Document:

Exhibit
4.1

 

EXECUTION
VERSION

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment
No. 1 to Rights Agreement (the “Amendment”), dated as of July 5, 2017, is entered into by and between HSN, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a nationally chartered trust company
(as successor to The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation), as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”).

 

WHEREAS,
the Company and the Rights Agent are parties to a Rights Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2008 (the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS,
the Company proposes to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger
Agreement”), by and among Liberty Interactive Corporation, Liberty Horizon, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), and the
Company, providing for the merger (the “Merger”) of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company
continuing as the surviving corporation;

 

WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, it is necessary
and desirable to amend the Agreement to exempt the Merger Agreement, the execution and delivery thereof, and the transactions
contemplated thereby, including, without limitation, the Merger, from the application of the Agreement, in each case as set forth
in this Amendment;

 

WHEREAS,
(i) Section 27 of the Agreement provides, among other things, that prior to the Stock Acquisition Date the Company and the Rights
Agent shall, if the Company so directs, supplement or amend any provision of the Agreement without the approval of any holders
of certificates representing shares of Common Stock, (ii) pursuant to Section 27 of the Agreement, an appropriate officer of the
Company has delivered a certificate to the Rights Agent stating that the proposed amendments to the Agreement set forth in this
Amendment are in compliance with the terms of Section 27 of the Agreement, and (iii) pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and
in accordance with Section 27 thereof, the Company has directed that the Agreement should be amended as set forth in this Amendment
prior to the execution of the Merger Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS,
capitalized terms used in this Amendment without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

		A.	Amendments
                                         to Agreement.

 

		1.	The
                                         definition of “Acquiring Person” in Section 1(a) of the Agreement is hereby
                                         amended by inserting the following as a new paragraph at the end thereof:

 

 

     

     

    

 

“Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 1(a) to the contrary, none of Liberty, Merger Sub, or any of their respective Affiliates or Associates,
either individually, collectively or in any combination, shall be deemed to be an “Acquiring Person” by virtue of,
or as a result of, a Permitted Event.” 

 

		2.	The
                                         definition of “Exempt Person” in Section 1(s)(i) of the Agreement is hereby
                                         amended to add the words “or with respect to acquisitions of beneficial ownership
                                         pursuant to a Permitted Event” immediately after “or an offer that was made
                                         generally available to holders of equity securities of the Company”.

 

		3.	The
                                         definition of “Stock Acquisition Date” in Section 1(kk) of the Agreement
                                         is hereby amended by inserting the following new sentence at the end thereof:

                                         

                                         “Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Stock Acquisition
                                         Date shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of, or as a result of, a Permitted
                                         Event or the public announcement thereof.”

 

		4.	The
                                         definition of “Triggering Event” in Section 1(pp) of the Agreement is hereby
                                         amended by inserting the following new sentence at the end thereof:

                                         

                                         “Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Triggering Event
                                         shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of, or as a result of, a Permitted Event,
                                         and no Permitted Event shall cause the Rights to be adjusted or become exercisable in
                                         accordance with Section 11(a)(ii) hereof, Section 13 hereof, or otherwise in accordance
                                         with the terms of this Agreement.”

 

		5.	Section
                                         1 of the Agreement is hereby further amended by inserting the following defined terms
                                         after Section 1(pp):

 

		a.	“(qq)
                                         “Effective Time” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Merger Agreement.

 

		b.	“(rr)
                                         “Merger Agreement” shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as
                                         of July 5, 2017, as the same may be amended from time to time, by and among the Company,
                                         Liberty Interactive Corporation and Merger Sub, pursuant to which Merger Sub will be
                                         merged with and into the Company.”

 

		c.	“(ss)
                                         “Merger Sub” shall mean Liberty Horizon, Inc., a Delaware corporation and
                                         a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Interactive Corporation.”

 

		d.	“(tt)
                                         “Permitted Event” shall mean the approval, execution, delivery, or adoption
                                         of the Merger Agreement, the performance of any obligation thereunder, or the consummation
                                         of any one or more of the transactions contemplated thereby, including, without limitation,
                                         the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement).”

