by STMG or a subsidiary of STMG
for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan which acquires after the date of this
Agreement beneficial ownership of voting securities of the Company) of ownership of
securities of the Company whereby such person becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly of securities of the Company
representing more than fifty percent

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(50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;
provided, however, that no Change in Control will be deemed to have occurred as a result of
a change in ownership percentage resulting solely from an acquisition of securities by STMG
or any subsidiary of STMG; or

               (v) the entry, after the date of this Agreement into a plan or agreement for a
reorganization, merger or consolidation, or sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Company Business Combination”),
in each case, unless, following such Company Business Combination, all or substantially all
of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of outstanding voting
securities of the Company immediately prior to such Company Business Combination
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors of the entity resulting from such Company Business Combination
(including, without limitation, an entity which, as a result of such transaction, owns the
Company, or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, either directly or through
one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership,
immediately prior to such Company Business Combination, of the outstanding voting
securities of the Company.

          (d) “Other Company” means any subsidiary or affiliate of STMG other than the Company
(as defined in the Recitals above).

          (e) “Severance Benefits” shall mean the payments and benefits set forth in Section
2(a).

          (f) “Vesting CIC” shall mean:

               (i) any Change in Control (as defined above), regardless of whether or not Participant
experiences a termination of employment; or

               (ii) the occurrence of both (1) and (2) below:

                    (1) In connection with an event per Subsection (2) immediately below (a
“Subsection (2) Event”), Participant’s employment with the Company
terminates and Participant becomes employed by the Other Company involved in the
Subsection (2) Event, with such employment effective no later than 30 days after
the Subsection (2) Event; and

                    (2) either:

                         a. the acquisition after the date of this Agreement by any “person”
(as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) (excluding
for this purpose, (i) STMG or any subsidiary of STMG, or (ii) any employee
benefit plan of STMG or any subsidiary of STMG or any person or entity

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organized, appointed or established by STMG or any subsidiary of STMG
for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan which acquires after the
date of this Agreement beneficial ownership of voting securities of the
applicable Other Company) of ownership of securities of an Other Company
whereby such person becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly of securities of
such Other Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the
combined voting power of such Other Company’s then outstanding securities;
provided, however, that no Vesting CIC will be deemed to have occurred as
a result of a change in ownership percentage resulting solely from an
acquisition of securities by STMG or any subsidiary of STMG; or

      b. the entry after the date of this Agreement into a plan or
agreement for a reorganization, merger or consolidation, or sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of an Other Company
(an “Other Company Business Combination”), in each case, unless,
following such Other Company Business Combination, all or substantially
all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of
outstanding voting securities of such Other Company immediately prior to
such Other Company Business Combination beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of
the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors of the entity resulting from such Other Company
Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which, as a
result of such transaction, owns such Other Company, or all or
substantially all of such Other Company’s assets, either directly or
through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as
their ownership, immediately prior to such Other Company Business
Combination, of the outstanding voting securities of the Other Company.

     5. Information and Confidentiality. Participant agrees to hold in the strictest
confidence and not to disclose any of the terms hereof to any third person, and to refrain from
making any statements or representations to any employee of the Company or any affiliate or
subsidiary of STMG or to any of their respective customers, suppliers, or competitors, or to the
public at large which might disparage or have a detrimental effect on STMG, the Company, or the
Company’s business, operations, public image, reputation or its relations with advertisers,
customers, suppliers, employees, lenders, competitors, or other business associates; or which
differ from the fact that Participant has separated from the Company. STMG and the Company shall
refrain from making any statements or representations to any third party that may disparage
Participant’s personal or professional reputation or have a detrimental effect on Participant’s
future employment.

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     6. Return of Company Property. Upon Participant’s termination, Participant will
certify to the Company that all of the Company property in Participant’s possession has been
returned to the Company, including, but not limited to, all access cards, facility keys, credit
cards, automobiles, cell phones, personal digital assistants (e.g., Blackberry, Palm Pilots),
and/or computers. Any files, correspondence or computer discs Participant may have relative to
Company business or containing Company information must also be returned on the date of
termination.

     7. Release.

         (a) For and in consideration of the Severance Benefits provided hereunder, upon termination,
Participant will execute and deliver to the Company a full and complete release of liability of the
Company, STMG, and any and all of STMG’s subsidiaries and affiliates in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A. Receipt of Severance Benefits is contingent upon
Participant’s proper execution, delivery and non-revocation of such release.

         (b) For and in consideration of any accelerated vesting provided hereunder, as soon as
practicable after a Vesting CIC, Participant will execute and deliver to the Company a full and
complete release of liability of the Company, STMG, and any and all of STMG’s subsidiaries and
affiliates in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. Receipt of any
accelerated vesting is contingent upon Participant’s proper execution, delivery and non-revocation
of such release.

     8. Acknowledgment; No Admission; Confidentiality.

         (a) Upon termination, Participant will represent and warrant to the Company that: (i) he or
she has no pending claims against the Company, STMG or any of STMG’s subsidiaries or affiliates
with any municipal, state, federal or other governmental or non-governmental entity; and (ii) that
Participant will not file any claims with respect to any events occurring on or before the date of
termination. Participant will also acknowledge and agree that by entering into this Agreement he
or she may never make claim or demand upon or sue the Company, STMG or any of STMG’s subsidiaries
or affiliates for any reason whatsoever relating to anything that has happened through the date
hereof.

         (b) Both the Company and Participant acknowledge and agree that this Agreement does not
constitute, is not intended to be, and shall not be construed, interpreted or treated in any
respect as, an admission of liability or wrongdoing by either party for any purpose whatsoever.
Further, each of the Company and Participant acknowledges and agrees that there has been no
determination that either party has violated any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance,
guideline, regulation, order or common-law principle.

         (c) Each of the Company and Participant agrees that the terms of this Agreement shall be
strictly confidential. Participant further agrees that he or she will not disclose the terms of or
the amount paid under this Agreement to any other person or

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entity, other than his or her immediate family, attorney, accountant and tax preparer, unless
required by law to do so or expressly authorized to do so in writing by the Company.

     9. Arbitration of Disputes; Payment of Expenses.

         (a) Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach
thereof, shall be settled by arbitration proceedings conducted in accordance with the commercial
rules of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) as then in effect. The
arbitrator shall be selected by joint agreement of the Company and Participant, but if such
agreement is not reached within seven (7) days of the date of the request for arbitration, the
selection shall be made by the AAA in accordance with its commercial rules. Judgment upon any
award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The costs and
expenses of the arbitrator and all costs and expenses of experts, attorneys, witnesses and other
parties reasonably incurred by the prevailing party shall be borne by the party that does not
prevail in such arbitration or in any court proceeding relating to enforcement of this Agreement.

         (b) The existence and execution of this Agreement shall not be considered, and shall not be
admissible in any proceeding, as an admission by the Company of any liability, error, violation or
omission. Participant acknowledges that nothing contained in this Agreement or any other agreement
or instrument delivered by the Company to Participant shall constitute an admission that the
Company is in any way liable to Participant or has in any way violated any law. Participant
further acknowledges that no precedent, practice, policy or usage shall be established by this
Agreement or the Company’s offer of benefits herein.

         (c) Each party will bear its own expenses incurred in the preparation, review and approval of
this Agreement, including, without limitation, legal, accounting, tax advisory or other similar
fees and expenses.

     10. Non-solicitation. For a period of one (1) year following Participant’s
termination of employment with the Company, Participant will not, directly or indirectly, on behalf
of Participant or any third party, solicit, induce or attempt to solicit or induce any employee of
any subsidiary or affiliate of STMG (including the Company) to leave the employ of his or her
employer. Participant acknowledges that this non-solicitation agreement constitutes a material
inducement to STMG to enter into this Agreement, and any violation of this provision by Participant
will constitute a material breach of this Agreement.

     11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by Illinois law without giving
effect to choice of law principles that would direct the application of the law of another
jurisdiction.

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     12. Consideration and Revocation. Participant shall be afforded an opportunity to
consider and revoke his or her agreement to the terms set forth herein as required by applicable
statutes, rules and regulation in effect at the time of termination.

     13. Cooperation. In consideration of the Severance Benefits and accelerated vesting
provided herein, Participant agrees that he or she will provide full cooperation with the Company
(i) in the resolution and investigation of all open issues relating to the Company about which the
Participant may have information, including but not limited to pending and future legal matters,
internal investigations and the like, and (ii) in the execution of such further documentation as is
deemed reasonably necessary in the opinion of the Company to effect Participant’s separation or in
connection with issues described in clause (i) of this Section 13.

     14. Term. This Agreement shall continue from the Effective Date until the second
(2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date and shall automatically renew for successive one (1) year
intervals thereafter unless STMG or the Company shall have given at least one hundred eighty (180)
days advance written notice to the Participant of the cessation of such automatic renewal.

     15. Beneficiary. In the event of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s
beneficiaries shall be entitled to the payments and benefits that would otherwise have been
provided to the Participant (to the extent not yet then provided) under this Agreement, excluding
the provision of welfare benefits (subject to normal COBRA continuation rights). The Participant
shall be entitled, to the extent permitted under any applicable law, to select and change a
beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive any payments or benefit payable hereunder following the
Participant’s death by giving the Company written notice thereof. In the event there is no such
named beneficiary, or no surviving named beneficiary, such payments and benefits shall be paid to
the Participant’s surviving spouse, or, if there is no surviving spouse, to the Participant’s
estate.

     16. Section 409A.

         (a) This Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A. To the extent
that any provision in this Agreement is ambiguous as to its compliance with Section 409A, the
provision shall be read in such a manner so that all payments hereunder shall comply with Section
409A. The Company and STMG shall make reasonable best efforts to make all payments hereunder in
compliance with Section 409A and to minimize any adverse consequences of any such payments to the
Participant as a result of Section 409A.

         (b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any amount or benefit to be
provided per this Agreement would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” for purposes of
Section 409A payable or distributable by reason of the Participant’s separation from service during
a period in which such Participant is a Specified Employee (as defined below), then, subject to any
permissible acceleration of payment by the Company under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii)
(domestic

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relations order), (j)(4)(iii) (conflicts of interest), or (j)(4)(vi) (payment of employment
taxes), the amount of such non-exempt deferred compensation that would otherwise be payable during
the six-month period immediately following the Participant’s separation from service will be
accumulated and the Participant’s right to receive payment or distribution of such accumulated
amount will be delayed until the earlier of the Participant’s death or the first day of the seventh
month following the Participant’s separation from service, whereupon the accumulated amount will be
paid or distributed to the Participant and the normal payment or distribution schedule for any
remaining payments or distributions will resume. In the case of any such delayed payment, the
Company shall pay interest on the deferred amount at 100% of the short-term applicable federal rate
as in effect for the month in which the termination of employment occurred. For purposes of this
Agreement, the term “Specified Employee” has the meaning given such term in Section 409A,
provided, however, that, the Company’s Specified Employees and its application of the six-month
delay rule shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the Board, which shall be
applied consistently with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of the
Company, including this Agreement.

         (c) If any amount per the Agreement is to be paid due to (i) a termination of employment or
service, (ii) a separation from employment or service, or (iii) an event similar to a termination
or separation from employment or service, such termination or separation must satisfy the
requirements of a “separation from service” per Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(ii) in
order to cause the vesting or payment of any amount or benefit to be provided per this Agreement
that would constitute “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A.

     17. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Company and its successors and assigns; provided, however, that the Company shall not merge or
consolidate with, or sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets to a third
party unless such party assumes the Company’s obligations hereunder by an instrument in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Participant, which assumption shall not release the Company
from its obligations hereunder.

     18. Entire Agreement and Binding Effect. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and preempts
any prior understandings, agreements or representations between the parties, written or oral, which
may have been related to the subject matter hereof in any way. No modification, amendment, or
waiver of any of the terms, covenants or conditions hereof shall be effective unless made in
writing and duly executed by the party to be bound thereby.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement on the date first above
written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	SUN-TIMES MEDIA GROUP, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr
 	 
	 
	 	Name:  	Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr. 	 
	 
	 	Title:  	President and CEO 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	/s/ David C. Martin
 	 
	 	David C. Martin 	 
	 	 	 
	 

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EXHIBIT A

RELEASE

     The undersigned (“you”) hereby agrees (except for any vested or accrued benefits to which you
are entitled under the Company’s employee benefit plans and any rights you may have under COBRA) to
WAIVE any and all rights in connection with, and to fully RELEASE and forever discharge the
Company, STMG, and all STMG subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the “Company Group”)
from, any and all torts, contracts, claims, suits, actions, causes of action, demands, rights,
damages, costs, expenses, attorneys fees, and compensation in any form whatsoever, whether now
known or unknown, which you have (up through and including the date hereof) against the Company
Group on account of or in any way growing out of your employment by any member of the Company Group
or your separation therefrom, including but not limited to, any and all claims for damages or
injury to any entity, person, property or reputation arising therefrom, claims for wages,
employment benefits, tort claims and claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the
Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Participant Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the
Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, the Cook County Human
Rights Ordinance, the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance and any other federal, state or local law,
statute, ordinance, guideline, regulation, order or common-law principle of any state relating to
employment, employment contracts, wrongful discharge or any other matter.

     Release of Age Discrimination Claims. In further consideration of the payments and
benefits provided by the Company and/or STMG in the KESP Participation Agreement, you specifically
release the Company Group from all claims or rights you may have as of the date you sign this
Release arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Sec.
621, et seq. You further agree that:

	          (a)	 	your waiver of rights under this release is knowing and voluntary and in
compliance with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 (OWBPA);

	          (b)	 	you understand the terms of this release;

	          (c)	 	the consideration provided in Section 2 or 3 (as applicable) of the KESP
Participation Agreement represents consideration over and above that to which you
otherwise would be entitled, that the consideration would not have been provided had
you not signed this Release, and that the consideration is in exchange for the signing
of this Release;

	          (d)	 	the Company is hereby advising you in writing to consult with your attorney
prior to executing this Release;

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	          (e)	 	the Company is giving you a period of twenty-one days1 within which
to consider this Release;

	          (f)	 	following your execution of this Release you have seven days in which to revoke
this Release by written notice. To be effective, the revocation must be made in
writing and delivered to and received by Sun-Times Media Group, Inc., 350 North Orleans
Street, 10-South, Chicago, Illinois 60654, Attention: General Counsel, no later than
4:00 p.m. on the seventh day after you execute this Release. An attempted revocation
not actually received by the General Counsel before the revocation deadline will not be
effective; and

	          (g)	 	this Release and the consideration to you under the KESP Participation
Agreement shall be void and of no force and effect if you choose to so revoke, and if
you choose not to so revoke this Release and the consideration to you under the KESP
Participation Agreement shall then become fully effective.

     This Release does not waive rights or claims that may arise under the ADEA after the date you
sign this Agreement.

* * * *

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	
David C. Martin

	 	Date:	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 

 

			
	1	 	In the event of a group termination, this period to be
45 days.

13EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

     THIS AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 9,
2009, is made among INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Borrower”), the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders (each as defined in the
hereinafter defined Existing Credit Agreement) party hereto, WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as administrative agent for the Lenders (“Wachovia”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
syndication agent for the Lenders (“BofA”), under the Existing Credit Agreement referred to
below.

     WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto,
BofA, as syndication agent, and Wachovia, as administrative agent, entered into the Credit
Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2007 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement
dated as of August 24, 2007 and the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 13, 2008,
the “Existing Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders made certain loans and
other extensions of credit to the Borrower.

     WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have requested, and the Administrative Agent and the Required
Lenders have agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, that the
Existing Credit Agreement be amended and restated as provided herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders hereby
agree as follows:

     Section 1. Amendment and Restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement; Loans.

     (a) Effective as of the Restatement Effective Date, concurrently with the consummation of the
transactions described in Section 2 hereof, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated to read in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit A hereto (the “Restated Credit
Agreement”, with capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein or assigned a meaning
herein having the meanings assigned to such terms in the Restated Credit Agreement), and as so
amended and restated, is replaced and superseded by the terms, conditions, agreements, covenants,
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the Restated Credit Agreement.
Except as specifically set forth herein, the amendment and restatement contained herein shall not,
in any manner, be construed to constitute payment of, or impair, limit, cancel or extinguish, or
constitute a novation in respect of, the Obligations (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement)
of the Credit Parties evidenced by or arising under the Existing Credit Agreement, the Guaranty (as
defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and the other Credit Documents (as defined in the
Existing Credit Agreement). From and after the Restatement Effective Date, the terms “Agreement”,
“this Agreement”, “herein”, “hereinafter”, “hereto”, “hereof’ and words of similar import, as used
in the Restated Credit Agreement, shall, unless the context otherwise requires, refer to the
Restated Credit Agreement and all references in the Restated Credit Agreement to “the date hereof’,
“the date of this Agreement” or other words or phrases of similar import shall be deemed references
to the date of this Agreement.

 

 

     (b) As set forth herein, (i) all Term Loans outstanding under (and to have the meaning herein
assigned to such term in) the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement
Effective Date shall continue to be outstanding as Loans under the Restated Credit Agreement, and
the terms of the Restated Credit Agreement will govern the rights and obligations of the Credit
Parties, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent with respect thereto and (ii) all Revolving Loans
outstanding under (and to have the meaning herein assigned to such term in) the Existing Credit
Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date shall be prepaid in full
contemporaneously with the Restatement Effective Date, together with all interest accrued and
accruing thereon, and all fees, costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto (including,
without limitation, any amounts due under Section 2.17 of the Existing Credit Agreement);
provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to discharge or release any Credit Party
from any obligations owed to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Existing Credit
Agreement, which shall remain owing under the Restated Credit Agreement.

     (c) The exhibits and schedules to the Existing Credit Agreement are hereby amended and
restated in their entirety as set forth in Exhibit B hereto.

     Section 2. Term Loans; Revolving Loans; Revolving Commitments.

     (a) The parties hereto agree that, as of the Restatement Effective Date, the aggregate
principal amount of the Term Loans under the Existing Credit Agreement is $175,000,000, and in
connection with the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement as contemplated
hereby, such Term Loans will be continued as Loans under the Restated Credit Agreement, so that,
after giving effect thereto, the Lenders under the Restated Credit Agreement will be the Persons
identified on Schedule 2 hereto and that the Lenders’ outstanding Loans under the Restated
Credit Agreement as of the Restatement Effective Date shall be in the principal amounts set forth
on Schedule 2 hereto.

     (b) The parties hereto agree that, immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date, the
aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans under the Existing Credit Agreement is
$195,000,000, and in connection with the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement
as contemplated hereby, (i) such Revolving Loans will be prepaid in full, together with all
interest accrued and accruing thereon, and all fees, costs, expenses and other charges relating
thereto (including, without limitation, any amounts due under Section 2.17 of the Existing Credit
Agreement) and (ii) the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders (each having
the meanings herein assigned to such terms in the Existing Credit Agreement), shall be terminated
so that the Borrower has no right to borrow Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans or request Letters
of Credit (each having the meanings herein assigned to such terms in the Existing Credit Agreement)
on or after the Restatement Effective Date, in each case effective as of the Restatement Effective
Date.

     Section 3. Acknowledgment and Confirmation of the Credit Parties. Each Credit Party
hereby confirms and agrees that, after giving effect to this Agreement, the Restated Credit
Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party remain in full force and effect and
enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with their respective terms and shall not be
discharged, diminished, limited or otherwise affected in any respect, and represents and warrants
to the Lenders that it has no knowledge of any claims, counterclaims, offsets, or

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defenses to or with respect to its obligations under the Credit Documents, or if such Credit
Party has any such claims, counterclaims, offsets, or defenses to the Credit Documents or any
transaction related to the Credit Documents, the same are hereby waived, relinquished, and released
in consideration of the execution of this Agreement. This acknowledgement and confirmation by the
Credit Parties is made and delivered to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter
into this Agreement, and each Credit Party acknowledges that the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders would not enter into this Agreement in the absence of the acknowledgement and confirmation
contained herein.

     Section 4. Representations and Warranties. Each Credit Party represents and warrants
that:

     (a) As of the Restatement Effective Date, the representations and warranties made by such
Credit Party in the Restated Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents are true and correct
with the same effect as if made on the Restatement Effective Date, except to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such
representations and warranties are true and correct as of such earlier date).

     (b) As of the Restatement Effective Date, both before and immediately following the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, no Default or Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing.

     Section 5. Conditions to Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Agreement and the
obligations of the Lenders under the Restated Credit Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction
of each of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 5.

