Document:

Third Amendment to Credit Agreement

 EXHIBIT 10.1 
  
 THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT 
  
 THIRD AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of September 27, 2004, among DIRECTV HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party to the Credit Agreement referred to below (the “Lenders”), DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative
Agent”) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent (the “Syndication Agent”, and together with the Administrative Agent, the “Agents”). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings provided such terms in the Credit Agreement. 
  
 W I T N E S S E T H: 
  
 WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agents are parties to a Credit Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2003 (as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time to, but not including, the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”); and 
  
 WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, the parties hereto wish to amend or otherwise modify certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as herein provided; 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED: 
  
 I. Amendments to Credit Agreement. 
  
 1. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the
following new text at the end of said Section: 
  
 “(g) (A) On the Third Amendment Effective Date, all outstanding B-2 Term Loans of each Lender that has theretofore executed and delivered a counterpart of the Third Amendment to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms
thereof (each such Lender, a “B-2 Consenting Lender” and, collectively, the “B-2 Consenting Lenders”) shall be automatically converted (the “B-2 Term Loan Conversion”) into new term loans hereunder (each such term loan,
a “Converted B-3 Term Loan” and, collectively, the “Converted B-3 Term Loans”). On or after the Third Amendment Effective Date, each B-2 Consenting Lender which holds a B-2 Term Note shall be entitled to surrender such B-2 Term
Note to the Borrower against delivery of a B-3 Term Note completed in conformity with Section 1.05; provided that if any such B-2 Term Note is not so surrendered then from and after the Third Amendment Effective Date such B-2 Term Note shall be
deemed to evidence the Converted B-3 Term Loans into which the B-2 Term Loans theretofore evidenced by such B-2 Term Note have been converted. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender with a B-3 Term Loan Commitment
severally agrees to make a term loan or term loans (each, an “Additional B-3 Term Loan” and, collectively, the “Additional B-3 Term Loans”, and, together with the Converted B-3 Term Loans, the “B-3 Term Loans”) to the
Borrower, which Additional B-3 Term Loans shall be incurred pursuant to a single drawing on the 

 Third Amendment Effective Date. All B-3 Term Loans (i) shall be denominated in Dollars, (ii) except as
hereinafter provided, shall, at the option of the Borrower, be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, provided that except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 1.10(b), all B-3 Term
Loans comprising the same Borrowing shall at all times be of the same Type, and (iii) shall be made by each such Lender in that aggregate principal amount which equals the B-3 Term Loan Commitment of such Lender on the Third Amendment Effective
Date. Once repaid, B-3 Term Loans may not be reborrowed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement (including, without limitation, in Section 4.02), the proceeds of the Additional B-3 Term Loans shall be immediately
applied by the Borrower to repay all outstanding B-2 Term Loans of B-2 Non-Consenting Lenders (if any) on the Third Amendment Effective Date. 
  
 (B)(i) Each Borrowing of B-2 Term Loans existing on the Third Amendment Effective Date immediately prior to the B-2 Term Loan Conversion
and maintained as Eurodollar Loans (each, an “Existing B-2 Term Loan Borrowing”) shall, upon the occurrence of the B-2 Term Loan Conversion, be deemed to be a new Borrowing of B-3 Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement, (ii) each
such newly-deemed Borrowing of B-3 Term Loans shall be subject to the same Interest Period (and Eurodollar Rate) as the Existing B-2 Term Loan Borrowing to which it relates, (iii) Additional B-2 Term Loans shall be initially incurred pursuant to a
single Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans which shall be added to (and thereafter be deemed to constitute a part of) each such newly-deemed Borrowing of B-3 Term Loans on a pro rata basis (based on the relative sizes of the various such
newly-deemed Borrowings of B-3 Term Loans) and (iv) in connection with the B-2 Term Loan Conversion and the incurrence of Additional B-3 Term Loans pursuant to Section 1.01(f), the Administrative Agent shall (and is hereby authorized to) take all
appropriate actions to ensure that all Lenders with outstanding B-3 Term Loans (after giving effect to the B-2 Term Loan Conversion and the incurrence of Additional B-3 Term Loans pursuant to Section 1.01(g)(A)) participate in each newly-deemed
Borrowing of B-3 Term Loans on a pro rata basis. 
  
 (C) In connection with the B-2 Term Loan Conversion and the incurrence of Additional B-3 Term Loans pursuant to Section 1.01(g)(A), the Lenders and the Borrower hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, (i) if requested by any Lender making Additional B-3 Term Loans which “match funds”, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts necessary, as reasonably determined by such Lender, to compensate
such Lender for making such Additional B-3 Term Loans in the middle of an existing Interest Period (rather than at the beginning of the respective Interest Period, based upon the rates then applicable thereto) and (ii) the Borrower shall be
obligated to pay to the respective Lenders breakage or other costs of the type referred to in Section 1.11 (if any) incurred in connection with the B-2 Term Loan Conversion and/or the actions taken pursuant to preceding clause (B) of this Section
1.01(g).”. 
  
 2. Section 1.03 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by inserting the text “, B-3 Term Loans” immediately after the text “B-2 Term Loans” appearing in said Section. 
  

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 3. Section 1.05(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “and”
appearing at the end of clause (v) of said Section, inserting a comma in lieu thereof and inserting the following text immediately before the period appearing at the end of said Section: 
  
 “and (vii) in the case of B-3 Term Loans, by a promissory note duly executed and delivered by the Borrower
substantially in the form of Exhibit B-7, with blanks appropriately completed (each a “B-3 Term Note” and, collectively, the “B-3 Term Notes”)”. 
  
 4. Section 1.07 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the text “, B-3 Term Loan Commitments”
immediately after the text “B-2 Term Loan Commitments” appearing in said Section. 
  
