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         CH\2199771.8      EXECUTION COPY      FIVE-YEAR   UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AND LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT      dated as of   December 9, 2015   among   VALIDUS HOLDINGS, LTD.,   VALIDUS REINSURANCE, LTD.,   VARIOUS DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARY ACCOUNT PARTIES,   The Lenders Party Hereto,   JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,   as Administrative Agent,      LLOYDS SECURITIES INC.,   as Syndication Agent      and      BARCLAYS BANK PLC, HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION   and SUNTRUST BANK,   as Co-Documentation Agents         J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, LLOYDS SECURITIES INC.,   BARCLAYS BANK PLC, HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.   and SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.,   as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners     

 

   i   TABLE OF CONTENTS   Page   ARTICLE I      Definitions 1   SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms .......................................................................................... 1   SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings ................................................. 24   SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally ..................................................................................... 24   SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP...................................................................... 24   ARTICLE II      Letters of Credit; Loans 25   SECTION 2.01. Several Letters of Credit ......................................................................... 25   SECTION 2.02. Fronted Letters of Credit......................................................................... 27   SECTION 2.03. Conditions to the Issuance of all Letters of Credit ................................. 29   SECTION 2.04. Letter of Credit Requests ........................................................................ 31   SECTION 2.05. Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings ..................................... 31   SECTION 2.06. Increased Costs ....................................................................................... 32   SECTION 2.07. Letter of Credit Expiration and Extensions ............................................ 33   SECTION 2.08. Changes to Stated Amount ..................................................................... 33   SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments......................................... 33   SECTION 2.10. Mandatory Prepayment; Cash Collateralization ..................................... 34   SECTION 2.11. Fees ......................................................................................................... 34   SECTION 2.12. Taxes ....................................................................................................... 35   SECTION 2.13. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs .............. 39   SECTION 2.14. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders ................................... 40   SECTION 2.15. Designated Subsidiary Account Parties .................................................. 41   SECTION 2.16. Loans....................................................................................................... 41   SECTION 2.17. Loans and Borrowings ............................................................................ 42   SECTION 2.18. Requests for Borrowings ........................................................................ 42   SECTION 2.19. Funding of Borrowings ........................................................................... 43   SECTION 2.20. Interest Elections .................................................................................... 43   SECTION 2.21. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt ................................................. 44   SECTION 2.22. Voluntary Prepayment of Loans ............................................................. 45   SECTION 2.23. Interest .................................................................................................... 45   SECTION 2.24. Alternate Rate of Interest ........................................................................ 46   SECTION 2.25. Break Funding Payments ........................................................................ 47   SECTION 2.26. Defaulting Lenders ................................................................................. 47   SECTION 2.27. Additional Commitments ........................................................................ 47   ARTICLE III      Representations and Warranties 49   SECTION 3.01. Corporate Status ...................................................................................... 49   SECTION 3.02. Corporate Power and Authority .............................................................. 49     

 

   ii   SECTION 3.03. No Contravention of Agreements or Organizational Documents ........... 49   SECTION 3.04. Litigation and Environmental Matters .................................................... 50   SECTION 3.05. Use of Proceeds; Use of Letters of Credit; Margin Regulations............. 50   SECTION 3.06. Approvals ................................................................................................ 50   SECTION 3.07. Investment Company Act ....................................................................... 50   SECTION 3.08. True and Complete Disclosure; Projections and Assumptions ............... 50   SECTION 3.09. Financial Condition ................................................................................ 51   SECTION 3.10. Tax Returns and Payments ..................................................................... 51   SECTION 3.11. Compliance with ERISA ........................................................................ 51   SECTION 3.12. Subsidiaries ............................................................................................. 52   SECTION 3.13. Capitalization .......................................................................................... 52   SECTION 3.14. Indebtedness ........................................................................................... 52   SECTION 3.15. Compliance with Statutes and Agreements ............................................ 52   SECTION 3.16. Insurance Licenses .................................................................................. 53   SECTION 3.17. Insurance Business .................................................................................. 53   SECTION 3.18. Properties; Liens; and Insurance ............................................................. 53   SECTION 3.19. Solvency ................................................................................................. 53   SECTION 3.20. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions ..................................................... 53   ARTICLE IV      Conditions 54   SECTION 4.01. Effective Date ......................................................................................... 54   SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event ................................................................................... 55   ARTICLE V      Affirmative Covenants 56   SECTION 5.01. Information Covenants ........................................................................... 56   SECTION 5.02. Books, Records and Inspections ............................................................. 59   SECTION 5.03. Insurance ................................................................................................. 59   SECTION 5.04. Payment of Taxes and other Obligations ................................................ 60   SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Existence; Conduct of Business .................................... 60   SECTION 5.06. Compliance with Statutes, etc ................................................................. 60   SECTION 5.07. ERISA ..................................................................................................... 60   SECTION 5.08. Maintenance of Property ......................................................................... 61   SECTION 5.09. Maintenance of Licenses and Permits .................................................... 61   SECTION 5.10. Further Assurances ................................................................................. 61   ARTICLE VI      Negative Covenants 62   SECTION 6.01. Changes in Business ............................................................................... 62   SECTION 6.02. Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets ......................................... 62   SECTION 6.03. Liens ....................................................................................................... 63   SECTION 6.04. Indebtedness ........................................................................................... 66   SECTION 6.05. Use of Proceeds ...................................................................................... 66   SECTION 6.06. Issuance of Stock .................................................................................... 66     

 

   iii   SECTION 6.07. Dissolution .............................................................................................. 66   SECTION 6.08. Restricted Payments ................................................................................ 66   SECTION 6.09. Transactions with Affiliates .................................................................... 67   SECTION 6.10. Maximum Leverage Ratio ...................................................................... 67   SECTION 6.11. Minimum Consolidated Net Worth ........................................................ 67   SECTION 6.12. Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries ................................ 67   SECTION 6.13. Private Act .............................................................................................. 68   SECTION 6.14. Claims Paying Ratings ............................................................................ 68   SECTION 6.15. End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters ...................................................... 68   ARTICLE VII      Events of Default 68   SECTION 7.01. Payments ................................................................................................. 68   SECTION 7.02. Representations, etc ................................................................................ 69   SECTION 7.03. Covenants ............................................................................................... 69   SECTION 7.04. Default under other Agreements ............................................................. 69   SECTION 7.05. Bankruptcy, etc ....................................................................................... 69   SECTION 7.06. ERISA ..................................................................................................... 70   SECTION 7.07. Judgments ............................................................................................... 70   SECTION 7.08. Insurance Licenses .................................................................................. 70   SECTION 7.09. Change of Control ................................................................................... 70   SECTION 7.10. Company Guaranty ................................................................................. 70   ARTICLE VIII      The Agents 71   SECTION 8.01. Appointment ........................................................................................... 71   SECTION 8.02. Agents in their Individual Capacities ...................................................... 71   SECTION 8.03. Exculpatory Provisions ........................................................................... 71   SECTION 8.04. Reliance .................................................................................................. 72   SECTION 8.05. Delegation of Duties ............................................................................... 72   SECTION 8.06. Resignation ............................................................................................. 72   SECTION 8.07. Non-Reliance .......................................................................................... 72   SECTION 8.08. Syndication Agent, Co-Documentation Agents and Joint Lead   Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners ..................................................................................... 73   ARTICLE IX      Company Guaranty 73   SECTION 9.01. The Company Guaranty .......................................................................... 73   SECTION 9.02. Bankruptcy .............................................................................................. 73   SECTION 9.03. Nature of Liability .................................................................................. 73   SECTION 9.04. Independent Obligation........................................................................... 74   SECTION 9.05. Authorization .......................................................................................... 74   SECTION 9.06. Reliance .................................................................................................. 75   SECTION 9.07. Subordination .......................................................................................... 75   SECTION 9.08. Waiver..................................................................................................... 75     

 

   iv   SECTION 9.09. Maximum Liability ................................................................................. 76   ARTICLE X      Miscellaneous 76   SECTION 10.01. Notices .................................................................................................... 76   SECTION 10.02. Waivers; Amendments ............................................................................ 78   SECTION 10.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver ................................................... 79   SECTION 10.04. Successors and Assigns .......................................................................... 80   SECTION 10.05. Survival ................................................................................................... 83   SECTION 10.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness ................................................ 83   SECTION 10.07. Severability ............................................................................................. 84   SECTION 10.08. Right of Setoff ........................................................................................ 84   SECTION 10.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process ................. 84   SECTION 10.10. Waiver of Jury Trial ................................................................................ 85   SECTION 10.11. Headings ................................................................................................. 85   SECTION 10.12. Confidentiality ........................................................................................ 85   SECTION 10.13. Interest Rate Limitation .......................................................................... 86   SECTION 10.14. USA Patriot Act ...................................................................................... 87   SECTION 10.15. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility ............................................... 87   SECTION 10.16. Termination of Existing Credit Facility .................................................. 87        

 

   v   SCHEDULES:   Commitment Schedule   Schedule 2.15  --  Designated Subsidiary Account Parties   Schedule 3.12  --  Subsidiaries   Schedule 3.13  --  Capitalization   Schedule 3.14  --  Existing Indebtedness   Schedule 6.03  --  Existing Liens   Schedule 6.09  --  Existing Affiliate Transactions   Schedule 6.12  --  Existing Intercompany Agreements and Arrangements      EXHIBITS:   Exhibit A  --  Form of Assignment and Assumption   Exhibit B  --  Form of Borrowing Request   Exhibit C  --  Form of DSAP Assumption Agreement   Exhibit D  --  Form of Note   Exhibit E  --  Form of Interest Election Request   Exhibit F  --  Form of Letter of Credit Request   Exhibit G  --  Form of Officer’s Certificate   Exhibit H  --  Additional Commitment Agreement   Exhibit I-1 -- Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lenders that are not Partnerships)   Exhibit I-2 -- Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participants that are not Partnerships)   Exhibit I-3 -- Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participants that are Partnerships)   Exhibit I-4 -- Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lenders that are Partnerships)           

 

   1   FIVE-YEAR UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AND LETTER OF CREDIT   FACILITY AGREEMENT dated as of December 9, 2015 among VALIDUS HOLDINGS, LTD., a   holding company organized under the laws of Bermuda (the “Company”), VALIDUS REINSURANCE,   LTD., a reinsurance company organized under the laws of Bermuda and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the   Company (“Validus Re”), the other Designated Subsidiary Account Parties (as hereinafter defined) from   time to time party hereto, the lenders from time to time party hereto (each, a “Lender” and, collectively,   the “Lenders”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, LLOYDS SECURITIES   INC., as Syndication Agent and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL   ASSOCIATION and SUNTRUST BANK, as Co-Documentation Agents.  Unless otherwise defined   herein, all capitalized terms used herein and defined in Section 1.01 are used herein as so defined.   The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:   ARTICLE I      Definitions   SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms   have the meanings specified below:      “ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan,   or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the   Alternate Base Rate.   “Account Parties” means the Company and each Designated Subsidiary Account Party.   “Acquired Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary acquired   pursuant to an acquisition not prohibited under this Agreement (or Indebtedness assumed at the time of   such acquisition of an asset securing such Indebtedness); provided that such Indebtedness was not   incurred in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such acquisition.   “Additional Commitment” means, for each Additional Commitment Lender, any   commitment provided by such Additional Commitment Lender pursuant to Section 2.27, in such amount   as agreed to by such Additional Commitment Lender in the respective Additional Commitment   Agreement; provided that on the Additional Commitment Date upon which an Additional Commitment of   any Additional Commitment Lender becomes effective, such Additional Commitment of such Additional   Commitment Lender shall (x) in the case of an existing Lender, be added to (and thereafter become a part   of) the existing Commitment of such existing Lender for all purposes of this Agreement as contemplated   by Section 2.27 and (y) in the case of a new Lender, be converted to a Commitment and become a   Commitment for all purposes of this Agreement as contemplated by Section 2.27.   “Additional Commitment Agreement” means an Additional Commitment Agreement   substantially in the form of Exhibit H (appropriately completed) or such other form reasonably acceptable   to the Administrative Agent.   “Additional Commitment Date” means each date upon which an Additional Commitment   under an Additional Commitment Agreement becomes effective as provided in Section 2.27.   “Additional Commitment Lender” has the meaning provided in Section 2.27(b).     

 

   2   “Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest   Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the   LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.   “Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (and each person appointed   as a successor thereto pursuant to Article VIII), in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders   hereunder.   “Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form   supplied by the Administrative Agent.   “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person at any date, 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 as of such date.   “Agent Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.01(d).   “Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Co-   Documentation Agents and the Issuing Agent.   “Agreement” means this Five-Year Unsecured Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit   Facility Agreement, as modified, supplemented, amended, restated (including any amendment and   restatement hereof), extended or renewed from time to time.   “Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of   (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the FRBNY Rate in effect on such day plus 1⁄2 of 1% and   (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one month interest period in Dollars on such day (or if such day is not a   Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%, provided that the Adjusted LIBO Rate   for any day shall be based on the LIBO Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day,   subject to the interest rate floors set forth therein.  Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change   in the Prime Rate, the FRBNY Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the   effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the FRBNY Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate,   respectively.   “Anti-Corruption Laws” means the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as   amended, and laws, rules, and regulations of any other jurisdiction that may be applicable to the Company   or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.    “Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority” means, when used with respect to any   Regulated Insurance Company, (x) the insurance department or similar administrative authority or agency   located in each state or jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) in which such Regulated Insurance Company is   domiciled or (y) to the extent asserting regulatory jurisdiction over such Regulated Insurance Company,   the insurance department, authority or agency in each state or jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) in which   such Regulated Insurance Company is licensed, and shall include any Federal or national insurance   regulatory department, authority or agency that may be created and that asserts insurance regulatory   jurisdiction over such Regulated Insurance Company.   “Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the Total   Commitment represented by such Lender’s Commitment. If the Commitments have terminated or   expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in   effect, giving effect to any assignments.     

 

   3   “Applicable Rate” means, on any date, with respect to the Commitment Fee, the   Eurodollar Loans, the ABR Loans or the Letter of Credit Fee, as the case may be, the applicable rate per   annum set forth below under the caption “Commitment Fee Rate”, “Eurodollar Spread”, “ABR Spread”   or “Letter of Credit Fee”, as the case may be, based upon the Index Ratings by Fitch, Moody’s and S&P,   respectively, applicable on such date:      Category      Index Ratings      Commitment   Fee Rate   Eurodollar   Spread   ABR   Spread   Letter of Credit   Fee           Category 1 A/A/A2 or better 0.10% 1.125% 0.125% 1.125%   Category 2 A-/A-/A3 0.125% 1.25% 0.25% 1.25%   Category 3 BBB+/BBB+/Baa1 0.175% 1.375% 0.375% 1.375%   Category 4 BBB/BBB/Baa2 0.225% 1.50% 0.50% 1.50%   Category 5 BBB-/BBB-/Baa3   or lower   0.275% 1.75% 0.75% 1.75%      For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if none of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P shall have in effect   an Index Rating (other than due to a Cessation Event as defined below), then such rating agency shall be   deemed to have established a rating in Category 5; (ii) if each of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P shall have in   effect an Index Rating and the Index Ratings established or deemed to have been established by Fitch,   Moody’s and S&P shall fall within different Categories (each of Category 1 through 5 in the table above   (with Category 1 being the highest and Category 5 being the lowest), a “Category”) and (x) two   Categories are equal and higher than the third, the higher Category will apply, (y) two Categories are   equal and lower than the third, the lower Category will apply or (z) no Categories are equal, the   intermediate Category will apply; (iii) if only two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P shall have in effect an   Index Rating and Index Ratings established or deemed to have been established by such rating agencies   shall fall within different Categories, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher of the two   Categories unless one of the two Categories is two or more Categories lower than the other, in which case   the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the Category next above that of the lower of the   two Categories; (iv) if only one of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P shall have in effect an Index Rating due to a   Cessation Event, then the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the Category otherwise   applicable to such Index Rating; (v) if only one of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P shall have in effect an Index   Rating for any reason other than a Cessation Event, then the Applicable Rate shall be determined by   reference to the Category next below the Category otherwise applicable to such Index Rating; and (vi) if   the Index Ratings established or deemed to have been established by Fitch, Moody’s and S&P shall be   changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Fitch, Moody’s or S&P), such change   shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency, irrespective   of when notice of such change shall have been furnished by the Company to the Administrative Agent   and the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.01 or otherwise.  Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply   during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately   preceding the effective date of the next such change.  If the rating system of Fitch, Moody’s or S&P shall   change, or if either such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt   obligations or issuers (such cessation, a “Cessation Event”), the Company and the Lenders shall negotiate   in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings   from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall   be determined by reference to the Index Rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.   “Approved Fund” has the meaning provided in Section 10.04(b).   “Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a   Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.04), and     

 

   4   accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the   Administrative Agent.   “Authorized Officer” means, as to any Person, the Chief Executive Officer, the President,   the Chief Operating Officer, any Vice President, the Secretary, or the Chief Financial Officer or Finance   Director of such Person or any other officer of such Person duly authorized by such Person to act on   behalf of such Person hereunder.   “Bankruptcy Code” has the meaning provided in Section 7.05.   “Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject   of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator,   custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or   liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative   Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in,   any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of   any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental   Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or   provide such Person 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 Person (or such   Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or   agreements made by such Person.   “Bermuda Companies Law” means the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda and other   relevant Bermuda law.   “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United   States of America.   “Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type made, converted or continued on the same   date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.   “Borrowing Request” means a request by the Company for a Borrowing in accordance   with Section 2.18.   “Business Day” means (i) for all purposes other than as covered by clause (ii) below, any   day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be in the City of New York a legal holiday or a   day on which banking institutions are authorized by law or other governmental actions to close, and (ii)   with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest   on, Eurodollar Loans, any day which is a Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day for   trading by and between banks in the London interbank market.   “Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay   rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal   property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as   capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be   the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.   “Capital Markets Product” means, as to any Person, any security, commodity, derivative   transaction or other financial or similar product purchased, sold or entered into by such Person for the   purpose of a third-party undertaking or assuming one or more risks otherwise assumed by such Person or     

 

   5   entered into by such Person for the purpose of managing one or more risks otherwise assumed by such   Person or other agreements or arrangements entered into by such Person designed to transfer credit risk   from one party to another, including (i) any structured insurance product, catastrophe bond, rate swap   transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option,   commodity hedge, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate   option or hedge, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction,   currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or swap transaction,   credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap (including single default, single-name,   basket and first-to-default swaps), credit default option, equity default swap, total return swap, credit-   linked notes, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction,   buy/sellback transaction, securities lending transaction, weather index transaction, emissions allowance   transaction, or forward purchase or sale of a security, commodity or other financial instrument or interest   (including any option with respect to any of these transactions), (ii) any transaction which is a type of   transaction that is similar to any transaction referred to in clause (i) above that is currently, or in the future   becomes, recurrently entered into in the financial markets, (iii) any combination of the transactions   referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above and (iv) any master agreement relating to any of the transactions   referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above.   “Cash Equivalents” means, as to any Person, (i) securities issued or directly and fully   guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full   faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one   year from the date of acquisition, (ii) time deposits and certificates of deposit of any commercial bank   having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws   of the United States, any State thereof, the District of Columbia or any foreign jurisdiction having, capital,   surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $200,000,000, with maturities of not more than one   year from the date of acquisition by such Person, (iii) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than   90 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i) above entered into with any bank   meeting the qualifications specified in clause (ii) above, (iv) commercial paper rated at least A-1 or the   equivalent thereof by S&P or P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and in each case maturing not   more than one year after the date of acquisition by such Person, and (v) investments in “money market   funds” within the meaning of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,   substantially all of whose assets are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses (i) through   (iv) above.   “Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement (or with respect   to any Lender, if later, the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender), 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, rules, guideline, requirement or   directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided however,   that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and   Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder,   issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines,   requirements and 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, issued or implemented.   “Change of Control” means (a) Validus Re or any other Account Party ceasing to be a   Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company, (b) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly,   beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of     

