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  Execution Version  1    AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO LOAN DOCUMENTS  This Amendment No. 6 to Loan Documents (this “Amendment”), dated as of August 12, 2022, is  made by and among REGIS CORPORATION, a Minnesota corporation (the “Borrower”), each  Subsidiary Guarantor (as defined in the Credit Agreement), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national  banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States (“Bank of America”), in  its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (in such  capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and each of the Lenders signatory hereto.  W I T N E S S E T H:  WHEREAS, each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders have entered into  that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 26, 2018 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1  to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2018, that certain Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement,  dated as of May 15, 2020, that certain Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2020,  that certain Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2021, that certain Amendment  No. 5 to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2022 and as in effect immediately prior to the  effectiveness of this Amendment, the “Existing Credit Agreement”; the Existing Credit Agreement as  amended by this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used in this Amendment not  otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Credit Agreement);  WHEREAS, each of the Borrower, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower, and the Administrative  Agent, have entered into that certain Security Agreement dated as of May 15, 2020 (as amended by this  Amendment, the “Security Agreement”);  WHEREAS, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower, and the Administrative Agent, have entered  into that certain Canadian Security Agreement dated as of June 16, 2020 (as amended by this  Amendment, the “Canadian Security Agreement”); and  WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Existing Credit Agreement, the Security  Agreement, and the other Loan Documents be amended as set forth herein, and the Lenders party hereto  have agreed to such amendments subject to the conditions set forth herein;  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein and further valuable  consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as  follows:  1. Amendments to Credit Agreement.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,  the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:  (a) The body of the Existing Credit Agreement (excluding the Schedules and  Exhibits thereto) is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same  manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated  textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the  Credit Agreement attached hereto as Annex I;   (b) Exhibit A to the Existing Credit Agreement (Form of Committed Loan Notice) is  amended such that, after giving effect to all such amendments, it shall read in its entirety as set  forth on Exhibit A attached hereto;  2  (c) A new Exhibit B (Form of Term Note) is added to the Existing Credit Agreement  to read in its entirety as set forth on Exhibit B hereto, replacing the prior Exhibit B (Form of  Swing Line Loan Notice);  (d) Exhibit D to the Existing Credit Agreement (Form of Compliance Certificate) is  amended such that, after giving effect to all such amendments, it shall read in its entirety as set  forth on Exhibit D attached hereto;  (e) Exhibit E to the Existing Credit Agreement (Form of Assignment and  Assumption) is amended such that, after giving effect to all such amendments, it shall read in its  entirety as set forth on Exhibit E attached hereto;  (f) Exhibit H to the Existing Credit Agreement (Form of Cash Flow/Liquidity  Certificate) is amended such that, after giving effect to all such amendments, it shall read in its  entirety as set forth on Exhibit H attached hereto;  (g) Schedule 2.01 to the Existing Credit Agreement (Commitments and Applicable  Percentages) is amended such that, after giving effect to all such amendments, it shall read in its  entirety as set forth on Schedule 2.01 attached hereto;  (h) Schedule 5.17 to the Existing Credit Agreement (Subsidiaries; Equity Interests;  Loan Parties) is amended such that, after giving effect to all such amendments, it shall read in its  entirety as set forth on Schedule 5.17 attached hereto; and  (i) Schedule 10.02 to the Existing Credit Agreement (Administrative Agent’s  Office; Certain Addresses for Notices) is amended such that, after giving effect to all such  amendments, it shall read in its entirety as set forth on Schedule 10.02 attached hereto.  2. Amendment to Security Agreement.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,  Section 9(f)(ii) of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by replacing “$5,000,000” with  “$3,000,000.”   3. Amendment to Canadian Security Agreement.  Subject to the terms and conditions set  forth herein, Section 9(f)(ii) of the Canadian Security Agreement is hereby amended by replacing  “$5,000,000” with “$3,000,000.”   4. Amendments to Loan Documents.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,  all Loan Documents are hereby amended to remove all references to “Swing Line Lender,” “Swing Line  Loan,” “Swing Line Borrowing,” “Swing Line Loan Notice” and “Swing Line Sublimit,” mutatis mutandis.  5. Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent.  This Amendment shall become effective upon  satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions (such date, the “Amendment No. 6 Effective Date”):  (a) the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be  originals, facsimiles or electronic (pdf.) transmissions (to be followed when reasonably practical  by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the  applicable Loan Party, each dated the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date (or, in the case of  certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date)  and each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:  3  (i) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates  and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative  Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each  Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with  this Amendment and the other Loan Documents;  (ii) such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may  reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and is  validly existing, in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization, including certified  copies of each Loan Party’s Organization Documents, and certificates of good standing;  (iii) an executed Loan Notice;  (iv) an executed Term Note for each Term Lender requesting one;   (v) a favorable opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, counsel to the  Loan Parties, and Faegre, Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties,  each addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender; and   (vi) a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower  certifying that, as of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, (A) each Subsidiary of the  Borrower that owns Material Intellectual Property is a Guarantor and (B) all Domestic  Subsidiaries and Canadian Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) that are not  parties to the Guaranty accounted for less than two percent (2%) of the (x) consolidated  (gross) revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the most recent Test Period,  (y) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such Test Period,  and (z) the consolidated amount of all assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of  the last day of such Test Period reflected on the financial statements most recently  delivered or that should have been delivered under Section 6.01(a) or (b) of the Credit  Agreement.   (b) (i) The Borrower shall have paid any fees (including fees to the Lenders)  required to be paid on date hereof pursuant to that certain Engagement Letter dated as of July 26,  2022 by and among the Borrower and Bank of America, N.A.; and (ii) all other reasonable fees  and expenses payable to the Administrative Agent (including the reasonable and documented out- of-pocket fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent to the extent due and payable  under Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement) estimated to date and for which invoices have been  presented at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date hereof shall have been paid in full  (without prejudice to final settling of accounts for such fees and expenses)).  Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03 of the  Credit Agreement, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 5,  each Lender that has signed this Amendment shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted  or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved  by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice  from such Lender prior to the proposed Amendment No. 6 Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.  6. Representations and Warranties.  In order to induce the Administrative Agent and the  Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative  Agent and the Lenders as follows:  4  (a) the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit  Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of the Amendment No. 6  Effective Date, after giving effect to the amendments contemplated hereby, except to the extent  that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they  are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes hereof, the  representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 of the Credit  Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to  subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement;  (b) this Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Loan  Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such parties, subject to applicable  bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting the  rights of creditors, and subject to equitable principles of general application; and  (c) after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has  occurred and is continuing.  7. Entire Agreement.  This Amendment, together with all the Loan Documents (collectively,  the “Relevant Documents”), sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto in  relation to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior negotiations and agreements among the  parties relating to such subject matter.  No promise, condition, representation or warranty, express or  implied, not set forth in the Relevant Documents shall bind any party hereto, and no such party has relied  on any such promise, condition, representation or warranty.  Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that,  except as otherwise expressly stated in the Relevant Documents, no representations, warranties or  commitments, express or implied, have been made by any party to the other in relation to the subject  matter hereof or thereof.  None of the terms or conditions of this Amendment may be changed, modified,  waived or canceled orally or otherwise, except in writing and in accordance with Section 10.01 of the  Credit Agreement.  8. Full Force and Effect of Credit Agreement.  Except as hereby specifically amended,  waived, modified or supplemented, the Credit Agreement is hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects  and shall be and remain in full force and effect according to its respective terms.  The execution, delivery  and performance of this Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of, or operate as a  waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan  Documents.  9. Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Etc..  This Amendment shall in all respects be governed by,  and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, and shall be further subject to the  provisions of Sections 10.14 and 10.15 of the Credit Agreement.  10. Enforceability.  Should any one or more of the provisions of this Amendment be  determined to be illegal or unenforceable as to one or more of the parties hereto, all other provisions  nevertheless shall remain effective and binding on the parties hereto.    11. References.  All references in any of the Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement,”  “Security Agreement,” “Canadian Security Agreement” or the “Loan Documents” shall mean the Credit  Agreement, Security Agreement, Canadian Security Agreement and Loan Documents, as amended  hereby.  The rules of interpretation set forth in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to  this Amendment.  12. Successors and Assigns.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit  

 

5  of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders, and their respective successors, legal  representatives, and assignees to the extent such assignees are permitted assignees as provided in Section  10.06 of the Credit Agreement.  13. No Novation; Reaffirmation.  Neither the execution and delivery of this Amendment nor  the consummation of any other transaction contemplated hereunder is intended to constitute a novation of  the Existing Credit Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents or any obligations thereunder.  Each Loan Party hereby (a) affirms and confirms each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and  its Obligations thereunder, (b) affirms that it has the right, power and authority and has taken all  necessary corporate and other action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this  Amendment and (c) agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, each Loan  Document shall continue to be in full force and effect.  14. Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of  which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which  shall together constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature  page of this Amendment by telecopy or other electronic means (including .pdf) shall be effective as  delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.  15. Release.  For good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby  acknowledged, each of the Loan Parties hereby voluntarily and knowingly releases and forever discharges  the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), the Arrangers, each Lender, and the L/C Issuer,  and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each, a “Lender Party Released Person”), from  all possible claims, demands, actions, causes of action, damages, costs, expenses and liabilities  whatsoever, known or unknown, anticipated or unanticipated, suspected or unsuspected, fixed, contingent  or conditional, at law or in equity, originating at any time on or before the Amendment No. 6 Effective  Date, that in any way relate to or arise from this Amendment, the Credit Agreement, any other Loan  Document, any Credit Extension or any transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder, which such  Loan Party may have against any Lender Party Released Person and irrespective of whether or not any  such claims arise out of contract, tort, violation of law or regulations, or otherwise, including the exercise  of any rights and remedies under this Amendment, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or  the negotiation, execution or implementation of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan  Document. This paragraph shall survive the termination of each Loan Document and the repayment,  satisfaction or discharge of the Loans and other Obligations.  16. Post-Closing Matters.  The Loan Parties hereby covenant and agree that promptly, and in  any event by September 12, 2022 (or such longer time period agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its  sole discretion), they will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Administrative Agent a favorable  opinion of local counsel to such Canadian Loan Parties addressed to the Administrative Agent and each  Lender and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided that any  failure to deliver such opinion within the time period required by this Section 16 shall constitute an  immediate Event of Default under the Loan Documents.  [Signature pages follow.]   Regis Corporation  Amendment No. 6 to Loan Documents  Signature Page  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 6 to Credit  Agreement to be made, executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year  first above written.    BORROWER:  REGIS CORPORATION   By:      Name:    Title:       GUARANTORS:  REGIS CORP.  SUPERCUTS, INC.  SUPERCUTS CORPORATE SHOPS, INC.  THE BARBERS, HAIRSTYLING FOR MEN &  WOMEN, INC.  REGIS LLC  FREMONT SOFTWARE LLC  ROOSTERS MGC INTERNATIONAL LLC  RPC ACQUISITION CORP.  RPC CORPORATE SHOPS, INC.  FIRST CHOICE HAIRCUTTERS  (INTERNATIONAL), LLC  CUTCO ACQUISITION CORP.  FIRST CHOICE HAIRCUTTERS, LTD.  REGIS HOLDINGS (CANADA), LTD.  MAGICUTS, LTD.    By:      Name:    Title:         Regis Corporation  Amendment No. 6 to Loan Documents  Signature Page  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, as Administrative Agent    By:      Name:    Title:    Regis Corporation  Amendment No. 6 to Loan Documents  Signature Page    BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, as outgoing Swing Line  Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement  By:      Name:    Title:    

 

Regis Corporation  Amendment No. 6 to Loan Documents  Signature Page  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, as a Lender and an L/C  Issuer  By:      Name:    Title:        Regis Corporation  Amendment No. 6 to Loan Documents  Signature Page    KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a  Lender   By:      Name:    Title:      Regis Corporation  Amendment No. 6 to Loan Documents  Signature Page  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a  Lender   By:      Name:    Title:      Regis Corporation  Amendment No. 6 to Loan Documents  Signature Page  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a  Lender  By:      Name:    Title:      

 

Regis Corporation  Amendment No. 6 to Loan Documents  Signature Page  FLAGSTAR BANK FSB, as Lender  By:      Name:    Title:            ANNEX I    CREDIT AGREEMENT AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 6    (see attached) Conformed Version  through Amendment No. 6 to Loan Documents        Published CUSIP Numbers:  Deal:  [75918RAE3]  Revolver:  [75918RAF0]  Term Loan:  [________]    CREDIT AGREEMENT  Dated as of March 26, 2018  (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement dated as of April 25, 2018,   Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement dated as of May 15, 2020, Amendment No. 3 to Credit  Agreement dated as of July 29, 2020, Amendment No. 4 dated as of July 21, 2021, Amendment No. 5 to  Credit Agreement dated as of May 12, 2022 and Amendment No. 6 to Loan Documents dated as of  August 12, 2022)  among    REGIS CORPORATION,  as the Borrower,     BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,  as Administrative Agent  and  L/C Issuer,  and  The Other Lenders Party Hereto  BofA SECURITIES, INC.  and  KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.  as  Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners      TABLE OF CONTENTS  Section  Page  i  ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS ............................................. 1  1.01 Defined Terms ....................................................................................................... 1  1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions ............................................................................... 35  1.03 Accounting Terms ................................................................................................ 36  1.04 Rounding .............................................................................................................. 37  1.05 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents ............................................................... 37  1.06 Request for Alternative Currencies ...................................................................... 37  1.07 Change of Currency ............................................................................................. 38  1.08 Times of Day........................................................................................................ 38  1.09 Letter of Credit Amounts ..................................................................................... 38  1.10 Interest Rates ........................................................................................................ 38  ARTICLE II. THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS .............................. 39  2.01 Loans .................................................................................................................... 39  2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans ....................................... 39  2.03 Letters of Credit ................................................................................................... 41  2.04 [Reserved] ............................................................................................................ 49  2.05 Prepayments ......................................................................................................... 49  2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments ........................................................ 51  2.07 Repayment of Loans ............................................................................................ 52  2.08 Interest.................................................................................................................. 52  2.09 Fees ...................................................................................................................... 53  2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees ........................................................................ 54  2.11 Evidence of Debt.................................................................................................. 54  2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback .................................... 55  2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders ......................................................................... 56  2.14 Cash Collateral ..................................................................................................... 57  2.15 Defaulting Lenders............................................................................................... 58  ARTICLE III. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY................................. 60  3.01 Taxes .................................................................................................................... 60  3.02 Illegality ............................................................................................................... 64  3.03 Inability to Determine Rates ................................................................................ 65  

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)  Section  Page  ii  3.04 Increased Costs .................................................................................................... 67  3.05 Compensation for Losses ..................................................................................... 68  3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders ................................................ 69  3.07 Survival ................................................................................................................ 69  ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS........................ 69  4.01 Conditions to Effectiveness of Agreement .......................................................... 69  4.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions ..................................................................... 71  ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.............................................. 72  5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power ..................................................................... 72  5.02 Authorization; No Contravention ........................................................................ 72  5.03 Governmental Authorization ............................................................................... 72  5.04 Binding Effect ...................................................................................................... 73  5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect ............................................. 73  5.06 Litigation .............................................................................................................. 73  5.07 No Default ............................................................................................................ 74  5.08 ERISA Compliance .............................................................................................. 74  5.09 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations.................................................................. 74  5.10 Title to Properties ................................................................................................. 75  5.11 Taxes .................................................................................................................... 75  5.12 Environmental Compliance ................................................................................. 75  5.13 Labor Relations .................................................................................................... 75  5.14 Regulated Entities ................................................................................................ 76  5.15 No Burdensome Restrictions ............................................................................... 76  5.16 Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Licenses, etc ............................................. 76  5.17 Subsidiaries .......................................................................................................... 76  5.18 Insurance .............................................................................................................. 76  5.19 Swap Obligations ................................................................................................. 76  5.20 Solvency ............................................................................................................... 76  5.21 Full Disclosure ..................................................................................................... 76  5.22 Taxpayer Identification Number; Other Identifying Information ........................ 77  5.23 OFAC ................................................................................................................... 77  TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)  Section  Page  iii  5.24 Anti-Corruption Laws .......................................................................................... 77  5.25 Not an Affected Financial Institution .................................................................. 77  5.26 Perfection of Security Interests ............................................................................ 77  ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS ................................................................... 78  6.01 Financial Statements ............................................................................................ 78  6.02 Certificates; Other Information ............................................................................ 79  6.03 Notices ................................................................................................................. 80  6.04 Preservation of Existence, Etc ............................................................................. 81  6.05 Maintenance of Property ...................................................................................... 82  6.06 Insurance .............................................................................................................. 82  6.07 Payment of Obligations........................................................................................ 82  6.08 Compliance with Laws ........................................................................................ 82  6.09 Compliance with ERISA...................................................................................... 82  6.10 Inspection of Property and Books and Records ................................................... 82  6.11 Environmental Laws ............................................................................................ 83  6.12 Use of Proceeds.................................................................................................... 83  6.13 Collateral; Deposit Accounts; Further Assurances .............................................. 83  6.14 Additional Subsidiary Guarantors........................................................................ 85  6.15 Anti-Corruption Laws .......................................................................................... 86  6.16 Information Regarding Collateral ........................................................................ 86  6.17 MIRE Events ........................................................................................................ 87  6.18 Most Favored Lender Status ................................................................................ 87  ARTICLE VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS .......................................................................... 87  7.01 Limitation on Liens .............................................................................................. 87  7.02 Disposition of Assets ........................................................................................... 88  7.03 Consolidations and Mergers ................................................................................ 90  7.04 Loans and Investments ......................................................................................... 90  7.05 Limitation on Indebtedness .................................................................................. 91  7.06 Transactions with Affiliates ................................................................................. 92  7.07 Margin Regulations .............................................................................................. 92  7.08 Sanctions .............................................................................................................. 92  TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)  Section  Page  iv  7.09 Restrictive Agreements ........................................................................................ 92  7.10 ERISA .................................................................................................................. 92  7.11 Change in Business .............................................................................................. 92  7.12 Change in Fiscal Year .......................................................................................... 92  7.13 Anti-Corruption Laws .......................................................................................... 92  7.14 Financial Covenants. ............................................................................................ 93  7.15 Restricted Payments ............................................................................................. 93  7.16 Amendment of Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness Documents,  Permitted Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness Documents ..................................... 94  ARTICLE VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES ................................................ 94  8.01 Events of Default ................................................................................................. 94  8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default ........................................................................ 96  8.03 Application of Funds............................................................................................ 97  ARTICLE IX. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ....................................................................... 98  9.01 Appointment and Authority ................................................................................. 98  9.02 Rights as a Lender ................................................................................................ 98  9.03 Exculpatory Provisions ........................................................................................ 99  9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent ..................................................................... 100  9.05 Delegation of Duties .......................................................................................... 100  9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent ................................................................ 100  9.07 Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Other  Lenders ............................................................................................................... 101  9.08 No Other Duties, Etc .......................................................................................... 102  9.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim ............................................... 102  9.10  Collateral and Guaranty Matters ....................................................................... 104  9.11 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements ....... 104  9.12 Lender ERISA Representation ........................................................................... 104  9.13 Recovery of Erroneous Payments ...................................................................... 105  9.14 Intercreditor Agreement ..................................................................................... 106  9.15 Subordination Agreements................................................................................. 107  ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS .................................................................................... 107  10.01 Amendments, Etc ............................................................................................... 107  TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)  Section  Page  v  10.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication .......................................... 109  10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.............................................. 111  10.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver .............................................................. 111  10.05 Payments Set Aside............................................................................................ 113  10.06 Successors and Assigns...................................................................................... 113  10.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality ............................................ 118  10.08 Right of Setoff.................................................................................................... 118  10.09 Interest Rate Limitation ..................................................................................... 119  10.10 Integration; Effectiveness .................................................................................. 119  10.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties ...................................................... 119  10.12 Severability ........................................................................................................ 119  10.13 Replacement of Lenders .................................................................................... 120  10.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc ...................................................................... 120  10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial ........................................................................................... 121  10.16 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility .......................................................... 122  10.17 Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts .................................. 122  10.18 USA PATRIOT Act ........................................................................................... 123  10.19 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial  Institutions.......................................................................................................... 123  10.20 Judgment Currency ............................................................................................ 124  10.21 Keepwell ............................................................................................................ 124  10.22 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs ........................................ 124        

 

  vi  SCHEDULES  1.01 Existing Letters of Credit  1.02 Mortgaged Properties  2.01 Commitments and Applicable Percentages  5.05 Financial Statements  5.12 Environmental Matters  5.17 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties  7.01 Existing Liens  7.04 Existing Investments  7.05 Existing Indebtedness  10.02 Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices  EXHIBITS  A Form of Loan Notice  B Form of Term Note  C Form of Revolving Credit Note  D Form of Compliance Certificate  E Form of Assignment and Assumption  F Form of Guaranty  G Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate  H Form of Cash Flow/Liquidity Certificate        1  CREDIT AGREEMENT  This CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of March 26, 2018 (as  amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement dated as of April 25, 2018, that certain  Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement dated as of May 15, 2020, that certain Amendment No. 3 to  Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 2020, that certain Amendment No. 4 dated as of July 21, 2021, that  certain Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement dated as of May 12, 2022 and that certain Amendment  No. 6 to Loan Documents dated as of August 12, 2022), among REGIS CORPORATION, a Minnesota  corporation (the “Borrower”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and  individually, a “Lender”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer.     The Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a revolving credit facility and a term loan  facility, and the Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.  In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto  covenant and agree as follows:    DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS  Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set  forth below:  “Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or  resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or  of any business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition of in excess of 50% of the capital stock,  partnership interests, membership interests or equity of any Person, or otherwise causing any Person to  become a Subsidiary, or (c) a merger or consolidation or any other combination with another Person  (other than a Person that is a Subsidiary) provided that the Borrower or the Subsidiary is the surviving  entity.  “Act” has the meaning specified in Section 10.18.  “Additional Default” means any provision contained in any document or instrument creating or  evidencing Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that permits the holder or holders of  Indebtedness to accelerate (with the passage of time or giving of notice or both) the maturity thereof or  otherwise requires the Borrower or any Subsidiary to purchase such Indebtedness prior to the stated  maturity thereof and that either (a) is similar to Defaults and Events of Default hereunder (or the related  definitions in this Article I), but contains one or more percentages, amounts or formulas that is more  restrictive or has a shorter grace period than those set forth herein or is more beneficial to the holders of  such other Indebtedness, in each case, in any material respect (and such provision shall be deemed an  Additional Default only to the extent that it is more restrictive, has a shorter period or is more beneficial)  or (b) is different from the subject matter of the Defaults and Events of Default hereunder (or the related  definitions in this Article I).  “Additional Financial Covenant” means any financial covenant applicable to the Borrower or any  Subsidiary (regardless of whether such provision is labeled or otherwise characterized as a financial  covenant), the subject matter of which either (a) is similar to that of the covenants in Section 7.14 (or the  related definitions in this Article I), but contains one or more percentages, amounts or formulas that is  more restrictive, or more favorable to the Persons entitled to the benefits thereof, than those set forth  herein or more beneficial to the holder or holders of the Indebtedness created or evidenced by the    2  document in which such covenant or similar restriction is contained (and such covenant or similar  restriction shall be deemed an Additional Financial Covenant only to the extent that it is more restrictive  or more beneficial) or (b) is a financial covenant that is different from the subject matter of the covenants  in Section 7.14.  “Additional Material Terms” means any covenant or other material term (including, without  limitation, pricing (other than (i) customary fees and premiums payable in connection with the applicable  Indebtedness and (ii) pricing not in excess of (x) in the case of Permitted Pari Passu Indebtedness, the Pari  Passu Pricing Cap and (y) in the case of Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness, the Subordinated Debt  Pricing Cap, clauses (i) and (ii) the “Pricing Exclusions”) but other than any Additional Default or any  Additional Financial Covenant) applicable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, the subject matter or  pricing (other than the Pricing Exclusions) of which either (a) is similar to that of the covenants, pricing  or other material terms, but contains one or more percentages, amounts, qualifiers or formulas that is  more restrictive, or more favorable to the Persons entitled to the benefits thereof than those set forth  herein or in any other Loan Document or more beneficial to the holder or holders of the Indebtedness  created or evidenced by the document in which such terms, pricing, covenant or similar restriction is  contained, in each case, in any material respect (and such term, pricing (other than the Pricing  Exclusions), covenant or similar restriction shall be deemed an Additional Material Term only to the  extent that it is more restrictive or more beneficial) or (b) is different from the subject matter or pricing  (other than the Pricing Exclusions), as applicable, of the provisions of this Agreement.  “Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any  of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.    “Administrative Agent’s Office” means, with respect to any currency, the Administrative Agent’s  address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02 with respect to such currency, or such  other address or account with respect to such currency as the Administrative Agent may from time to time  notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.  “Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially a form  approved by the Administrative Agent.  “Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK  Financial Institution.  “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly  through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the  Person specified.  “Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.  “Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.  “Agreement Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.20.  “Alternative Currency” means each of the following currencies: Canadian Dollars, Euro and  Sterling.  As of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, Letters of Credit may be issued in Alternative  Currencies, however Loans shall be available only in Dollars.  “Alternative Currency Equivalent” means, at any time there are Alternative Currencies in effect,  with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable    3  Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at  such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for  the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.  “Amendment No. 2” means that certain Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement dated as of the  Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.  “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date” means May 15, 2020.  “Amendment No. 5 Effective Date” means May 12, 2022.  “Amendment No. 6” means that certain Amendment No. 6 to Loan Documents, dated as of the  Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, by and among the Borrower, the Lenders, and the Administrative  Agent.  “Amendment No. 6 Effective Date” means August 12, 2022.  “Applicable Law” means, as to any Person, all applicable Laws binding upon such Person or to  which such a Person is subject.  “Applicable Percentage” means (a) in respect of the Term Facility, with respect to any Term  Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term Facility  represented by the outstanding principal amount of such Term Lender’s Term Loans at such time, and  (b) in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time,  the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Revolving Credit Facility represented by  such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as  provided in Section 2.15.  If the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C  Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, or if the  Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of the applicable  Facility shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender in respect of such Facility  most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments and to any Lender’s status as a  Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.  The Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of  each Facility as of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on  Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party  hereto, as applicable.  “Applicable Rate” means the following percentages per annum:   (a) from the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date through and including March 26, 2023, (i)  3.875% for Term SOFR Loans payable in cash (“Cash Interest”), and (ii) 2.875% as Cash Interest for  Base Rate Loans;   (b) from March 27, 2023 through and including March 26, 2024, (i) for Term SOFR Loans,  4.25% as Cash Interest plus an additional 2.00% payable in kind (all such interest paid in kind, “PIK  Interest”) and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 3.25% as Cash Interest plus an additional 2.00% as PIK Interest;  and  (c) from March 27, 2024 and continuing thereafter, (i) for Term SOFR Loans, 4.25% as Cash  Interest plus an additional 3.00% as PIK Interest and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 3.25% as Cash Interest plus  an additional 3.00% as PIK Interest.  