 5. Section 1.09(vii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the text “, B-3 Term Loans” immediately after each appearance of the text “B-2 Term Loans” in said Section. 

 
 6. Section 3.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i)
redesignating clauses (h) and (i) of said Section as clauses (i) and (j), respectively, (ii) inserting the following new clause (h) immediately following clause (g) of said Section: 
  
 “(h) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 3.03, the Total
B-3 Term Loan Commitment (and the B-3 Term Loan Commitment of each Lender with such a Commitment) shall terminate in its entirety on the Third Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the incurrence of B-3 Term Loans on such date).”

  
 (iii) inserting the text “, the Total B-3 Term Loan Commitment”
immediately after the text “Total B-2 Term Loan Commitment” appearing in clause (j) of said Section (as redesignated pursuant to clause (i) above) and (iv) inserting the text “, the B-3 Term Loan Commitment” immediately after the
text “the B-2 Term Loan Commitment” appearing in clause (j) of said Section (as redesignated pursuant to clause (i) above). 
  
 7. Section 4.01(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) inserting the text “, B-3 Term Loans” immediately after the text “B-2
Term Loans” appearing in clause (i) of said Section, and (ii) inserting the text “, the B-3 Term Loans to be allocated the B-3 Term Loan Percentage of the amount of such payment” immediately after the parenthetical appearing in clause
(iv) of said Section. 
  

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 8. Section 4.02(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new text at the
end of said Section: 
  
 “(iv) In addition to any other
mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 4.02, on each date set forth below, the Borrower shall be required to repay that principal amount of B-3 Term Loans, to the extent then outstanding, as is set forth below opposite each such date (each
such repayment, as the same may be reduced as provided in Sections 4.01 or 4.02, a “B-3 Term Loan Scheduled Repayment”): 
  

				
	 B-3 Term Loan Scheduled Repayment Date

	  	Amount

	 March 31, 2005
	  	$	10,219,697
		
	 March 31, 2006
	  	$	10,219,697
		
	 March 31, 2007
	  	$	10,219,697
		
	 March 31, 2008
	  	$	10,219,697
		
	 September 30, 2008
	  	$	242,717,803
		
	 March 31, 2009
	  	$	242,717,803
		
	 September 30, 2009
	  	$	242,717,803
		
	 B-3 Term Loan Maturity Date
	  	$	242,717,803

  
 9. Section 4.02(i) of
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the word “and” appearing before the text “the B-2 Term Loans” appearing in said Section and inserting a comma in lieu thereof and (ii) inserting the text “and the B-3
Term Loans (in an amount equal to the B-3 Term Loan Percentage of such aggregate repayment)” immediately before the period appearing at the end of the first sentence of said Section. 
  
 10. Section 4.02(k) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) of said Section as
clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively and (ii) inserting the text “, (v) all then outstanding B-3 Term Loans shall be repaid in full on the B-3 Term Loan Maturity Date” immediately after clause (iv) of said Section. 
  
 11. Section 4.02(l) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
each appearance of the text “B-2 Term Loans” in said Section and inserting the text “B-3 Term Loans” in lieu thereof. 
  
 12. Section 7.08(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new sentence at the end of said Section: 
  
 “All proceeds of the Additional B-3 Term Loans will be used to repay
outstanding B-2 Term Loans of B-2 Non-Consenting Lenders (if any) on the Third Amendment Effective Date.” 
  
 13. Section 8.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the text “Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiaries” in each instance where
it appears in said Section and inserting the text “Wholly-Owned Significant Domestic Subsidiaries” in lieu thereof and (ii) inserting the following new (e) at the end of said Section: 
  
 “(e) The Borrower will cause each Wholly-Owned Significant Domestic
Subsidiary to (i) enter into the Subsidiaries Guaranty and execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent counterparts of the Security Agreement and Pledge Agreement, (ii) enter into such Additional Security Documents as the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders may 
  

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 require pursuant to this Section 8.12 and (iii) execute and deliver all other relevant documentation (including opinion
of counsel) of the type described in Section 5 as such new Subsidiary would have had to deliver if it were a Credit Party on the Initial Borrowing Date as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.”. 
  
 14. Section 8 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by inserting
the following new text at the end of said Section: 
  
 “Section 8.18 Third Amendment Mortgage Amendments. (a) Within 60 days following the Third Amendment Effective Date, if and to the extent requested by the Collateral Agent, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Collateral
Agent, or caused to be delivered to the Collateral Agent, fully executed counterparts of amendments (the “Third Amendment Mortgage Amendments”), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to each of the
Mortgages covering the Mortgaged Properties, together with evidence that counterparts of each of the Third Amendment Mortgage Amendments have been delivered to the title company insuring the Lien on the Mortgages for recording in all places to the
extent necessary or desirable, in the judgment of the Collateral Agent, effectively to maintain a valid and enforceable perfected mortgage lien superior to and prior to the rights of all third parties and subject to no other Liens except as are
permitted by Section 9.01 on the Mortgaged Properties in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties securing all of the Obligations (including the B-3 Term Loans).”. 
  
 15. Section 9.02(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting
the following text immediately before the text “so long as” appearing in said Section: 
  
 “or any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Significant Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge with and into, or be dissolved or liquidated
into, the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Significant Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower”. 
  
 16. Section 9.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text of said Section in its entirety and inserting the text
“[Intentionally Deleted]” in lieu thereof. 
  