 

   6   1934, as amended, and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) (other than any   corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same   proportions as their ownership of stock in the Company) of Equity Interests representing more than 50%   of either the aggregate ordinary voting power or the aggregate equity value represented by the issued and   outstanding Equity Interests in the Company, or (c) the occupation at any time of a majority of the seats   (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Company by Persons who were not (i) directors   of the Company on the date of this Agreement, (ii) nominated or appointed by the board of directors of   the Company or (iii) approved by the board of directors of the Company as director candidates prior to   their election.   “Charges” has the meaning provided in Section 10.13.   “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.   “Collateral” has the meaning provided in the Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility.   “Collateral Account” has the meaning provided in Section 2.10.    “Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, at any time, the amount set forth   opposite such Lender’s name on the Commitment Schedule, as the same may be reduced or increased   pursuant to Sections 2.09, 2.14, 2.27 or 10.04.  As of the Effective Date, the aggregate Commitments of   all Lenders hereunder is $85,000,000.   “Commitment Expiration Date” means December 9, 2020.   “Commitment Fee” has the meaning provided in Section 2.11(a).   “Commitment Schedule” means the Schedule attached hereto identified as such.   “Communications” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.01(d).   “Company” means Validus Holdings, Ltd., a holding company organized under the laws   of Bermuda.   “Company Guaranty” means the guaranty of the Company provided in Article IX.   “Conditional Termination Notice” has the meaning provided in Section 2.09(c).   “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 Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, all Indebtedness   described in clause (a) of the definition thereof plus any Indebtedness for borrowed money of any other   Person as to which the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries has created a guarantee or other contingent   obligation (but only to the extent of such guarantee or contingent obligation).  For the avoidance of doubt,   “Consolidated Indebtedness” shall not include obligations (contingent or otherwise) in respect of undrawn   letters of credit.   “Consolidated Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, the Net Worth of the   Company and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP after   appropriate deduction for any minority interests in Subsidiaries including for the avoidance of doubt the     

 

   7   aggregate principal amount of all outstanding preferred (including without limitation trust preferred) or   preference securities or Hybrid Capital of the Company and its Subsidiaries, provided that the aggregate   outstanding amount of such preferred or preference securities or Hybrid Capital of the Company and its   Subsidiaries shall only be included in Consolidated Net Worth to the extent such amount would be   included in a determination of the Net Worth of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with   GAAP.   “Consolidated Total Capital” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of   (i) Consolidated Indebtedness and (ii) Consolidated Net Worth at such time.   “Control” means, with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the   power (i) to vote 10% or more of the voting power of the securities having ordinary voting power for the   election of directors of such Person or (ii) 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.   “Co-Documentation Agent” means each of Lloyds Securities Inc. and SunTrust Bank in   its capacity as co-documentation agent for the credit facility evidenced by this Agreement.   “Credit Documents” means this Agreement and each Limited Fronting Lender   Agreement.   “Credit Event” means the making of any Loan or the issuance of any Letter of Credit (or   any increase of the Stated Amount thereof).   “Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the   outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Loans and the Dollar amount of its Applicable Percentage   of the Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time.   “Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Agent, any LC Issuer or any   other Lender.   “Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which   upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.   “Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two (2) Business Days   of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its   participations in Letters of Credit or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be   paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent   in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition   precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been   satisfied, (b) has notified the Company or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to   the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this   Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s   good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular   default, if any) to funding a loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other   agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after   request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized   officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such   obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit under this   Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c)     

 

   8   upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the   Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event.   “Designated Subsidiary Account Party” means Validus Re and each Wholly-Owned   Subsidiary of the Company set forth on Schedule 2.15 and each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the   Company which is designated as a Designated Subsidiary Account Party in accordance with Section 2.15.   “Dispositions” has the meaning provided in Section 6.02.   “Dividends” has the meaning provided in Section 6.08.   “Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.   “DSAP Assumption Agreement” means an assumption agreement in the form   of Exhibit C or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.   “DTC” means the Depository Trust Company.   “Effective Date” has the meaning provided in Section 4.01.   “Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or   associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or   accept such contract or record.   “Electronic System” means any electronic system, including e-mail, e-fax, Intralinks®,   ClearPar®, Debt Domain, Syndtrak and any other Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic   system is owned, operated or hosted by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Agent and any of its   respective Related Parties or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or   other security system.   “Eligible Person” means and includes any commercial bank, insurance company, finance   company, financial institution, fund that invests in loans or any other “accredited investor” (as defined in   Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), but in any event excluding the Company and its   Subsidiaries.   “Eligible Securities” has the meaning provided in Section 1.01 of the Five-Year Secured   Letter of Credit Facility Agreement.   “Environmental Law” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders,   decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any   Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural   resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and   safety matters.   “Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any   liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the   Company or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) its violation of any   Environmental Law, (b) its generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any   Hazardous Materials, (c) its exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) its release or threatened release of   any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual   arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing, but in     

 

   9   each of (a) through (e) excluding liabilities arising out of Capital Markets Products and insurance and   reinsurance contracts, agreements and arrangements in each case entered into in the ordinary course of   business and not for speculative purposes.   “Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, shares of capital stock of (or other   ownership or profit interests in) such Person, warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or other   acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such   Person, securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or   profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or other acquisition from   such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and other ownership or profit interests in such Person   (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or   not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are authorized or otherwise existing on any   date of determination; provided that “Equity Interests” shall not include Indebtedness for borrowed   money which is convertible into Equity Interests.   “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended   from time to time and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to   ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA,   amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.   “ERISA Affiliate” means any corporation or trade or business which is a member of the   same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as the   Company or any of its Subsidiaries or is under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of   the Code) with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.   “Eurodollar”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such   Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to   the Adjusted LIBO Rate.   “Event of Default” has the meaning provided in Article VII.   “Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Agent,   any Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any   Account Party hereunder or under any of the other Credit Documents, (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured   by) its net income or net profits (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in   each case, (i) imposed by any jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) in or under the laws of which   such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in   which its applicable lending office is located, or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a   Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by such Account Party under   Section 2.14(b)), any withholding Tax that is imposed by the United States of America or Bermuda on   amounts payable to or for the account of such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a   party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that such Foreign   Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or   assignment), to receive additional amounts from such Account Party with respect to such withholding Tax   pursuant to Section 2.12(a), (c) Taxes attributable to such recipient’s failure to comply with Section   2.12(e) and (d) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.   “Existing Administrative Agent” means the Administrative Agent, as defined in the   Existing Credit Facility.     

 

   10   “Existing Credit Facility” means that certain Four-Year Unsecured Letter of Credit   Facility Agreement dated as of March 9, 2012 among the Company, Validus Re, Validus Re Americas,   Ltd., the other Designated Subsidiary Account Parties identified therein, the lenders party thereto and   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise   modified prior to the Effective Date.   “FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this   Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially   more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any   agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.   “Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the FRBNY   based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner   as the FRBNY shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next   succeeding Business Day by the FRBNY as the federal funds effective rate.    “Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer,   treasurer or controller of the Company.   “Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc.   “Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility” means the $300,000,000 five-year secured   letter of credit facility among the Company, Validus Re, various Designated Subsidiary Account Parties,   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and one or more lenders entered into on December   9, 2015, including the related collateral and security documents and other instruments and agreements   executed in connection therewith, and amendments, renewals, replacements, refinancings and   restatements to any of the foregoing (provided that the principal amount thereof shall not exceed   $300,000,000 or, if increased in accordance with its terms, $400,000,000, plus reasonable refinancing   costs, fees and expenses).   “Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is resident for tax purposes or organized under   the laws of a jurisdiction other than (i) Bermuda, or (ii) the United States of America, any State thereof or   the District of Columbia; provided, however, that with respect to an Account Party that is a U.S. Person, a   Lender that is resident for tax purposes or organized under the laws of Bermuda shall be considered a   Foreign Lender.   “Foreign Pension Plan” means any plan, fund (including any superannuation fund) or   other similar program established or maintained outside the United States of America by the Company or   any one or more of its Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of the Company or such   Subsidiaries residing outside the United States of America, which plan, fund or other similar program   provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or   payments to be made upon termination of employment, and which plan is not subject to ERISA or the   Code.    “FRBNY” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.   “FRBNY Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in   effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day; provided that if both   such rates are not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “FRBNY Rate” means the rate   quoted for such day for a federal funds transaction at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day   received by the Administrative Agent from a Federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by     

 

   11   it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to   be zero for purposes of this Agreement.   “Fronted Letter of Credit” has the meaning provided in Section 2.02(a).   “Fronted Unpaid Drawing” has the meaning provided in clause (y) of Section 2.05(a).   “Fronting Arrangement” means an agreement or other arrangement by a Regulated   Insurance Company pursuant to which an insurer or insurers agree to issue insurance policies at the   request or on behalf of such Regulated Insurance Company and such Regulated Insurance Company   assumes the obligations in respect thereof pursuant a Reinsurance Agreement or otherwise.   “Fronting Lender” means any Lender (or any Affiliate thereof) which is requested by an   Account Party, and which in its sole discretion agrees expressly in writing, to issue Fronted Letters of   Credit hereunder pursuant to Section 2.02.   “Fronting Participant” has the meaning provided in Section 2.02(b).   “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of   America.   “Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any   other nation or 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.   “Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation guaranteeing or   intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (“primary obligations”) of   any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any   obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any   property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the   purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital   of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (c) to   purchase or lease 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 (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of such primary obligation against loss in respect   thereof; provided, however, that the term Guarantee shall not include (x) endorsements of instruments for   deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business and (y) obligations of any Regulated Insurance   Company under Insurance Contracts, Reinsurance Agreements, Fronting Arrangements or Retrocession   Agreements (including any Liens with respect thereto).  The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to   be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which   such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in   respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in   good faith.   “Guaranteed Creditors” means and includes each of the Administrative Agent, the   Lenders and each LC Issuer.   “Guaranteed Obligations” means all reimbursement obligations and Unpaid Drawings   with respect to Letters of Credit and all other obligations (including obligations which, but for the   automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable similar laws, would     

 

   12   become due), liabilities and indebtedness owing by each Designated Subsidiary Account Party to the   Guaranteed Creditors under this Agreement (including indemnities, fees and interest thereon (including,   in each case, any interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership   or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the respective documentation, whether or not such   interest is allowed in any such proceeding)), whether now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out   of or in connection with this Agreement and the due performance and compliance by each Designated   Subsidiary Account Party with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained in this Agreement   applicable to such Designated Subsidiary Account Party.   “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.   “Hybrid Capital” means any security that affords equity benefit to the issuer thereof   (under the procedures and guidelines of the S&P) by having ongoing payment requirements that are more   flexible than interest payments associated with conventional indebtedness for borrowed money and by   being contractually subordinated to such indebtedness.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Company’s Junior   Subordinated Deferrable Debentures constitute Hybrid Capital.   “Impacted Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of   “LIBO Rate”.   “Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such   Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or   similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention   agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of   the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current ordinary course trade accounts   payable deferred compensation and any purchase price adjustment, earnout, contingent payment or   deferred payment of a similar nature incurred in connection with an acquisition), (e) all Indebtedness of   others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or   otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the   Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, provided that the amount of Indebtedness of such Person   shall be the lesser of (i) the fair market value of such property at such date of determination (determined   in good faith by the Company) and (ii) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Person, (f) all   Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person,   (h) all obligations (or to the extent netting is permitted under the applicable agreement governing such   Capital Markets Products and such netting is limited with respect to the counterparty or counterparties of   such agreement, all net termination obligations) of such Person under transactions in Capital Markets   Products and (i) all reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, letters of   guaranty, bankers’ acceptances and similar credit transactions; provided that, Indebtedness shall not   include any preferred (including without limitation trust preferred) or preference securities or Hybrid   Capital, in each case issued by the Company, to the extent such preferred or preference securities or   Hybrid Capital would be treated as equity issued by the Company under the applicable procedures and   guidelines of S&P as of the date hereof.  The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness   of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such   Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such   entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.   For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness shall not include (v) current trade payables (including current   payables under insurance contracts and current reinsurance payables) and accrued expenses, in each case   arising in the ordinary course of business, (w) obligations and Guarantees of Regulated Insurance     

 

   13   Companies with respect to Policies, (x) obligations and Guarantees with respect to products underwritten   by Regulated Insurance Companies in the ordinary course of business, including insurance and   reinsurance policies, annuities, performance and surety bonds, assumptions of liabilities and any related   contingent obligations and (y) Reinsurance Agreements and Fronting Arrangements and Guarantees   thereof entered into by any Regulated Insurance Company in the ordinary course of business.   “Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes, imposed   on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Account Party under   this Agreement.   “Indemnitee” has the meaning provided in Section 10.03(b).   “Index Rating” means (i) with respect to S&P, the Company’s Counterparty Credit   Rating, (ii) with respect to Moody’s, the Company’s Long-term Issuer Rating and (iii) with respect to   Fitch, the Company’s Long-term Issuer Credit Rating.   “Ineligible Institution” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(b).   “Information” has the meaning provided in Section 10.12.   “Insurance Business” means one or more aspects of the business of selling, issuing or   underwriting insurance or reinsurance and other businesses reasonably related thereto.   “Insurance Contract” means any insurance contract or policy issued by a Regulated   Insurance Company but shall not include any Reinsurance Agreement, Fronting Arrangement or   Retrocession Agreement.   “Insurance Licenses” means the material licenses (including licenses or certificates of   authority from Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authorities), permits or authorizations to transact   insurance and reinsurance business held by any Regulated Insurance Company.   “Interest Election Request” has the meaning provided in Section 2.20(b).   “Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each   March, June, September and December and (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the   Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar   Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day that would have been an   Interest Payment Date had successive Interest Periods of three months duration been applicable to such   Borrowing.   “Interest Period” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period   commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the   calendar month that is one, two, three or six months (or, if available to each Lender affected, nine or   twelve months) thereafter, as the Company may elect; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end   on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding   Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing only, such next succeeding Business Day   would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding   Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Borrowing that commences on the   last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day   in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar   month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on     

 

   14   which such Borrowing is made and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, thereafter shall be the   effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.   “Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum   determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent   manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the   LIBOR Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the LIBOR Screen Rate is available for the   applicable currency) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period and (b) the LIBOR Screen Rate for   the shortest period (for which the LIBOR Screen Rate is available for the applicable currency) that   exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.   “IPC” means Validus Amalgamation Subsidiary, Ltd., a company organized under the   laws of Bermuda and successor by amalgamation to IPC Holdings, Ltd.   “IPC Facility” means the letters of credit master agreement between IPCRe Limited and   Citibank N.A., providing for letters of credit and any modifications, amendments, restatements, waivers,   extensions, renewals, replacements or refinancings thereof; provided that any such modifications,   amendments, waivers, extensions, renewals, replacements or refinancings be on terms which, when taken   together as a whole, are not adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Lenders, as compared to   those contained in the IPC Facility as of the date hereof.   “IPCRe Limited” means IPCRe Limited, a company organized under the laws of   Bermuda.   “Issuing Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as Issuing Agent with   respect to Several Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.01.   “Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners” means, collectively, J.P. Morgan   Securities LLC, Lloyds Securities Inc., Barclays Bank plc, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and SunTrust   Robinson Humphrey, Inc.   “Junior Subordinated Deferrable Debentures” mean the Company’s Junior Subordinated   Deferrable Interest Debentures due 2036 issued under the Junior Subordinated Indenture dated as of June   15, 2006 between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Trustee, as the same   has been and may be amended from time to time, and any substantially similarly structured security   issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including for the avoidance of doubt the Company’s   Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due 2037 issued under the Junior Subordinated   Indenture dated June 21, 2007 between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee,   Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited's (now Flagstone) Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Notes   due 2036 issued under the Junior Subordinated Indenture dated August 23, 2006 between Flagstone   Reinsurance Holdings Limited and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Flagstone   Reinsurance Holdings Limited's (now Flagstone) Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Notes due 2037   issued under the Junior Subordinated Indenture dated September 20, 2007 between Flagstone Reinsurance   Holdings Limited and The Bank of New York Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, and   Flagstone Finance S.A.'s Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Notes due 2037 issued under the Junior   Subordinated Indenture dated June 8, 2007 between Flagstone Finance S.A. and Wilmington Trust   Company, as Trustee, each as the same may be amended from time to time.   “LC Issuer” means each of the Issuing Agent and each Fronting Lender.     

 

   15   “Legal Requirements” means all applicable laws, rules and regulations and   interpretations thereof made by any governmental body or regulatory authority (including any Applicable   Insurance Regulatory Authority) having jurisdiction over the Company or a Subsidiary.   “Lender Parent” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender   is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.   “Lenders” has the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.  As the   context requires, “Lenders” shall include each Limited Fronting Lender.   “Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning provided in Section 2.11(c).   “Letter of Credit Outstandings” means, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate Stated   Amount of all outstanding Several Letters of Credit, (ii) the aggregate Stated Amount of all outstanding   Fronted Letters of Credit and (iii) the aggregate amount of all Unpaid Drawings in respect of all Letters of   Credit at such time.   “Letter of Credit Request” has the meaning provided in Section 2.04(a).   “Letter of Credit Supportable Obligations” means the obligations of the Account Parties   or any of their subsidiaries which are permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of this Agreement in   connection with the Insurance Business of such Account Parties and their subsidiaries.   “Letters of Credit” means the Several Letters of Credit and the Fronted Letters of Credit.   “Leverage Ratio” means the ratio of (i) Consolidated Indebtedness to (ii) Consolidated   Total Capital.   “LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any applicable   Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or   any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for Dollars for a period equal in length to   such Interest Period as displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen or, in the event   such rate does not appear on either of such Reuters pages, on any successor or substitute page on such   screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes   such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion   (in each case the “LIBOR Screen Rate”) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business   Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that, if the LIBOR Screen Rate shall   be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this   Agreement; provided, further, that if a LIBOR Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such   Interest Period (the “Impacted Interest Period”), then the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period shall be the   Interpolated Rate; provided, that, if any Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be   deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.  It is understood and agreed that all of the terms   and conditions of this definition of “LIBO Rate” shall be subject to Section 2.24.   “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge,   hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor   or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any   financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such   asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with   respect to such securities.     

 

   16   “Limited Fronting Lender” means any Lender, to the extent that such Person agrees (in   its sole and absolute discretion) to be an issuer with respect to any Non-NAIC Approved Bank’s   Applicable Percentage of Several Letters of Credit outstanding and/or issued during the period that such   Non-NAIC Approved Bank is a Non-NAIC Approved Bank, all pursuant to a Limited Fronting Lender   Agreement.   “Limited Fronting Lender Agreement” has the meaning provided in Section 2.01(e).   “Lloyd’s LC Facility” means that certain amended and restated letter of credit facility   agreement, dated as of November 19, 2013, between the Company and Talbot Holdings Ltd. and Lloyds   TSB Bank plc and ING Bank N.V., London Branch providing for the issuance of letters of credit in   support of obligations of Talbot Holdings Ltd. under its 2012 and 2013 underwriting years’ letter of credit   facility procurement agreements and capital stock arrangements with Talbot 2002 Underwriting Capital   Ltd. 2002 in an aggregate principal amount of up to $25,000,000 at any time outstanding (the “FAL   Facility Agreement”) and any modifications, amendments, restatements, waivers, extensions, renewals,   replacements or refinancings thereof; provided that any such modifications, amendments, waivers,   extensions, renewals, replacements or refinancings be on terms which, when taken together as a whole,   are not adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Lenders, as compared to those contained in   the FAL Facility Agreement.   “Loan” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(a).   “Loan Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Loans then   outstanding.   “Margin Stock” has the meaning provided in Regulation U.   “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse condition or any material adverse   change in or affecting (x) the business, operations, assets, liabilities or financial condition of the Company   and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y) the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the ability of the   Company and each other Account Party, taken as a whole, to perform their respective obligations to the   Lenders under this Agreement.   “Maximum Rate” has the meaning provided in Section 10.13.   “Minimum Consolidated Net Worth Amount” means, at any time, an amount which   initially shall be equal to $2,600,000,000, and which amount shall be increased as follows: (i)   immediately following the last day of each fiscal quarter (commencing with the fiscal quarter ended June   30, 2015) by an amount (if positive) equal to 25% of the Net Income for such fiscal quarter and (ii) by   50% of the aggregate increases in the consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Company during such   fiscal quarter by reason of the issuance and sale of common Equity Interests of the Company, including   upon any conversion of debt securities of the Company into such Equity Interests.   “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.   “Multiemployer Plan” means any multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of   ERISA, which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is an obligation to contribute of) the   Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, and each such plan for the five year period   immediately following the latest date on which the Company, such Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate   contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to such plan.     