 

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		6.	Section
                                         3(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new sentence at the
                                         end thereof:

 

“Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Distribution Date shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of, or as a result
of, a Permitted Event.”

 

		7.	Section
                                         7 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clauses (i) and (ii) of the first sentence
                                         of subsection (a) thereof in their entirety and inserting the following in lieu thereof:

 

“(i)
the time immediately prior to the Effective Time, but only if the Effective Time shall occur, (ii) 5:00 P.M., New York City time,
on December 23, 2018, or such earlier or later date as may be established by the Board prior to the expiration of the Rights (such
date, as it may be extended by the Board, the “Final Expiration Date”), and (iii) the time at which the Rights are
redeemed or exchanged as provided in Section 23 and Section 24 hereof (the earlier of (i), (ii) and (iii) being herein referred
to as the “Expiration Date”). The Company will provide the Rights Agent with notice of the Effective Time; provided,
however, that failure to notify the Rights Agent of the Effective Time shall not in any way have an effect on the time
at which the Rights cease to be exercisable pursuant to the foregoing sentence.”

 

		8.	Section
                                         13(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following at the end thereof:

 

“Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Section 13(c) shall not apply to the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or
any other Permitted Event.”

 

		9.	Section
                                         23 of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new subsection (c) at
                                         the end thereof:

 

“(c)Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, immediately prior to the Effective Time, but only if the Effective Time shall occur,
(a) this Agreement shall be terminated and be without further force or effect, (b) none of the parties to this Agreement will
have any rights, obligations or liabilities hereunder and (c) the holders of the Rights shall not be entitled to any benefits,
rights or other interests under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the right to purchase or otherwise acquire Preferred
Stock or any other securities of the Company or of any other Person; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Sections
18 and 20 hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement.”

 

		B.	Interpretation.
                                         The term “Agreement” as used in the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to
                                         the Agreement as amended hereby.

 

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		C.	Severability.
                                         If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Amendment is held by a court
                                         of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the
                                         remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Amendment, and
                                         of the Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected,
                                         impaired, or invalidated.

 

		D.	Effectiveness.
                                         This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of the date first written above. Except as
                                         expressly amended hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Agreement shall continue
                                         and remain in full force and effect, and each party confirms, ratifies and approves each
                                         and every of its obligations under the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

 

		E.	Governing
                                         Law. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State
                                         of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
                                         the laws of such State applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within
                                         such State.

 

		F.	Counterparts.
                                         This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile)
                                         and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and
                                         all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of this 5th day of July, 2017.

 

	 	HSN, INC.
	 	By:/s/ Rod R. Little
	 	Name: Rod R. Little
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

	 	COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY,
        N.A., as Rights Agent

         

	 	By:/s/ Sharon Tucker-Lockett
	 	Name: Sharon Tucker-Lockett
	 	Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

 

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CERTIFICATE

 

The undersigned,
being a duly elected, qualified and acting officer of the Company, hereby certifies to the Rights Agent that the proposed amendments
to the Agreement set forth in the foregoing Amendment are in compliance with the terms of Section 27 of the Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate as of July 5, 2017.

 

	 	HSN, INC.
	 	By:/s/ Rod R. Little
	 	Name: Rod R. Little
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

    6EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 
  

 
 AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO TERM LOAN CREDIT
AGREEMENT 
 dated as of 

July 6, 2017, 
 among 

MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC., 
 as the
Borrower, 
 the other Loan Parties party hereto, 

the Participating Lenders party hereto, 

and 
 BARCLAYS BANK PLC, 

as Administrative Agent, Lead Arranger and Bookrunner 
  

 

 AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT 

This AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of July 6, 2017 (this “Agreement”), by and among MKS
Instruments, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Borrower”), the other Loan Parties party hereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as the administrative agent and the collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”) under the Credit Agreement referred to below, and each Participating Lender (as defined below) party hereto. 
 RECITALS:

 WHEREAS, reference is made to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2016 (as amended by Amendment
No. 1 to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2016, among the Borrower, the Loan Parties party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the other parties thereto, and by Amendment No. 2 to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as
of December 14, 2016, among the Borrower, the Loan Parties party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the other parties thereto, and as many be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent (capitalized terms used but not defined herein having the meaning provided in the Credit Agreement),
pursuant to which the Lenders provided the Borrower with Term Loans in an aggregate initial principal amount of $780,000,000 (the “Initial Term Loans”); 