     (a) The Administrative Agent shall have received the following, each dated as of the
Restatement Effective Date (unless otherwise specified) and in such number of copies as the
Administrative Agent shall have requested:

     (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of each Credit Party and the
Required Lenders under (and as defined in) the Existing Credit Agreement;

     (ii) the Guaranty, duly completed and executed by each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (other
than any Foreign Subsidiary to the extent (and for as long as) doing so would cause adverse
tax or regulatory consequences to the Borrower); and

     (iii) the favorable opinions of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP, special counsel to
the Credit Parties in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.

     (b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, signed by an Authorized
Officer of the Borrower, dated the Restatement Effective Date and in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, certifying that (i) all representations and warranties of
the Credit Parties contained in this Agreement and the other Credit Documents qualified as to
materiality are true and correct and those not so qualified are true and correct in all material
respects, in each case as of the Restatement Effective Date, both immediately before and after
giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby (except to the

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extent any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a
specific date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such
date), (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, both immediately before
and after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) both
immediately before and after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, no Material Adverse Effect has occurred since December 31, 2008, and there exists no event,
condition or state of facts that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, and (iv) all conditions to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been satisfied or waived as required hereunder.

     (c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the secretary or an
assistant secretary of each Credit Party executing any Credit Documents dated the Restatement
Effective Date and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
certifying (i) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the articles or certificate of
incorporation, certificate of formation or other organizational document and all amendments thereto
of such Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or comparable
Governmental Authority) of its jurisdiction of organization, and that the same has not been amended
since the date of such certification, (ii) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the
bylaws, operating agreement or similar governing document of such Credit Party, as then in effect
and as in effect at all times from the date on which the resolutions referred to in clause (iii)
below were adopted to and including the date of such certificate, (iii) that attached thereto is a
true and complete copy of resolutions adopted by the board of directors (or similar governing body)
of such Credit Party, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
other Credit Documents to which it is a party, and (iv) as to the incumbency and genuineness of the
signature of each officer of such Credit Party executing this Agreement or any of such other Credit
Documents, and attaching all such copies of the documents described above.

     (d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate as of a recent date of the good
standing of each Credit Party executing any Credit Documents as of the Restatement Effective Date,
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, from the Secretary of State (or comparable
Governmental Authority) of such jurisdiction.

     (e) All approvals, permits and consents of any Governmental Authorities or other Persons
required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained,
without the imposition of conditions that are materially adverse to the Administrative Agent or any
Lender, and all related filings, if any, shall have been made, and all such approvals, permits,
consents and filings shall be in full force and effect and the Administrative Agent shall have
received such copies thereof as it shall have reasonably requested; all applicable waiting periods
shall have expired without any adverse action being taken or threatened by any Governmental
Authority having jurisdiction; and no action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation
shall have been instituted, threatened or proposed before, and no order, injunction or decree shall
have been entered by, any court or other Governmental Authority, in each case to enjoin, restrain
or prohibit, to obtain substantial damages in respect of, or to impose materially adverse
conditions upon, this Agreement or any of

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the other Credit Documents or that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

     (f) The Revolving Loans shall have been prepaid in full, together with all interest accrued
and accruing thereon, and all fees, costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto (including,
without limitation, any amounts due under Section 2.17 of the Existing Credit Agreement) and the
Revolving Credit Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be terminated so that the
Borrower has no right to borrow Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans or request Letters of Credit.

     (g) Concurrently with the Restatement Effective Date, (i) all principal, interest and other
amounts outstanding under the Borrower’s existing Credit Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2008, with
Wachovia, as administrative agent, BofA, as syndication agent and the lenders party thereto (the
“Terminating Liquidity Credit Facility”), and (ii) all commitments to extend credit under
the agreements and instruments relating to the Terminating Liquidity Facility and all guarantees
relating thereto shall be terminated; and the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of
the foregoing satisfactory to it.

     (h) Concurrently with the Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower and ICE US Trust LLC shall
have entered into the Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, with Wachovia, as
administrative agent, BofA, as syndication agent and the lenders party thereto, providing for a
364-day revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000.

     (i) Concurrently with the Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower shall have entered into the
Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, with Wachovia, as administrative agent, BofA, as
syndication agent and the lenders party thereto, providing for a revolving credit facility in the
aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000 and a term loan credit facility in the amount of
$200,000,000.

     (j) Since December 31, 2008, both immediately before and after giving effect to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, there shall not have occurred (i) a Material
Adverse Effect or (ii) any event, condition or state of facts that could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.

     (k) The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents, certificates, opinions
and instruments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby as it shall have reasonably
requested.

     The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Restatement
Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

     Section 6. Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for
the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement and the Restated Credit
Agreement, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the
Administrative Agent.

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     Section 7. Counterparts; Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended nor may any
provision hereof be waived except pursuant to a writing signed by the Credit Parties, the
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall
constitute a single agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this
Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a
manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

     Section 8. Notices. All notices hereunder shall be given in accordance with the
provisions of Section 10.4 of the Restated Credit Agreement.

     Section 9. Applicable Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.

     (a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the
State of New York (including Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law,
but excluding all other choice of law and conflicts of law rules).

     (b) Each Credit Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to
the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County and
of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court
from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and
determined in such state court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such
federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or
proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment
or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to
this Agreement against any Credit Party or any of its respective properties in the courts of any
jurisdiction.

     Section 10. Headings. The Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference
only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into
consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BORROWER:

INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Scott A. Hill
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Scott A. Hill 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GUARANTORS:

IntercontinentalExchange International, Inc.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Scott A. Hill
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Scott A. Hill 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	ICE Markets, Inc.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Scott A. Hill
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Scott A. Hill 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President 	 
	 
	 	ICE Data, LP

GENERAL PARTNER:

ICE Data Management Group, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Scott A. Hill
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Scott A. Hill 	 
	 	 	 	Manager 	 
	 
	 	ICE Data Management Group, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Scott A. Hill
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Scott A. Hill 	 
	 	 	 	Manager 	 
	 
	 	ICE Data Investment Group, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Scott A. Hill
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Scott A. Hill 	 
	 	 	 	Manager 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Chatham Energy, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/   Scott A. Hill
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Scott A. Hill 	 
	 	 	 	Manager 	 
	 
	 	YellowJacket, Inc.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Scott A. Hill
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Scott A. Hill 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	Creditex Holdco, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/   Scott A. Hill
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Scott A. Hill 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	ICE US Holding Company GP LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/   Scott A. Hill
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Scott A. Hill 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Treasurer 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	ICE Futures U.S., Inc.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Thomas Farley
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Thomas Farley 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President 	 
	 
	 	eCops, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Thomas Farley
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Thomas Farley 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President 	 
	 
	 	ICE Clear US, Inc.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Thomas J. Hammond
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Thomas J. Hammond 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and COO 	 
	 
	 	New York Futures Exchange, Inc.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Thomas J. Hammond
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Thomas J. Hammond 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and COO 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Creditex Group, Inc.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ John Grifonetti
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John Grifonetti 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President 	 
	 
	 	T-Zero Processing

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark Beeston
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Mark Beeston 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President 	 
	 
	 	Creditex LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ John Grifonetti
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John Grifonetti 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and COO 	 
	 
	 	CreditTrade Inc.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ John Grifonetti
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John Grifonetti 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and COO 	 
	 
	 	Creditex Securities Corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ John Grifonetti
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John Grifonetti 	 
	 	 	Title:  	COO 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as

Administrative Agent and as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  G. Mendel Lay, Jr.
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	G. Mendel Lay, Jr. 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent and as a
Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark A. Phillips
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Mark A. Phillips 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	SOCIETE GENERALE, as Documentation Agent and as a
Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Ambrish Thanawala
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Ambrish Thanawala 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CHANG HWA COMMERICAL BANK, LTD.,
 NEW YORK BRANCH, as
a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Jim C.Y. Chen
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Jim C.Y. Chen 	 
	 	 	Title:  	V.P. & General Manager 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., 
NEW YORK
BRANCH, as Documentation Agent and as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Chimi T. Pemba
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Chimi T. Pemba 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Authorized Signatory 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ David Mahmood
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	David Mahmood 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	TAIPEI FUBON, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Michael Tan
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Michael Tan 	 
	 	 	Title:  	VP & General Manager 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK NEW YORK AGENCY, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Yu-Mei Hsiao
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Yu-Mei Hsiao 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Assistant General Manager 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BMO CAPITAL MARKETS FINANCING INC., as Documentation
Agent and as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Linda C. Haven
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Linda C. Haven 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	COMERICA BANK, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Scott M. Kowalski
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Scott M. Kowalski 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	HUA NAN COMMERCIAL, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Henry Hsieh
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Henry Hsieh 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Assistant Vice President 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	E. SUN COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., LOS ANGELES BRANCH, as
a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Benjamin Lin
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Benjamin Lin 	 
	 	 	Title:  	EVP & General Manager 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., as Managing Agent and as
a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Toru Inoue
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Toru Inoue 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Deputy General Manager 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	RBC BANK (USA), as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ James R. Pryor
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	James R. Pryor 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

Exhibit A

Execution Version

CUSIP Number: Deal # 45865UAA0

Term Loans CUSIP # 45865UAC6

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

among

INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE, INC.,

as Borrower,

THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN,

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Administrative Agent,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Syndication Agent,

BMO CAPITAL MARKETS FINANCING INC.,

THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. NEW YORK BRANCH,

and

SOCIETE GENERALE,

as Documentation Agents,

and

COMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT NEW YORK

AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES,

and

MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD.,

as Managing Agents

$175,000,000 Senior Term Loan Facility

WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC

and

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC

Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners

Dated as of January 12, 2007,

As Amended and Restated as of April 9, 2009

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Page
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	ARTICLE I	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	DEFINITIONS	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	1.1

	 	Defined Terms
	 	 	1	 
	1.2

	 	Accounting Terms
	 	 	20	 
	1.3

	 	Other Terms; Construction	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	ARTICLE II	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE LOANS	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	2.1

	 	Loans	 	 	22	 
	2.2

	 	Evidence of Debt; Term Notes	 	 	22	 
	2.3

	 	Mandatory Payments	 	 	23	 
	2.4

	 	Voluntary Prepayments	 	 	23	 
	2.5

	 	Interest	 	 	24	 
	2.6

	 	Fees
	 	 	25	 
	2.7

	 	Interest Periods
	 	 	25	 
	2.8

	 	Conversions and Continuations	 	 	26	 
	2.9

	 	Method of Payments; Computations; Apportionment of Payments
	 	 	27	 
	2.10

	 	Recovery of Payments
	 	 	29	 
	2.11

	 	Pro Rata Treatment
	 	 	30	 
	2.12

	 	Increased Costs; Change in Circumstances; Illegality
	 	 	30	 
	2.13

	 	Taxes
	 	 	32	 
	2.14

	 	Compensation
	 	 	34	 
	2.15

	 	Replacement of Lenders; Mitigation of Costs
	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	ARTICLE III	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	[RESERVED]	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	ARTICLE IV	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	4.1

	 	Corporate Organization and Power
	 	 	36	 
	4.2

	 	Authorization; Enforceability
	 	 	37	 
	4.3

	 	No Violation
	 	 	37	 
	4.4

	 	Governmental and Third-Party Authorization; Permits
	 	 	37	 
	4.5

	 	Litigation
	 	 	37	 
	4.6

	 	Taxes
	 	 	38	 

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	4.7

	 	Subsidiaries
	 	 	38	 
	4.8

	 	Full Disclosure
	 	 	38	 
	4.9

	 	Margin Regulations
	 	 	38	 
	4.10

	 	No Material Adverse Effect
	 	 	39	 
	4.11

	 	Financial Matters
	 	 	39	 
	4.12

	 	Ownership of Properties
	 	 	40	 
	4.13

	 	ERISA
	 	 	40	 
	4.14

	 	Environmental Matters
	 	 	40	 
	4.15

	 	Compliance with Laws
	 	 	41	 
	4.16

	 	Intellectual Property
	 	 	41	 
	4.17

	 	Regulated Industries
	 	 	41	 
	4.18

	 	Insurance
	 	 	41	 
	4.19

	 	Material Contracts
	 	 	41	 
	4.20

	 	No Burdensome Restrictions
	 	 	42	 
	4.21

	 	OFAC; Anti-Terrorism Laws
	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	ARTICLE V	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	5.1

	 	Financial Statements
	 	 	42	 
	5.2

	 	Other Business and Financial Information
	 	 	44	 
	5.3

	 	Compliance with All Material Contracts
	 	 	46	 
	5.4

	 	Existence; Franchises; Maintenance of Properties
	 	 	46	 
	5.5

	 	[Reserved]
	 	 	46	 
	5.6

	 	Compliance with Laws
	 	 	46	 
	5.7

	 	Payment of Obligations
	 	 	46	 
	5.8

	 	Insurance
	 	 	47	 
	5.9

	 	Maintenance of Books and Records; Inspection
	 	 	47	 
	5.10

	 	Permitted Acquisitions
	 	 	47	 
	5.11

	 	Creation or Acquisition of Subsidiaries
	 	 	48	 
	5.12

	 	OFAC, PATRIOT Act Compliance
	 	 	49	 
	5.13

	 	Further Assurances
	 	 	49	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	ARTICLE VI	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	FINANCIAL COVENANTS	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	6.1

	 	Maximum Total Leverage Ratio
	 	 	49	 
	6.2

	 	Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio
	 	 	49	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	ARTICLE VII	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	NEGATIVE COVENANTS	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	7.1

	 	Merger; Consolidation
	 	 	49	 
	7.2

	 	Indebtedness
	 	 	50	 
	7.3

	 	Liens
	 	 	51	 

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	7.4

	 	Asset Dispositions
	 	 	53	 
	7.5

	 	Acquisitions
	 	 	53	 
	7.6

	 	Restricted Payments
	 	 	54	 
	7.7

	 	Transactions with Affiliates
	 	 	54	 
	7.8

	 	Lines of Business
	 	 	55	 
	7.9

	 	Limitation on Certain Restrictions
	 	 	55	 
	7.10

	 	No Other Negative Pledges
	 	 	55	 
	7.11

	 	Investments in Subsidiaries
	 	 	55	 
	7.12

	 	Fiscal Year
	 	 	56	 
	7.13

	 	Accounting Changes
	 	 	56	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	ARTICLE VIII	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	EVENTS OF DEFAULT	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	8.1

	 	Events of Default
	 	 	56	 
	8.2

	 	Remedies: Acceleration, etc.
	 	 	58	 
	8.3

	 	Remedies: Set-Off
	 	 	59	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	ARTICLE IX	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	9.1

	 	Appointment and Authority
	 	 	59	 
	9.2

	 	Rights as a Lender
	 	 	59	 
	9.3

	 	Exculpatory Provisions
	 	 	60	 
	9.4

	 	Reliance by Administrative Agent
	 	 	60	 
	9.5

	 	Delegation of Duties
	 	 	61	 
	9.6

	 	Resignation of Administrative Agent
	 	 	61	 
	9.7

	 	Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders
	 	 	62	 
	9.8

	 	No Other Duties, Etc.
	 	 	62	 
	9.9

	 	Guaranty Matters
	 	 	62	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	ARTICLE X	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	MISCELLANEOUS	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	10.1

	 	Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
	 	 	62	 
	10.2

	 	Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Venue; Service of Process
	 	 	64	 
	10.3

	 	Waiver of Jury Trial
	 	 	64	 
	10.4

	 	Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication
	 	 	65	 
	10.5

	 	Amendments, Waivers, etc.
	 	 	66	 
	10.6

	 	Successors and Assigns
	 	 	67	 
	10.7

	 	No Waiver
	 	 	70	 
	10.8

	 	Survival
	 	 	70	 
	10.9

	 	Severability
	 	 	71	 
	10.10

	 	Construction
	 	 	71	 

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	10.11

	 	Confidentiality
	 	 	71	 
	10.12

	 	Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness
	 	 	72	 
	10.13

	 	Disclosure of Information
	 	 	72	 
	10.14

	 	USA Patriot Act Notice
	 	 	72	 

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EXHIBITS

	 	 	 
	Exhibit A-1

	 	Form of Term Note
	Exhibit B-3

	 	Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
	Exhibit C

	 	Form of Compliance Certificate
	Exhibit D

	 	Form of Assignment and Assumption
	Exhibit E

	 	[Reserved]
	Exhibit F

	 	[Reserved]

SCHEDULES

	 	 	 
	Schedule 1.1(a)

	 	Loans and Notice Addresses
	Schedule 4.1

	 	Jurisdictions of Organization
	Schedule 4.4

	 	Consents and Approvals
	Schedule 4.5

	 	Litigation Matters
	Schedule 4.7

	 	Subsidiaries
	Schedule 4.19

	 	Material Contracts
	Schedule 7.2

	 	Indebtedness
	Schedule 7.3

	 	Liens
	Schedule 7.7

	 	Transactions with Affiliates

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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of January 12, 2007, as amended by the
First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2007 and the Second Amendment to Credit
Agreement, dated as of June 13, 2008, and as amended and restated as of the 9th day of April, 2009,
is made among INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the
Lenders (as hereinafter defined), WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (as
hereinafter defined) for the Lenders (“Wachovia”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
Syndication Agent for the Lenders (“BofA”).

BACKGROUND STATEMENT

     The Borrower, the Lenders, Wachovia and BofA are parties to that certain Credit Agreement,
dated as of January 12, 2007, as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of
August 24, 2007 and the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 13, 2008 (the
“Original Credit Agreement”) providing for a term loan facility in the aggregate principal
amount of $250,000,000 and a revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of
$250,000,000. Pursuant to the Restatement Agreement, the Original Credit Agreement is being
amended and restated in the form hereof.

AGREEMENT

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual provisions, covenants and agreements herein
contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

     Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, in addition to the terms defined
elsewhere herein, the following terms have the meanings set forth below (such meanings to be
equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):

     “Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions, consummated on
or after the date hereof, by which the Borrower directly, or indirectly through one or more
Subsidiaries, (i) acquires any going business, division thereof or line of business, or all or
substantially all of the assets, of any Person, whether through purchase of assets, merger or
otherwise, or (ii) acquires Capital Stock of any Person having at least a majority of Total Voting
Power of the then outstanding Capital Stock of such Person.

     “Acquisition Amount” means, with respect to any Acquisition, the sum (without
duplication) of (i) the amount of cash paid as purchase price by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
in connection with such Acquisition, (ii) the value of all Capital Stock issued or given as

 

 

purchase price by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with such Acquisition (as
determined by the parties thereto under the definitive acquisition agreement), (iii) the amount
(determined by using the face amount or the amount payable at maturity, whichever is greater) of
all Indebtedness incurred, assumed or acquired by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection
with such Acquisition, (iv) all amounts paid in respect of noncompetition agreements, consulting
agreements and similar arrangements entered into in connection with such Acquisition, (v) all
amounts paid in respect of any earnout obligations or similar deferred or contingent purchase price
obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries incurred or created in connection with such
Acquisition and (vi) the aggregate fair market value of all other real, mixed or personal property
paid as purchase price by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with such Acquisition.

     “Adjusted Base Rate” means, at any time with respect to any Base Rate Loan, a rate per
annum equal to the Base Rate as in effect at such time plus the Applicable Percentage for Base Rate
Loans as in effect at such time.

     “Adjusted LIBOR Rate” means, at any time with respect to any LIBOR Loan, a rate per
annum equal to the LIBOR Rate as in effect at such time plus the Applicable Percentage for LIBOR
Loans as in effect at such time.

     “Administrative Agent” means Wachovia, in its capacity as Administrative Agent
appointed under Section 9.1, and its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

     “Administrative Questionnaire” means, with respect to each Lender, the administrative
questionnaire in the form submitted to such Lender by the Administrative Agent and returned to the
Administrative Agent duly completed by such Lender.

     “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly,
or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common
Control with the Person specified. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Administrative Agent
nor any Lender shall be deemed an “Affiliate” of any Credit Party.