 

   17   “NAIC” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and any successor   thereto.   “NAIC Approved Bank” means (a) any bank listed on the most current list of banks   approved by the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC (the “NAIC Bank List”) or (b) any Lender as to   which its confirming bank is a bank listed on the NAIC Bank List.   “Net Income” shall mean, for any period, an amount equal to the net income of the   Company and its Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) for such   period.   “Net Worth” means, as to any Person, the sum of its capital stock (including its preferred   stock), capital in excess of par or stated value of shares of its capital stock (including its preferred stock),   retained earnings and any other account which, in accordance with GAAP, constitutes stockholders   equity, but excluding (i) any treasury stock and (ii) the amount of the effects of Financial Accounting   Statement No. 115 (which amount is shown on the Company’s December 31, 2014 balance sheet under   the caption “Accumulated other comprehensive income” and which, after adoption of Financial   Accounting Statements Nos. 157 and 159 will be measured as the difference between investments carried   at estimated fair value and investments carried at amortized cost).   “Non-NAIC Approved Bank” means, at any time, any Lender that is not an NAIC   Approved Bank.   “Notice of Non-Extension” has the meaning provided in Section 2.07.   “OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the   Treasury.   “Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing   Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of   any Account Party hereunder or under any of the other Credit Documents, Taxes imposed as a result of a   present or former connection between such Person and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than   connections arising from such Person 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 this Agreement, or sold or assigned any Loan or an interest   in any obligation of any Account Party under this Agreement).   “Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, registration, court or   documentary taxes or any other similar excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any   payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or performance under, or   otherwise in connection with this Agreement other than any Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes   imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.14).   “Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight   federal funds and overnight eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository   institutions (as such composite rate shall be determined by the FRBNY as set forth on its public website   from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the FRBNY as an overnight   bank funding rate (from and after such date as the FRBNY shall commence to publish such composite   rate).   “Participant” has the meaning provided in Section 10.04(c).     

 

   18   “Participant Register” has the meaning provided in Section 10.04(c).   “Participating Issuer” means, from time to time with respect to each Several Letter of   Credit, each Non-NAIC Approved Bank for whose Applicable Percentage a Limited Fronting Lender has   agreed to be liable as an issuer.   “Patriot Act” has the meaning provided in Section 10.14.   “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in   ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.   “Permitted Subsidiary Indebtedness” means:   (a) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company under this Agreement or existing   on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 3.14 and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such   Indebtedness, provided that such extending, renewal or replacement Indebtedness (i) shall not be   Indebtedness of an obligor that was not an obligor with respect to the Indebtedness being extended,   renewed or replaced, (ii) shall not be in a principal amount that exceeds the principal amount of the   Indebtedness being extended, renewed or replaced (plus any accrued but unpaid interest and redemption   premium payable by the terms of such Indebtedness thereon and reasonable refinancing or renewal fees,   costs and expenses), (iii) shall not have an earlier maturity date or shorter weighted average life than the   Indebtedness being extended, renewed or replaced and (iv) shall be subordinated to the Indebtedness   incurred hereunder on terms (if any) at least as favorable to the Lenders as the Indebtedness being   extended, renewed or replaced;   (b) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company incurred in the ordinary course   of business in connection with any Capital Markets Product that are not entered into for speculative   purposes;   (c) Indebtedness owed by Subsidiaries of the Company to the Company or any of its   Subsidiaries;   (d) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company incurred to finance the   acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease   Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed by any Subsidiary of the Company in connection with the   acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof,   provided that (i) such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the   completion of such construction or improvement and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness   permitted by this clause (d) shall not exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding;   (e) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company in respect of letters of credit   issued to reinsurance cedents, or to lessors of real property in lieu of security deposits in connection with   leases of any Subsidiary of the Company, in each case in the ordinary course of business;   (f) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company incurred in the ordinary course   of business in connection with workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, unemployment   insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits and pursuant to letters of credit or other   security arrangements entered into in connection with such insurance or benefit; and   (g) Indebtedness of any Designated Subsidiary Account Parties under the Five-Year   Secured Letter of Credit Facility;      

 

   19   (h) Indebtedness representing installment insurance premiums owing by the   Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business in respect of the liability insurance,   casualty insurance or business interruption insurance maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, in   each case in respect of their properties and assets (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any   insurance or reinsurance provided or obtained by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with   performing its Insurance Business or managing risk in respect thereof);    (i) Acquired Indebtedness of Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not   exceeding $250,000,000 at any time outstanding;    (j) without duplication, additional Indebtedness of Subsidiaries of the Company not   otherwise permitted under clauses (a) through (i) of this definition which, when added to the aggregate   amount of all Liens (other than with respect to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (j)) incurred   by the Company pursuant to Section 6.03(w), shall not exceed at any time outstanding 10% of   Consolidated Net Worth at the time of incurrence of any new Indebtedness under this clause (j); provided   that immediately after giving effect (including pro forma effect) to the incurrence of any Indebtedness   pursuant to this clause (j), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;    (k) Indebtedness arising from Guarantees made by any Subsidiary of the Company   of the type described in the definition hereof;   (l) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary including any Designated Subsidiary Account   Parties in connection with the Junior Subordinated Deferrable Debentures, including the sale, assignment   or transfer of such Indebtedness among Subsidiaries including Designated Subsidiary Account Parties;   and   (m) Indebtedness of Validus Holdings (UK) plc created in connection with its   acquisition of Validus Reinsurance (Switzerland) Ltd.   “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint   venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.   “Plan” means any pension plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA and subject to   Title IV of ERISA, which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is an obligation to   contribute of) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates, and each such plan   for the five year period immediately following the latest date on which the Company, any of its   Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute   to such plan.   “Platform” means Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic   transmission system.   “Policies” means all insurance policies, annuity contracts, guaranteed interest contracts   and funding agreements (including riders to any such policies or contracts, certificates issued with respect   to group life insurance or annuity contracts and any contracts issued in connection with retirement plans   or arrangements) and assumption certificates issued or to be issued (or filed pending current review by   applicable Governmental Authorities) by any Regulated Insurance Company and any coinsurance   agreements entered into or to be entered into by any Regulated Insurance Company.   “Preferred Securities” means any preferred Equity Interests (or capital stock) of any   Person that has preferential rights with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation or     

 

   20   dissolution of such Person over shares of common Equity Interests (or capital stock) of any other class of   such Person.   “Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time   by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City; each   change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly   announced as being effective.   “Private Act” means separate legislation enacted in Bermuda with the intention that such   legislation apply specifically to any Account Party, in whole or in part.   “Protected Cell Company” means a Subsidiary that has created segregated accounts   pursuant to the provisions of the Segregated Account Companies Act 2000 of Bermuda.   “Register” has the meaning provided in Section 10.04(b).   “Regulated Insurance Company” means any Subsidiary of the Company, whether now   owned or hereafter acquired, that is authorized or admitted to carry on or transact Insurance Business in   any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) and is regulated by any Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority.   “Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board as from time to time in effect and any   successor to all or a portion thereof establishing reserve requirements.   “Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and any   successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.   “Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and any   successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.   “Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and any   successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.   “Reinsurance Agreement” means any agreement, contract, treaty, certificate or other   arrangement whereby any Regulated Insurance Company agrees to transfer, cede or retrocede to another   insurer or reinsurer all or part of the liability assumed or assets held by such Regulated Insurance   Company under a policy or policies of insurance issued by such Regulated Insurance Company or under a   reinsurance agreement assumed by such Regulated Insurance Company.   “Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates   and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s   Affiliates.   “Replaced Lender” has the meaning provided in Section 2.14(b).   “Replacement Lender” has the meaning provided in Section 2.14(b).   “Required Lenders” means at any time Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate   amount of the Commitments; provided that if the Total Commitment has been terminated, then the   Required Lenders means Lenders whose aggregate Credit Exposures exceed 50% of the Loan Exposure   and the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time; provided, further, that, so long as   a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Commitments and the Credit Exposures of such Lender shall not be     

 

   21   included in determining whether the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder   (including any consent to any amendment or waiver pursuant to Section 10.02); provided that any waiver,   amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender which affects   such Defaulting Lender differently than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such   Defaulting Lender.   “Restricted Margin Stock” means Margin Stock owned by the Company or any of its   Subsidiaries the value of which (determined as required under clause 2(i) of the definition of “Indirectly   Secured” set forth in Regulation U) represents not more than 33% of the aggregate value (determined as   required under clause (2)(i) of the definition of “Indirectly Secured” set forth in Regulation U), on a   consolidated basis, of the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (excluding any Margin   Stock) that is subject to the provisions of Sections 6.02 and 6.03.   “Retrocession Agreement” means any agreement, contract, treaty or other arrangement   whereby one or more insurers or reinsurers, as retrocessionaires, assume liabilities of reinsurers under a   Reinsurance Agreement or other retrocessionaires under another Retrocession Agreement.   “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial   Services LLC business.   “Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the   subject or target of any comprehensive Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Crimea, Cuba, Iran,   North Korea, Sudan and Syria).   “Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related   list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations   Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant   and applicable sanctions authority, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country   or (c) any Person owned 50% or more or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the   foregoing clauses (a) or (b).   “Sanctions” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed,   administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by   OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union,   Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant and applicable sanctions authority.   “SAP” means, with respect to any Regulated Insurance Company, the statutory   accounting principles and accounting procedures and practices prescribed or permitted by the Applicable   Insurance Regulatory Authority of the state or jurisdiction in which such Regulated Insurance Company is   domiciled; it being understood and agreed that determinations in accordance with SAP for purposes of   Article VII, including defined terms as used therein, are subject (to the extent provided therein) to   Section 1.04.   “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.   “Service of Process Agent” means CT Corporation Systems, 111 Eighth Avenue, New   York, New York 10011.   “Several Letter of Credit” has the meaning provided in Section 2.01(a).   “Several Unpaid Drawing” has the meaning provided in clause (x) of Section 2.05(a).     

 

   22   “Significant Insurance Subsidiary” means a Regulated Insurance Company which is also   a Significant Subsidiary.   “Significant Subsidiary” means (a) Validus Re, (b) Talbot Holdings Ltd. and (c) each   other Subsidiary of the Company that either (i) as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year of   the Company for which audited financial statements are available, has assets that exceed 10% of the total   consolidated assets of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries as of the last day of such period or (ii) for   the most recently completed fiscal year of the Company for which audited financial statements are   available, has revenues that exceed 10% of the consolidated revenue of the Company and all of its   Subsidiaries for such period; provided that, if at any time the aggregate amount of the total consolidated   assets of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries or the consolidated revenue of the Company and all of   its Subsidiaries attributable to Subsidiaries that are not Significant Subsidiaries exceeds fifteen percent   (15%) of the total consolidated assets of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries as of the end of any such   fiscal year or fifteen percent (15%) of the consolidated revenue of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries   for any such fiscal quarter, the Company (or, in the event the Company has failed to do so within ten   days, the Administrative Agent) shall designate sufficient Subsidiaries as “Significant Subsidiaries” to   eliminate such excess, and such designated Subsidiaries shall for all purposes of this Agreement   constitute Significant Subsidiaries.   “Solvent” means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the   amount of the “present fair saleable value” of each of the business and assets of such Person will, as of   such date, exceed the amount of all “liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise”, as of such date,   as such quoted terms are determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing   determinations of the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value of each of the business and   assets of such Person is greater than the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the   probable “liability” on the existing debts and other “liabilities contingent or otherwise” of such Person,   (c) the assets of such Person do not constitute unreasonably small capital for such Person to carry out its   business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including the capital needs of such Person,   taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by such Person and   projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, (d) such Person does not intend to incur   debts beyond their ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of   cash to be received by such Person, and of amounts to be payable on or in respect of debt of such Person)   and (e) such Person does not believe that final judgments against such Person in actions for money   damages presently pending will be rendered at a time when, or in an amount such that, they will be unable   to satisfy any such judgments promptly in accordance with their terms (taking into account the maximum   reasonable amount of such judgments in any such actions and the earliest reasonable time at which such   judgments might be rendered) and such Person believes that its cash flow, after taking into account all   other anticipated uses of the cash of such Person (including the payments on or in respect of debt referred   to in paragraph (d) of this definition), will at all times be sufficient to pay all such judgments promptly in   accordance with their terms. For purposes of this definition, (i) “debt” means liability on a “claim”, and   (ii) “claim” means any (A) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment,   liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable,   secured or unsecured or (B) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives   rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed,   contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.   “Stated Amount” means at, any time, the maximum amount available to be drawn under   any Letter of Credit (regardless of whether any conditions for drawing could then be met).   “Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of   which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the     

 

   23   maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves)   expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject for   Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board).    Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D.  Eurodollar Loans   shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements   without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to   any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation.  The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be   adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.   “Statutory Statements” means, with respect to any Regulated Insurance Company for any   fiscal year, the annual or quarterly financial statements of such Regulated Insurance Company as required   to be filed with the Insurance Regulatory Authority of its jurisdiction of domicile and in accordance with   the laws of such jurisdiction, together with all exhibits, schedules, certificates and actuarial opinions   required to be filed or delivered therewith.   “Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company.   “subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any   corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which   would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such   financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other   corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other   ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or ordinary voting power or, in the case of a   partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or   held by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries   of the parent.   “Super-Majority Lenders” means at any time Lenders having at least 75% of the   aggregate amount of the Commitments; provided that if the Total Commitment has been terminated, then   the Super-Majority Lenders means Lenders whose aggregate Credit Exposures equal or exceed 75% of   the Loan Exposure and the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time.   “Syndication Agent” means Lloyds Securities Inc., in its capacity as syndication agent for   the credit facility evidenced by this Agreement.   “Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,   fees, assessments, fees, assessments, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority,   including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.   “Total Commitment” means, at any time, the sum of the Commitments of each of the   Lenders at such time.   “Transaction” means the execution, delivery and performance by each Account Party of   this Agreement, the borrowing of Loans by the Company and the use of proceeds thereof and the issuance   of Letters of Credit for the account of any Account Party, in each case, on and after the Effective Date.   “Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of   interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the   Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.     

 

   24   “Unpaid Drawings” means the Several Unpaid Drawings and the Fronted Unpaid   Drawings.   “Unrestricted Margin Stock” means any Margin Stock owned by the Company or any of   its Subsidiaries which is not Restricted Margin Stock.   “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 assigned to such term in   Section 2.12(e)(ii)(B)(3).    “Validus Re” means Validus Reinsurance, Ltd., a company organized under the Laws of   Bermuda.   “Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means any subsidiary of such Person to the   extent all of the capital stock or other ownership interests in such subsidiary, other than directors’ or   nominees’ qualifying shares, is owned directly or indirectly by such Person.   SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings.  For purposes of this   Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan” or an “ABR   Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing” or an   “ABR Borrowing”).   SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally.  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”.  The word “law” shall   be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings   and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily   comply), and all judgments, orders and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities.  Unless the context   requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document   herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to   time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such   amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or   reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time   amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws),   (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns   (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental   Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d)   the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to   this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) all references herein to   Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and   Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (f) 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.   SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP.  Except as otherwise expressly   provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with   GAAP or SAP, as the case may be, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Company notifies     

 

   25   the Administrative Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate   the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or SAP or in the application thereof on   the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that the Required   Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such   notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or SAP or in the application thereof, then such   provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP or SAP as in effect and applied immediately before   such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision   amended in accordance with Section 10.02.  Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all   terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein to calculate compliance with Sections 6.10 and   6.11 shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made (i)   without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (or any other   Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to   value any Consolidated Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Company or any Subsidiary at “fair value”,   as defined therein and (ii) without giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible   debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards   Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such   Consolidated Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness   shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof.   ARTICLE II      Letters of Credit; Loans   SECTION 2.01. Several Letters of Credit.  (a) Subject to and upon the terms and   conditions set forth herein, each Account Party may request the Issuing Agent, at any time and from time   to time on or after the Effective Date and prior to the Commitment Expiration Date, to issue, on behalf of   each Lender, for the account of such Account Party and in support of, on a standby basis, Letter of Credit   Supportable Obligations of such Account Party to any other Person, and subject to and upon the terms   and conditions herein set forth, the Issuing Agent agrees to issue at any time and from time to time on or   after the Effective Date and prior to the Commitment Expiration Date one or more irrevocable standby   letters of credit denominated in Dollars and in such form as may be approved by the Issuing Agent which   approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (each such letter of credit, a “Several Letter of   Credit” and, collectively, the “Several Letters of Credit”).  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and   any other instruments and documents contemplated hereby, it is the intent of the parties hereto that all   Letters of Credit shall be clean and irrevocable and otherwise in a form sufficient for the beneficiary   cedent to take credit on its financial statements for reinsurance recoverables under applicable rules, laws   and regulations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Issuing Agent shall have no   obligation hereunder to issue any Several Letter of Credit the proceeds of which would be made available   to any Person (i) to fund any activity or business of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any country or   territory that, at the time of such funding, is a Sanctioned Country or (ii) in any manner that would result   in a violation of any Sanctions by any party to this Agreement.   (b) Each Several Letter of Credit will be issued by the Issuing Agent on behalf of the   Lenders and each Lender will participate in each Several Letter of Credit pro rata in accordance with its   Applicable Percentage (subject to the provisions in this Agreement regarding Limited Fronting Lenders).    The obligations of each Lender under and in respect of each Several Letter of Credit are several, and the   failure by any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder or under any Letter of Credit shall not affect   the obligations of the respective Account Party toward any other party hereto nor shall any other such   party be liable for the failure by such Lender to perform its obligations hereunder or under any Several   Letter of Credit.     