WHEREAS, this Agreement constitutes a Refinancing Amendment, and the Borrower is hereby notifying the Administrative Agent that it is
requesting the establishment of Other Term Commitments and/or Other Term Loans, in each case, pursuant to Section 2.15 of the Credit Agreement; 

WHEREAS, the Borrower requests Other Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $573,463,687.50 (the “Tranche B-3 Term Loans”; the commitments in respect of such Tranche B-3 Term Loans, the “Tranche B-3 Term
Commitments”; and the Participating Lenders with Tranche B-3 Term Commitments and any permitted assignees thereof, the “Tranche B-3 Lenders”),
which will be available on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (as defined below) to refinance all existing Tranche B-2 Term Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to effectiveness
of this Agreement (the “Existing Loans”) and which Tranche B-3 Term Loans shall constitute Other Term Loans and Term Loans (as applicable) for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents; it being understood that the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Loans immediately prior to effectiveness of this Agreement is $573,463,687.50; 

WHEREAS, each Lender holding Existing Loans under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to effectiveness of this Agreement (each, an
“Existing Lender”) executing and delivering a notice of participation in the Tranche B-3 Term Loans in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto (a “Tranche B-3 Participation Notice”) and electing the cashless settlement option therein (each such Lender in such capacity and with respect to the Existing Loans so elected, a “Converting Lender”
and, together with each other Person executing and delivering a Tranche B-3 Participation Notice or otherwise providing a Tranche B-3 Term Commitment, the
“Participating Lenders”) shall be deemed to have exchanged on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date the aggregate outstanding principal amount of its Tranche B-2 Term Loans under the Credit
Agreement for an equal aggregate principal amount of Tranche B-3 Term Loans under the Credit Agreement; 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has appointed Barclays to act, and Barclays agrees to act, as lead arranger and bookrunner in respect of the
Tranche B-3 Term Loans; 

  
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 WHEREAS, Barclays, in its capacity as lead arranger and bookrunner (the “Lead
Arranger”), agrees to act as fronting bank for the syndication of the Tranche B-3 Term Loans (in such capacity, the “Fronting Bank”), the Fronting Bank will purchase, and the Existing
Lenders will sell to the Fronting Bank, immediately prior to effectiveness of this Agreement, (i) Tranche B-2 Term Loans of Existing Lenders that do not execute and deliver a Tranche B-3 Participation Notice (the “Non-Participating Lenders”) and (ii) Tranche B-2 Term Loans of Existing Lenders
that execute and deliver a Tranche B-3 Participation Notice and elect the cash settlement option therein (the “Non-Converting Lenders”) (the Loans
described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Reallocated Loans”); 
 WHEREAS, to the
extent there exist any Reallocated Loans, the Fronting Bank shall be deemed to exchange on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date such Reallocated Loans on a cashless settlement basis for an equal aggregate principal amount of Tranche B-3 Term Loans under the Credit Agreement, and such Reallocated Loans shall promptly thereafter be purchased by Participating Lenders (other than Existing Lenders) (the “New Lenders”), Non-Converting Lenders, and Existing Lenders purchasing additional Tranche B-3 Term Loans, each in accordance with such Participating Lenders’ respective Tranche B-3 Participation Notice and as allocated by the Lead Arranger (with the consent of the Borrower, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); and 

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the effectiveness of the Tranche B-3 Term Commitments the
Borrower wishes to (a) make certain amendments to the Credit Agreement to provide for the incurrence of the Tranche B-3 Term Loans and (b) make certain other modifications to the Credit Agreement set
forth herein. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows: 
  

	1.	Credit Agreement Amendments. Effective as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 

 

	 	(a)	Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting the following new definitions in their correct alphabetical order: 

“Amendment No. 3” shall mean Amendment No. 3 to this Agreement, dated as of
July 6, 2017, among the Borrower, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and the Administrative Agent. 