 17.
Section 9.17 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text of said Section in its entirety and inserting the following new text in lieu thereof: 
  
 “The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, establish, create or acquire after the Initial
Borrowing Date any Subsidiary, provided that the Borrower and its Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiaries that are, or are to become, Subsidiary Guarantors may (a) create Subsidiaries that are not Wholly-Owned Significant Domestic Subsidiaries, (b)
create Wholly-Owned Significant Domestic Subsidiaries so long as such Subsidiaries meet the requirements set forth in Section 8.12 and (c) create and/or acquire Wholly-Owned Foreign Subsidiaries so long as the aggregate Investment by the Borrower
and its Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiaries in all such Wholly-Owned Foreign Subsidiaries shall not exceed $50,000,000.”. 
  

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 18. The definition of “Applicable Margin” appearing in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety and the following new definition is inserted in lieu thereof: 
  
 “Applicable Margin” in respect of B-3 Term Loans and Revolving Loans for any Margin Adjustment Period shall mean, from and after any Start Date to and including the corresponding End Date, the respective
percentage per annum set forth below under the respective Type and Tranche of Loans and opposite the respective Level (i.e., Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4 or Level 5, as the case may be) indicated to have been achieved on the
applicable Test Date for such Start Date (as shown in the respective officer’s certificate delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(d) or the first proviso below) minus, in the case of B-3 Term Loans, any Applicable Pricing Adjustment as in
effect from time to time: 
  

															
	Level

	 	 Leverage Ratio

	  	Revolving Loans
maintained as Base
Rate Loans

	 	 	Revolving Loans
maintained as
Eurodollar Loans

	 	 	B-3 Term Loans
maintained as Base
Rate Loans

	 	 	B-3 Term Loans
maintained as
Eurodollar Loans

	 
	1	 	 Less than or equal to 2.50:1.00
	  	1.75	%	 	2.75	%	 	1.00	%	 	2.00	%
						
	2	 	 Greater than 2.50:1.00 but less than or equal to 3.00:1.00
	  	2.00	%	 	3.00	%	 	1.00	%	 	2.00	%
						
	3	 	 Greater than 3.00:1.00 but less than or equal to 3.50:1.00
	  	2.25	%	 	3.25	%	 	1.00	%	 	2.00	%
						
	4	 	 Greater than 3.50:1.00 but less than or equal to 4.00:1.00
	  	2.50	%	 	3.50	%	 	1.00	%	 	2.00	%
						
	5	 	 Greater than 4.00:1.00
	  	2.75	%	 	3.75	%	 	1.25	%	 	2.25	%

  
 ; provided, however,
that if the Borrower fails to deliver the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(a) or (b) (accompanied by the officer’s certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(d) showing the applicable
Total Leverage Ratio on the relevant Test Date) on or prior to the respective date required by such Sections, then Level 5 pricing (as adjusted by any Applicable Pricing Adjustment as provided above) shall apply until such time, if any, as the
financial statements required as set forth above and the accompanying officer’s certificate have been delivered showing the pricing for the respective Margin Adjustment Period is at a Level below Level 5 (as adjusted by any Applicable Pricing
Adjustment as provided above) (it being understood that, in the case of any late delivery of the financial statements and officer’s certificate as so required, any reduction in the Applicable Margin shall apply only from and after the date of
the delivery of the complying financial statements and officer’s certificate); provided further, that Level 5 pricing (as adjusted by any Applicable Pricing Adjustment as provided above) shall apply at all times when any Default or Event
of Default is in existence. 
  

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 19. The definition of “Borrowing” appearing in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by (i) deleting the text “and” appearing at the end of clause (x) of said definition and inserting a comma in lieu thereof and (ii) inserting the text “and (z) the term “Borrowing” shall include the consolidated
“borrowing” of B-3 Term Loans pursuant to the simultaneous conversion of B-2 Term Loans and the incurrence of Additional B-3 Term Loans on the terms provided in Section 1.01(g)” immediately prior to the period appearing at the end of
said definition. 
  
 20. The definition of “Commitment”
appearing in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the text “, the B-3 Term Loan Commitment” immediately after the text “B-2 Term Loan Commitment” appearing in said definition. 
  
 21. The definition of “Maturity Date” appearing in Section 11 of
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the text “, the B-3 Term Loan Maturity Date” immediately after the text “B-2 Term Loan Maturity Date” appearing in said definition. 
  
 22. The definition of “Scheduled Repayments” appearing in Section
11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the text “, each B-3 Term Loan Scheduled Repayment” immediately after the text “each B-2 Term Loan Scheduled Repayment” appearing in said definition. 
  
 23. The definition of “Subsidiary Guarantor” appearing in Section
11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting said definition in its entirety and inserting the following new definition in lieu thereof: 
  
 ““Subsidiary Guarantor” shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrower party to or that becomes party to the Subsidiaries Guaranty.”.

  
 24. The definition of “Term Loan” appearing in
Section 11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the text “, each B-3 Term Loan” immediately after the text “each B-2 Term Loan” appearing in said definition. 
  
 25. The definition of “Term Note” appearing in Section 11 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the text “, each B-3 Term Note” immediately after the text “each B-2 Term Note” appearing in said definition. 
  
 26. The definition of “Tranche” appearing in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting
the word “six” appearing in said definition and inserting the text “seven” in lieu thereof and (ii) inserting the text “, B-3 Term Loans” immediately after the text “B-2 Term Loans” appearing in said
definition. 
  
 27. Section 11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
further amended by inserting in the appropriate alphabetical order the following new definitions: 
  
 “Additional B-3 Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(g). 
  
 “B-2 Consenting Lenders” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(g). 
  

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 “B-2 Non-Consenting Lender” shall mean each Lender that is not a B-2 Consenting Lender.

  
 “B-3 Term Loan” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 1.01(g). 
  