 

  4  “Applicable Letter of Credit Fee Rate” means the following percentages per annum:  (a) from the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date through and including March 26, 2023,  3.875% payable in cash (“Cash Letter of Credit Fees”);   (b) from March 27, 2023 through and including March 26, 2024, 4.25% as Cash Letter of  Credit fees plus an additional 2.00% payable in kind (all such fees paid in kind, “PIK Letter of Credit  Fees”); and  (c) from March 27, 2024 and continuing thereafter, 4.25% as Cash Letter of Credit Feest  plus an additional 3.00% as PIK Letter of Credit Fees.  “Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage” means with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at  any time, such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the Revolving Credit  Facility at such time.  “Applicable Time” means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative  Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by  the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on  the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.  “Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any of the Term Facility or the  Revolving Credit Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment with respect to such Facility or holds a Term  Loan or a Revolving Credit Loan, respectively, at such time, and (b) with respect to the Letter of Credit  Sublimit, (i) the L/C Issuer and (ii) if any Letters of Credit have been issued pursuant to Section 2.03, the  Revolving Credit Lenders.  “Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an  Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.  “Arrangers” means, collectively, BofA Securities, Inc. (successor to Merrill Lynch, Pierce,  Fenner & Smith Incorporated) and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., in their capacities as joint lead  arrangers and joint bookrunners.   “Asset Disposition” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.  “Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender  and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06(b)),  and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form  (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the  Administrative Agent.  “Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower  and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, and the related consolidated statements of  income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Borrower and its  Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.  “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).  “Availability Period” in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility means the period from and  including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the    5  Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (c) the date of termination of the  commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit  Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02.  “Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the  applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.  “Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing  Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European  Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from  time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the  United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time)  and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of  unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than  through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).  “Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.  “Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal  Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time  to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” (c) Term SOFR plus 1.00%, and (d) 2.25%.  The “prime  rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and  desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing  some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate.  Any change in such prime  rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the  public announcement of such change.  If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest  pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a), (b) and (d) above  and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.    “Base Rate Loan” means a Revolving Credit Loan or a Term Loan that bears interest based on the  Base Rate.  All Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.  “Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership  required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.  “Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.  “Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject  to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets  include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section  4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.  “Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.  “Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.  “Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing or a Term Borrowing, as the context may  require.  “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial  banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the  Administrative Agent’s Office is located.    6  ARTICLE I.“Canadian Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of  any political subdivision of Canada or any province thereof.  ARTICLE II.“Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person for any period, any  expenditure in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of any fixed or capital asset (which, subject to  Section 1.03(b), should be capitalized in accordance with GAAP).   ARTICLE III.“Capital Lease” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Capital Lease  Obligations”.  ARTICLE IV.“Capital Lease Obligations” means, subject to Section 1.03(b), all monetary  obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in  accordance with GAAP in effect as of the date hereof, is classified as a capital lease (a “Capital Lease”).  “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for  the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuer or the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or  obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account  balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit  support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative  Agent and the L/C Issuer. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall  include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.  “Cash Equivalents” means:    (a) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States Government  or any agency thereof and (i) backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or such other  countries where the Borrower or its Subsidiaries have operations, (ii) purchased in the ordinary  course of business consistent with past practices and (iii) having maturities of not more than  twelve months from the date of acquisition;     (b)  certificates of deposit, time deposits, Eurodollar time deposits, repurchase  agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, bankers’ acceptances and income annuities, having  in each case a term of not more than twelve months, issued by any Lender, or by any U.S.  commercial bank, non-U.S. commercial bank or insurance company in the ordinary course of  business consistent with past practices having combined capital and surplus of not less than  $100,000,000 whose short term securities are rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s Financial  Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), and P-1 by Moody’s  Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or an equivalent rating from either S&P or Moody’s; and     (c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-1 by S&P or P-1 by Moody’s and in either  case having a tenor of not more than three months.  “Cash Flow/Liquidity Certificate” means a certificate, duly executed by a Responsible Officer of  the Borrower, appropriately completed and substantially in the form of Exhibit H.  “Cash Interest” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Applicable Rate”.  “Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide cash management services,  including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash  management arrangements.    7  “Cash Management Bank” means any Person that, (a) at the time it enters into a Cash  Management Agreement with a Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party, is a Lender or the  Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or the Administrative Agent, or (b) is a Lender or the  Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or the Administrative Agent on the Amendment No. 2  Effective Date and is party to a Cash Management Agreement with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a  Loan Party in each case its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement.  “Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following:  (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule,  regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any  Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive  (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding  anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and  all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all  requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel  Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign  regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in  Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.  “Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:  ARTICLE V.(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections  13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan  of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent  or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined  in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or  group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group  has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of  time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of 40% or more of the equity securities  of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing  body of the Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such  person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or  ARTICLE VI.(b) during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the  members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower cease to be  composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the  first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing  body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such  election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or  (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved  by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or  nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body.  ARTICLE VII.“Class” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such  Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans and, when  used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Credit  Commitment or Term Commitment.  “Closing Date” means March 26, 2018.  “CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.  

 

  8  “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  “Collateral” means all of the “Collateral” and “Mortgaged Property” or other similar term  referred to in the Collateral Documents and all of the other property that is or is intended under the terms  of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of  the Secured Parties.  “Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the  Mortgages, each of the other collateral assignments, supplements, joinders, security agreements, pledge  agreements or other similar agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien  in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Obligations.  “Commitment” means a Term Commitment or a Revolving Credit Commitment, as the context  may require.  “Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as  amended from time to time, and any successor statute.  “Communication” means this Agreement, any Loan Document and any document, any  amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or  authorization related to any Loan Document.  “Competitor” means any Person that is in the same or substantially similar line of business as the  Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, any Person that is a franchisee of the  Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.  “Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D.  “Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions  associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming  changes to the definition of “Base Rate”, the definition of “SOFR”, the definition of “Term SOFR”, the  definition of “Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of  interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt,  the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing of borrowing  requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be  appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption and implementation of  such applicable rate(s), and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner  substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of  any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the  administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent  determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other  Loan Document).  “Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by  net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.  “Consolidated Cash Interest Expense” means the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt  discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money, in each case to the  extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP and (b) the portion of rent expense under Capital  Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, in each case of clause (a) and (b), solely to the  extent paid in cash by the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the most recently    9  completed four fiscal quarters of the Borrower, but in each case excluding (i) fees and expenses incurred  in connection with Amendment No. 6, any permitted asset sales, acquisitions, investments, equity  issuances or incurrences of debt (whether or not consummated) and (ii) annual agency fees in connection  with this Agreement.  “Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a  consolidated basis, the total, without duplication, for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters (or,  in the case of determination of Excess Cash Flow, the most recently completed fiscal quarter), of:    (a) net income (or net loss) for such period (excluding any net income (or net loss)  attributable to Discontinued Operations), excluding any gains or losses from sales of assets and  any extraordinary non-cash gains or losses during such period (provided that the net income of  any Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be included in the consolidated net  income of the Borrower only to the extent of the amount of cash dividends or distributions paid  by such Person to the Borrower or to a consolidated Subsidiary of the Borrower);  plus  to the extent included in the determination of such net income (or net loss), the sum,  without duplication, of (i) all amounts treated as expenses for depreciation (including, without  duplication, non-cash losses (net of non-cash gains) upon the closing and abandonment of any  non-franchised store locations), plus (ii) all amounts treated as expenses for interest or letter of  credit fees paid or accrued, plus (iii) any amounts treated as non-cash long-lived asset impairment  or non-cash lease liability benefit, plus (iv) all amounts treated as expenses for amortization of  intangibles of any kind, plus (v) all taxes paid or accrued and unpaid on or measured by income;  plus  to the extent included in the determination of such net income (or net loss), the amount of  any other charge in respect of non-recurring expenses for such period arising in connection with  Acquisitions, to the extent approved by the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders; plus  to the extent included in the determination of such net income (or net loss), the sum,  without duplication, of up to $5,000,000 in the aggregate for such period of (i) external  professional fees and diligence expenses relating to Acquisitions and Asset Dispositions  permitted hereunder (whether or not consummated) and (ii) other cash costs, expenses and other  charges relating to the implementation of cost savings or restructuring initiatives, amendments to  this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and other non-recurring costs and expenses (each  of which may include, but not limited to, legal settlement costs, professional fees, debt  refinancing costs, severance, executive transition costs, lease termination costs, distribution center  costs and other items described in the Borrower’s non-GAAP reconciliations included in the  Borrower’s earnings releases); provided, that none of the foregoing add-backs referred to above  in this clause (d) made with respect to the fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending March 31, 2022  and June 30, 2022 (to the extent, with respect to the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2022,  information as to such add-backs has been shared with the Administrative Agent) shall be subject  to or contribute towards the $5,000,000 cap referred to above; plus  if the Borrower or any Subsidiary acquires a Person (an “Acquired Person”) in an  Acquisition permitted hereunder during such period, all of the Acquired Person’s Consolidated  EBITDA (calculated for such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as set forth  above without giving effect to clause (c)) for the four fiscal quarters then ended; minus  the Consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters then ended attributable to any  Subsidiary, business or division sold by the Borrower or any Subsidiary during such period; plus    10  all non-cash losses and expenses and non-cash impairment charges (including (i) non- cash compensation expense and non-cash impairment of goodwill and other intangibles or arising  in connection with any Joint Venture and (ii) such losses, expenses and charges related to  Discontinued Operations and Franchise Conversions effected during such period) to the extent  deducted in determining such net income; plus  cash costs and expenses incurred in connection with the lease buy-out of the corporate  office building located at 3701 Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis, Minnesota, not to exceed $3,000,000  in the aggregate; minus  all cash payments made during such period that arise out of non-cash losses or expenses  and impairment charges taken in any previous period.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Consolidated EBITDA for the three fiscal  quarters ending March 31, 2022 shall be $(306,000). For the avoidance of doubt, Consolidated EBITDA  shall be determined after giving effect on a pro forma basis to any Franchise Conversions that have been  consummated during such period.  “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, for the  Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters  of the Borrower, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA to (b) to the sum of (i) Consolidated Cash Interest  Expense, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all regularly scheduled principal payments or redemptions  or similar acquisitions for value of outstanding debt for borrowed money, but excluding any such  payments to the extent refinanced through the incurrence of additional Indebtedness otherwise expressly  permitted under Section 7.05, (iii) the aggregate amount of Federal, state, local and foreign income Taxes  paid in cash, in each case, of or by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (iv) the aggregate amount of all  Capital Expenditures paid in cash by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, but excluding, in the case of this  clause (iv), (x) expenditures made in connection with the replacement or maintenance of fixed or capital  assets which are charged to current operations and (y) Capital Expenditures with respect to the  replacement or repair of assets financed with the proceeds of casualty insurance, warranties or  indemnities associated with the assets being replaced or repaired.  “Consolidated Total Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for the  Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of  all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and  all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, (b)  all Capital Lease Obligations, (c) all direct obligations arising under letters of credit (including standby  and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, (d) all  obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts  payable in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) earn-out obligations and customary purchase price  adjustments and holdbacks, in each case that are not yet due and payable in connection with Acquisitions  permitted hereunder), (e) without duplication, all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of  the types specified in clauses (a) through (d) above of Persons other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary,  and (f) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above of any partnership or Joint  Venture (other than a Joint Venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which the  Borrower or a Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, except to the extent that such Indebtedness  is either (x) expressly made non-recourse to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, or (y) recourse is limited  with respect to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, in which case the amount of Indebtedness referred to in  this clause (f)(y) shall be the maximum amount of obligations for which there is recourse to the Borrower  or such Subsidiary.    11  “Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a)  Consolidated Total Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower  and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters of the  Borrower.  “Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment” means, for any period on a consolidated basis, the  amount (which may be a negative number) by which Consolidated Working Capital as of the beginning of  such period exceeds (or is less than) Consolidated Working Capital as of the end of such period.  “Consolidated Working Capital” means, at any date, the excess (or deficit) of current assets of the  Borrower and its Subsidiaries other than cash or Cash Equivalents on such date over current liabilities of  the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on such date (other than (x) the current portion of any long-term  indebtedness and (y) Revolving Credit Loans and Letters of Credit), all determined on a consolidated  basis in accordance with GAAP.  “Contingent Obligation” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability of that Person,  whether or not contingent, with or without recourse, (a) with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend,  letter of credit or other obligation (the “primary obligations”) of another Person (the “primary obligor”),  including any obligation of that Person (i) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such primary  obligations or any security therefor, (ii) to advance or provide funds for the payment or discharge of any  such primary obligation, or to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or  otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial  condition of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose  of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make  payment of such primary obligation, or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of any such  primary obligation against loss in respect thereof (each, a “Guaranty Obligation”); (b) with respect to any  Surety Instrument issued for the account of that Person or as to which that Person is otherwise liable for  reimbursement of drawings or payments; (c) to purchase any materials, supplies or other property from,  or to obtain the services of, another Person if the relevant contract or other related document or obligation  requires that payment for such materials, supplies or other property, or for such services, shall be made  regardless of whether delivery of such materials, supplies or other property is ever made or tendered, or  such services are ever performed or tendered; or (d) in respect of any Swap Contract.  The amount of any  Contingent Obligation, (x) in the case of Guaranty Obligations, shall be deemed equal to the stated or  determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made or,  if not stated or if indeterminable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, (y) in  the case of Contingent Obligations in respect of Swap Contracts, shall be deemed equal to the aggregate  Swap Termination Value of such Swap Contracts, and (z) in the case of other Contingent Obligations,  shall be deemed equal to the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof.  For the  avoidance of doubt, Contingent Obligations shall not include any lease obligation of the Borrower or any  Subsidiary of the Borrower for which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is the primary obligor, including any  such lease obligations relating to franchised store locations of the Borrower or a Subsidiary.  “Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such  Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which  it or any of its property is bound.  “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the  direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power,  by contract or otherwise.  “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.  “Covered Entity” has the meaning specified in Section 10.22(b).  

 

  12  “Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit  Extension.  “Daily Simple SOFR” with respect to any applicable determination date means the SOFR  published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source).  “Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation,  conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement,  receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other  applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.  “Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the  giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.  “Default Rate” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees,  an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate  Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the Default  Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise  applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum, and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a  rate equal to the Applicable Rate plus 2% per annum.  “Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.15(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund  all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be  funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that  such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent  to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically  identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer,  or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its  participation in Letters of Credit) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the  Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer in writing that it does not intend to comply with its  funding obligations hereunder or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit,  or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such  Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s good  faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any  applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied),  (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the  Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply (and is  financially able to comply) with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender  shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation  by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that  has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a  receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar  Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit  Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (iii)  become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by  virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent  company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or  provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the  enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such  Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made  with such Lender.  Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender    13  under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be  conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender  (subject to Section 2.15(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written  notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the  L/C Issuer and each other Lender promptly following such determination.  “Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or  territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.  “Discontinued Operations” means, for any period, discontinued operations as reported on the  Borrower’s income statement in accordance with GAAP.  “Dividing Person” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Division.”  “Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the  “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar  arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing  Person may or may not survive.  “Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.  “Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time there are Alternative Currencies in effect, (a) with respect  to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in  any Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative  Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in  respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.  “Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political  subdivision of the United States or Puerto Rico.  “EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any  EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity  established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this  definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of  an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision  with its parent.  “EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland,  Liechtenstein, and Norway.  “EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted  with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having  responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.  “Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them,  respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.  “Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under  Section 10.06(b)(iii) and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under  Section 10.06(b)(iii)).    14  “Environmental Claims” means all claims, however asserted, by any Governmental Authority or  other Person alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law, or for  release or injury to the environment or threat to public health, personal injury (including sickness, disease  or death), property damage, natural resources damage, or otherwise alleging liability or responsibility for  damages (punitive or otherwise), investigation, cleanup, removal, remedial or response costs, restitution,  civil or criminal penalties, injunctive relief, or other type of relief, resulting from or based upon the  presence, placement, discharge, emission or release (including intentional and unintentional, negligent  and non-negligent, sudden or non-sudden, accidental or non-accidental, placements, spills, leaks,  discharges, emissions or releases) of any Hazardous Material at, in, or from any property, whether or not  owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or taken as collateral, or in connection with any operations of  the Borrower.  “Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws,  regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises,  licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the  environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous  substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.  “Environmental Permits” has the meaning specified in Section 5.12.  “Equity Interests” has the meaning specified in Section 7.15.  “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the  rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  “ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common  control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m)  and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).  “ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal  of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a  plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or  a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a  complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or  notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate,  the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA;  (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) any event or condition  which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a  trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at- risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the  Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of  ERISA, other than for contributions due in the normal course to a Pension Plan or for PBGC premiums  due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.  “EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the  Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.  “Euro” and “€” mean the single currency of the Participating Member States.  “Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.    15  “Excess Cash Flow” means, for the Borrower, for the most recently completed fiscal quarter of  the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending June 30, 2023, an amount (if  positive) equal to:  (a)  the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of (i) Consolidated  EBITDA and (ii) the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment, minus    (b)  the sum, without duplication and to the extent not already deducted in accordance  with Consolidated EBITDA or the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment, of the amounts for  such period of:     (i)  scheduled repayments and prepayments of Indebtedness of the Borrower  and its Subsidiaries under this Agreement (other than voluntary prepayments of the Loans  (and in the case of Revolving Credit Loans, to the extent accompanied by a permanent  reduction in the Revolving Credit Facility), which instead shall be deducted from any  prepayment of the Loans out of Excess Cash Flow on a dollar-for-dollar basis pursuant to  Section 2.05(b)(v)) made during such period which are required pursuant to this  Agreement; plus     (ii)  Capital Expenditures made during such period (net of (x) any proceeds  of any related Indebtedness (other than Revolving Credit Loans) incurred to fund such  expenditures and (y) any proceeds from the issuance of Equity Interests that would not be  included in Consolidated EBITDA and that are used to fund such expenditures); plus     (iii)  Permitted Acquisitions (including the subsequent cash payment of earn- outs and deferred consideration in connection therewith, when paid) and other  Investments (other than Investments in the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) consummated  during such period and permitted under this Agreement (net of (x) any proceeds of any  related Indebtedness (other than Revolving Credit Loans) incurred to fund such Permitted  Acquisitions or other Investments and (y) any proceeds from the issuance of Equity  Interests that would not be included in Consolidated EBITDA and that are used to fund  such Acquisitions or other Investments); plus     (iv)  Consolidated Cash Interest Expense; plus     (v)  cash payments made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such  period in respect of Taxes based on income or gross margins and profits or capital and  franchise Taxes; plus     (vi)  cash payments made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such  period in respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, other than  the Loans and other Indebtedness; plus     (vii)  fees, costs and expenses paid in cash and related to this Agreement,  Permitted Acquisitions, Investments, Asset Dispositions, refinancings or any issuances of  Equity Interests, in each case, permitted hereunder, and other fees, costs and expenses  described in clause (d) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”, in each case,  whether or not consummated; plus     (viii)  the amount related to items that were added to or not deducted from net  income in calculating consolidated net income or were added to or not deducted from  

 

  16  consolidated net income in calculating Consolidated EBITDA to the extent such items  represented a cash payment by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or did not  represent cash received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated  basis during such period;      provided that, to the extent otherwise included therein, the gross amounts from which net proceeds are  calculated with respect to (x) any Asset Disposition for the purpose of Section 2.05(b)(iii) of the Credit  Agreement or (y) any incurrence of Indebtedness for the purpose of Section 2.05(b)(iv) of the Credit  Agreement, shall be excluded from the calculation of Excess Cash Flow.  “Excluded Assets” means, collectively (a) any fee-owned real property other than Material Real  Property, and any leasehold interest in real property (provided, however, that the Administration Agent  may determine, in its sole discretion, that any Material Real Property with a fair market value not in  excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate for such real properties shall also be Excluded Assets if the costs of  encumbering such real property or real properties exceed the benefits of doing so), (b) motor vehicles and  other assets subject to certificates of title, except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected  by the filing of a UCC financing statement, (c) commercial tort claims asserting claims not in excess of  $1,000,000, (c) any property or assets the pledge or creation of a security interest in which would require  governmental consent, approval, license or authorization, in each case, other than to the extent such  prohibition or limitation is rendered ineffective under the UCC or other Applicable Law, (d) any  particular asset or right under contract, if the pledge thereof or the security interest therein is prohibited or  restricted by Applicable Law, rule or regulation (including any requirement thereunder to obtain the  consent of any governmental or regulatory authority), other than to the extent such prohibition, restriction  or requirement is rendered ineffective under the UCC or other Applicable Law notwithstanding such  prohibition or restriction, (e) any lease, license or agreement or any property subject to a purchase money  security interest, capital lease obligations or similar arrangement to the extent the grant of a security  interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or purchase money or similar  arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto, other than to the extent  such prohibition or limitation is rendered ineffective under the UCC or other Applicable Law, (f) letter of  credit rights, except to the extent constituting support obligations for other Collateral as to which  perfection of the security interest in such other Collateral is accomplished by the filing of a UCC  financing statement (it being understood that no actions shall be required to perfect a security interest in  letter of credit rights, other than the filing of a UCC financing statement), (g) any intent-to-use (or  similar) trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use”  (or similar filing) with respect thereto, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in  which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to- use (or similar) trademark application under applicable federal law, (h) Equity Interests issued by any  Excluded Subsidiary, other than (x) 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests entitled to vote  (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) of any Excluded Subsidiary, and (y) 100% of  the non-voting Equity Interests in any Excluded Subsidiary and (i) other assets to the extent that the  Administrative Agent determines the cost of obtaining a pledge or security interest in such asset  outweighs the benefit thereof; provided, that the term Excluded Assets shall not include any proceeds,  substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (a) through (g) and (i) (unless  such proceeds, substitutions or replacements would independently constitute Excluded Assets referred to  in clauses (a) through (g) and (i)).  “Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary or a Canadian  Subsidiary and (b) any Domestic Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Equity Interests (or  equity interests and Indebtedness indebtedness) of one or more Subsidiaries that are not Domestic  Subsidiaries or Canadian Subsidiaries (each a “Foreign Sub Holdco”) or one or more other Foreign Sub  Holdcos.      17  “Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and  to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of  a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under  the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading  Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s  failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity  Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 10.21 and any other “keepwell, support or other  agreement” for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap  Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or a grant by such  Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap  Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply  only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or  security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.  “Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient  or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured  by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case,  (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office  or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any  political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S.  federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect  to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which  (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment  request by the Borrower under Section 10.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in  each case to the extent that, pursuant to Sections 3.01(a)(ii) or (c), amounts with respect to such Taxes  were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or  to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such  Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed  pursuant to FATCA.  “Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement  dated as of June 11, 2013 among the Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent, and a syndicate of  lenders, as amended prior to the date hereof.  “Existing Letters of Credit” means those letters of credit set forth on Schedule 1.01.  “Facility” means the Term Facility or the Revolving Credit Facility, as the context may require.  “Facility Termination Date” means the date as of which all of the following shall have occurred:   (a) the Aggregate Commitments have terminated, (b) all Obligations have been paid in full (other than (x)  contingent indemnification obligations and (y) obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash  Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements as to which arrangements reasonably  satisfactory to the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank shall have been made) and (c) all  Letters of Credit have terminated or expired (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements  with respect thereto reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall have  been made).  “FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting  Standards Board.  “FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or    18  any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to  comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements  entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, as of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date (or  any amended or successor version described above) and any intergovernmental agreement (and related  fiscal or regulatory legislation, or related official rules or practices) implementing the foregoing.  “Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve  Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as  determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website  from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of  New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined  would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.  “Fee Letters” means, collectively, (a) the letter agreement, dated February 16. 2018, among the  Borrower, the Administrative Agent and BofA Securities, Inc. (as successor to Merrill Lynch, Pierce,  Fenner & Smith Incorporated), as an Arranger, (b) the letter agreement, dated February 16, 2018, among  the Borrower, KeyBank National Association and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., as an Arranger, (c) the  letter agreement, dated as of May 8, 2020, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (d)  the letter agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.  “Foreign Lender” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person,  and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a  jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.  For purposes of this  definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute  a single jurisdiction.  “Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction  other than the United States, a State thereof, Puerto Rico or the District of Columbia.  “Franchise Conversion” means the sale or conversion of (a) a non-franchised store location of the  Borrower or any Subsidiary to a franchised-store location, (b) a franchised store location to a non- franchised store location of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or (c) a non-franchised store location of the  Borrower or any Subsidiary to a store location owned and operated by a third party and licensed by and/or  branded using the name or trademark of or owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary.  “FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.  “Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to the L/C  Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all outstanding  L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation  has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.  “Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making,  purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the  ordinary course of its activities.  “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the  opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified  Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or  such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the  United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently    19  applied.  “Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of  any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality,  regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing,  regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra- national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).  “Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person  guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable  or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly,  and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or  supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or  lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such  Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation,  (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or  level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such  Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the  obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to  protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of  such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such  Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any  holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien).  The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to  be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion  thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum  reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.   The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.  “Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) the Borrower with respect to obligations of any Subsidiary  under Secured Cash Management Agreements or Secured Hedge Agreements and (b) each Subsidiary  Guarantor.  “Guaranty” means the Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement made by the Borrower and  the Subsidiary Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on the Amendment No. 2  Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, together with each other guaranty and guaranty  supplement delivered in connection with the Loan Documents.  “Guaranty Obligation” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Contingent Obligation”.  “Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous  or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or  asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all  other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.  “Hedge Bank” means any Person that, (a) at the time it enters into a Swap Contract with any  Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party permitted under Article VII, is a Lender or the  Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or the Administrative Agent, and (b) is a Lender or an  Affiliate of a Lender or the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent on the  Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and is a party to a Swap Contract with any Loan Party or any  Subsidiary of a Loan Party, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Swap Contract.  