 

   26   (c) Each Several Letter of Credit shall be executed and delivered by the Issuing   Agent in the name and on behalf of, and as attorney-in-fact for, each Lender and the Issuing Agent shall   act under each Several Letter of Credit, and each Several Letter of Credit shall expressly provide that the   Issuing Agent shall act, as the agent of each Lender, to (a) receive drafts, other demands for payment and   other documents presented by the beneficiary under such Several Letter of Credit, (b) determine whether   such drafts, demands and documents are in compliance with the terms and conditions of such Letter of   Credit and (c) notify such Lender and such Account Party that a valid drawing has been made and the   date that the related Several Unpaid Drawing is to be made; provided that the Issuing Agent shall have no   obligation or liability for any Several Unpaid Drawing under such Letter of Credit, and each Several   Letter of Credit shall expressly so provide.  Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and designates the   Issuing Agent as its attorney-in-fact, acting through any duly authorized officer of the Issuing Agent, to   execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of such Lender each Several Letter of Credit to be issued   by such Lender hereunder. Promptly upon the request of the Issuing Agent, each Lender will furnish to   the Issuing Agent such powers of attorney or other evidence as any beneficiary of any Several Letter of   Credit may reasonably request in order to demonstrate that the Issuing Agent has the power to act as   attorney-in-fact for such Lender to execute and deliver such Several Letter of Credit.   (d) Each Lender represents and warrants that each Several Letter of Credit   constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Lender enforceable in accordance with its terms,   provided that the enforceability thereof is subject to general principles of equity and to bankruptcy,   insolvency and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.   (e) In the event that any Lender agrees (in its sole and absolute discretion) to act as a   Limited Fronting Lender for any Non-NAIC Approved Bank upon such terms and conditions as such   parties may agree (including fees payable by such Non-NAIC Approved Bank and/or the Company to   such Limited Fronting Lender) (such agreement, a “Limited Fronting Lender Agreement”), the following   provisions shall apply (in addition to any other provisions hereof relating to Limited Fronting Lenders):   (i) upon the issuance of any Several Letter of Credit pursuant hereto, with   respect to any Non-NAIC Approved Bank as a Participating Issuer under such Several Letter of   Credit, each applicable Limited Fronting Lender, in reliance upon the agreements of such Non-   NAIC Approved Bank as a Participating Issuer set forth in this Section, agrees (A) to issue   through the Issuing Agent, in addition to its own obligations as a Lender under such Several   Letter of Credit, severally such Several Letter of Credit in an amount equal to such Non-NAIC   Approved Bank’s Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of such Several Letter of Credit (or   the portion thereof for which such Limited Fronting Lender has agreed to be a Limited Fronting   Lender), and (B) to amend or extend each Several Letter of Credit previously issued by it as a   Limited Fronting Lender for such Participating Issuer; and   (ii) with respect to any Several Letter of Credit issued by a Limited Fronting   Lender pursuant to clause (i) above for a Participating Issuer, such Participating L/C Issuer agrees   to purchase participations (as provided in Section 2.01(f)) in the obligations of such Limited   Fronting Lender under such Several Letter of Credit attributable to such Participating Issuer for   which such Limited Fronting Lender has agreed to act as a Limited Fronting Lender hereunder.   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Lender shall have any obligation to agree to act   hereunder as a Limited Fronting Lender for any other Person unless such Lender has entered into a   Limited Fronting Lender Agreement in its sole and absolute discretion.   (f) In the event any Participating Issuer purchases a participation in the Letter(s) of   Credit of its Limited Fronting Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(e), then, without any further action on the     

 

   27   part of any party, such Limited Fronting Lender grants to such Participating Issuer, and such Participating   Issuer hereby acquires from such Limited Fronting Lender, a participation in such Limited Fronting   Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the relevant Letters of Credit attributable to such Participating Issuer   for which such Limited Fronting Lender has agreed to act as a Limited Fronting Lender hereunder.  Each   Participating Issuer purchasing a participation hereunder acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to   acquire such participations in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be   affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit   or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments.  In   consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, such Participating Issuer hereby absolutely and   unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for account of the applicable Limited Fronting   Lender an amount equal to the amount of each payment made by such Limited Fronting Lender in respect   of the portion of such Letter of Credit in which such Participating Issuer holds a participation, promptly   upon the request of such Limited Fronting Lender at any time from the time such payment is made until   such payment is reimbursed by the Company or at any time after any reimbursement payment is required   to be refunded to the Company for any reason or at any time as may be set forth in the Limited Fronting   Lender Agreement between such Limited Fronting Lender and such Participating Issuer.  Such payment   by such Participating Issuer shall be made for account of the applicable Limited Fronting Lender without   any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.  To the extent that any Participating Issuer   has made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse a Limited Fronting Lender in respect of any   participation interests purchased hereunder in respect of any Letter of Credit, promptly following receipt   by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Company or any other Account Party pursuant to   Section 2.05 in respect of such Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to   such Limited Fronting Lender and such Participating Issuer, in each case as their interests may appear.    Any payment made by a Participating Issuer in respect of its participation pursuant to this paragraph to   reimburse the applicable Limited Fronting Lender for any payment made in any respect of any drawing   under a Letter of Credit shall not relieve the Company or any other Account Party of its obligation to   reimburse the amount of such drawing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.   SECTION 2.02. Fronted Letters of Credit.  (a) Subject to and upon the terms and   conditions set forth herein, each Account Party may request that any Fronting Lender at any time and   from time to time on or after the Effective Date and prior to the Commitment Expiration Date issue for its   own account a letter of credit denominated in Dollars for the account of such Account Party and in   support of, on a standby basis, Letter of Credit Supportable Obligations of such Account Party to any   other Person, and subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, each Fronting Lender   agrees to issue at any time and from time to time on or after the Effective Date and prior to the   Commitment Expiration Date one or more irrevocable standby letters of credit denominated in Dollars   and in such form as may be approved by such Fronting Lender, which approval shall not be unreasonably   withheld or delayed (each such letter of credit, a “Fronted Letter of Credit” and, collectively, the “Fronted   Letters of Credit”).  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and any other instruments and documents   contemplated hereby, it is the intent of the parties hereto that all Letters of Credit shall be clean and   irrevocable and otherwise in a form sufficient for the beneficiary cedent to take credit on its financial   statements for reinsurance recoverables under applicable rules, laws and regulations. Notwithstanding   anything herein to the contrary, no Fronting Bank shall have any obligation hereunder to issue any Letter   of Credit the proceeds of which would be made available to any Person (i) to fund any activity or business   of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding, is a   Sanctioned Country or (ii) in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by any party to   this Agreement.   (b) Immediately upon the issuance by any Fronting Lender of any Fronted Letter of   Credit, such Fronting Lender shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each Lender other than such   Fronting Lender (each such Lender, in its capacity under this Section 2.02(b), a “Fronting Participant”),     

 

   28   and each such Fronting Participant shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have purchased   and received from such Fronting Lender, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and   participation, to the extent of such Fronting Participant’s Applicable Percentage, in such Fronted Letter of   Credit, each drawing made thereunder and the obligations of each Account Party under this Agreement   with respect thereto, and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto. Upon any change in the   Commitments or Applicable Percentages of the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant   to Section 2.27), it is hereby agreed that, with respect to all outstanding Fronted Letters of Credit and   Fronted Unpaid Drawings, there shall be an automatic adjustment to the participations pursuant to this   Section 2.02 to reflect the new Applicable Percentages of the assignor and assignee Lender or of all   Lenders with Commitments, as the case may be.   (c) In the event that any Fronting Lender makes any payment under any Fronted   Letter of Credit and the respective Account Party shall not have reimbursed such amount in full to such   Fronting Lender pursuant to Section 2.05, such Fronting Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative   Agent, which shall promptly notify each Fronting Participant, of such failure, and each Fronting   Participant shall promptly and unconditionally pay to such Fronting Lender the amount of such Fronting   Participant’s Applicable Percentage of such unreimbursed payment in Dollars and in immediately   available funds.  If, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on any Business Day, the Administrative Agent   so notifies any Fronting Participant required to fund a payment under a Fronted Letter of Credit, such   Fronting Participant shall make available to such Fronting Lender in Dollars and in immediately available   funds such Fronting Participant’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of such payment on such Business   Day (or, if notice is given after 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on any Business Day, on the next Business   Day).  If and to the extent such Fronting Participant shall not have so made its Applicable Percentage of   the amount of such payment available to such Fronting Lender, such Fronting Participant agrees to pay to   such Fronting Lender, forthwith on demand, such amount, together with interest thereon, for each day   from such date to but excluding the date such amount is paid to such Fronting Lender at the overnight   Federal Funds Effective Rate.  The failure of any Fronting Participant to make available to such Fronting   Lender its Applicable Percentage of any payment under any Fronted Letter of Credit shall not relieve any   other Fronting Participant of its obligation hereunder to make available to such Fronting Lender its   Applicable Percentage of any payment on the date required, as specified above, but no Fronting   Participant shall be responsible for the failure of any other Fronting Participant to make available to such   Fronting Lender such other Fronting Participant’s Applicable Percentage of any such payment.   (d) Whenever any Fronting Lender receives any payment by any Account Party as to   which it has also received payments from the Fronting Participants pursuant to paragraph (c) above, such   Fronting Lender shall forward such payment to the Administrative Agent, which in turn shall distribute to   each Fronting Participant which has paid its Applicable Percentage thereof, in Dollars and in immediately   available funds, an amount equal to such Fronting Participant’s share (based upon the amount funded by   such Fronting Participant to the aggregate amount funded by all Fronting Participants and retained by the   Fronting Lender) of the principal amount of such payment and interest thereon accruing after the purchase   of the respective participations.   (e) The obligations of the Fronting Participants to make payments to each Fronting   Lender with respect to Fronted Letters of Credit issued by it shall be irrevocable and not subject to any   qualification or exception whatsoever and shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of   this Agreement under all circumstances, including any of the following circumstances:   (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any   amendment, supplement or modification hereof;     

 

   29   (ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the   Fronting Participant or any of its Affiliates may have at any time against a beneficiary   named in a Fronted Letter of Credit, any transferee of any Fronted Letter of Credit (or   any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), the Administrative Agent, any   Fronting Lender, any Fronting Participant, any Lender, or any other Person, whether in   connection with this Agreement, any Fronted Letter of Credit, the transactions   contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transaction   between any Account Party or any of its Affiliates and the beneficiary named in any such   Fronted Letter of Credit);   (iii) any draft, certificate or any other document presented under any Fronted   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;   (iv) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or   observance of any of the terms of this Agreement;   (v) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; or   (vi) any matter or event set forth in Section 2.05(b).   (f) Upon the request of any Fronting Participant, each Fronting Lender shall furnish   to such Fronting Participant copies of any Fronted Letter of Credit issued by it and such other   documentation as may reasonably be requested by such Fronting Participant.   SECTION 2.03. Conditions to the Issuance of all Letters of Credit.  (a)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Article II, no LC Issuer shall be under any   obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if at the time of such issuance:   (i)  any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall   purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain such LC Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit or any   requirement of law applicable to such LC Issuer or any Lender or any request or directive   (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over   such LC Issuer or any Lender shall prohibit, or request that such LC Issuer or any Lenders refrain   from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the applicable type of letter of credit or shall   impose upon such LC Issuer or any Lender with respect to the applicable type of letter of credit   any restriction or reserve, capital or liquidity requirement (for which such LC Issuer or such   Lender is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on the Effective Date, or any unreimbursed   loss, cost or expense which was not applicable, in effect or known to such LC Issuer, as of the   Effective Date;   (ii) the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 are not satisfied at that time; or   (iii)  such LC Issuer shall have received notice from any Account Party or the   Required Lenders prior to the issuance of such Letter of Credit of the type described in clause (v)   of Section 2.03(b).   (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Article II,     

 

   30   (i) no Letter of Credit shall be issued at any time when the aggregate Credit   Exposures of all Lenders taken together exceed (or would after giving effect to such issuance   exceed) the Total Commitment at such time;   (ii) [intentionally omitted];   (iii) no Fronted Letter of Credit shall be issued by a Fronting Lender at any time if the   Letter of Credit Outstandings in respect of all Fronted Letters of Credit issued by such Fronting   Lender exceed (or would after giving effect to such issuance exceed) the maximum aggregate   Stated Amount of all Fronted Letters of Credit that such Fronting Lender has agreed to issue in a   separate agreement with the Company, if any;   (iv) each Letter of Credit shall have an expiry date occurring not later than one year   after such Letter of Credit’s date of issuance, provided that, subject to Section 2.07, each such   Letter of Credit may by its terms automatically renew annually for additional one-year periods   unless the respective LC Issuer notifies the beneficiary thereof, in accordance with the terms of   such Letter of Credit, that such Letter of Credit will not be renewed;   (v) no LC Issuer will issue any Letter of Credit after it has received written notice   from any Account Party or the Required Lenders stating that a Default or an Event of Default   exists until such time as the Issuing Agent shall have received a written notice of (x) rescission of   such notice from the party or parties originally delivering the same or (y) a waiver of such   Default or Event of Default by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the   Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.02); and   (vi) the Issuing Agent shall not issue any Several Letter of Credit in respect of which   there is a Limited Fronting Lender if the applicable Participating Issuer is a Defaulting Lender   unless such Limited Fronting Lender has entered into arrangements satisfactory to it with the   Company and/or such Defaulting Lender to eliminate such Limited Fronting Lender’s risk with   respect to such Defaulting Lender in respect of each Several Letter of Credit hereunder in respect   of which such Limited Fronting Lender acts as issuer for such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable   Percentage of such Several Letter of Credit.   (c) Subject to and on the terms and conditions set forth herein, each LC Issuer is   hereby authorized by each Account Party and the Lenders to arrange for the issuance of any Letter of   Credit pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or 2.02(a) and the amendment of any Letter of Credit pursuant to   Section 2.08 and/or 10.02 by:   (i) completing the commencement date and the expiry date of such Letter of Credit;   (ii) (in the case of an amendment increasing or reducing the amount thereof)   amending such Letter of Credit in such manner as such LC Issuer and the respective beneficiary   may agree;   (iii)  in the case of Several Letters of Credit, completing such Letter of Credit with the   participation of each Lender as allocated pursuant to the terms hereof (including the provisions   hereof in respect of Limited Fronting Lenders); and   (iv) in the case of Several Letters of Credit, executing such Letter of Credit on behalf   of each Lender and following such execution delivering such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary of   such Letter of Credit.     

 

   31   SECTION 2.04. Letter of Credit Requests.  (a) Whenever an Account Party   desires that a Letter of Credit be issued for its account, such Account Party shall give the Administrative   Agent and the respective LC Issuer written or electronic notice (including by way of facsimile, e-mail or   other electronic transmission) thereof prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time) at least (x) three Business   Days in respect of Fronted Letters of Credit and (y) five Business Days in respect of Several Letters of   Credit, in each case, prior to the proposed date of issuance (which shall be a Business Day), which notice   shall be in the form of Exhibit F or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent   (each, a “Letter of Credit Request”). Each Letter of Credit Request shall include any other documents as   the respective LC Issuer customarily and generally requires in connection therewith.   (b) The making of each Letter of Credit Request shall be deemed to be a   representation and warranty by the respective Account Party and the Company that such Letter of Credit   may be issued in accordance with, and it will not violate the requirements applicable to such Account   Party and/or such Letter of Credit of, Section 2.01 or 2.02, as the case may be, and Section 2.03.   (c) Upon its issuance of, or amendment to, any Letter of Credit, the respective LC   Issuer shall promptly notify the respective Account Party and each Lender of such issuance or   amendment, which notice shall include a summary description of the Letter of Credit actually issued and   any amendments thereto.   (d) The Stated Amount of each Letter of Credit upon issuance shall be not less than   $25,000.   SECTION 2.05. Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings.  (a) (i) Each   Account Party severally agrees to reimburse (x) each Lender, by making payment to the Administrative   Agent in immediately available funds, for any payment or disbursement made by such Lender under any   Several Letter of Credit issued for its account (each such amount so paid or disbursed until reimbursed, a   “Several Unpaid Drawing”) and (y) the respective Fronting Lender directly for any payment or   disbursement made by such Fronting Lender under any Fronted Letter of Credit issued for its account   (each such amount so paid or disbursed until reimbursed, a “Fronted Unpaid Drawing”), and (ii)   furthermore, the Company jointly and severally agrees to reimburse all Several Unpaid Drawings and   Fronted Unpaid Drawings in respect of all Letters of Credit issued hereunder for the account of or at the   request of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary Account Party, in each case, with interest on the   amount so paid or disbursed by such Lender, to the extent not reimbursed prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York   time) on the date of such payment or disbursement, from and including the date paid or disbursed to but   not including the date such Lender is reimbursed therefor at a rate per annum which shall be the Alternate   Base Rate as in effect from time to time (plus an additional 2% per annum, payable on demand, if not   reimbursed by the third Business Day after the date on which the respective Account Party (or the   Company) receives notice from the respective LC Issuer of such payment or disbursement).   (b) Each Account Party’s obligation under this Section 2.05 to reimburse each   Lender with respect to Unpaid Drawings of such Account Party (including, in each case, interest thereon)   shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff,   counterclaim or defense to payment which such Account Party may have or have had against such   Lender, or any LC Issuer, including any defense based upon the failure of any drawing under a Letter of   Credit to conform to the terms of the Letter of Credit or any non-application or misapplication by the   beneficiary of the proceeds of such drawing; provided, however, that no Account Party shall be obligated   to reimburse any Lender for any wrongful payment made by such Lender under a Letter of Credit as a   result of acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of such Lender   (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment).     

 

   32   (c) In determining whether to pay under any Letter of Credit, no LC Issuer shall   have any obligation relative to the other Lenders other than to confirm that any documents required to be   delivered under such Letter of Credit appear to have been delivered and that they appear to substantially   comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit.  Any action taken or omitted to be   taken by any LC Issuer under or in connection with any Letter of Credit, if taken or omitted in the   absence of such LC Issuer’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of   competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment), shall not create for such LC Issuer any   resulting liability to any Account Party or any of its Affiliates or any Lender.   (d) Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in   support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Designated Subsidiary Account Party, the   Company shall be obligated to reimburse each Lender or the relevant Fronting Lender, as applicable,   hereunder for any Several Unpaid Drawing and any Fronted Unpaid Drawing in respect of all Letters of   Credit issued hereunder for the account of or at the request of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party, in each case, with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such Lender and/or such   Fronting Lender as described in Section 2.05(a) above.  The Company hereby acknowledges that the   issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of any Designated Subsidiary Account Party inures to the   benefit of the Company, and that the Company’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses   of such Designated Subsidiary Account Parties.   SECTION 2.06. Increased Costs.  If a Change in Law shall (i) impose, modify or   make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital adequacy, liquidity or similar requirement (including any   insurance charge or other assessment) against letters of credit issued by or participated in, assets of,   deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, such Lender (except any such reserve   requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate), or (ii) impose on such Lender or the London interbank   market any other conditions directly or indirectly affecting this Agreement, any Letter of Credit or Loans   made by such Lender, or (iii) subject the Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer or any Lender to any Taxes   (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of   Excluded Taxes, (C) Connection Income Taxes, and (D) Other Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters   of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital   attributable thereto; and the result of any of the foregoing is to (A) increase the cost to the Administrative   Agent, such LC Issuer or such Lender of (1) issuing, maintaining or participating in any Letter of Credit   or (2) making or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), (B)   reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Administrative Agent, such LC Issuer or such   Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) or (C) reduce the rate of return on its   capital with respect to Letters of Credit and/or the Loans to a level below that which the Administrative   Agent, such LC Issuer or such Lender would have achieved but for such Change in Law (and taking into   consideration the Administrative Agent’s, such LC Issuer’s or such Lender’s policies with respect to   capital adequacy and liquidity (or those of its holding company), as generally applied), then, upon written   demand to the applicable Account Party by the Administrative Agent, such LC Issuer or such Lender   (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), such Account Party shall pay to the Administrative Agent (on   behalf of such LC Issuer or such Lender), such LC Issuer or such Lender such additional amount or   amounts as will compensate the Administrative Agent, such LC Issuer or such Lender for such increased   cost or reduction.  A certificate submitted to the applicable Account Party by such Lender (with a copy to   the Administrative Agent), setting forth (i) the basis, in reasonable detail, for the determination of such   additional amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender as aforesaid and (ii) the basis, in   reasonable detail, for the computation of such amount or amounts, which shall be consistently applied   shall be final and conclusive and binding on the applicable Account Party absent manifest error, although   the failure to deliver any such certificate shall not release or diminish such Account Party’s obligations to   pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.06 upon subsequent receipt of such certificate.    Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Account Party shall be required to compensate any Lender pursuant to     

 