 “B-3 Term Loan Commitment” shall
mean, for each Lender, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule I directly below the column entitled “B-3 Term Loan Commitment,” as the same may be terminated pursuant to Sections 3.03 and/or 10.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the Third Amendment Effective Date (immediately prior to the incurrence of Additional B-3 Term Loans on such date) the sum of the B-3 Term Loan Commitments plus the aggregate principal amount of Converted B-3
Term Loans would exceed the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the B-2 Term Loans immediately prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, then the B-3 Term Loan Commitment of DBTCA shall be reduced by an amount equal to such excess.

  
 “B-2 Term Loan Conversion” shall have the meaning
provided in Section 1.01(g). 
  
 “B-3 Term Loan Maturity
Date” shall mean the seventh anniversary of the Initial Borrowing Date. 
  
 “B-3 Term Loan Percentage” shall mean, at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of B-3 Term Loans then outstanding and the denominator of
which is the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans then outstanding. 
  
 “B-3 Term Loan Scheduled Repayment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.02(c). 
  
 “B-3 Term Note” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.05(a). 
  
 “Converted B-3 Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(g). 
  
 “Existing B-2 Term Loan Borrowing” shall have the meaning provided
in Section 1.01(g). 
  
 “Third Amendment” shall mean the
Third Amendment to this Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2004. 
  
 “Third Amendment Effective Date” shall have the meaning provided in the Third Amendment. 
  
 “Third Amendment Mortgage Amendments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.18. 
  
 “Total B-3 Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the sum
of the B-3 Term Loan Commitments of each of the Lenders at such time. 
  

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 “Wholly-Owned Significant Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean any Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary
of the Borrower having assets in the aggregate that exceed $50,000,000 as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 
  
 28. Section 13.07(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new text at the end of clause (i) of said Section: 

 
 “; provided, however, that if there is a change in
generally accepted accounting principles, the Borrower may, after giving written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, determine all computations of Excess Cash Flow and the Applicable Margin, and all computations and definitions (including
accounting terms) used in determining compliance with Sections 9.08 through 9.12, inclusive, on such a basis; provided further, however, that if within sixty days after delivery of such financial statements first reflecting such a
change in generally accepted accounting principles the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall object to using any such changed generally accepted accounting principles for determining computations and compliance as provided above, then
such computations, calculations and determinations shall be made on a basis consistent with the most recent financial statements delivered as to which no such objection shall have been made and”. 
  
 29. Section 13.12(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting
the text “, Tranche B-3 Scheduled Repayment” immediately after the text “Tranche B-2 Scheduled Repayment” appearing in said Section. 
  
 30. Schedule I to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding thereto the information set forth on Schedule I attached hereto. 
  
 31. Exhibit A-1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the
text “[B-3 Term Loans]” immediately after each appearance of the text “[B-2 Term Loans]” in said Exhibit. 
  
 32. The Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by adding Exhibit B-7 thereto in the form of Exhibit B-7 attached hereto. 
  
 33. Exhibit M to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting same in
its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Exhibit M in the form of Exhibit M attached hereto. 
  
 II. Miscellaneous Provisions. 
  
 1. In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants that: 
  
 (a) no Default or Event of Default exists as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, both before and after giving effect to this Amendment; and 

 

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 (b) all of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement or the
other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on the Third Amendment Effective Date both before and after giving effect to this Amendment, with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and
as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (it being understood that any representation or warranty made as of a specific date shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specific date). 
  
 2. This Amendment is limited as specified and shall not constitute a
modification, acceptance or waiver of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document. 
  
 3. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts
when executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A complete set of counterparts shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. 
  
 4. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
  
 5. This Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “Third Amendment Effective Date”) when each of the following conditions shall have
been satisfied: 
  
 (i) the Borrower, each other
Credit Party, Lenders constituting the Required Lenders and each Lender with a B-3 Term Loan Commitment shall have signed a counterpart hereof (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have delivered (including by way of facsimile
transmission) the same to White & Case LLP, 1155 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 Attention: Kathleen Mon (facsimile number 212-354-8113); 
  
 (ii) there shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent for the account of each of the Lenders that have requested same an
appropriate B-3 Term Note executed by the Borrower in each case in the amount, maturity and otherwise as provided in the Credit Agreement; and 
  
 (iii) (x) all accrued and unpaid interest on all B-2 Term Loans of B-2 Non-Consenting Lenders shall have been paid in full (regardless of
whether or not the Credit Agreement otherwise requires a payment of such interest at such time), (y) all fees, costs and expenses with respect to the B-2 Term Loans shall have been paid in full and (z) the principal of all outstanding B-2 Term Loans
of B-2 Non-Consenting Lenders shall have been repaid in full. 
  
 Unless the Administrative Agent has received actual notice from any Lender that the conditions contained above have not been met with satisfaction, upon the satisfaction of the condition described in clause (i) of the immediately preceding
sentence and upon the Administrative Agent’s good faith determination that the other conditions described above have been 
  

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 met, the Third Amendment Effective Date shall be deemed to have occurred, regardless of any subsequent determination that
one or more of the conditions thereto had not been met (although the occurrence of the Third Amendment Effective Date shall not release the Borrower from any liability for failure to satisfy one or more of the applicable conditions specified above).

  
 6. By executing and delivering a copy hereof, each Credit
Party hereby agrees that all Loans (including, without limitation, the B-3 Term Loans) shall be fully guaranteed pursuant to the Subsidiaries Guaranty in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof and shall be fully secured pursuant to the
Security Documents. 
  