 

  20  “Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).  “Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness for borrowed  money; (b) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or  services (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business on ordinary terms); (c)  all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to Surety Instruments and all L/C Obligations; (d)  all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so  evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses; (e) all  indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as  financing, in either case with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and  remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or  sale of such property); (f) all Capital Lease Obligations; (g) the principal balance outstanding under any  synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing  product to which such Person is a party, where such transaction is considered borrowed money  indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP; (h) all  indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above secured by (or for which the holder of such  Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in  property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not  assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness; and (i) all Guaranty Obligations in  respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above.  For all purposes of this Agreement, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include all recourse Indebtedness  of any partnership or joint venture or limited liability company in which such Person is a general partner  or a joint venturer or a member and as to which such Person is or may become directly liable.  “Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to  any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and  (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.  “Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).  “Independent Auditor” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(a).   “Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.  “Insolvency Proceeding” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any case, action or proceeding  with respect to such Person before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy,  reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, or (b)  any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshalling of assets for creditors, or  similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors, in each  case undertaken under U.S. Federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code.  “Intellectual Property” means, collectively, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, all  rights, priorities and privileges relating to owned intellectual property, whether arising under United  States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including (a) copyrights, patents, patent applications,  trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, know-how and all rights thereunder or in respect  thereof, (b) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any  of the foregoing or with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or  payments for past, present and future infringements of any of the foregoing and (c) all rights  corresponding to any of the foregoing.  “Intercreditor Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 9.14.    21  “Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of  each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the  last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date.  “Interest Period” means, as to each Term SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such  Term SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan and ending on the date  one or three months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Loan Notice (in the case of each  requested Interest Period, subject to availability); provided that:  ARTICLE VIII.(a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not  a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a  Term SOFR Loan, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest  Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;  ARTICLE IX.(b) any Interest Period pertaining to a Term SOFR Loan that begins  on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically  corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last  Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and  ARTICLE X.(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.  “Investment” has the meaning specified in Section 7.04.  “IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.  “ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998”  published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as  may be in effect at the time of issuance).  “Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application,  and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or  any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.  “Joint Venture” means any single-purpose corporation, partnership, limited liability company,  joint venture or other similar legal arrangement (whether created by contract or conducted through a  separate legal entity) now or hereafter formed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with another  Person in order to conduct a common venture or enterprise with such Person.  “Judgment Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.20.  “Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties,  rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities,  including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the  enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed  duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental  Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.  “L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Lender’s funding of  its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage.   All L/C Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.    22  “L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of  Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Credit  Borrowing. All L/C Borrowings shall be denominated in Dollars.  “L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or  extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.  “L/C Issuer” means Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or  any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, in each case, with the commitments of each L/C  Issuer as set forth in Schedule 2.01.  “L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be  drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including  all L/C Borrowings.  For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of  Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09.  For all  purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but  any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter  of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.  “Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.  “Lender Party” and “Lender Recipient Party” means collectively, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer.  “Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such  in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time  to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent which office may include any Affiliate of such  Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. Unless the context otherwise  requires each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.  “Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder providing for the payment of cash  upon the honoring of a presentation thereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit.  A Letter  of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit; provided, however, that any  commercial letter of credit issued hereunder shall provide for payment in cash only and not pursuant to  time drafts.  Letters of Credit may be issued in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency.  “Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or  amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.  “Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is seven days prior to the Maturity Date  then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).  “Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(h).  “Letter of Credit Sublimit” means, at any time, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $20,000,000  and (b) the Revolving Credit Commitments.  The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition  to, the Revolving Credit Facility.  “Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement,  encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or  preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including  any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance    23  on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of  the foregoing).  “Liquidity” means, for any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a  consolidated basis, an amount equal to (a) the Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents held by the  Borrower and its Subsidiaries on such date, plus (b) to the extent the Borrower is then able to satisfy the  conditions precedent for Borrowing under Section 4.02 at such time, the excess, if positive, of (i) the  Revolving Credit Facility over (ii) the then aggregate amount of Total Revolving Credit Outstandings at  such time.  “Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a  Term Loan or a Revolving Credit Loan.  “Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, each Collateral Document, each Issuer  Document, any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of  Section 2.14, the Fee Letters, the Guaranty, any Subordination Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement,  and any documents, instruments or agreements executed in connection with any of the foregoing.  “Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Term Borrowing, (b) a Revolving Credit Borrowing, (c) a  conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (d) a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, pursuant to  Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as may be  approved by the Administrative Agent, including any form on an electronic platform or electronic  transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent, appropriately completed and  signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.  “Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.  “Margin Stock” means “margin stock” as such term is defined in Regulation T, U or X of the  FRB.  “Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on,  the operations, business, assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the  Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the rights and remedies of  the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, or of the ability of the Borrower or  any Subsidiary Guarantor to perform its payment or other material obligations under any Loan Document  to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or  enforceability against the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor of any Loan Document to which it is a  party.  “Material Debt Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 6.18.   “Material Real Property” means any owned real property located in the United States with a fair  market value of more than $1,000,000 (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith) that is  owned by any Loan Party.  “Maturity Date” means August 31, 2025; provided, however, that if such date is not a Business  Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.  “Maximum Cash Threshold” means $15,000,000.  “Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09.  

 

  24  “Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting  of cash or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate Fronting Exposure during the  existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 102% of the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuer  with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time and (b) with respect to Cash  Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided in accordance with the provisions of  Section 2.14(a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) or any other provision of this Agreement, an amount equal to 102% of  the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.  “Mortgages” shall mean the mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt and other similar  security documents delivered pursuant to the terms hereof (including pursuant to Section 6.14), each in  form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  “Mortgaged Properties” shall mean, as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the owned real  properties of the Loan Parties specified on Schedule 1.02 (if any), and, thereafter, shall include each other  Material Real Property with respect to which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to Section 6.14.  “Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section  4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make  contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.  “Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including  the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan  is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.  “Net Cash Proceeds” means (a) with respect to any Asset Disposition by the Borrower or any of  its Subsidiaries, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection  with such transaction (including any cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment  pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received) over  (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by the applicable asset and  that is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction (other than Indebtedness under the Loan  Documents), (B) the reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Borrower or such  Subsidiary in connection with such transaction and (C) taxes reasonably estimated to be actually payable  in connection therewith; provided that, if the amount of any estimated taxes pursuant to subclause (C)  exceeds the amount of taxes actually required to be paid in cash in respect of such Asset Disposition, the  aggregate amount of such excess shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds; and (b) with respect to the  incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the excess of (i) the  sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction over (ii) the  underwriting discounts and commissions, and other reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses,  incurred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection therewith.  “Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or  amendment that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the  terms of Section 10.01 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders.  “Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such  time.  “Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).  “Note” means a Term Note or a Revolving Credit Note, as the context may require.    25  “Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of,  any Loan Party (or, in the case of any Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge  Agreement, any Subsidiary) arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, any  Letter of Credit, any Secured Cash Management Agreement or any Secured Hedge Agreement, in each  case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to  become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the  commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor  Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and  fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that, without limiting the foregoing, the Obligations  shall include (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit commissions, charges, expenses,  fees, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) the  obligation of the Loan Parties to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that the  Administrative Agent or any Lender, in each case in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on  behalf of the Loan Parties; provided further that the Obligations shall exclude any Excluded Swap  Obligations.  “OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the  Treasury.  “Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles  of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any  non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of  formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture,  trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of  formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in  connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the  jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or  organization of such entity.  “Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a  present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than  connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its  obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in  any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any  Loan or Loan Document).  “Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording,  filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery,  performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or  otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes  imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Sections 3.06 or  10.13).  “Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans on any  date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and  prepayments or repayments of Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans, as the case may be, occurring on  such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the  aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit  Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations  as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.    26  “Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the  greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent or  the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation,  and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum  at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to  the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a  branch or Affiliate of Bank of America in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to  major banks in such interbank market.  “Pari Passu Pricing Cap” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Pari Passu  Secured Indebtedness”.  “Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).  “Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).  “Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that has the Euro  as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and  Monetary Union.  “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.  “Pension Act” means the Pension Protection Act of 2006.  “Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required  contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in, with respect  to plan years ending prior to the effective date of the Pension Act, Section 412 of the Code and Section  302 of ERISA, each as in effect prior to the Pension Act and, thereafter, Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and  436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.  “Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or  a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Borrower and any ERISA Affiliate  and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section  412 of the Code.  “Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning specified in Section 7.04.  “Permitted Liens” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.  “Permitted Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness” means any secured Indebtedness of the Borrower  and/or any Subsidiary that (a) does not have a scheduled maturity date, does not require any amortization  payment, does not require any principal payment, does not require any mandatory prepayment, is not  mandatorily redeemable or subject to mandatory repurchase, in each case prior to the date that is at least  six months after the Maturity Date (or, if earlier, the date of repayment of the Obligations in full), (b) is  secured on a ratable basis with the Obligations with the same liens and priority, without preference,  priority or distinction (including without preference or priority as to any amounts collected through the  exercise of any rights of set off or recoupment), (c) is subject to an Intercreditor Agreement, in form and  substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, (d) subject to the  application of Section 6.18 hereof, does not include covenants or events of default in any credit  documentation, side letters or other agreements in connection thereof that are more restrictive, or more  favorable to the Persons entitled to the benefits thereof, in any material respect than the covenants and    27  events of default of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (e) the interest rate and other related  pricing and fees (exclusive of customary fees due and payable at the time of the incurrence of such  Indebtedness and customary premiums payable in connection with such Indebtedness) applicable to any  such Indebtedness (all of which such interest shall be payable in cash) does not exceed the interest rate  applicable to the Obligations hereunder by greater than 1.50% per annum (the “Pari Passu Pricing Cap”),  and (f) is otherwise on terms and conditions in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative  Agent.   “Permitted Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness Documents” shall mean and include any documents  evidencing any Permitted Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness, in each case, as the same may be amended,  modified, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in compliance with the terms of this  Agreement.  “Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any  Subsidiary that (a) is unsecured, (b) does not mature, does not require any amortization payment, does not  require any principal payment, does not require any mandatory prepayment, is not mandatorily  redeemable or subject to mandatory repurchase, in each case prior to the date that is at least six months  after the Maturity Date (or, if earlier, the date of repayment of the Obligations in full), (c) is subordinated  to the Obligations hereunder pursuant to a Subordination Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory  to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, (d) subject to the application of Section 6.18  hereof, does not include covenants or events of default in any credit documentation, side letters or other  agreements in connection thereof (the “Material Terms”) that are more restrictive, or more favorable to  the Persons entitled to the benefits thereof, in any material respect than the covenants and events of  default of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “Credit Agreement Terms”), and, in any  event, where the Credit Agreement Terms are quantifiable pursuant to a basket amount or other such  identifiable means, the Material Terms shall be at least 15% less restrictive than the equivalent Credit  Agreement Terms; and provided that the definitive loan documentation for such Indebtedness shall not  include a cross-default to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (e) the interest rate and other  related pricing and fees (exclusive of customary fees due and payable at the time of the incurrence of such  Indebtedness and customary premiums payable in connection with such Indebtedness) applicable to any  such Indebtedness (a portion of which, as determined by the Borrower, may include interest payable in  kind) does not exceed the interest rate applicable to the Obligations hereunder by greater than 3.00% per  annum (the “Subordinated Debt Pricing Cap”), and (f) is otherwise on terms and conditions in form and  substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  “Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness Documents” shall mean and include any documents  evidencing any Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness, in each case, as the same may be amended,  modified, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in compliance with the terms of this  Agreement.  “Permitted Swap Obligations” means all obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the Borrower  existing or arising under Swap Contracts; provided that each of the following criteria is satisfied: (i) such  obligations are (or were) entered into by the Borrower in the ordinary course of business for the purpose  of directly mitigating risks associated with liabilities, commitments or assets held or reasonably  anticipated by such Person, or changes in the value of securities issued by the Borrower in conjunction  with a securities repurchase program not otherwise prohibited hereunder, and not for purposes of  speculation or taking a “market view”, and (ii) such Swap Contracts do not contain any provision  exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to  the defaulting party (i.e.; such Swap Contracts do not elect the “first method” of calculating a termination  payment) under the 1992 Master ISDA Agreement.  

 

  28  “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture,  association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.  “PIK Interest” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Applicable Rate”.  “PIK Letter of Credit Fees” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Applicable Letter of  Credit Fee Rate”.  “Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including  a Pension Plan), maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or any such Plan to  which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.  “Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.  “Pledge Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement dated as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective  Date, made by the Loan Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured  Parties, as supplemented from time to time by the execution of joinders and supplements thereto.  “PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor,  as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.  “Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.  “Rate Determination Date” means two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such  Interest Period (or such other day as is generally treated as the rate fixing day by market practice in such  interbank market, as determined by the Administrative Agent; provided that to the extent such market  practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such other day as otherwise  reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent).  “Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other recipient of  any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder.  “Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).  “Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners,  directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of  such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.  “Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or  the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of  Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor  thereto.  “Removal Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(b).  “Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than  events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.  “Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or  continuation of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, a Loan Notice, and (b) with respect to an L/C  Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application.    29  “Required Class Lenders” means, at any time with respect to any Class of Loans or  Commitments, Lenders having Total Credit Exposures with respect to such Class representing more than  50% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders of such Class.  The Total Credit Exposure of any  Defaulting Lender with respect to such Class shall be disregarded in determining Required Class Lenders  at any time.  “Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of the (a)  Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Credit Lender’s risk participation and  funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed “held” by such Revolving Credit Lender for  purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate unused Commitments; provided that the amount of any  Unreimbursed Amounts that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to  and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the L/C Issuer in making  such determination.  “Required Revolving Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Credit Lenders  holding more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Revolving Credit Outstandings (with the aggregate  amount of each Revolving Credit Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations  being deemed “held” by such Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate  unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and  the portion of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender  shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders.  “Required Term Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Term Lenders holding more  than 50% of the Term Facility on such date; provided that the portion of the Term Facility held by any  Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Term Lenders.  “Rescindable Amount” has the meaning as defined in Section 2.12(b)(ii).  “Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(a).   “Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial  Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.  “Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer,  treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party, solely for purposes of the delivery of  incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.01, the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party,  and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the  applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative  Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an  agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.  Any document delivered  hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have  been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party  and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.  “Restricted Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 7.15.  “Revaluation Date” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following:  (i) each  date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of an  amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof, (iii) each date  of any payment by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (iv)  in the case of all Existing Letters of Credit denominated in Alternative Currencies, the Closing Date, and    30  (v) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer shall determine or the Required  Lenders shall require.  “Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit  Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by  each of the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).  “Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a)  make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a), and (b) purchase participations  in L/C Obligations, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the  amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Revolving Credit  Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such  Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in  accordance with this Agreement; provided that the Revolving Credit Commitment shall be reduced at  such times and in such amounts as set forth in Section 2.06; and provided, further, that the Revolving  Credit Commitment shall not be increased as a result of any PIK Interest or PIK Letter of Credit Fees.  “Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal  amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and such Lender’s participation in L/C  Obligations at such time.  “Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit  Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.  “Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit  Commitment at such time.  “Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).  “Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Revolving  Credit Lender evidencing Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender, substantially  in the form of Exhibit C.  “Same Day Funds” means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars,  immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative  Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer,  as the case may be, to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of  international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.  “Sanction(s)” means any sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government  (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her  Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”) or other relevant sanctions authority.  “Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).  “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority  succeeding to any of its principal functions.  “Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement that is  entered into by and between any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof and any Cash Management Bank.    31  “Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Swap Contract permitted hereunder that is entered into  by and between any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof and any Hedge Bank.  “Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the  Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative  Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.05, and the other Persons the Obligations owing to which  are or are purported to be secured by the Collateral under the terms of the Collateral Documents.  “Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement dated as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective  Date, made by the Loan Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured  Parties, as supplemented from time to time by the execution of joinders and supplements thereto.  “SOFR” means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve  Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).  “SOFR Adjustment” with respect to Daily Simple SOFR means 0.26161% (26.161 basis points);  and with respect to Term SOFR means 0.11448% (11.448 basis points) for an Interest Period of one- month’s duration, and 0.26161% (26.161 basis points) for an Interest Period of three-months’ duration.  “Solvent” means, when used with respect to a Person, that (a) the fair saleable value of the assets  of such Person is in excess of the total amount of the present value of its liabilities (including for purposes  of this definition all liabilities (including loss reserves as determined by such Person), whether or not  reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP and whether direct or indirect, fixed or  contingent, secured or unsecured, disputed or undisputed), (b) such Person is able to pay its debts or  obligations in the ordinary course as they mature and (c) such Person does not have unreasonably small  capital to carry out its business as conducted and as proposed to be conducted.  “Solvency” shall have a  meaning correlative to the foregoing.  “Specified Acquisition Debt” means Indebtedness of a Person that was the subject of an  Acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any  one time outstanding that (a) remains outstanding no more than 90 days after the date on which such  Acquisition was consummated, (b) is the subject of a default under the terms thereof solely as a result of  the consummation of such Acquisition, and (c) has not been accelerated or otherwise become  immediately repayable and in respect of which the lenders thereof have not exercised any available  remedies.  “Specified Loan Party” means any Loan Party that is not an “eligible contract participant” under  the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 10.21 or any other “keepwell”  or similar agreement in any other Loan Document).  “Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C  Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the  purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange  trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the  foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer may  obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the L/C  Issuer if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying  rate for any such currency; and provided further that the L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the  date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit  denominated in an Alternative Currency.  

 

  32  “Sterling” and “£” mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.  “Subordinated Debt Pricing Cap” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted  Subordinated Indebtedness”.  “Subordination Agreement” means any subordination agreement entered into by any Person from  time to time in favor of the Administrative Agent in connection with any Permitted Subordinated  Indebtedness on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.  “Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability  company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having  ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or  interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially  owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more  intermediaries, or both, by such Person.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a  “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.  “Subsidiary Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) all of the Domestic Subsidiaries that are  guarantors with respect to the Obligations (or part thereof) as of the Closing Date and (b) all Persons  which become guarantors with respect to the Obligations (or any part thereof) after the Closing Date in  accordance with Section 6.14.  “Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).  “Surety Instruments” means all letters of credit (including standby and commercial), banker’s  acceptances, bank guaranties, shipside bonds, performance bonds, surety bonds and similar instruments.  “Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative  transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity  contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or  forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward  foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap  transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar  transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the  foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and  (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and  conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and  Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master  agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”),  including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.  “Swap Obligations” means with respect to any Guarantor any obligation to pay or perform under  any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of  the Commodity Exchange Act.  “Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking  into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts,  (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s)  determined by the Borrower in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior  to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such  Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations    33  provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate  of a Lender).  “TARGET2” means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express  Transfer payment system which utilizes a single shared platform and which was launched on November  19, 2007.  “TARGET Day” means any day on which TARGET2 (or, if such payment system ceases to be  operative, such other payment system, if any, determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable  replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.  “Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings  (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental  Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.  “Term Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Loans of the same Type  and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term Lenders  pursuant to Section 2.01(b).  “Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation on the Amendment No. 6  Effective Date to convert existing outstanding loans into Term Loans to the Borrower and to make Term  Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time  outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01  under the caption “Term Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption  pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be  adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement; provided that the Term Commitment shall  be reduced at such times and in such amounts as set forth in Section 2.06; and provided, further, that the  Term Commitment shall not be increased as a result of any PIK Interest.  “Term Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans of all  Term Lenders outstanding at such time.  “Term Lender” means any Lender that holds Term Loans at such time.  “Term Loan” means an advance made, or the conversion of existing outstanding loans, pursuant  to Section 2.01(b) by any Term Lender under the Term Facility.  “Term Loan Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount  at such time of its Term Loans.  “Term Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term Lender  evidencing Term Loans made by such Term Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.  “Term SOFR” means:   (a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to  the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement  of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate is not  published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen  Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus  the SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; and    34  (b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per  annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate with a term of one month commencing that day;  provided that if the Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing clauses (a) or (b)  of this definition would otherwise be less than 1.25%, the Term SOFR shall be deemed 1.25% for  purposes of this Agreement.  “Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition  of “Term SOFR”.  “Term SOFR Screen Rate” means, for any day, the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered  by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on the  applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as  may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).  “Test Period” has the meaning specified in Section 6.14(a).  “Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, (a) in respect of the Revolving  Credit Facility, the unused Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposure of such  Lender at such time, and (b) in respect of the Term Facility, the Term Loan Exposure of such Lender at  such time.  “Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C  Obligations.  “Total Revolving Credit Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all  Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations.  “Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan.  “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York; provided  that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any  Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State  of New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other  jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non- perfection or priority.  “UCP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for  Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Publication No. 600 (or such later  version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).  “UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the  PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential  Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended  from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which  includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit  institutions or investment firms.  “UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative  authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.    35  “Unfunded Pension Liability” means the excess of a Plan’s benefit liabilities under Section  4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Plan’s assets, determined in accordance with the  assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable  plan year.  “United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.  “Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).  “Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate  amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the balance  sheet of the Borrower that are not “restricted” on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower.  “U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day  on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock  Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal  holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable.  “U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section  7701(a)(30) of the Code.  “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(B)(III).  “Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution  Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to  time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and  conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the  United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to  cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any  contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into  shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract  or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in  respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or  ancillary to any of those powers.  Other Interpretive Provisions.  With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan  Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:  The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms  defined.  Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine,  feminine and neuter forms.  The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be  followed by the phrase “without limitation.”  The word “will” shall be construed to have the same  meaning and effect as the word “shall.”  Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or  reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall  be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended,  supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or  modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person  shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “hereto,” “herein,”  “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be  construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof,  (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, introductory paragraphs, Exhibits and  

 

  36  Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections and introductory paragraphs of, and  Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any  law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting  such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or  regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and  “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and  intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.  In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word  “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the  word “through” means “to and including.”  Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of  reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.  Any reference herein to a merger, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or  transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an  allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the unwinding of such a division or  allocation), as if it were a merger, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer,  or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company  shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a  Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).  Accounting Terms.  (c)  Generally.  All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined  herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other  financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in  conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner  consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically  prescribed herein.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any  covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the  Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount  thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be  disregarded.  Changes in GAAP.  If at any time any change in GAAP  would affect the computation of any  financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required  Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good  faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in  GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (A) such ratio  or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and  (B) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and  other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a  reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to  such change in GAAP.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, all leases of any Person that are or would  have been treated or characterized as operating leases for purposes of GAAP prior to the  effectiveness of FASB ASC 842 shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases (and not  as capital leases) for purposes of this Agreement (whether or not such operating lease obligations  were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the fact that such leases are required in accordance  with FASB ASC 842 (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated or  characterized as capital lease obligations in the financial statements.     37  Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.  All references herein to consolidated financial  statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or to the determination of any amount for the Borrower  and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to  include each variable interest entity that the Borrower is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB ASC  810 as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein.   Rounding.  Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this  Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying  the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and  rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).  Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents.    The Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, shall determine the Spot Rates as of  each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of Credit Extensions and  Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies.  Such Spot Rates shall become effective as  of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the  applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur.  Except for purposes of financial  statements delivered by Loan Parties hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as  otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the  Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent  or the L/C Issuer, as applicable.  Wherever in this Agreement in connection with the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter  of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such  Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative  Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency,  with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as  the case may be.  Request for Alternative Currencies.  (d)  The Borrower may from time to time request that  Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of  “Alternative Currency”; provided that such currencies not specifically listed in the definition of  “Alternative Currency” is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely  transferable and convertible into Dollars.  Such request shall be subject to the approval of the  Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer.  Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., 20  Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Extension (or such other time or date as may be  agreed by the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit,  the L/C Issuer, in its or their sole discretion).  In the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of  Credit, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the L/C Issuer thereof.  The L/C Issuer shall notify  the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., ten Business Days after receipt of such request  whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency.  Any failure by the L/C Issuer to respond to such request within the time period specified in the  preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by the L/C Issuer to permit Letters of Credit to be  issued in such requested currency.  If the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer consent to the issuance  of Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and  such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for  purposes of any Letter of Credit issuances. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any    38  request for an additional currency under this Section 1.06, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so  notify the Borrower.    Change of Currency.  (e)  Each obligation of the Borrower to make a payment denominated in  the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful  currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption.  If, in  relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this  Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London  interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be  replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the  Euro as its lawful currency.  Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as  the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the  Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices  relating to the Euro.  Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction  as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in  currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in  currency.  Times of Day.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be  references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).  Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at  any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in  effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the  terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated  amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the  maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not  such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.  Interest Rates.  The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall  the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other  matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate (including, for the  avoidance of doubt, the selection  of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that is an  alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor  Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any  Conforming Changes.  The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in  transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative,  successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of  any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse  to the Borrower.  The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable  discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement  rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), in  each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender  or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive,  incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and  whether at law or in equity), for any error or other action or omission related to or affecting the selection,    39  determination, or calculation of any rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source  or service.    THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS  Loans.    The Revolving Credit Borrowings.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, on and  after the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make loans  in Dollars (each such loan, a “Revolving Credit Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time as requested by  the Borrower, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed  at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided, however,  that after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings  shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, and (ii) the Revolving Credit Exposure shall not exceed  such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment.  Within the limits of each Revolving  Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the  Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(a), prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this  Section 2.01(a).  Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further  provided herein.  As of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, the Revolving Credit Facility is equal to  $55,000,000.     The Term Borrowing.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, on the Amendment  No. 6 Effective Date, loans owing to the Lenders by the Borrower that are outstanding under this  Agreement, immediately prior to giving effect to Amendment No. 6, shall automatically be converted to a  term loan in Dollars; provided, that  the amount of loans so converted shall not, as to any Term Lender, in  any case  exceed such Term Lender’s Term Commitment.  The Term Borrowing shall consist of Term  Loans made simultaneously by the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable  Percentage of the Term Facility.  All loans converted into the Term Loan pursuant to this Section 2.01(b)  shall continue to constitute Loans.  Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(b) and repaid or prepaid  may not be reborrowed.  Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further provided  herein.  As of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, the Term Facility is equal to $180,000,000.  The parties hereby agree that the transactions contemplated under this Section 2.01 on the  Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, including without limitation the conversion of loans, shall not (i) give  rise to any obligation of the Borrower to make any payment under Section 3.04 or 3.05 of this Agreement  as in effect immediately prior to the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date nor (ii) require notice of  prepayment of Loans pursuant to Section 2.06 of this Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the  Amendment No. 6 Effective Date.  Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.  Each Term Borrowing, each Revolving Credit Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans or  Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be  made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A)  telephone or (B) a Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed immediately by  delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Loan Notice.  Each such Loan Notice must be received by the  Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (i) two Business Days prior to the requested date of any  Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or of any conversion of Term SOFR  Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans.  Each  Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of  

 