     “Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as amended, modified, restated or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

     “Applicable Percentage” means, at any time from and after the Restatement Effective
Date, the applicable percentage (i) to be added to the Base Rate for purposes of determining the
Adjusted Base Rate, and (ii) to be added to the LIBOR Rate for purposes of determining the Adjusted
LIBOR Rate, as determined under the following matrix with reference to the Total Leverage Ratio,
but subject to Section 5.1(c):

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	 	 	 	 	Applicable	 	Applicable
	 	 	 	 	LIBOR	 	Base Rate
	Tier	 	Total Leverage Ratio	 	Margin	 	Margin
	I
	 	Less than 1.0 to 1.0

	 	 	2.50	%	 	 	1.50	%
	II
	 	Less than 1.50 to 1.0 but greater
than or equal to 1.0 to 1.0

	 	 	3.00	%	 	 	2.00	%
	III
	 	Less than 2.0 to 1.0 but greater than
or equal to 1.50 to 1.0

	 	 	3.50	%	 	 	2.50	%
	IV
	 	Greater than or equal to 2.0 to 1.0

	 	 	4.50	%	 	 	3.50	%

     On each Adjustment Date (as hereinafter defined), the Applicable Percentage for all Loans
shall be adjusted effective as of such Adjustment Date (based upon the calculation of the Total
Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the Reference Period to which such Adjustment Date relates) in
accordance with the above matrix; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the
foregoing or anything else herein to the contrary, if at any time the Borrower shall have failed to
deliver any of the financial statements as required by Sections 5.1(a) or 5.1(b), as the case may
be, or the Compliance Certificate as required by Section 5.2(a), then at all times from and
including the date on which such statements and Compliance Certificate are required to have been
delivered until the date on which the same shall have been delivered, each Applicable Percentage
shall be determined based on Tier IV above (notwithstanding the actual Total Leverage Ratio). For
purposes of this definition, “Adjustment Date” means, with respect to any Reference Period
of the Borrower beginning with the Reference Period ending as of the last day of the first fiscal
quarter of fiscal year 2007, the day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding
Business Day) of delivery by the Borrower in accordance with Section 5.1(a) or Section 5.1(b), as
the case may be, of (i) financial statements as of the end of and for such Reference Period and
(ii) a duly completed Compliance Certificate with respect to such Reference Period. From the
Restatement Effective Date until the first Adjustment Date requiring a change in any Applicable
Percentage as provided herein, each Applicable Percentage shall be based on Tier I above.

     “Applicable Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(c).

     “Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii)
an Affiliate of a Lender, or (iii) a Person (or an Affiliate of a Person) that administers or
manages a Lender.

     “Arrangers” mean Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, Banc of America Securities LLC and
their respective successors.

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     “Asset Disposition” means any sale, assignment, lease, conveyance, transfer or other
disposition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (whether in one or a series of transactions)
of all or any of its assets, business or other properties (including Capital Stock of
Subsidiaries).

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

     “Authorized Officer” means, with respect to any action specified herein to be taken by
or on behalf of a Credit Party, any officer of such Credit Party duly authorized by resolution of
its board of directors or other governing body to take such action on its behalf, and whose
signature and incumbency shall have been certified to the Administrative Agent by the secretary or
an assistant secretary of such Credit Party.

     “Bankruptcy Code” means 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq., as amended from time
to time, and any successor statute.

     “Bankruptcy Event” means the occurrence of an event specified in Section 8.1(f) or
Section 8.1(g).

     “Base Rate” means the highest of (i) the per annum interest rate publicly announced
from time to time by Wachovia in Charlotte, North Carolina, to be its prime rate (which may not
necessarily be its lowest or best lending rate), as adjusted to conform to changes as of the
opening of business on the date of any such change in such prime rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate
plus 0.5% per annum, as adjusted to conform to changes as of the opening of business on the date of
any such change in the Federal Funds Rate, and (iii) the LIBOR Rate for an Interest Period of 1
month plus 1.50%, as adjusted to conform to changes as of the opening of business on the date of
any such change of such LIBOR Rate.

     “Base Rate Loan” means, at any time, any Loan that bears interest at such time at the
applicable Adjusted Base Rate.

     “BofA” means Bank of America, N.A.

     “Borrower” has the meaning given to such term in the introductory paragraph hereof.

     “Borrowing” means the incurrence by the Borrower as a result of conversions and
continuations of outstanding Loans pursuant to Section 2.8, on a single date of a group of Loans of
a single Type and, in the case of LIBOR Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

     “Business Day” means (i) any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, a legal holiday or a
day on which commercial banks in Charlotte, North Carolina or New York, New York are authorized or
required by law to be closed and (ii) in respect of any determination relevant to a LIBOR Loan, any
such day that is also a day on which trading in Dollar deposits is conducted by banks in London,
England in the London interbank Eurodollar market.

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     “Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate amount (whether paid in
cash or accrued as a liability) that would, in accordance with GAAP, be included on the
consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period as
additions to equipment, fixed assets, real property or improvements or other capital assets
(including, without limitation, Capital Lease Obligations); provided, however, that
Capital Expenditures shall not include any such expenditures (i) for replacements and substitutions
for capital assets, to the extent made with the proceeds of insurance, (ii) for replacements and
substitutions for capital assets, to the extent made with proceeds from the sale, exchange or other
disposition of assets as permitted under Sections 7.4(i) or 7.4(iii), or (iii) included within the
Acquisition Amount of any Permitted Acquisition.

     “Capital Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of property (whether
real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee that is or is required to be, in accordance with
GAAP, recorded as a capital lease on such Person’s balance sheet.

     “Capital Lease Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such
Person to pay rent or other amounts under any Capital Lease of such Person, and the amount of such
obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

     “Capital Stock” means (i) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and
all shares, interests or equivalents in capital stock (whether voting or nonvoting, and whether
common or preferred) of such corporation, and (ii) with respect to any Person that is not a
corporation, any and all partnership, membership, limited liability company or other equity
interests of such Person; and in each case under clauses (i) and (ii), any and all warrants, rights
or options to purchase any of the foregoing or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for
any of the foregoing.

     “Capitalized Software Development Costs” means those capitalized costs both internal
and external, direct and incremental incurred related to software developed or obtained for
internal use in accordance with AICPA Statement of Position 98-1 “Accounting for Costs of Computer
Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use.”

     “Cash Equivalents” means (i) securities issued or unconditionally guaranteed or
insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, backed by the
full faith and credit of the United States of America and maturing within one year from the date of
acquisition, (ii) commercial paper issued by any Person organized under the laws of the United
States of America, maturing within 180 days from the date of acquisition and, at the time of
acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s Ratings
Services or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., (iii) time
deposits and certificates of deposit maturing within 180 days from the date of issuance and issued
by a bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state
thereof (y) that has combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000 or (z) that has (or is a
subsidiary of a bank holding company that has) a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least A or
the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or at least A2 or the equivalent
thereof by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., (iv) repurchase obligations with a term not exceeding
thirty (30) days with respect to underlying securities of the types described in clause (i) above
entered into with any bank or trust company meeting the qualifications specified

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in clause (iii) above, and (v) money market funds at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the
assets of which are continuously invested in securities of the foregoing types.

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

     “Change of Control” means (i) any Person or group of Persons acting in concert as a
partnership or other group shall have become, as a result of a tender or exchange offer, open
market purchases, privately negotiated purchases or otherwise, the beneficial owner of outstanding
Capital Stock of the Borrower having 35% or more of the Total Voting Power of the Borrower, or (ii)
the occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of
the Borrower by Persons who were neither (a) nominated by the board of directors of the Borrower
nor (b) appointed by directors so nominated.

     “Closing Date” means January 12, 2007.

     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any
successor statute, and all rules and regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder.

     “Compliance Certificate” means a fully completed and duly executed certificate in the
form of Exhibit C, together with a Covenant Compliance Worksheet.

     “Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any Reference Period, the aggregate of (i)
Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (ii) the sum of (A) interest expense, (B)
federal, state, local and other income taxes, (C) depreciation and amortization of intangible
assets, and (D) extraordinary losses or charges, all to the extent taken into account in the
calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such Reference Period and all calculated in accordance
with GAAP, minus (iii) the sum of (A) extraordinary gains or income and (B) noncash credits
increasing income for such period, all to the extent taken into account in the calculation of
Consolidated Net Income for such period.

     “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any Reference Period, the sum
(without duplication) of (i) total interest expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such
Reference Period in respect of Total Funded Debt (including, without limitation, all such interest
expense accrued or capitalized during such Reference Period, whether or not actually paid during
such Reference Period), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) all
recurring unused commitment fees and other ongoing fees in respect of Total Funded Debt paid,
accrued or capitalized by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such Reference Period.

     “Consolidated Net Income” means, for any Reference Period, net income (or loss) for
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Reference Period, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP (after deduction for minority interests); provided that, in making
such determination, there shall be excluded (i) the net income of any other Person that is not a
Subsidiary of the Borrower (or is accounted for by the Borrower by the equity method of accounting)
except to the extent of actual payment of cash dividends or distributions by such

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Person to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower during such period, (ii) the net
income (or loss) of any other Person acquired by, or merged with, the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries for any period prior to the date of such acquisition, and (iii) the net income of any
Subsidiary of the Borrower to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar
distributions by such Subsidiary of such net income is not at the time permitted by operation of
the terms of its charter, certificate of incorporation or formation or other constituent document
or any agreement or instrument (other than a Credit Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to
such Subsidiary.

     “Control” means, with respect to any Person, (i) the possession, direct or indirect,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, or (ii) the
beneficial ownership of securities or other ownership interests of such Person having 10% or more
of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities or other ownership interests of
such Person ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing under special circumstances) having the
right to vote in the election of directors or other governing body of such Person; and the terms
“Controlled” and “Controlling” have correlative meanings.

     “Covenant Compliance Worksheet” means a fully completed worksheet in the form of
Attachment A to Exhibit C.

     “Credit Documents” means this Agreement, the Restatement Agreement, the Term Notes,
the Fee Letters, the Guaranty, and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates
now or hereafter executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by or on behalf
of the Borrower or any other Credit Party with respect to this Agreement, in each case as amended,
modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

     “Credit Parties” means the Borrower, each of the Subsidiary Guarantors, and their
respective successors.

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

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

     “Defaulting Lender” means any Lender, as determined in good faith by the
Administrative Agent, that (i) has failed (which failure has not been cured) to fund any Loan, (ii)
has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply
with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to the
effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement or
generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (iii) has failed, within
three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with
the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Loans, (iv) has

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failed to pay to the Administrative Agent or any Lender when due an amount owed by such Lender
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, unless such amount is subject to a good faith dispute or
such failure has been cured, or (v) (a) has become or is insolvent or has a parent company that has
become or is insolvent or (b) has become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law,
or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action
in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding
or appointment or has a parent company that has become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor
Relief Law, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken
any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such
proceeding or appointment.

     “Disqualified Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of
such Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for
which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or otherwise, (i) matures or is
mandatorily redeemable or subject to any mandatory repurchase requirement, pursuant to a sinking
fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) is redeemable or subject to any mandatory repurchase requirement
at the sole option of the holder thereof, or (iii) is convertible into or exchangeable for (whether
at the option of the issuer or the holder thereof) (y) debt securities or (z) any Capital Stock
referred to in (i) or (ii) above, in each case under (i), (ii) or (iii) above at any time on or
prior to the first anniversary of the Maturity Date; provided, however, that only
the portion of Capital Stock that so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so redeemable at the
option of the holder thereof, or is so convertible or exchangeable on or prior to such date shall
be deemed to be Disqualified Capital Stock.

     “Dollars” or “$” means dollars of the United States of America.

     “Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of
any jurisdiction within the United States.

     “Environmental Claims” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial
actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, allegations, notices of noncompliance or
violation, investigations by a Governmental Authority, or proceedings (including, without
limitation, administrative, regulatory and judicial proceedings) relating in any way to any
Hazardous Substance, any actual or alleged violation of or liability under any Environmental Law or
any permit issued, or any approval given, under any Environmental Law (collectively,
“Claims”), including, without limitation, (i) any and all Claims by Governmental
Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages
pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law and (ii) any and all Claims by any third party seeking
damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting
from any Hazardous Substance or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to human health or
the environment.

     “Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state and local laws, statutes,
ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, rules of common law and orders of
courts or Governmental Authorities, relating to the protection of human health, occupational safety
with respect to exposure to Hazardous Substances, or the environment, now or hereafter in effect,
and in each case as amended from time to time, including, without limitation,

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requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage,
disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation
of Hazardous Substances.

     “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from
time to time, and any successor statute, and all rules and regulations from time to time
promulgated thereunder.

     “ERISA Affiliate” means any Person (including any trade or business, whether or not
incorporated) deemed to be under “common control” with, or a member of the same “controlled group”
as, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o)
of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.

     “ERISA Event” means any of the following with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan,
as applicable: (i) a Reportable Event, (ii) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or
any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan that results in liability under Section 4201 or 4204
of ERISA, or the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of notice from a Multiemployer Plan
that it is in reorganization or insolvency pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA or that it
intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A of ERISA, (iii) the distribution by the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA of a notice of intent to
terminate any Plan or the taking of any action to terminate any Plan, (iv) the commencement of
proceedings by the PBGC under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a
trustee to administer, any Plan, or the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of a notice
from any Multiemployer Plan that such action has been taken by the PBGC with respect to such
Multiemployer Plan, (v) the institution of a proceeding by any fiduciary of any Multiemployer Plan
against the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to enforce Section 515 of ERISA, which is not dismissed
within thirty (30) days, (vi) the imposition upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any
liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under
Section 4007 of ERISA, or the imposition or threatened imposition of any Lien upon any assets of
the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate as a result of any alleged failure to comply with the Code or
ERISA in respect of any Plan, (vii) the engaging in or otherwise becoming liable for a nonexempt
Prohibited Transaction by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, or a violation of the applicable
requirements of Section 404 or 405 of ERISA or the exclusive benefit rule under Section 401(a) of
the Code by any fiduciary of any Plan for which the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates may be
directly or indirectly liable, (viii) the occurrence with respect to any Plan of any “accumulated
funding deficiency” (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code),
whether or not waived, (ix) with respect to plan years beginning prior to January 1, 2008, the
adoption of an amendment to any Plan that, pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA, would require the
provision of security to such Plan by the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate, or (x) with respect to
plan years beginning on or after the PPA 2006 Effective Date, the incurrence of an obligation to
provide a notice under Section 101(j) of ERISA, the adoption of an amendment which may not take
effect due to the application of Section 436(c)(1) of the Code or Section 206(g)(2)(A) of ERISA, or
the payment of a contribution in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 436(c)(2) of the Code
or Section 206(g)(2)(B) of ERISA.

     “Event of Default” has the meaning given to such term in Section 8.1.

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     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to
time, and any successor statute, and all rules and regulations from time to time promulgated
thereunder.

     “Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any
other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower
hereunder, (i) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and
franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political
subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal
office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable Lending Office is located,
(ii) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other
jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located and (iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than
an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.15(a)), any withholding tax that
is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a
party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s
failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 2.13(e),
except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time
of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the
Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.13(a).

     “Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating per annum interest rate
(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of one percentage point) equal for each day
during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions
with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such
day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, or if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day,
the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative
Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

     “Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or
any successor thereto.

     “Fee Letters” mean the letters from each of Wachovia and Wachovia Securities, LLC and
BofA and Banc of America Securities LLC, respectively, to the Borrower, each dated November 17,
2006.

     “Financial Officer” means, with respect to the Borrower, the chief financial officer,
vice president — finance, principal accounting officer or treasurer of the Borrower.

     “fiscal quarter” or “FQ” means a fiscal quarter of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.

     “fiscal year” or “FY” means a fiscal year of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.

     “Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction
outside of the United States.

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

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

     “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America,
as set forth in the statements, opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board, the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Accounting Standards Board,
consistently applied and maintained, as in effect from time to time (subject to the provisions of
Section 1.2).

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

     “Guarantor” means any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a guarantor of
the Obligations under the Guaranty (or under another guaranty agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).

     “Guaranty” means the Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement, dated as of April ___,
2009, made by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as amended,
supplemented or modified from time to time.

     “Guaranty Fund” means any fund set up by (i) ICE Clear US pursuant to Section 5.4 of
its by-laws, (ii) ICE Clear Europe, (iii) The Clearing Corporation, (iv) ICE US Trust, (v) ICE
Clear Canada, and (vi) such other clearing houses owned and operated by the Borrower in the future,
in each case in which its clearing members make deposits to secure the obligations of its clearing
members and which is used to cover the losses sustained by such Person as a result of the default
of any such clearing member.

     “Guaranty Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect
liability of such Person with respect to any Indebtedness, liability or other obligation (the
“primary obligation”) of another Person (the “primary obligor”), whether or not
contingent, (i) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such primary obligation or any
property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or provide funds (x)
for the payment or discharge of any such primary obligation or (y) to maintain working capital or
equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any
balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of the primary obligor (including,
without limitation, keep well agreements, maintenance agreements, comfort letters or similar
agreements or arrangements), (iii) to lease or purchase property, securities or services primarily
for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary
obligor in respect thereof to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure
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harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss or failure or inability to
perform in respect thereof; provided, however, that, with respect to the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, the term Guaranty Obligation shall not include endorsements for collection or
deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guaranty Obligation of any
guaranteeing Person hereunder shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated
or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is
made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the
terms of the instrument embodying such Guaranty Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the
maximum amount for which such guaranteeing Person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in
which case the amount of such Guaranty Obligation shall be such guaranteeing Person’s maximum
reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such guaranteeing Person in
good faith.

     “Hazardous Substance” means any substance or material meeting any one or more of the
following criteria: (i) it is or contains a substance designated as a hazardous waste, hazardous
substance, hazardous material, pollutant, contaminant or toxic substance under any Environmental
Law, (ii) it is toxic, explosive, corrosive, ignitable, infectious, radioactive, mutagenic or
otherwise hazardous to human health or the environment and is or becomes regulated by any
Governmental Authority, (iii) its presence may require investigation or response under any
Environmental Law, (iv) it constitutes a nuisance, trespass or health or safety hazard to Persons
or neighboring properties, or (v) it is or contains, without limiting the foregoing, asbestos,
polychlorinated biphenyls, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, petroleum hydrocarbons, petroleum
derived substances or wastes, crude oil, nuclear fuel, natural gas or synthetic gas.

     “Hedge Agreement” means any interest or foreign currency rate swap, cap, collar,
option, hedge, forward rate or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect against
fluctuations in interest rates or currency exchange rates.

     “Hedge Party” means any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender in its capacity as a
counterparty to any Hedge Agreement with the Borrower or any Subsidiary, which Hedge Agreement is
required or permitted under this Agreement to be entered into by the Borrower, or any former Lender
or any Affiliate of any former Lender in its capacity as a counterparty to any such Hedge Agreement
entered into prior to the date such Person or its Affiliate ceased to be a Lender.

     “ICE Clear Canada” means ICE Clear Canada, Inc., a Manitoba corporation and an
indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.

     “ICE Clear Europe” means ICE Clear Europe Limited, a private limited company
incorporated in England and Wales and an indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.

     “ICE Clear Europe Payment Services Agreement” shall mean the Payment Services
Agreement between ICE Clear Europe and Citibank, N.A., London Branch, in a form reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent, for the purpose of providing an intraday liquidity line of
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members, and any renewal, replacement, refinancing or extension of such Indebtedness that does
not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof.

     “ICE Clear US” means ICE Clear U.S., Inc., a New York corporation and an indirect
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (formerly known as New York Clearing Corporation).

     “ICE Futures Europe” means ICE Futures Europe, a United Kingdom corporation and an
indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.

     “ICE US Trust” means ICE US Trust LLC, a New York limited liability trust company and
a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

     “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person (without duplication), (i) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by
notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, or upon which interest payments are customarily
made, (iii) the maximum stated or face amount of all surety bonds, letters of credit and bankers’
acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts
drawn thereunder (to the extent unreimbursed), (iv) all obligations of such Person to pay the
deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade payables incurred in the ordinary
course of business and not more than 90 days past due), (v) all indebtedness created or arising
under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by
such Person, (vi) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (vii) all Disqualified Capital
Stock issued by such Person, with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified
Capital Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and
its maximum fixed repurchase price, (viii) the principal balance outstanding and owing by such
Person under any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease or similar off-balance sheet
financing product, (ix) all Guaranty Obligations of such Person with respect to Indebtedness of
another Person, (x) the net termination obligations of such Person under any Hedge Agreements,
calculated as of any date as if such agreement or arrangement were terminated as of such date, and
(xi) all indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (i) through (x) above (A) of any
partnership or unincorporated joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or joint
venturer to the extent such Person is liable therefor or (B) secured by any Lien on any property or
asset owned or held by such Person regardless of whether or not the indebtedness secured thereby
shall have been incurred or assumed by such Person or is nonrecourse to the credit of such Person,
the amount thereof being equal to the value of the property or assets subject to such Lien.