 7. From and after the Third Amendment
Effective Date, all references in the Credit Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver
this Amendment as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	 DIRECTV HOLDINGS LLC

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael W. Palkovic

	Name:	 	Michael W. Palkovic
	Title:	 	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	
	 DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, Individually and as Administrative Agent

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Gregory Shefrin

	Name:	 	Gregory Shefrin
	Title:	 	Director
	
	 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Individually and as Syndication Agent

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Thomas J. Kane

	Name:	 	Thomas J. Kane
	Title:	 	Principal

  

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	SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE THIRD AMENDMENT, DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2004, TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MARCH 6, 2003, AMONG DIRECTV HOLDINGS LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY, THE VARIOUS LENDERS PARTY TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO ABOVE, DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SYNDICATION AGENT
	
	 NAME OF INSTITUTION

	
	  

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	 
	 Title:
	 	 

  

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 Each of the undersigned, each being a Subsidiary Guarantor under, and as defined in, the Credit Agreement
referenced in the foregoing Third Amendment, hereby consents to the entering into of the Third Amendment and agrees to the provisions thereof (including, without limitation, Part II, Section 6 thereof). 
  

			
	 DIRECTV FINANCING CO, INC.
 DIRECTV
ENTERPRISES, LLC
 DIRECTV CUSTOMER SERVICES, INC.
DIRECTV, INC.
 DIRECTV MERCHANDISING, INC.
 DIRECTV OPERATIONS, LLC
 USSB II, INC.
 TRIUMPH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
 DIRECTV
HOME SERVICES, LLC

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael W. Palkovic

	Name:	 	Michael W. Palkovic
	Title:	 	 Executive Vice President and
 Chief Financial
Officer

  

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 The undersigned, being a Credit Party under, and as defined in, the Credit Agreement referenced in the
foregoing Third Amendment, hereby consents to the entering into of the Third Amendment and agrees to the provisions thereof (including, without limitation, Part II, Section 6 thereof). 
  

			
	THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Patrick T. Doyle

	Name:	 	Patrick T. Doyle
	Title:	 	Senior V.P., Controller and Treasurer

  

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 SCHEDULE I 
  

				
	 Lender

	  	B-3 Term
Loan
Commitment

	 Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
	  	$	42,833,265
		
	 TOTAL
	  	$	42,833,265

  

 EXHIBIT B-7 
  

FORM OF B-3 TERM NOTE 
  

			
	 $                    
	 	New York, New York
	 	 	[Date]

  
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
DIRECTV HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to              or its registered assigns (the “Lender”), in
lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds, at the office of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the “Administrative Agent”) located at 90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 on the B-3 Term Loan
Maturity Date (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) the principal sum of                      DOLLARS
($            ) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all B-3 Term Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) made by the Lender pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

  
 The Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid
principal amount hereof in like money at said office from the date hereof until paid at the rates and at the times provided in Section 1.08 of the Credit Agreement. 
  
 This Note is one of the B-3 Term Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2003, among the Borrower,
the lenders from time to time party thereto (including the Lender), the Administrative Agent and Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) and is entitled
to the benefits thereof and of the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement). This Note is secured by the Security Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and is entitled to the benefits of the Subsidiaries Guaranty (as
defined in the Credit Agreement). This Note is subject to voluntary prepayment and mandatory repayment prior to the B-3 Term Loan Maturity Date, in whole or in part, as provided in the Credit Agreement. 
  
 If an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall occur and
be continuing, the principal of and accrued interest on this Note may become or be declared to be due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Credit Agreement. 
  
 The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind in connection with this Note. 
  
 THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
  

			
	 DIRECTV HOLDINGS LLC

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	 
	 Title:
	 	 

 EXHIBIT M 
  

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT1 
  
 This
Assignment and Assumption Agreement (this “Assignment”), is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each] Assignor identified in item [1][2] below ([the] [each, an]
“Assignor”) and [the] [each] Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the] [each, an] “Assignee”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of such [Assignees][and Assignors] hereunder are several
and not joint.] Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”). The Standard Terms and Conditions for Assignment and Assumption Agreement set forth in Annex 1 hereto (the “Standard Terms and Conditions”) are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and
made a part of this Assignment as if set forth herein in full. 
  
 For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the] [each] Assignee, and [the] [each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the][each] Assignor, subject to and in accordance with
the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below, the interest in and to all of [the][each] Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit
Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto that represents the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of the [respective] Assignor’s outstanding rights and obligations under the respective
Tranches identified below (including, to the extent included in any such Tranches, Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans) ([the] [each, an] “Assigned Interest”). [Each] [Such] sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any]
Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor. 
  

					
	 [1.
	  	Assignor:	  	  
 _________________________

	 2.
	  	Assignee:	  	  
                                       
            ]2

			
	 [1][3].
	  	Credit Agreement:	  	Credit Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2003, among DIRECTV Holdings LLC, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Administrative Agent and Bank of
America, N.A., as Syndication Agent.

	1	This Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement should be used by Lenders for an assignment to a single Assignee or to funds managed by the same or related
investment managers. 

	2	If the form is used for a single Assignor and Assignee, items 1 and 2 should list the Assignor and the Assignee, respectively. In the case of an assignment to funds
managed by the same or related investment managers, or an assignment by multiple Assignors, the Assignors and the Assignee(s) should be listed in the table under bracketed item 2 below. 

 Exhibit M 
 Page 2 
  
 [2. Assigned
Interest:3 
  

													
	 Assignor

	  	Assignee

	 	 	Tranche Assigned4

	  	 Aggregate Amount
of
 Commitment/Loans
under Relevant
Tranche for all
Lenders

	  	Amount of
Commitment/
Loans
under Relevant
Tranche Assigned

	  	Percentage of
Assigned
Commitment/Loans
under Relevant
Tranche5

	 
	 [Name of Assignor]
	  	[Name of
Assignee	 
]	 	B-3 Term Loans	  	_______	  	_______	  	            	%
	 [Name of Assignor]
	  	[Name of
Assignee	 
]	 	Revolving Loans	  	_______	  	_______	  	            	%]

 [4. Assigned Interest:6 
  

										
	 Tranche Assigned

	  	Aggregate
Amount of
Commitment/Loans
under
Relevant
Tranche for
all Lenders

	  	Amount of
Commitment/Loans
under
Relevant
Tranche
Assigned

	  	Percentage
of Assigned
Commitment/Loans
under
Relevant
Tranche7

	 
	 B-3 Term Loans
	  	$	            	  	$	            	  	            	%
	 Revolving Loans
	  	$	            	  	$	            	  	            	%]

  
 Effective Date
                    ,     , 200    . 