   33   this Section 2.06 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that   such Lender notifies such Account Party of the applicable Change in Law; provided that if the Change in   Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to   above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.   SECTION 2.07. Letter of Credit Expiration and Extensions.  Each Lender   acknowledges that to the extent provided under the terms of any Letter of Credit, the expiration date of   such Letter of Credit will be automatically extended for additional one-year periods, without written   amendment, unless (a) such extension would cause such Letter of Credit to remain outstanding on or after   the one-year anniversary of the Commitment Expiration Date or (b) at least 30 days (or such other period   required under or by any Legal Requirement or Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority) prior to the   expiration date of such Letter of Credit, notice is given by the respective LC Issuer in accordance with the   terms of the respective Letter of Credit (a “Notice of Non-Extension”) that the expiration date of such   Letter of Credit will not be extended beyond its current expiration date.  The respective LC Issuer will   give Notices of Non-Extension as to any or all outstanding Letters of Credit if requested to do so by the   Required Lenders pursuant to Article VII.  The respective LC Issuer will give Notices of Non-Extension   as to all outstanding Letters of Credit (i) if the Commitment Expiration Date has occurred and (ii) on the   date necessary to prevent the extension described in the foregoing clause (b).  The respective LC Issuer   will send a copy of each Notice of Non-Extension to the respective Account Party concurrently with   delivery thereof to the respective beneficiary, unless prohibited by law from doing so.   SECTION 2.08. Changes to Stated Amount.  At any time when any Letter of   Credit is outstanding, at the request of the respective Account Party, the Issuing Agent will enter into an   amendment increasing or reducing the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit, provided that (i) in no   event shall the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit be increased (x) to an amount which would cause   the aggregate Credit Exposures of all Lenders taken together to exceed the Total Commitment at such   time, or (y) with respect to a Fronted Letter of Credit, without the prior written consent of the LC Issuer in   respect of such Letter of Credit to an amount which would cause the Letter of Credit Outstandings in   respect of all Fronted Letters of Credit issued by the applicable Fronting Lender to exceed the maximum   aggregate Stated Amount of all Fronted Letters of Credit that such Fronting Lender has agreed to issue in   a separate agreement with the Company, (ii) the Stated Amount of a Letter of Credit may not be increased   at any time if the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 are not satisfied at such time, and (iii) the   Stated Amount of a Letter of Credit may not be increased at any time after the Commitment Expiration   Date.   SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments.  (a) Unless   previously terminated, the Total Commitment (and the Commitment of each Lender) shall terminate on   the Commitment Expiration Date.   (b) The Company may, without premium or penalty (but subject to break funding   payments required by Section 2.25), at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Total   Commitment; provided that (i) each reduction of the Total Commitment shall be in an amount that is an   integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 and (ii) the Company shall not terminate or   reduce the Total Commitment if, after giving effect to such termination or reduction and any concurrent   prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.22, the aggregate Credit Exposures of all Lenders   taken together would exceed the Total Commitment. Each such reduction shall be applied to the   Commitments of the Lenders on a pro rata basis based on the amount of such Lenders’ respective   Commitments.   (c) The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate   or reduce the Total Commitment under paragraph (b) of this Section 2.09 at least three Business Days     

 

   34   prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date   thereof.  Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of   the contents thereof.  Each notice delivered by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable;   provided that a notice of termination of Commitments may state that such notice is conditioned upon the   effectiveness of other credit facilities or other alternative financing or other transactions specified therein,   in which case such notice may be revoked without penalty prior to the specified time if such condition is   not satisfied (each such notice a “Conditional Termination Notice”). Any termination or reduction of the   Total Commitment (or the Commitments of any Lender) shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Total   Commitment shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.   SECTION 2.10. Mandatory Prepayment; Cash Collateralization.  (a) If (i) as of   the Commitment Expiration Date, any Letter of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding, (ii) at any   time, the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings exceeds the Total Commitment as then in   effect, (iii) any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Administrative Agent or the Required   Lenders, as applicable, require the Company and the other Account Parties to deposit in an account   (which account may be a securities account with the meaning of Section 8-501 of the Uniform   Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York) with the Administrative Agent, in the name of   the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders (any such account, a “Collateral Account”),   amounts of cash and Cash Equivalents, to be held as security for each Account Party’s reimbursement   obligations in respect of Letters of Credit then outstanding or (iv) an Event of Default set forth under   Section 7.05 occurs and is continuing, then the Company shall, or shall cause one or more other Account   Parties to, deposit in a Collateral Account on such date an amount of cash or Cash Equivalents to be held   as additional security for the obligations of each of the Account Parties hereunder such that the amount of   cash and Cash Equivalents in such Collateral Account applicable to each Account Party would equal the   aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings and other obligations in respect of Letters of Credit   attributable to such Account Party hereunder, or in the case of clause (ii) above, the excess referred to in   such clause (ii).  If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that any funds held in a Collateral   Account pursuant to this Section 2.10(a) are subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the   Agents (on behalf of the Lenders) or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate amount   of all Letter of Credit Outstandings and other obligations of the Account Parties hereunder, or in the case   of clause (ii) above, the excess referred to in such clause (ii), the Company shall, or shall cause one or   more Account Parties to, forthwith upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative   Agent, as additional funds to be deposited and held in a Collateral Account as aforesaid, an amount equal   to the excess of (a) the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings and other obligations in   respect of Letters of Credit of the Account Parties hereunder over (b) the total amount of cash and Cash   Equivalents deposited in the Collateral Account as aforesaid that the Administrative Agent reasonably   determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim, or in the case of clause (ii) above, the excess   referred to in such clause (ii).  With respect to any payment to an account required by clause (iii) of the   first sentence of this Section 2.10(a), such payment shall (to the extent not applied to the applicable   reimbursement obligations) be returned to the Company within three Business Days after the applicable   Event of Default shall have been cured or waived.   (b) If on any date the aggregate Credit Exposures exceed the Total Commitment as   then in effect, the Company shall (i) first, prepay on such date the principal amount of outstanding Loans   in amount equal to the lesser of (x) the amount of any such excess and (y) the principal amount of all   outstanding Loans at such time and (ii) second, cash collateralize any remaining amount of such excess in   the manner specified in clause (a) above.   SECTION 2.11. Fees.  (a) Each Account Party jointly and severally agrees to pay   to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”),   which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate with respect to the Commitment Fee on the daily amount of the     

 

   35   unutilized Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Effective Date to but   excluding the Commitment Expiration Date. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the   last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the Commitment Expiration Date,   commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof.  All Commitment Fees shall be   computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and shall be payable for the   actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).   (b) (i) The Company agrees to pay to each Agent, for its own account, fees payable   in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Company and the applicable Agent    (ii) The Company agrees to pay to each Limited Fronting Lender a fee in the amounts and at the times   separately agreed upon between the Company and such Limited Fronting Lender pursuant to the terms   and conditions of the applicable Limited Fronting Lender Agreement.   (c) Each Account Party severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for pro   rata distribution to each Lender (based on their respective Applicable Percentages), a fee in respect of   each Letter of Credit issued for the account of such Account Party (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) computed   at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Rate with respect to the Letter of Credit Fee on the daily   Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit. Accrued Letter of Credit Fees shall be due and payable in arrears   on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and upon the first day after the   termination of the Total Commitment upon which no Letters of Credit remain outstanding.  All Letter of   Credit Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and shall be   payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).   (d) Each Account Party severally agrees to pay to each Fronting Lender, for its own   account, a fronting fee in respect of, and fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or   extension of, or processing of drawings under, each Fronted Letter of Credit issued by such Fronting   Lender for the account of such Account Party, in each case in amounts and on dates as shall have   separately been agreed to by the Company and such Fronting Lender.  Each Account Party severally   agrees to pay to the Issuing Agent fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of,   and processing of drawings under, each Several Letter of Credit issued for the account of such Account   Party, in each case in amounts and on dates as shall have separately been agreed to by the Company and   the Issuing Agent.   (e) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately   available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the Persons entitled thereto as set forth   above.  Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.  If any fee or other amount payable by   any Account Party hereunder is not paid when due, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well   as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus 2% per annum.   (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.11, for so long as a   Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no fees hereunder shall accrue or be payable to such Lender until such   Lender ceases to be a Defaulting Lender.   SECTION 2.12. Taxes.  (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any   obligation of any Account Party under any Credit Document shall be made free and clear of and without   deduction for any Taxes except as required by applicable law.  If any applicable law (as determined in the   good faith discretion of the applicable withholding agent) requires the withholding or deduction of any   Tax from any such payment, then (i) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, the sum payable by   the applicable Account Party shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions   (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent,   Issuing Agent or Lender (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received     

 

   36   had no such withholding or deductions been made, (ii) the applicable withholding agent shall make such   withholding or deductions and (iii) the applicable withholding agent shall timely pay the full amount   withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.   (b) In addition, the applicable Account Party shall pay any Other Taxes to the   relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.   (c) Each Account Party severally (and not jointly) agrees to indemnify the   Administrative Agent, the Issuing Agent and each Lender within 10 days after written demand therefor,   for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other   Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid or payable by   such recipient and any penalties, interest and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with   respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed   or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or   liability (with reasonable detail) delivered to any Account Party by a Lender or by the Administrative   Agent or the Issuing Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest   error.   (d) As soon as reasonably practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or   Other Taxes by any Account Party to a Governmental Authority, such Account Party shall deliver to the   Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority   evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment   reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.   (e) (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding   Tax with respect to payments made under any Credit Document shall deliver to the applicable Account   Party and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by such Account Party or   the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by   the Account Party 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 an   Account Party or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by   applicable law or reasonably requested by such Account Party or the Administrative Agent as will enable   the Account Party 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 documentation set forth in Section 2.12(e)(ii)(A) and (ii)(B) and 2.12(h) below) 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.   (ii)  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the   Account Party is the Company or a U.S. Person,   (A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to such Account Party 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 Account Party or   the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is   exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;   (B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to   the Account Party and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested     

 

   37   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 Account   Party or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:   (1) 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   Credit Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, 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 Credit Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, 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;   (2) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;   (3) 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 I-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 or Account   Party 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 originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as   applicable; or   (4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed   originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS   Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2   or Exhibit I-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 substantially in the form   of Exhibit I-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; and   (C)  any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver   to the Account Party 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   Account Party or the Administrative Agent), executed originals 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 Account Party or the Administrative Agent to determine the   withholding or deduction required to be made.   Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or   inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Account Party   and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.   (f) If a Lender or the Administrative Agent determines, in its sole discretion   exercised in good faith, that it is entitled to claim or receive a refund from a Governmental Authority in   respect of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by any Account Party pursuant to this Section 2.12,   such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall promptly notify such Account Party of the     

 

   38   availability of such refund claim and, if the Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable,   determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that making a claim for refund will not have an   adverse effect on its Taxes or business operations, shall, within 60 days after receipt of a request by such   Account Party and at the Company’s expense, make a claim to such Governmental Authority for such   refund.  If the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith,   that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Account Party or   with respect to which such Account Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.12, it   shall pay over such refund to such Account Party (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or   additional amounts paid, by such Account Party under this Section 2.12 with respect to the Taxes or Other   Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative   Agent or such Lender incurred in obtaining such refund and without interest (other than any interest paid   by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that such Account Party,   upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to   such Account Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental   Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such   Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the   contrary in this Section 2.12(f) in no event will the Administrative Agent or any Lender be required to   pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.12(f) the payment of which would   place the Administrative Agent or such Lender in a less favorable net after-Tax position than it 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 the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to   such Tax had never been paid.  This Section shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or   any Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it   deems confidential) to such Account Party or any other Person.   (g) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days   after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only   to the extent that any Account Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such   Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Account Parties to do so),   (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.04(c)   relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such   Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with this   Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, 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 hereby   authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such   Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or otherwise payable by the   Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative   Agent under this Section 2.12(g).   (h) If a payment made to a Lender under this Agreement or any Credit 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 applicable Account Party   and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably   requested by the Account Party 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 Account Party or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the   Account Party 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     

 

   39   the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this Section 2.12(h),   “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.   (i) For  purposes  of  this  Section  2.12,  the  term “Lender” includes any LC Issuer   and the term “applicable  law” includes  FATCA.   SECTION 2.13. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.    (a) Each Account Party shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of   principal, interest, fees or of amounts payable under Section 2.06 or 2.12 or otherwise, except as   expressly set forth in Section 2.05) prior to 12:00 noon (or, in the case of any prepayment or repayment in   full of all outstanding Letters of Credit and/or all outstanding Loans, 2:00 p.m.), New York City time, on   the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim in Dollars. Any   amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be   deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest   thereon.  All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 500 Stanton   Christiana Road, Ops Building 2, 3rd Floor, Newark, Delaware 19713-2107, except that payments   pursuant to Sections 2.06, 2.12 and 10.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto.  The   Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other   Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof.  If any payment hereunder shall be   due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding   Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the   period of such extension.   (b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the   Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such   funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among   the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties,   and (ii) second, towards payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled   thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.   (c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or   otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Unpaid Drawings, Loans   or any fees payable pursuant to Section 2.11 resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater   proportion of the aggregate amount of such obligations then due and owed to such Lender, then the   Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in such   obligations of the respective Account Party or the Company, as the case may be, owed to such Lenders to   the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably;   provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise   thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of   such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to   any payment made by any Account Party pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this   Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a   participation in any of its Commitment or Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to any Account   Party or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply).    Each Account Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under   applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may   exercise against such Account Party rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation   as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Account Party in the amount of such participation.   (d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the relevant   Account Party prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account     

 

   40   of the Lenders hereunder that such Account Party will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent   may assume that such Account Party has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and   may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the   relevant Account Party has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to   repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with   interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding   the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a   rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank   compensation.   (e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant   to Section 2.13(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary   provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of   such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Section until all such unsatisfied obligations   are fully paid.   SECTION 2.14. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.  (a) If any   Lender, LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent requests compensation under Section 2.06, or if each   Account Party is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender, LC Issuer or the Administrative   Agent or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender, LC Issuer or the Administrative   Agent pursuant to Section 2.06 or Section 2.12, then such Lender, LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent   shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for issuing or funding its Letters of   Credit hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or   affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent, such designation or   assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.06 or 2.12, as the case   may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender, LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent to   any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender, LC Issuer   or the Administrative Agent.  Each Account Party hereby jointly and severally agrees to pay all   reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender, LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent in   connection with any such designation or assignment.   (b) If any Lender shall become a Defaulting Lender or requests compensation under   Section 2.06, or if any Account Party is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or LC Issuer   or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.06 or   Section 2.12, then, in each case, the Company, at its sole expense and effort, shall have the right, if no   Default or Event of Default then exists, to replace such Lender or LC Issuer (the “Replaced Lender”),   with one or more Person or Persons (collectively, the “Replacement Lender”) reasonably acceptable to   the Administrative Agent at which time the Replaced Lender shall assign and delegate, without recourse   (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.04), all its interests, rights and   obligations under this Agreement to the Replacement Lender; provided that (i) at the time of any   replacement pursuant to this Section 2.14, the Replacement Lender and the Replaced Lender shall enter   into one or more Assignment and Assumptions pursuant to Section 10.04(b) (and with all fees payable   pursuant to said Section 10.04(b) to be paid by the Replacement Lender) pursuant to which the   Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments and outstanding Loans of the Replaced Lender   and, in connection therewith, shall pay to the Replaced Lender in respect thereof an amount equal to the   sum of (A) an amount equal to (i) all Unpaid Drawings that have been funded by (and not reimbursed to)   such Replaced Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time and (ii) the   principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, all outstanding Loans of the Replaced Lender   and (B) an amount equal to all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees owing to the Replaced Lender   pursuant to Section 2.11; (ii) all obligations of each Account Party under this Agreement owing to the   Replaced Lender (other than those specifically described in clause (i) above in respect of which the     

 

   41   assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid), including all amounts owing to the   Replaced Lender under Section 2.25 as a result of the assignment of its Loans under clause (i) above,   shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender concurrently with such replacement; (iii) no assignment   pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall be effective until all of the then outstanding Several Letters of Credit   are returned by each respective beneficiary to the Issuing Agent for cancellation in exchange for new or   amended Several Letters of Credit which give effect to such assignment (it being understood that to the   extent the respective beneficiaries do not consent to such assignment, such assignment cannot occur);   (iv) the Company shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each   Fronting Lender, which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; (v) such assignment will   result in a reduction in such compensation or payments; and (vi) no Lender shall be required to become a   Replaced Lender if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances   entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.  Upon the execution of   the respective Assignment and Assumption, the payment of amounts referred to in clauses (i) and (ii)   above and the return, and cancellation and exchange of each then outstanding Several Letter of Credit as   provided above and, if so requested by the Replacement Lender, delivery to the Replacement Lender of   the appropriate promissory note or notes executed by the Company, the Replacement Lender shall   become a Lender hereunder and the Replaced Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder, except   with respect to indemnification provisions applicable to the Replaced Lender under this Agreement,   which shall survive as to such Replaced Lender.  For the avoidance of doubt, no Replaced Lender shall be   required to execute, sign or deliver any document or assignment in order to be replaced in accordance   with this Section 2.14.   SECTION 2.15. Designated Subsidiary Account Parties.  The Company may   from time to time designate one or more Persons as an additional Designated Subsidiary Account Party,   subject to the following terms and conditions:   (a) each such Person shall be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company;   (b) each such Designated Subsidiary Account Party shall enter into an appropriately   completed DSAP Assumption Agreement on or prior to the date of designation hereof;   (c) on or prior to the date of designation, the Administrative Agent shall have   received from such Person a certificate, signed by an Authorized Officer of such Person in the form of   Exhibit G or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent with appropriate   insertions or deletions, together with (x) copies of its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other   organizational documents, (y) the resolutions of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of such   Person relating to this Agreement which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and   (z) any other “know your customer” information reasonably requested by a Lender; and   (d) on or prior to the date of designation, the Administrative Agent shall have   received an opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the date of   designation, which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative   Agent, from counsel to the respective Designated Subsidiary Account Party reasonably satisfactory to the   Administrative Agent, covering certain of the matters set forth in the opinions of counsel delivered to the   Administrative Agent on the Effective Date pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(ii), as may be reasonably   requested by the Administrative Agent, and such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated   thereby as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.   SECTION 2.16. Loans.  Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set   forth, each Lender severally agrees, at any time and from time to time on and after the Effective Date and   prior to the Commitment Expiration Date, to make a loan or loans (each, a “Loan” and, collectively, the     

 

   42   “Loans”) to the Company, which Loans (i) may be made and maintained only in Dollars; (ii) may be   repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof; (iii) except as hereinafter provided, may,   at the option of the Company, be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, ABR Loans or   Eurodollar Loans, provided that all Loans made as part of the same Borrowing shall, unless otherwise   specified herein, consist of Loans of the same Type; and (iv) shall not be made (and shall not be required   to be made) by any Lender if the making of same would cause the aggregate Credit Exposures of all   Lenders taken together (after giving effect to the use of the proceeds thereof on the date of the incurrence   thereof to repay any amounts theretofore outstanding pursuant to this Agreement) to exceed the Total   Commitment as then in effect.   SECTION 2.17. Loans and Borrowings.     (a) Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans made by the   Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any   Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder nor shall   any other party be liable for the failure by such Lender to perform its obligations hereunder.   (b) Subject to Section 2.24, each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR   Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Company may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its   option may make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to   make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Company   to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.   (c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing,   such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate principal amount of not less than $5,000,000. At the time that   each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral   multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000; provided that a Borrowing may be in an aggregate   amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the Total Commitment. Borrowings of more than one   Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total   of ten Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding.   (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not   be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested   with respect thereto would end after the Commitment Expiration Date.   SECTION 2.18. Requests for Borrowings.  To request a Borrowing, the Company   shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurodollar   Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the   proposed Borrowing and (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City   time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be   irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by delivery or facsimile or electronic mail to the   Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Request in the form of Exhibit B or such other form reasonably   acceptable to the Administrative Agent appropriately completed and signed by the Company. Each such   telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with   Section 2.17:   (i) the aggregate principal amount of the requested Borrowing;   (ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;   (iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;     

 

   43   (iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable   thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and   (v) the location and number of the Company’s account to which funds are to be   disbursed.   If no election as to the Type of Borrowing of Loans is specified, then such Borrowing of   Loans shall be an ABR Borrowing.  If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested   Eurodollar Borrowing, then the Company shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one   month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the   Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s   Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.   SECTION 2.19. Funding of Borrowings.     (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer   of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, New York City time, to the account of the Administrative   Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders.  The Administrative   Agent will make such Loans available to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds   not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, to the account of the Company designated by it in the   applicable Borrowing Request.   (b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior   to the proposed date of any Borrowing (or prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of such   Borrowing in the case of ABR Borrowings) 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 paragraph (a) of this Section   and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Company 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 Company severally agree to pay to the   Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day   from and including the date such amount is made available to the Company to but excluding the date of   payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds   Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry   rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Company, the interest rate applicable to ABR   Loans.  If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute   such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing and the Company’s obligations to repay the   Administrative Agent in accordance with the previous sentence shall cease to the extent such Lender has   paid such amounts.   SECTION 2.20. Interest Elections.     (a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable   Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as   specified in such Borrowing Request.  Thereafter, the Company may elect to convert such Borrowing to a   different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect   Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section 2.20.  Subject to the other provisions of this   Section 2.20, the Company may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected   Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the   Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a   separate Borrowing.     

