Document:

Pledge Agreement dated April 23, 2010

 Exhibit 4.2 

PLEDGE AGREEMENT 

THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this “Pledge Agreement”) dated as of April 23, 2010 is by and among the parties identified
as “Pledgors” on the signature pages hereto and such other parties as may become Pledgors hereunder after the date hereof (individually a “Pledgor”, and collectively the “Pledgors”) and BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the holders of the Secured Obligations referenced below. 

W I T N E S S E T H 

WHEREAS, a credit facilities have been and may hereafter be established in favor of School Specialty, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the
“Borrower”), pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement (as amended, modified, supplemented and extended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of the date hereof among the Borrower, the Guarantors
identified therein, the Lenders identified therein and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent; and 
 WHEREAS, this
Pledge Agreement is required under the terms of the Credit Agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

1. Definitions. 

(a) Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. 

(b) As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of
North Carolina on the date hereof: Accession, Financial Asset, Proceeds and Security. 
 (c) As used herein, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth below: 
 “Pledged Collateral” has the meaning provided in
Section 2 hereof. 
 “Pledged Shares” has the meaning provided in Section 2 hereof.

 “Secured Obligations” means, without duplication, all of the Obligations and all costs and
expenses incurred in connection with enforcement and collection of the Obligations, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and the allocated cost of internal counsel. 

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code. 

 2. Pledge and Grant of Security Interest. To secure the prompt payment and
performance in full when due, whether by lapse of time, acceleration, mandatory prepayment or otherwise, of the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor hereby grants, pledges and assigns to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the
Secured Obligations, a continuing security interest in, and a right to set-off against, any and all right, title and interest of such Pledgor in and to the following, whether now owned or existing or owned, acquired, or arising hereafter
(collectively, the “Pledged Collateral”): 
 (a) Pledged Shares. (i) One hundred
percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock owned by such Pledgor of each Domestic Subsidiary and (ii) sixty-five percent (65%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock entitled to vote (within the meaning
of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) (“Voting Equity”) and one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock not entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2))
(“Non-Voting Equity”) owned by such Pledgor of each Foreign Subsidiary, including, without limitation, the Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 2(a) attached hereto, in each case together with the certificates (or other
agreements or instruments), if any, representing such Capital Stock, and all options and other rights, contractual or otherwise, with respect thereto (collectively, together with the Capital Stock described in Section 2(b) and 2(c) below, the
“Pledged Shares”), including, but not limited to, the following: 
 (A) all shares, securities,
membership interests or other equity interests representing a dividend on any of the Pledged Shares, or representing a distribution or return of capital upon or in respect of the Pledged Shares, or resulting from a stock split, revision,
reclassification or other exchange therefor, and any subscriptions, warrants, rights or options issued to the holder of, or otherwise in respect of, the Pledged Shares; and 

(B) without affecting the obligations of the Pledgors under any provision prohibiting such action hereunder or under the
Credit Agreement, in the event of any consolidation or merger involving the issuer of any Pledged Shares and in which such issuer is not the surviving entity, all Capital Stock of the successor entity formed by or resulting from such consolidation
or merger. 
 (b) Accessions and Proceeds. All Accessions and all Proceeds of any and all of the
foregoing. 
 3. Security for Secured Obligations. The security interest created hereby in the Pledged Collateral of each
Pledgor constitutes continuing collateral security for all of the Secured Obligations. 
 4. Delivery of the Pledged
Collateral. Each Pledgor hereby agrees that: 
 (a) Certificates and Indorsements. Each Pledgor shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent (i) simultaneously with or prior to the execution and delivery of this Pledge Agreement, all certificates representing the Pledged Shares of such Pledgor and (ii) promptly upon the receipt thereof by or
on behalf of a Pledgor, all other certificates and instruments constituting Pledged Collateral of a Pledgor. Prior to delivery to the Administrative Agent, all such certificates and instruments constituting Pledged Collateral of a Pledgor shall be
held in trust by such Pledgor for the benefit of the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto. All such certificates shall be delivered in suitable form for transfer by delivery or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or
assignment in blank, substantially in the form provided in Schedule 4(a) attached hereto. 
 (b)
Additional Securities. If such Pledgor shall receive by virtue of its being or having been the owner of any Pledged Collateral, any (i) certificate, including without limitation, any certificate representing a dividend or distribution in
connection with any increase or reduction of capital, reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale of assets, combination of shares or other equity interests, stock splits, spin-off or split-off, promissory notes or other instruments;

  

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(ii) option or right, whether as an addition to, substitution for, or an exchange for, any Pledged Collateral or otherwise; (iii) dividends payable in securities; or (iv) distributions
of securities in connection with a partial or total liquidation, dissolution or reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid-in surplus, then such Pledgor shall receive such certificate, instrument, option, right or distribution in trust for the
benefit of the Administrative Agent, shall segregate it from such Pledgor’s other property and shall deliver it forthwith to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received together with any necessary endorsement and/or appropriate stock
power duly executed in blank, substantially in the form provided in Schedule 4(a), to be held by the Administrative Agent as Pledged Collateral and as further collateral security for the Secured Obligations. 

(c) Financing Statements. Each Pledgor authorizes the Administrative Agent to file one or more financing statements
(with collateral descriptions of “all personal property”, “all assets” or words of similar meaning) disclosing the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Pledged Collateral. Each Pledgor agrees to execute and
deliver to the Administrative Agent such financing statements and other filings as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to perfect and protect the security interest created hereby in the Pledged Collateral of such
Pledgor. 
 5. Representations and Warranties. Each Pledgor hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent,
for the benefit of the holders of the Secured Obligations, that so long as any of the Secured Obligations remains outstanding and until all of the commitments relating thereto have been terminated: 

(a) Authorization of Pledged Shares. The Pledged Shares are duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and
nonassessable and are not subject to the preemptive rights of any Person. 
 (b) Title. Each Pledgor has
good and indefeasible title to the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor and is the legal and beneficial owner of such Pledged Collateral free and clear of any Lien, other than Permitted Liens. There exists no “adverse claim” within the
meaning of Section 8-102 of the UCC with respect to the Pledged Shares of such Pledgor. 
 (c) Exercising
of Rights. The exercise by the Administrative Agent of its rights and remedies hereunder will not violate any law or governmental regulation or any material contractual restriction binding on or affecting a Pledgor or any of its property.

 (d) Pledgor’s Authority. No authorization, approval or action by, and no notice or filing with any
Governmental Authority or with the issuer of any Pledged Stock is required either (i) for the pledge made by a Pledgor or for the granting of the security interest by a Pledgor pursuant to this Pledge Agreement (except as have been already
obtained) or (ii) for the exercise by the Administrative Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations of their rights and remedies hereunder (except as may be required by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities). 

(e) Security Interest/Priority. This Pledge Agreement creates a valid security interest in favor of the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the holders of the Secured Obligations, in the Pledged Collateral. The taking of possession by the Administrative Agent of the certificates representing the Pledged Shares and all other certificates and
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constituting Pledged Collateral will perfect and establish the first priority of the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Pledged Shares and, when properly perfected by filing or
registration, in all other Pledged Collateral represented by such Pledged Shares and instruments securing the Secured Obligations. Except as set forth in this Section 5(e), no action is necessary to perfect or otherwise protect such security
interest. 
 (f) Partnership and Membership Interests. Except as previously disclosed to the
Administrative Agent, none of the Pledged Shares consisting of partnership or limited liability company interests (i) is dealt in or traded on a securities exchange or in a securities market, (ii) by its terms expressly provides that it is
a security governed by Article 8 of the UCC, (iii) is an investment company security, (iv) is held in a securities account or (v) constitutes a Security or a Financial Asset. 