	3	Insert this chart if this Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement is being used for assignments to funds managed by the same or related investment managers or
for an assignment by multiple Assignors. Insert additional rows as needed. 

	4	For complex multi-tranche assignments a separate chart for each tranche should be used for ease of reference. 

	5	Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder for the respective Tranche. 

	6	Insert this chart if this Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement is being used by a single Assignor for an assignment to a single Assignee.

	7	Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder. 

 Exhibit M 
 Page 3 
  

							
	 Assignor[s] Information

	 	 	 	 Assignee[s] Information

	 	 
	 Payment Instructions:
	 	___________	 	Payment Instructions:	 	___________
				
	 	 	___________	 	 	 	___________
				
	 	 	___________	 	 	 	___________
				
	 	 	___________	 	 	 	___________
				
	 	 	Reference:        	 	 	 	Reference:        
				
	 Notice Instructions:
	 	___________	 	Notice Instructions:	 	___________
				
	 	 	___________	 	 	 	___________
				
	 	 	___________	 	 	 	___________
				
	 	 	___________	 	 	 	___________
				
	 	 	Reference:        	 	 	 	Reference:        

 Exhibit M 
 Page 4 
  
 The terms set forth in this Assignment
are hereby agreed to: 
  

							
	 ASSIGNOR
 [NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
	 	 ASSIGNEE
 [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]8

				
	 By:
	 	  

	 	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	 	 	 Name:
	 	 
	 Title:
	 	 	 	 Title:
	 	 

	8	Add additional signature blocks, as needed, if this Form of Assignment and Assumption
Agreement is being used by funds managed by the same or related investment managers. 

 Exhibit M 
 Page 5 
 [Consented to and]9 Accepted: 
  

			
	 DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

	 as Administrative Agent

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	 
	 Title:
	 	 
	
	 [DIRECTV HOLDINGS LLC

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	 
	 Title:]10
	 	 

	9	Insert only if assignment is being made to an Eligible Transferee pursuant to Section 13.04(b)(y) of the Credit Agreement. 

	10	Insert only if (i) no Event of Default or Default under the Credit Agreement is then in
existence and (ii) the assignment is being made to an Eligible Transferee pursuant to 13.04(b)(y) of the Credit Agreement. 

 ANNEX 1 
 to 
 EXHIBIT M 
  
 DIRECTV HOLDINGS LLC 
  
 CREDIT AGREEMENT 
  
 STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT 
 AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT 
  
 1. Representations and Warranties. 
  
 1.1. Assignor. [The] [Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of
[the] [its] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the] [its] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with any Credit Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other instrument or document delivered pursuant thereto (other than this Assignment) or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial
condition of the Borrower, any of its respective Subsidiaries or affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Credit Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates or
any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Credit Document. 
  
 1.2. Assignee. [The] [Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) confirms that it is (A) a Lender, (B) a parent company and/or an affiliate of the Assignor which is at least 50% owned by the Assignor or its parent company,
(C) in the event the Assignor is a fund that invests in bank loans, a fund that invests in bank loans and is managed by the same investment advisor of the Assignor or by an affiliate of such investment advisor or (D) an Eligible Transferee under
Section 13.04(b) of the Credit Agreement; (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it
has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(a) or (b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to
make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision and (v) if it is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United
States, attached to this Assignment is any tax documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the] [each such] Assignee; (b) agrees that it will, independently and without
reliance upon the Administrative Agent, [the][each] Assignor, or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under
the Credit Agreement; (c) appoints and authorizes each of the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents and the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to 

 Annex 1 
 Page 2 
  
 exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other
Credit Documents as are delegated to or otherwise conferred upon the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto; and (d) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender. 
  
 2. Payment. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative
Agent shall make all payments in respect [the] [each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees, commissions and other amounts) to [the][each] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and
to [the] [each] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date. 
  
 3. Upon the delivery of a fully executed original hereof to the Administrative Agent, as of the Effective Date, (i) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment
and Assumption Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the other Credit Documents and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, relinquish its rights and be
released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents. 
  
 4. General Provisions. This Assignment shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of the Assignment. THIS ASSIGNMENT
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SECTION 5.1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). 
  
 *     *     *Employee and Officer Option Grants

 Exhibit 10.1 
  
 EDUCATE, INC. 
 2004 OMNIBUS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
  
 This NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this “Option
Agreement”), dated as of                      (the “Date of Grant”), by and between Educate, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”),                      (the “Optionee”). 
  
 Pursuant to the Company’s 2004 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Board of Directors of the
Company (the “Board”), as the administrator of the Plan, has determined that the Optionee is to be granted an option (the “Option”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
“Common Stock”), on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and hereby grants such Option. The Option is not intended to constitute an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the “Code”). 
  
 Any capitalized terms
not defined herein shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Plan. 
  
 1. Number of Shares. The Option entitles the Optionee to purchase              shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Option
Shares”) at a price of $             per share (the “Option Exercise Price”). 
  

2. Option Term. The term of the Option and of this Option Agreement (the “Option Term”) shall commence on the Date of Grant and,
unless the Option is previously terminated pursuant to this Option Agreement, shall terminate upon the expiration of ten (10) years from the Date of Grant. Upon expiration of the Option Term, all rights of the Optionee hereunder shall terminate.