 

   44   (b) To make an election pursuant to this Section (an “Interest Election Request”), the   Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a   Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.18 if the Company were requesting a Borrowing   of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such   telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by delivery or   facsimile or electronic mail to the Administrative Agent of an Interest Election Request in the form of   Exhibit E, or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and signed by the   Company.   (c) Each Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in   compliance with Section 2.17:   (i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if   different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions   thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be   specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting   Borrowing);   (ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election   Request, which shall be a Business Day;   (iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a   Eurodollar Borrowing; and   (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period   to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period   contemplated by the definition of the term Interest Period.   If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not   specify an Interest Period, then the Company shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one   month’s duration.   (d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative   Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting   Borrowing.   (e) If the Company fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to   a Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such   Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be   converted to an ABR Borrowing.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement,   if an Event of Default is in existence, then, so long as an Event of Default is in existence (i) no   outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless   repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest   Period applicable thereto.   SECTION 2.21. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.     (a) The Company hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative   Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of all Loans on the Commitment   Expiration Date.     

 

   45   (b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or   accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Company to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by   such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to   time hereunder.   (c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the   amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the   amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Company to   each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder   for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.   (d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of   this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded   therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or   any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Company to repay the Loans in   accordance with the terms of this Agreement.   (e) Any Lender may request by written notice to the Company and the   Administrative Agent that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note (which may be executed   by facsimile).  In such event, the Company shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory   note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its   registered assigns) and in the form of Exhibit D or such other form reasonably acceptable to the   Administrative Agent.  Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon   shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 10.04) be represented by one or more   promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory   note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).   SECTION 2.22. Voluntary Prepayment of Loans.     (a) The Company shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay   any Borrowing in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, except as provided in Section 2.25,   subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section.   (b) The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by   facsimile or electronic mail) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar   Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, three Business Days before the date of   prepayment or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York   City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable (unless given in connection   with a Conditional Termination Notice, as set forth in Section 2.09, in which case, subject to Section 2.25,   such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such Conditional Termination Notice is revoked in   accordance with Section 2.09) and shall specify the prepayment date, the Borrowing or Borrowings which   are to be prepaid and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid. Promptly   following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the   Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that   would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section   2.17. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid   Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.23.   SECTION 2.23. Interest.       

 

   46   (a) The ABR Loans shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable   Rate with respect to ABR Loans.  The Eurodollar Loans shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for   the Interest Period in effect for such Loan plus the Applicable Rate with respect to Eurodollar Loans.   (b) [Intentionally Omitted.]   (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any   fee or other amount payable by the Company hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity,   upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment,   at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise   applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 2.23 or (ii) in the case of   any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section   2.23.   (d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest   Payment Date for such Loan and on the Commitment Expiration Date; provided that (i) interest accrued   pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or   prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Loan prior to the Commitment Expiration   Date), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such   repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end   of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date   of such conversion.   (e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days,   except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base   Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a   leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day   but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be   determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest   error.   SECTION 2.24. Alternate Rate of Interest.  If prior to the commencement of any   Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:   (a) the Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be   conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the   Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period; or   (b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders (based on the   reasonable determination of such Required Lenders) that the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period   will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans   included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;   then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Company and the Lenders by telephone   (followed by written or facsimile notice) or facsimile or in writing as promptly as practicable thereafter   and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving   rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any   Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if   any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR   Borrowing provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of   Borrowings, then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted.     

 

   47   SECTION 2.25. Break Funding Payments.  In the event of (a) the payment of any   principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto   (including as a result of a mandatory prepayment under Section 2.10 or the occurrence of an Event of   Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period   applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date   specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto, or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than   on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Company pursuant   to Section 2.14, then, in any such event, the Company shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and   expense attributable to such event.  In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any   Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i)   the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event   not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period   from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a   failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such   Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at   the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for   dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the Eurodollar market.  A   certificate of any Lender setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that such Lender is   entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive   absent manifest error.  The Company shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such   certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.   SECTION 2.26. Defaulting Lenders.  Notwithstanding any provision of this   Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions   shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:   (a) if any Letter of Credit Outstandings (excluding Letter of Credit Outstandings in   respect of any Several Letter of Credit so long as (i) neither the Issuing Agent nor any Lender (other than   the Defaulting Lender) has an obligation or liability in respect of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation under   such Several Letter of Credit and (ii) the beneficiary under such Several Letter of Credit or any other third   party does not claim or otherwise assert in writing (which claim or assertion is not withdrawn) that the   Issuing Agent or any Lender (other than the Defaulting Lender) has an obligation or liability in respect of   the Defaulting Lender’s obligation under such Several Letter of Credit) exist at the time a Lender is a   Defaulting Lender, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day following notice by the   Administrative Agent cash collateralize such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Outstandings (as   adjusted above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.10 for so long as such Letter of   Credit Outstandings are outstanding; and   (b) no LC Issuer shall be required to issue, amend, extend or increase any Letter of   Credit unless it is satisfied that cash collateral will be provided by the Company in accordance with (and   to the extent required by) Section 2.26(a).   If (i) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to a Lender Parent shall occur following the date hereof   and for so long as such event shall continue or (ii) any LC Issuer has a good faith belief that any Lender   has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender   commits to extend credit, no LC Issuer shall be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit,   unless such LC Issuer shall have entered into arrangements with the Company or such Lender,   satisfactory to such LC Issuer to defease any risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.   SECTION 2.27. Additional Commitments.  (a) The Company shall have the right,   at any time and from time to time, after the Effective Date and prior to the Commitment Expiration Date     

 

   48   to request (so long as no Default or Event of Default is then in existence or would result therefrom) on   one or more occasions that one or more existing Lenders (and/or one or more other Eligible Persons   which will become Lenders as provided pursuant to clause (v) below) provide Additional Commitments;   it being understood and agreed, however, that (i) no existing Lender shall be obligated to provide an   Additional Commitment as a result of any request by the Company, (ii) any existing Lender may provide   an Additional Commitment without the consent of any other Lender, (iii) (A) each provision of   Additional Commitments on a given date pursuant to this Section 2.27 shall be in a minimum aggregate   amount (for all Additional Commitment Lenders (including, in the circumstances contemplated by   clause (v) below, Eligible Persons who will become Additional Commitment Lenders) of at least   $25,000,000 (or such lesser amount as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent) and (B) the aggregate   Commitments for all Lenders hereunder shall not exceed $150,000,000, (iv) all up-front fees payable to   any Additional Commitment Lender shall be as set forth in the relevant Additional Commitment   Agreement, (v) the Company may request Additional Commitments from Eligible Persons which are   reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and each Fronting Lender, (vi) all Additional   Commitments provided on a given date pursuant to this Section 2.27 shall have the same terms and   conditions as all then existing Commitments (other than with respect to upfront fees) and shall be added   to such existing Commitments in accordance with clause (b) of this Section 2.27 below and (vii) all   actions taken by the Account Party pursuant to this Section 2.27 shall be done in coordination with the   Administrative Agent.  No consent of any Lender (other than the Lenders providing the Additional   Commitments) shall be required for any Additional Commitments made pursuant to this Section 2.27.   (b) The effectiveness of Additional Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.27 shall   be subject to the occurrence of the following: (i) the Company, each Designated Subsidiary Account   Party, the Administrative Agent and each existing Lender or Eligible Person, as the case may be, which   agrees to provide an Additional Commitment (each, an “Additional Commitment Lender”) shall have   executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent an Additional Commitment Agreement substantially   in the form of Exhibit H or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, subject to   such modifications in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as may be   necessary or appropriate (with the effectiveness of such Additional Commitment Lender’s Additional   Commitment to occur upon delivery of such Additional Commitment Agreement to the Administrative   Agent, the payment of any fees required in connection therewith and the satisfaction of the other   conditions set forth in this Section 2.27 to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent), (ii) all   Several Letters of Credit outstanding at such time shall have been returned by each respective beneficiary   thereunder to the respective Issuing Agent and shall either have been cancelled and/or exchanged for new   or amended Several Letters of Credit which give effect to such Additional Commitments, and such   Additional Commitment Lenders, (iii) if such Additional Commitment Lender is not a United States   person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(3) of the Code) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes   or would otherwise constitute a Foreign Lender, such Additional Commitment Lender shall have   provided to the Company the appropriate documentation described in Section 2.12(e), (iv) the Company   and each Designated Subsidiary Account Party shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent   resolutions authorizing the incurrence of the obligations to be incurred pursuant to each Additional   Commitment, and (v) the Company and each Designated Subsidiary Account Party shall have delivered   to the Administrative Agent an opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the   Administrative Agent, from counsel to the Company and such Designated Subsidiary Account Party   reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and dated such date, covering certain matters similar   to those set forth in the opinions of counsel delivered to the Lenders on the Effective Date pursuant to   Section 4.01(b) and such other matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.  The   Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the occurrence of each Additional   Commitment Date, and (x) on each such date, the Total Commitment under, and for all purposes of, this   Agreement and each other Credit Document shall be increased by the aggregate amount of such   Additional Commitments, (y) on each such date, the Commitment Schedule shall be deemed modified to     

 

   49   reflect the revised Commitments of each affected Lender and (z) on each such date, the Company shall be   deemed to have repaid and reborrowed all outstanding Loans (with such reborrowing to consist of the   Types of Loans, with related Interest Periods if applicable, specified in a notice delivered by the   Company, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.18).  The deemed payments made pursuant to   clause (z) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be accompanied by payment of all accrued interest   on the amount prepaid and, in respect of each Eurodollar Loan, shall be subject to indemnification by the   Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.25 if the deemed payment occurs other than on the last   day of the related Interest Periods.   ARTICLE III      Representations and Warranties   Each of the Company and each Designated Subsidiary Account Party, in each case, on   behalf of itself and its respective Subsidiaries represents and warrants to the Lenders that:   SECTION 3.01. Corporate Status.  Each of the Company and each of its   Significant Subsidiaries (i) is a duly organized and validly existing corporation or business trust or other   entity in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the corporate or other   organizational power and authority to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it   is engaged and presently proposes to engage, and (ii) has been duly qualified and is authorized to do   business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified, except, in the   case of this clause (ii), where the failure to be so qualified, authorized or in good standing, either   individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material   Adverse Effect.   SECTION 3.02. Corporate Power and Authority.  Each Account Party has the   corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this   Agreement and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and   performance of this Agreement. Each Account Party has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and   this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Account Party enforceable   against such Account Party in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability thereof   may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’   rights generally and general principles of equity regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a   proceeding in equity or at law.   SECTION 3.03. No Contravention of Agreements or Organizational Documents.    Neither the execution, delivery and performance by any Account Party of this Agreement nor compliance   with the terms and provisions hereof, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein,   (i) will contravene any applicable provision of any law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or   decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, (ii) will conflict or be inconsistent with or result in   any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or   result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the   property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of, any indenture,   mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, credit agreement or any other material instrument to which the   Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets are bound or to   which it may be subject or (iii) will violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or   other organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except to the extent that, in the   case of each of the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii), would reasonably be expected to have a   Material Adverse Effect.     

 

   50   SECTION 3.04. Litigation and Environmental Matters.  There are no actions,   suits or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company or any of its Significant   Subsidiaries, threatened involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including with respect to this   Agreement) that, either individually or in the aggregate, have had, or would reasonably be expected to   have, a Material Adverse Effect.  Except for any matters that, either individually or in the aggregate, have   not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company   nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or   comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has   become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any   Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.   SECTION 3.05. Use of Proceeds; Use of Letters of Credit; Margin Regulations.    (a) All proceeds of the Loans shall be utilized for the general corporate (including acquisitions) and   working capital purposes of the Company (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes making payments   and/or reimbursements with respect to the Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility and/or Letters of   Credit issued hereunder); (b) All Letters of Credit shall only be utilized to support Letter of Credit   Supportable Obligations; (c) Neither the making of any Loan hereunder nor the use of the proceeds   thereof will violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of Regulation T, U or X and, to the extent such   use entails a violation of the provisions of Regulations T, U or X, no part of the proceeds of any Loan will   be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit for the purpose of purchasing or   carrying any Margin Stock.   SECTION 3.06. Approvals.  Any (a) order, consent, approval, license,   authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any foreign or   domestic governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, which is required to   authorize or is required or (b) third party approval, permit or license required to be obtained, in each case   in connection with (i) the Transaction or (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of this   Agreement, has been obtained and is in full force and effect.   SECTION 3.07. Investment Company Act.  No Account Party is an “investment   company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment   Company Act of 1940, as amended.   SECTION 3.08. True and Complete Disclosure; Projections and Assumptions.    All factual information (taken as a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by the Company or   any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including all information contained in   this Agreement) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated   herein is, and all other factual information (taken as a whole with all other such information theretofore or   contemporaneously furnished) hereafter furnished by any such Persons to the Administrative Agent or   any Lender will be, true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such information is   dated and not incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information (taken   as a whole with all other such information theretofore or contemporaneously furnished) not materially   misleading at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided;   provided that with respect to projections, the Company or the applicable Designated Subsidiary Account   Party represents only that the projections contained in such materials are based on good faith estimates   and assumptions believed by the Company to be reasonable and attainable at the time made, it being   recognized by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that such projections as to future events are not   to be viewed as facts and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies many of which are   beyond the Company’s control and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such   projections may materially differ from the projected results.     

 

   51   SECTION 3.09. Financial Condition.  (a) The Company has heretofore furnished   to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of operations and   comprehensive income (loss), shareholders’ equity and cash flows (i) as of and for the fiscal year ended   December 31, 2014 reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent public accountants, and   (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, June 30, 2015   and September 30, 2015, certified by its chief financial officer.  Such financial statements present fairly,   in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company   and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject   to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in   clause (ii) above.   (b) Since December 31, 2014, nothing has occurred, either individually or in the   aggregate, which has resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, any material adverse   condition or any material adverse change in or affecting (i) the business, operations, assets, liabilities or   financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the rights and remedies   of the Lenders or the ability of the Company and each other Account Party, taken as a whole, to perform   their respective obligations to the Lenders under this Agreement.   SECTION 3.10. Tax Returns and Payments.  Except where the failure to do so   would not reasonably be expected, individually or in aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, the   Company and its Subsidiaries (i) have timely filed or caused to be timely filed with the appropriate taxing   authority (taking into account any applicable extension within which to file) all income and other tax   returns (including any statements, forms and reports), domestic and foreign, required to be filed by the   Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) have timely paid, collected or remitted or caused to have   timely paid, collected or remitted all taxes payable by them which have become due and assessments   which have become due, except for those contested in good faith and adequately disclosed and for which   adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.  To the best knowledge of the   Company and its Subsidiaries, there is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit or claim now   pending, or proposed or threatened in writing, by any taxing authority regarding any income taxes or any   other taxes relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which, either individually or in the   aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.  To the best   knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries, no tax Liens have been filed and no claims are pending,   or proposed or threatened in writing, with respect to any taxes, fees or other charges for any taxable   period, except for Liens permitted under Section 6.03 and claims which, either individually or in the   aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   SECTION 3.11. Compliance with ERISA.  (a) Except as, either individually or in   the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, the   Company and its Subsidiaries and their ERISA Affiliates (i) have fulfilled their respective obligations   under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan and are in   compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, and (ii) have not incurred any liability   to the PBGC or any Plan or Multiemployer Plan (other than PBGC premiums and employer contributions   due but not delinquent in the ordinary course of business).   (b) Except as, either individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not   reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Foreign Pension Plan has been   maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable laws,   statutes, rules, regulations and orders and has been maintained, where required, in good standing with   applicable regulatory authorities, (ii) all contributions required to be made with respect to a Foreign   Pension Plan have been timely made, (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred   any obligation in connection with the termination of, or withdrawal from, any Foreign Pension Plan and     

 

   52   (iv) the present value of the accrued benefit liabilities (whether or not vested) under each Foreign Pension   Plan that is required to be funded, determined as of the end of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal   year on the basis of actuarial assumptions, each of which is reasonable, did not exceed the current value   of the assets of such Foreign Pension Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities.   SECTION 3.12. Subsidiaries.  (a) Set forth on Schedule 3.12 is a complete and   correct list of all of the Subsidiaries of the Company as of the Effective Date, together with, for each such   Subsidiary, (i) the jurisdiction of organization of such Subsidiary, (ii) each Person holding direct   ownership interests in such Subsidiary, (iii) the percentage ownership of such Subsidiary represented by   such ownership interests and (iv) specifying if such Subsidiary is a Significant Subsidiary.  Except as   disclosed on Schedule 3.12, as of the Effective Date, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns, free   and clear of Liens, and has the unencumbered right to vote, all outstanding ownership interests in each   Person shown to be held by it on Schedule 3.12.   (b) As of the Effective Date, there are no restrictions on the Company or any of its   Significant Subsidiaries which prohibit or otherwise restrict the transfer of cash or other assets from any   Subsidiary of the Company to the Company, other than (i) prohibitions or restrictions existing under or by   reason of this Agreement, (ii) prohibitions or restrictions existing under or by reason of Legal   Requirements, (iii) prohibitions and restrictions permitted by Section 6.12 and (iv) other prohibitions or   restrictions which, either individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be   expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   SECTION 3.13. Capitalization.  As of the Effective Date, the authorized capital   stock of the Company consists of 571,428,571.4 shares, par value $0.175 per share.  As of the Effective   Date, none of the Company’s Significant Subsidiaries has outstanding any securities convertible into or   exchangeable for its capital stock or outstanding any rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options   for the purchase of, or any agreements providing for the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of, or any   calls, commitments or claims of any character relating to, its capital stock except for options, warrants   and grants outstanding in the aggregate amounts set forth on Schedule 3.13.   SECTION 3.14. Indebtedness.  The Company and its Significant Subsidiaries do   not have any Indebtedness for borrowed money on the Effective Date other than the Indebtedness listed   on Schedule 3.14 or set forth on the balance sheet referred to in Section 3.09(a).   SECTION 3.15. Compliance with Statutes and Agreements.  (a) The Company   and each of its Significant Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations, rules and   orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, and has filed or otherwise provided all material   reports, data, registrations, filings, applications and other information required to be filed with or   otherwise provided to, all governmental bodies, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its   business and the ownership of its property (including compliance with all applicable Environmental   Laws), except where (i) the failure to comply or file or otherwise provide, either individually or in the   aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii)   such statutes, regulations, rules and orders are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings   diligently conducted.  All required regulatory approvals are in full force and effect on the date hereof,   except where the failure of such approvals to be in full force and effect, either individually or in the   aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   (b) The Company and each of its Significant Subsidiaries is in compliance with all   indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to   do so, either individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have,   a Material Adverse Effect.     