6. Covenants. Each Pledgor hereby covenants, that so long as any of the Secured Obligations remains outstanding and until all of
the commitments relating thereto have been terminated, such Pledgor shall: 
 (a) Defense of Title.
Warrant and defend title to and ownership of the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor at its own expense against the claims and demands of all other parties claiming an interest therein, keep the Pledged Collateral free from all Liens, except for
Permitted Liens, and not sell, exchange, transfer, assign, lease or otherwise dispose of Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor or any interest therein, except as permitted under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 

(b) Further Assurances. Promptly execute and deliver at its expense all further instruments and documents and take
all further action that may be necessary and desirable or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to (i) perfect and protect the security interest created hereby in the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor (including,
without limitation, any and all action necessary to satisfy the Administrative Agent that the Administrative Agent has obtained a first priority perfected security interest in all Pledged Collateral); (ii) enable the Administrative Agent to
exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder in respect of the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor; and (iii) otherwise effect the purposes of this Pledge Agreement, including, without limitation and if requested by the Administrative
Agent, delivering to the Administrative Agent irrevocable proxies in respect of the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor. 

(c) Amendments. Not make or consent to any amendment or other modification or waiver with respect to any of the
Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor or enter into any agreement or allow to exist any restriction with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor other than pursuant hereto or as may be permitted under the Credit Agreement. 

(d) Compliance with Securities Laws. File all reports and other information now or hereafter required to be filed
by such Pledgor with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other state, federal or foreign agency in connection with the ownership of the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor. 

(e) Issuance or Acquisition of Capital Stock. Provide written notice to the Administrative Agent, and execute and
deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) such agreements, documents and instruments as the Administrative Agent may require, prior to issuing 

 

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or acquiring any Capital Stock consisting of an interest in a partnership or a limited liability company that (i) is dealt in or traded on a securities exchange or in a securities market,
(ii) by its terms expressly provides that it is a security governed by Article 8 of the UCC, (iii) is an investment company security, (iv) is held in a securities account or (v) constitutes a Security or a Financial Asset;
provided that in the case of a Permitted Acquisition, such written notice and such agreements, documents and instruments shall be provided within 30 days after the date of such Permitted Acquisition. 

7. Advances by Holders of the Secured Obligations. On failure of any Pledgor to perform any of the covenants and agreements
contained herein, the Administrative Agent may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion, perform the same and in so doing may expend such sums as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem advisable in the performance thereof, including,
without limitation, the payment of any insurance premiums, the payment of any taxes, a payment to obtain a release of a Lien or potential Lien, expenditures made in defending against any adverse claim and all other expenditures that the
Administrative Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations may make for the protection of the security hereof or may be compelled to make by operation of law. All such sums and amounts so expended shall be repayable by the Pledgors on a joint
and several basis promptly upon timely notice thereof and demand therefor, shall constitute additional Secured Obligations and shall bear interest from the date said amounts are expended at the Default Rate for Base Rate Loans. No such performance
of any covenant or agreement by the Administrative Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations on behalf of any Pledgor, and no such advance or expenditure therefor, shall relieve the Pledgors of any default under the terms of this Pledge
Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other documents relating to the Secured Obligations. The holders of the Secured Obligations may make any payment hereby authorized in accordance with any bill, statement or estimate procured from the
appropriate public office or holder of the claim to be discharged without inquiry into the accuracy of such bill, statement or estimate or into the validity of any tax assessment, sale, forfeiture, tax lien, title or claim except to the extent such
payment is being contested in good faith by a Pledgor in appropriate proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP. 

8. [Reserved]. 

9. Remedies. 

(a) General Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation thereof, the Administrative Agent and
the holders of the Secured Obligations shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies provided herein, in the Loan Documents, in any other documents relating to the Secured Obligations, or by law (including, without limitation, levy of
attachment and garnishment), the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC of the jurisdiction applicable to the affected Pledged Collateral. 

(b) Sale of Pledged Collateral. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation thereof, without limiting
the generality of this Section 9 and without notice, the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, sell or otherwise dispose of or realize upon the Pledged Collateral, or any part thereof, in one or more parcels, at public or private
sale, at any exchange or broker’s board or elsewhere, at such price or prices and on such other terms as the Administrative Agent may deem commercially reasonable, for cash, credit or for future delivery or otherwise in accordance with
applicable law. To the extent permitted by law, any holder of the Secured Obligations may in such event, bid for the purchase of such securities. Each Pledgor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law and has not been waived
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be met if notice, specifying the place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made, is personally served on or mailed, postage prepaid, to such Pledgor, in
accordance with the notice provisions of Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement at least ten days before the time of such sale. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor regardless of
notice of sale having been given. The Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to
which it was so adjourned. 
 (c) Private Sale. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation
thereof, the Pledgors recognize that the Administrative Agent may deem it impracticable to effect a public sale of all or any part of the Pledged Shares or any of the securities constituting Pledged Collateral and that the Administrative Agent may,
therefore, determine to make one or more private sales of any such Pledged Collateral to a restricted group of purchasers who will be obligated to agree, among other things, to acquire such Pledged Collateral for their own account, for investment
and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Pledgor acknowledges that any such private sale may be at prices and on terms less favorable to the seller than the prices and other terms that might have been obtained at a public sale
and, notwithstanding the foregoing, agrees that such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner and that the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to delay sale of any such Pledged Collateral for the
period of time necessary to permit the issuer of such Pledged Collateral to register such Pledged Collateral for public sale under the Securities Act. Each Pledgor further acknowledges and agrees that any offer to sell such Pledged Collateral that
has been (i) publicly advertised on a bona fide basis in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation in the financial community of New York, New York (to the extent that such offer may be advertised without prior registration under
the Securities Act), or (ii) made privately in the manner described above shall be deemed to involve a “public sale” under the UCC, notwithstanding that such sale may not constitute a “public offering” under the Securities
Act, and the Administrative Agent may, in such event, bid for the purchase of such Pledged Collateral. 
 (d) Retention of
Pledged Collateral. To the extent permitted under applicable law, in addition to the rights and remedies hereunder, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, after providing the notices required by Sections 9-620
and 9-621 of the UCC or otherwise complying with the requirements of applicable law of the relevant jurisdiction, accept or retain all or any portion of the Pledged Collateral in satisfaction of the Secured Obligations. Unless and until the
Administrative Agent shall have provided such notices, however, the Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have accepted or retained any Pledged Collateral in satisfaction of any Secured Obligations for any reason. 

(e) Deficiency. In the event that the proceeds of any sale, collection or realization are insufficient to pay all amounts to which
the Administrative Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations are legally entitled, the Pledgors shall be jointly and severally liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon at the Default Rate for Base Rate Loans, together with the
costs of collection and reasonable attorneys’ fees (including the allocated cost of internal counsel). Any surplus remaining after the full payment and satisfaction of the Secured Obligations shall be returned to the Pledgors or to whomsoever a
court of competent jurisdiction shall determine to be entitled thereto. 
  

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 10. Rights of the Administrative Agent. 

(a) Power of Attorney. In addition to other powers of attorney contained herein, each Pledgor hereby designates and appoints the
Administrative Agent, on behalf of the holders of the Secured Obligations, and each of its designees or agents, as attorney-in-fact of such Pledgor, irrevocably and with power of substitution, with authority to take any or all of the following
actions upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default: 
 (i) to demand, collect,
settle, compromise and adjust, and give discharges and releases concerning the Pledged Collateral, all as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem appropriate; 

(ii) to commence and prosecute any actions at any court for the purposes of collecting any of the Pledged Collateral and
enforcing any other right in respect thereof; 
 (iii) to defend, settle or compromise any action brought and, in
connection therewith, give such discharge or release as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem appropriate; 

(iv) to pay or discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances levied or placed on or threatened against
the Pledged Collateral; 
 (v) to direct any parties liable for any payment in connection with any of the Pledged
Collateral to make payment of any and all monies due and to become due thereunder directly to the Administrative Agent or as the Administrative Agent shall direct; 

(vi) to receive payment of and receipt for any and all monies, claims, and other amounts due and to become due at any time
in respect of or arising out of any Pledged Collateral; 
 (vii) to sign and endorse any drafts, assignments,
proxies, stock powers, verifications, notices and other documents relating to the Pledged Collateral; 
 (viii)
to execute and deliver all assignments, conveyances, statements, financing statements, renewal financing statements, security and pledge agreements, affidavits, notices and other agreements, instruments and documents that the Administrative Agent
may reasonably deem appropriate in order to perfect and maintain the security interests and liens granted in this Pledge Agreement and in order to fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated therein; 

(ix) to exchange any of the Pledged Collateral or other property upon any merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization or other readjustment of the issuer thereof and, in connection therewith, deposit any of the Pledged Collateral with any committee, depository, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably deem appropriate; 
 (x) to vote for a shareholder resolution, or to sign an
instrument in writing, sanctioning the transfer of any or all of the Pledged Collateral into the name of the Administrative Agent or one or more of the holders of the Secured Obligations or into the name of any transferee to whom the Pledged
Collateral or any part thereof may be sold pursuant to Section 9 hereof; and 
 (xi) to do and perform all
such other acts and things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem appropriate or convenient in connection with the Pledged Collateral. 
  