     “Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

     “Intellectual Property” means (i) all inventions (whether or not patentable and
whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all patents, patent
applications, and patent disclosures, together with all reissues, continuations,
continuations-in-part, divisions, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations thereof, (ii) all
trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, and corporate names, together with all
goodwill associated therewith, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection
therewith, (iii) all copyrightable works and all copyrights (registered and unregistered), (iv) all
trade secrets and confidential

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information (including, without limitation, financial, business and marketing plans and
customer and supplier lists and related information), (v) all computer software and software
systems (including, without limitation, data, databases and related documentation), (vi) all
Internet web sites and domain names, (vii) all technology, know-how, processes and other
proprietary rights, and (viii) all licenses or other agreements to or from third parties regarding
any of the foregoing.

     “Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of any Reference Period ending on
the last day of a fiscal quarter, the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period
less Capital Expenditures and Capitalized Software Development Costs to (ii) Consolidated Interest
Expense for such Reference Period.

     “Interest Period” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.7.

     “Investments” has the meaning given to such term in Section 7.11.

     “Lender” means each Person holding outstanding Loans, and each other Person that
becomes a “Lender” hereunder pursuant to Section 10.6, and their respective successors and assigns.

     “Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender
designated as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire or in connection with an
Assignment and Assumption, or such other office as may be otherwise designated in writing from time
to time by such Lender to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. A Lender may designate
separate Lending Offices as provided in the foregoing sentence for the purposes of making or
maintaining different Types of Loans, and, with respect to LIBOR Loans, such office may be a
domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender.

     “LIBOR Loan” means, at any time, any Loan that bears interest at such time at the
applicable Adjusted LIBOR Rate.

     “LIBOR Rate” means, with respect to each LIBOR Loan comprising part of the same
Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum obtained by dividing (i) (y) the rate
of interest appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor page) that represents an
average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for Dollar deposits or (z) if no such
rate is available, the rate of interest determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate or
the arithmetic mean of rates at which Dollar deposits in immediately available funds are offered to
first-tier banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market, in each case under (y) and (z) above at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such
Interest Period for a period substantially equal to such Interest Period and in an amount
substantially equal to the amount of Wachovia’s LIBOR Loan comprising part of such Borrowing, by
(ii) the amount equal to 1.00 minus the Reserve Requirement (expressed as a decimal) for such
Interest Period.

     “Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, lien
(statutory or otherwise), charge or other encumbrance of any nature, whether voluntary or
involuntary, including, without limitation, the interest of any vendor or lessor under any
conditional sale agreement, title retention agreement, Capital Lease or any other lease or
arrangement having substantially the same effect as any of the foregoing.

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     “Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

     “Margin Stock” has the meaning given to such term in Regulation U.

     “Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect upon (i) the business,
assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), operations, condition (financial or
otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of
the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement
or any of the other Credit Documents or (iii) the legality, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or the rights and remedies of the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders hereunder and thereunder.

     “Material Contract” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.19.

     “Maturity Date” means January 12, 2012.

     “Multiemployer Plan” means any “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes, is making or is obligated
to make contributions or, during the immediately preceding five plan years, has made or been
obligated to make contributions.

     “Net Cash Proceeds” means, in the case of any Asset Disposition, the aggregate cash
proceeds received by any Credit Party in respect thereof, less (i) reasonable fees and
out-of-pocket expenses payable by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection therewith,
(ii) taxes paid or payable as a result thereof, and (iii) the amount required to retire
Indebtedness to the extent such Indebtedness is secured by Liens on the subject property; it being
understood that the term “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include, as and when received, any cash
received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received by any Credit
Party in respect of any of the foregoing events.

     “New Liquidity Facility” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof,
among the Borrower, ICE US Trust, Wachovia, as administrative agent, BofA, as syndication agent and
the lenders party thereto, providing for a revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal
amount of $300,000,000, the proceeds of which shall be used to provide liquidity for the clearing
operations of ICE Clear Europe and ICE Clear US and for working capital and general corporate
purposes of the Borrower and ICE Trust US in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.

     “New Credit Facility” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among
the Borrower, Wachovia, as administrative agent, BofA, as syndication agent and the lenders party
thereto, providing for term and revolving credit facilities in the aggregate principal amount of
$300,000,000, the proceeds of which shall be used for working capital and general corporate
purposes of the Borrower in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.

     “Nonconsenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve a consent, waiver or
amendment to any Credit Document requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and that
requires the approval of all Lenders (or all Lenders directly affected thereby) under Section 10.5
when the Required Lenders have agreed to such consent, waiver or amendment.

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     “Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” has the meaning given to such term in Section 7.11.

     “Notice of Conversion/Continuation” has the meaning given to such term in Section
2.8(b).

     “Obligations” means all principal of and interest (including interest accruing after
the filing of a petition or commencement of a case by or with respect to the Borrower seeking
relief under any applicable federal and state laws pertaining to bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, moratorium, readjustment of debts, dissolution, liquidation or other debtor relief,
specifically including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code and any fraudulent transfer and
fraudulent conveyance laws, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed in such
proceeding) on the Loans and all fees, expenses, indemnities and other obligations owing, due or
payable at any time by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, any
Lender or any other Person entitled thereto, under this Agreement or any of the other Credit
Documents, and all payment and other obligations owing or payable at any time by the Borrower to
any Hedge Party under or in connection with any Hedge Agreement to fix or limit interest rates
payable by the Borrower in respect of any Loans, in each case whether direct or indirect, joint or
several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or
unsecured, and whether existing by contract, operation of law or otherwise.

     “OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control,
and any successor thereto.

     “Original Credit Agreement” has the meaning given to such term in the Background
Statement of this Agreement.

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

     “Participant” has the meaning given to such term in Section 10.6(d).

     “PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate
Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT Act of 2001), as amended from time
to time, and any successor statute, and all rules and regulations from time to time promulgated
thereunder.

     “Payment Office” means the office of the Administrative Agent designated on Schedule
1.1(a) under the heading “Instructions for wire transfers to the Administrative Agent,” or such
other office as the Administrative Agent may designate to the Lenders and the Borrower for such
purpose from time to time.

     “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle
A of Title IV of ERISA, and any successor thereto.

     “Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition permitted to be consummated pursuant to
the terms in Section 7.5.

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     “Permitted Asset Disposition” means any Asset Disposition permitted under Section
7.4(iv).

     “Permitted Liens” has the meaning given to such term in Section 7.3.

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

     “Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of
ERISA that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) and
to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.

     “PPA 2006 Effective Date” means, with respect to any Plan, except as hereinafter
provided, the first day of the first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2008. However,
solely with respect to a Plan maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements
between employee representatives and one or more employers ratified before January 1, 2008, such
term means the first day of the first plan year beginning on or after the earlier of (A) and (B),
where: (A) is the later of (x) the date on which the last collective bargaining agreement relating
to the Plan terminates (determined without regard to any extension thereof agreed to after August
17, 2006), or (y) the first day of the first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2008; and
(B) is January 1, 2010.

     “Pro Forma Basis” has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.3(b).

     “Prohibited Transaction” means any transaction described in (i) Section 406 of ERISA
that is not exempt by reason of Section 408 of ERISA or by reason of a Department of Labor
prohibited transaction individual or class exemption or (ii) Section 4975(c) of the Code that is
not exempt by reason of Section 4975(c)(2) or 4975(d) of the Code.

     “Projections” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.11(b).

     “Realty” means all real property and interests in real property now or hereafter
acquired or leased by any Credit Party.

     “Reference Period” with respect to any date of determination, means (except as may be
otherwise expressly provided herein) the period of twelve consecutive fiscal months of the Borrower
immediately preceding such date or, if such date is the last day of a fiscal quarter, the period of
four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date.

     “Register” has the meaning given to such term in Section 10.6(c).

     “Regulations T, U and X” means Regulations T, U and X, respectively, of the Federal
Reserve Board, and any successor regulations.

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

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     “Reportable Event” means, with respect to any Plan, (i) any “reportable event” within
the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA for which the 30-day notice under Section 4043(a) of ERISA
has not been waived by the PBGC (including, without limitation, any failure to meet the minimum
funding standard of, or timely make any required installment under, Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA, regardless of the issuance of any waivers in accordance with Section 412(d)
of the Code), (ii) any such “reportable event” subject to advance notice to the PBGC under Section
4043(b)(3) of ERISA, (iii) any application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization
period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code, and (iv) a cessation of operations described in Section
4062(e) of ERISA.

     “Required Lenders” means, at any time, the Lenders holding outstanding Loans
representing at least a majority of the aggregate, at such time, of all outstanding Loans.

     “Requirement of Law” means, with respect to any Person, the charter, articles or
certificate of organization or incorporation and bylaws or other organizational or governing
documents of such Person, and any statute, law, treaty, rule, regulation, order, decree, writ,
injunction or determination of any arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority or any
Self-Regulatory Organization, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its
property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject or otherwise pertaining to any
or all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

     “Reserve Requirement” means, with respect to any Interest Period, the reserve
percentage (expressed as a decimal and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher
1/100th of 1%) in effect from time to time during such Interest Period, as provided by
the Federal Reserve Board, applied for determining the maximum reserve requirements (including,
without limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves) applicable to Wachovia
under Regulation D with respect to “Eurocurrency liabilities” within the meaning of Regulation D,
or under any similar or successor regulation with respect to Eurocurrency liabilities or
Eurocurrency funding.

     “Responsible Officer” means, with respect to any Credit Party, the president, the
chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, any executive officer, or any other Financial
Officer of such Credit Party, and any other officer or similar official thereof responsible for the
administration of the obligations of such Credit Party in respect of this Agreement or any other
Credit Document.

     “Restatement Agreement” means the Amendment and Restatement Agreement dated as of the
Restatement Effective Date, effecting the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit
Agreement.

     “Restatement Effective Date” means the Business Day on which all the conditions
precedent in Section 5 of the Restatement Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

     “Sanctioned Country” means a country subject to a sanctions program identified on the
list maintained by OFAC and available at http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/-sanctions/index.html, or as otherwise published from time to time.

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     “Sanctioned Person” means (i) a Person named on the list of Specially Designated
Nationals or Blocked Persons maintained by OFAC available at http://www.treas.gov/-offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/index.html, or as otherwise published from time to time, or
(ii) (A) an agency of the government of a Sanctioned Country, (B) an organization controlled by a
Sanctioned Country, or (C) a Person resident in a Sanctioned Country, to the extent subject to a
sanctions program administered by OFAC.

     “Self Regulatory Organization” means any U.S. or foreign commission, board, agency or
body that is not a Governmental Authority, but is charged with the supervision or regulation of
brokers, dealers, securities underwriting or trading, stock exchanges, commodities exchanges,
electronic communication networks, insurance companies or agents, investment companies or
investment advisors.

     “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other Person of
which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Capital Stock having ordinary voting power
to elect a majority of the board of directors, board of managers or other governing body of such
Person, is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned or controlled by such Person and one or more
of its other Subsidiaries or a combination thereof (irrespective of whether, at the time,
securities of any other class or classes of any such corporation or other Person shall or might
have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency). When used without reference to a
parent entity, the term “Subsidiary” shall be deemed to refer to a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

     “Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Guarantor that is a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

     “Target” has the meaning given to such term in Section 5.10(a)(i).

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

     “Term Note” means, with respect to any Lender requesting the same, the promissory note
of the Borrower in favor of such Lender evidencing the Loan made by such Lender pursuant to Section
2.1(a), in substantially the form of Exhibit A-1, together with any amendments, modifications and
supplements thereto, substitutions therefor and restatements thereof.

     “The Clearing Corporation” means The Clearing Corporation, a Delaware corporation and
a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

     “Total Funded Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal
amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

     “Total Leverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of any Reference Period ending on the
last day of a fiscal quarter, the ratio of (i) Total Funded Debt as of such date to (ii)
Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period.

     “Total Voting Power” means, with respect to any Person, the total number of votes
which may be cast in the election of directors of such Person at any meeting of stockholders of
such

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Person if all securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of such Person (on a
fully diluted basis, assuming the exercise, conversion or exchange of all rights, warrants, options
and securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into, such voting securities) were
present and voted at such meeting (other than votes that may be cast only upon the happening of a
contingency).

     “Type” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1(b).

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

     “Wachovia” means Wachovia Bank, National Association, and its successors and assigns.

     “Wholly-Owned” means, with respect to any Subsidiary of any Person, that 100% of the
outstanding Capital Stock of such Subsidiary (excluding any directors’ qualifying shares and shares
required to be held by foreign nationals, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary) is owned, directly
or indirectly, by such Person.

     1.2 Accounting Terms. Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein
shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial
statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with, GAAP applied on
a basis consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries delivered to the Lenders prior to the Closing Date; provided that if
the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that it wishes to amend any financial covenant in
Article VI to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or if
the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article VI
for such purpose), then the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the
basis of GAAP as in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until
either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the
Borrower and the Required Lenders.

     1.3 Other Terms; Construction.

     (a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of
the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding
masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word
“will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.”
Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement,
instrument or other document shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other
document as from time to time amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified (subject to any
restrictions on such amendments, supplements, restatements or modifications set forth herein or in
any other Credit Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to
include such Person’s successors and assigns permitted hereunder, (iii) the words
“herein,”

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“hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used
in any Credit Document, shall be construed to refer to such Credit Document in its entirety and not
to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Credit Document to Articles,
Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and
Exhibits and Schedules to, the Credit Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference
to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation
as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and
“property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and
all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and
contract rights.

     (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, calculations to determine compliance by the Borrower for
any period with the Total Leverage Ratio covenant as set forth in Article VI, and calculations of
the financial covenants contained in Article VI to determine whether a condition to a Permitted
Acquisition, Permitted Asset Disposition, permitted incurrence of Indebtedness or other transaction
has been met, shall be determined in each case on a pro forma basis (a “Pro Forma Basis”)
after giving effect to any Acquisition, Asset Disposition, incurrence of Indebtedness or other
transaction (each, a “transaction”) occurring during such period (or proposed to be
consummated, as the case may be) as if such transaction had occurred as of the first day of such
period, in accordance with the following:

     (i) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by any Credit Party in connection with any
transaction (including any Indebtedness of a Person acquired in a Permitted Acquisition that
is not retired or repaid in connection therewith) shall be deemed to have been incurred or
assumed as of the first day of the applicable period (and if such Indebtedness has a
floating or formula rate, such Indebtedness shall, for purposes of such determination, have
an implied rate of interest during the applicable period determined by utilizing the rate of
interest that is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as of the date of
determination);

     (ii) any Indebtedness retired or repaid in connection with any transaction (including
any Indebtedness of a Person acquired in a Permitted Acquisition) shall be deemed to have
been retired or repaid as of the first day of the applicable period;

     (iii) with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, (A) income statement items (whether
positive or negative) and balance sheet items attributable to the Person or assets acquired
shall (to the extent not otherwise included in the consolidated financial statements of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP or in accordance with other provisions
of this Agreement) be included in such calculations to the extent relating to the applicable
period, provided that such income statement and balance sheet items are reflected in
financial statements or other financial data reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent, and (B) operating expense reductions, cost savings and other pro forma adjustments
attributable to such Permitted Acquisition may be included to the extent that such
adjustments (y) would be permitted pursuant to Article XI of Regulation S-X under the
Securities Act (irrespective of whether the Borrower is subject thereto) or (z) have been
approved in writing by the Administrative Agent; and

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     (iv) with respect to any Permitted Asset Disposition, income statement items (whether
positive or negative) and balance sheet items attributable to the assets disposed of shall
be excluded from such calculations to the extent relating to the applicable period.

ARTICLE II

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE LOANS

     2.1 Loans.

     (a) The aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans (as defined in the Original Credit
Agreement) made pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement and outstanding on the Restatement Date
is $175,000,000 (such Term Loans, the “Loans”). To the extent repaid, the Loans may not be
reborrowed.

     (b) The Loans shall, at the option of the Borrower and subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, be either Base Rate Loans or LIBOR Loans (each, a “Type” of Loan), provided
that all Loans comprising the same Borrowing shall, unless otherwise specifically provided herein,
be of the same Type.

     (c) Each Lender may, at its option, make and maintain any Loan at, to or for the account of
any of its Lending Offices, provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the
obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan to or for the account of such Lender in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.

     2.2 Evidence of Debt; Term Notes.

     (a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts
evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to the applicable Lending Office of such Lender
resulting from each Loan made by such Lending Office of such Lender from time to time, including
the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lending Office of such Lender from
time to time under this Agreement.

     (b) The Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to Section 10.6(c), and a
subaccount for each Lender, in which Register and subaccounts (taken together) shall be recorded
(i) the amount of each such Loan, the Type of each such Loan and the Interest Period applicable
thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable
from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder in respect of each such Loan and (iii) the amount of any
sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower in respect of each such Loan
and each Lender’s share thereof.

     (c) The entries made in the Register and subaccounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.2(b)
(and, if consistent with the entries of the Administrative Agent, the accounts maintained pursuant
to Section 2.2(a)) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be conclusive absent manifest
error of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded;
provided, however, that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to
maintain such account, such Register or such subaccount, as applicable, or any error therein,

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shall
not in any
manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans
made to the Borrower by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

     (d) The Loans made by each Lender, if requested by the applicable Lender (which request shall
be made to the Administrative Agent), are and shall be evidenced by a Term Note appropriately
completed in substantially the form of Exhibit A-1. Each Term Note shall be entitled to all of the
benefits of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and shall be subject to the provisions
hereof and thereof.

     2.3 Mandatory Payments.

     (a) Except to the extent due or paid sooner pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the
Borrower will repay the Loans on each date set forth below in the aggregate principal amount
opposite such date:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Date	 	Payment Amount
	 
	 	 	 	 
	June 30, 2009
	 	$	12,500,000	 
	September 30, 2009
	 	$	12,500,000	 
	December 31, 2009
	 	$	12,500,000	 
	March 31, 2010
	 	$	12,500,000	 
	June 30, 2010
	 	$	12,500,000	 
	September 30, 2010
	 	$	12,500,000	 
	December 31, 2010
	 	$	12,500,000	 
	March 31, 2011
	 	$	12,500,000	 
	June 30, 2011
	 	$	18,750,000	 
	September 30, 2011
	 	$	18,750,000	 
	December 31, 2011
	 	$	18,750,000	 
	Maturity Date
	 	$	18,750,000	 

     (b) Except to the extent due or paid sooner pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the
aggregate outstanding principal of the Loans shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date.

     2.4 Voluntary Prepayments.

     (a) At any time and from time to time, the Borrower shall have the right to prepay the Loans,
in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (except as provided in clause (iii) below), upon
written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., Charlotte time, three
(3) Business Days prior to each intended prepayment of LIBOR Loans and one (1) Business Day prior
to each intended prepayment of Base Rate Loans, provided that (i) each partial prepayment
of LIBOR Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of not less than $5,000,000 or, if
greater, an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, and each partial prepayment of Base
Rate Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of not less than $3,000,000 or, if greater, an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (ii) no partial prepayment of LIBOR Loans made
pursuant to any single Borrowing shall reduce the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the
remaining LIBOR Loans under such Borrowing to less than

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$5,000,000 or to any greater amount not an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof,
and (iii) unless made together with all amounts required under Section 2.14 to be paid as a
consequence of such prepayment, a prepayment of a LIBOR Loan may be made only on the last day of
the Interest Period applicable thereto. Each such notice shall specify the proposed date of such
prepayment and the aggregate principal amount, the Type of the Loans to be prepaid (and, in the
case of LIBOR Loans, the Interest Period of the Borrowing pursuant to which made), and shall be
irrevocable and shall bind the Borrower to make such prepayment on the terms specified therein. In
the event the Administrative Agent receives a notice of prepayment under this Section, the
Administrative Agent will give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders; provided that if such
notice has also been furnished to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to
notify the Lenders with respect thereto.

     (b) Each prepayment of the Loans made pursuant to Section 2.4(a) shall be applied to reduce
the outstanding principal amount of the Loans, with such reduction to be applied to the remaining
scheduled principal payments in each instance on a pro rata basis. Each prepayment of the Loans
made pursuant to Section 2.4(a) shall be applied ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans being
prepaid, in proportion to the principal amount held by each.

     2.5 Interest.

     (a) Subject to Section 2.5(b), the Borrower will pay interest in respect of the unpaid
principal amount of each Loan, from the Restatement Effective Date until such principal amount
shall be paid in full, (i) at the Adjusted Base Rate, as in effect from time to time during such
periods as such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, and (ii) at the Adjusted LIBOR Rate, as in effect from
time to time during such periods as such Loan is a LIBOR Loan.