  
 3. Conditions of Exercise. 
  
 (a) Subject to Section 7 below, the Option shall vest and become
exercisable as to 1/48 of the Option Shares at the end of each calendar month following the month in which the Date of Grant occurs. 
  
 (b) Except as otherwise provided herein, the right of the Optionee to purchase Option Shares with respect to which this Option has become exercisable may
be exercised in whole or in part at any time or from time to time prior to expiration of the Option Term; provided however, the Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share. 
  
 4. Adjustments. In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock
split or similar change affecting the Common Stock, a substitution or proportionate adjustment shall be made in the kind, number and Option Exercise Price of shares of Common Stock subject to the unexercised portion of the Option, as may be
determined by the Board in its sole discretion. 

 5. Nontransferability of Option. Except by will or under the laws of descent and distribution, the
Option and this Option Agreement shall not be transferable and, during the lifetime of Optionee, the Option may be exercised only by Optionee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as otherwise provided herein, the Option may not
be assigned, transferred, exchanged, mortgaged, pledged, hypothecated, gifted or otherwise disposed of or encumbered (including, without limitation, by operation of law) and the Optionee may not agree to do any of the foregoing. Any attempted
assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Option contrary to the provisions hereof, and the levy of any execution, attachment or similar process upon the Option, shall be null and void and without effect. 
  
 6. Method of Exercise of Option. The Option may be exercised by means
of written notice of exercise to the Company in a form provided by the Company specifying the number of Option Shares to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full of the aggregate Option Exercise Price of the Common Stock as to which such Option
shall be exercised and any applicable withholding taxes (i) in cash or by check, (ii) to the extent permitted by applicable law, including but not limited to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,, by means of a cashless exercise procedure either through a
broker or, at the discretion of the Administrator, through withholding of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Option in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate Option Exercise Price of the Common Stock as to which such
Option shall be exercised and/or the minimum statutory withholding taxes with respect thereto, (iii) in the form of unrestricted shares of Common Stock already owned by the Optionee which, (x) in the case of unrestricted shares of Common Stock
acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender, and (y) have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Option Exercise Price of the Common Stock
as to which such Option shall be exercised and/or the minimum statutory withholding taxes with respect thereto, or (iv) by any other means of exercise authorized from time to time in the Plan and/or by the Board. 
  
 7. Effect of Termination of Employment. Upon the termination of
Optionee’s employment or service with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the Option shall immediately terminate as to any Option Shares that have not previously vested as of the date of such termination (the “Termination Date”).
Any portion of the Option that has vested as of the Termination Date shall be exercisable in whole or in part for a period of 30 days following the Termination Date; provided, however, that in the event of termination by reason of Optionee’s
death or Disability, such exercise period shall extend until the date that is six months from the Termination Date. Upon expiration of such 30-day or six-month period, as applicable, any unexercised portion of the Option shall terminate in full.

  
 8. Notices. All notices and other communications under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by facsimile or first class mail, certified or registered with return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given 
  

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 three days after mailing or 24 hours after transmission by facsimile to the respective parties named below: 

 

					
	 If to the Company, to:
	 	 
		
	 	 	Educate, Inc.
	 	 	1001 Fleet Street, 9th Floor
	 	 	Baltimore, MD 21202
	 	 	Attn: Board of Directors
	 	 	Facsimile: (410) 843-2139
	 If to the Optionee:
	 	  

	 	 	

	 	 	

	 	 	Facsimile:	 	  

  
 Either party hereto may change such
party’s address for notices by notice duly given pursuant hereto. 
  
 11. Securities Laws Requirements. The Option shall not be exercisable to any extent, and the Company shall not be obligated to transfer any Option Shares to the Optionee upon exercise of such Option, if such exercise, in the opinion
of counsel for the Company, would violate the Securities Act (or any other federal or state statutes having similar requirements as may be in effect at that time). 
  
 13. Protections Against Violations of Agreement. No purported sale, assignment, mortgage, hypothecation, transfer,
pledge, encumbrance, gift, transfer in trust (voting or other) or other disposition of, or creation of a security interest in or lien on, any of the Option Shares by any holder thereof in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or the
Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Company, will be valid, and the Company will not transfer any of said Option Shares on its books nor will any of said Option Shares be entitled to vote, nor will any dividends be paid thereon, unless
and until there has been full compliance with said provisions to the satisfaction of the Company. The foregoing restrictions are in addition to, and not in lieu of any other, remedies, legal or equitable, available to enforce said provisions.

  
 14. Withholding Requirements. The Company’s
obligations under this Option Agreement shall be subject to all applicable tax and other withholding requirements, and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any withholding amounts from any payment or transfer
of any kind otherwise due to the Optionee. 
  
 15. Successors
and Assigns. All the terms and provisions of this Option Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, including the Optionee’s estate,
successors and beneficiaries; provided, however, that, except as otherwise set forth herein, this Option Agreement may not be assigned by the Optionee without the prior written consent of the Company. 
  

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 16. Failure to Enforce Not a Waiver. The failure of the Company or the Optionee to enforce at any
time any provision of this Option Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof. 
  
 17. Governing Law. This Option Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Maryland without regard to its
principles of conflict of laws. 
  
 18. Incorporation of
Plan. The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof, and the Option and this Option Agreement shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan. 
  
 19. Amendments. This Option Agreement may be amended or modified at any time only by an instrument in writing signed
by each of the parties hereto. 
  
 20. Rights as a
Stockholder. Neither the Optionee nor any of the Optionee’s successors in interest shall have any rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Common Stock subject to the Option until the date of issuance of a stock
certificate for such shares of Common Stock. 
  