  40  $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.  Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c)  and 2.04(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of  $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.  Each Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether  the Borrower is requesting a Term Borrowing, a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a conversion of Term  Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans,  (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a  Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type  of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans are to be converted,  and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto.  If the Borrower fails to  specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a  conversion or continuation, then the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as,  or converted to, Base Rate Loans.  Any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of  the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Term SOFR Loans.  If the  Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans in any such Loan  Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one  month.  Following receipt of a Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender  of the amount of its Applicable Percentage under the applicable Facility of the applicable Term Loans or  Revolving Credit Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the  Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to  Base Rate Loans described in Section 2.02(a).  In the case of a Term  Borrowing or a Revolving Credit  Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative  Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business  Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice.  Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in  Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative  Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the  Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America  with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with  instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower;  provided, however, that if, on the date the Loan Notice with respect to a Revolving Credit Borrowing is  given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Revolving Credit  Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and, second, shall be  made available to the Borrower as provided above.  Except as otherwise provided herein, a Term SOFR Loan may be continued or converted only on  the last day of an Interest Period for such Term SOFR Loan.  During the existence of a Default, no Loans  may be requested as, converted to or continued as Term SOFR Loans without the consent of the Required  Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate  applicable to any Interest Period for Term SOFR Loans upon determination of such interest rate.    After giving effect to all Term Borrowings, all conversions of Term Loans from one Type to the  other, and all continuations of Term Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than six Interest  Periods in effect in respect of the Term Facility.  After giving effect to all Revolving Credit Borrowings,  all conversions of Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Revolving  Credit Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than six Interest Periods in effect in respect of the  Revolving Credit Facility.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue    41  or rollover all of the portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification  or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement  mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and such Lender.  With respect to SOFR or Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make  Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any  other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective  without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document;  provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each  such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably  promptly after such amendment becomes effective.  Letters of Credit.   The Letter of Credit Commitment.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance  upon the agreements of the Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time  to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit  Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in one or more Alternative  Currencies for the account of the Borrower, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously  issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters  of Credit; and (B) the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit  issued for the account of the Borrower and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving  effect to such issuance, amendment or extension, (x) the aggregate L/C Obligations shall not  exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (y) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender shall not  exceed its Revolving Credit Commitment and (z) the total Revolving Credit Exposures shall not  exceed the total Revolving Credit Commitments.  Each request by the Borrower for the issuance  or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that  the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the  preceding sentence.  Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof,  the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the  Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit  that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.  All Existing Letters of Credit  shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be  subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.  The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit, if:  subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit  would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless  the Required Revolving Credit Lenders have approved such expiry date; or  the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of  Credit Expiration Date, unless (x) all the Revolving Credit Lenders and the L/C Issuer  have approved such expiry date or (y) such Letter of Credit is cash collateralized on  terms and pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to the L/C Issuer.  The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:  any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall    42  by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing the Letter of Credit,  or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having  the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer  shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit  generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with  respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which  the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date,  or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was  not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material  to it;  the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C  Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;  except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, the  Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000, in the case of a  commercial Letter of Credit, or $500,000, in the case of a standby Letter of Credit;  except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, the  Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative  Currency;  the L/C Issuer does not as of the issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit  issue Letters of Credit in the requested currency;   any Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the L/C  Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral,  satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Revolving  Credit Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after  giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from  either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other  L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as  it may elect in its sole discretion; or  the Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the  stated amount after any drawing thereunder.  The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be  permitted at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.  The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C  Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form  under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed  amendment to the Letter of Credit.  The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Credit Lenders with respect to any  Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall  have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX  with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters  of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such  Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included the    43  L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with  respect to the L/C Issuer.  Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.   Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of  the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of  a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of  the Borrower.  Such Letter of Credit Application may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail,  by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by the L/C Issuer, by  personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the L/C Issuer.  Such Letter of Credit  Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00  a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the  L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed  issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be.  In the case of a request for an initial  issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail  satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit  (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof; (C) the expiry date  thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented  by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be  presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of  the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require.  In the  case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit  Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit  to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day);  (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may  require.  Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative  Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit  issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative  Agent may require.  Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm  with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has  received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer  will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof.  Unless the L/C Issuer has received  written notice from any Revolving Credit Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at  least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable  Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be  satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested  date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower or enter into the applicable  amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and  customary business practices.  Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each  Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees  to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to  the product of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such  Letter of Credit.  If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer  may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension  provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension  Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each  

 

  44  twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving  prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in  each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued.   Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific  request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension.  Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has  been issued, the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not  require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry  date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer  shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be  permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised  form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of  Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in  writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date  (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Revolving Credit Lenders have elected not  to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender or  the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then  satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.  Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit  to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also  deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of  Credit or amendment.  Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.  Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing  under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative  Agent thereof.  In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the  Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer in such Alternative Currency, unless (A) the L/C Issuer  (at its option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or  (B) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, the Borrower shall have  notified the L/C Issuer promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that the Borrower will  reimburse the L/C Issuer in Dollars.  In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a  drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the L/C Issuer shall  notify the Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following  the determination thereof.  Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer  under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in Dollars, or the Applicable Time on the date of any  payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in an Alternative Currency  (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the  Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing and in the applicable  currency.  In the event that (A) a drawing denominated in an Alternative Currency is to be  reimbursed in Dollars pursuant to the second sentence in this Section 2.03(c)(i) and (B) the Dollar  amount paid by the Borrower, whether on or after the Honor Date, shall not be adequate on the  date of that payment to purchase in accordance with normal banking procedures a sum  denominated in the Alternative Currency equal to the drawing, the Borrower agrees, as a separate  and independent obligation, to indemnify the L/C Issuer for the loss resulting from its inability on  that date to purchase the Alternative Currency in the full amount of the drawing.  If the Borrower  fails to timely reimburse the L/C Issuer on the Honor Date, the Administrative Agent shall  promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the  unreimbursed drawing (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the  case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency) (the “Unreimbursed    45  Amount”), and the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof.  In  such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to  be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard  to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate  Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the aggregate Revolving Credit  Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Loan  Notice).  Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this  Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that  the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect  of such notice.  Each Revolving Credit Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make  funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this  purpose) for the account of the L/C Issuer, in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent’s Office for  Dollar-denominated payments in an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the  Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by  the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each  Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate  Loan to the Borrower in such amount.  The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so  received to the L/C Issuer in Dollars.  With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Borrowing of  Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any  other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C  Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C  Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at  the Default Rate.  In such event, each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative  Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment  in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from  such Revolving Credit Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this  Section 2.03.  Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this  Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit,  interest in respect of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such amount shall  be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.  Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse  the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this  Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any  circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which  such Revolving Credit Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or  any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default; or  (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing;  provided, however, that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Loans pursuant to  this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by  the Borrower of a Loan Notice).  No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise  impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment  made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.  If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for    46  the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Credit Lender  pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in  Section 2.03(c)(ii), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the L/C Issuer  shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Credit Lender (acting through the Administrative  Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment  is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate  per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any  administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection  with the foregoing.  If such Revolving Credit Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as  aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Revolving Credit Lender’s Loan included in  the relevant Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may  be.  A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the  Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be  conclusive absent manifest error.  Repayment of Participations.  At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has  received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Revolving Credit Lender’s L/C Advance in  respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives  for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or  interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash  Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute  to such Revolving Credit Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in Dollars and in the same  funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.  If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer  pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described  in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its  discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account  of the L/C Issuer its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus  interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such  Revolving Credit Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to  time in effect.  The obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders under this clause shall survive  the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.  Obligations Absolute.  The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each  drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional  and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all  circumstances, including the following:  any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any  other Loan Document;  the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower  or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of  Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the  L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions  contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto,  or any unrelated transaction;    47  any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit  proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein  being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of  any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;  waiver by the L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for the L/C Issuer’s protection  and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by the L/C Issuer which does not in fact  materially prejudice the Borrower;  honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit  requires that demand be in the form of a draft;  any payment made by the L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented  after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received  under, such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC, the ISP or  the UCP, as applicable;  any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft  or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment  made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in  bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or  other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit,  including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;  any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant  Alternative Currency to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets  generally; or  any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the  foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available  to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.  The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment  thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s  instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the L/C Issuer.  The Borrower  shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents  unless such notice is given as aforesaid.  Role of L/C Issuer.  Each Revolving Credit Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any  drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document  (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to  ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person  executing or delivering any such document.  None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of  their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be  liable to any Revolving Credit Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the  request or with the approval of the Revolving Credit Lenders or the Required Revolving Credit Lenders,  as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or  (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to  any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document.  The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions  of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this  assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies  

 

  48  as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement.  None of the L/C  Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent,  participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in  clauses (i) through (ix) of Section 2.03(e); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the  contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may  be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential  or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by the L/C  Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter  of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying  with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit.  In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing,  the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for  further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not  be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to  transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in  part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.  The L/C Issuer may send a Letter of  Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank  Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) message or overnight courier, or any other commercially  reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.  Applicability of ISP and UCP; Limitation of Liability.  Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the  L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable  to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and  (ii) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible to the Borrower for, and the L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies  against the Borrower shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the L/C Issuer required or  permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of  Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where the L/C Issuer or the  beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions,  practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for  Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of  International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.  Letter of Credit Fees.  The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of  each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15, with its  Applicable Percentage, in Dollars, a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of  Credit equal to the Applicable Letter of Credit Fee Rate times the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount  available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.  For purposes of computing the daily amount available  to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in  accordance with Section 1.09.  Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the first Business Day  after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to  occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on  demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears.  On each applicable payment date, all accrued  and unpaid PIK Letter of Credit Fees, if any, shall be added to the principal amount of the Revolving  Credit Loans and shall thereafter bear interest as set forth in this Agreement and shall be payable in full  on the Maturity Date if not otherwise paid prior to such date.  If there is any change in the Applicable  Letter of Credit Fee Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of  Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Letter of Credit Fee Rate separately for each  period during such quarter that such Applicable Letter of Credit Fee Rate was in effect.  Notwithstanding  anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders,  while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.    49  Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer.  The Borrower  shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, a fronting fee with respect to each  Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum specified in the Fee Letter to which the Administrative Agent is  party, computed on the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of  Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears.  Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth Business  Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended  quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date  to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter  on demand.  For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of  Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09.  In  addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary  issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the  L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect.  Such customary fees and standard  costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.  Conflict with Issuer Documents.  In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the  terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.  [Reserved].  Prepayments.    (f)  Optional.  The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or  from time to time voluntarily prepay Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans in whole or in part without  premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be in a form acceptable to the Administrative  Agent and be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (A) two Business Days prior  to any date of prepayment of Term SOFR Loans, and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans;  (ii) any prepayment of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole  multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a  principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less,  the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding.  Each such notice shall specify the date and amount  of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Term SOFR Loans are to be prepaid,  the Interest Period(s) of such Loans.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its  receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such  prepayment.  If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the  payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.  Any  prepayment of a Term SOFR Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid,  together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.  Subject to Section 2.15, such  prepayment shall be applied to the Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable  Percentages in respect of each of the relevant Facilities.  Mandatory.  If the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower at any time that the Total Revolving  Credit Outstandings at such time exceed the Revolving Credit Facility at such time, the Borrower  shall promptly (and, in any event within one Business Day thereof) prepay Revolving Credit  Loans and L/C Borrowings and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (other than the L/C  Borrowings) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.  If the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents (excluding any cash on deposit in  accounts the exclusive function of which is to serve as a payroll account and limited to amounts    50  in the aggregate reasonably estimated to cover payroll for a two-week period) held by the Loan  Parties and their Subsidiaries at any time exceeds the Maximum Cash Threshold for three  consecutive Business Days, the Borrower shall on the next Business Day thereafter prepay  (without a permanent reduction in the Revolving Commitments) outstanding Revolving Credit  Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of such excess over the Maximum  Cash Threshold and, if excess still remains after such prepayment, the Borrower shall Cash  Collateralize any outstanding L/C Obligations until either no excess amount remains or the L/C  Obligations are fully Cash Collateralized.  If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries disposes of any property pursuant to Section  7.02(g) or 7.02(h) on or after the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date which results in the  realization by such Person (or the release from any applicable escrow account to the extent  required in connection with such disposition) of Net Cash Proceeds, the Borrower shall, in the  case of (i) Section 7.02(g)(i), (x) within two (2) Business Days after the receipt of Net Cash  Proceeds received upon the consummation of the Fremont Software Disposition (as defined in  Section 7.02(g)) and (y) within fifteen (15) days (or if such day is not a Business Day, the  immediately succeeding Business Day) after the receipt of Net Cash Proceeds received on a  deferred purchase price payment in connection with the Fremont Software Disposition, and (ii)  Section 7.02(g)(ii) and Section 7.02(h), within three (3) Business Days after such Net Cash  Proceeds are received by such Person, prepay an aggregate principal amount of the Loans equal  to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds (and in the case of application to Revolving Credit Loans  with a corresponding permanent reduction in the Revolving Credit Facility), equal to such amount  as provided in Section 2.06(b)(ii) below (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in  subsections (vi) and (vii) below).  If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries issues or incurs Indebtedness pursuant to  Section 7.05(f) on or after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the Borrower shall, within two  (2) Business Days after the issuance or incurrence of such Indebtedness, prepay an aggregate  principal amount of the Loans equal to 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from any  issuance or incurrence of such Indebtedness (and, in the case of application to Revolving Credit  Loans with a corresponding permanent reduction in the Revolving Credit Facility), equal to such  amount as provided in Section 2.06(b)(ii) below (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in  subsections (vi) and (vii) below).  Within five Business Days after financial statements have been delivered pursuant to  Section 6.01(a) and Section 6.01(b) and the related Compliance Certificate has been delivered  pursuant to Section 6.02(a), commencing with the fiscal year of the Borrower ending June 30,  2023, the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to the difference  of (i)(x) 100% of Excess Cash Flow (if any) for the fiscal quarter covered by such financial  statements if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth on such Compliance Certificate is  greater than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00 or (y) 75% of Excess Cash Flow (if any) for the fiscal quarter  covered by such financial statements if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth on such  Compliance Certificate is less than 5.00 to 1.00 less (ii) the aggregate principal amount of  voluntary prepayments of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(a) (and in the case of a prepayment  of Revolving Credit Loans has resulted in a corresponding permanent reduction in the Revolving  Credit Facility) and mandatory prepayments of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iv) (and, in  the case of application of Excess Cash Flow to Revolving Credit Loans, with a corresponding  permanent reduction in the Revolving Credit Facility), equal to such amount as provided in  Section 2.06(b)(ii) below (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in subsections (vi) and (vii)  below.    51  Each prepayment of Loans pursuant to the foregoing Section 2.05(b)(iii), (iv) and (v)  shall be applied, first, to the Term Facility until paid in full and, second, to the Revolving Credit  Facility in the manner set forth in subsection (vii) below.  Prepayments of the Revolving Credit Facility made pursuant to this Section 2.05(b), first,  shall be applied ratably to the L/C Borrowings, second, shall be applied ratably to the outstanding  Revolving Credit Loans, and, third, shall be used to Cash Collateralize any remaining L/C  Obligations.  Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized, the  funds held as Cash Collateral shall be applied (without any further action by or notice to or from  the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to reimburse the L/C Issuer or the Revolving Credit  Lenders, as applicable. Upon expiration of any Letter of Credit for which the Borrower had Cash  Collateralized such L/C Obligation, such cash collateral shall be promptly reimbursed to the  Borrower.  Termination or Reduction of Commitments.    Optional.  The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Revolving  Credit Facility or the Letter of Credit Sublimit, or from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving  Credit Facility or the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the  Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. five Business Days prior to the date of termination or  reduction or such lesser amount of time as the Administrative Agent may agree, (ii) any such partial  reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess  thereof, (iii) such notice of termination may state that termination is conditioned upon the effectiveness of  other credit facilities or one or more other events specified therein, in which case such notice may be  revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective  date) if such condition is not satisfied, (iv) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Revolving  Credit Facility if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total  Revolving Credit Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, (B) the Letter of Credit  Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash  Collateralized hereunder would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit.    Mandatory.    The aggregate Term Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to  zero on the date of the Term Borrowing.  If at any time the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment of Revolving  Credit Loans under Sections 2.05(b)(iii), 2.05(b)(iv) or 2.05(b)(v), the Revolving Credit Facility  shall be automatically and permanently reduced on the date of such required prepayment  thereunder by an amount equal to the amount of such prepayment.  The Administrative Agent  will promptly notify the Lenders of any such termination or reduction of the Revolving Credit  Facility and any reduction of the Revolving Credit Facility under this clause (b) shall be applied  to the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender according to its  Applicable Percentage.    If after giving effect to any reduction or termination of Revolving Credit Commitments  under this Section 2.06, the Letter of Credit Sublimit exceeds the Revolving Credit Facility at  such time, the Letter of Credit Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such  excess.  

 

  52  Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees.  The Administrative Agent will  promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the  Revolving Credit Commitment under this Section 2.06.  Upon any reduction of the Revolving Credit  Commitments, the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender shall be reduced by  such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of such reduction amount.  All fees in respect of  the Revolving Credit Facility accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Credit  Facility shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.  Repayment of Loans.  Revolving Credit Loans.  The Borrower shall repay to the Revolving Credit Lenders on the  Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such date.  Term Loans.  The Borrower shall repay to the Term Lenders on the Maturity Date the  aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on such date.  Interest.  (g)  Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Term SOFR Loan under  a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate  per annum equal to the Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate for such Facility;  and (ii) each Base Rate Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount  thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable  Rate for such Facility.  (i) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any  applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall  thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the  fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws so long as such amount has not been paid.  In the event of the occurrence of an Event of Default under Sections 8.01(f) or (g), the  Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder  (including any capitalized PIK Interest and capitalized PIK Letter of Credit Fees) at a fluctuating  interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by  Applicable Laws so long as such Event of Default is continuing.  If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any  Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at  stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders, such  amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to  the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws so long as such amount has  not been paid.  Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists (other than  as set forth in clauses (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) above), the Borrower shall pay interest on the  principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder (including any capitalized PIK Interest  and PIK Letter of Credit Fees) at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the  Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws so long as such Event of Default  is continuing.  Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest)  shall be due and payable upon demand.    53  Cash Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date  applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein.  On each applicable Interest  Payment Date, all accrued and unpaid PIK Interest, if any, shall be added to the principal amount of each  Loan and shall thereafter bear interest as set forth in this Agreement and shall be payable in full on the  Maturity Date if not otherwise paid prior to such date.  Interest shall also be paid on the date of any  payment or prepayment of the Loans hereunder in full.  Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in  accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of  any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.  For the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada), (i) whenever a rate of interest or fee rate hereunder  is calculated on the basis of a year (the “deemed year”) that contains fewer days than the actual number of  days in the calendar year of calculation, such rate of interest or fee rate shall be expressed as a yearly rate  by multiplying such rate of interest or fee rate by the actual number of days in the calendar year of  calculation and dividing it by the number of days in the deemed year, (ii) the principle of deemed  reinvestment of interest shall not apply to any interest calculation hereunder and (iii) the rates of interest  stipulated herein are intended to be nominal rates and not effective rates or yields.  Fees.  In addition to certain fees described in subsections (h) and (i) of Section 2.03:  Commitment Fee.  The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each  Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage, a commitment  fee equal to 0.625% times the actual daily amount by which the Revolving Credit Facility exceeds the  sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C  Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15.  The commitment fee shall accrue at all  times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in  Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each  March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the  Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period (and, if applicable,  thereafter on demand).  The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears.  Tenor Fee.    If, on June 30, 2024 (the “Determination Date”), any Lender shall have any Commitment  hereunder, or any Loan or other Obligation shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied (other than  contingent indemnification and reimbursement Obligations in respect of which no claim has been  asserted), or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless Cash Collateralized), then the  Borrower shall pay, subject to clause (ii) hereof, to the Administrative Agent for the account of  each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage a fee (the “Tenor Fee”) equal to (i)  1.00% times (ii) (A) the aggregate undrawn Revolving Credit Commitments plus (B) (ii) the  Total Outstandings in each case, as of the Determination Date.  The Tenor Fee shall be fully earned as of the Determination Date, shall not be refundable  for any reason whatsoever, and shall be due and payable to the Administrative Agent, for the  account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, on the earlier of (x) the  Maturity Date and (y) the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans  and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02 (the  earlier of such dates, the “Payment Date”); provided, that, the Borrower shall not be required to  pay such Tenor Fee if, prior to the Payment Date, the Obligations (other than contingent  indemnification and reimbursement Obligations in respect of which no claim has been asserted)  have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash, or the Facilities hereunder are refinanced by one or    54  more third party debt providers resulting in the Lenders’ full recovery of all such Obligations  owing to them hereunder and outstanding as of such date.    Other Fees.  (ii)  The Borrower shall pay to the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent for  their own respective accounts, in Dollars, fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee  Letters.  Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason  whatsoever.  The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders, in Dollars, such fees as shall have been separately  agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified.  Such fees shall be fully  earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.  Computation of Interest and Fees.  All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including  Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Term SOFR) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365  or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed.  All other computations of fees and interest shall  be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as  applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year).  Interest shall accrue on each  Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for  the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day  on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day.  Each determination by the  Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes,  absent manifest error.   Evidence of Debt.  (h)  The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or  more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary  course of business.  The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender  shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to  the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon.  Any failure to so record or any error in doing so  shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount  owing with respect to the Obligations.  In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records  maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such  matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest  error.  Upon the request of any Lender to the Borrower made through the Administrative Agent, the  Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which  shall evidence such Lender’s Loans to the Borrower in addition to such accounts or records.  Each Lender  may attach schedules to a Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount, currency and  maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.  In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a) above, each Lender and the  Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing  the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit.  In the event of any conflict  between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records  of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall  control in the absence of manifest error.  Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.  (i)  General.  All payments to be  made by the Borrower shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any  counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments  by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective  Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in  Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein.  Without limiting the generality of    55  the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may require that any payments due under this Agreement be  made in the United States.  If, for any reason, the Borrower is prohibited by any Law from making any  required payment hereunder in an Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall make such payment in  Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency payment amount.  The Administrative Agent  will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided  herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office.  All  payments received by the Administrative Agent (i) after 2:00 p.m., in the case of payments in Dollars, or  (ii) after the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of payments in an  Alternative Currency, shall in each case be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and  any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.  If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall  come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business  Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.  (i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent.  Unless the Administrative  Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Term  SOFR Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of  such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s  share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share  available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate  Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by  Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a  corresponding amount.  In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable  Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally  agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in Same Day  Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to  the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a  payment to be made by such Lender, the Overnight Rate, plus any administrative, processing or similar  fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the  case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans.  If the  Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an  overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such  interest paid by the Borrower for such period.  If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing  to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such  Borrowing.  Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may  have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.  (ii) Payments by the Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent.  Unless the  Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any  payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder  that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower  has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption,  distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due.    With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders  or the L/C Issuer hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall  be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the  “Rescindable Amount”): (1) the Borrower has not in fact made such payment; (2) the Administrative  Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by the Borrower (whether or not then owed);  or (3) the Administrative Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment; then each  of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative  Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in  

 

  56  immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount  is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the  Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking  industry rules on interbank compensation.  A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount  owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.  Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent.  If any Lender makes available to the Administrative  Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender to the Borrower as provided in the foregoing  provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative  Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or  waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like  funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.  Obligations of Lenders Several.  The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Term Loans  and Revolving Credit Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and to make payments pursuant to  Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint.  The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such  participation or to make any payment under Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not  relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be  responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to  make its payment under Section 10.04(c).  Funding Source.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for  any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has  obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.  Sharing of Payments by Lenders.  If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or  counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Loans  made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations held by it resulting in such Lender’s receiving  payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans or participations and accrued interest  thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater  proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value)  participations in the Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations of the other Lenders, or make such  other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the  Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their  respective Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that:  if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the  payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be  rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and  the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by  or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this  Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender),  (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.14, or (z) any payment obtained  by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or  subparticipations in L/C Obligations to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to  the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).  Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under    57  Applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may  exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as  fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.  Cash Collateral.  Certain Credit Support Events.  If (i) the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing  request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, (ii) as of the Letter  of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, (iii) the Borrower shall  be required to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 8.02(c), or (iv) there shall exist a Defaulting  Lender, the Borrower shall immediately (in the case of clause (iii) above) or within one Business Day (in  all other cases) following any request by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, provide Cash  Collateral in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount (determined in the case  of Cash Collateral provided pursuant to clause (iv) above, after giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv) and  any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).  If at any time the Administrative Agent  determines that any funds held as Cash Collateral are subject to any right or claim of any Person other  than the Administrative Agent or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate  Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, the Borrower will, forthwith upon demand by the  Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited as Cash  Collateral, an amount equal to the excess of (x) such aggregate Outstanding Amount over (y) the total  amount of funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Administrative Agent determines to be free  and clear of any such right and claim.  Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on  deposit as Cash Collateral, such funds shall be applied, to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws, to  reimburse the L/C Issuer.  Additionally, if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower at any time that  the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations at such time exceeds 102% of the Letter of Credit  Sublimit then in effect, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall  provide Cash Collateral for the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in an amount not less than the  amount by which the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations exceeds the Letter of Credit Sublimit.  Grant of Security Interest.  The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender,  such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the  benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first  priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property  so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the  obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.14(c).  If at any time the  Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other  than the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash  Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the  Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an  amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency. All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not  constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit  accounts at Bank of America.  The Borrower shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all  customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the  maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.  Application.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash  Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.14 or Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.15 or 8.02 in respect of Letters  of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, obligations to fund  participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest  accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to  any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.    58  Release.  Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting  Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the  applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of  Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance  with Section 10.06(b)(vi))) or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer that  there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, the Person providing Cash Collateral and the L/C  Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated  Fronting Exposure or other obligations.  Defaulting Lenders.  Adjustments.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any  Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting  Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:  Waivers and Amendments.  Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any  amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the  definition of “Required Lenders” and Section 10.01.  Defaulting Lender Waterfall.  Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts  received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether  voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the  Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08 shall be applied at such  time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment  of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second,  to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C  Issuer hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to  such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.14; fourth, as the Borrower may request (no  Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such  Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as  determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and  the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such  Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this  Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to  such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in  accordance with Section 2.14; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the  L/C Issuer as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any  Lender or the L/C Issuer against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s  breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default exists, to the  payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of  competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of  such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such  Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if  (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in  respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such  Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set  forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the  Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to  being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, such Defaulting  Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations  are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder without giving    59  effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv).  Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a  Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to  post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.15(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by  such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.  Certain Fees.  Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive fees payable under  Sections 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to  extent allocable to the sum of (1) the Outstanding Amount of the Loans funded by it, and  (2) its Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has  provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.14.  Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any  period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its  Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided  Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.14.  With respect to any fee payable under Section 2.09(a) or any Letter of Credit Fee  not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the  Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee  otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s  participation in L/C Obligations that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender  pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the L/C Issuer the amount of any such fee  otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s  Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the  remaining amount of any such fee.  Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure.  All or any part of  such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations shall be reallocated among the Non- Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (calculated  without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that such  reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting  Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment.  Subject to  Section 10.19, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any  party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting  Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting  Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.  Defaulting Lender Cure.  If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer agree in  writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties  hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth  therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the  extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such  other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Credit  Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the  Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv)),  whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made  retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that  Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly  agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a  

 