     (b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under Sections
8.1(a), 8.1(f), or 8.1(g) and (at the election of the Required Lenders) upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of any other Event of Default, all outstanding principal amounts of the
Loans and, to the greatest extent permitted by law, all interest accrued on the Loans and all other
accrued and outstanding fees and other amounts hereunder, shall bear interest at a rate per annum
equal to the interest rate applicable from time to time thereafter to such Loans plus 2% (or, in
the case of interest, fees and other amounts for which no rate is provided hereunder, at the
Adjusted Base Rate plus 2%), and, in each case, such default interest shall be payable on demand.
To the greatest extent permitted by law, interest shall continue to accrue after the filing by or
against the Borrower of any petition seeking any relief in bankruptcy or under any law pertaining
to insolvency or debtor relief.

     (c) Accrued (and theretofore unpaid) interest shall be payable as follows:

     (i) in respect of each Base Rate Loan (including any Base Rate Loan or portion thereof
paid or prepaid pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.3, except as provided hereinbelow),
in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter, beginning with the first such
day to occur after the Restatement Effective Date; provided, that in the event the
Loans are repaid or prepaid in full, then accrued interest in respect of all Base Rate Loans
shall be payable together with such repayment or prepayment on the date thereof;

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     (ii) in respect of each LIBOR Loan (including any LIBOR Loan or portion thereof paid or
prepaid pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.3, except as provided hereinbelow), in
arrears (y) on the last Business Day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (subject to
the provisions of Section 2.7(iii)) and (z) in addition, in the case of a LIBOR Loan with an
Interest Period having a duration of six months or longer, on each date on which interest
would have been payable under clause (y) above had successive Interest Periods of three
months’ duration been applicable to such LIBOR Loan; provided, that in the event all
LIBOR Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing are repaid or prepaid in full, then accrued
interest in respect of such LIBOR Loans shall be payable together with such repayment or
prepayment on the date thereof; and

     (iii) in respect of any Loan, at maturity (whether pursuant to acceleration or
otherwise) and, after maturity, on demand.

     (d) Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document shall be deemed to
establish or require the payment of interest to any Lender at a rate in excess of the maximum rate
permitted by applicable law. If the amount of interest payable for the account of any Lender on
any interest payment date would exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law to be charged
by such Lender, the amount of interest payable for its account on such interest payment date shall
be automatically reduced to such maximum permissible amount. In the event of any such reduction
affecting any Lender, if from time to time thereafter the amount of interest payable for the
account of such Lender on any interest payment date would be less than the maximum amount permitted
by applicable law to be charged by such Lender, then the amount of interest payable for its account
on such subsequent interest payment date shall be automatically increased to such maximum
permissible amount, provided that at no time shall the aggregate amount by which interest
paid for the account of any Lender has been increased pursuant to this sentence exceed the
aggregate amount by which interest paid for its account has theretofore been reduced pursuant to
the previous sentence.

     (e) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders upon
determining the interest rate for each Borrowing of LIBOR Loans after its receipt of the relevant
Notice of Conversion/Continuation, and upon each change in the Base Rate; provided,
however, that the failure of the Administrative Agent to provide the Borrower or the
Lenders with any such notice shall neither affect any obligations of the Borrower or the Lenders
hereunder nor result in any liability on the part of the Administrative Agent to the Borrower or
any Lender. Each such determination (including each determination of the Reserve Requirement)
shall, absent manifest error, be conclusive absent manifest error and binding on all parties
hereto.

     2.6 Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to Wachovia, for its own account, the administrative
fee required under its Fee Letter to be paid to Wachovia, in the amounts due and at the times due
as required by the terms thereof.

     2.7 Interest Periods. Concurrently with the giving of a Notice of Conversion/Continuation in respect of any
Borrowing comprised of Base Rate Loans to be converted into, or LIBOR Loans to be continued as,
LIBOR Loans, the Borrower shall have the right to elect, pursuant to such notice, the interest
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applicable to such LIBOR Loans, which Interest
Period shall, at the option of the Borrower, be a one, two, three or six-month period;
provided, however, that:

     (i) the initial Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan shall commence on the date of any
continuation of, or conversion into, such LIBOR Loan, and each successive Interest Period
applicable to such LIBOR Loan shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest
Period applicable thereto expires;

     (ii) LIBOR Loans may not be outstanding under more than ten (10) separate Interest
Periods at any one time (for which purpose Interest Periods shall be deemed to be separate
even if they are coterminous);

     (iii) if any Interest Period otherwise would expire on a day that is not a Business
Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day unless such next
succeeding Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period
shall expire on the next preceding Business Day;

     (iv) no Interest Period may be selected with respect to the Loans that would end after
a scheduled date for repayment of principal of the Loans occurring on or after the first day
of such Interest Period unless, immediately after giving effect to such selection, the
aggregate principal amount of Loans that are Base Rate Loans or that have Interest Periods
expiring on or before such principal repayment date equals or exceeds the principal amount
required to be paid on such principal repayment date;

     (v) the Borrower may not select any Interest Period that expires after the Maturity
Date, with respect to Loans that are to be maintained as LIBOR Loans;

     (vi) if any Interest Period begins on a day for which there is no numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month during which such Interest Period would otherwise
expire, such Interest Period shall expire on the last Business Day of such calendar month;
and

     (vii) the Borrower may not select any Interest Period (and consequently, no LIBOR Loans
shall be made) if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the
time of such Notice of Conversion/Continuation with respect to any Borrowing.

     2.8 Conversions and Continuations.

     (a) The Borrower shall have the right, on any Business Day occurring on or after the
Restatement Effective Date, to elect (i) to convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal
amount of any Base Rate Loans into LIBOR Loans, or to convert any LIBOR Loans the Interest Periods
for which end on the same day into Base Rate Loans, or (ii) upon the expiration of any Interest
Period, to continue all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of any LIBOR
Loans the Interest Periods for which end on the same day for an additional Interest Period,
provided that (w) any such conversion of LIBOR Loans into Base Rate Loans shall involve an
aggregate principal amount of not less than $3,000,000 or, if greater, an integral multiple of
$1,000,000 in excess thereof; any such conversion of Base Rate Loans into, or continuation of,

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LIBOR Loans shall involve an aggregate principal amount of not less than $5,000,000 or, if greater,
an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and no partial conversion of LIBOR Loans made
pursuant to a single Borrowing shall reduce the outstanding principal amount of such LIBOR Loans to
less than $5,000,000 or to any greater amount not an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess
thereof, (x) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.12(f), LIBOR Loans may be converted into
Base Rate Loans only on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (and, in any event,
if a LIBOR Loan is converted into a Base Rate Loan on any day other than the last day of the
Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower will pay, upon such conversion, all amounts
required under Section 2.14 to be paid as a consequence thereof), and (y) no conversion of Base
Rate Loans into LIBOR Loans or continuation of LIBOR Loans shall be permitted during the
continuance of a Default or Event of Default.

     (b) The Borrower shall make each such election by giving the Administrative Agent written
notice not later than 11:00 a.m., Charlotte time, three (3) Business Days prior to the intended
effective date of any conversion of Base Rate Loans into, or continuation of, LIBOR Loans and one
(1) Business Day prior to the intended effective date of any conversion of LIBOR Loans into Base
Rate Loans. Each such notice (each, a “Notice of Conversion/Continuation”) shall be
irrevocable, shall be given in the form of Exhibit B-3 and shall specify (x) the date of such
conversion or continuation (which shall be a Business Day), (y) in the case of a conversion into,
or a continuation of, LIBOR Loans, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto, and (z) the
aggregate amount, and Type of the Loans being converted or continued. Upon the receipt of a Notice
of Conversion/Continuation, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each applicable Lender of
the proposed conversion or continuation. In the event that the Borrower shall fail to deliver a
Notice of Conversion/Continuation as provided herein with respect to any outstanding LIBOR Loans,
such LIBOR Loans shall automatically be converted to Base Rate Loans upon the expiration of the
then current Interest Period applicable thereto (unless repaid pursuant to the terms hereof). In
the event the Borrower shall have failed to select in a Notice of Conversion/Continuation the
duration of the Interest Period to be applicable to any conversion into, or continuation of, LIBOR
Loans, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period with a duration of one
month.

     2.9 Method of Payments; Computations; Apportionment of Payments.

     (a) All payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made without setoff, counterclaim or other
defense, in Dollars and in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent, for the account
of the Lenders entitled to such payment or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be (except as
otherwise expressly provided herein as to payments required to be made directly to the Lenders) at
the Payment Office prior to 12:00 noon, Charlotte time, on the date payment is due. Any payment
made as required hereinabove, but after 12:00 noon, Charlotte time, shall be deemed to have been
made on the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment falls due on a day that is not a Business
Day, then such due date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day (except that in the
case of LIBOR Loans to which the provisions of Section 2.7(iii) are applicable, such due date shall
be the next
preceding Business Day), and such extension of time shall then be included in the computation
of payment of interest, fees or other applicable amounts.

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     (b) The Administrative Agent will distribute to the Lenders like amounts relating to payments
made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders as follows: (i) if the payment is
received by 12:00 noon, Charlotte time, in immediately available funds, the Administrative Agent
will make available to each relevant Lender on the same date, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, such Lender’s ratable share of such payment (based on the percentage that the
amount of the relevant payment owing to such Lender bears to the total amount of such payment owing
to all of the relevant Lenders), and (ii) if such payment is received after 12:00 noon, Charlotte
time, or in other than immediately available funds, the Administrative Agent will make available to
each such Lender its ratable share of such payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds
on the next succeeding Business Day (or in the case of uncollected funds, as soon as practicable
after collected). If the Administrative Agent shall not have made a required distribution to the
appropriate Lenders as required hereinabove after receiving a payment for the account of such
Lenders, the Administrative Agent will pay to each such Lender, on demand, its ratable share of
such payment with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for each day from the date such amount
was required to be disbursed by the Administrative Agent until the date repaid to such Lender.

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

     (d) All computations of interest and fees hereunder (including computations of the Reserve
Requirement) shall be made on the basis of a year consisting of (i) in the case of interest on Base
Rate Loans, 365/366 days, as the case may be, or (ii) in all other instances, 360 days; and in each
case under (i) and (ii) above, with regard to the actual number of days (including the first day,
but excluding the last day) elapsed.

     (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document to the
contrary, all amounts collected or received by the Administrative Agent or any Lender after
acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 8.2 shall be applied by the Administrative Agent as
follows:

     (i) first, to the payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees irrespective of
whether such fees are allowed as a claim after the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event) of
the Administrative Agent in connection with enforcing the rights of the Lenders under
the Credit Documents;

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     (ii) second, to the payment of any fees owed to the Administrative Agent
hereunder or under any other Credit Document;

     (iii) third, to the payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket
costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’
fees irrespective of whether such fees are allowed as a claim after the occurrence of a
Bankruptcy Event) of each of the Lenders in connection with enforcing its rights under the
Credit Documents or otherwise with respect to the Obligations owing to such Lender;

     (iv) fourth, to the payment of all of the Obligations consisting of accrued
fees and interest (including, without limitation, fees incurred and interest accruing at the
then applicable rate after the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event irrespective of whether a
claim for such fees incurred and interest accruing is allowed in such proceeding);

     (v) fifth, to the payment of the outstanding principal amount of the
Obligations;

     (vi) sixth, to the payment of all other Obligations and other obligations that
shall have become due and payable under the Credit Documents and not repaid; and

     (vii) seventh, to the payment of the surplus (if any) to whomever may be
lawfully entitled to receive such surplus.

In carrying out the foregoing, (x) amounts received shall be applied in the numerical order
provided until exhausted prior to application to the next succeeding category, and (y) all amounts
shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the amounts of such principal,
interest, fees or other Obligations owed to them respectively pursuant to clauses (iii) through
(vii) above.

     2.10 Recovery of Payments.

     (a) The Borrower agrees that to the extent the Borrower makes a payment or payments to or for
the account of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, which payment or payments or any part
thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or
required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar state or federal law, common law or equitable cause (whether as a result of any demand,
settlement, litigation or otherwise), then, to the extent of such payment or repayment, the
Obligation intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if
such payment had not been received.

     (b) If any amounts distributed by the Administrative Agent to any Lender are subsequently
returned or repaid by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, its representative or successor in
interest, or any other Person, whether by court order, by settlement approved by the Lender in
question, or pursuant to applicable Requirements of Law, such Lender will, promptly upon receipt of
notice thereof from the Administrative Agent, pay the Administrative
Agent such amount. If any such amounts are recovered by the Administrative Agent from the
Borrower, its representative or successor in interest or such other Person, the Administrative

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Agent will redistribute such amounts to the Lenders on the same basis as such amounts were
originally distributed.

     2.11 Pro Rata Treatment.

     (a) All fundings, continuations and conversions of Loans shall be made by the Lenders pro rata
on the basis of their respective outstanding Loans. All payments on account of principal of or
interest on any Loans, fees or any other Obligations owing to or for the account of any one or more
Lenders shall be apportioned ratably among such Lenders in proportion to the amounts of such
principal, interest, fees or other Obligations owed to them respectively.

     (b) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise,
obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other Obligations
hereunder resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of
its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such Obligations greater than its pro rata share
thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the
Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the
Loans and such other Obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be
equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in
accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans
and other amounts owing them, provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased
and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall
be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and
(ii) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the
Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (y) any payment
obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of
its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as
to which the provisions of this Section 2.11(b) shall apply). The Borrower consents to the
foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender
acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower
rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender
were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. If under any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, any Lender receives a secured claim in lieu of a
setoff to which this Section 2.11(b) applies, such Lender shall, to the extent practicable,
exercise its rights in respect of such secured claim in a manner consistent with the rights of the
Lenders entitled under this Section 2.11(b) to share in the benefits of any recovery on such
secured claim.

     2.12 Increased Costs; Change in Circumstances; Illegality.

     (a) If any Change in Law shall:

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

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     (ii) subject any Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this
Agreement or any LIBOR Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such
Lender in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section
2.13 and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax payable by such
Lender); or

     (iii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or
expense affecting this Agreement or LIBOR Loans made by such Lender or participation
therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or
maintaining any LIBOR Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to reduce
the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal,
interest or any other amount), then, upon request of such Lender, the Borrower will pay to such
Lender, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs
incurred or reduction suffered.

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

     (c) A certificate of a Lender (which shall be in reasonable detail) setting forth the amount
or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as specified in Section
2.12(a) or Section 2.12(b) and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
The Borrower shall pay such Lender, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten
(10) Business Days after receipt thereof.

     (d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand
such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions
suffered more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender, notifies the Borrower of the Change
in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim
compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or
reductions is retroactive, then the 180 day period referred to above shall be extended to include
the period of retroactive effect thereof).

     (e) If, on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period, (y) the Administrative Agent
shall have determined in good faith that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for
ascertaining the applicable LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period or (z) the Administrative Agent

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shall have received written notice from the Required Lenders of their determination in good faith
that the rate of interest referred to in the definition of “LIBOR Rate” upon the basis of which the
Adjusted LIBOR Rate for LIBOR Loans for such Interest Period is to be determined will not
adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining LIBOR Loans during
such Interest Period, the Administrative Agent will forthwith so notify the Borrower and the
Lenders. Upon such notice, (i) all then outstanding LIBOR Loans shall automatically, on the
expiration date of the respective Interest Periods applicable thereto (unless then repaid in full),
be converted into Base Rate Loans, (ii) the obligation of the Lenders to make, to convert Base Rate
Loans into, or to continue, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended (including pursuant to the Borrowing to
which such Interest Period applies), and (iii) any Notice of Conversion/Continuation given at any
time thereafter with respect to LIBOR Loans shall be deemed to be a request for Base Rate Loans, in
each case until the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as the case may be, shall have
determined that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist (and the Required
Lenders, if making such determination, shall have so notified the Administrative Agent), and the
Administrative Agent shall have so notified the Borrower and the Lenders.

     (f) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, if, at any time after the date
hereof and from time to time, any Lender shall have determined in good faith that the introduction
of or any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or
administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or
administration thereof, or compliance with any guideline or request from any such Governmental
Authority (whether or not having the force of law), has or would have the effect of making it
unlawful for such Lender to make or to continue to make or maintain LIBOR Loans, such Lender will
forthwith so notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. Upon such notice, (i) each of such
Lender’s then outstanding LIBOR Loans shall automatically, on the expiration date of the respective
Interest Period applicable thereto (or, to the extent any such LIBOR Loan may not lawfully be
maintained as a LIBOR Loan until such expiration date, upon such notice) and to the extent not
sooner prepaid, be converted into a Base Rate Loan, (ii) the obligation of such Lender to make, to
convert Base Rate Loans into, or to continue, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended, and (iii) any Notice
of Conversion/Continuation given at any time thereafter with respect to LIBOR Loans shall, as to
such Lender, be deemed to be a request for a Base Rate Loan, in each case until such Lender shall
have determined that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist and shall
have so notified the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall have so notified the
Borrower.

     2.13 Taxes.

     (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under
any other Credit Document shall be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for
any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, provided that if the Borrower shall be required by
applicable law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other Taxes) from such payments, then
(i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions
(including deductions applicable to additional sums
payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent or Lender, as the case may be, receives
an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the

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Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall timely pay the full amount
deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

     (b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 2.13(a), the Borrower shall timely pay any
Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

     (c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within ten (10)
Business Days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
(including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts
payable under this Section) paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be,
and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto,
whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted
by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate (which shall be in reasonable detail) as to
the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender,
shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to
cooperate with any reasonable request made by the Borrower in respect of a claim of a refund in
respect of Indemnified Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to
which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.13 if (i) the Borrower
has agreed in writing to pay all of the Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses relating to such claim, (ii) the Administrative Agent or such
Lender determines, in its good faith judgment, that it would not be disadvantaged, unduly burdened
or prejudiced as a result of such claim and (iii) the Borrower furnishes, upon request of the
Administrative Agent or such Lender, an opinion of tax counsel (such opinion and such counsel to be
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender) to the effect that such
Indemnified Taxes were wrongly or illegally imposed.

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

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

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     Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is resident
for tax purposes in the United States, any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior
to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to
time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, but only if such
Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:

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

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

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

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

     (f) If the Administrative Agent or any Lender determines that it has received a refund of any
Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which
the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall pay to the Borrower an
amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional
amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving
rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender,
as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental
Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the
Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any
penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the
Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is
required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section 2.13(f) shall not be
construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or
any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any
other Person.

     2.14 Compensation. The Borrower will compensate each Lender upon demand for all losses, expenses and
liabilities (including, without limitation, any loss, expense or liability incurred by reason of
the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds required by such Lender to fund or
maintain LIBOR Loans) that such Lender may incur or sustain (i) if for any reason (other than a
default by such Lender) a continuation of, or conversion into, a LIBOR

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Loan does not occur on a
date specified therefor in a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, (ii) if any repayment, prepayment
or conversion of any LIBOR Loan occurs on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period
applicable thereto (including as a consequence of any assignment made pursuant to Section 2.15(a)
or any acceleration of the maturity of the Loans pursuant to Section 8.2), (iii) if any prepayment
of any LIBOR Loan is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Borrower
or (iv) as a consequence of any other failure by the Borrower to make any payments with respect to
any LIBOR Loan when due hereunder. Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this
Section 2.14 shall be made as though such Lender had actually funded its relevant LIBOR Loan
through the purchase of a Eurodollar deposit bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate in an amount equal
to the amount of such LIBOR Loan, having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period;
provided, however, that each Lender may fund its LIBOR Loans in any manner it sees
fit and the foregoing assumption shall be utilized only for the calculation of amounts payable
under this Section 2.14. A certificate (which shall be in reasonable detail) showing the bases for
the determinations set forth in this Section 2.14 by any Lender as to any additional amounts
payable pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall be submitted by such Lender to the Borrower either
directly or through the Administrative Agent. Determinations set forth in any such certificate
made in good faith for purposes of this Section 2.14 of any such losses, expenses or liabilities
shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

     2.15 Replacement of Lenders; Mitigation of Costs.

     (a) The Borrower may, at any time (other than after the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default) at its sole expense and effort, require any Lender (i) that has requested
compensation from the Borrower under Sections 2.12(a) or 2.12(b) or payments from the Borrower
under Section 2.13, or (ii) the obligation of which to make or maintain LIBOR Loans has been
suspended under Section 2.12(f) or (iii) that is a Defaulting Lender or a Nonconsenting Lender, in
any case upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, to assign and delegate, without
recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required
by, Section 10.6), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the
related Credit Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be
another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:

     (i) the Administrative Agent shall have received the assignment fee specified in
Section 10.6(b)(iv), which fee shall be payable by the Borrower or such assignee;

     (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding
principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable
to it hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (including any amounts under Section
2.14) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest
and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

     (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a request for compensation
under Sections 2.12(a) or 2.12(b) or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.13,
such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

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     (iv) in the case of an assignment of the interests, rights and obligations under this
Agreement and the related Credit Documents of a Nonconsenting Lender, such assignee shall
have approved (or shall approve) such consent, waiver or amendment that resulted in the
Nonconsenting Lender becoming a Nonconsenting Lender; and

     (v) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Requirements of Law.