“Amendment No. 3 Effective Date” shall mean the “Amendment No. 3 Effective
Date” under and as defined in Amendment No. 3. 
 “Tranche B-3
Commitments” shall mean the “Tranche B-3 Term Commitments” as defined in Amendment No. 3. 

“Tranche B-3 Term Loans” shall mean the “Tranche B-3 Term Loans” as defined in Amendment No. 3. 
  

	 	(b)	The definition of “Applicable Margin” is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 

“ “Applicable Margin” means a percentage per annum equal to, with respect to any Tranche B-3 Term Loan (i) from the Amendment No. 3 Effective 

  
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Date until the date on which a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(c) for the financial statements in respect of the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2017,
(A) 1.25% per annum, in the case of an Base Rate Loans, or (B) 2.25% per annum, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, and (ii) thereafter, the applicable percentage per annum set forth below, as determined by reference to the Total Leverage
Ratio, as set forth in the then most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(c): 
  

							
	Applicable Margin
	Pricing
Level	 	Total Leverage
Ratio	 	Eurodollar Rate Loans	 	Base Rate Loans
	I	 	3 1.25:1.00	 	2.25%	 	1.25%
	II	 	< 1.25:1.00	 	2.00%	 	1.00%

 Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Total Leverage
Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(c); provided that if such Compliance Certificate is not delivered in accordance with
Section 6.01(c), or if the Borrower does not provide, at its option, in such Compliance Certificate a reasonably detailed calculation of the Total Leverage Ratio (the “Total Leverage Calculation”), the Applicable Margin shall
be set at the margin in the row styled “Pricing Level I” as of the first day of the month following the date on which the Compliance Certificate, or Total Leverage Calculation, as the case may be, was to be delivered, until the date on
which such Compliance Certificate or Total Leverage Calculation is so delivered, and on which date, the Applicable Margin shall be set at the margin based upon the calculations disclosed by such certification. 

In the event that the Compliance Certificate setting forth the Total Leverage Ratio previously delivered pursuant to
Section 6.01(c) was inaccurate (and such inaccuracy is discovered while any Tranche B-3 Term Loans are outstanding), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher
Applicable Margin for any period (an “Applicable Period”) than the Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period, then (i) the Borrower shall as soon as practicable deliver to the Administrative Agent the correct certified
calculation of the Total Leverage Ratio for such Applicable Period, (ii) the Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period shall be determined as if the level for such higher Applicable Margin was applicable for such Applicable Period, and
(iii) the Borrower shall within ten (10) Business Days of written demand thereof by the Administrative Agent pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such
Applicable Period, which payment shall be promptly applied by the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement.”. 
  

	 	(c)	The definition of “Term Lender” is hereby amended and restated and replaced in its entirety with the following: 

  
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 “ “Term Lender” means, collectively, (x) prior to the Amendment
No. 3 Effective Date, each Lender identified on Schedule 2.01 as having a Term Commitment on the Closing Date and the “Tranche B-2 Lenders” under Amendment No. 2, (y) on and after
the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the “Tranche B-3 Lenders” under Amendment No. 3, and (z) each Eligible Assignee which acquires a Term Loan pursuant to
Section 10.06(b) and their respective permitted successors, in each case, other than any such Person that has ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2
or Amendment No. 3.”. 
  

	 	(d)	The definition of “Term Loans” is amended by replacing the proviso appearing at the end of such definition with the following text: 

“; provided that from and after the effectiveness of Amendment No. 3, “Term Loans” shall mean all Tranche B-3 Term Loans made on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (through exchange or otherwise) pursuant to Amendment No. 3.”. 
  

	 	(e)	Section 2.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last four sentences of such Section and inserting in lieu thereof the following text: 

“Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of Amendment No. 1, each Lender with a Tranche
B-1 Commitment severally made or exchanged, as applicable, on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, a Tranche B-1 Term Loan to the Borrower in Dollars in an amount
equal to such Lender’s Tranche B-1 Commitment. The aggregate principal amount of Tranche B-1 Commitments as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date for all
Lenders was $730,000,000. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower made one borrowing under the Tranche B-1 Commitments, which was on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, and each Lender’s Tranche B-1 Commitment terminated immediately and without further action on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date after giving effect to the funding of such Lender’s Tranche
B-1 Commitment on such date. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of Amendment No. 2, each Lender with a Tranche B-2 Commitment severally agrees to make
and/or exchange, on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, a Tranche B-2 Term Loan to the Borrower in Dollars in an amount equal to such Lender’s Tranche B-2
Commitment. The aggregate principal amount of Tranche B-2 Commitments as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date for all Lenders is $628,175,000. The Borrower may make only one borrowing under the Tranche B-2 Commitments, which shall be on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date. Each Lender’s Tranche B-2 Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on
the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date after giving effect to the funding of such Lender’s Tranche B-2 Commitment on such date. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of Amendment No. 3,
each Lender with a Tranche B-3 Commitment severally agrees to make and/or exchange, on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, a Tranche B-3 Term Loan to the Borrower
in Dollars in an amount equal to such Lender’s Tranche B-3 Commitment. The aggregate principal amount of Tranche B-3 Commitments as of the Amendment No. 3
Effective Date for all Lenders is $573,463,687.50. The Borrower may make only one borrowing under the Tranche B-3 Commitments, which shall be on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date. Each Lender’s
Tranche B-3 Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date after giving effect to the funding of such Lender’s Tranche B-3 Commitment on such date.”. 

  
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	 	(f)	Section 2.07 of the Credit Agreement is amended by replacing the text “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date” with the text “Amendment No. 3 Effective Date” appearing therein.

  

	 	(g)	Section 2.08(f) of the Credit Agreement is amended by replacing the text “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date” with the text “Amendment No. 3 Effective Date”. 

(h)    Section 2.13(c)(iii) of the Credit Agreement is amended by replacing the text appearing as the first proviso therein
with the text “provided that, in the event that the Applicable Margin (or similar measure of interest margin) for any Incremental Term Loans is more than 0.50% per annum greater than the Applicable Margin for the Term Loans (measured at
the time of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans), then the Applicable Margin for the Term Loans shall be increased to the extent necessary so that the Applicable Margin (or similar measure of interest margin) for the Incremental Term Loans are
equal to the Applicable Margin for the Term Loans (measured at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans), plus 0.50% per annum;”. 
  

	3.	Tranche B-3 Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Tranche B-3 Lender severally agrees to
exchange Existing Loans for Tranche B-3 Term Loans and/or make Tranche B-3 Term Loans to the Borrower in a single borrowing in Dollars on the Amendment No. 3
Effective Date. The Tranche B-3 Term Loans shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: 

  

	 	(a)	Terms Generally. Other than as set forth herein, for all purposes under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Tranche B-3 Term Loans shall have the same
terms as the initial Term Loans made on the Closing Date and shall be treated for purposes of voluntary and mandatory prepayments (including for scheduled principal payments) and all other terms as Term Loans made on the Closing Date. The parties
acknowledge that each of the initial Term Loans, Tranche B-1 Term Loans, Tranche B-2 Term Loans, and Tranche B-3 Loans may be
referred to as “Tranche B-3 Loans” solely for administrative and operational purposes of the Administrative Agent, and that such references shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Borrower
under the Credit Agreement and the Term Notes. 

  

	 	(b)	Proposed Borrowing. This Agreement represents a request by the Borrower to borrow Tranche B-3 Term Loans from the Tranche B-3
Lenders as set forth on the applicable Notice of Borrowing to be delivered by the Borrower under the Credit Agreement. 

  

	 	(c)	 New Lenders. Each New Lender (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents and the exhibits and schedules thereto, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to
enter into this Agreement; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the
time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (iii) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to
exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto; and (iv) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender, as the case may be. Each New Lender acknowledges and

  
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agrees that it shall become a “Lender” under, and for all purposes of, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, and
shall have all rights of a Lender thereunder. 

  

	 	(d)	Credit Agreement Governs. Except as set forth in this Agreement, the Tranche B-3 Term Loans shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents. 

  

	 	(e)	Exchange Mechanics. 