  60  waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting  Lender.  New Letters of Credit. So long as any Revolving Credit Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the L/C  Issuer shall not be required to issue, extend, increase, reinstate or renew any Letter of Credit unless it is  satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.    TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY  Taxes.   Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes.  (iii)  Any and  all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any Loan  Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by  Applicable Laws.  If any Applicable Laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the  Administrative Agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the  Administrative Agent or a Loan Party, then the Administrative Agent or such Loan Party shall be entitled  to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be  delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.  If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by the Code to withhold  or deduct any Taxes, including both United States Federal backup withholding and withholding  taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such  deductions as are determined by the Administrative Agent to be required based upon the  information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) the  Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant  Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code, and (C) to the extent that the withholding  or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan  Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all  required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this  Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have  received had no such withholding or deduction been made.  If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by any Applicable Laws  other than the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment, then (A) such Loan Party  or the Administrative Agent, as required by such Laws, shall withhold or make such deductions  as are determined by it to be required based upon the information and documentation it has  received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, to  the extent required by such Laws, shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the  relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with such Laws, and (C) to the extent that the  withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the  applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the  making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable  under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would  have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.  Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties.  Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a)  above, the Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with  Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any  Other Taxes    61  Tax Indemnifications.  (iv)  Each of the Loan Parties shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally  indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand  therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted  on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or  required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any penalties, interest and  reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes  were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to  the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a  copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a  Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each of the Loan Parties shall, and  does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect  thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender or the L/C Issuer for any  reason fails to pay indefeasibly to the Administrative Agent as required pursuant to Section 3.01(c)(ii)  below.  Each Lender and the L/C Issuer shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall  make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, (x) the Administrative  Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer (but only to  the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such  Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Party to do so), (y) the  Administrative Agent and the Loan Party, as applicable, against any Taxes attributable to such  Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) relating to the maintenance of  a Participant Register and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Party, as applicable, against  any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in each case, that are payable  or paid by the Administrative Agent or a Loan Party in connection with any Loan Document, and  any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes  were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A  certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the  Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender and the L/C Issuer  hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time  owing to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other  Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).  Evidence of Payments.  As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a  Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative  Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such  payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such  payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation.  (v)  Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or  reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to  the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or  the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by Applicable  Law or the taxing authorities of a jurisdiction pursuant to such Applicable Law or reasonably requested  by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without  withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the  Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable  Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or  the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or  information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two  sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such    62  documentation either (A) set forth in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below or (B) required by  Applicable Law other than the Code or the taxing authorities of the jurisdiction pursuant to such  Applicable Law to comply with the requirements for exemption or reduction of withholding tax in that  jurisdiction) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or  submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially  prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S.  Person:  any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the  Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender  under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the  Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that  such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;  any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the  Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested  by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender  under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the  Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:  in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax  treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of  interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BENE (or  W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S.  federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and  (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document,  IRS Form W-8BENE (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption  from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business  profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;  executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;  in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption  for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate  substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is  not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10  percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B)  of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section  881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed  copies of IRS Form W-8BENE (or W-8BEN, as applicable); or  to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed  copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W- 8BENE (or W-8BEN, as applicable), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate  substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 or Exhibit G-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or  other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided  that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect  partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption,  such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate    63  substantially in the form of Exhibit G-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect  partner;  any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the  Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested  by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender  under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the  Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by  Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal  withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as  may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative  Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and  if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to  U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply  with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in  Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the  Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at  such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent  such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section  1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by  the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the  Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine  that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to  determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of  this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date  of this Agreement.  Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to  this Section 3.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such  form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of  its legal inability to do so.  Treatment of Certain Refunds.  Unless required by Applicable Laws, at no time shall the  Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender or the L/C  Issuer, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or the L/C Issuer, any refund of Taxes withheld or  deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.  If any  Recipient determines that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by  any Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this  Section 3.01, it shall pay to such Loan Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of  indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by a Loan Party under this Section 3.01 with  respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes)  incurred by such Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant  Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that each Loan Party, upon the request of  the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or  other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the  Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to  the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to  such Loan Party pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less  favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if the Tax subject to  indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and  

 

  64  the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid.  This  subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other  information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.  For federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes, the parties hereto acknowledge  and agree that the conversion of the loans owing to the Lenders by the Borrower that are outstanding  under this Agreement, immediately prior to giving effect to Amendment No. 6, to a Term Loan in Dollars  pursuant to Section 2.01(b) will be treated as a “significant modification” of such loans within the  meaning of Section 1.1001-3 of the United States Treasury Regulations.  Unless otherwise required  pursuant to applicable law, the parties hereto shall prepare and file all tax returns in a manner consistent  with this Section 3.01 and shall take no position inconsistent with such treatment.  Survival.  Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or  replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender  or the L/C Issuer, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all  other Obligations.  Defined Terms:  For purposes of this Section 3.01, the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA  and the term “Lender” includes any L/C Issuer.  Illegality.  If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any  Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office  to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to SOFR or Term SOFR, or to  determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR or Term SOFR, then, upon notice thereof by such  Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent), (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or  continue Term SOFR Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans shall be suspended, and  (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest  rate on which is determined by reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the interest rate  on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by  the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, in each case  until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise  to such determination no longer exist.  Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower shall, upon demand  from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Term  SOFR Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such  Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without  reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period  therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan to such day, or  immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan and (ii) if such  notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon SOFR, the  Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to  such Lender without reference to the Term SOFR component thereof until the Administrative Agent is  advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge  interest rates based upon SOFR.  Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay  accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required  pursuant to Section 3.05.  Inability to Determine Rates.    If in connection with any request for a Term SOFR Loan or a conversion of Base Rate Loans to  Term SOFR Loans or a continuation of any of such Loans, as applicable, (i) the Administrative Agent  determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) no Successor Rate    65  has been determined in accordance with Section 3.03(b), and the circumstances under clause (i) of  Section 3.03(b) or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred, or (B) adequate and reasonable means  do not otherwise exist for determining Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a  proposed Term SOFR Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (ii) the  Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that, for any reason, Term SOFR for any  requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to  such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and  each Lender.  Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Term SOFR Loans, or to  convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Term  SOFR Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding  sentence with respect to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Term SOFR  component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent  (or, in the case of a determination by the Required Lenders described in clause (ii) of this Section 3.03(a),  until the Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.  Upon  receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, or  conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans or  Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a  Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein and (ii) any outstanding Term SOFR  Loans shall be deemed to have been converted to Base Rate Loans immediately at the end of their  respective applicable Interest Period.  Replacement of Term SOFR or Successor Rate.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this  Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination  shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Borrower or Required Lenders notify the Administrative  Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Borrower) that the Borrower or Required  Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:  adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one month, three month and  six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including, without limitation, because the Term SOFR  Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely  to be temporary; or  CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental  Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to  its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement  identifying a specific date after which one month, three month and six month  interest periods of  Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available, or  permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated  loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no  successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to  provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one  month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate  are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”);  then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, the “Term SOFR  Replacement Date”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest  payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (ii) above, no later  than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any Loan  Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment for any payment period for interest  calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to,    66  or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the  “Successor Rate”).  If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest payments  will be payable on a quarterly basis.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) if the Administrative Agent determines that  Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date, or (ii) if the events  or circumstances of the type described in Section 3.03(b)(i) or (ii) have occurred with respect to the  Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend  this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in  accordance with this Section 3.03 at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or  payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due  consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit  facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmark. and, in each case,  including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any  evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and  agented in the United States for such benchmark, which adjustment or method for calculating such  adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from  time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated.  For the avoidance of doubt, any  such proposed rate and adjustments, shall constitute a “Successor Rate”.  Any such amendment shall  become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted  such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising  the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required  Lenders object to such amendment.  The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Borrower and each  Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate.  Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to  the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such  Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative  Agent.  Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would  otherwise be less than 1.25%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 1.25% for the purposes of this  Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have  the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary  herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will  become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided  that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such  amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably  promptly after such amendment becomes effective.  For purposes of this Section 3.03, those Lenders that either have not made, or do not have an  obligation under this Agreement to make, the relevant Loans in Dollars shall be excluded from any  determination of Required Lenders.  Increased Costs.     67  Increased Costs Generally.  If any Change in Law shall:  impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan,  insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or  credit extended or participated in by, any Lender or the L/C Issuer;  subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes  described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of “Excluded Taxes” and (C) Connection  Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or  its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or  impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer any other condition, cost or expense affecting  this Agreement or Term SOFR Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or  participation therein;  and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting  to, continuing or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to  increase the cost to such Lender or the L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of  Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the  amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of  principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Borrower  will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will  compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or  reduction suffered.  Capital Requirements.  If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law  affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the L/C  Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect  of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such  Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the  Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such  Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or the  L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such  Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of  such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to  time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount  or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding  company for any such reduction suffered.  Certificates for Reimbursement.  A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer setting forth the  amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the  case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower shall be  conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may  be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.  Delay in Requests.  Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to demand  compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of  such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation, provided that no Borrower shall be  required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for  any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six months prior to the date that such  Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to  

 

  68  such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s intention to claim  compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions  is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of  retroactive effect thereof).  Compensation for Losses.  Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative  Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender  harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:  any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan  on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory,  automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);  any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to  prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount  notified by the Borrower;  any failure by the Borrower to make payment of any drawing under any Letter of Credit (or  interest due thereon) denominated in an Alternative Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment  thereof in a different currency; or  any assignment of a Term SOFR Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period  therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.13;  including any loss of anticipated profits, any foreign exchange losses and any loss or expense arising from  the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan, from fees payable to  terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained or from the performance of any foreign  exchange contract.  The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such  Lender in connection with the foregoing.  Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.   Designation of a Different Lending Office.  Each Lender may make any Credit Extension to the  Borrower through any Lending Office, provided that the exercise of this option shall not affect the  obligation of the Borrower to repay the Credit Extension in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified  Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender, the L/C Issuer, or any Governmental Authority for the  account of any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant  to Section 3.02, then at the request of the Borrower such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall, as applicable, use  reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or  to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the  judgment of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce  amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need  for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender  or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be  disadvantageous to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.  The Borrower hereby agrees to  pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or the L/C Issuer in connection with any  such designation or assignment.  Replacement of Lenders.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the  Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any    69  Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 and, in each case, such  Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with  Section 3.06(a), the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.13.  Survival.  All obligations of the Loan Parties under this Article III shall survive termination of  the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, and resignation of the  Administrative Agent.    CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS  Conditions to Effectiveness of Agreement.  This Agreement will become effective upon  satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:  The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or  telecopies (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a  Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates  of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance  satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders:  executed counterparts of this Agreement and the Subsidiary Guaranty (as defined in the  Credit Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date), sufficient in number for distribution to the  Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Borrower;  Notes executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting Notes;  such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other  certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may require  evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to  act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to  which such Loan Party is a party;  such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to  evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and that each Loan Party is validly  existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in its jurisdiction of organization  and, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material  Adverse Effect, each other jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the  conduct of its business requires such qualification;  a favorable opinion of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed  to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, as to such matters concerning the Loan Parties and  the Loan Documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;  a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party either (A) attaching copies of all  consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and  performance by such Loan Party and the validity against such Loan Party of the Loan Documents  to which it is a party, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, or  (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required;  a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying (A) that the  conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied; (B) that there has been no    70  event or circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial Statements that has had or could be  reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect,  other than any event or circumstance that was publicly disclosed by the Borrower in any  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Borrower with the  SEC subsequent to such date; and (C) a calculation of the Net Leverage Ratio as of the Closing  Date and last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended prior to the Closing  Date; and  such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Administrative  Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Required Lenders reasonably may require.  All of the existing Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under the Existing Credit  Agreement shall be repaid in full and all commitments thereunder shall be terminated and cancelled on or  prior to the Closing Date.  The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received at least three (3) Business Days  before the Closing Date all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties and their  Subsidiaries that shall have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in  writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and that the Administrative Agent and the  Lenders reasonably determine is required by applicable regulatory authorities under applicable “know  your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the Act  (provided that such information shall, to the extent requested at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the  Closing Date, have been provided at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date).  Any fees required to be paid on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid.  Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid all fees, charges and  disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the  Administrative Agent) to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional  amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees,  charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that  such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower and the  Administrative Agent).  Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03, for  purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that  has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied  with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable  or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender  prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.  Conditions to all Credit Extensions.  The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for  Credit Extension (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a  continuation of Term SOFR Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent:  The representations and warranties of (i) the Borrower contained in Article V and (ii) each Loan  Party contained in each other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any  time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects (unless  such representation is already qualified by materiality, in which case it shall be true and correct in all  respects) on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations and  warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such    71  earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained  in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished  pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01.  No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the  application of the proceeds thereof.  The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer shall have received a Request for  Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.  In the case of a Credit Extension to be denominated in an Alternative Currency, there shall not  have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or  currency exchange rates or exchange controls which in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative  Agent or the L/C Issuer would make it impracticable for such Credit Extension to be denominated in the  relevant Alternative Currency.  In the case of any Credit Extension on or after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, immediately  after such Credit Extension and any use of proceeds thereof reasonably anticipated by the Borrower to be  made within 3 Business Days, the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents (excluding any cash on  deposit in accounts the exclusive function of which is to serve as a payroll account and limited to amounts  in the aggregate reasonably estimated to cover payroll for a two-week period) held by the Loan Parties  and their Subsidiaries shall not exceed the Maximum Cash Threshold.  The chief financial officer of the Borrower shall have certified that neither (i) the Borrower nor  any of its Subsidiaries as of the date of such certification, presently intends to (x) be or become subject to  a voluntary case under any Debtor Relief Law, (y) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors  or (z) have a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official appointed for such Person or any  substantial part of such Person's assets, in each case of the foregoing within the next eight Business Days  after the requested date of such Credit Extension, and (ii) no such Person presently expects to (w) be or  become subject to an involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Law, (x) be subject to a forced liquidation  or otherwise be adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority  over such Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt, (y) make a general assignment for the benefit  of creditors as a result of any direct action by any other Person or (z) have a custodian, conservator,  receiver or similar official appointed for such Person or any substantial part of such Person's assets as a  result of any direct action by any other Person, in each case of the foregoing within the next eight  Business Days after the requested date of such Credit Extension.  Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of  Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be  deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a), (b) and  (e) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES  Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.23, the Borrower represents and warrants to the  Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:  Existence, Qualification and Power.  The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries:   

 

  72  is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its  formation;  has the power and authority and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals  to own its assets, to carry on its business and to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under the  Loan Documents to which it is a party;  is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and is licensed and in good standing under the laws of  each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business  requires such qualification or license; and  is in compliance with all Applicable Laws; except, in each case referred to in clause (c) above or  this clause (d), to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material  Adverse Effect.  Authorization; No Contravention.  The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan  Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is party, have been duly authorized by all necessary  organizational action, and do not and will not:  contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents;  conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, any  document evidencing any material Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or any order,  injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority to which such Person or its property is subject;  or  violate any Applicable Law.  Governmental Authorization.  No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action  by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with  (a) the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement  or any other Loan Document, (b) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the  Collateral Documents, (c) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral  Documents (including the first priority nature thereof) or (d) the exercise by the Administrative Agent or  any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to  the Collateral Documents, except for action required by the Uniform Commercial Code, the USPTO, or  the USCO, to perfect and exercise remedies with respect to the security interest conferred hereunder.  Binding Effect.  Each Loan Document to which a Loan Party is a party constitutes the legal,  valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms,  except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting  the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.   Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.  The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently  applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (ii) fairly  present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and results of  operations for the period covered thereby.  The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries dated    73  September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017, and the related consolidated statements of income or  operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year or fiscal quarters ended on such dates  (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby,  except as expressly noted therein; and (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its  Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, with  respect to clauses (i) through (ii) above in the case of the unaudited financial statements, to ordinary, good  faith year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.  Schedule 5.05 shows all material  indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not included  in such financial statements as of the date thereof.  Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no Material Adverse Effect  other than any event or circumstance that was publicly disclosed by the Borrower in any Quarterly Report  on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Borrower with the SEC subsequent to such  date and prior to the Closing Date; provided that, solely with respect to clause (a) of the definition of  “Material Adverse Effect” and solely for purposes of the representation in this clause (c), the impacts of  COVID-19 on the operations, business, assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial  condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be disregarded.   Litigation.  There are no actions, suits, investigations, proceedings, claims or disputes pending,  or to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or  before any Governmental Authority, against the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective  properties:  which purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the  transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; or  which has arisen since the date of the Audited Financial Statements as to which there exists a  substantial likelihood of an adverse determination, which determination could reasonably be expected to  have a Material Adverse Effect. No injunction, writ, temporary restraining order or any order of any  nature has been issued by any court or other Governmental Authority purporting to enjoin or restrain the  execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or directing that the  transactions provided for herein or therein not be consummated as herein or therein provided.  No Default.  No Default or Event of Default exists or would result from the incurring of any  Obligations by the Borrower. As of the Closing Date, neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in  default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation in any respect which, individually or together  with all such defaults, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or that would, if  such default had occurred after the Closing Date, create an Event of Default under Section 8.01(e).  ERISA Compliance.  Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the  Code and other federal or state law. Each Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the  Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS and to the best knowledge of the  Borrower, nothing has occurred which would cause the loss of such qualification.  There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened claims, actions or  lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan which has resulted or could  reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or  violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan which has resulted or could  reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.    74  (i) No ERISA Event has occurred; (ii) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii)  neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability to  the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not  delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has  incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of  notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of  ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; (v) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has  engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; (vi) the Borrower  and each ERISA Affiliate has met all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect  of each Pension Plan, and no waiver of the minimum funding standards under the Pension Funding Rules  has been applied for or obtained; and (vii) as of the most recent valuation date for any Pension Plan, the  funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) is 60% or higher and  neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably  be expected to cause the funding target attainment percentage for any such plan to drop below 60% as of  the most recent valuation date.  The Borrower represents and warrants as of the Closing Date that the Borrower is not and will not  be using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of  ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the  Commitments.  Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations.  The proceeds of the Loans are to be used solely for the  purposes set forth in and permitted by Section 6.12. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is generally  engaged in the business of purchasing or selling Margin Stock or extending credit for the purpose of  purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.  Title to Properties.  The Borrower and each Subsidiary have good record and marketable title in  fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary in the ordinary conduct of their  respective businesses, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably  be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, the property of the Borrower and  its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01.  Taxes.  The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal and other material tax returns  and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal and other material taxes, assessments, fees and  other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise  due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for  which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed tax  assessment against the Borrower or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.  Environmental Compliance.  Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.12:  The on-going operations of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries comply in all respects with  all Environmental Laws, except such non-compliance which would not (if enforced in accordance with  Applicable Law) result in liability in excess of $7,000,000 in the aggregate (exclusive of amounts payable  under insurance policies and indemnity agreements which the Borrower or such Subsidiary reasonably  expects to receive).  The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all licenses, permits, authorizations and  registrations required under any Environmental Law (“Environmental Permits”) and necessary for their  respective ordinary course operations, all such Environmental Permits are in good standing, and the    75  Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all material terms and conditions of such  Environmental Permits.  None of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective present property or  operations is subject to any outstanding written order from or agreement with any Governmental  Authority, nor subject to (i) any judicial or docketed administrative proceeding, respecting any  Environmental Law, Environmental Claim or Hazardous Material or (ii) to the extent that it could  reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, any claim, proceeding or written notice from  any Person regarding any Environmental Law, Environmental Claim or Hazardous Material.  There are no Hazardous Materials or other conditions or circumstances existing with respect to  any property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or arising from operations prior to the Closing Date, of  the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to give rise to Environmental  Claims with a potential liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of $5,000,000 in the  aggregate for all such conditions, circumstances and properties. In addition, (i) neither the Borrower nor  any Subsidiary has any underground storage tanks (x) that are not properly registered or permitted  under applicable Environmental Laws or (y) that are leaking or disposing of Hazardous Materials off- site, and (ii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have met all material notification requirements under  applicable Environmental Laws.  Labor Relations.  There are no strikes, lockouts or other labor disputes against the Borrower or  any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting the  Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and no significant unfair labor practice complaint is pending against  the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any  of them before any Governmental Authority.  Regulated Entities. None of the Borrower, any Person controlling the Borrower, or any  Subsidiary, is an “Investment Company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.  Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act, the  Interstate Commerce Act, any state public utilities code, or any other Federal or state statute or regulation  limiting its ability to incur Indebtedness.  No Burdensome Restrictions. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is a party to or bound by  any Contractual Obligation, or subject to any restriction in any Organization Document, or any  Applicable Law, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Licenses, etc.  The Borrower and its Subsidiaries own or  are licensed or otherwise have the right to use all of the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,  copyrights, contractual franchises, authorizations and other rights that are reasonably necessary for the  operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person. To the best  knowledge of the Borrower, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance,  part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by the Borrower or any  Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any other Person. No claim or litigation regarding any of the  foregoing is pending or threatened, and no patent, invention, device, application, principle or any statute,  law, rule, regulation, standard or code is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, proposed, which,  in either case, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.   Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties.  As of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, the  Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in part (a) of Schedule 5.17, and all  of the outstanding Equity Interests in such Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non- assessable and are owned by a Loan Party in the amounts specified in part (a) free and clear of all Liens  

 

  76  except those created under the Collateral Documents.  No Loan Party has any equity investments in any  other corporation or entity other than those specifically disclosed in Part (b) of Schedule 5.17.  Set forth  on Part (c) of Schedule 5.17 is a complete and accurate list of all Loan Parties, showing as of the  Amendment No. 6 Effective Date (as to each Loan Party) the jurisdiction of its incorporation, the address  of its principal place of business and its U.S. taxpayer identification number.  The copy of the charter of  each Loan Party and each amendment thereto provided to the Administrative Agent on the Amendment  No. 6 Effective Date is a true and correct copy of each such document, each of which is valid and in full  force and effect.  Insurance.  The properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially  sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower in such amounts, with such  deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar  businesses and which are similarly situated.  Swap Obligations.  Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any  outstanding obligations under any Swap Contract, other than Permitted Swap Obligations. The Borrower  has undertaken its own independent assessment of its consolidated assets, liabilities and commitments and  has considered appropriate means of mitigating and managing risks associated with such matters and has  not relied on any swap counterparty or any Affiliate of any swap counterparty in determining whether to  enter into any Swap Contract.  Solvency.  Each of the Borrower is, and the Borrower’s Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are,  Solvent.  Full Disclosure.  None of the representations or warranties made by the Borrower or any  Subsidiary in the Loan Documents as of the date such representations and warranties are made or deemed  made, and none of the statements contained in any exhibit, report, statement or certificate (other than  projections, estimates, budgets, forward looking statements and information of a general economic or  industry nature) furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the Loan  Documents (including the offering and disclosure materials delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower or  its Subsidiaries to the Lenders prior to the Closing Date), when taken as a whole, contains any untrue  statement of a material fact or omits any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make  the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading as  of the time when made or delivered; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the  Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions  believed to be reasonable at the time (it being recognized that such projected financial information is not  to be viewed as facts and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are  beyond the Borrower’s control, that no assurance can be given that any particular financial projections  will be realized, that actual results may differ from projected results and that such differences may be  material).  Taxpayer Identification Number; Other Identifying Information.  The true and correct U.S.  taxpayer identification number of the Borrower is set forth on Schedule 10.02.    OFAC.  Neither the Borrower, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower  and its Subsidiaries, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative thereof, is an  individual or entity that is or is owned or controlled by any individual or entity that is (a) currently the  subject or target of any Sanctions, (b) included on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals,  HMT’s Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and the Investment Ban List, or any similar list  enforced by any other relevant sanctions authority or (c) located, organized or resident in a Designated  Jurisdiction.    77  Anti-Corruption Laws.  The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in  compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and  other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and have instituted and maintained policies  and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.  Not an Affected Financial Institution; Covered Entity.  Neither the Borrower nor any  Subsidiary Guarantor is an Affected Financial Institution.  No Loan Party is a Covered Entity.  Perfection of Security Interests.    The provisions of the Collateral Documents are effective to create in favor of the Administrative  Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable first priority Lien (subject to  Permitted Liens) on all right, title and interest of each respective Loan Party in the Collateral described  therein.  All filings, assignments, pledges and deposits of documents or instruments have been made or  will be made and all other actions have been taken or will be taken that are necessary under Applicable  Law, or reasonably requested by the Administrative or any of the Lenders, to establish and perfect the  Administrative Agent’s security interests (as collateral agent for the Secured Parties) in the Collateral,  except as otherwise agreed in this Agreement or the Collateral Documents.  The Loan Parties are the  owners of the Collateral free from any Lien, except for Permitted Liens.  The Mortgages executed and delivered on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date are, and the  Mortgages executed and delivered after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date will be, effective to create  in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) a legal, valid and enforceable  first priority Lien on all of the applicable Loan Parties’ right, title and interest in and to the Mortgaged  Property (as such term is defined in the applicable Mortgage) thereunder and the proceeds thereof, and  when such Mortgages are filed or recorded in the proper real estate filing or recording offices, and all  relevant mortgage taxes and recording charges are duly paid, the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of  the Secured Parties) shall have a perfected first priority Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title,  and interest of the applicable Loan Parties in such Mortgaged Property and, to the extent applicable,  subject to Section 9-315 of the Uniform Commercial Code, the proceeds thereof, in each case prior and  superior in right to the Lien of any other person, except for Liens permitted by Section 7.01.    AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS  So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, or any Loan or other Obligation  shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement Obligations  in respect of which no claim has been asserted), or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless  Cash Collateralized), unless the Required Lenders waive compliance in writing:   Financial Statements.   The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, in form and  detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:  Annual Financial Statements.  As soon as available, but not later than the earlier of (i) the date of  filing thereof with the SEC and (ii) ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year (or such longer time  period permitted by the SEC for the Borrower to file its Form 10-K for such fiscal year), a copy of the  audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the  related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such year, setting forth  in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, and accompanied by the opinion  of a nationally-recognized independent public accounting firm (“Independent Auditor”) which report  shall state that such consolidated financial statements present fairly the financial position for the periods    78  indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years. Such opinion shall not  be qualified or limited because of a restricted or limited examination by the Independent Auditor of any  material portion of the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s records or because of a “going concern” exception  (provided that, with respect to the financial statements delivered for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020,  no Event of Default shall arise solely from the inclusion of any “going concern” qualifications in the audit  which (i) arise directly out of or are directly attributable to the impact of COVID-19 on the business of  the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (ii) are generally and regularly being included by such accountants with  respect to audits for companies in the same or a similar industry for such period (or similar periods) as a  result of the events described in clause (i) above, and (iii) are in form and substance consistent with other,  similar qualifications being generally provided by such accountants for such period (or similar periods) as  a result of the events described in clause (i) above); and  Quarterly Financial Statements.  As soon as available, but not later than the earlier of (i) the date  of filing thereof with the SEC and (ii) 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each  fiscal year (or such longer time period permitted by the SEC for the Borrower to file its Form 10-Q for  such fiscal quarter), a copy of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its  Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal quarter and the related consolidated and consolidating (with  respect to statements of income only) statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the  period commencing on the first day and ending on the last day of such fiscal quarter, and certified by a  Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting, in accordance with GAAP (subject to ordinary,  good faith year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes), the financial position and the results  of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.  Liquidity Certification/13-Week Cash Flow.  As soon as available, but in any event within thirty  (30) days after the end of each calendar month, a Cash Flow/Liquidity Certificate attaching (i) a report  detailing Liquidity as of the last day of such month or such week (as applicable pursuant to the proviso  below), certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as being true, correct and complete in all  material respects as of such date, and (ii)(x) a projected thirteen (13) week cash flow forecast prepared by  the Borrower in good faith (in each case covering the immediately following thirteen (13) week period) of  all weekly revenues, receipts and disbursements and related financial information, and (y) a detailed  report showing any material variances from previously delivered forecasts under clause (ii)(x), including  qualitative and quantitative explanations of any such variances, such explanations to be in the same form  as the most recent Cash Flow/Liquidity Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the  Amendment No. 6 Effective Date or, if different, in form covering actual results for such periods as are  acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided, however, when Liquidity as reported on any such Cash  Flow/Liquidity Certificate is less than $30,000,000, then the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative  Agent a Cash Flow/Liquidity Certificate with such attachments described in clauses (i) and (ii) above  within fifteen (15) days after the end of each calendar month as well as, for the avoidance of doubt, within  thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, for so long as Liquidity as reported on any such  Cash Flow/Liquidity Certificate is less than $30,000,000.  Monthly Reporting.  As soon as available, but not later than thirty (30) days after the end of each  calendar month, a copy of the unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Borrower  and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such month and the related consolidated and consolidating statements  of income and cash flows for such month, certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly  presenting, in accordance with GAAP (subject to ordinary, good faith year-end audit adjustments and the  absence of footnotes), the financial position and the results of operations of the Borrower and its  Subsidiaries for such month.   2023 Fiscal Year Budget.  As soon as available, but in any event on or before August 31, 2022, a  business plan and budget of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 on    79  a consolidated basis, including forecasts prepared by management of the Borrower, in form reasonably  satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of consolidated balance sheets and statements of income or  operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a monthly basis for such fiscal year.  Certificates; Other Information.  The Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent:  concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a  Compliance Certificate executed by a Responsible Officer;   promptly, copies of all financial statements and reports that the Borrower sends to its  shareholders, and copies of all financial statements and regular, periodic or special reports (including  Forms 10K, 10Q and 8K) that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may make to, or file with, the SEC;   promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate or other  organizational affairs of the Borrower or any Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent (or the  Administrative Agent, at the request of any Lender) may from time to time reasonably request; and   promptly following any request therefor, information and documentation reasonably requested by  the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your  customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Act and the  Beneficial Ownership Regulation.  Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 or Section 6.02 may be delivered  electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the  Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at  the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the  Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative  Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the  Administrative Agent); provided that the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent by  electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents that the Administrative Agent or  any Lender may request and the Administrative Agent shall post such documents and notify (which may  be by facsimile or electronic mail) each Lender of the posting of any such documents.  Notwithstanding  anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide a paper copy or a  .pdf or facsimile copy of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 6.02(a) to the Administrative  Agent.  Except for such Compliance Certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to  request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have  no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each  Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such  documents.  The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent will make available to the  Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower  hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting Borrower Materials on Intralinks or another  similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders  (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or  its securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrower hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower Materials that  are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which,  at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x)  by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the  Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as either publicly  available information or not material information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with  