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 This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for so
long as any of the Secured Obligations shall remain outstanding and until all of the commitments relating thereto shall have been terminated. The Administrative Agent shall be under no duty to exercise or withhold the exercise of any of the rights,
powers, privileges and options expressly or implicitly granted to the Administrative Agent in this Pledge Agreement, and shall not be liable for any failure to do so or any delay in doing so. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any act
or omission or for any error of judgment or any mistake of fact or law in its individual capacity or its capacity as attorney-in-fact except acts or omissions resulting from its gross negligence or willful misconduct. This power of attorney is
conferred on the Administrative Agent solely to protect, preserve and realize upon its security interest in the Pledged Collateral. 

(b) Performance by the Administrative Agent of Obligations. If any Pledgor fails to perform any agreement or obligation contained
herein, the Administrative Agent itself may perform, or cause performance of, such agreement or obligation, and the expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Pledgors on a joint and several basis
pursuant to Section 25 hereof. 
 (c) Assignment by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may from time
to time assign the Secured Obligations and any portion thereof and/or the Pledged Collateral and any portion thereof, and the assignee shall be entitled to all of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent under this Pledge Agreement in
relation thereto. 
 (d) The Administrative Agent’s Duty of Care. Other than the exercise of reasonable care to
assure the safe custody of the Pledged Collateral while being held by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or liability to preserve rights pertaining thereto, it being understood and agreed that the
Pledgors shall be responsible for preservation of all rights in the Pledged Collateral, and the Administrative Agent shall be relieved of all responsibility for the Pledged Collateral upon surrendering it or tendering the surrender of it to the
Pledgors. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Pledged Collateral in its possession if such Pledged Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the
Administrative Agent accords its own property, which shall be no less than the treatment employed by a reasonable and prudent agent in the industry, it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall not have responsibility for
(i) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relating to any Pledged Collateral, whether or not the Administrative Agent has or is deemed to have knowledge of such
matters, or (ii) taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral. 

(e) Voting Rights in Respect of the Pledged Collateral. 

(i) So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to the extent permitted by law, each Pledgor may
exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Pledge Agreement or the Credit Agreement; and 

(ii) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of a Pledgor to exercise the voting
and other consensual rights that it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (i) of this subsection shall cease and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative Agent, which shall then have the sole
right to exercise such voting and other consensual rights. 
  

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 (f) Dividend Rights in Respect of the Pledged Collateral. 

(i) So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and subject to Section 4(b) hereof, each
Pledgor may receive and retain any and all dividends (other than stock dividends and other dividends constituting Pledged Collateral addressed hereinabove) or interest paid in respect of the Pledged Collateral to the extent they are allowed under
the Credit Agreement. 
 (ii) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default: 

(A) all rights of a Pledgor to receive the dividends and interest payments that it would otherwise be authorized to
receive and retain pursuant to paragraph (i) of this subsection shall cease and all such rights shall thereupon be vested in the Administrative Agent, which shall then have the sole right to receive and hold as Pledged Collateral such dividends
and interest payments; and 
 (B) all dividends and interest payments that are received by a Pledgor contrary to
the provisions of paragraph (A) of this subsection shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Pledgor, and shall be forthwith paid over to the Administrative
Agent as Pledged Collateral in the exact form received, to be held by the Administrative Agent as Pledged Collateral and as further collateral security for the Secured Obligations. 

(g) Release of Pledged Collateral. The Administrative Agent may release any of the Pledged Collateral from this Pledge Agreement
or may substitute any of the Pledged Collateral for other Pledged Collateral without altering, varying or diminishing in any way the force, effect, lien, pledge or security interest of this Pledge Agreement as to any Pledged Collateral not expressly
released or substituted, and this Pledge Agreement shall continue as a first priority lien on all Pledged Collateral not expressly released or substituted. 

11. Rights of Required Lenders. All rights of the Administrative Agent hereunder, if not exercised by the Administrative Agent,
may be exercised by the Required Lenders. 
 12. Application of Proceeds. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation
of an Event of Default, any payments in respect of the Secured Obligations and any proceeds of the Pledged Collateral, when received by the Administrative Agent or any of the holders of the Secured Obligations in cash or its equivalent, will be
applied in reduction of the Secured Obligations in the order set forth in the Credit Agreement or other document relating to the Secured Obligations, and each Pledgor irrevocably waives the right to direct the application of such payments and
proceeds and acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply and reapply any and all such payments and proceeds in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, notwithstanding any
entry to the contrary upon any of its books and records. 
 13. Continuing Agreement. 

(a) This Pledge Agreement shall be a continuing agreement in every respect and shall remain in full force and effect so long as any of the
Secured Obligations remains outstanding and until all of the commitments relating thereto have been terminated (other than any obligations with respect to the 

 

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indemnities and the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents). Upon such payment and termination, this Pledge Agreement shall be automatically terminated and the
Administrative Agent and the holders of the Secured Obligations shall, upon the request and at the expense of the Pledgors, forthwith release all of its liens and security interests hereunder and shall execute and deliver all UCC termination
statements and/or other documents reasonably requested by the Pledgors evidencing such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all releases and indemnities provided hereunder shall survive termination of this Pledge Agreement. 

(b) This Pledge Agreement shall continue to be effective or be automatically reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, in
whole or in part, of any of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any holder of the Secured Obligations as a preference, fraudulent conveyance or otherwise under any bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law, all as though such payment had not been made; provided that in the event payment of all or any part of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or must be restored or returned, all reasonable costs and expenses (including,
without limitation, attorneys’ fees, the allocated cost of internal counsel and disbursements) incurred by the Administrative Agent or any holder of the Secured Obligations in defending and enforcing such reinstatement shall be deemed to be
included as a part of the Secured Obligations. 
 14. Amendments and Waivers. This Pledge Agreement and the provisions
hereof may not be amended, waived, modified, changed, discharged or terminated except as set forth in Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement. 

15. Successors in Interest. This Pledge Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall be
binding upon each Pledgor, its successors and assigns, and shall inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the holders of the Secured Obligations hereunder, to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the
holders of the Secured Obligations and their successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that none of the Pledgors may assign its rights or delegate its duties hereunder without the prior written consent of the requisite Lenders
under the Credit Agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Pledgor hereby releases the Administrative Agent and each holder of the Secured Obligations, and their respective successors and assigns, from any liability for any act or
omission relating to this Pledge Agreement or the Collateral, except for any liability arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or such holder, or their respective officers, employees or agents. 

16. Notices. All notices required or permitted to be given under this Pledge Agreement shall be given as provided in
Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement. 
 17. Counterparts. This Pledge Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which where so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Pledge Agreement to produce or account for more than
one such counterpart. 
 18. Headings. The headings of the sections and subsections hereof are provided for convenience
only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Pledge Agreement. 
 19. Governing
Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Venue; Service of Process; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. The terms of Sections 11.14 and 11.15 of the Credit Agreement with respect to governing law, submission to jurisdiction, waiver of venue, service of
process and waiver of jury trial are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms. 
  

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 20. Severability. If any provision of this Pledge Agreement is determined to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed without giving effect to the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.

 21. Entirety. This Pledge Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the other documents relating to the Secured
Obligations represent the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, if any, including any commitment letters or correspondence relating to the Loan Documents, any
other documents relating to the Secured Obligations, or the transactions contemplated herein and therein. 
 22.
Survival. All representations and warranties of the Pledgors hereunder shall survive the execution and delivery of this Pledge Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the other documents relating to the Secured Obligations, the delivery of
the Notes and the extension of credit thereunder or in connection therewith. 
 23. Other Security. To the extent that
any of the Secured Obligations are now or hereafter secured by property other than the Pledged Collateral (including, without limitation, real and other personal property owned by a Pledgor), or by a guarantee, endorsement or property of any other
Person, then the Administrative Agent shall have the right to proceed against such other property, guarantee or endorsement upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, and the Administrative Agent shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to
determine which rights, security, liens, security interests or remedies the Administrative Agent shall at any time pursue, relinquish, subordinate, modify or take with respect thereto, without in any way modifying or affecting any of them or the
Secured Obligations or any of the rights of the Administrative Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations under this Pledge Agreement, under any of the other Loan Documents or under any other document relating to the Secured Obligations.