     A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as
a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to
require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

     (b) If any Lender requests compensation under Sections 2.12(a) or 2.12(b), or the Borrower is
required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account
of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.13, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section
2.12(f), then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for
funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another
of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or
assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Sections 2.12(a), 2.12(b) or
2.13, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section
2.12(f), as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed
cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby
agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such
designation or assignment.

ARTICLE III

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to induce
the Lenders to extend the credit contemplated hereby, the Borrower represents and warrants to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:

     4.1 Corporate Organization and Power. Each Credit Party (i) is a corporation or a limited
liability company duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, as the case may be (which jurisdictions, as of
the Restatement
Effective Date, are set forth on Schedule 4.1), (ii) has the full corporate or limited
liability company power and authority to execute, deliver and perform the Credit Documents to which
it is or will be a party, to own and hold its property and to engage in its business as presently
conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation or limited liability
company and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business or the
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where the failure to be so
qualified, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.

     4.2 Authorization; Enforceability. Each Credit Party has taken all necessary corporate or
limited liability action, as applicable, to execute, deliver and perform each of the Credit
Documents to which it is a party, and has (or on any later date of execution and delivery will
have) validly executed and delivered each of the Credit Documents to which it is a party. This
Agreement constitutes, and each of the other Credit Documents upon execution and delivery will
constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit Party that is a party hereto or
thereto, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, by general equitable principles or by principles of good faith and
fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).

     4.3 No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of each of
the Credit Documents to which it is a party, and compliance by it with the terms hereof and
thereof, do not and will not (i) violate any provision of its articles or certificate of
incorporation or formation, its bylaws or operating agreement, or other applicable formation or
organizational documents, (ii) contravene any other Requirement of Law applicable to it, (iii)
conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with notice, lapse of time or both) a default
under any indenture, mortgage, lease, agreement, contract or other instrument to which it is a
party, by which it or any of its properties is bound or to which it is subject, or (iv) result in
or require the creation or imposition of any Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, upon any of its
properties, revenues or assets; except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, where such
violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     4.4 Governmental and Third-Party Authorization; Permits. No consent, approval,
authorization or other action by, notice to, or registration or filing with, any Governmental
Authority, Self-Regulatory Organization, or other Person is required as a condition to or otherwise
in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of this
Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents to which it is a party or the legality, validity or
enforceability hereof or thereof, other than (i) consents, authorizations and filings that have
been made or obtained and that are in full force and effect, which consents, authorizations and
filings are listed on Schedule 4.4, and (ii) consents and filings the failure to obtain or make
which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect. Each Credit Party has, and is in good standing with respect to,
all governmental approvals, licenses, permits and authorizations necessary to conduct its business
as presently conducted and to own or lease and operate its properties, except for those the failure
to obtain which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

     4.5 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5, there are no actions,
investigations, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, at
law, in equity or in arbitration, before any court, other Governmental Authority, Self-Regulatory
Organization, arbitrator or other Person, (i) against or affecting any of the Credit Parties or any
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a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) with respect to this Agreement, any of the other Credit
Documents or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

     4.6 Taxes. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has timely filed all federal, state,
local and foreign tax returns and reports required to be filed by it and has paid, prior to the
date on which penalties would attach thereto or a Lien would attach to any of its properties if
unpaid, all taxes, assessments, fees and other charges levied upon it or upon its properties that
are shown thereon as due and payable, other than those that are not yet delinquent or that are
being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been
established in accordance with GAAP. Such returns accurately reflect in all material respects all
liability for taxes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby. As of
the Restatement Effective Date, there is no ongoing audit or examination or, to the knowledge of
the Borrower, other investigation by any Governmental Authority of the tax liability of any of the
Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and there is no material unresolved claim by any Governmental
Authority concerning the tax liability of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for any period
for which tax returns have been or were required to have been filed, other than unsecured claims
for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP. As of the Restatement
Effective Date, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived or extended or has been
requested to waive or extend the statute of limitations relating to the payment of any taxes.

     4.7 Subsidiaries. Schedule 4.7 sets forth a list, as of the Restatement Effective Date,
of all of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower and as to each such Subsidiary, the percentage ownership
(direct and indirect) of the Borrower in each class of its Capital Stock and each direct owner
thereof.

     4.8 Full Disclosure. All factual information heretofore, contemporaneously or hereafter
furnished in writing to the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any Lender by or on behalf of any
Credit Party pursuant to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents is or will be true and
accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified
(or, if such
information has been updated, amended or supplemented, on the date as of which any such
update, amendment or supplement is dated or certified) and not made incomplete by omitting to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein and therein, in light of the
circumstances under which such information was provided, not misleading; provided that,
with respect to projections, budgets and other estimates, except as specifically represented in
Section 4.11(b), the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith
based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time. As of the Restatement Effective
Date, there is no fact known to any Credit Party that has, or could reasonably be expected to have,
a Material Adverse Effect, which fact has not been set forth herein, in the consolidated financial
statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries furnished to the Administrative Agent and/or the
Lenders, or in any certificate, opinion or other written statement made or furnished by the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders.

     4.9 Margin Regulations. No Credit Party is engaged principally, or as one of its
important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
Margin Stock. No proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, to purchase or carry
any Margin Stock, to extend credit for such purpose or for any other purpose, in each case that

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would violate or be inconsistent with Regulations T, U or X or any provision of the Exchange Act.

     4.10 No Material Adverse Effect. There has been no Material Adverse Effect since December
31, 2008 and there exists no event, condition or state of facts that could reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

     4.11 Financial Matters.

     (a) The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Administrative Agent copies of the audited
consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, for the 2008 and 2007 fiscal
years, in each case with the related statements of income, stockholders’ equity, comprehensive
income and cash flows for the fiscal years then ended, together with the opinions of Ernst & Young
LLP thereon. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present
fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the respective periods then ended. Except as
fully reflected in the most recent financial statements referred to above and the notes thereto,
there are no material liabilities or obligations with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, contingent or otherwise and whether or not due) that
are required in accordance with GAAP to be reflected in such financial statements and that are not
so reflected.

     (b) The Borrower has prepared, and has heretofore furnished to the Administrative Agent a copy
of, projected consolidated balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries prepared on an annual basis through the end of fiscal year 2012, giving effect
to the initial extensions of credit made under this Agreement, the payment of
transaction fees and expenses related to the foregoing and the consummation of the other
transactions contemplated hereby (the “Projections”). In the good faith opinion of
management of the Borrower, the assumptions used in the preparation of the Projections were fair,
complete and reasonable when made and continue to be fair, complete and reasonable as of the date
hereof. The Projections have been prepared in good faith by the executive and financial personnel
of the Borrower, are complete and represent a reasonable estimate of the future performance and
financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, subject to the uncertainties and
approximations inherent in any projections.

     (c) After giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, each
Credit Party (i) has capital sufficient to carry on its businesses as conducted and as proposed to
be conducted, (ii) has assets with a fair saleable value, determined on a going concern basis,
which are (y) not less than the amount required to pay the probable liability on its existing debts
as they become absolute and matured and (z) greater than the total amount of its liabilities
(including identified contingent liabilities, valued at the amount that can reasonably be expected
to become absolute and matured in their ordinary course), and (iii) does not intend to, and does
not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay such debts and
liabilities as they mature in their ordinary course.

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     (d) Since December 31, 2008, there has not been an occurrence of a “material weakness” (as
defined in statement on Auditing Standards No. 60) in, or fraud that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in, the Borrower’s internal controls over financial
reporting, in each case as described in Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and all rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder and the accounting and auditing principles, rules, standards
and practices promulgated or approved with respect thereto, in each case that could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     (e) Neither (i) the board of directors of the Borrower, a committee thereof or an authorized
officer of the Borrower has concluded that any financial statement previously furnished to the
Administrative Agent should no longer be relied upon because of an error, nor (ii) has the Borrower
been advised by its auditors that a previously issued audit report or interim review cannot be
relied on.

     4.12 Ownership of Properties. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (i) has good and
marketable title to all real property owned by it, (ii) holds interests as lessee under valid
leases in full force and effect with respect to all material leased real and personal property used
in connection with its business, and (iii) has good title to all of its other material properties
and assets reflected in the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 4.11(a) (except
as sold or otherwise disposed of since the date thereof in the ordinary course of business), in
each case free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

     4.13 ERISA.

     (a) Each Credit Party and its ERISA Affiliates is in compliance with the applicable provisions
of ERISA, and each Plan is and has been administered in compliance with all
applicable Requirements of Law, including, without limitation, the applicable provisions of
ERISA and the Code, in each case except where the failure so to comply, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No ERISA Event (i)
has occurred within the five (5) year period prior to the Restatement Effective Date, (ii) has
occurred and is continuing, or (iii) to the knowledge of the Borrower, is reasonably expected to
occur with respect to any Plan. No Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability as of the most recent
annual valuation date applicable thereto, and no Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates has
engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

     (b) No Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates has any outstanding liability on account of
a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan, and no Credit Party or any of its
ERISA Affiliates would become subject to any liability under ERISA if any such Credit Party or
ERISA Affiliate were to withdraw completely from all Multiemployer Plans as of the most recent
valuation date. No Multiemployer Plan is in “reorganization” or is “insolvent” within the meaning
of such terms under ERISA.

     4.14 Environmental Matters. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is involved
in any suit, action or proceeding, or has received any notice, complaint or other request for
information from any Governmental Authority or other Person, with respect to any actual or

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alleged
Environmental Claims, and to the knowledge of the Borrower, there are no threatened Environmental
Claims, nor any basis therefor.

     4.15 Compliance with Laws. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has timely filed all
material reports, documents and other materials required to be filed by it under all applicable
Requirements of Law with any Governmental Authority, has retained all material records and
documents required to be retained by it under all applicable Requirements of Law, and is otherwise
in compliance with all applicable Requirements of Law in respect of the conduct of its business and
the ownership and operation of its properties, including without limitation, the applicable rules
of any Self-Regulatory Organization, except in each case to the extent that the failure to comply
therewith, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.

     4.16 Intellectual Property. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, or has the
legal right to use, all Intellectual Property necessary for it to conduct its business as currently
conducted. No claim has been asserted or is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the
use of any such Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any such Intellectual
Property, nor does the Borrower know of any such claim, and to the knowledge of the Borrower, the
use of such Intellectual Property by any Credit Party does not infringe on the known rights of any
Person, except for such claims and infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     4.17 Regulated Industries. No Credit Party is an “investment company,” a company
“controlled” by an “investment company,” or an “investment advisor,” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

     4.18 Insurance. The assets, properties and business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
are insured against such hazards and liabilities, under such coverages and in such amounts, as are
customarily maintained by prudent companies similarly situated and under policies issued by
insurers of recognized responsibility.

     4.19 Material Contracts. Schedule 4.19 lists, as of the Restatement Effective Date, each
“material contract” (within the meaning of Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Securities
Act) to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, by which the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries or its properties is bound or to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is
subject (collectively, “Material Contracts”), and also indicates the parties thereto. As
of the Restatement Effective Date, (i) each Material Contract is in full force and effect and is
enforceable by each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that is a party thereto in accordance with
its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, by general or equitable
principles or by principles of good faith and fair dealing, and (ii) neither the Borrower nor any
of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any other party thereto is in breach of
or default under any Material Contract in any material respect or has given notice of termination
or cancellation of any Material Contract.

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     4.20 No Burdensome Restrictions. No Credit Party is subject to any charter or corporate
restriction or any provision of any applicable Requirement of Law that, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     4.21 OFAC; Anti-Terrorism Laws.

     (a) No Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party (i) is a Sanctioned Person, (ii) has
more than 15% of its assets in Sanctioned Countries, or (iii) derives more than 15% of its
operating income from investments in, or transactions with, Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned
Countries. No part of the proceeds of any Loan hereunder will be used directly or indirectly to
fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in or make any payments to, a
Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Country.

     (b) Neither the making of the Loans hereunder nor the use of the proceeds thereof will violate
the PATRIOT Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, or any of the foreign assets control
regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B,
Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto. The
Credit Parties are in compliance in all material respects with the PATRIOT Act.

ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until the payment in full in cash of all principal and
interest with respect to the Loans together with all fees, expenses and other amounts then due and
owing hereunder:

     5.1 Financial Statements. The Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent on behalf
of the Lenders:

     (a) As soon as available and in any event within forty-five (45) days (or, if earlier and if
applicable to the Borrower, the quarterly report deadline under the Exchange Act rules and
regulations) after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year,
beginning with the first fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2009, unaudited consolidated and
consolidating balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal
quarter and unaudited consolidated and consolidating statements of income, cash flows and
stockholders’ equity for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter then ended and
for that portion of the fiscal year then ended, in each case setting forth comparative consolidated
figures as of the end of and for the corresponding period in the preceding fiscal year together
with comparative budgeted figures for the fiscal period then ended, all in reasonable detail and
prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to the absence of notes required by GAAP and subject to
normal year-end adjustments) applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding quarter or
containing disclosure of the effect on the financial condition or results of operations of any
change in the application of accounting principles and practices during such quarter; and

     (b) As soon as available and in any event within ninety (90) days (or, if earlier and if
applicable to the Borrower, the annual report deadline under the Exchange Act rules and

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regulations) after the end of each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2009, an audited
consolidated and unaudited consolidating balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of
the end of such fiscal year and the related audited consolidated and unaudited consolidating
statements of income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for
the fiscal year then ended, including the notes thereto, in each case setting forth comparative
consolidated figures as of the end of and for the preceding fiscal year together with comparative
budgeted figures for the fiscal year then ended, all in reasonable detail and (with respect to the
audited statements) certified by the independent certified public accounting firm regularly
retained by the Borrower or another independent certified public accounting firm of recognized
national standing reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, together with (y) a report
thereon by such accountants that is not qualified as to going concern or scope of audit and to the
effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the consolidated
financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates
and for the periods indicated in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with that of
the preceding year or containing disclosure of the effect on the financial condition or results of
operations of any change in the application of accounting principles and practices during such
year, and (z) a letter from such accountants to the effect that, based on and in connection with
their examination of the financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, they obtained
no knowledge of the occurrence or existence of any Default or Event of Default relating to
accounting or financial reporting matters (which certificate may be limited to the extent required
by accounting rules or guidelines), or a statement specifying the nature and period of existence of
any such Default or Event of Default disclosed by their audit.

     (c) In the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to
Sections 5.2(a) or 5.2(b) is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement is in
effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to
the application of a higher Applicable Percentage for any period (an “Applicable Period”)
than the Applicable Percentage applied for such Applicable Period, then (i) the Borrower shall
immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a correct Compliance Certificate for such
Applicable Period and (ii) the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent the
accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Percentage for such
Applicable Period, which payment shall be promptly applied by the Administrative Agent in
accordance with Section 2.9. This Section 5.1(c) shall not limit the rights of the Administrative
Agent and Lenders with respect to Sections 2.5(b) and 8.2.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 5.1, 5.2(a), 5.2(b), 5.2(c) or 5.2(d) may
be delivered electronically and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the
date (i) on which the Borrower provides notice to the Lenders that such information has been posted
on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at
http://ir.theice.com/sec.cfm, at
www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm or at another website identified in such notice and
accessible by the Lenders without charge; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the
Borrower’s behalf on SyndTrak or another relevant website, if any, to which each of the
Administrative Agent and each Lender has access; provided that (x) upon the request of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender lacking access to the internet or SyndTrak, the Borrower shall
deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or such Lender (until a written
request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender) and
(y) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by a facsimile or electronic mail) the

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Administrative
Agent and each Lender of the posting of any documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no
obligation to request the delivery of, or to maintain copies of, the documents referred to in the
proviso to the immediately preceding sentence or to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any
such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to
it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

     5.2 Other Business and Financial Information. The Borrower will deliver to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender:

     (a) Concurrently with each delivery of the financial statements described in Sections 5.1(a)
and 5.1(b), a Compliance Certificate with respect to the period covered by the financial statements
being delivered thereunder, executed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, together with a
Covenant Compliance Worksheet reflecting the computation of the financial covenants set forth in
Article VI as of the last day of the period covered by such financial statements;

     (b) As soon as available and in any event within thirty (30) days after the commencement of
each fiscal year, beginning with the 2010 fiscal year, a consolidated operating budget for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year (prepared on an annual basis), consisting of a
consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of income and cash flows, together with a
certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower to the effect that such budget has been prepared
in good faith and is a reasonable estimate of the financial position and results of operations of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period covered thereby; and as soon as available from
time to time thereafter, any modifications or revisions to or restatements of such budget;

     (c) Promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of any “management letter” submitted to any Credit
Party by its certified public accountants in connection with each annual, interim or special audit,
and promptly upon completion thereof, any response reports from such Credit Party in respect
thereof;

     (d) Promptly upon the sending, filing or receipt thereof, copies of (i) all financial
statements, reports, notices and proxy statements that any Credit Party shall send or make
available generally to its stockholders, (ii) all regular, periodic and special reports,
registration statements and prospectuses (other than on Form S-8) that any Credit Party shall
render to or file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. or any national securities exchange or Self-Regulatory Organization, and
(iii) all press releases and other statements made available generally by any Credit Party to the
public concerning material developments in the business of the Credit Parties; provided
that notwithstanding anything to the contrary included in Section 5.1, the Borrower shall be deemed
to have given notice to the Administrative Agent and each Lender of the posting on the Borrower’s
Internet website of the business and financial information set forth in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii)
of this Section 5.2(d) at the time such information is posted thereon and no further notice shall
be required to be provided by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect
thereto;

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     (e) Promptly upon (and in any event within five (5) Business Days after) any Responsible
Officer of any Credit Party obtaining knowledge thereof, written notice of any of the following:

     (i) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, together with a written
statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower specifying the nature of such Default or
Event of Default, the period of existence thereof and the action that the Borrower has taken
and proposes to take with respect thereto;

     (ii) the institution or threatened institution of any action, suit, investigation or
proceeding against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including any such
investigation or proceeding by any Governmental Authority or Self-Regulatory Organization
(other than routine periodic inquiries, investigations or reviews), that, if adversely
determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a
Material Adverse Effect, and any material adverse development in any litigation or other
proceeding previously reported pursuant to Section 4.5 or this Section 5.2(e)(ii);

     (iii) the receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from any Governmental
Authority or Self-Regulatory Organization of (A) any notice asserting any failure by such
Person to be in compliance with applicable Requirements of Law or that threatens the taking
of any action against such Person or sets forth circumstances that, if taken or adversely
determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (B) any
notice of any actual or threatened suspension, limitation or revocation of, failure to
renew, or imposition of any restraining order, escrow or impoundment of funds in connection
with, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, where such action could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

     (iv) the occurrence of any ERISA Event, together with (x) a written statement of a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower specifying the details of such ERISA Event and the
action that the applicable Person has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto, (y) a
copy of any notice with respect to such ERISA Event that may be required to be filed with
the PBGC and (z) a copy of any notice delivered by the PBGC to any Credit Party or an ERISA
Affiliate with respect to such ERISA Event;

     (v) the occurrence of any material default under, or any proposed or threatened
termination or cancellation of, any Material Contract (including without limitation, the
agreement between the Borrower and LCH.Clearnet for the provision of clearing services) or
other material contract or agreement to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party, the default under or termination or cancellation of which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

     (vi) the occurrence of any of the following: (y) the assertion of any Environmental
Claim against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any real property
leased, operated or owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries’ discovery of a basis for any such Environmental Claim; or (z) the
receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of notice of any alleged violation of or
noncompliance with any Environmental Laws by the Borrower or

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any of its Subsidiaries or
release of any Hazardous Substance; but in each case under clauses (y) and (z) above, only
to the extent the same could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

     (vii) any other matter or event that has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a
Material Adverse Effect, together with a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the
Borrower setting forth the nature and period of existence thereof and the action that the
affected Persons have taken and propose to take with respect thereto.

     (f) As promptly as reasonably possible, such other information about the business, condition
(financial or otherwise), operations or properties of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as
the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

     5.3 Compliance with All Material Contracts. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply in all material
respects with each term, condition and provision of all Material Contracts.