 21. Agreement
Not a Contract of Employment. Neither the Plan, the granting of the Option, this Option Agreement nor any other action taken pursuant to the Plan shall constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the
Optionee has a right to continue to provide services as an officer, Board member, employee, consultant or advisor of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or affiliate of the Company for any period of time or at any specific rate of compensation.

  
 22. Authority of the Board. The Board shall have full
authority to interpret and construe the terms of the Plan and this Option Agreement. The determination of the Board as to any such matter of interpretation or construction shall be final, binding and conclusive. 
  
 23. Dispute Resolution. Except as set forth in Section 25, the parties
agree to use their reasonable best efforts to resolve any dispute regarding this agreement through good faith negotiations. A party hereto must give written notice of the substance of any dispute regarding this agreement to any other party to whom
such dispute pertains. Any such dispute that cannot be resolved within 30 calendar days of receipt of the required notice (or such other time period to which the parties may agree) will be submitted to an arbitrator selected by mutual agreement of
the parties. In the event that, within 50 days of the receipt of the required written notice, a single arbitrator has not been selected by mutual agreement of the parties, a panel of three arbitrators will be selected. Each party to the dispute will
select one arbitrator and the two selected 
  

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 arbitrators will select one additional arbitrator. Except as the parties to the dispute may otherwise agree, such
arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the then-existing rules for Commercial Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association. The decision of the arbitrator or arbitrators, or of a majority thereof, as the case may be, shall be made
in writing and will be final and binding upon the parties hereto as to the questions submitted. The parties will abide by and comply with such decision, which may be entered as an enforceable judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction; provided,
however, the arbitrator or arbitrators, as the case may be, shall not be empowered to award punitive damages. Unless the decision of the arbitrator or arbitrators, as the case may be, provides for a different allocation of costs and expenses
determined by the arbitrators to be equitable under the circumstances, the prevailing party or parties in any arbitration under this agreement will be entitled to recover all reasonable fees (including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and
expert witness fees) and expenses incurred. 
  
 24. Market
Stand-Off. In connection with any underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for such period as the Company or its
underwriters may request (such period not to exceed 180 days following the date of the applicable offering), the Optionee shall not, directly or indirectly, sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, offer, grant or sell any option or
other contract for the purchase of, purchase any option or other contract for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to, any Option Shares acquired under this Option
Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters. 
  
 25. Optionee’s Agreement. 
  
 (a) In consideration of the Non-Qualified Stock Options granted to Optionee pursuant to this Option Agreement, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Optionee agrees and covenants that, except as specifically authorized by the Company
or this Option Agreement, during the term of his/her employment and for a period of two (2) years after Optionee’s employment with the Company is terminated, by the Optionee or the Company, for any reason: 
  
 (i) Optionee shall not, directly or indirectly, in any capacity whatsoever
anywhere in the world where the Company itself, or through its franchisees and licenses does business, either on his/her own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity with whom he may be employed or otherwise associated, compete with the
Company or interfere with the business relationships of the Company in any of the lines of business in which the Company is engaged as of the date of this Option Agreement, or may enter after the date of this Option Agreement, and for which line or
lines of business Optionee shall have in the course of his employment with the Company provided services or held duties or responsibilities. 
  
 (ii) Optionee shall not solicit, encourage, or induce any 
  

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 franchisees, customers, suppliers, vendors, or contractors of the Company, or any prospect being actively pursued by the
Company, to terminate or adversely modify any business relationship with the Company or not to proceed with, or enter into, any business relationship with the Company, nor shall Optionee otherwise interfere with any business relationship between the
Company and any of its franchisees, customers, suppliers, vendors, or contractors; and 
  
 (iii) Optionee shall not solicit, encourage or induce any employee of the Company to terminate his/her employment with the Company, employ any person employed by the Company, or otherwise interfere with or disrupt the
Company’s relationship with other employees. 
  
 (b)
Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing covenants are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Company’s valid business interests and that a violation of any of the covenants will cause immediate and irreparable injury to
the Company, for which injury there is no adequate remedy at law. Optionee expressly agrees that in the event of the actual or threatened breach of such covenants by him/her, the Company, its successors and assigns shall be entitled to an immediate
injunction by a court of competent jurisdiction preventing and restraining such breach. In any such action for injunctive relief, the Company shall be entitled to recover from Optionee the costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred
by the Company in the action, in addition to any other relief awarded by the court. 
  
 (c) It is specifically agreed that each of the covenants set forth above in Sections 25 a(i), (ii) and (iii) is severable, and if any of them is determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining
provisions and portions of this Section 25 shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force to the fullest extent permitted by law. If any of the covenants is held invalid or unenforceable by reason of length of time, area covered or
activity covered, or any combination thereof, or for any other reason, any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjust, reduce or otherwise reform any such covenant to the extent necessary to cure any invalidity and to protect the interests of the
Company to the fullest extent of the law so that the area, time period and scope of activity restricted shall be the maximum area, time period and scope of activity the court deems valid and enforceable, and as reformed such covenant shall then be
enforced. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Option Agreement on the day and
year first above written. 
  
 EDUCATE, INC. 
  

			
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	  

	 Title:
	 	  

  
 The undersigned hereby
accepts and agrees to all the terms and provisions of the foregoing Option Agreement and to all the terms and provisions of the Plan, herein incorporated by reference. Optionee understands an executed copy of this agreement must be returned to
the company within 30 days of the Grant Date. Failure to do so will result in the Options being null and void. 
  

			
	The Optionee:	 	  

	 Address:
	 	  

	 	 	  

	 	 	  

  
 Signed forms should be returned to:

  
 Educate, Inc. 
 1001 Fleet St. 
 Baltimore, MD 21202 
 Attention: Benefits Department 
  

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