 24. Joint and Several Obligations of Pledgors. 

(a) Each of the Pledgors is accepting joint and several liability hereunder in consideration of the financial accommodation to be provided
by the holders of the Secured Obligations, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each of the Pledgors and in consideration of the undertakings of each of the Pledgors to accept joint and several liability for the obligations of each of
them. 
 (b) Each of the Pledgors jointly and severally hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety
but also as a co-debtor, joint and several liability with the other Pledgors with respect to the payment and performance of all of the Secured Obligations arising under this Pledge Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other documents relating
to the Secured Obligations, it being the intention of the parties hereto that all the Secured Obligations shall be the joint and several obligations of each of the Pledgors without preferences or distinction among them. 

(c) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, in any other of the Loan Documents or in any other documents relating
to the Secured Obligations, the obligations of each Guarantor under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render such obligations subject to avoidance
under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law. 
  

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 25. Joinder. At any time after the date of this Pledge Agreement, one or more
additional Persons may become party hereto by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a Joinder Agreement. Immediately upon such execution and delivery of such Joinder Agreement (and without any further action), each such additional
Person will become a party to this Agreement as a “Pledgor” and have all of the rights and obligations of a Pledgor hereunder and this Agreement and the schedules hereto shall be deemed amended by such Joinder Agreement. 

[Signature Pages Follow] 
  

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 Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Pledge Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered as of the date first above written. 
  

							
	PLEDGORS:	  	SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC., a Wisconsin corporation	  	
				
		  	By:	 	 /s/ David Vander Ploeg
	  	
		  	Name:	 	David Vander Ploeg	  	
		  	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer	  	
		
		  	CHILDCRAFT EDUCATION CORP., a New York corporation
		  	CLASSROOMDIRECT.COM, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
		  	BIRD-IN-HAND WOODWORKS, INC., a New Jersey corporation
		  	SPORTIME, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
		  	PREMIER AGENDAS, INC., a Washington corporation
		  	FREY SCIENTIFIC, INC., a Delaware corporation
		  	SAX ARTS & CRAFTS, INC., a Delaware corporation
		  	CALIFONE INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation
		  	DELTA EDUCATION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
				
		  	By:	 	 /s/ David Vander Ploeg
	  	
		  	Name:	 	David Vander Ploeg	  	
		  	Title:	 	Treasurer	  	

 Accepted and agreed to as of the date first above written. 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent 
  

			
	By:	 	 /s/ Anthea Del Bianco

	Name:	 	 Anthea Del Bianco

	Title:	 	 Vice President

 Schedule 2(a) 

Pledged Stock 
  

										
	 Pledgor
	  	 Issuer
	  	Number of
Shares	  	Certificate
Number	  	Percentage
Ownership	 
	 School Specialty, Inc.
	  	 ClassroomDirect.com, LLC

(f/k/a Re-Print LLC)
	  	1	  	1	  	100	% 
	 School Specialty, Inc.
	  	Childcraft Education Corp.	  	1,000	  	2	  	100	% 
	 School Specialty, Inc.
	  	Sportime, LLC	  	N/A	  	0005	  	100	% 
	 School Specialty, Inc.
	  	Frey Scientific, Inc.	  	100	  	1	  	100	% 
	 School Specialty, Inc.
	  	Premier Agendas, Inc.	  	11,200	  	52	  	100	% 
	 School Specialty, Inc.
	  	Premier School Agendas, Ltd.	  	65	  	003	  	65	% 
	 School Specialty, Inc.
	  	 Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc.

(f/k/a SSI Acquisition Subsidiary)
	  	100	  	1	  	100	% 
	 School Specialty, Inc.
	  	Delta Education, LLC	  	N/A	  	N/A	  	100	% 
	 School Specialty, Inc.
	  	Califone International, Inc.	  	100	  	1A	  	100	% 
	 School Specialty, Inc.
	  	Select Agendas, Corp.	  	650	  	1	  	65	% 
	 Childcraft Education Corp.
	  	Bird-in-Hand Woodworks, Inc.	  	5	  	2	  	100	% 

 Schedule 4(a) 

Form of Irrevocable Stock Power 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to 

the following shares of capital stock or other equity interests of             , a
            : 
  

			
	 Number of Shares
	  	 Certificate Number

		  	

 and irrevocably appoints
                                        
its agent and attorney-in-fact to transfer all or any part of such capital stock or other equity interests and to take all necessary and appropriate action to effect any such transfer. The agent and attorney-in-fact may substitute and appoint one or
more persons to act for him. 
  

			
	 [HOLDER]

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	
	 Title:Security Agreement dated April 23, 2010

 Exhibit 4.3 

SECURITY AGREEMENT 

THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Security Agreement”) dated as of April 23, 2010 is by and among the parties
identified as “Grantors” on the signature pages hereto and such other parties as may become Grantors hereunder after the date hereof (individually a “Grantor”, and collectively the “Grantors”) and BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the holders of the Secured Obligations referenced below. 

W I T N E S S E T H 

WHEREAS, a credit facilities have been and may hereafter be established in favor of School Specialty, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the
“Borrower”), pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement (as amended, modified, supplemented and extended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of the date hereof among the Borrower, the Guarantors
identified therein, the Lenders identified therein and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent; and 
 WHEREAS, this
Security Agreement is required under the terms of the Credit Agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

1. Definitions. 

(a) Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. 

(b) The following terms shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of North Carolina
on the date hereof except as such terms may be used in connection with the perfection of the Collateral and then the applicable jurisdiction with respect to such affected Collateral shall apply (the “UCC”): Accession, Account,
As-Extracted Collateral, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claim, Consumer Goods, Deposit Account, Document, Electronic Chattel Paper, Equipment, Farm Products, Financial Asset, Fixtures, General Intangible, Goods, Instrument, Inventory, Investment
Property, Letter-of-Credit Right, Manufactured Home, Proceeds, Securities Entitlement, Securities Account, Security, Software, standing timber, Supporting Obligation and Tangible Chattel Paper. 

(c) As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: 

“Collateral” has the meaning provided in Section 2 hereof. 

“Copyright License” means any written agreement, naming any Grantor as licensor, granting any right under
any Copyright including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 6.17 to the Credit Agreement. 

“Copyrights” means (a) all registered United States copyrights in all Works, now existing or
hereafter created or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office including, without
limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 6.17 to the Credit Agreement, and (b) all renewals thereof including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 6.17 to the Credit Agreement. 

 “Patent License” means any agreement, whether written or
oral, providing for the grant by or to a Grantor of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered by a Patent, including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 6.17 to the Credit Agreement.

 “Patents” means (a) all letters patent of the United States or any other country and all
reissues and extensions thereof, including, without limitation, any letters patent referred to in Schedule 6.17 to the Credit Agreement, and (b) all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all
divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 6.17 to the Credit Agreement. 

“Secured Obligations” means, without duplication, all of the Obligations and all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with enforcement and collection of the Obligations, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and the allocated cost of internal counsel. 

“Trademark License” means any agreement, written or oral, providing for the grant by or to a Grantor of
any right to use any Trademark, including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 6.17 to the Credit Agreement. 

“Trademarks” means (a) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names,
fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos and other source or business identifiers, and the goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all
applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any state thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise,
including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule 6.17 to the Credit Agreement, and (b) all renewals thereof. 

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code. 