  

	 	(i)	On the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, upon the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 4 hereof, the outstanding amount of Existing Loans of each Converting Lender exchanged pursuant to
this Agreement shall be deemed to be exchanged for an equal outstanding amount of Tranche B-3 Term Loans under the Credit Agreement. Such exchange shall be effected by book entry in such manner, and with such
supporting documentation, as may be reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion. It is acknowledged and agreed that each Converting Lender has agreed to accept as satisfaction in full of its right to receive payment on
the outstanding amount of Existing Loans of such Converting Lender the conversion of its Existing Loans into Tranche B-3 Term Loans in accordance herewith, in lieu of the prepayment amount that would otherwise
be payable by the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement in respect of the outstanding amount of Existing Loans of such Converting Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Converting Lender hereby waives any break funding
payments in respect of such Lender’s Existing Loans. 

  

	 	(ii)	To the extent there exist any Reallocated Loans, (x) on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the Fronting Bank shall provide such Reallocated Loans to the Borrower in the amount set forth opposite the Fronting
Bank’s name on Annex I hereto by purchase of Existing Loans in such amount and exchange for Tranche B-3 Term Loans on a cashless settlement basis and (y) promptly following the Amendment No. 3
Effective Date (but not later than 30 days following the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (or such later date as may be agreed to by the Fronting Bank in its sole discretion)), each New Lender, each Non-Converting Lender and each Existing Lender
purchasing additional Tranche B-3 Term Loans shall purchase Reallocated Loans from the Fronting Bank as directed by the Lead Arranger in accordance with such Participating Lender’s Tranche B-3 Participation Notice and as allocated by the Lead Arranger. Purchases and sales of Reallocated Loans shall be without representations from the Fronting Bank other than as provided for in the relevant Assignment
and Assumption. 

  

	4.	Effective Date Conditions. This Agreement will become effective on the date (the “Amendment No. 3 Effective Date”), on which each of the following conditions have been
satisfied (or waived by the Lead Arranger) in accordance with the terms therein: 

  

	 	(a)	the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each of the Borrower and the Participating Lenders, either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written
evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed counterpart of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart to this Agreement (which, in the case of the
Participating Lenders, may be in the form of a Tranche B-3 Participation Notice); 

  
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	 	(b)	the Administrative Agent shall have received an executed Notice of Borrowing in accordance with the terms hereof and Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement; 

 

	 	(c)	the Administrative Agent shall have received fully executed and delivered Tranche B-3 Participation Notices from Participating Lenders and the Fronting Bank representing 100% of
the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Existing Loans; 

  

	 	(d)	the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower dated as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date signed by an Responsible Officer of the Borrower (i) (A) certifying and attaching the
resolutions or similar consents adopted by the Borrower approving or consenting to this Agreement and the Tranche B-3 Term Loans, (B) certifying that the certificate or articles of organization or
formation and by-laws or operating (or limited liability company) agreement of the Borrower either (x) have not been amended since the Closing Date or (y) are attached as an exhibit to such
certificate, and (C) certifying as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing this Agreement and any related documents on behalf of the Borrower and (ii) certifying as to the matters set forth in clauses
(f) and (g) below; 

  

	 	(e)	(i) the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts previously agreed to in writing by the Lead Arranger and the Borrower to be due on or prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date,
including, to the extent invoiced at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (or such later date as is reasonably agreed by the Borrower), including legal fees and expenses and the fees and expenses of any
other advisors in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement and (ii) all accrued interest and fees in respect of the Existing Loans outstanding immediately prior to effectiveness of this Agreement shall have been paid;

  

	 	(f)	the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement and in any other Loan Document shall be (x) in the case of representations and
warranties qualified by “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language, true and correct in all respects on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and (y) in the case of all other representations and
warranties, true and correct in all material respects, in each case, on and as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall
be true and correct on the basis set forth above as of such earlier date; 

  

	 	(g)	no Default or Event of Default shall exist on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date before or after giving effect to the effectiveness of this Agreement and the incurrence of the Tranche
B-3 Term Loans; 

  

	 	(h)	the Administrative Agent shall have shall have received a solvency certificate executed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit K to the Credit Agreement, dated and certifying as to
solvency as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date; and 

  

	 	(i)	the Loan Parties shall have provided the documentation and other information to the Lenders required by regulatory authorities under the applicable “know-your-customer” rules and regulations, including the
Patriot Act, in each case at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, as has been requested to the Borrower in writing reasonably prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date. 