 

  80  respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws; (y)  all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the  Platform designated “Public Investor;” and (z) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to treat any  Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the  Platform not designated “Public Investor”.  Notices.  The Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender:  of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;  of any matter arising since the date of the Audited Financial Statements and after the Closing  Date that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including, to  the extent so applicable, (i) any breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual  Obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or  suspension between the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority; (iii) the  commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting the Borrower or  any Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws; or (iv) any other  Environmental Claim;  of the occurrence of any of the following events affecting the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate  (but in no event more than 10 days after such event), and deliver to the Administrative Agent and each  Lender a copy of any notice with respect to such event that is filed with a Governmental Authority and  any notice delivered by a Governmental Authority to the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate with respect to  such event:  an ERISA Event;  a material increase in the Unfunded Pension Liability of any Pension Plan;  the adoption of, or the commencement of contributions to, any Plan subject to Section  412 of the Code by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate; or  the adoption of any amendment to a Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, if such  amendment results in a material increase in contributions or Unfunded Pension Liability;  concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b),  of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the Borrower or any of  its consolidated Subsidiaries;   upon, but in no event later than 15 days after, any officer of the Borrower or any Subsidiary  becoming aware of (i) any and all enforcement, investigation, cleanup, removal or other governmental or  regulatory actions instituted, completed or threatened against the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of  their respective properties pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws which could reasonably be  expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) all other material Environmental Claims, and (iii) any  environmental or similar condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of the property of the  Borrower or any Subsidiary that could reasonably be anticipated to cause such property of the Borrower  or such Subsidiary or any part thereof to be subject to any material restrictions on the ownership,  occupancy, transferability or use of such property under any Environmental Laws; and  of any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that would  result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in such certification.    81  Each notice under this Section shall be accompanied by a written statement by a Responsible  Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein, and stating what action the Borrower or  any affected Subsidiary proposes to take with respect thereto and at what time. Each notice under Section  6.03(a) shall describe with particularity the applicable Default or Event of Default.  Preservation of Existence, Etc.  The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to:  preserve and maintain in full force and effect its existence and good standing under the laws of its  state or jurisdiction of formation;  preserve and maintain in full force and effect all governmental rights, privileges, qualifications,  permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business except in  connection with transactions permitted by Section 7.03 and sales of assets permitted by Section 7.02;  use reasonable efforts, in the ordinary course of business, to preserve its business organization  and goodwill; and  preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the  non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Maintenance of Property.  The Borrower shall maintain and preserve, and shall cause each  Subsidiary to maintain and preserve, all its property which is used or useful in its business in good  working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and make all necessary repairs thereto and  renewals and replacements thereof.  Insurance.  The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to (a) maintain with financially  sound and reputable independent insurers, insurance with respect to its properties and business against  loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar  business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by  such other Persons (including workers’ compensation insurance, public liability insurance and property  and casualty insurance) and all such insurance shall (i) provide for not less than 30 days’ prior notice to  the Administrative Agent of termination, lapse or cancellation of such insurance, and (ii) name the  Administrative Agent as mortgagee (in the case of property insurance) or additional insured on behalf of  the Secured Parties (in the case of liability insurance) or lender’s loss payee (in the case of property  insurance), as applicable, and (b) if any portion of any Mortgaged Property is at any time located in an  area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a Special  Flood Hazard Area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the National  Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (as now or hereafter in effect or successor act thereto), then the Borrower  shall, or shall cause each Loan Party to (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound  and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable  rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and (ii) deliver to the  Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the  Administrative Agent.  Payment of Obligations.  The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, pay and  discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all their respective material obligations and  liabilities, including:  all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or  assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate  reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary; and    82  all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property in violation of  Section 7.01.  Compliance with Laws.  The Borrower shall comply, and shall cause each Subsidiary to comply,  in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees  applicable to it or to its business or property (including the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act), except  such as may be contested in good faith or as to which a bona fide dispute may exist.  Compliance with ERISA. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates to:  (a) maintain each Plan in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the  Code and other federal or state law; (b) cause each Plan which is qualified under Section 401(a) of the  Code to maintain such qualification; and (c) make all required contributions to any Plan subject to Section  412 of the Code.  Inspection of Property and Books and Records.  The Borrower shall maintain and shall cause  each Subsidiary to maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in  conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters  involving the assets and business of the Borrower and such Subsidiary. The Borrower shall permit, and  shall cause each Subsidiary to permit, representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative  Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect any of their respective properties, to examine their respective  company, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss  their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective directors, officers, and independent  public accountants, with one such visit per fiscal year at the expense of the Borrower, and at such  reasonable times during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower;  provided that when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender may do any of the  foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance  notice and as often as may be reasonably desired; provided, further, that neither the Administrative Agent  nor any Lender shall conduct any environmental testing of any owned or leased facility of the Borrower  or any Subsidiary without the prior written consent of the Borrower, which shall not unreasonably be  withheld.  Environmental Laws.  The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, conduct its operations and keep and  maintain its property in compliance with all Environmental Laws, the violation of which could reasonably  be expected to result in liability to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of $5,000,000 in the  aggregate (net of any payments under insurance policies or indemnity agreements which the Borrower or  such Subsidiary reasonably expects to receive).  Upon the written request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, the Borrower shall submit  and cause each of its Subsidiaries to submit, to the Administrative Agent with sufficient copies for each  Lender, at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense, at reasonable intervals, a report providing an update of  the status of any environmental, health or safety compliance, hazard or liability issue identified in any  notice or report required pursuant to Section 6.03(e), that could, individually or in the aggregate, result in  liability in excess of $5,000,000 (net of any payments under insurance policies or indemnity agreements  which the Borrower or such Subsidiary reasonably expects to receive).  Use of Proceeds.  The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans (a) to finance Permitted  Acquisitions and to pay certain fees and expenses related thereto, (b) for working capital, Capital  Expenditures, stock repurchases and dividends and other general corporate purposes not in contravention  of any Applicable Law or of any Loan Document, and (c) to refinance the Existing Credit Agreement and    83  other existing Indebtedness.  Collateral; Deposit Accounts; Further Assurances.    The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, take such actions as may be  necessary to cause the Obligations to be secured by (i) a perfected first-priority security interest (subject  to Permitted Liens) in all personal property of the Loan Parties (other than Excluded Assets), whether  now owned or hereafter acquired, pursuant to the terms of the Security Agreement, and (ii) a pledge of  100% of the capital stock or other Equity Interests of each Subsidiary owned directly by any Loan Party  (other than Equity Interests that constitute Excluded Assets), in each case pursuant to the Pledge  Agreement; provided that the Domestic Loan Parties hereby agree, upon the request of the Administrative  Agent or the Required Lenders, to deliver, as promptly as practicable, but in any event within ninety (90)  days after request therefor, or such other later time, if any, to which the Administrative Agent may agree,  mortgages with respect to Material Real Property and to take such other steps and make such other  deliveries as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, the  delivery of legal opinions, surveys, title insurance, environmental assessment reports, flood hazard  certifications, evidence of flood insurance, if required, and a certification of the name and address of each  real estate recording office where a mortgage on the real estate on which any Collateral consisting of  fixtures may be located would be recorded) so as to provide the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of  the Secured Parties, a perfected first-priority Mortgage on such Material Real Property.  Without limitation of the foregoing, the Borrower shall, and shall cause all of its Subsidiaries to:  (A) all times to maintain its primary depositary and operating accounts with the  Administrative Agent and (B) cause all of its other deposit accounts, securities accounts,  collections and/or payments in respect of accounts or other Collateral and all other proceeds  whatsoever of or from any Collateral to be promptly paid into one or more accounts maintained  with the Administrative Agent or any other Lender subject, at the request of the Administrative  Agent, to an account control agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the  Administrative Agent, in each case in accordance with procedures and arrangements reasonably  acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries  may maintain deposit accounts in Canada with the Royal Bank of Canada so long as the balances  of such deposit accounts do not exceed $3,000,000 in the aggregate for any five consecutive  Business Day period; and  promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, to (x)  correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or in the  execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof, and (y) do, execute, acknowledge,  deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds,  certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through  the Administrative Agent, may reasonably require from time to time in order to (I) carry out more  effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents, (II) to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable  Law, subject any Loan Party’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties, assets, rights or interests  (other than Excluded Assets) to the Liens now or hereafter intended to be covered by any of the  Collateral Documents, (III) perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of any of  the Collateral Documents and any of the Liens intended to be created thereunder and (IV) assure,  convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Secured  Parties the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Secured Parties under  any Loan Document or under any other instrument executed in connection with any Loan  Document to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is or is to be a party, and cause each  of its Subsidiaries to do so.  

 

  84  Notwithstanding the foregoing:  no Loan Party shall be required to obtain any landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral  access letters other than with respect to the two distribution centers operated by the Loan Parties  on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and any other locations at which personal property with  fair market value of $5,000,000 or more (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good  faith) is or may become located, as to which the Borrower shall be required to use commercially  reasonable best efforts to obtain such waivers within 60 days of the later of (x) Amendment  Effective Date or (y) the date that personal property with a fair market value in excess of  $5,000,000 is located at such leased property, warehouse or other location, in each case or such  longer period as the Administrative Agent may otherwise approve; and  no actions in any jurisdiction other than the United States (including any territory thereof)  or Canada or required by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States or Canada shall  be required in order to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the United  States or Canada or to perfect such security interests, including any intellectual property  registered in any non-United States and non-Canadian jurisdiction (it being understood that there  shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any jurisdiction  other than the United States and Canada).  Additional Subsidiary Guarantors.    The Borrower shall, promptly (and in each case within thirty (30) days after the delivery of  financials statements under Sections 6.01(d)), (i) if all Domestic Subsidiaries and Canadian Subsidiaries  (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) that are not parties to the Guaranty accounted for two percent (2%)  or more of the (x) consolidated (gross) revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the most  recent 12 month period for which financial statements are available pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) (the  “Test Period”), (y) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such Test Period,  or (z) the consolidated amount of all assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of such  Test Period reflected on the financial statements most recently delivered or that should have been  delivered under Section 6.01(a) or (b), in each case calculated (1) on an actual and a pro forma basis for  any Subsidiary (including any Subsidiary created or acquired after the beginning of such Test Period) and  (2) giving effect to any material intercompany transactions after the beginning of such Test Period, cause  one or more of such Domestic Subsidiaries and/or Canadian Subsidiaries to become a Guarantor under  the Guaranty so that, upon such execution, such two percent (2%) threshold is no longer exceeded, and  (ii) cause each Subsidiary that owns any material Intellectual Property to become a Guarantor under the  Guaranty.  The Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent at any time at which, in  accordance with this Section 6.14, any Subsidiary is required to become a party to the Guaranty  (including pursuant to clause (b) below), and shall cause such Subsidiary to promptly (and in any event  within thirty (30) days after the delivery of financial statements under Section 6.01(d), or such longer  period agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion):  become a party to the Guaranty pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance  reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;  become a party to the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement pursuant to joinder  agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including  supplements to all schedules to such agreements appropriately completed) and deliver all  certificates, if any, representing the Equity Interest in and owned by such Subsidiary (other than  Equity Interests that constitute Excluded Assets), and other instruments required pursuant to the  Loan Documents;    85  to the extent any such Subsidiary owns any Material Real Property, deliver to the  Administrative Agent with respect to each such Material Real Property owned or held by joining  Subsidiary Guarantor, a Mortgage and deliverables related thereto reasonably required by the  Administrative Agent (including a title policy and a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal  Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination, and, if such Material  Real Property is located in a special flood hazard area, (x) a notice to (and confirmation of receipt  by) the Borrower as to the existence of a special flood hazard and, if applicable, the availability of  flood hazard insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program and (y) evidence of  applicable flood insurance, if available, in each case in such form, on such terms and in such  amounts as required by the Flood Insurance Laws or as otherwise required by the Lenders);   if any of the documents referenced in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) are delivered  (or required to be delivered) and if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, favorable  opinions of counsel (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect  and enforceability of the documentation referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii)), to  the applicable Loan Parties and such Subsidiary with respect to the documents delivered and the  transactions contemplated by this Section 6.14, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to  the Administrative Agent;   if any of the documents referenced in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) are delivered  (or required to be delivered), current copies of the documents of the types referred to in clauses  (iii) and (iv) of Section 4.01(a) and Section 4.01(c) with respect to such Subsidiary, all certified  by the applicable Governmental Authority or appropriate officer as the Administrative Agent may  elect, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and  evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that all taxes, filing fees and  recording fees related to the perfection of the Liens created under any of the documents delivered  pursuant to this Section 6.14 have been paid and all reasonable costs and expenses of the  Administrative Agent in connection therewith have been paid  Without limiting clause (a) above, the Borrower shall at all times cause each Subsidiary that  guarantees any other Indebtedness of the Borrower to be a Subsidiary Guarantor.  The Compliance Certificate required pursuant to Section 6.02(a) delivered by the Borrower to the  Administrative Agent shall include a list of all Excluded Subsidiaries and all designated Guarantors as of  the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended (and, with respect to such Guarantors, specifying the  percentage of consolidated gross revenues, Consolidated EBITDA and consolidate assets represented by  each such Guarantor (calculated in accordance with this Section) so that as of the last day of any fiscal  quarter for the most recently ended Test Period, the revenues of all such Guarantors, in the aggregate with  the Borrower and all other Subsidiaries, account for or contribute at least 98% of (i) consolidated gross  revenues  of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date, (ii) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower  and its Subsidiaries as of such date and (iii) total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such  date.  In the absence of a different designation by the Borrower on any subsequent date, the designation of  Guarantors most recently made by the Borrower shall continue in effect.   Anti-Corruption Laws.  The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, conduct its  businesses in compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery  Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and maintain policies and  procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.    86  Information Regarding Collateral.  The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to (j)  not effect any change (i) in any Loan Party’s legal name, (ii) in the location of any Loan Party’s chief  executive office, (iii) in any Loan Party’s identity or organizational structure, (iv) in any Loan Party’s  Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or organizational identification number, if any, or (v) in any  Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization (in each case, including by merging with or into any other entity,  reorganizing, dissolving, liquidating, reorganizing or organizing in any other jurisdiction), until (A) it  shall have given the Administrative Agent not less than ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice (in  the form of certificate signed by a Responsible Officer), or such lesser notice period agreed to by the  Administrative Agent, of its intention so to do, clearly describing such change and providing such other  information in connection therewith as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (B) it shall  have taken all action reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to maintain the perfection and  priority of the security interest of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the  Collateral, if applicable. Each Loan Party agrees to promptly provide the Administrative Agent with  certified Organization Documents reflecting any of the changes described in the preceding sentence, and  concurrently with the delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01(a), deliver to the  Administrative Agent a supplement to the Security Agreement and Pledge Agreement schedules.   MIRE Events.  In connection with any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to which any  increase, extension or renewal of Loans is contemplated, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the  Administrative Agent for any Mortgaged Property, a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency  Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination, and, if such Material Real Property is  located in a special flood hazard area, (x) a notice to (and confirmation of receipt by) the Borrower as to  the existence of a special flood hazard and, if applicable, the availability of flood hazard insurance under  the National Flood Insurance Program and (y) evidence of applicable flood insurance, if available, in each  case in such form, on such terms and in such amounts as required by the Flood Insurance Laws or as  otherwise required by the Lenders.  Most Favored Lender Status.  If the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall enter into, assume or  otherwise become bound by or obligated under any Material Debt Agreement that contains an Additional  Financial Covenant, Additional Default or Additional Material Term, the terms of this Agreement shall,  without any further action on the part of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender, be  deemed to be amended automatically to include each Additional Financial Covenant, each Additional  Default and each Additional Material Term contained in such Material Debt Agreement, but only for so  long as such Additional Financial Covenant, Additional Default or Additional Material Term remains in  effect under such Material Debt Agreement. The Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver at its  expense (including all reasonable fees and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel, the  allocated cost of internal legal services and all disbursements of internal counsel) an amendment to this  Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders evidencing the amendment of this  Agreement to include any such Additional Financial Covenant, Additional Default and/or Additional  Material Term; provided that the execution and delivery of such amendment shall not be a precondition to  the effectiveness of any amendment as provided for in this Section 6.18; provided, that for the avoidance  of doubt, upon the effectiveness of any amendment of this Agreement (or deemed amendment in  accordance with this Section 6.18), no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to occur in respect of  this Section 6.18.  For purposes of the foregoing, “Material Debt Agreement” means any agreement (or  group of related agreements) under which the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary at any time incurs  (directly, by assumption, by operation of law or otherwise) or has the right to incur (pursuant to  committed financing) Indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000.    NEGATIVE COVENANTS    87  So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, or any Loan or other Obligation  shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement Obligations  in respect of which no claim has been asserted), or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless  Cash Collateralized), unless the Required Lenders waive compliance in writing:  Limitation on Liens.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or  indirectly, make, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any part of its  property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following (“Permitted Liens”):  any Lien existing on property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary on the Closing Date and set forth  in Schedule 7.01 securing Indebtedness outstanding on such date;  any Lien created under any Loan Document;  Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges which are not delinquent or  remain payable without penalty, or to the extent that non-payment thereof is permitted by Section 6.07,  provided that no notice of lien has been filed or recorded under the Code;  carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, landlords’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other similar  Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not delinquent or remain payable without  penalty or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings  have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject thereto;  Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) consisting of pledges or deposits required in the  ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and  other social security legislation;  Liens on the property of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries securing (i) the non-delinquent  performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases or statutory obligations, (ii)  Contingent Obligations in connection with performance bonds, surety bonds and appeal bonds and (iii)  other non-delinquent obligations of a like nature, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;  provided that all such Liens in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material  Adverse Effect;  easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary  course of business which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case  materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere with the ordinary conduct of  the businesses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;  Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens,  rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a  creditor depository institution;  Liens securing obligations in respect of Capital Leases on assets subject to such leases, provided  that such Capital Leases are otherwise permitted hereunder;   Judgment or other similar Liens in connection with legal proceedings which (i) do not give rise to  an Event of Default under Section 8.01(i) or (j) and (ii) are being contested in good faith by appropriate  proceedings diligently conducted;   Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.05(f)(ii) (which Liens, for the avoidance of  

 

  88  doubt, may rank pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations, pursuant to the terms of an  Intercreditor Agreement satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders); and  other Liens securing Indebtedness that does not exceed in the aggregate at any one time  outstanding $1,000,000.  Disposition of Assets.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or  indirectly, (x) issue any equity interests of any Subsidiary (other than a Joint Venture) to any Person  which is not the Borrower or a Subsidiary or (y) sell, assign, lease, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose  of (whether in one or a series of transactions and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise)  any property, including accounts and notes receivable, with or without recourse (each, an “Asset  Disposition”), or enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing, except:  dispositions of inventory, or used, worn-out or surplus equipment, all in the ordinary course of  business;  the sale of equipment to the extent that such equipment is exchanged for credit against the  purchase price of similar replacement equipment, or the proceeds of such sale are reasonably promptly  applied to the purchase price of such replacement equipment;  (i) dispositions made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to any wholly-owned Subsidiary which  is a Subsidiary Guarantor, (ii) dispositions made by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any wholly-owned  Subsidiary which is a Subsidiary Guarantor, or (iii) dispositions made by any Subsidiary which is not a  Subsidiary Guarantor to any other Subsidiary which is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;  dispositions made in connection with Investments permitted under Section 7.04;   Franchise Conversions; provided that after giving pro forma effect to any such Franchise  Conversion, no Default or Event of Default shall exist;   licenses and sublicenses by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of software and intellectual property  in the ordinary course of business (including, without limitation, to franchisees and Joint Ventures);   (i) the disposition of the “Purchased Assets” by the Borrower and its subsidiary Fremont  Software, LLC (the “Purchased Assets”, as defined in, and substantially consistent with, that certain draft  Asset Purchase Agreement delivered to the Administrative Agent on May 12, 2022 (the “Asset Purchase  Agreement”) and such disposition hereinafter referred to as the “Fremont Software Disposition”; and (ii)  the disposition of the Design Define and Blossom Pure Hair Care Intellectual Property (and related assets)  by Regis LLC after the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date in an aggregate amount for such dispositions  not to exceed $600,000; provided that the Borrower shall comply with the requirements of Section  2.05(b)(iii) herein in connection therewith; and  dispositions not otherwise permitted hereunder which are made for fair market value (including,  for the avoidance of doubt, Intellectual Property permitted to be Disposed of hereunder); provided that (i)  at the time of any disposition, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or shall result from such  disposition, (ii) the aggregate value of all assets so sold by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries after the  Closing Date, together, shall not (x) represent more than 10% of the total assets of the Borrower and its  Subsidiaries (exclusive of any “right to use asset”) as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently  ended for which the Borrower has delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01 or (y) be related  to more than 10% of the consolidated net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the 12-month  period ending as of the end of the fiscal quarter preceding the date of determination, and (iii) the    89  Borrower shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.05(b)(iii) in connection therewith.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, but  subject to clauses (f) and (g) above, no material Intellectual Property held by a Loan Party may be  disposed of or transferred to any other Person who is not a Loan Party or who contemporaneously  therewith does not become a Loan Party.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, it is  understood and agreed that any Collateral disposed pursuant to Section 7.02(g) hereof shall be disposed of  free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, which Liens shall be automatically released  upon the consummation of such disposition, and the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to take, and  shall take any actions reasonably requested by the Borrower in order to effect the foregoing.  Consolidations and Mergers.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to,  merge, consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one  transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or  hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person (including, in each case, pursuant to a Division), except  that, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists immediately before and after giving effect to such  transaction:  any Subsidiary may merge with the Borrower or another Subsidiary; provided that (i) in the  case of any transaction between a Subsidiary and the Borrower, the Borrower shall be the continuing or  surviving corporation, (ii) in the case of any transaction between a Subsidiary and a wholly-owned  Subsidiary, such wholly-owned Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity,  and (iii) in the case of any transaction between a Domestic Subsidiary and a Foreign Subsidiary, such  Domestic Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity;  any Subsidiary may make Asset Dispositions permitted by Section 7.02;  any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with another Person in order to effect a Permitted  Acquisition;  so long as it is the surviving entity, the Borrower may merge or consolidate with another Person  in order to effect a Permitted Acquisition; and  the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Investments permitted under Section 7.04.  Loans and Investments.  The Borrower shall not purchase or acquire, or permit any Subsidiary  to purchase or acquire, or make any commitment therefor, any capital stock, equity interest, or any  obligation or other security of, or any interest in, any Person, or make or commit to make any  Acquisition, or make or commit to make any advance, loan, extension of credit or capital contribution to  or any other investment in, any Person including any Affiliate of the Borrower (together, “Investments”),  except for:  Investments held by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents;  extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the sale  or lease of goods or services in the ordinary course of business;  Investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in wholly-owned Subsidiaries or in the form of  unsecured loans made by any Subsidiary to the Borrower; provided that any Investments made by any    90  Loan Party after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date in any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary  Guarantor under this clause (c), together with any Investments made after the Amendment No. 2 Effective  Date under Section 7.04(e), shall not exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;  Investments incurred in order to consummate Acquisitions otherwise permitted herein  (“Permitted Acquisitions”); provided that (i) such Acquisitions are undertaken in accordance with all  Applicable Laws, (ii) the prior, effective written consent or approval to such Acquisition of the board of  directors or equivalent governing body of the Person to be acquired (and its stockholders or equivalent  equity holders, if necessary) is obtained, (iii) after giving effect to such Acquisition, no Default or Event  of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (including in respect of Section 7.14 on a pro forma  basis as of the last day of the preceding fiscal quarter), (iv) the Borrower provides the Administrative  Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, prior to consummating any such Acquisition (or series of related  Acquisitions) for which the total consideration (other than stock of the Borrower) exceeds $50,000,000, a  Compliance Certificate executed by a Responsible Officer evidencing compliance with clause (iii) above,  (v) the Person or business which is the subject of such Acquisition is in the same or similar line of  business (or any business either substantially related thereto or that involves the franchising or licensing  of a brand, product or service, regardless of whether such business is substantially different from the  current line of business) as the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; (vi) Investments in connection with such  Permitted Acquisition are made in either (A) a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of the  Borrower or (B) a Person that becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower  upon consummation thereof; and (vii) the aggregate amount of Permitted Acquisitions permitted under  this clause (d) after the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date shall not exceed (x) when Liquidity of the  Borrower is greater than or equal to $25,000,000 at the time of such Investment, $5,000,000 in the  aggregate in any fiscal year and (y) when Liquidity of the Borrower is less than $25,000,000 at the time  of such Investment, $2,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year;  other Investments (excluding Permitted Acquisitions, and including Investments in Joint Ventures  but otherwise excluding Investments in any other non-wholly-owned Subsidiaries) in addition to the  foregoing Investments permitted by this Section 7.04; provided that the total amount of Investments made  after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date that are permitted under this Section 7.04(e), together with any  Investments made by a Loan Party in any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor under Section  7.04(c) after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, shall not exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate at any  one time outstanding; and  Investments of a nature not contemplated by the foregoing clauses hereof that are outstanding as  of the Closing Date and set forth in Schedule 7.04 hereto.  For the avoidance of doubt, (i) contributions made by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to any  Pension Plan or other employee benefit plan (including qualified plans) of the Borrower or such ERISA  Affiliate shall not constitute an Investment by the Borrower or such ERISA Affiliate under this Section  7.04 and (ii) existing Investments in any Subsidiary that continue to be held upon and following the  consummation of an Asset Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.02 shall be permitted.  Limitation on Indebtedness.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to,  create, incur, assume, permit to exist, or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with  respect to, any Indebtedness, except:  Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement;  Indebtedness consisting of Contingent Obligations;    91  Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and set forth in Schedule 7.05;  Indebtedness incurred in connection with Capital Leases in an aggregate outstanding amount not  to exceed $2,000,000 at any time;  unsecured intercompany Indebtedness so long as the related Investment is permitted by Section  7.04; and  after the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, (i) Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness incurred by  the Borrower or any Subsidiary from time to time and (ii) Permitted Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness;  provided that (x) the aggregate outstanding amount of Permitted Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness  permitted under clause (f)(ii) shall not exceed $75,000,000 at any time outstanding and (y) the Borrower  shall have complied with the requirements of Section 2.05(b)(iv) in connection with the Net Cash  Proceeds received from the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness under this clause (f).  Transactions with Affiliates.  Except for intercompany Indebtedness otherwise permitted  hereunder, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any transaction with  any Affiliate of the Borrower, except upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Borrower or  such Subsidiary than would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an  Affiliate of the Borrower or such Subsidiary.   Margin Regulations.  The Borrower shall not, whether directly or indirectly, and whether  immediately, incidentally or ultimately, purchase or carry any Margin Stock or extend credit to others for  the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.  Sanctions.  The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly,  use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds  to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity, to fund any activities of or business  with any individual or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the  subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any individual or entity  (including any individual or entity participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arranger,  Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer, or otherwise) of Sanctions.  Restrictive Agreements.  The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to,  enter into any indenture, agreement, instrument or other arrangement which directly or indirectly  prohibits or restrains, or has the effect of prohibiting or restraining, or imposes materially adverse  conditions upon, the ability of any Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make other distributions (i) on its  capital stock or other common Equity Interests or (ii) with respect to any other interest or participation in,  or measured by, its profits, (b) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (c) repay loans  or advances from the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (d) transfer any of its properties or assets to the  Borrower or any Subsidiary.  ERISA.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (a) terminate any  Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA so as to result in any material liability to the Borrower or any ERISA  Affiliate, (b) permit to exist any ERISA Event or any other event or condition, which presents the risk of  a material  liability to the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, (c) make a complete or partial withdrawal  (within the meaning of ERISA Section 4201) from any Multiemployer Plan so as to result in any material   liability to the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or (d) enter into any new  Pension Plan or modify any  existing Pension Plan in a manner that (i) increases its obligations thereunder and (ii) could result in any  material  liability to the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.  