     5.4 Existence; Franchises; Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower will, and will cause
each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain and preserve in full force and effect its legal
existence, except as expressly permitted otherwise by Section 7.1, (ii) obtain, maintain and
preserve in full force and effect all other rights, franchises, licenses, permits, certifications,
approvals and authorizations required by Governmental Authorities and Self-Regulatory Organizations
necessary to the ownership, occupation or use of its properties or the conduct of its business,
except to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, and (iii) keep all material properties in good working order and condition (normal
wear and tear and damage by casualty excepted) and from time to time make all necessary repairs to
and renewals and replacements of such properties, except to the extent that any of such properties
are obsolete or are being replaced or, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, are no longer
useful or desirable in the conduct of the business of the Credit Parties.

     5.5 [Reserved] 

     5.6 Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
comply in all respects with all Requirements of Law applicable in respect of the conduct of its
business and the ownership and operation of its properties, except to the extent the failure so to
comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     5.7 Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries
to, (i) pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity all liabilities and obligations
as and when due (subject to any applicable subordination, grace and notice provisions), except to
the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and
(ii) pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it,
upon its income or profits or upon any of its properties, prior to the date on which penalties
would attach thereto, and all lawful claims that, if unpaid, would become a Lien (other than a
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provided, however,
that no such Person shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim that
is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and as to which such Credit Party is
maintaining adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP.

     5.8 Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain
with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance with respect to its assets,
properties and business, against such hazards and liabilities, of such types and in such amounts,
as is customarily maintained by companies in the same or similar businesses similarly situated.

     5.9 Maintenance of Books and Records; Inspection. The Borrower will, and will cause each
of its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain adequate books, accounts and records, in which full, true and
correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions in relation to its business and
properties, and prepare all financial statements required under this Agreement, in each case in
accordance with GAAP and in compliance with the requirements of any Governmental Authority or
Self-Regulatory Organization having jurisdiction over it, and (ii) permit employees or agents of
the Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect its properties and examine or audit its
books, records, working papers and accounts (except with respect to information which disclosure
thereof is prohibited pursuant to arrangements among ICE Futures Europe, the United Kingdom
Financial Services Authority, or other Governmental Authorities with jurisdiction over ICE Futures
Europe and ICE Futures Eruope’s members), and make copies and memoranda of them, and to discuss its
affairs, finances and accounts with its officers and employees and, upon reasonable notice to the
Borrower, the independent public accountants of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (and by this
provision the Borrower authorizes such accountants to discuss the finances and affairs of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries), all at such times and from time to time, upon reasonable notice and
during business hours, as may be reasonably requested; provided however, that when
a Default or Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent may do any of the foregoing at the
expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice.

     5.10 Permitted Acquisitions. The Borrower shall comply with, and cause each other
applicable Credit Party to comply with, the following covenants:

     (a) Promptly after the consummation of any Permitted Acquisition or such later date reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative
Agent the following (provided, however, that the delivery of the statements in clause (iii) below
shall be required only with respect to Permitted Acquisitions having an Acquisition Amount
exceeding $200,000,000):

     (i) a reasonably detailed description of the material terms of such Acquisition
(including, without limitation, the purchase price and method and structure of payment) and
of each Person or business that is the subject of such Acquisition (each, a
“Target”);

     (ii) to the extent available, audited historical financial statements of the Target
(or, if there are two or more Targets that are the subject of such Acquisition and that are
part of the same consolidated group, consolidated historical financial statements for all
such Targets) for the two (2) most recent fiscal years available, prepared by a firm of

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independent certified public accountants, and (if available) unaudited financial statements
for any interim periods since the most recent fiscal year-end;

     (iii) consolidated projected income statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
(giving effect to such Acquisition and the consolidation with the Borrower of each relevant
Target) for the one-year period (or, if available, such longer period up to
three years) following the consummation of such Acquisition, in reasonable detail,
together with any appropriate statement of assumptions and pro forma adjustments; and

     (iv) a certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, executed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower setting forth the Acquisition Amount
and further to the effect that, to the best of such Financial Officer’s knowledge, (y) the
consummation of such Acquisition has not resulted in a violation of any provision of this
Section 5.10 or any other provision of this Agreement, and (x) the requirements set forth in
Section 7.5 have been satisfied (with financial covenant calculations to be attached to the
certificate using the Covenant Compliance Worksheet).

     (b) As soon as reasonably practicable after the consummation of any such Acquisition, the
Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent true and correct copies of the fully executed
acquisition agreement (including schedules and exhibits thereto) and other material documents and
closing papers delivered in connection therewith.

     (c) The consummation of each Permitted Acquisition shall be deemed to be a representation and
warranty by the Borrower that (except as shall have been approved in writing by the Required
Lenders) all conditions thereto set forth in this Section 5.10 and in the description furnished
under Section 5.10(a)(i) have been satisfied, that the same is permitted in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, and that the matters certified to by the Financial Officer of the Borrower
in the certificate referred to in Section 5.10(a)(iv) are, to the best of such Financial Officer’s
knowledge, true and correct in all material respects as of the date such certificate is given,
which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty as of the
date thereof for all purposes hereunder, including, without limitation, for purposes of Section
8.1.

     5.11 Creation or Acquisition of Subsidiaries. Subject to the provisions of Sections 5.10
and 7.5, the Borrower may from time to time create or acquire new Wholly Owned Subsidiaries in
connection with Permitted Acquisitions or otherwise, and the Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the
Borrower may create or acquire new Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, provided that concurrently
with (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after or such later time approved by the
Administrative Agent) the creation or direct or indirect acquisition thereof, each such new
Subsidiary will execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a joinder to the Guaranty, pursuant
to which such new Subsidiary shall become a guarantor thereunder and shall guarantee the payment in
full of the Obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents;
provided that no Foreign Subsidiary shall be required to provide a guaranty to the extent
(and for as long as) doing so would cause any adverse tax or regulatory consequences to the
Borrower, and provided further that for any Subsidiary created for the sole purpose of
making a Permitted Acquisition and so long as such Subsidiary has no assets, the

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Borrower shall not
be required to comply with this Section 5.11 until the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition.

     5.12 OFAC, PATRIOT Act Compliance. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) refrain from doing
business in a Sanctioned Country or with a Sanctioned Person in violation of the economic sanctions
of the United States administered by OFAC, and (ii) provide, to the extent commercially reasonable,
such information and take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or
any Lender in order to assist the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in maintaining compliance
with the PATRIOT Act.

     5.13 Further Assurances. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
make, execute, endorse, acknowledge and deliver any amendments, modifications or supplements hereto
and restatements hereof and any other agreements, instruments or documents, and take any and all
such other actions, as may from time to time be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or
the Required Lenders to effect, confirm or further assure or protect and preserve the interests,
rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents.

ARTICLE VI

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

     The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until the payment in full in cash of all principal and
interest with respect to the Loans together with all fees, expenses and other amounts then due and
owing hereunder:

     6.1 Maximum Total Leverage Ratio. The Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any
fiscal quarter, beginning with the first fiscal quarter of 2009, shall not be greater than the
ratio of 2.50 to 1.00.

     6.2 Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio. The Interest Coverage Ratio as of the last day of
any fiscal quarter, beginning with the first fiscal quarter of 2009, shall not be less than 5.0 to
1.0.

ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until the payment in full in cash of all principal and
interest with respect to the Loans together with all fees, expenses and other amounts then due and
owing hereunder:

     7.1 Merger; Consolidation. The Borrower will not, and will not permit or cause any of its Subsidiaries to, liquidate,
wind up or dissolve, or enter into any consolidation, amalgamation, merger or other combination, or
agree to do any of the foregoing; provided,

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however, that so long as no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom:

     (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with, or be
liquidated into, (x) the Borrower (so long as the Borrower is the surviving or continuing
entity) or (y) any other Subsidiary of the Borrower (so long as, if either Person is a
Subsidiary Guarantor, the surviving Person is a Subsidiary Guarantor, and if either Person
is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the surviving Person is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary;

     (ii) the Borrower may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with another Person (other than
another Credit Party), so long as (y) the Borrower is the surviving entity, and (z) if such
merger, consolidation or amalgamation constitutes an Acquisition, the applicable conditions
and requirements of Sections 5.10 and 7.5 are satisfied; and

     (iii) to the extent not otherwise permitted under the foregoing clauses, any Subsidiary
that has sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of all or substantially all of its assets
in connection with an Asset Disposition permitted under this Agreement and no longer
conducts any active trade or business may be liquidated, wound up and dissolved.

     7.2 Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, and will not permit or cause any of its
Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness other than (without
duplication):

     (i) Indebtedness of the Credit Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders incurred under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents;

     (ii) (A) Indebtedness of the Credit Parties under the New Credit Facility and the other
“Credit Documents” (as defined in the New Credit Facility) and (B) Indebtedness of the
Credit Parties under the New Liquidity Facility and the other “Credit Documents” (as defined
in the New Liquidity Facility);

     (iii) accrued expenses (including salaries, accrued vacation and other compensation),
current trade or other accounts payable and other current liabilities arising in the
ordinary course of business and not incurred through the borrowing of money, in each case
above to the extent constituting Indebtedness;

     (iv) purchase money Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries incurred solely
to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any equipment, real property or
other fixed assets in the ordinary course of business (or assumed or acquired by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other
transaction permitted under this Agreement), including Capital Lease Obligations, and any
renewals, replacements, refinancings or extensions thereof, provided that all such
Indebtedness shall not exceed $25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount outstanding at any
one time;

     (v) unsecured loans and advances (A) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower
to any Subsidiary Guarantor, (B) by any Subsidiary of the Borrower to the

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Borrower, or (C)
by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower to any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is
not a Subsidiary Guarantor, provided in each case that any such loan or advance made
pursuant to clause (C) above is subordinated in right and time of payment to the Obligations
and is evidenced by a promissory note, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent;

     (vi) Indebtedness of the Borrower under Hedge Agreements entered into in the ordinary
course of business to manage existing or anticipated interest rate or foreign currency risks
and not for speculative purposes;

     (vii) Indebtedness existing on the Restatement Effective Date and described in Schedule
7.2 and any renewals, replacements, refinancings or extensions of any such Indebtedness that
do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof or result in an earlier final
maturity date or decreased weighted average life thereof;

     (viii) Indebtedness consisting of Guaranty Obligations of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business for the benefit of another Credit
Party, provided that the primary obligation being guaranteed is expressly permitted
by this Agreement;

     (ix) Indebtedness that may be deemed to exist pursuant to any performance bond, surety,
statutory appeal or similar obligation entered into or incurred by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

     (x) Indebtedness of ICE Clear Europe under the ICE Clear Europe Payment Services
Agreement not exceeding $150,000,000 in aggregate principal amount outstanding;

     (xi) Indebtedness consisting of Guaranty Obligations of the Borrower with respect to
the ICE Clear Europe Payment Services Agreement;

     (xii) unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower not exceeding $400,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount outstanding to provide liquidity for the clearing operations of ICE Clear
Europe;

     (xiii) other unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower not exceeding $50,000,000 in
aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time; and

     (xiv) other unsecured Indebtedness of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower not exceeding
$50,000,000 in aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time.

     7.3 Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit or cause any of its Subsidiaries
to, directly or indirectly, make, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, any Lien upon or with
respect to any
part of its property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or agree to do any of
the foregoing, other than the following (collectively, “Permitted Liens”):

     (i) Liens in existence on the Restatement Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 7.3,
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such
extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to all or a part of the property
that secured the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced (plus any improvements on such
property) and shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the date hereof (and
any renewals, replacements, refinancings or extensions of such obligations that do not
increase the outstanding principal amount thereof);

     (ii) Liens imposed by law, such as Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
materialmen and landlords, incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not
constituting borrowed money that are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days
or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate
reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP (if so required);

     (iii) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA, the creation or incurrence of which
would result in an Event of Default under Section 8.1(k)) incurred in the ordinary course of
business in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of
governmental insurance or benefits, or to secure the performance of letters of credit, bids,
tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, leases, public or statutory
obligations, government contracts and other similar obligations (other than obligations for
borrowed money) entered into in the ordinary course of business;

     (iv) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or statutory
obligations that are not delinquent or remain payable without any penalty or that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been
established in accordance with GAAP (if so required);

     (v) any attachment or judgment Lien not constituting an Event of Default under Section
8.1(h);

     (vi) Liens securing the purchase money Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2(iv),
provided that (x) any such Lien shall attach to the property being acquired,
constructed or improved with such Indebtedness concurrently with or within ninety (90) days
after the acquisition (or completion of construction or improvement) or the refinancing
thereof by the Borrower or such Subsidiary, (y) the amount of the Indebtedness secured by
such Lien shall not exceed 100% of the cost to the Borrower or such Subsidiary of acquiring,
constructing or improving the property and any other assets then being financed solely by
the same financing source, and (z) any such Lien shall not encumber any other property of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries except assets then being financed solely by the same
financing source;

     (vii) with respect to any Realty occupied by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
all easements, rights of way, reservations, licenses, encroachments, variations and similar
restrictions, charges and encumbrances on title that do not secure monetary obligations and
do not materially impair the use of such property for its intended purposes or the value
thereof;

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     (viii) any leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses granted by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries to third parties in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in
any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and any
interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor under any lease or license
permitted under this Agreement;

     (ix) Liens created in connection with the Guaranty Fund; and

     (x) other Liens securing obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not exceeding
$1,000,000 in aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time.

     7.4 Asset Dispositions. The Borrower will not, and will not permit or cause any of its
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make or agree to make any Asset Disposition except for:

     (i) the sale or other disposition of inventory and Cash Equivalents in the ordinary
course of business, the sale or write-off of past due or impaired accounts receivable for
collection purposes (but not for factoring, securitization or other financing purposes), and
the termination or unwinding of Hedge Agreements permitted hereunder;

     (ii) the sale, lease or other disposition of assets by the Borrower or any Subsidiary
of the Borrower to the Borrower or to a Subsidiary Guarantor (or by any Subsidiary that is
not a Subsidiary Guarantor to another Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor), in
each case so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would
result therefrom;

     (iii) the sale, exchange or other disposition in the ordinary course of business of
equipment or other capital assets that are obsolete or no longer necessary for the
operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and

     (iv) the sale or other disposition of assets (other than the Capital Stock of
Subsidiaries) outside the ordinary course of business for fair value and for consideration,
provided that (x) the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds from all such sales or
dispositions that are consummated during any fiscal year shall not exceed $25,000,000 and
(y) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result
therefrom.

     7.5 Acquisitions. The Borrower will not, and will not permit or cause any of its
Subsidiaries to, consummate any Acquisition, provided that the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries may
consummate any Acquisition so long as (i) prior to the closing of such Acquisition, the
Borrower shall provide the Lenders with a Compliance Certificate prepared on a Pro Forma Basis
giving effect to such Acquisition that demonstrates compliance with the covenants in Article VI on
a Pro Forma Basis, (ii) in the case of an Acquisition to which the Borrower is a party involving a
merger, amalgamation or the acquisition of control of the Capital Stock of a Person, the Borrower
is the surviving or acquiring entity, as the case may be, (iii) each business acquired shall be in
substantially the same line of business as the business conducted by the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries on the Restatement Effective Date or in lines of business reasonably related thereto,
(iv) the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Person whose Capital Stock or
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applicable law (but
provided in any event such Acquisition shall not be “hostile”), (v) no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the consummation of any such Acquisition or
would exist immediately after giving effect thereto and (vi) the applicable conditions and
requirements of Section 5.10 are satisfied.

     7.6 Restricted Payments. The Borrower will not, and will not permit or cause any of its
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, declare or make any dividend payment, or make any other
distribution of cash, property or assets, in respect of any of its Capital Stock or any warrants,
rights or options to acquire its Capital Stock, or purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire
for value any shares of its Capital Stock or any warrants, rights or options to acquire its Capital
Stock, or set aside funds for any of the foregoing (any of the foregoing being a “Restricted
Payment”), except that:

     (a) each Subsidiary may make payments to the Borrower for its proportionate share of the tax
liability of the affiliated group of entities that file consolidated federal income tax returns,
provided that such payments are used to pay taxes, and provided further
that any tax refunds received by the Borrower that are attributable to the any of its Subsidiaries
shall be returned promptly by the Borrower to such Subsidiary;

     (b) each Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower may declare and make dividend payments or
other distributions to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary of the Borrower, in each case to the
extent not prohibited under applicable Requirements of Law;

     (c) the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries may declare and make dividend payments or other
distributions payable solely in its Common Stock; and

     (d) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would
result therefrom, the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries may make any Restricted Payment.

     7.7 Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will not permit or cause any
of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction (including, without limitation, any purchase,
sale, lease or exchange of property or the rendering of any service) with any officer, director,
stockholder or other Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the ordinary
course of its business and upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to it than it
would be obtained in a comparable
arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 7.7 shall
prohibit:

     (i) transactions described on Schedule 7.7 (and any renewals or replacements thereof on
terms not materially more disadvantageous to the applicable Credit Party) or otherwise
expressly permitted under any other provision of this Agreement;

     (ii) transactions among the Borrower and/or the Subsidiary Guarantors not prohibited
under this Agreement (provided that such transactions shall remain subject to any
other applicable limitations and restrictions set forth in this Agreement); and

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     (iii) transactions with Affiliates in good faith in the ordinary course of the
Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s business consistent with past practice and on terms no less
favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than those that could have been obtained in a
comparable transaction on an arm’s length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate.

     7.8 Lines of Business. The Borrower will not, and will not permit or cause any of its
Subsidiaries to, engage in any lines of business other than the businesses engaged in by it on the
Restatement Effective Date and businesses and activities reasonably related thereto.

     7.9 Limitation on Certain Restrictions. The Borrower will not, and will not permit or
cause any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to
exist or become effective any restriction or encumbrance on (a) the ability of the Credit Parties
to perform and comply with their respective obligations under the Credit Documents or (b) the
ability of any Subsidiary of the Borrower to make any dividend payment or other distribution in
respect of its Capital Stock, to repay Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary,
to make loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, or to transfer any of its assets
or properties to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, except (in the case of clause (b) above
only) for such restrictions or encumbrances existing under or by reason of (i) this Agreement and
the other Credit Documents, (ii) applicable Requirements of Law, (iii) customary non-assignment
provisions in leases and licenses of real or personal property entered into by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary as lessee or licensee in the ordinary course of business, restricting the assignment or
transfer thereof or of property that is the subject thereof, (iv) the Guaranty Fund and (v)
customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale of assets
(including Capital Stock of a Subsidiary) pending such sale, provided that such
restrictions and conditions apply only to the assets being sold and such sale is permitted under
this Agreement.

     7.10 No Other Negative Pledges. The Borrower will not, and will not permit or cause any of
its Subsidiaries to, enter into or suffer to exist any agreement or restriction that, directly or
indirectly, prohibits or conditions the creation, incurrence or assumption of any Lien upon or with
respect to any part of its property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or agree to
do any of the foregoing,
except for such agreements or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) this Agreement
and the other Credit Documents, (ii) applicable Requirements of Law, (iii) any agreement or
instrument creating a Permitted Lien (but only to the extent such agreement or restriction applies
to the assets subject to such Permitted Lien), (iv) customary provisions in leases and licenses of
real or personal property entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary as lessee or licensee in
the ordinary course of business, restricting the granting of Liens therein or in property that is
the subject thereof, and (v) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement
relating to the sale of assets (including Capital Stock of a Subsidiary) pending such sale,
provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the assets being sold and such
sale is permitted under this Agreement.

     7.11 Investments in Subsidiaries. The Borrower will not, and will not permit or cause any
of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, purchase, own, invest in or otherwise acquire any
Capital Stock, evidence of indebtedness or other obligation or security or any interest whatsoever
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not a Subsidiary Guarantor (each, a “Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary”), or make or permit
to exist any loans, advances or extensions of credit to, or any investment in cash or by delivery
of property in, any Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (collectively, “Investments”) other than:

     (i) Investments in Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries existing as of the Closing Date;

     (ii) the Borrower’s guarantee of the loans made by ICE US Trust under the New Liquidity
Facility; and

     (iii) other Investments in Non Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries made in any fiscal year in an
aggregate amount not exceeding 15% of Consolidated EBITDA for the fiscal year most recently
ended.

     7.12 Fiscal Year. The Borrower will not, and will not permit or cause any of its Subsidiaries to, change its
fiscal year or its method of determining fiscal quarters.