  
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	5.	Representations and Warranties. By its execution of this Agreement, each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants that: 

 

	 	(a)	such Loan Party has all requisite corporate or other organizational power and authority execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement; 

 

	 	(b)	the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of this Agreement (x) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other organizational action, and
(y) do not and will not (i) contravene the terms of any of such Loan Party’s Organization Documents, (ii) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) under,
any Contractual Obligation to which such Loan Party is a party or any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject except in the case of this clause
(ii) any such conflict, breach or contravention that would not reasonably be expected individually or in the aggregate to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) violate any Law, except in any case for such violations that would not
reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect; 

  

	 	(c)	this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party hereto, and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party
that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally and (ii) that rights of acceleration and the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability (regardless of whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law);
and 

  

	 	(d)	both immediately before and after giving effect to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and the incurrence and/or exchange of the Tranche B-3 Term Loans, (i) the
representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be (x) in the case of representations and warranties qualified by “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar
language, true and correct in all respects on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and (y) in the case of all other representations and warranties, true and correct in all material respects, in each case, on and as of the Amendment
No. 3 Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct on the basis set forth above as of such earlier date and (ii) no event
shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of this Agreement that would constitute an Event of Default. 

  

	6.	Use of Proceeds. The Borrower covenants and agrees that it will use the proceeds of the Tranche B-3 Term Loans to prepay in full the aggregate principal
amount of Existing Loans outstanding on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and to pay any interest, fees and/or expenses related thereto. 

  

	7.	Reaffirmation of the Loan Parties; Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 

  

	 	(a)	 Each Loan Party hereby consents to the amendment of the Credit Agreement effected hereby and confirms and agrees
that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Agreement, each Loan Document to which such Loan Party is a party is, and the obligations of such 

  
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Loan Party contained in the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to which it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified
and confirmed in all respects, in each case as amended by this Agreement. For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, each Loan Party hereby confirms that the existing security interests granted by such Loan Party in favor of the
Senior Credit Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the obligations of the Loan Parties under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as and to the extent provided in the Loan
Documents. Except as specifically amended by this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force. 

  

	 	(b)	The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Agent or Lender under, the Credit Agreement or any
of the other Loan Documents. 

  

	 	(c)	On and after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring
to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the
Credit Agreement as amended by this Agreement. 

  

	8.	Prepayment Notice. The Participating Lenders and the Fronting Bank party hereto, which constitute the Required Lenders, and the Administrative Agent hereby waive the requirement under Section 2.08(d)
of the Credit Agreement to provide notice to the Administrative Agent not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the prepayment of Existing Loans to be made hereunder. It is understood and agreed that this Agreement shall serve as the
notice referred to in Section 2.08(d) of the Credit Agreement. 

  

	9.	Request for Borrowing. Pursuant to this Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests a Borrowing of Tranche B-3 Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of
$573,463,687.50, with such Borrowing to be made on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and to have an Interest Period ending on July 31, 2017 (and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Participating Lender hereby consents
to such non-conforming Interest Period). 

  

	10.	Notice. For purposes of the Credit Agreement, the initial notice address of each New Lender shall be as separately identified to the Administrative Agent. 

 

	11.	Tax Forms. For each New Lender, delivered herewith to the Administrative Agent are such forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters as such
New Lender may be required to deliver to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.01(f) of the Credit Agreement. 

  

	12.	Recordation of the New Loans. Upon execution and delivery hereof, the Administrative Agent will record the Tranche B-3 Term Loans made by each Participating Lender
in the Register. 

  

	13.	Amendment, Modification and Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except as permitted by Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement. 

 

	14.	 Integration. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with
respect to fees payable to the Lead Arranger and/or the Administrative Agent or the syndication of 

  
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the Tranche B-3 Term Loans and commitments related thereto 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. This Agreement shall not constitute a novation of any amount owing under the Credit Agreement and all amounts owing in respect of
principal, interest, fees and other amounts pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall, to the extent not paid or exchanged on or prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, continue to be owing under the Credit
Agreement or such other Loan Documents until paid in accordance therewith. 