 

   53   SECTION 3.16. Insurance Licenses.  There is (i) no Insurance License that is the   subject of a proceeding for suspension, revocation or limitation or any similar proceedings, (ii) no   sustainable basis for such a suspension, revocation or limitation, and (iii) no such suspension, revocation   or limitation threatened by any Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority, that, in each instance under   (i), (ii) and (iii) above and either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be   expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   SECTION 3.17. Insurance Business.  All insurance policies issued by any   Significant Insurance Subsidiary are, to the extent required under applicable law, on forms approved by   the insurance regulatory authorities of the jurisdiction where issued or have been filed with and not   objected to by such authorities within the period provided for objection, except for those forms with   respect to which a failure to obtain such approval or make such a filing without it being objected to, either   individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material   Adverse Effect.   SECTION 3.18. Properties; Liens; and Insurance.  (a) The Company and its   Significant Subsidiaries have good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real and personal property   material to the businesses of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.  There exists   no Lien (including any Lien arising out of any attachment, judgment or execution) of any kind, on, in or   with respect to any of the property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, in each case   except as expressly permitted by Section 6.03.   (b) The Company and its Significant Subsidiaries own, or are licensed to use, all   trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to the businesses of   the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and the use thereof by the Company or   such Significant Subsidiary does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such   infringements that, either individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be   expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   (c) As of the Effective Date, all premiums in respect of each material insurance   policy maintained by the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries have been paid.  The Company and   each Designated Subsidiary Account Party believes that the insurance maintained by or on behalf of the   Company and its Significant Subsidiaries is in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are   usually insured against in the same general area by companies of established repute engaged in the same   or similar businesses.   SECTION 3.19. Solvency.  On the Effective Date and upon the occurrence of   each Credit Event, both before and after giving effect thereto, the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as   a whole, are Solvent.   SECTION 3.20. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.  The Company has   implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance   in all material respects by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and   employees with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Company, its Subsidiaries and to   the knowledge of the Company, their respective officers, directors and employees, are in compliance with   Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects and, in the case of any Account   Party is not knowingly engaged in any activity that could reasonably be expected to result in such   Account Party being designated as a Sanctioned Person.  None of (a) the Company, any Subsidiary or to   the knowledge of the Company or such Subsidiary any of their respective directors, officers or   employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Company, any agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that   will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a     

 

   54   Sanctioned Person.  No Borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other Transactions will violate   any Anti-Corruption Law or applicable Sanctions.   ARTICLE IV      Conditions   SECTION 4.01. Effective Date.  The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans   and each LC Issuer to issue Letters of Credit shall not become effective until the date (the “Effective   Date”) on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with   Section 10.02):   (a)  On or prior to the Effective Date, (i) each of the Company, each Designated   Subsidiary Account Party listed on Schedule 2.15, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall   have signed a copy hereof (whether the same or different copies) and shall have delivered the same to the   Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 10.01(a) or, in the case of the Lenders, shall have given   to the Administrative Agent telephonic (confirmed in writing), written or facsimile transmission notice   (actually received) in accordance with Section 10.01(a) that the same has been signed and mailed to the   Administrative Agent; and (ii) there shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent for the account   of each Lender that has requested the same pursuant to Section 2.21(e) the appropriate promissory note or   promissory notes, executed by the Company, in each case, in the amount, maturity and as otherwise   provided herein.   (b) On the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) an   opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, addressed to the   Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Effective Date, from Skadden, Arps, Slate,   Meagher & Flom LLP, special New York counsel to the Account Parties and (ii) an opinion, in form and   substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, addressed to the Administrative Agent and   each of the Lenders and dated the Effective Date, from Appleby, special Bermuda counsel to the Account   Parties.   (c) (i) On the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received, from   each Account Party, a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed by an Authorized Officer of such   Account Party, and attested to by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of such Account Party, in the   form of Exhibit G hereto with appropriate insertions and deletions, together with (x) copies of its   certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents and (y) the resolutions of the   board of directors of such Account Party relating to this Agreement which shall be satisfactory to the   Administrative Agent; (ii) On or prior to the Effective Date, all corporate and legal proceedings and all   instruments and agreements in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be   reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent   shall have received all information and copies of all certificates, documents and papers, including   certificates of existence or good standing certificates, as applicable, and any other records of corporate   proceedings and governmental approvals, if any, which the Administrative Agent reasonably may have   requested in connection therewith, such documents and papers where appropriate to be certified by proper   corporate or governmental authorities.   (d) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to   it that since December 31, 2014, nothing shall have occurred or become known to the Administrative   Agent or the Required Lenders which, either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would   reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.     

 

   55   (e) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to   it that on the Effective Date, no actions, suits or proceedings by any entity (private or governmental) shall   be pending against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries (i) with respect to this Agreement   or the Transaction or (ii) which, either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be   expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   (f) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to   it that on the Effective Date, all governmental and third party approvals, permits and licenses required to   be obtained in connection with the Transaction on or prior to the Effective Date shall have been obtained   and remain in full force and effect.   (g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to   it that on the Effective Date, the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries shall have no outstanding   preferred stock or Hybrid Capital or Indebtedness for borrowed money except preferred stock or Hybrid   Capital or Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 3.14 or set forth on the balance sheet referred to in Section   3.09(a).   (h) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to   it that on the Effective Date, there shall exist no Default or Event of Default, and all representations and   warranties made by each Account Party contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects   (or, in the case of any representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in   all respects) (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is   made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects only as of such   specified date).   (i) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to   it that on the Effective Date, each Significant Insurance Subsidiary (other than Talbot Insurance   (Bermuda), Ltd., an unrated Subsidiary that exclusively writes related party business within the group   comprising the Company and its Subsidiaries) shall have an A.M. Best financial strength rating of at least   “A-”.   (j) On the Effective Date, the Company shall have paid the Administrative Agent   and the Lenders all fees, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including legal fees and expenses of the   Administrative Agent) and other compensation, in each case, to the extent invoiced and due and payable   on or prior to the Effective Date.   (k) On the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a letter from   the Service of Process Agent, presently located at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, 10011,   indicating its consent to its appointment by the Company and each Designated Subsidiary Account Party   as their agent to receive service of process as specified in this Agreement is in full force and effect and   applies to this Agreement in all respects.   (l) On or prior to the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received   evidence satisfactory to it that the Existing Credit Facility shall have been terminated and cancelled and   all indebtedness thereunder shall have been fully repaid.   The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Effective   Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.   SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event.  The obligation of each Lender to make each   Loan and each LC Issuer to issue each Letter of Credit or to increase the Stated Amount thereof is subject,     

 

   56   at the time of, and after giving effect to, each such Credit Event, to the satisfaction of the following   conditions:   (a) The Effective Date shall have occurred;   (b) (i) There shall exist no Default or Event of Default and (ii) all representations and   warranties (excluding those set forth in Section 3.09(b)) contained herein shall be true and correct in all   material respects (or, in the case of any representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material   Adverse Effect, in all respects) with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had   been made on the date of such Credit Event (it being understood and agreed that any representation or   warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct in all   material respects only as of such specified date);   (c) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a Borrowing Request meeting   the requirements of Section 2.18 with respect to each incurrence of Loans and/or (ii) a Letter of Credit   Request meeting the requirements of Section 2.04; and   (d) To the extent such Credit Event relates to the issuance of a Letter of Credit, all of   the applicable conditions set forth in Section 2.03(a) and (b) shall have been satisfied.   Each occurrence of a Credit Event shall be deemed to constitute a representation and   warranty by the applicable Account Party and the Company on the date thereof as to the matters specified   in paragraphs (b) and (d) of this Section 4.02.   ARTICLE V      Affirmative Covenants   Until the Total Commitment (and the Commitment of each Lender) and each Letter of   Credit has expired or been terminated and all Unpaid Drawings, the principal of and interest on each   Loan, and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, each of the Company and each   Designated Subsidiary Account Party covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:   SECTION 5.01. Information Covenants.  The Company will furnish to the   Administrative Agent (for distribution to the Lenders):   (a) Annual Financial Statements.   (i) As soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the close of each fiscal   year of the Company, the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at   the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in   shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year,   setting forth in comparative form the consolidated figures for the previous fiscal year, all in   reasonable detail and accompanied by a report thereon of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or   another independent registered public accounting firm of recognized national standing selected by   the Company (without a “going concern” or like qualification and without any qualification or   exception as to the scope of such audit), which report shall state that such consolidated financial   statements present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the   Company and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and their consolidated results of operations   and cash flows for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP and that the audit by such   accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in   accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.  The Company shall be deemed to have     

 

   57   delivered the same to the Administrative Agent if the Company files the same with the SEC via   EDGAR and notifies the Administrative Agent of such filing.   (ii) As soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the close of each fiscal   year of Validus Re, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Validus Re and its Subsidiaries as   at the end of such fiscal year and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income,   changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Validus Re and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal   year, setting forth in comparative form the consolidated figures for the previous fiscal year, all in   reasonable detail and certified by the chief financial officer of Validus Re as presenting fairly in   all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, the information contained therein, subject to   changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of full footnote   disclosure.  The Company shall be deemed to have delivered the same to the Administrative   Agent if the Company files the same with the SEC via EDGAR and notifies the Administrative   Agent of such filing.   (b) Quarterly Financial Statements.   (i) As soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the close of each of   the first three quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Company, unaudited   consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such period and   the related unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and   cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period and (in the case of the second and   third quarterly periods) for the period from the beginning of the current fiscal year to the end of   such quarterly period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the consolidated figures for   the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by the   chief financial officer of the Company as presenting fairly in all material respects, in accordance   with GAAP, the information contained therein, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end   audit adjustments and the absence of full footnote disclosure.  The Company shall be deemed to   have delivered the same to the Administrative Agent if the Company files the same with the SEC   via EDGAR and notifies the Administrative Agent of such filing.   (ii) As soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the close of each of   the first three quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of Validus Re, unaudited   consolidated balance sheets of Validus Re and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such period and the   related unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash   flows of Validus Re and its Subsidiaries for such period and (in the case of the second and third   quarterly periods) for the period from the beginning of the current fiscal year to the end of such   quarterly period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the consolidated figures for the   corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by the   chief financial officer of Validus Re as presenting fairly in all material respects, in accordance   with GAAP, the information contained therein, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end   audit adjustments and the absence of full footnote disclosure.  The Company shall be deemed to   have delivered the same to the Administrative Agent if the Company files the same with the SEC   via EDGAR and notifies the Administrative Agent of such filing.   (c) Officer’s Certificates.  At the time of the delivery of the financial statements   provided for in Sections 5.01(a) and 5.01(b), a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company   (i) certifying that no Default or Event of Default has occurred or, if any Default or Event of Default has   occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with   respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with the   provisions of Sections 6.10 and 6.11, as at the end of such fiscal year or quarter, as the case may be, (iii)     

 

   58   certifying that the Regulated Insurance Companies have maintained adequate reserves and (iv) stating   whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since December 31, 2014 and, if   any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements   accompanying such certificate; it being agreed that a certificate in a form substantially similar to the   Covenant Compliance Calculations delivered by the Company under the Existing Credit Facility on   September 11, 2015 with respect to the fiscal period ended June 30, 2015 is acceptable to the   Administrative Agent for purposes hereof.   (d) Notice of Default or Litigation.  (x) Promptly after an Authorized Officer   becomes aware of the occurrence of any Default and/or any event or condition constituting, or which   would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of   the Company setting forth the details thereof and the actions which the Company is taking or proposes to   take with respect thereto and (y) promptly after the Company knows of the commencement thereof, notice   of any litigation, dispute or proceeding involving a claim against the Company and/or any Subsidiary   which claim has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   (e) Other Statements and Reports.  Promptly upon the mailing thereof to the security   holders of the Company generally, copies of all financial statements, reports, proxy statements and other   documents so mailed, in each case setting forth any information that is material to the Company and its   Subsidiaries, taken as whole, as reasonably determined by the board of directors of the Company, a duly   authorized committee thereof or an Authorized Officer of the Company; provided that the Company will   not be required to provide any information relating to any business transaction that has not otherwise been   publicly disclosed to the extent that the Company determines that disclosure of such information to the   Lenders would either violate the terms of any confidentiality agreement, arrangement or understanding   with a third party or otherwise jeopardize the success of such business transaction.   (f) SEC Filings.  Promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of (or, to the extent same   is publicly available via the SEC’s “EDGAR” filing system, written or electronic notification of the filing   of) all publicly available registration statements (other than the exhibits thereto and any registration   statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent) and annual or quarterly reports which the Company shall have   filed with the SEC or any national securities exchange.   (g) Insurance Reports and Filings.   (i) Promptly after the filing thereof, a copy of each annual Statutory   Statement filed by each Significant Insurance Subsidiary to the extent required by the   Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority.   (ii) Promptly following the delivery or receipt, as the case may be, by any   Significant Insurance Subsidiary or any of their respective Subsidiaries, copies of   (a) each registration, filing or submission made by or on behalf of any Regulated   Insurance Company with any Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority, except for   policy form or rate filings, (b) each examination and/or audit report submitted to any   Regulated Insurance Company by any Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority, (c) all   information which the Lenders may from time to time request with respect to the nature   or status of any deficiencies or violations reflected in any examination report or other   similar report, and (d) each report, order, direction, instruction, approval, authorization,   license or other notice which the Company or any Regulated Insurance Company may at   any time receive from any Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority, in each of (a)   through (d), that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as     

 

   59   reasonably determined by the board of directors of the Company, a duly authorized   committee thereof or an Authorized Officer of the Company.   (iii) Promptly after filed with the Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority   after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a report by an independent qualified   actuary reviewing the adequacy of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves as at the end   of the last fiscal year of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis,   determined in accordance with SAP; provided that the delivery of each such report shall   be subject to the consent of the applicable independent actuarial consulting firm, which   the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain.   (iv) Promptly following notification thereof from a Governmental Authority,   notification of the suspension, limitation, termination or non-renewal of, or the taking of   any other materially adverse action in respect of, any material Insurance License.   (h) Ratings Information.  (i) Promptly after A.M. Best Company, Inc. shall have   announced a downgrade in the financial strength rating of Validus Re, written notice of such rating   change.  (ii) Promptly after Moody’s or S&P shall have announced a change in the Index Rating   established or deemed to have been established, written notice of such rating change.   (i) Other Information.  With reasonable promptness, such other information or   existing documents (financial or otherwise) as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably   request from time to time (including, without limitation, information specifying Insurance Licenses and   other information related thereto).   SECTION 5.02. Books, Records and Inspections.  The Company will (i) keep,   and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, proper books of record and account in which full, true and   correct entries in conformity with GAAP or SAP, as applicable, shall be made of all material financial   dealings and material transactions in relation to its business and activities; and (ii) subject to binding   contractual confidentiality obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries to third parties and to   Section 10.12, permit, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to permit, representatives of the   Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent or, during the continuation of an Event of Default, any   Lender (at such Agent or Lender’s expense prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and at the   Company’s expense (to the extent invoiced and reasonable) after an Event of Default has occurred and is   continuing) to visit and inspect any of their respective properties, to examine their respective books and   records and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers,   employees and independent public accountants, in each case at such reasonable times (which shall be,   unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, during business hours, upon reasonable prior   notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall be promptly conveyed to the Company) and as   often as may reasonably be desired; provided that, unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred and   is continuing, such visits and inspections shall not occur more than once in any calendar year.  The   Company agrees to cooperate and assist in such visits and inspections.  With respect to any such   discussions with the Company’s independent public accountants, the Company shall be granted the   opportunity to participate therein.   SECTION 5.03. Insurance.  The Company will maintain, and will cause each of   its Subsidiaries to maintain (either in the name of the Company or in the Subsidiary’s own name) with   financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on their property in at least such amounts   and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies of   established repute engaged in the same or similar businesses.     

 

   60   SECTION 5.04. Payment of Taxes and other Obligations.  The Company will pay   and discharge, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, (i) all income taxes and all   other material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income   or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it and (ii) all other material lawful claims, in each case, on   a timely basis prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto; provided that neither the Company nor   any Subsidiary of the Company shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim   (i) for which a failure to pay has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, either   individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) which is being contested in good faith   and by proper proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with   GAAP.   SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Existence; Conduct of Business.  The Company   shall maintain, and shall cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to maintain, (i) its existence and (ii) the   rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material   to the conduct of its business (unless, in the case of this clause (ii), the failure to do so has not had, and   would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect), provided that the Company shall   not be required to maintain the existence of any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any such rights, licenses,   permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names (a) if the Company shall   determine in good faith that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business   of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) in connection with a Disposition   or other transaction permitted by Section 6.02.  The Company will qualify and remain qualified, and   cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to qualify and remain qualified, as a foreign corporation in each   jurisdiction where the Company or such Significant Subsidiary, as the case may be, is required to be   qualified, except in those jurisdictions in which the failure to receive or retain such qualifications, either   individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material   Adverse Effect.   SECTION 5.06. Compliance with Statutes, etc.  The Company will, and will   cause each Significant Subsidiary to, comply in all material respects with all applicable statutes,   regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental bodies, domestic or   foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property (including applicable   statutes, regulations, orders and restrictions relating to environmental standards and controls) other than   those (i) the non-compliance with which, either individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would   not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) that are being contested in good   faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted.  The Company will maintain in effect and enforce   policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance in all material respects by the   Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees with Anti-Corruption   Laws and applicable Sanctions.   SECTION 5.07. ERISA.  Promptly after the occurrence of any of the events or   conditions specified below with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Pension Plan, the   Company will furnish to each Lender a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Company setting forth   details respecting such event or condition and the action if any, that the Company, the applicable   Subsidiary or the applicable ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto (and a copy of any   report or notice required to be filed with or given to the PBGC or an applicable foreign governmental   agency by the Company, such Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate with respect to such event or   condition):   (i) any reportable event, as defined in subsections (c)(1), (2), (5) and (6), and   subsection (d)(2) of Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to     

 

   61   a Plan, other than an event as to which the PBGC has, by regulation, waived the requirement   under Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified of such event;   (ii)  the filing under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate any   Plan under a distress termination or the distress termination of any Plan;   (iii) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings under Section 4042 of ERISA for the   termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or the receipt by the   Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its ERISA Affiliates of a notice from a Multiemployer   Plan that such action has been taken by the PBGC with respect to such Multiemployer Plan which   would reasonably be expected to result in a liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in   excess of $25,000,000;   (iv) the receipt by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its ERISA Affiliates   of notice from a Multiemployer Plan that the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its   ERISA Affiliates has incurred withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA in excess of   $25,000,000 or that such Multiemployer Plan is insolvent pursuant to Section 4245 of ERISA or   that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A of ERISA whereby a   deficiency or additional assessment is levied or threatened to be levied in excess of $25,000,000   against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its ERISA Affiliates;   (v) the institution of a proceeding by a fiduciary of any Plan or Multiemployer Plan   against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its ERISA Affiliates to enforce   Section 515 or 4219(c)(5) of ERISA asserting liability in excess of $25,000,000, which   proceeding is not dismissed within 30 days; and   (vi)  that any contribution in excess of $25,000,000 required to be made with respect   to a Foreign Pension Plan has not been timely made, or that the Company or any Subsidiary of   the Company may incur any liability in excess of $25,000,000 pursuant to any Foreign Pension   Plan (other than to make contributions in the ordinary course of business).   SECTION 5.08. Maintenance of Property.  The Company shall, and will cause   each of its Significant Subsidiaries to, maintain all of their properties and assets necessary in the operation   of its business in good condition, repair and working order, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except   where failure to maintain the same, either individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not   reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   SECTION 5.09. Maintenance of Licenses and Permits.  The Company will, and   will cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to, maintain all permits, licenses and consents as may be   required for the conduct of its business by any state, federal or local government agency or   instrumentality, except where failure to maintain the same, either individually or in the aggregate, has not   had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   SECTION 5.10. Further Assurances.  Each Account Party shall promptly and   duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such documents and assurances and take such   further action as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to carry out   more effectively the intent and purpose of this Agreement and to establish, protect and perfect the rights   and remedies created or intended to be created in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders   pursuant to this Agreement.     