 

  92  Change in Business.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, engage in  any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business carried on by the  Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.  Change in Fiscal Year.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, change  the fiscal year of the Borrower or of any Subsidiary; provided that the fiscal year of the Borrower and its  Subsidiaries may be changed to a year ending December 31.  Anti-Corruption Laws.  The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or  indirectly, use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for any purpose which would breach the United  States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption  legislation in other jurisdictions.  Financial Covenants.  Minimum Liquidity Covenant.  The Borrower shall not permit the Liquidity as of the last day of  any calendar month to be less than $10,000,000.  Minimum Consolidated EBITDA.  The Borrower shall not, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter  ending during the periods specified below, permit Consolidated EBITDA to be less than the amounts set  forth below:  Fiscal Quarter Ending Minimum Consolidated EBITDA  December 31, 2022 ($2,800,000)  March 31, 2023 $1,600,000  June 30, 2023 $6,100,000  September 30, 2023 $9,400,000    Consolidated Leverage Ratio.  The Borrower shall not, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter  ending during the periods specified below, permit its Consolidated Leverage Ratio to be greater than the  corresponding ratio set forth below.  Fiscal Quarter Ending Maximum Ratio  December 31, 2023 10.90:1.00  March 31, 2024 10.65:1.00  June 30, 2024 10.20:1.00  September 30, 2024 9.70:1.00  December 31, 2024 9.30:1.00  March 31, 2025 8.95:1.00  June 30, 2025 8.60:1.00    Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.  The Borrower shall not, as of the last day of any  fiscal quarter ending during the periods specified below, permit its Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage  Ratio to be less than the corresponding ratio set forth below:  Fiscal Quarter Ending Minimum Ratio  December 31, 2023 1.05:1.00  March 31, 2024 1.05:1.00    93  June 30, 2024 1.15:1.00  September 30, 2024 1.25:1.00  December 31, 2024 1.30:1.00  March 31, 2025 1.35:1.00  June 30, 2025 1.40:1.00    Restricted Payments.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, (a)  declare or pay any dividend or make any other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property)  on any of its stock or other equity interests or any warrants, options or other rights with respect thereto  (any of the foregoing, “Equity Interests”) or (b) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for value any of its  Equity Interests (any such non-excluded declaration, payment, distribution, purchase, redemption or other  acquisition, a “Restricted Payment”); provided that:  (i) any Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends, and make other distributions, to  the Borrower or any other wholly-owned Subsidiary; and  (ii) the Borrower may declare and pay stock dividends.  Amendment of Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness Documents, Permitted Pari Passu  Secured Indebtedness Documents.  The Borrower shall not amend, modify or otherwise alter (or suffer to be amended, modified or  altered) the Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness Documents except as permitted in the applicable  Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness Documents and Subordination Agreements.  The Borrower shall not amend, modify or otherwise alter (or suffer to be amended, modified or  altered) the Permitted Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness Documents except as permitted in the applicable  Permitted Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness Documents and Intercreditor Agreements.    EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES  Events of Default.  Any of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”:  Non-Payment.  The Borrower fails to pay, (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount  of principal of any Loan or of any L/C Obligation, or (ii) within five days after the same becomes due,  any interest, fee or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or  Specific Covenants.  The Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement  contained in Section 6.03, 6.04(a) (with respect to the Borrower) or 6.18 or in Article VII; or  Other Defaults.  Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe (i) any covenant contained in Section  6.01 or 6.02(a), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 10 Business Days, or (ii) any  other term or covenant contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and such default shall  continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date upon which written notice thereof is given to  the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any Responsible Officer shall have otherwise  become aware of such default; or  Representations and Warranties.  Any representation or warranty by the Borrower or any  Subsidiary made or deemed made herein or in any other Loan Document, or contained in any certificate,    94  document or financial or other statement by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Responsible Officer,  furnished at any time under this Agreement, or in or under any other Loan Document, is incorrect in any  material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made; or  Cross-Default.  (i) The Borrower or any Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment in respect of  any Indebtedness (other than Specified Acquisition Debt) or Contingent Obligation (other than in respect  of Swap Contracts), having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available  amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit  arrangement) of more than $2,000,000 when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment,  acceleration, demand, or otherwise) and such failure continues after the applicable grace or notice period,  if any, specified in the relevant document on the date of such failure; or (B) fails to perform or observe  any other condition or covenant, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, under any agreement or  instrument relating to any such Indebtedness (other than Specified Acquisition Debt) or Contingent  Obligation, and such failure continues after the applicable grace or notice period, if any, specified in the  relevant document on the date of such failure if the effect of such failure, event or condition is to cause, or  to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Indebtedness  (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause such  Indebtedness to be declared to be due and payable, or to be required to be repurchased, prior to its stated  maturity, or such Contingent Obligation to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be  demanded; or (ii) there occurs under one or more Swap Contracts an Early Termination Date (as defined  in the applicable Swap Contract) resulting from (1) any event of default under the applicable Swap  Contract as to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in the applicable  Swap Contract) or (2) any Termination Event (as defined in the applicable Swap Contract) as to which the  Borrower or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as defined in the applicable Swap Contract) and, in  either event, the Swap Termination Value not paid by the Borrower or such Subsidiary when due as a  result thereof is greater than $2,000,000 in the aggregate; or  Insolvency; Voluntary Proceedings.  The Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) ceases or fails to be  solvent, or generally fails to pay, or admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due,  subject to applicable grace periods, if any, whether at stated maturity or otherwise; (ii) except as permitted  by Section 7.02 or Section 7.03, voluntarily ceases to conduct its business in the ordinary course; (iii)  commences any Insolvency Proceeding with respect to itself; or (iv) takes any action to effectuate or  authorize any of the foregoing; or  Involuntary Proceedings.  (i) Any involuntary Insolvency Proceeding is commenced or filed  against the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any writ, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or  similar process, is issued or levied against a substantial part of the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s  properties, and any such proceeding or petition shall not be dismissed, or such writ, judgment, warrant of  attachment, execution or similar process shall not be released, vacated or fully bonded within 60 days  after commencement, filing or levy; (ii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary admits the material allegations of  a petition against it in any Insolvency Proceeding, or an order for relief (or similar order under non-U.S.  law) is ordered in any Insolvency Proceeding; or (iii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary acquiesces in the  appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, mortgagee in possession (or agent  therefor), or other similar Person for itself or a substantial portion of its property or business; or  ERISA.  (i) An ERISA Event shall occur with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan  which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower or any ERISA  Affiliate under Title IV of ERISA to such Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan or to the PBGC in an  aggregate amount for all such Pension Plans and Multiemployer Plans in excess of $1,000,000, less any  outstanding amounts under clauses (ii) and (iii) hereof; (ii) the aggregate amount of Unfunded Pension  Liability among all Pension Plans and Multiemployer Plans at any time exceeds $1,000,000, less any    95  outstanding amounts under clauses (i) and (iii) hereof (determined, in respect of Multiemployer Plans, by  reference to the Unfunded Pension Liability for which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may be  liable); or (iii) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to pay when due, after the expiration of any  applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section  4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of $1,000,000, less any  outstanding amounts under clauses (i) and (ii); or  Monetary Judgments.  One or more non-interlocutory judgments, non-interlocutory orders,  decrees or arbitration awards is entered against the Borrower or any Subsidiary involving in the aggregate  a liability (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not  dispute coverage) as to any single or related series of transactions, incidents or conditions, of $2,000,000  or more, and the same shall remain unsatisfied, unvacated and unstayed pending appeal for a period of 30  days after the entry thereof; or  Non-Monetary Judgements. Any non-monetary judgment, order or decree is entered against the  Borrower or any Subsidiary which does or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse  Effect, and there shall be any period of 20 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such  judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or  Change of Control.  There occurs any Change of Control; or  Loss of License. Any Governmental Authority revokes or fails to renew any license, permit or  franchise of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or the Borrower or any Subsidiary for any reason loses any  license, permit or franchise, or the Borrower or any Subsidiary suffers the imposition of any restraining  order, escrow, suspension or impound of funds in connection with any proceeding (judicial or  administrative) with respect to any license, permit or franchise, in each case to the extent that the same  individually, collectively or cumulatively, does or would reasonably be expected to have a Material  Adverse Effect; or  Invalidity of Loan Documents.  Any provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its  execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or  satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any  other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan  Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan  Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Loan Document; or  Collateral Documents.  Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof pursuant to the terms of  the Loan Documents shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof) cease to create a valid  and perfected first priority Lien (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01) on the Collateral purported to  be covered thereby, or any Loan Party shall assert in writing the invalidity of such Liens; or  Subordination.  (i)  The subordination provisions of any Subordination Agreement or  any other  document evidencing or governing any Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness (the “Subordination  Provisions”) shall, in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding  and enforceable against any holder of the applicable Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness; or (ii) the  Borrower or any other Loan Party shall, directly or indirectly, disavow or contest in any manner (A) the  effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any of the Subordination Provisions, (B) that the Subordination  Provisions exist for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer or (C) that all  payments of principal of or premium and interest on the applicable Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness,  or realized from the liquidation of any property of any Loan Party, shall be subject to any of the  Subordination Provisions.  

 

  96  Remedies Upon Event of Default.  If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the  Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any  or all of the following actions, subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement:  declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to  make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be  terminated;  declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid  thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be  immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of  which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;  require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the  Minimum Collateral Amount with respect thereto); or  exercise on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties all rights and remedies available to the  Secured Parties under the Loan Documents;  provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with  respect to the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Law, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and  any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid  principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall  automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C  Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the  Administrative Agent or any Lender.  Application of Funds.  After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the  Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have  automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any  amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.14 and 2.15,  be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:  First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and  other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and  amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;  Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other  amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders and the L/C  Issuer (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the L/C Issuer  and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts  described in this clause Second payable to them;  Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of  Credit Fees and interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and other Obligations arising under the Loan  Documents, ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts  described in this clause Third payable to them;  Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans,  L/C Borrowings and Obligations then owing under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash  Management Agreements, ratably among the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks and the Cash    97  Management Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;  Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize that  portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the extent  not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.14; and  Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the  Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.  Subject to Sections 2.03(c) and 2.14, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount  of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters  of Credit as they occur.  If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit  have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations,  if any, in the order set forth above.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and  Secured Hedge Agreements shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative  Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the  Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the  case may be.  Each Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank not a party to the Credit Agreement that has  given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have  acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article  IX hereof for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.    ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT  Appointment and Authority.    Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its  behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the  Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to  the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are  reasonably incidental thereto.  The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the  Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party  shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.  It is understood and agreed that  the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with  reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or  express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a  matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between  contracting parties.  The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and  each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Hedge Bank and a potential Cash  Management Bank) and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative  Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and the L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and  enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the  Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto.  In this  connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys- in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 for purposes of holding or  enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof granted under the Collateral Documents, or    98  for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be  entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article X (including Section 10.04(c), as  though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan  Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.  Rights as a Lender.  The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the  same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as  though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise  expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the  Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.  Such Person and its Affiliates may accept  deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory  capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other  Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to  account therefor to the Lenders.  Exculpatory Provisions.  The Administrative Agent or the Arrangers, as applicable, shall not  have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents,  and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature.  Without limiting the generality of the  foregoing, the Administrative Agent or the Arrangers, as applicable:  shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has  occurred and is continuing;  shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers,  except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents  that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or  such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other  Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in  its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is  contrary to any Loan Document or Applicable Law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that  may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture,  modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law;   shall not have any duty or responsibility to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to  disclose, to any Lender or the L/C Issuer, any credit or other information concerning the business,  prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan  Parties or any of their Affiliates, that is communicated to, obtained by or in the possession of, the  Administrative Agent, Arrangers or any of their Related Parties in any capacity, except for notices,  reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative  Agent herein;  shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of  the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the  Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided  in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as  determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment.  The  Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice  describing such Default is given in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or the  L/C Issuer; and    99  shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement,  warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document,  (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in  connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements  or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity,  enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other  agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be  created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the  satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of  items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.  Reliance by Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon,  and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement,  instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website  posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise  authenticated by the proper Person.  The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to  it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur  any liability for relying thereon.  In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making  of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be  fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such  condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have  received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the  issuance of such Letter of Credit.  The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be  counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be  liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel,  accountants or experts.  Delegation of Duties.  The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and  exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or  more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent and any such  sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their  respective Related Parties.  The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent  and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their  respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well  as activities as Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the  negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction  determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross  negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.  Resignation of Administrative Agent.    The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C  Issuer and the Borrower.  Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have  the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office  in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States.  If no such  successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such  appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such  earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the  retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C  Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above, provided that  in no event shall any such successor Administrative Agent be a Defaulting Lender.  Whether or not a  

 

  100  successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on  the Resignation Effective Date.  If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the  definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, by notice in  writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in  consultation with the Borrower, appoint a successor.  If no such successor shall have been so appointed  by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as  shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall  nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.  With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable)  (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations  hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by  the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of the Loan Documents,  the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such  time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments or  other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications  and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made  by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint  a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above.  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s  appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with  all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent (other than  as provided in Section 3.01(h) and other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to  the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal  Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from  all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged  therefrom as provided above in this Section).  The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor  Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed  between the Borrower and such successor.  After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s  resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and  Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its  sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by  any of them (i) while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent  and (ii) after such resignation or removal for as long as any of them continues to act in any capacity  hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including (a) acting as collateral agent or otherwise  holding any collateral security on behalf of any of the Lenders and (b) in respect of any actions taken in  connection with transferring the agency to any successor Administrative Agent.  Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also  constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer.  If Bank of America resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the  rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit  outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect  thereto, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in  Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c).  Upon the appointment by the Borrower of a  successor L/C Issuer hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting  Lender), (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges  and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer, (b) the retiring L/C Issuer shall be discharged from all of their  respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (c) the successor L/C  Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of  such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the    101  obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.  Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Other Lenders.  Each  Lender and the L/C Issuer expressly acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent nor any  Arranger has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent or any  Arranger hereafter taken, including any consent to, and acceptance of any assignment or review of the  affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or  warranty by the Administrative Agent or any Arranger to any Lender or the L/C Issuer as to any matter,  including whether the Administrative Agent or any Arranger have disclosed material information in their  (or their Related Parties’) possession. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents to the Administrative  Agent and the Arrangers that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent,  the Arrangers, any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and  information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis of, appraisal of, and investigation  into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of  the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the  transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend  credit to the Borrower hereunder. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will,  independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any other Lender or  any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time  deem appropriate, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not  taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or  any document furnished hereunder or thereunder, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary  to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and  creditworthiness of the Loan Parties. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents and warrants that (i) the  Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility and (ii) it is engaged in making,  acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course and is entering into this Agreement as a  Lender or L/C Issuer for the purpose of making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and providing  other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or L/C Issuer, and not for the purpose  of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument, and each Lender and the L/C  Issuer agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer  represents and warrants that it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold  commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or  such L/C Issuer, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire  and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring  or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities.  No Other Duties, Etc.  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the  bookrunners, arrangers or agents as may be listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties  or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as  applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder.  Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding.  In case of the pendency of  any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party,  the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then  be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the  Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by  intervention in such proceeding or otherwise;  to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in  respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file  such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the    102  L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation,  expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent and  their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the  Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(h) and (i), 2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial  proceeding; and  to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims  and to distribute the same;  and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such  judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such payments to the  Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such  payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due  for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and  its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and  10.04.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or  consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization,  arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the L/C  Issuer to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the L/C  Issuer in any such proceeding.  The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the  Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including accepting some or all of  the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or  otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all  or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy  Code of the United States, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code of the  United States, or any similar Laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, (b) at any  other sale or foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at  the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with  any Applicable Law.  In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations owed to the  Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis (with Obligations with  respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a  ratable basis that would vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the  liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) in the asset  or assets so purchased (or in the Equity Interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles  that are used to consummate such purchase).  In connection with any such bid (i) the Administrative  Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles to make a bid, (ii) to adopt documents  providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the  Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the  assets or Equity Interests thereof shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by the vote of the Required  Lenders, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on  actions by the Required Lenders contained in clauses (a) through (i) of Section 10.01 of this Agreement),  (iii) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to assign the relevant Obligations to any such  acquisition vehicle pro rata by the Lenders, as a result of which each of the Lenders shall be deemed to  have received a pro rata portion of any Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by such an  acquisition vehicle on account of the assignment of the Obligations to be credit bid, all without the need  for any Secured Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action, and (iv) to the extent that  Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as    103  a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the  acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of debt credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such  Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Lenders pro rata and the Equity Interests and/or debt  instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of the Obligations that had been assigned to the  acquisition vehicle shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any  acquisition vehicle to take any further action.   Collateral and Guaranty Matters.  Without limiting the provisions of Section 9.09, each  Lender (including in its capacities as a potential Cash Management Bank and a potential Hedge Bank)  and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion,  to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any  Loan Document (i) upon the occurrence of the Facility Termination Date, (ii) that is sold or otherwise  disposed of or to be sold or otherwise disposed of as part of or in connection with any sale or other  disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document to a Person that is not a Loan Party,  (iii) that constitutes an Excluded Asset, or an “Excluded Account” (as such term is defined in the  Security Agreement), or (iv) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section  10.01;  to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person  ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents; and  to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under  any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 7.01(i).  Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in  writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or  items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this  Section 9.10.  In each case as specified in this Section 9.10, the Administrative Agent will, at the  Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party  may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and  security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to  release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms  of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.10.  The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into  any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the  existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by  any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the  Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.  Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements.  No Cash  Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 8.03, any Guaranty or any  Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall have  any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any  other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release, subordination or  impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent  expressly provided in the Loan Documents.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the  contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other  satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Cash  Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received  

 

  104  written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative  Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.  Lender ERISA Representation.  Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party  hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such  Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the  avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the  following is and will be true:  such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or  otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation  in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or  this Agreement;  the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class  exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset  managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company  general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance  company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions  involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain  transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s  entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of  Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement;  (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset  Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset  Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in,  administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,  (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters  of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b)  through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the  requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s  entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of  Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement; or  such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between  the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.  In addition, unless either (1) clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with  respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in  accordance with clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents  and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the  date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party  hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the  benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with  respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in,  administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this  Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative  Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).    105  Recovery of Erroneous Payments.  Without limitation of any other provision in this Agreement,  if at any time the Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender Recipient  Party, whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by the Borrower at such time, where such  payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Lender Recipient Party receiving a  Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the  Rescindable Amount received by such Lender Recipient Party in immediately available funds in the  currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable  Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater  of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking  industry rules on interbank compensation. Each Lender Recipient Party irrevocably waives any and all  defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to  retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its  obligation to return any Rescindable Amount. The Administrative Agent shall inform each Lender  Recipient Party promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Lender Recipient Party  comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.  Intercreditor Agreement.   Each of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties acknowledges that obligations of the Borrower  and any Subsidiary under any Permitted Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness may be secured by Liens on  assets of the Borrower and any such Subsidiary that constitute Collateral.  Each of the Lenders and the  other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to execute and  deliver, in each case on behalf of such Secured Party and without any further consent, authorization or  other action by such Secured Party, (i) from time to time upon the request of the Borrower, in connection  with the establishment, incurrence, amendment, refinancing or replacement of any Permitted Pari Passu  Secured Indebtedness, any intercreditor agreement (the “Intercreditor Agreement”) that is in form and  substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, and (ii) any documents  relating thereto.  Each of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably (i) consents to the treatment  of Liens to be provided for under the Intercreditor Agreement, which Liens, for the avoidance of doubt,  may rank pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations (but shall not have any preference or  priority,  including as to any amounts collected through the exercise of any rights of set off or  recoupment, over the Obligations) , (ii) agrees that, upon the execution and delivery thereof, such Secured  Party will be bound by the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a signatory thereto and  will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) agrees that no Secured  Party shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of any action  taken by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.14 or in accordance with the terms of the  Intercreditor Agreement and (iv) authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to carry out the  provisions and intent of the Intercreditor Agreement.  Each of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably further authorizes and  directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, in each case on behalf  of such Secured Party and, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) below, with the written consent of the  Required Lenders, and in the case of clause (ii) below, without any further consent, authorization or other  action by such Secured Party, any amendments, supplements or other modifications of the Intercreditor  Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Borrower may from  time to time request (i) to give effect to any establishment, incurrence, amendment, extension, renewal,  refinancing or replacement of any Permitted Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness, (ii) to confirm for any  party that the Intercreditor Agreement is effective and binding upon the Administrative Agent on behalf  of the Secured Parties or (iii) to effect any other amendment, supplement or modification so long as the    106  resulting agreement would constitute an Intercreditor Agreement if executed at such time as a new  agreement.  Each of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably further authorizes and  directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, in each case on behalf  of such Secured Party and without any further consent, authorization or other action by such Secured  Party, any amendments, supplements or other modifications of any Loan Document solely to add or  remove any legend that may be required pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement.  The Administrative Agent shall have the benefit of the provisions of Article IX hereunder with  respect to all actions taken by it pursuant to this Section 9.14 or in accordance with the terms of the  Intercreditor Agreement to the full extent thereof.  Subordination Agreements.  Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and  authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into any Subordination Agreement pertaining to any  Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness, on its behalf and to take such action on its behalf under the  provisions of any such agreement (subject to the last sentence of this Section 9.15).  Each Lender further  agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of each subordination or intercreditor agreement  pertaining to any Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness.  Each Lender hereby authorizes the  Administrative Agent to issue blockages notices in connection with any Permitted Subordinated  Indebtedness at the direction of Required Lenders (it being agreed and understood that the Administrative  Agent will not act unilaterally to issue such blockage notices).    MISCELLANEOUS  Amendments, Etc.  Subject to Section 3.03, Section 6.18 and the last paragraph of this Section  10.01, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no  consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in  writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may  be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective  only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such  amendment, waiver or consent shall:  (i) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01(a) without the written consent of each Lender;  or (ii) without limiting the generality of clause (i) above, waive any condition set forth in Section 4.02  as to any Credit Extension under the Revolving Credit Facility without the written consent of the  Required Revolving Lenders;  extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated  pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such Lender;  postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of  principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any  other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;  reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing,  or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable  hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly  affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary  (i) to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest    107  or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate or (ii) to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any  defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest  on any Loan or L/C Borrowing or to reduce any fee payable hereunder;  (i) change Section 2.13 or Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of  payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender adversely impacted thereby; or  (ii) change Section 2.06(a) or 2.06(b) in a manner that would alter the pro rata application of any  voluntary or mandatory reduction of the Aggregate Commitments required thereby without the written  consent of each Lender adversely impacted thereby;  amend Section 1.06 or the definition of “Alternative Currency” without the written consent of  each Lender;  change (i) any provision of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or “Required  Class Lenders” any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to  amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any  consent hereunder (other than the definitions specified in clause (ii) of this Section 10.01(g)), without  the written consent of each Lender or (ii) the definition of “Required Revolving Lenders” or “Required  Term Lenders” without the written consent of each Lender under the applicable Facility;  release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty without the written consent of each  Lender, except to the extent the release of any Subsidiary Guarantor is permitted pursuant to  Section 9.10 (in which case such release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone);   release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related  transactions, without the written consent of each Lender, except to the extent the release of such  Collateral is permitted pursuant to Section 9.10 (in which case such release may be made by the  Administrative Agent acting alone);   without the prior written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (i) subordinate, or  have the effect of subordinating, the Obligations hereunder to any other Indebtedness or other  obligation, or (ii) subordinate, or have the effect of subordinating, the Liens securing the Obligations to  Liens securing any other Indebtedness or other obligation (other than any Indebtedness or Liens that are  permitted hereunder to rank senior to the Obligations or the Liens securing the Obligations, as  applicable);  impose any greater restriction on the ability of any Lender under a Facility to assign any of its  rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of each Lender adversely impacted thereby;   directly and materially adversely affect the rights of Lenders holding Commitments or Loans of  one Class differently from the rights of Lenders holding Commitments or Loans of any other Class  without the written consent of the applicable Required Class Lenders and the written consent of each  Lender adversely impacted thereby; or  amend Section 10.13(b) without the written consent of each Lender;  and, provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the  L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under  this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no  amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition  to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this  