  

	15.	Severability. The provisions of Section 10.12 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference, mutatis mutandis, as if originally made a part hereof. 

 

	16.	GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 10.13 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, MUTATIS MUTANDIS, AS IF ORIGINALLY MADE
A PART HEREOF. 

  

	17.	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together
shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. 

 

	18.	Loan Document. On and after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, this Agreement shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (it
being understood that for the avoidance of doubt this Agreement may be amended or waived by the parties hereto solely as set forth in Section 13 above). 

[Signature Pages Follow] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to
execute and deliver this Agreement as of the date first set forth above. 
  

					
		 	MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ Seth H. Bagshaw

		 		 	 Name: Seth H. Bagshaw
 Title: Senior Vice
President and CFO

		
		 	NEWPORT CORPORATION
			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ Seth H. Bagshaw

		 		 	 Name: Seth H. Bagshaw
 Title:
President

 [Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Term Loan Credit Agreement] 

					
		 	BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent
			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ Robert Chen

		 		 	 Name: Robert Chen
 Title: Managing
Director

 [Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Term Loan Credit Agreement] 

					
		 	BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Fronting Bank
			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ Robert Chen

		 		 	 Name: Robert Chen
 Title: Managing
Director

 [Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Term Loan Credit Agreement] 

 EXHIBIT A 

Form of Tranche B-3 Participation Notice 

Date: July 6, 2017 
 Barclays Bank PLC, as
Administrative Agent 
 700 Prides Crossing 
 Newark, DE 19713

 Attn: Tim O’Connell 
 Phone: (302) 286-2355 
 Fax: (214) 545-5230 

Email: timothy.o’connell@barclays.com 

MKS Instruments, Inc. 

Tranche B-3 Participation Notice 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 Reference is made to
Amendment No. 3 (the “Amendment”) to that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2016 (as amended Amendment No. 1 (as defined therein), Amendment No. 2 (as defined therein), the Amendment, and
as may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among MKS Instruments, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the
“Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise specified herein, capitalized terms used but
not defined herein are used as defined in the Amendment. 
 By delivery of this letter agreement (this “Tranche B-3 Participation Notice”), each of the undersigned (each a “Participating Lender”), hereby irrevocably consents to the Amendment and the amendment of the Credit Agreement contemplated
thereby and (check as applicable): 
 NAME OF PARTICIPATING LENDER:
_____________________________________________ 
 AMOUNT OF EXISTING LOANS OF
SUCH PARTICIPATING LENDER: $____________________ 
  

	☐	Cashless Settlement Option. Hereby (i) elects, upon the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, to exchange the full amount (no partial amounts will be rolled) of the outstanding Existing Loans of such
Participating Lender for an equal outstanding amount of Tranche B-3 Term Loans under the Credit Agreement and (ii) represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent that it has the organizational power
and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Tranche B-3 Participation Notice and the Amendment (including, without limitation, with respect to any exchange contemplated hereby) and
has taken all necessary corporate and other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Tranche B-3 Participation Notice and the Amendment. 

 

	☐	 Cash Settlement Option. Hereby (i) elects to have the full amount of the outstanding Existing
Loans of such Participating Lender repaid or purchased and agrees to promptly (but in any event, on or prior to the date that is 30 days following the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date) purchase (via assignment and assumption) an equal amount of
Tranche B-3 Term Loans and (ii) represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent that it has the 

	 	
organizational power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Tranche B-3 Participation Notice and the Amendment
(including, without limitation, with respect to any exchange contemplated hereby) and has taken all necessary corporate and other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Tranche B-3 Participation Notice and the Amendment. 

 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary,
each undersigned Lender hereby agrees to waive its right to compensation for any amounts owing under Sections 3.02 or 3.03 of the Credit Agreement. 

[Signature Page Follows] 

					
		 	Very truly yours,
		
		 	                                   
         ,
			
		 	By:	 	  

		 		 	 Name:
 Title:

			
		 	By:	 	  

		 		 	 Name:
 Title:

 ANNEX I 

REALLOCATED LOANS 
  

			
	Barclays Bank PLC	  	$98,293,581.65

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