“Work” means any work that is subject to copyright protection pursuant to Title 17 of the United States
Code. 
 2. Grant of Security Interest in the Collateral. To secure the prompt payment and performance in full when due,
whether by lapse of time, acceleration, mandatory prepayment or otherwise, of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Secured Obligations, a continuing security interest
in, and a right to set off against, any and all right, title and interest of such Grantor in and to all of the following, whether now owned or existing or owned, acquired, or arising hereafter (collectively, the “Collateral”):

 (a) all Accounts; 

(b) all cash and currency; 

(c) all Chattel Paper; 

(d) those Commercial Tort Claims identified on Schedule 2(d) attached hereto; 

(e) all Copyrights; 

(f) all Copyright Licenses; 

(g) all Deposit Accounts; 
  

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 (h) all Documents; 

(i) all Equipment; 

(j) all Fixtures; 

(k) all General Intangibles; 

(l) all Instruments; 

(m) all Inventory; 

(n) all Investment Property; 

(o) all Letter-of-Credit Rights; 

(p) all Patents; 

(q) all Patent Licenses; 

(r) all Software; 

(s) all Supporting Obligations; 

(t) all Trademarks; 

(u) all Trademark Licenses; 

(v) all other personal property of such Grantor of whatever type or description; and 

(w) to the extent not otherwise included, all Accessions and all Proceeds of any and all of the foregoing. 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither the security interests granted under this Security
Agreement nor any provision of or notice under this Security Agreement shall extend to (and “Collateral” shall not include) (i) any Property that is subject to a Lien securing purchase money Indebtedness permitted under the Credit
Agreement pursuant to documents that prohibit such Grantor from granting any other Liens in such Property or (ii) any lease, license or other contract if the grant of a security interest in such lease, license or contract in the manner
contemplated by this Security Agreement is prohibited by the terms of such lease, license or contract or by law and would result in the termination of such lease, license or contract, but only to the extent that (A) after reasonable efforts,
consent from the relevant party or parties has not been obtained and (B) any such prohibition could not be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC or any other applicable law (including Debtor Relief Laws) or principles of equity or
(iii) at any time any Permitted Securitization Transaction is outstanding, any Securitization Related Property that is subject to such Permitted Securitization Transaction. 

The Grantors and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the holders of the Secured Obligations, hereby acknowledge and agree that the
security interest created hereby in the Collateral (i) constitutes continuing collateral security for all of the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or hereafter arising and (ii) is not to be construed as an assignment of any
Copyrights, Copyright Licenses, Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks or Trademark Licenses. 
  

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 3. Provisions Relating to Accounts. 

(a) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each of the Grantors shall remain liable under each of the Accounts to observe and
perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it thereunder, all in accordance with the terms of any agreement giving rise to each such Account. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any holder of the Secured Obligations
shall have any obligation or liability under any Account (or any agreement giving rise thereto) by reason of or arising out of this Security Agreement or the receipt by the Administrative Agent or any holder of the Secured Obligations of any payment
relating to such Account pursuant hereto, nor shall the Administrative Agent or any holder of the Secured Obligations be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of a Grantor under or pursuant to any Account (or any agreement giving
rise thereto), to make any payment, to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any Account (or any agreement giving rise thereto), to present
or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts that may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times. 

(b) At any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, (i) the Administrative Agent shall have the
right, but not the obligation, to make test verifications of the Accounts in any manner and through any medium that it reasonably considers advisable, and the Grantors shall furnish all such assistance and information as the Administrative Agent may
require in connection with such test verifications, (ii) upon the Administrative Agent’s request and at the expense of the Grantors, the Grantors shall cause independent public accountants or others satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
to furnish to the Administrative Agent reports showing reconciliations, aging and test verifications of, and trial balances for, the Accounts and (iii) the Administrative Agent in its own name or in the name of others may communicate with
account debtors on the Accounts to verify with them to the Administrative Agent’s satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any Accounts. 

4. Representations and Warranties. Each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
holders of the Secured Obligations, that so long as any of the Secured Obligations remains outstanding and until all of the commitments relating thereto have been terminated: 

(a) Ownership. Each Grantor is the legal and beneficial owner of its Collateral and has the right to pledge, sell,
assign or transfer the same. 
 (b) Security Interest/Priority. This Security Agreement creates a valid
security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Secured Obligations, in the Collateral of such Grantor and, when properly perfected by filing, shall constitute a valid perfected security interest in such
Collateral, to the extent such security interest can be perfected by filing under the UCC, free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens. 

(c) Types of Collateral. None of the Collateral consists of, or is the Accessions or the Proceeds of, As-Extracted
Collateral, Consumer Goods, Farm Products, Manufactured Homes, or standing timber. 
 (d) Accounts.
(i) Each Account of the Grantors and the papers and documents relating thereto are genuine and in all material respects what they purport to be, and (ii) each Account arises out of (A) a bona fide sale of goods sold and delivered by
such Grantor (or is in the process of being delivered) or (B) services theretofore actually rendered by such Grantor to, the account debtor named therein. 
  

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 (e) Inventory. No Inventory is held by any Person other than a
Grantor pursuant to consignment, sale or return, sale on approval or similar arrangement. 
 (f) Commercial
Tort Claims. As of the Closing Date, no Grantor has any Commercial Tort Claims seeking damages in excess of $1,000,000 other than as set forth on Schedule 2 hereto. 

5. Covenants. Each Grantor covenants that, so long as any of the Secured Obligations remains outstanding and until all of the
commitments relating thereto have been terminated, such Grantor shall: 
 (a) Other Liens. Defend the
Collateral against the claims and demands of all other parties claiming an interest therein other than Permitted Liens. 

(b) Instruments/Tangible Chattel Paper/Documents. If any amount payable under or in connection with any of the
Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument or Tangible Chattel Paper, or if any property constituting Collateral shall be stored or shipped subject to a Document, (i) ensure that such Instrument, Tangible Chattel Paper or
Document is either in the possession of such Grantor at all times or, if requested by the Administrative Agent, is immediately delivered to the Administrative Agent, duly endorsed in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and
(ii) ensure that any Collateral consisting of Tangible Chattel Paper is marked with a legend acceptable to the Administrative Agent indicating the Administrative Agent’s security interest in such Tangible Chattel Paper. 

(c) Perfection of Security Interest. Execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such agreements, assignments
or instruments (including affidavits, notices, reaffirmations and amendments and restatements of existing documents, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request) and do all such other things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem
necessary, appropriate or convenient (i) to assure to the Administrative Agent the effectiveness and priority of its security interests hereunder, including (A) such instruments as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably
request in order to perfect and maintain the security interests granted hereunder in accordance with the UCC, (B) with regard to Copyrights, a Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Copyrights for filing with the United States Copyright Office
in the form of Schedule 5(f)(i) attached hereto, (C) with regard to Patents, a Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the form of Schedule 5(f)(ii) attached
hereto and (D) with regard to Trademarks, a Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Trademarks for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the form of Schedule 5(f)(iii) attached hereto, (ii) to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and (iii) to otherwise protect and assure the Administrative Agent of its rights and interests hereunder. To that end, each Grantor authorizes the Administrative Agent to file one or more financing statements
(with collateral descriptions of “all personal property” or “all assets” or words of similar meaning) disclosing the Administrative Agent’s security interest in any or all of the Collateral of such Grantor without such
Grantor’s signature thereon, and further each Grantor also hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent, its nominee or any other Person whom the Administrative Agent may designate, as such Grantor’s
attorney-in-fact with full power and for the limited purpose to sign in the name of such Grantor any such financing statements (including renewal statements), amendments and supplements, notices or any similar documents that in the Administrative
Agent’s reasonable discretion would be necessary, appropriate or convenient in order to perfect and maintain perfection of the security interests granted hereunder, such power, being coupled with an interest, being and remaining irrevocable so
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commitments relating thereto shall have been terminated. Each Grantor hereby agrees that a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Security Agreement or any such financing statement is
sufficient for filing as a financing statement by the Administrative Agent without notice thereof to such Grantor wherever the Administrative Agent may in its sole discretion desire to file the same. In the event for any reason the law of any
jurisdiction other than North Carolina becomes or is applicable to the Collateral of any Grantor or any part thereof, or to any of the Secured Obligations, such Grantor agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and to do all such other
things as the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion reasonably deems necessary, appropriate or convenient to preserve, protect and enforce the security interests of the Administrative Agent under the law of such other jurisdiction (and, if a
Grantor shall fail to do so promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may execute any and all such requested documents on behalf of such Grantor pursuant to the power of attorney granted hereinabove). If
any Collateral is in the possession or control of a Grantor’s agents and the Administrative Agent so requests, such Grantor agrees to notify such agents in writing of the Administrative Agent’s security interest therein and, upon the
Administrative Agent’s request, instruct them to hold all such Collateral for the account of the holders of the Secured Obligations and subject to the Administrative Agent’s instructions. Each Grantor agrees to mark its books and records
to reflect the security interest of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral. 
 (d) Control. Execute
and deliver all agreements, assignments, instruments or other documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining and maintaining control within the meaning of the UCC with respect to any Collateral consisting
of Deposit Accounts, Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights and Electronic Chattel Paper. 
 (e)
Collateral held by Warehouseman, Bailee, etc. If any Collateral at any time is in the possession or control of a warehouseman, bailee, agent or processor of such Grantor and the Administrative Agent so requests, (i) notify such Person of
the Administrative Agent’s security interest in such Collateral, (ii) instruct such Person to hold all such Collateral for the Administrative Agent’s account and subject to the Administrative Agent’s instructions and
(iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an acknowledgment from such Person that it is holding such Collateral for the benefit of the Administrative Agent. 