     7.13 Accounting Changes. Other than as permitted pursuant to Section 1.2, the Borrower will not, and will not permit
or cause any of its Subsidiaries to, make or permit any material change in its accounting policies
or reporting practices, except as may be required by GAAP (or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries,
generally accepted accounting principles in the jurisdiction of its organization).

ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     8.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an “Event of
Default”:

     (a) The Borrower shall fail to pay when due (i) any principal of any Loan, or (ii) any
interest on any Loan, any fee payable under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or (except
as provided in clause (i) above) any other Obligation (other than any Obligation under a Hedge
Agreement), and (in the case of this clause (ii) only) such failure shall continue for a period of
three (3) Business Days;

     (b) The Borrower or any other Credit Party shall (i) fail to observe, perform or comply with
any condition, covenant or agreement contained in any of Sections 5.2(e)(i), 5.4, 5.10 or 5.11 or
in Articles VI or VII or (ii) fail to observe, perform or comply with any condition, covenant or
agreement contained in Sections 5.1 or 5.2 (other than Section 5.2(e)(i)) and (in the case of this
clause (ii) only) such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of
five (5) days after the earlier of (y) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower
acquires knowledge thereof and (z) the date on which written notice thereof is delivered by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender to the Borrower;

     (c) The Borrower or any other Credit Party shall fail to observe, perform or comply with any
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Credit Documents
other than those enumerated in Sections 8.1(a) and 8.1(b), and such failure (i) by the express
terms of such Credit Document, constitutes an Event of Default, or (ii) shall continue unremedied
for any grace period specifically applicable thereto or, if no grace period is specifically
applicable, for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (y) the date on which a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower acquires knowledge thereof and (z) the date on which written
notice thereof is delivered by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the Borrower; or any
default or event of default shall occur under any Hedge Agreement to which the Borrower and any
Hedge Party are parties;

     (d) Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any
other Credit Party in this Agreement, any of the other Credit Documents or in any certificate,
instrument, report or other document furnished at any time in connection herewith or therewith
shall prove to have been incorrect, false or misleading in any material respect as of the time
made, deemed made or furnished;

     (e) The Borrower or any other Credit Party shall (i) fail to pay when due (whether by
scheduled maturity, acceleration or otherwise and after giving effect to any applicable grace
period or notice provisions) any principal of or interest due under the New Credit Facility, the
New Liquidity Facility or any other Indebtedness (other than the Indebtedness incurred pursuant to
this Agreement) having an aggregate principal amount of at least $1,000,000 or (ii) fail to
observe, perform or comply with any condition, covenant or agreement contained in any agreement or
instrument evidencing or relating to any such Indebtedness, or any other event shall occur or
condition exist in respect thereof, and the effect of such failure, event or condition is to cause,
or permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on its or their behalf)
to cause (with or without the giving of notice, lapse of time, or both), without regard to any
subordination terms with respect thereto, such Indebtedness to become due, or to be prepaid,
redeemed, purchased or defeased, prior to its stated maturity;

     (f) The Borrower or any other Credit Party shall (i) file a voluntary petition or commence a
voluntary case seeking liquidation, winding-up, reorganization, dissolution, arrangement,
readjustment of debts or any other relief under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution
of, or fail to controvert in a timely and appropriate manner, any petition or case of the type
described in Section 8.1(g), (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of or taking possession
by a custodian, trustee, receiver or similar official for or of itself or all or a substantial part
of its properties or assets, (iv) fail generally, or admit in writing its inability, to pay its
debts generally as they become due, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or
(vi) take any corporate action to authorize or approve any of the foregoing;

     (g) Any involuntary petition or case shall be filed or commenced against the Borrower or any
other Credit Party seeking liquidation, winding-up, reorganization, dissolution,
arrangement, readjustment of debts, the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver or
similar official for it or all or a substantial part of its properties or any other relief under
the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or
hereafter in effect, and such petition or case shall continue undismissed and unstayed for a period
of sixty (60) days; or an order, judgment or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing
shall be entered in any such proceeding;

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     (h) Any one or more money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment, executions or similar
processes involving an aggregate amount (to the extent not paid or fully bonded or covered by
insurance as to which the surety or insurer, as the case may be, has the financial ability to
perform and has acknowledged liability in writing) in excess of $1,000,000 shall be entered or
filed against the Borrower or any other Credit Party or any of their respective properties and the
same shall not be paid, dismissed, bonded, vacated, stayed or discharged within a period of thirty
(30) days or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale of such
property thereunder;

     (i) Any Credit Document shall for any reason (other than as explicitly permitted under this
Agreement or any other Credit Document) cease to be in full force and effect as to any Credit
Party, or any Credit Party or any Person acting on its behalf shall deny or disaffirm such Credit
Party’s obligations thereunder;

     (j) A Change of Control shall have occurred;

     (k) Any ERISA Event or any other event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to any
Plan or Multiemployer Plan and, as a result thereof, together with all other ERISA Events and other
events or conditions then existing, any Credit Party and its ERISA Affiliates have incurred, or
could reasonably be expected to incur, liability to any one or more Plans or Multiemployer Plans or
to the PBGC (or to any combination thereof) in excess of $1,000,000; or

     (l) Any one or more licenses, permits, accreditations or authorizations of the Borrower or any
other Credit Party shall be suspended, limited or terminated or shall not be renewed, or any other
action shall be taken by any Governmental Authority or Self-Regulatory Organization in response to
any alleged failure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to be in compliance with applicable
Requirements of Law, and such action, individually or in the aggregate, has or could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     8.2 Remedies: Acceleration, etc. Upon and at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default,
the Administrative Agent shall at the direction, or may with the consent, of the Required Lenders,
take any or all of the following actions at the same or different times:

     (a) Declare all or any part of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans to be immediately
due and payable, whereupon the principal amount so declared to be immediately due and payable,
together with all interest accrued thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement and
the other Credit Documents (but, for an avoidance of doubt, excluding any amounts owing under any
Hedge Agreement), shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest,
notice of intent to accelerate or other notice or legal
process of any kind, all of which are hereby knowingly and expressly waived by the Borrower;
provided that, upon the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event, all of the outstanding principal
amount of the Loans and all other amounts described in this Section 8.2(a) shall automatically
become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest, notice of intent to
accelerate or other notice or legal process of any kind, all of which are hereby knowingly and
expressly waived by the Borrower;

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     (b) Appoint or direct the appointment of a receiver for the properties and assets of the
Credit Parties, both to operate and to sell such properties and assets, and the Borrower, for
itself and on behalf of its Subsidiaries, hereby consents to such right and such appointment and
hereby waives any objection the Borrower or any Subsidiary may have thereto or the right to have a
bond or other security posted by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, in connection
therewith; and

     (c) Exercise all rights and remedies available to it under this Agreement, the other Credit
Documents and applicable law.

     8.3 Remedies: Set-Off. Upon and at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and
from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and
all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at
any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or any
such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the
obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Credit
Document to such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand
under this Agreement or any other Credit Document and although such obligations of the Borrower may
be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different from the
branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Lender
and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies
(including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or their respective Affiliates may have. Each
Lender agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff
and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the
validity of such setoff and application.

ARTICLE IX

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

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

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

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

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

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

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

     The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with
the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the
Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be
necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.5 and 8.2) or (ii) in the absence of
its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to
have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until notice describing such Default
or Event of Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender.

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

     9.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability
for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate,

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consent, statement, instrument, document or
other writing (including any electronic message, internet or intranet website posting or other
distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated
by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally
or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any
liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be
counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not
be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such
counsel, accountants or experts.

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

     9.6 Resignation of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and
the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the
right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an
office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States,
provided that if such bank is not a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, the Borrower shall
have the right to consent to such appointment (such consent to not be unreasonably withheld). If
no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such
appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its
resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a
successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that if
the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has
accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance
with such notice and (1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and
obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (except that in the case of any
collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the
Credit Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security
until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) all payments,
communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent
shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Required Lenders
appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the
acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall
succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
(or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from
all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (if not already
discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Borrower to a
successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless
otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative
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resignation hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, the provisions of this Article
and Section 10.1 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent,
its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to
be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

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

     9.8 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Bookrunners, Arrangers,
Syndication Agent or other agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or
responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, except in its capacity,
as applicable, as the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder.

     9.9 Guaranty Matters. The Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion,
to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a
Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder. Upon request by the
Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative
Agent’s authority to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, pursuant to
this Section 9.9.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

     10.1 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

     (a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the
Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates (including the reasonable fees,
charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers), in connection
with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation,
execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents or any
amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including the fees, charges and disbursements
of any counsel for the Administrative Agent or any Lender), in connection with the enforcement or
protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents,
including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made hereunder,
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during any workout, restructuring or
negotiations in respect of such Loans, and (iii) any civil penalty or fine assessed by OFAC
against, and all reasonable costs and expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) incurred
in connection with defense thereof by, the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of
conduct of the Borrower that violates a sanction enforced by OFAC.

     (b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), the
Arrangers, each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing persons (each such person
being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the fees, charges and
disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against
any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Credit Party arising out of, in
connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other
Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by
the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or the use or proposed use of the
proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Substances on or
from any property owned or operated by any Credit Party, or any Environmental Claim related in any
way to any Credit Party, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or
proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory,
whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any other Credit Party, and regardless of
whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to
any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
related expenses are determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.

     (c) To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount
required under Section 10.1(a) or Section 10.1(b) to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or
any sub-agent thereof), each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any
such sub-agent) such Lender’s proportion (based on the percentages as used in determining the
Required Lenders as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is
sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss,
claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted
against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in its capacity as such, or against any
Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent)
in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.1(c) are
several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any such payment on any date shall not
relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation, if any, hereunder to do so on such date,
but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make any such payment
required hereunder.

     (d) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and
hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect,
consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in
connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any agreement or
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any Loan or the
use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in Section 10.1(b) shall be liable for any
damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials
distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems
(including Intralinks, SyndTrak or similar systems) in connection with this Agreement or the other
Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except as a result of such
Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

     (e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable by the Borrower upon demand therefor.

     10.2 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Venue; Service of Process.

     (a) This Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall (except as may be expressly otherwise
provided in any Credit Document) be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the
State of New York (including Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law,
but excluding all other choice of law and conflicts of law rules).

     (b) Each Credit Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to
the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County and
of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court
from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any
other Credit Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment,
and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in
respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such state court or, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto
agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be
enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
Nothing in this Agreement or in any Credit Document shall affect any right that the Administrative
Agent, any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement
or any other Credit Document against any Credit Party or any of their respective properties in the
courts of any jurisdiction.

     (c) The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document in
any court referred to in Section 10.2(b). Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the
maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

     (d) Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for
notices in Section 10.4. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to
serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.

     10.3 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
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IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY
HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO
ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN
INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE
MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

     10.4 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.

     (a) Except in the cases of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by
telephone (and except as provided in Section 10.4(b)), all notices and other communications
provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier
service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as follows:

     (i) if to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, to it at the address (or telecopier
number) specified for such Person on Schedule 1.1(a); and

     (ii) if to any Lender, to it at its address (or telecopier number) set forth in its
Administrative Questionnaire.

Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall
be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been
given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be
deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient).
Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in Section 10.4(b) shall
be effective as provided in Section 10.4(b).

     (b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by
electronic communication (including e-mail and internet or intranet websites) pursuant to
procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not
apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the
Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic
communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept
notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communication pursuant to procedures
approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular
notices or communications. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and
other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt
of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested”
function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if
such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient,
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of business on the
next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or other communications posted to an internet
or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at
its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or
communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

     (c) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopier number for notices and other
communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto (except that each Lender need not
give notice of any such change to the other Lenders in their capacities as such).

     10.5 Amendments, Waivers, etc. No amendment, modification, waiver or discharge or termination of, or consent to any
departure by any Credit Party from, any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document
shall be effective unless in a writing signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Administrative
Agent at the direction or with the consent of the Required Lenders), and then the same shall be
effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given;
provided, however, that no such amendment, modification, waiver, discharge,
termination or consent shall:

     (a) unless agreed to by each Lender directly affected thereby, (i) reduce or forgive the
principal amount of any Loan, reduce the rate of or forgive any interest thereon (provided
that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be required to waive the applicability of any
post-default increase in interest rates), or reduce or forgive any fees hereunder (other than fees
payable to the Administrative Agent or the Arrangers for their own accounts) (it being
understood that an amendment to the definition of Total Leverage Ratio (or any defined terms used
therein) shall not constitute a reduction of any interest rate or fees hereunder), or (ii) extend
the final scheduled maturity date or any other scheduled date for the payment of any principal of
or interest on any Loan, or extend the time of payment of any fees hereunder (other than fees
payable to the Administrative Agent or the Arrangers for their own accounts);

     (b) unless agreed to by all of the Lenders, (i) release any Guarantor from its obligations
under the Guaranty (other than (A) as may be otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or
in any other Credit Document or (B) in connection with the sale or other disposition of all of the
Capital Stock of such Guarantor in a transaction expressly permitted under or pursuant to this
Agreement), (ii) reduce the percentage of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans, or
the number or percentage of Lenders, that shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take
or approve, or direct the Administrative Agent to take, any action hereunder or under any other
Credit Document (including as set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders”), (iii)
change any other provision of this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents requiring, by its
terms, the consent or approval of all the Lenders for such amendment, modification, waiver,
discharge, termination or consent, or (iv) change or waive any provision of Section 2.9(e), Section
2.11, any other provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document requiring pro rata
treatment of any Lenders, or this Section 10.5; and

     (c) unless agreed to by each Hedge Party that would be adversely affected thereby in its
capacity as such relative to the Lenders, (i) amend the definition of “Guaranteed Obligations” in
the Guaranty (or any similar defined term in any other Credit Document benefiting such Hedge
Party), (ii) amend the definition of “Guaranteed Parties” in the Guaranty (or any similar defined
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provision regarding
priority of payments in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or (iv) release any Guarantor
from its obligations under the Guaranty (other than (A) as may be otherwise specifically provided
in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document or (B) in connection with the sale or other
disposition of all of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor in a transaction expressly permitted
under or pursuant to this Agreement);

and provided further that the Fee Letters may only be amended or modified, and any
rights thereunder waived, in a writing signed by the parties thereto.

Notwithstanding the fact that the consent of all Lenders is required in certain circumstances as
set forth above, each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy
reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of
Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth
herein.

     10.6 Successors and Assigns.

     (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither
the Borrower nor any other Credit Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each
Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations
hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6(b), (ii) by
way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6(d) or (iii) by way of pledge
or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.6(f) (and any other
attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this
Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the
parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the
extent provided in Section 10.6(d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related
Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy
or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

     (b) Any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Loans at the time owing to it);
provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

     (i) The prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) is obtained, except that

     (A) the consent of the Borrower shall not be required if (y) a Default or Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (z) such
assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and

     (B) the consent of the Administrative Agent shall not be required if such
assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;

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     (ii) (A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning
Lender’s Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an
Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned, and (B) in
any case not described in clause (A) above, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans
of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the
Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative
Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade
Date) shall not be less than $1,000,000, treating assignments to two or more Approved Funds
under common management as one assignment for purposes of the minimum amounts, unless each
of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed);

     (iii) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of
all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the
Loan assigned;

     (iv) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative
Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and
recordation fee of $3,500 for each assignment and the assignee, if it is not a Lender,
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire;

     (v) no such assignment shall be made to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s
Affiliates or Subsidiaries; and

     (vi) no such assignment shall be made to a natural person.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section
10.6(c), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the
assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned
by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this
Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by
such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the
case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations
under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be
entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12(a), 2.12(b), 2.13, 2.14 and 10.1 with respect to facts
and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. If requested by or on
behalf of the assignee, the Borrower, at its own expense, will execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent a new Term Note or Term Notes to the order of the assignee (and, if the
assigning Lender has retained any portion of its rights and obligations hereunder, to the order of
the assigning Lender), prepared in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 2.2 as
necessary to reflect, after giving effect to the assignment, the outstanding Loans, as the case may
be, of the assignee and (to the extent of any retained interests) the assigning Lender, in
substantially the form of Exhibits A-1, A-2 and/or A-3, as applicable. Any assignment or transfer
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 comply with this Section
10.6(b) shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation
in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.6(d).

     (c) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower,
shall maintain at its address for notices referred to in Schedule 1.1(a) a copy of each Assignment
and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the
Lenders, and the principal amounts of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof
from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and
the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded
in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection
by the Borrower, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In
addition, at any time that a request for a consent for a material or substantive change to the
Credit Documents is pending, any Lender wishing to consult with other Lenders in connection
therewith may request and receive from the Administrative Agent a copy of the Register.

     (d) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or the
Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in
all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or
a portion of the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under
this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the
other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in
connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or
instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender
shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may
provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment,
waiver or other modification described in Section 10.5(a) and clause (i) of Section 10.5(b) that
affects such Participant. Subject to Section 10.6(e), the Borrower agrees that each Participant
shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12(a), 2.12(b), 2.13 and 2.14 to the same extent as
if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.6(b). To
the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 8.3
as though it were a Lender; provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section
2.11(b) as though it were a Lender.

     (e) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.12(a),
Section 2.12(b) or Section 2.13 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with
respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such
Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a
Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.13 unless the
Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for
the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.13(e) as though it were a Lender.

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

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

     (h) Any Lender or participant may, in connection with any assignment, participation, pledge or
proposed assignment, participation or pledge pursuant to this Section 10.6, disclose to the
Assignee, Participant or pledgee or proposed Assignee, Participant or pledgee any information
relating to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries furnished to it by or on behalf of any other party
hereto, provided that such Assignee, Participant or pledgee or proposed Assignee,
Participant or pledgee agrees in writing to keep such information confidential to the same
extent required of the Lenders under Section 10.11.

     10.7 No Waiver. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders expressly set forth in
this Agreement and the other Credit Documents are cumulative and in addition to, and not exclusive
of, all other rights and remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise. No failure or delay on
the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right,
power or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right,
power or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any Default or Event of Default. No course of
dealing between any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders or their agents or
employees shall be effective to amend, modify or discharge any provision of this Agreement or any
other Credit Document or to constitute a waiver of any Default or Event of Default. No notice to
or demand upon any Credit Party in any case shall entitle any Credit Party to any other or further
notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the right of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender to exercise any right or remedy or take any other or further
action in any circumstances without notice or demand.

     10.8 Survival. All representations, warranties and agreements made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any
other Credit Party in this Agreement and in the other Credit Documents shall survive the execution
and delivery hereof or thereof and the making and repayment of the Loans until the indefeasible
payment in full of the Obligations. In addition, notwithstanding anything herein or under
applicable law to the contrary, the provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
relating to indemnification or payment of costs and expenses, including, without limitation, the
provisions of Sections 2.12(a), 2.12(b), 2.13, 2.14 and 10.1, shall survive the payment in full of
all Loans and any termination of this Agreement or any of the other Credit

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Documents. Except as
set forth above, this Agreement and the Credit Documents shall be deemed terminated upon the
indefeasible payment in full of the Obligations.

     10.9 Severability. To the extent any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by or invalid under the
applicable law of any jurisdiction, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such
prohibition or invalidity and only in such jurisdiction, without prohibiting or invalidating such
provision in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions of this Agreement in any
jurisdiction.

     10.10 Construction. The headings of the various articles, sections and subsections of this Agreement and the
table of contents have been inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the
meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein and in the other Credit Documents, in the event of any inconsistency or conflict between
any provision of this Agreement and any provision of any of the other Credit Documents, the
provision of this Agreement shall control.

     10.11 Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree to maintain the confidentiality of
the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates
and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents,
advisors and other representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is
made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such
Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to
have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable Requirements of
Law or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection
with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Credit Document or any action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the enforcement of rights
hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same
as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of
or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) any actual or
prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the
Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such
Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or
(y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates
on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates.

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

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     10.12 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in
different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken
together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Credit Documents
constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and
supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the
subject matter hereof (except for the Fee Letters). Except as provided in the Restatement
Agreement, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the
Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts
hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy (or by PDF
formatted page sent by electronic mail) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Agreement.

     10.13 Disclosure of Information. The Borrower agrees and consents to the Administrative Agent’s and the Arrangers’
disclosure of information relating to this transaction to Gold Sheets and other similar
bank trade publications. Such information will consist of deal terms and other information
customarily found in such publications.

     10.14 USA Patriot Act Notice. Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as defined below) and the Administrative Agent (for
itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the
requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26,
2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies
the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information
that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in
accordance with the Act.

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