 

  108  Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (iii) each Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges  thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto.  Notwithstanding anything to the  contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment,  waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the  consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders  other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be  increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification  requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting  Lender disproportionately adversely (other than as a result of the relative size of its Commitment) relative  to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.  Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended (a) with  the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (1) to add one or  more additional revolving credit or term loan facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of  credit and all related obligations and liabilities arising in connection therewith from time to time  outstanding to share ratably (or on a basis subordinated to the existing facilities hereunder) in the benefits  of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the obligations and liabilities from time to time  outstanding in respect of the existing facilities hereunder, and (2) in connection with the foregoing, to  permit, as deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Required Lenders, the  Lenders providing such additional credit facilities to participate in any required vote or action required to  be approved by the Required Lenders or by any other number, percentage or class of Lenders hereunder  and (b) with the written consent of the each of the Revolving Credit Lenders, the Administrative Agent  and the Borrower to add a provider of letters of credit as a “Secured Party” and permit the Borrower to  obtain such letters of credit, to the extent contemplated pursuant to Section 10.07(f).   Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.   Notices Generally.  Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted  to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other  communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight  courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile or electronic mail as follows,  and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall  be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:  if to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, to  the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such  Person on Schedule 10.02; and  if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or  telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices  delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in  effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the  Borrower).  Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or  registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications  sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal  business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next  Business Day for the recipient).  Notices and other communications delivered through electronic  communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such  subsection (b).    109  Electronic Communications.  Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C  Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail, FpML  messaging, and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative  Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to  Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is  incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.  The Administrative  Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Borrower may each, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other  communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it,  provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.  Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent  to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the  intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other  written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website  shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as  described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and  identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or  other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or  communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for  the recipient.  The Platform.  THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.”  THE  AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR  COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE  PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS  FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS.  NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED  OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A  PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM  FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN  CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM.  In no event shall the  Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability  to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities  or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, any Loan  Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the  Platform, any other electronic platform or electronic messaging service, or through the Internet.  Change of Address, Etc.  Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer  may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder  by notice to the other parties hereto.  Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone  number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative  Agent and the L/C Issuer.  In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time  to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name,  telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other  communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.  Furthermore, each  Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all  times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration  screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such  Public Lender’s compliance procedures and Applicable Law, including United States Federal and state  securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the  “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information  with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities    110  laws.  Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders.  The Administrative Agent, the L/C  Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic notices,  Loan Notices and Letter of Credit Applications) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even  if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or  followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the  recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof.  The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative  Agent, the L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs,  expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by  or on behalf of the Borrower.  All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the  Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto  hereby consents to such recording.  No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.  No failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or  the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy,  power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor  shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other  or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights,  remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are  cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the  authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan  Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection  with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in  accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuer; provided, however,  that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the  rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and  under the other Loan Documents, (b) the L/C Issuer from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to  its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any  Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.08 (subject to the terms of  Section 2.13), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own  behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and  provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and  under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to  the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses  (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of  the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required  Lenders.  Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.   Costs and Expenses.  The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket  expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges  and disbursements of a single counsel for the Administrative Agent and a single local counsel in each  additional jurisdiction reasonably determined to be advisable by the Administrative Agent), in  connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation,  execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any  amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the  transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable and documented    111  out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal  or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket  expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (including the fees,  charges and disbursements of a single counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C  Issuer, a single local counsel in each additional jurisdiction reasonably determined to be advisable by  the Administrative Agent and separate counsel to the extent that the Administrative Agent or its counsel  determines that separate counsel is necessary to avoid a conflict of interest), in connection with the  enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan  Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters  of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout,  restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.  Indemnification by the Borrower.  The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent  (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and each Related Party of any of the  foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee  harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the  reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any  Indemnitee), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including  the Borrower or any other Loan Party) other than such Indemnitee and its Related Parties to the extent  arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any  other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby (including,  without limitation, the Indemnitee’s reliance on any Communication executed using an Electronic  Signature, or in the form of an Electronic Record), the performance by the parties hereto of their  respective obligations hereunder or thereunder, the consummation of the transactions contemplated  hereby or thereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its  Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in  respect of any matters addressed in Section 3.01), (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or  proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for  payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not  strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of  Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its  Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Claim related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,  or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the  foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by  the Borrower or any other Loan Party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto;  provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses,  claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by  final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from (x) the gross negligence or willful misconduct  of such Indemnitee or (y) claims of any Indemnitee solely against one or more other Indemnitees (and  not by one or more Indemnitees against the Administrative Agent or any Arranger in such capacity) that  have not resulted from the action, inaction, participation or contribution of the Borrower or any of its  Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, stockholders, partners, members, employees,  agents, representatives or advisors.  Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(c), this  Section 10.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses,  claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.  Reimbursement by Lenders.  To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to  indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the  Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuer or any Related Party of any of the  foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the  L/C Issuer, or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of  

 

  112  the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each  Lender’s share of the Total Credit Exposure at such time) of such unpaid amount (including any such  unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender), such payment to be made severally  among them based on such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the  applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), provided further that the  unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may  be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the L/C  Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the  Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity.  The  obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d).  Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc.  To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the  Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, and acknowledges that no other Person shall have, any  claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive  damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of,  this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the  transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds  thereof.  No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from  the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended  recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information  transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the  transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the  gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a court of competent  jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment.  Payments.  All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten Business  Days after demand therefor.  Survival.  The agreements in this Section and the indemnity provisions of Section 10.02(e) shall  survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, the replacement of any Lender,  the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the  other Obligations.  Payments Set Aside.  To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to  the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or  any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part  thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required  (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or such  Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any  proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the  obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force  and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and  the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share  (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus  interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal  to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, in the applicable currency of such recovery  or payment.  The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence  shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.  Successors and Assigns.     113  Successors and Assigns Generally.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and  inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby,  except that neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its  rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each  Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except  (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of  participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge  or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (e) of this Section (and any  other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void).  Nothing in this  Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties  hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in  subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of  each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or  claim under or by reason of this Agreement.  Assignments by Lenders.  Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a  portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment  and the Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations) at the time  owing to it); provided that (in each case with respect to any Facility) any such assignment shall be subject  to the following conditions any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:  Minimum Amounts.  in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning  Lender’s Commitment under any Facility and/or the Loans at the time owing to it (in  each case with respect to any Facility) or contemporaneous assignments to related  Approved Funds (determined after giving effect to such assignments) that equal at least  the amount specified in subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case  of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum  amount need be assigned; and  in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate  amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding  thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal  outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such  assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to  such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified  in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than  $5,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, or  $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Term Facility, unless each of  the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is  continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably  withheld or delayed).  Proportionate Amounts.  Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a  proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with  respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned.  Required Consents.  No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent  required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:    114  the consent of the Borrower shall only be required for an assignment if such  assignment is to a Competitor or an Affiliate of a Competitor and an Event of Default has  not occurred and is continuing (and such consent shall not be required for any other  assignment or, in the case of an assignment to a Competitor or an Affiliate of a  Competitor, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing);  the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably  withheld or delayed) shall be required if such assignment is to a Person that is not a  Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender;  and  the consent of the L/C Issuer shall be required for any assignment in respect of  the Revolving Credit Facility.  Assignment and Assumption.  The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to  the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and  recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may,  in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any  assignment.  The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an  Administrative Questionnaire.  No Assignment to Certain Persons.  No such assignment shall be made (A) to the  Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any  of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any  of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), or (C) to a natural Person (or to a holding  company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a  natural Person).  Certain Additional Payments.  In connection with any assignment of rights and  obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and  until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall  make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient,  upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the  assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding,  with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of  Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the  applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all  payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the L/C  Issuer or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as  appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit in  accordance with its Applicable Percentage.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any  assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective  under Applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the  assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this  Agreement until such compliance occurs.  Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this  Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee  thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such  Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the  assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and    115  Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment  and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such  Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01,  3.04, 3.05, and 10.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such  assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no  assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder  arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.  Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense)  shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender.  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights  or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for  purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in  accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.  Register.  The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower  (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a  copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and  a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and  principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant  to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive  absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person  whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all  purposes of this Agreement.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any  Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.  Participations.  Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or  the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person, or a holding  company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural  Person, a Defaulting Lender or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a  “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement  (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in  L/C Obligations) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall  remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the  performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the  L/C Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s  rights and obligations under this Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be  responsible for the indemnity under Section 10.04(c) without regard to the existence of any participation.  Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide  that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment,  modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument  may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment,  waiver or other modification described in clause (b) of the first proviso to Section 10.01 that affects such  Participant.  The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01,  3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment  pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section (it being understood that the documentation required under  Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation); provided that such  Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 10.13 as if it were an assignee  under subsection (b) of this Section and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under  Sections 3.01 or 3.04, with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the  applicable participation would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to  receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the  applicable participation.  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  116  expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of  Section 3.06 with respect to any Participant.  To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall  be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant  agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.  Each Lender that sells a participation  shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which  it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each  Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant  Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the  Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s  interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to  any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan,  letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States  Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error,  and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner  of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For  the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no  responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.  Certain Pledges.  Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any  portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such  Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided  that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or  substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.  Resignation as L/C Issuer after Assignment.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained  herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Revolving Credit Commitment and Revolving  Credit Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America may, upon 30 days’ notice to the  Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer.  In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer, the  Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer hereunder;  provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the  resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer.  If Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all  the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit  outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect  thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in  Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)).  Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer,  (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties  of the retiring L/C Issuer, and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for  the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements  satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to  such Letters of Credit.  In the event that (i) Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer pursuant to this  subsection (f) and (ii) no other Revolving Credit Lender has agreed, following a request therefor by the  Borrower, to succeed Bank of America as L/C Issuer hereunder, the Administrative Agent and the  Revolving Credit Lenders agree to negotiate in good faith with the Borrower an amendment to this  Agreement and any other Loan Document, in accordance with Section 10.01, that designates a financial  institution which may or may not be a Lender to provide letters of credit (“Third Party L/C’s”) on behalf  of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and which amendment may provide that upon written notice of such  designation to the Administrative Agent thereof, such Third Party L/Cs (and related obligations) shall be  automatically deemed to constitute Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement).  For the  avoidance of doubt, no Third Party L/C shall constitute a Letter of Credit hereunder (and no Revolving  Credit Lender shall have any participation or other obligation in respect thereof).    117  Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.  Each of the Administrative Agent, the  Lenders and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below),  except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates, its auditors and its Related Parties (it being  understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature  of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent required or  requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related  Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance  Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by Applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or  similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies  hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or  any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an  agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or  Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this  Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other  transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this  Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with  rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (ii) the CUSIP Service  Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other  market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, (h) with the consent of the  Borrower or (i) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a  breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or  any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower.  In  addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and  publicly filed  information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the  lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with  the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the Commitments.  For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower or  any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than  any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer on a non- confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary.  Any Person required to maintain  the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with  its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality  of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.  Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that (a) the  Information may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the  case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public  information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with Applicable  Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws.  Right of Setoff.  In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under Applicable Law and not  by way of limitation of any such rights and subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, if an  Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the L/C Issuer and each of their  respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted  by Applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand,  provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency)  at any time owing by such Lender, the L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account  of the Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such  Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender  or the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender, L/C Issuer or    118  Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although  such obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a  branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch, office or Affiliate  holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided, that in the event that any Defaulting  Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to  the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.15 and,  pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed  held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and (y) the  Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in  reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of  setoff.  The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in  addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C Issuer or  their respective Affiliates may have.  Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower and  the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give  such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.    Interest Rate Limitation.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan  Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the  maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by Applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”).  If the  Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate,  the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal,  refunded to the Borrower.  In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the  Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted  by Applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium  rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate,  allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated  term of the Obligations hereunder.  Integration; Effectiveness.  This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter  agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, constitute the  entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous  agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.  Except as provided  in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the  Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that,  when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding  upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made  hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in  connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof.  Such  representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each  Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their  behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or  knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect  as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied (other than  unasserted indemnification, tax gross up, expense reimbursement or yield protection obligations, in each  case, for which no claim has been made) or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding and not Cash  Collateralized.  Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be  illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of    119  this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the  parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions  with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid  or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate  or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  Without limiting the foregoing  provisions of this Section 10.12, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this  Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good  faith by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed  to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.  Replacement of Lenders.  If the Borrower is entitled to replace a Lender pursuant to the  provisions of Section 3.06, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then the  Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent,  require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the  restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.06), all of its interests, rights (other than its  existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04) and obligations under this Agreement and  the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee  may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:  the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified  in Section 10.06(b);  such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its  Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it  hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the  assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in  the case of all other amounts);  in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04  or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in  such compensation or payments thereafter;  such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Laws; and  in the case of an assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the  applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.  A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a  result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such  assignment and delegation cease to apply.  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.   GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND  ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN  CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO  THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER  LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS  CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED  IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  

 

  120  SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN  PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT  COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR  DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR  OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, THE L/C ISSUER,  OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS  AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING  HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF  NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT  COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT  FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND  UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES  THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING  MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE  FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT.  EACH  OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION,  LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN  OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER  PROVIDED BY LAW.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN  DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY  LENDER OR THE L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR  PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT  AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE  COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.  WAIVER OF VENUE.  THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY  IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT  PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER  HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF  OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT  REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SECTION.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO  HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY  APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE  MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.  SERVICE OF PROCESS.  EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO  SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02.   NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO  SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.  Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO  THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A  TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF  OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE  TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON  CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT  NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS  REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN  THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND  (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED  TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG    121  OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.  No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.  In connection with all aspects of each transaction  contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof  or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and  acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this  Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders are arm’s-length  commercial transactions between the Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on  the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of  the Borrower and the other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax  advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower and each other Loan Party is  capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions  contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, each Arranger  and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by  the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the  Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither  the Administrative Agent, any Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower, any other  Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby  except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the  Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a  broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, the other Loan  Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, nor any  Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any  of their respective Affiliates.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower and each other  Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, any  Arranger or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in  connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.  Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts.  This Agreement, any Loan  Document and any other Communication, including Communications required to be in writing, may be in  the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures.  Each of the Loan  Parties and each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender Party agrees that any Electronic Signature  on or associated with any Communication shall be valid and binding on such Person to the same extent as  a manual, original signature, and that any Communication entered into by Electronic Signature, will  constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in  accordance with the terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was  delivered.  Any Communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient,  including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same  Communication.  For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without  limitation, use or acceptance of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into  electronic form (such as scanned into .pdf format), or an electronically signed Communication converted  into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. The Administrative Agent and each of the  Lender Parties may, at its option, create one or more copies of any Communication in the form of an  imaged Electronic Record (“Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of  such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document.  All Communications in the form of an  Electronic Record, including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and  shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record.  Notwithstanding anything  contained herein to the contrary, neither the Administrative Agent nor the L/C Issuer is under any  obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by  such Person pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (a)  to the extent the Administrative Agent and/or L/C Issuer has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature,    122  the Administrative Agent and each of the Lender Parties shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic  Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of any Loan Party and/or any Lender Party without further  verification and (b) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender Party, any Electronic  Signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.    Neither the Administrative Agent nor L/C Issuer shall be responsible for or have any duty to  ascertain or inquire into the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan  Document or any other agreement, instrument or document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in  connection with the Administrative Agent’s or L/C Issuer’s reliance on any Electronic Signature  transmitted by telecopy, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means). The Administrative Agent and L/C  Issuer shall be entitled to rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any  other Loan Document by acting upon, any Communication (which writing may be a fax, any electronic  message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution or signed using an Electronic Signature)  or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or  otherwise authenticated (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan  Documents for being the maker thereof).    Each of the Loan Parties and each Lender Party hereby waives (i) any argument, defense or right  to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement and any other Loan Document  based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement and/or such other Loan Document,  and (ii) any claim against the Administrative Agent, each Lender Party and each Related Party for any  liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender Party’s reliance on or use of  Electronic Signatures, including any liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Loan Parties to use  any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any  Electronic Signature.  USA PATRIOT Act.  Each Lender that is subject to the Act and the Administrative Agent (for  itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of  the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is  required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information  includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or  the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the Act.  The  Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all  documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to  comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering  rules and regulations, including the Act.  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement  or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender  or L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent  such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable  Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:  the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution  Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender or L/C Issuer  that is an Affected Financial Institution; and  the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:  a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;    123  a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of  ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may  be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership  will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement  or any other Loan Document; or  the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write- Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.  Judgment Currency.  If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to  convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate  of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative  Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on  which final judgment is given.  The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to  the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall,  notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than that in which such sum  is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “Agreement  Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the  Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, of any sum adjudged to be so due in the  Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, may in accordance  with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency.  If the  amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative  Agent or any Lender from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate  obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or such  Lender, as the case may be, against such loss.  If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is  greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in such currency, the  Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, agrees to return the amount of any excess to the  Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under Applicable Law).  Keepwell.  The Borrower at the time the Guaranty or the grant of the security interest under the  Loan Documents, in each case, by any Specified Loan Party, becomes effective with respect to any Swap  Obligation, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other  support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such  Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Guaranty and the other  Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount  of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering the Borrower’s obligations and  undertakings under this Article X voidable under Applicable Law relating to fraudulent conveyance or  fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount).  The obligations and undertakings of the Borrower  under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid  and performed in full.  The Borrower intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed  to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the  benefit of, each Specified Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.  Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.  To the extent that the Loan Documents  provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Contract or any other agreement or  instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support”, and each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”),  the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to  the resolution power of the Federal Deposit  Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall  Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the  “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the  provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in  

 

  124  fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any  other state of the United States):  In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”)  becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported  QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such  Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC  or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer  would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit  Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United  States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered  Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the  Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may  be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such  Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and  the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.  Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties  with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to  a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.  As used in this Section 10.22, the following terms have the following meanings:  “BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined  under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.  “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term   is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered  bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b);  or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12  C.F.R. § 382.2(b).  “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted  in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.  “QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in,  and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).    [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK;  SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW.]      1  Bank of America Model Syndicated Multicurrency Credit Agreement             1  Bank of America Model Syndicated Multicurrency Credit Agreement  EXHIBIT A    FORM OF LOAN NOTICE       1  Bank of America Model Syndicated Multicurrency Credit Agreement  EXHIBIT B    FORM OF TERM NOTE     

 

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  1  Bank of America Model Syndicated Multicurrency Credit Agreement  SCHEDULE 5.17    SUBSIDIARIES; EQUITY INTERESTS; LOAN PARTIES       1  Bank of America Model Syndicated Multicurrency Credit Agreement  SCHEDULE 10.02    ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S OFFICE; CERTAIN ADDRESSES FOR NOTICESDocument

AGREEMENT FOR TERMINATION OF LEASE 
AND VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF PREMISES
This Agreement for Termination of Lease and Voluntary Surrender of Premises (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 12, 2022, by and between ARE-SAN FRANCISCO NO. 17, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and TEMPEST THERAPEUTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Tenant”), with reference to the following:
RECITALS
A.    Pursuant to that certain Lease Agreement dated as of February 22, 2019, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease dated as of June 28, 2019 (as amended, the “Lease”), Tenant now leases from Landlord certain premises commonly known as Suite 275, containing approximately 9,780 rentable square feet (the “Premises”) in that certain building located at 7000 Shoreline Court, South San Francisco, California, as more particularly described in the Lease.  
B.     The term of the Lease is scheduled to expire on February 29, 2024.
C.     Tenant and Landlord desire, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, to accelerate the expiration date of the term of the Lease.
D.     Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings defined for such terms in the Lease.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual promises made herein, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:
1.    Termination Date.  Landlord and Tenant hereby agree, subject to Tenant’s satisfaction of or Landlord’s waiver of all of the terms and conditions set forth herein, to accelerate the expiration date of the Term of the Lease from February 29, 2024, to January 31, 2023 (the “Termination Date”). 
2.     Termination.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if Tenant does not surrender the Premises on or before the Termination Date in strict accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Term of the Lease shall nonetheless terminate on the Termination Date and the holdover provisions of the Lease shall apply.
3.     Base Rent and Operating Expenses.  Tenant shall be responsible for the payment of all Base Rent, Operating Expenses and any other obligations due under the Lease through the Termination Date.  Tenant shall not be required to pay Base Rent or Operating Expenses for any period following the Termination Date so long as Tenant surrenders the Premises in strict compliance with this Agreement and the Lease, and Tenant is not in breach hereof or under the Lease.  
4.     Termination and Surrender.  Tenant shall voluntarily surrender the Premises as provided in this Agreement on or before the Termination Date.  Landlord and Tenant each agree to cooperate reasonably with the other party hereto in all matters, as applicable, relating to surrendering the Premises in accordance with the surrender requirements set forth in the Lease and in the condition required pursuant to the Lease.  After the Termination Date, Tenant shall have no further rights of any kind with respect to the Premises.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, as provided in Section 5 hereof, those provisions of the Lease which, by their terms, survive the termination of the Lease shall survive the surrender of the Premises and termination of the Lease provided for herein.
5.     No Further Obligations.  Landlord and Tenant each agree that the other is excused as of the Termination Date from any further obligations under the Lease with respect to the Premises, excepting only such obligations under the Lease which are, by their terms, intended to survive termination of the Lease and except as provided for in this Agreement.  In addition, nothing herein shall be deemed to limit or terminate any common law or statutory rights Landlord may have with respect to Tenant, including in connection with any hazardous materials or for violations of any governmental requirements or requirements of applicable law.  Nothing herein shall excuse Tenant from its obligations under the Lease, as modified by this Agreement, prior to the Termination Date. 
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6.     Removal of Personal Property.  Any personal property of Tenant remaining in the Premises after the Termination Date is hereby agreed to be abandoned by Tenant and may be disposed of by Landlord, in Landlord’s sole discretion, without obligation or liability of any kind to Tenant.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth herein, Landlord acknowledges that there are no Installations or Improvements which Tenant must remove prior to the surrender of the Premises.
7.     Acknowledgment.  Tenant acknowledges that it has read the provisions of this Agreement, understands them, and is bound by them.  Time is of the essence in this Agreement.  
8.     No Assignment.  Tenant represents and warrants that Tenant has not assigned, mortgaged, subleased, pledged, encumbered or otherwise transferred any interest in the Lease and that Tenant holds the interest in the Premises as set forth in the Lease as of the date of this Agreement.
9.    No Modification.  This Agreement may not be modified or terminated except in writing signed by all parties.  
10.    Successors and Assigns.  The covenants and agreements herein contained shall inure to the benefit and be binding upon the parties and their respective successors and assigns.  
11.    Attorneys’ Fees.  In the event of a dispute between the parties in connection with this Agreement or the Lease, the prevailing party shall be entitled to have its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs paid by the other party.  Each party shall be responsible for its own costs and legal fees in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
12.    Conflict of Laws.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state in which the Premises are located.
13.     OFAC.  Tenant and all beneficial owners of Tenant are currently (a) in compliance with and shall at all times during the Term of the Lease remain in compliance with the regulations of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of Treasury and any statute, executive order, or regulation relating thereto (collectively, the “OFAC Rules”), (b) not listed on, and shall not during the term of the Lease be listed on, the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, Foreign Sanctions Evaders List or the Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List, which are all maintained by OFAC and/or on any other similar list maintained by OFAC or other governmental authority pursuant to any authorizing statute, executive order, or regulation, and (c) not a person or entity with whom a U.S. person is prohibited from conducting business under the OFAC Rules.
14.    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature process complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.  Electronic signatures shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Agreement and all matters related thereto, with such electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures.
15.    Authority. Landlord and Tenant hereby represent: (i) that each individual executing this Agreement on behalf Landlord or Tenant is duly authorized by that party to execute or attest and deliver this Agreement on behalf of that party in accordance with its organizational documents; and (ii) that this Agreement is binding upon Landlord and Tenant. 
16.     Brokers. Landlord and Tenant each represents and warrants that it has not dealt with any broker, agent or other person (collectively, “Broker”) in connection with this transaction and that no Broker brought about the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. Landlord and Tenant each hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the other harmless from and against any claims by any other Broker claiming a commission or other for or compensation by virtue of having dealt with Tenant or Landlord, as applicable, with regard to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
TENANT:
TEMPEST THERAPEUTICS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By:/s/ Nicholas Maestas                                                                               
Name: Nicholas Maestas
Its: Vice President, Strategy and Finance
X I hereby certify that the signature, name, 
and title above are my signature, name and title

LANDLORD:
ARE-SAN FRANCISCO NO. 17, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:    ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, L.P., 
a Delaware limited partnership, 
managing member
By:    ARE-QRS CORP., 
a Maryland corporation, 
general partner
By: /s/ Kristen Childs
Name: Kristen Childs
Its: Vice President – Real Estate

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