(f) Treatment of Accounts. Not grant or extend the time for payment of any Account, or compromise or settle any
Account for less than the full amount thereof, or release any Person or property, in whole or in part, from payment thereof, or allow any credit or discount thereon, other than as normal and customary in the ordinary course of a Grantor’s
business or as required by law. 
 (g) Commercial Tort Claims. 

(i) Promptly update Schedule 2 and notify the Administrative Agent in writing of the initiation of any Commercial
Tort Claim seeking damages in excess of $1,000,000 before any Governmental Authority by or in favor of such Grantor or any of its Subsidiaries. 

(ii) Execute and deliver such statements, documents and notices and do and cause to be done all such things as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary, appropriate or convenient, or as are required by law, to create, perfect and maintain the Administrative Agent’s security interest in any Commercial Tort Claim. 

6. Advances by Holders of the Secured Obligations. On failure of any Grantor to perform any of the covenants and agreements
contained herein, the Administrative Agent may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion, perform the same and in so doing may expend such sums as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem advisable in the performance thereof, including,
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insurance premiums, the payment of any taxes, a payment to obtain a release of a Lien or potential Lien (other than a Permitted Lien), expenditures made in defending against any adverse claim and
all other expenditures that the Administrative Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations may make for the protection of the security hereof or that may be compelled to make by operation of law. All such sums and amounts so expended shall be
repayable by the Grantors on a joint and several basis (subject to Section 22 hereof) promptly upon timely notice thereof and demand therefor, shall constitute additional Secured Obligations and shall bear interest from the date said amounts
are expended at the Default Rate for Base Rate Loans. No such performance of any covenant or agreement by the Administrative Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations on behalf of any Grantor, and no such advance or expenditure therefor, shall
relieve the Grantors of any default under the terms of this Security Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any other documents relating to the Secured Obligations. The holders of the Secured Obligations may make any payment hereby authorized in
accordance with any bill, statement or estimate procured from the appropriate public office or holder of the claim to be discharged without inquiry into the accuracy of such bill, statement or estimate or into the validity of any tax assessment,
sale, forfeiture, tax lien, title or claim except to the extent such payment is being contested in good faith by a Grantor in appropriate proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP. 

7. Remedies. 

(a) General Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation thereof, the Administrative Agent and
the holders of the Secured Obligations shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies provided herein, in the Credit Documents, in any other documents relating to the Secured Obligations, or by law (including, without limitation, levy of
attachment, garnishment and the rights and remedies set forth in the UCC Of the jurisdiction applicable to the affected Collateral), the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC (regardless of whether the UCC is the law of the of the
jurisdiction where the rights and remedies are asserted and regardless of whether the UCC applies to the affected Collateral) and, further, the Administrative Agent may, with or without judicial process or the aid and assistance of others,
(i) enter on any premises on which any of the Collateral may be located and, without resistance or interference by the Grantors, take possession of the Collateral, (ii) dispose of any Collateral on any such premises, (iii) require the
Grantors to assemble and make available to the Administrative Agent at the expense of the Grantors any Collateral at any place and time designated by the Administrative Agent that is reasonably convenient to both parties, (iv) remove any
Collateral from any such premises for the purpose of effecting sale or other disposition thereof, and/or (v) without demand and without advertisement, notice, hearing or process of law, all of which each of the Grantors hereby waives to the
fullest extent permitted by law, at any place and time or times, sell and deliver any or all Collateral held by or for it at public or private sale, by one or more contracts, in one or more parcels, for cash, upon credit or otherwise, at such prices
and upon such terms as the Administrative Agent deems advisable, in its sole discretion (subject to any and all mandatory legal requirements). Each of the Grantors acknowledges that any private sale referenced above may be at prices and on terms
less favorable to the seller than the prices and terms that might have been obtained at a public sale and, notwithstanding the foregoing, agrees that such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. Neither
the Administrative Agent’s compliance with applicable law nor its disclaimer of warranties relating to the Collateral shall be considered to adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale. In addition to all other sums due the
Administrative Agent and the holders of the Secured Obligations with respect to the Secured Obligations, the Grantors shall pay the Administrative Agent and each of the holders of the Secured Obligations all reasonable documented costs and expenses
incurred by the Administrative Agent or any such holder of the Secured Obligations, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, the allocated cost of internal counsel and court costs, in obtaining or liquidating the Collateral,
in enforcing payment of the Secured Obligations, or in the prosecution or defense of any action or proceeding by or against the Administrative Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations or the Grantors concerning any matter arising out of or
connected with this Security Agreement, any Collateral or the Secured Obligations, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing arising in, arising under or related to a case under the Bankruptcy Code. To the extent the rights of notice
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legally waived hereunder, each Grantor agrees that any requirement of reasonable notice shall be met if such notice, specifying the place of any public sale or the time after which any private
sale is to be made, is personally served on or mailed, postage prepaid, to the Borrower in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement at least ten Business Days before the time of sale or other event giving
rise to the requirement of such notice. The Administrative Agent and the holders of the Secured Obligations shall not be obligated to make any sale or other disposition of the Collateral regardless of notice having been given. To the extent
permitted by law, any holder of the Secured Obligations may be a purchaser at any such sale. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Grantors hereby waives all of its rights of redemption with respect to any such sale. Subject to the
provisions of applicable law, the Administrative Agent and the holders of the Secured Obligations may postpone or cause the postponement of the sale of all or any portion of the Collateral by announcement at the time and place of such sale, and such
sale may, without further notice, to the extent permitted by law, be made at the time and place to which the sale was postponed, or the Administrative Agent and the holders of the Secured Obligations may further postpone such sale by announcement
made at such time and place. 
 (b) Remedies relating to Accounts. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during
the continuation thereof, whether or not the Administrative Agent has exercised any or all of its rights and remedies hereunder, (i) each Grantor will promptly upon request of the Administrative Agent instruct all account debtors to remit all
payments in respect of Accounts to a mailing location selected by the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have the right to enforce any Grantor’s rights against its customers and account debtors, and the
Administrative Agent or its designee may notify any Grantor’s customers and account debtors that the Accounts of such Grantor have been assigned to the Administrative Agent or of the Administrative Agent’s security interest therein, and
may (either in its own name or in the name of a Grantor or both) demand, collect (including without limitation by way of a lockbox arrangement), receive, take receipt for, sell, sue for, compound, settle, compromise and give acquittance for any and
all amounts due or to become due on any Account, and, in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, file any claim or take any other action or proceeding to protect and realize upon the security interest of the holders of the Secured Obligations in
the Accounts. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that the Proceeds of its Accounts remitted to or on behalf of the Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be solely for the Administrative Agent’s own convenience
and that such Grantor shall not have any right, title or interest in such Accounts or in any such other amounts except as expressly provided herein. The Administrative Agent and the holders of the Secured Obligations shall have no liability or
responsibility to any Grantor for acceptance of a check, draft or other order for payment of money bearing the legend “payment in full” or words of similar import or any other restrictive legend or endorsement or be responsible for
determining the correctness of any remittance. Each Grantor hereby agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent and the holders of the Secured Obligations from and against all liabilities, damages, losses, actions, claims, judgments, costs,
expenses, charges and reasonable attorneys’ fees (including the allocated cost of internal counsel) suffered or incurred by the Administrative Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations (each, an “Indemnified Party”)
because of the maintenance of the foregoing arrangements except as relating to or arising out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of an Indemnified Party or its officers, employees or agents. In the case of any investigation, litigation or
other proceeding, the foregoing indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by a Grantor, its directors, shareholders or creditors or an Indemnified Party or any other Person or any other
Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto. 
 (c) Access. In addition to the rights and remedies hereunder, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation thereof, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to enter and remain upon the various premises of the Grantors without cost or charge to the Administrative Agent, and use the same,
together with materials, supplies, books and records of the Grantors for the purpose of collecting and liquidating the Collateral, or for preparing for sale and conducting the sale of the Collateral, whether by foreclosure, auction or otherwise. In
addition, the Administrative Agent may remove Collateral, or any part thereof, from such premises and/or any records with respect thereto, in order to effectively collect or liquidate such Collateral. 

 

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 (d) Nonexclusive Nature of Remedies. Failure by the Administrative Agent or the
holders of the Secured Obligations to exercise any right, remedy or option under this Security Agreement, any other Credit Document, any other documents relating to the Secured Obligations, or as provided by law, or any delay by the Administrative
Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations in exercising the same, shall not operate as a waiver of any such right, remedy or option. No waiver hereunder shall be effective unless it is in writing, signed by the party against whom such waiver
is sought to be enforced and then only to the extent specifically stated, which in the case of the Administrative Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations shall only be granted as provided herein. To the extent permitted by law, neither the
Administrative Agent, the holders of the Secured Obligations, nor any party acting as attorney for the Administrative Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations, shall be liable hereunder for any acts or omissions or for any error of judgment
or mistake of fact or law other than their gross negligence or willful misconduct hereunder. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agents and the holders of the Secured Obligations under this Security Agreement shall be cumulative and not
exclusive of any other right or remedy that the Administrative Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations may have. 

(e) Retention of Collateral. To the extent permitted under applicable law, in addition to the rights and remedies
hereunder, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, after providing the notices required by Sections 9-620 and 9-621 of the UCC or otherwise complying with the requirements of applicable law of the relevant
jurisdiction, accept or retain all or any portion of the Collateral in satisfaction of the Secured Obligations. Unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have provided such notices, however, the Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have
accepted or retained any Collateral in satisfaction of any Secured Obligations for any reason. 
 (f) Deficiency. In the
event that the proceeds of any sale, collection or realization are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Administrative Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations are legally entitled, the Grantors shall be jointly and severally liable
for the deficiency (subject to Section 22 hereof), together with interest thereon at the Default Rate for Base Rate Loans, together with the costs of collection and reasonable attorneys’ fees (including the allocated cost of internal
counsel). Any surplus remaining after the full payment and satisfaction of the Secured Obligations shall be returned to the Grantors or to whomsoever a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine to be entitled thereto. 

8. Rights of the Administrative Agent. 

(a) Power of Attorney. In addition to other powers of attorney contained herein, each Grantor hereby designates and appoints the
Administrative Agent, on behalf of the holders of the Secured Obligations, and each of its designees or agents, as attorney-in-fact of such Grantor, irrevocably and with power of substitution, with authority to take any or all of the following
actions upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default: 
 (i) to demand, collect,
settle, compromise and adjust, and give discharges and releases concerning the Collateral, all as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem appropriate; 

(ii) to commence and prosecute any actions at any court for the purposes of collecting any of the Collateral and enforcing
any other right in respect thereof; 
 (iii) to defend, settle or compromise any action brought and, in
connection therewith, give such discharge or release as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem appropriate; 
  

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 (iv) to receive, open and dispose of mail addressed to a Grantor and endorse
checks, notes, drafts, acceptances, money orders, bills of lading, warehouse receipts or other instruments or documents evidencing payment, shipment or storage of the goods giving rise to the Collateral on behalf of and in the name of such Grantor,
or securing, or relating to such Collateral; 
 (v) to pay or discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other
encumbrances levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral; 
 (vi) to direct any parties liable for
any payment in connection with any of the Collateral to make payment of any and all monies due and to become due thereunder directly to the Administrative Agent or as the Administrative Agent shall direct; 

(vii) to receive payment of and receipt for any and all monies, claims, and other amounts due and to become due at any
time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; 
 (viii) to sell, assign, transfer, make any agreement in
respect of, or otherwise deal with or exercise rights in respect of, any Collateral or the goods or services that have given rise thereto, as fully and completely as though the Administrative Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes;

 (ix) to adjust and settle claims under any insurance policy relating thereto; 

(x) to execute and deliver all assignments, conveyances, statements, financing statements, renewal financing statements,
security and pledge agreements, affidavits, notices and other agreements, instruments and documents that the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem appropriate in order to perfect and maintain the security interests and liens granted in this
Security Agreement and in order to fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated therein; 
 (xi) to
institute any foreclosure proceedings that the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem appropriate; and 
 (xii)
to do and perform all such other acts and things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem appropriate or convenient in connection with the Collateral. 

This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for so long as any of the Secured Obligations shall
remain outstanding and until all of the commitments relating thereto shall have been terminated. The Administrative Agent shall be under no duty to exercise or withhold the exercise of any of the rights, powers, privileges and options expressly or
implicitly granted to the Administrative Agent in this Security Agreement, and shall not be liable for any failure to do so or any delay in doing so. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any act or omission or for any error of judgment
or any mistake of fact or law in its individual capacity or its capacity as attorney-in-fact except acts or omissions resulting from its gross negligence or willful misconduct. This power of attorney is conferred on the Administrative Agent solely
to protect, preserve and realize upon its security interest in the Collateral. 
 (b) Performance by the Administrative Agent
of Obligations. If any Grantor fails to perform any agreement or obligation contained herein, the Administrative Agent itself may perform, or cause performance of, such agreement or obligation, and the expenses of the Administrative Agent
incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Grantors on a joint and several basis (subject to Section 24 hereof). 
  

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 (c) The Administrative Agent’s Duty of Care. Other than the exercise of
reasonable care to assure the safe custody of the Collateral while being held by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or liability to preserve rights pertaining thereto, it being understood and agreed that
the Grantors shall be responsible for preservation of all rights in the Collateral, and the Administrative Agent shall be relieved of all responsibility for the Collateral upon surrendering it or tendering the surrender of it to the Grantors. The
Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in its possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the Administrative Agent accords
its own property, which shall be no less than the treatment employed by a reasonable and prudent agent in the industry, it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall not have responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve rights
against any parties with respect to any of the Collateral. In the event of a public or private sale of Collateral pursuant to Section 7 hereof, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to clean, repair or otherwise prepare the
Collateral for sale. 
 9. Rights of Required Lenders. All rights of the Administrative Agent hereunder, if not exercised
by the Administrative Agent, may be exercised by the Required Lenders. 
 10. Application of Proceeds. Upon the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, any payments in respect of the Secured Obligations and any proceeds of the Collateral, when received by the Administrative Agent or any of the holders of the Secured Obligations in cash
or its equivalent, will be applied in reduction of the Secured Obligations in the order set forth in the Credit Agreement or other document relating to the Secured Obligations, and each Grantor irrevocably waives the right to direct the application
of such payments and proceeds and acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply and reapply any and all such payments and proceeds in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion,
notwithstanding any entry to the contrary upon any of its books and records. 
 11. Continuing Agreement. 

(a) This Security Agreement shall be a continuing agreement in every respect and shall remain in full force and effect so long as any of
the Secured Obligations remains outstanding and until all of the commitments relating thereto have been terminated (other than any obligations with respect to the indemnities and the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Documents).
Upon such payment and termination, this Security Agreement and the liens and security interests of the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be automatically terminated and the Administrative Agent shall, upon the request and at the expense of the
Grantors, execute and deliver all UCC termination statements and/or other documents reasonably requested by the Grantors evidencing such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all releases and indemnities provided hereunder shall survive
termination of this Security Agreement. 
 (b) This Security Agreement shall continue to be effective or be automatically
reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, in whole or in part, of any of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any holder of the Secured Obligations as a
preference, fraudulent conveyance or otherwise under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, all as though such payment had not been made; provided that in the event payment of all or any part of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or must be
restored or returned, all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, the allocated cost of internal counsel and disbursements) incurred by the Administrative Agent or any holder of the Secured Obligations in
defending and enforcing such reinstatement shall be deemed to be included as a part of the Secured Obligations. 
 12.
Amendments; Waivers; Modifications, etc. This Security Agreement and the provisions hereof may not be amended, waived, modified, changed, discharged or terminated except as set forth in Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement; provided
that any update or revision to Schedule 2 hereof delivered by any Grantor shall not constitute an amendment for purposes of this Section 12 or Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement. 

 

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 13. Successors in Interest. This Security Agreement shall create a continuing
security interest in the Collateral and shall be binding upon each Grantor, its successors and assigns, and shall inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the holders of the Secured Obligations hereunder, to the
benefit of the Administrative Agent and the holders of the Secured Obligations and their successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that none of the Grantors may assign its rights or delegate its duties hereunder without the prior
written consent of the requisite Lenders under the Credit Agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Grantor hereby releases the Administrative Agent and each holder of the Secured Obligations, their respective successors and assigns
and their respective officers, attorneys, employees and agents, from any liability for any act or omission or any error of judgment or mistake of fact or of law relating to this Security Agreement or the Collateral, except for any liability arising
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or such holder, or their respective officers, attorneys, employees or agents. 

14. Notices. All notices required or permitted to be given under this Security Agreement shall be given as provided in
Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement. 
 15. Counterparts. This Security Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which where so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Security Agreement to produce or account for more than
one such counterpart. 
 16. Headings. The headings of the sections and subsections hereof are provided for convenience
only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Security Agreement. 
 17.
Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Venue; Service of Process; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. The terms of Sections 11.14 and 11.15 of the Credit Agreement with respect to governing law, submission to jurisdiction, waiver of venue,
service of process and waiver of jury trial are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms. 

18. Severability. If any provision of this Security Agreement is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such
provision shall be fully severable and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed without giving effect to the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. 

19. Entirety. This Security Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the other documents relating to the Secured Obligations
represent the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, if any, including any commitment letters or correspondence relating to the Credit Documents, any other
documents relating to the Secured Obligations, or the transactions contemplated herein and therein. 
 20. Survival. All
representations and warranties of the Grantors hereunder shall survive the execution and delivery of this Security Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the other documents relating to the Secured Obligations, the delivery of the Notes and the
extension of credit thereunder or in connection therewith. 
 21. Other Security. To the extent that any of the Secured
Obligations are now or hereafter secured by property other than the Collateral (including, without limitation, real property and securities owned by a Grantor), or by a guarantee, endorsement or property of any other Person, then the

  

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Administrative Agent shall have the right to proceed against such other property, guarantee or endorsement upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, and the Administrative Agent shall have the
right, in its sole discretion, to determine which rights, security, liens, security interests or remedies the Administrative Agent shall at any time pursue, relinquish, subordinate, modify or take with respect thereto, without in any way modifying
or affecting any of them or the Secured Obligations or any of the rights of the Administrative Agent or the holders of the Secured Obligations under this Security Agreement, under any of the other Credit Documents or under any other document
relating to the Secured Obligations. 
 22. Joint and Several Obligations of Grantors. 

(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this Section 22, each of the Grantors is accepting joint and several liability hereunder in
consideration of the financial accommodation to be provided by the holders of the Secured Obligations, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each of the Grantors and in consideration of the undertakings of each of the Grantors to
accept joint and several liability for the obligations of each of them. 
 (b) Subject to subsection (c) of this
Section 22, each of the Grantors jointly and severally hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several liability with the other Grantors with respect to the payment and
performance of all of the Secured Obligations arising under this Security Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any other documents relating to the Secured Obligations, it being the intention of the parties hereto that all the Secured
Obligations shall be the joint and several obligations of each of the Grantors without preferences or distinction among them. 

(c) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, in any other of the Credit Documents or in any other documents
relating to the Secured Obligations, the obligations of each Guarantor under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render such obligations subject to
avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law. 
 23.
Joinder. At any time after the date of this Agreement, one or more additional Persons may become party hereto by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a Joinder Agreement. Immediately upon such executing and delivery of such
Joinder Agreement (and without any further action), each such additional Person will become a party to this Agreement as a “Grantor” and have all of the rights and obligations of a Grantor hereunder and this Agreement and the schedules
hereto shall be deemed amended by such Joinder Agreement. 
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 Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Security Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered as of the date first above written. 
  

							
	GRANTORS:	    	SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC., a Wisconsin corporation
				
		    	By:	 	
/s/David Vander Ploeg               
 
	 	
		    	Name:	 	David Vander Ploeg	 	
		    	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	
		
		    	CHILDCRAFT EDUCATION CORP., a New York corporation
		    	CLASSROOMDIRECT.COM, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
		    	BIRD-IN-HAND WOODWORKS, INC., a New Jersey corporation
		    	SPORTIME, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
		    	PREMIER AGENDAS, INC., a Washington corporation
		    	FREY SCIENTIFIC, INC., a Delaware corporation
		    	SAX ARTS & CRAFTS, INC., a Delaware corporation
		    	CALIFONE INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation
		    	DELTA EDUCATION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
				
		    	By:	 	 /s/David Vander Ploeg
	 	
		    	Name:	 	David Vander Ploeg	 	
		    	Title:	 	Treasurer	 	

 Accepted and agreed to as of the date first above written. 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent 
  

			
	By:	 	 /s/ Anthea Del Bianco

	Name:	 	Anthea Del Bianco
	Title:	 	Vice President

 SCHEDULE 2(d) 

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS 
 None.

 SCHEDULE 5(f)(i) 

NOTICE 
 OF

 GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST 

IN 
 COPYRIGHTS

 United States Copyright Office 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 Please
be advised that pursuant to the Security Agreement dated as of April 23, 2010 (as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Security Agreement”) by and among the Grantors party thereto
(each a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”) and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the holders of the Secured Obligations referenced therein, the
undersigned Grantor has granted a continuing security interest in and continuing lien upon the copyrights and copyright applications shown on Schedule 1 attached hereto to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the holders of the
Secured Obligations. 
 The undersigned Grantor and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the holders of the Secured
Obligations, hereby acknowledge and agree that the security interest in the copyrights and copyright applications set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto (i) may only be terminated in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement
and (ii) is not to be construed as an assignment of any copyright or copyright application. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	  

	[Grantor]
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

 Acknowledged and Accepted: 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent 
  

			
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

 SCHEDULE 5(f)(ii) 

NOTICE 
 OF

 GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST 

IN 
 PATENTS

 United States Patent and Trademark Office 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 Please
be advised that pursuant to the Security Agreement dated as of April 23, 2010 (the “Security Agreement”) by and among the Grantors party thereto (each a “Grantor” and collectively, the
“Grantors”) and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the holders of the Secured Obligations referenced therein, the undersigned Grantor has granted a continuing security
interest in and continuing lien upon the patents and patent applications set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the holders of the Secured Obligations. 

The undersigned Grantor and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the holders of the Secured Obligations, hereby acknowledge and agree
that the security interest in the patents and patent applications set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto (i) may only be terminated in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement and (ii) is not to be construed as an
assignment of any patent or patent application. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	  

	[Grantor]
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

 Acknowledged and Accepted: 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent 
  

			
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

 SCHEDULE 5(f)(iii) 

NOTICE 
 OF

 GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST 

IN 
 TRADEMARKS

 United States Patent and Trademark Office 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 Please
be advised that pursuant to the Security Agreement dated as of April 23, 2010 (the “Security Agreement”) by and among the Grantors party thereto (each a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”)
and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the holders of the Secured Obligations referenced therein, the undersigned Grantor has granted a continuing security interest in and continuing lien
upon the trademarks and trademark applications set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the holders of the Secured Obligations. 

The undersigned Grantor and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the holders of the Secured Obligations, hereby acknowledge and agree
that the security interest in the trademarks and trademark applications set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto (i) may only be terminated in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement and (ii) is not to be construed as an
assignment of any trademark or trademark application. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	  

	[Grantor]	 	
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

 Acknowledged and Accepted: 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent 
  

			
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:

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