 

   62   ARTICLE VI      Negative Covenants   Until the Total Commitment (and the Commitment of each Lender) and each Letter of   Credit has expired or terminated and all Unpaid Drawings, the principal of and interest on each Loan and   all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full, each of the Company and each Designated Subsidiary   Account Party covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:   SECTION 6.01. Changes in Business.  The Company will not, and will not   permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage (directly or indirectly) in any business other than (a) businesses   in which they are engaged (or proposed to be engaged) as of the Effective Date and reasonable extensions   thereof, (b) other specialty insurance and structured risk insurance and reinsurance product lines, and   (c) any other businesses that are complementary or reasonably related thereto and the conduct of business   incidental thereto.   SECTION 6.02. Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets.  The Company will   not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, consolidate or merge with or into any other Person, or   permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided that (i) the Company may merge,   consolidate or amalgamate with another Person, if (x) the Company is the entity surviving such merger   and (y) immediately after giving effect to such merger, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred   and be continuing, (ii) any Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into another Person,   if (x) such Subsidiary survives (or, in the case of an amalgamation, continues immediately following)   such merger, consolidation or amalgamation and (y) immediately after giving effect to such merger,   consolidation or amalgamation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,   (iii) Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the Company may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with one   another provided that if one of such Subsidiaries is a Designated Subsidiary Account Party and the other   is not, then the Designated Subsidiary Account Party must be the surviving entity of such merger and   (iv) a Subsidiary (other than a Designated Subsidiary Account Party) of the Company may merge,   consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person if immediately after giving effect to such merger no   Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.  In addition, the Company will not,   nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, convey, assign, lease, abandon or otherwise transfer or   dispose of, voluntarily or involuntarily, any of its properties or assets, tangible or intangible (each, a   “Disposition”) (other than Unrestricted Margin Stock), except (a) (1) such dispositions by the Company   or any of its Subsidiaries of any of their respective properties or assets to the Company or any Subsidiary   of the Company and (2) such dispositions by IPC or any of its Subsidiaries of any of their respective   properties or assets to IPC or any of its other Subsidiaries; (b) subject to Section 5.05, the dissolution,   liquidation or winding up of any Subsidiary other than a Designated Subsidiary Account Party; (c)   Dispositions of used, worn out, obsolete or surplus property of the Company or any Subsidiary in the   ordinary course of business and the assignment, cancellation, abandonment or other disposition of   intellectual property that is, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, no longer economically   practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries,   taken as a whole; (d) licenses (as licensor) of intellectual property so long as such licenses do not   materially interfere with the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (e)   Dispositions of cash, cash equivalents and investment securities (including pursuant to any securities   lending arrangements permitted by clause (u) of Section 6.03 and including in connection with the posting   of collateral (or the realization thereof) under the Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility, the IPC   Facility, the Lloyd’s LC Facility or any other secured Indebtedness permitted hereunder); (f) releases,   surrenders or waivers of contracts, torts or other claims of any kind as a result of the settlement of any   litigation or threatened litigation; (g) the granting or existence of Liens permitted under this Agreement;   (h) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases of property so long as such licenses, sublicenses, leases or     

 

   63   subleases do not materially interfere with the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a   whole; (i) Dividends permitted under Section 6.08; (j) ceding of insurance or reinsurance in the ordinary   course of business; (k) other Dispositions of assets with a fair market value (as reasonably determined by   the board of directors or senior management of the Company) which in the aggregate do not exceed 10%   of the lesser of the book or fair market value of the property and assets of the Company determined on a   consolidated basis as of the last day of the previous fiscal year of the Company; provided that   immediately after giving effect (including pro forma effect) to any Disposition made pursuant to this   clause (k), no Event of Default under Section 7.03 relating solely to a breach of Section 6.10 or 6.11 shall   have occurred and be continuing; (l) dispositions of property as a result of a casualty event involving such   property or any disposition of real property to a Governmental Authority as a result of a condemnation of   such real property; (m) sales or other Dispositions of non-core assets acquired in an acquisition permitted   under this agreement; provided that such sales shall be consummated within 360 days of such acquisition;   and (n) any Disposition of property or series of related Dispositions of or in respect of which the fair   market value of such property and the consideration payable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is   equal to or less than $100,000.   SECTION 6.03. Liens.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will   permit, create, assume, incur or suffer to exist any Lien on any asset tangible or intangible (other than   Unrestricted Margin Stock) now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except:   (a) Liens existing on the Effective Date and listed on Schedule 6.03 hereto;   (b) Liens securing repurchase agreements constituting a borrowing of funds by the   Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business for liquidity purposes and in no event for a   period exceeding 90 days in each case;   (c) Liens arising pursuant to purchase money mortgages, capital leases or security   interests securing Indebtedness representing the purchase price (or financing of the purchase price within   270 days after the respective purchase) of assets acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;   (d) Liens on any asset of any Person existing at the time such Person is merged,   amalgamated or consolidated with or into, or otherwise acquired by, the Company or any of its   Subsidiaries or at the time of acquisition of such asset by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and not   created in contemplation of such event;   (e) Liens securing obligations owed by the Company to any of its Subsidiaries or   owed by any Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, in   each case solely to the extent that such Liens are required by an Applicable Insurance Regulatory   Authority for such Person to maintain such obligations;   (f) Liens securing insurance or reinsurance obligations of Subsidiaries of the   Company owed by any Subsidiary to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, in each case   solely to the extent that such Liens are required or requested by rating agencies, regulatory agencies,   clients or brokers for such Person to maintain such insurance and reinsurance obligations;   (g) Liens on investments and cash balances of any Regulated Insurance Company   securing obligations of such Regulated Insurance Company in respect of trust or similar arrangements   formed, letters of credit issued or funds withheld balances established, in each case, in the ordinary course   of business for the benefit of policyholders or cedents to secure insurance or reinsurance recoverables   owed to them by such Regulated Insurance Company;     

 

   64   (h) inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet   due or Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and   by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;   (i) Liens in respect of property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries   imposed by law, which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not secure Indebtedness   for borrowed money, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s and mechanics’ liens and other   similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business;   (j) Licenses, sublicenses, leases, or subleases granted to other Persons not materially   interfering with the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;   (k) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments and other similar charges   or encumbrances, and minor title deficiencies, in each case not securing Indebtedness and not materially   interfering with the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;   (l) Liens arising out of the existence of judgments or awards not constituting an   Event of Default under Section 7.07;   (m) Liens (other than Liens imposed under ERISA) incurred in the ordinary course of   business in connection with workers compensation claims, unemployment insurance and social security   benefits and Liens securing the performance of bids, reinsurance obligations, tenders, leases and contracts   in the ordinary course of business, statutory obligations, surety bonds, performance bonds and other   obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business (exclusive of obligations in respect   of payment for borrowed money);   (n) bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with   respect to cash and cash equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by the Company or   any of its Subsidiaries, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or   banks with which such accounts are maintained;   (o) Liens arising out of the refinancing, replacement, extension, renewal or refunding   of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien permitted by any of the clauses of this Section 6.03, provided   that such Indebtedness is not increased (other than with respect to unpaid accrued interest and premium   thereon, any committed or undrawn amounts and underwriting discounts, fees, commissions and   expenses, associated with such Indebtedness) and is not secured by any additional assets;   (p) (i) Liens created pursuant to the Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility   (including the security documents thereunder) and (ii) Liens created to cash collateralize a Defaulting   Lender's Letter of Credit Outstandings pursuant to Section 2.26 hereof;   (q) Liens in respect of property or assets of any Subsidiary of the Company securing   Indebtedness of the type described in clause (e) of the definition of “Permitted Subsidiary Indebtedness”   or securing the Lloyd’s LC Facility;   (r) Liens in respect of property or assets of any Subsidiary of the Company securing   Indebtedness of the type described in clause (h) of the definition of “Permitted Subsidiary Indebtedness”;   provided that (i) the aggregate amount of such Liens (measured, as to each such Lien permitted under this   clause (r), as the greater of the amount secured by such Lien and the fair market value at such time of the   assets subject to such Lien) shall not, when added to the aggregate amount of all Liens (measured as set   forth in this clause (r) above) incurred pursuant to Section 6.03(w) and the aggregate amount of     

 

   65   outstanding unsecured Indebtedness of Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to clause (j) of the definition of   “Permitted Subsidiary Indebtedness”, exceed at any time 10% of Consolidated Net Worth at the time of   incurrence of any new Liens under this clause (r) and (ii) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence   of any Lien pursuant to this Section 6.03(r), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;   (s) Liens on assets received by or of the Company or its Subsidiaries and held in   trust in respect of, or deposited or segregated to secure, liabilities assumed in the course of the reinsurance   business or under any Insurance Contracts, Reinsurance Agreements, Fronting Arrangements or other   indemnity arrangements entered in the ordinary course of business;   (t) Liens not securing indebtedness for borrowed money on cash and securities   arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the structured risk insurance and reinsurance   product lines of the Company and its Subsidiaries;   (u) Liens arising in connection with securities lending arrangements  entered into by   the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with financial institutions  in the ordinary course of   business so long as any securities subject to any such securities lending arrangement do not constitute   Collateral;    (v) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing Indebtedness   permitted by clause (h) of the definition of “Permitted Subsidiary Indebtedness”;    (w) without duplication of the Liens described in clauses (a) through (v) above and   clauses (x) through (dd) below, additional Liens securing obligations of the Company; provided that (i)   the aggregate amount of such Liens (measured, as to each such Lien permitted under this clause (w), as   the greater of the amount secured by such Lien and the fair market value at such time of the assets subject   to such Lien) shall not, when added to the aggregate amount of all Liens (measured as set forth in this   clause (w) above) incurred pursuant to Section 6.03(r) and the aggregate amount of outstanding unsecured   Indebtedness of Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to clause (j) of the definition of “Permitted Subsidiary   Indebtedness”, exceed at any time 10% of Consolidated Net Worth at the time of incurrence of any new   Liens under this clause (w) and (ii) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of any Lien pursuant   to this Section 6.03(w), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;   (x) Liens on assets arising in connection with the sale or transfer of such assets in a   transaction permitted under Section 6.02 and customary rights and restrictions contained in agreements   relating to such sale or transfer pending the completion thereof;   (y) Liens arising in the case of any joint venture, any put and call arrangements   related to its Equity Interests set forth in its organizational documents or any related joint venture or   similar agreement;    (z) Liens in respect of any interest or title of a lessor under any lease or sublease   entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business and other statutory   and common law landlords’ liens under leases;   (aa) Liens arising in connection with any interest or title of a licensor under any   license or sublicense entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary as a licensee or sublicensee (A)   existing on the date hereof or (B) in the ordinary course of its business;   (bb) Liens on earned money deposits of cash or cash equivalents made in connection   with any proposed acquisition or other investment not prohibited hereunder;     

 

   66   (cc) Liens in the nature of the right of setoff in favor of counterparties to contractual   agreements with the Account Parties in the ordinary course of business; and   (dd) Liens on cash and securities in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of   $500,000,000 securing obligations under Capital Markets Products in the ordinary course of business.   SECTION 6.04. Indebtedness.  (a) The Company will not create, incur, assume or   permit to exist any Indebtedness, or become or remain liable (contingent or otherwise) to do any of the   foregoing, except for the Indebtedness under this Agreement or the Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit   Facility and other Indebtedness which is either pari passu with, or subordinated in right of payment to,   such Indebtedness (it being understood that unsecured Indebtedness is not subordinate to secured   Indebtedness solely because it is unsecured, and Indebtedness that is not guaranteed by a particular Person   is not deemed to be subordinate to Indebtedness that is so guaranteed solely because it is not so   guaranteed).   (b) The Company will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or   permit to exist any Indebtedness, or become or remain liable (contingent or otherwise) to do any of the   foregoing, except for Permitted Subsidiary Indebtedness and the Lloyd’s LC Facility.   SECTION 6.05. Use of Proceeds.  No Account Party will request any Borrowing   or Letter of Credit, and no Account Party shall use, and the Company shall procure that its Subsidiaries   and its or their respective directors, officers and employees shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing   or Letter of Credit (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment   or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii)   for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any   Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, to the extent such activities, businesses or transaction   would be prohibited by Sanctions if conducted by a corporation incorporated in the United States or in a   European Union member state or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of  any Sanctions   applicable to any party hereto.   SECTION 6.06. Issuance of Stock.  The Company will not permit any of its   Subsidiaries to directly or indirectly issue, sell, assign, pledge, or otherwise encumber or dispose of any   shares of their preferred or preference equity securities or options to acquire preferred or preference   equity securities, except the issuance of preferred or preference equity securities, so long as no part of   such preferred or preference equity securities is mandatorily redeemable (whether on a scheduled basis or   as a result of the occurrence of any event or circumstance) prior to the date which is six (6) months after   the Commitment Expiration Date.  For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6.06 does not relate to the   issuance or sale of ordinary or common equity or options relating thereto.   SECTION 6.07. Dissolution.  The Company shall not suffer or permit dissolution   or liquidation either in whole or in part, except through corporate reorganization to the extent permitted   by Section 6.02.   SECTION 6.08. Restricted Payments.  The Company will not declare or pay any   dividends, purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire for value any of its Equity Interests now   or hereafter outstanding, return any capital to its stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent   Persons thereof) as such, make any distribution of assets, Equity Interests, obligations or securities to its   stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Persons thereof) as such, or permit any of its   Subsidiaries to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire for value any Equity Interests in the   Company or to sell any Equity Interests therein (each of the foregoing a “Dividend” and, collectively,   “Dividends”) provided that this Section 6.08 shall not prohibit Dividends so long as before and after     

 

   67   giving effect (including pro forma effect) thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and   be continuing.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may declare and pay cash dividends or   distributions in respect of (i) any trust preferred security, deferrable interest subordinated debt security,   mandatory convertible debt or other hybrid security (including Hybrid Capital) that, at the time of   issuance thereof or at any time prior to the initial dividend or distribution thereunder, was accorded equity   treatment by S&P and/or (ii) any Preferred Security, if, at the time of and after giving pro forma effect to   such dividend or distribution, no Event of Default under Sections 7.01, 7.04(a)(i) or 7.05 shall have   occurred and be continuing.   SECTION 6.09. Transactions with Affiliates.  Neither the Company nor any of its   Subsidiaries shall enter into or be a party to, a transaction with any Affiliate of the Company or such   Subsidiary (which Affiliate is not the Company or a Subsidiary) with a value in excess of $1,000,000,   except (i) transactions with Affiliates on terms (x) no less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary   than those that could have been obtained in a comparable transaction on an arm’s length basis from an   unrelated Person, as reasonably determined by the board of directors of the Company or a duly authorized   committee thereof or (y) approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the board of directors of   the Company, (ii) Dividends not prohibited by Section 6.08, (iii) fees and compensation paid to and   indemnities provided on behalf of officers and directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as   reasonably determined in good faith by the board of directors, the audit committee or senior management   of the Company, (iv) the issuance of common stock of the Company, (v) loans and advances to officers   and directors made in the ordinary course of business, (vi) transactions among the Account Parties and   their wholly-owned Subsidiaries, (vii) transactions permitted by Sections 6.02 and 6.04, (viii) transactions   and payments pursuant to agreements and arrangements disclosed in, or listed as an exhibit to, the   Company’s annual report on Form 10−K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2015 or any subsequent   other filing with the SEC through the Effective Date or any such agreement or arrangement as thereafter   amended, extended or replaced on terms that are, in the aggregate, no less favorable to the Company and   its Subsidiaries than the terms of such agreement on the Effective Date, as the case may be, and (ix) the   transactions and payments set forth on Schedule 6.09 and amendments thereto that are not materially   adverse to the Lenders, as reasonably determined by the board of directors of the Company, a duly   authorized committee thereof or an Authorized Officer of the Company.   SECTION 6.10. Maximum Leverage Ratio.  The Company will not permit the   Leverage Ratio at any time to be greater than 0.35:1.00.   SECTION 6.11. Minimum Consolidated Net Worth.  The Company will not   permit Consolidated Net Worth at any time to be less than the Minimum Consolidated Net Worth   Amount in effect at such time.   SECTION 6.12. Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries.  The   Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise   cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such   Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its capital stock or any other interest or   participation in its profits owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or pay any Indebtedness   owed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) make loans or advances to the Company or any of its   Subsidiaries or (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except   for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) applicable Legal Requirements,   including any Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority, (ii) this Agreement, (iii) customary provisions   restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing any leasehold interest of the Company or any   of its Subsidiaries, (iv) customary provisions restricting assignment of any licensing agreement (in which   the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the licensee) or other contract (including leases) entered into by   the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (v) restrictions on the transfer     

 

   68   of any asset pending the close of the sale of such asset, (vi) restrictions on the transfer of any asset as a   result of a Lien permitted by Section 6.03, (vii) agreements entered into by a Regulated Insurance   Company with an Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority or ratings agency in the ordinary course of   business, (viii) customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational   governance documents, joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary   course of business that restrict the transfer of ownership interests in such partnership, limited liability   company, joint venture or similar Person, (ix) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed   by customers under contracts (including Insurance Contracts, Fronting Arrangements and Reinsurance   Agreements) entered into in the ordinary course of business, pursuant to an agreement or instrument   relating to any Permitted Subsidiary Indebtedness of the type described in clause (d) of the definition   thereof if the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such agreement or instrument taken as a   whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in   this Agreement, (x) any encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any amendments or refinancings of the   contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clause (ix) above or clauses (xii) through (xvi) below,   provided that such amendments or refinancings are no more materially restrictive with respect to such   encumbrances and restrictions than those prior to such amendment or refinancing, (xi) restrictions placed   in accordance with the Segregated Account Companies Act 2000 of Bermuda on the transfer of any asset   held, carried or deposited in a segregated account of a Protected Cell Company, (xii) restrictions   contained in the Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility and the other “Credit Documents” referred to   (and defined) therein, (xiii) agreements and arrangements set forth on Schedule 6.12, (xiv) any instrument   governing Acquired Indebtedness, of the Person so acquired, (xv) an agreement or instrument relating to   any Permitted Subsidiary Indebtedness so long as the encumbrances and restrictions in such agreement or   instrument are customary for such Indebtedness and are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the   comparable encumbrances and restrictions set forth in the Credit Documents as determined in the good   faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company and (xvi) encumbrances or restrictions existing   under the Lloyd’s LC Facility or the IPC Facility or under any other Indebtedness permitted under   Section 6.04 so long as such encumbrances and restrictions are customary for such Indebtedness and are   no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the comparable encumbrances and restrictions set forth in this   Agreement as determined in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company.   SECTION 6.13. Private Act.  No Account Party will become subject to a Private   Act.   SECTION 6.14. Claims Paying Ratings.  The Company shall not permit the   financial strength rating of Validus Re and each other Regulated Insurance Company that is material to   the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to be less than “B++” from A.M. Best Company, Inc.   (or its successor).   SECTION 6.15. End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters.  Neither the Company nor   any of its Subsidiaries will change (i) its fiscal year end from being on December 31 of each year or   (ii) its fiscal quarters to end on dates which are inconsistent with a fiscal year end as described above.   ARTICLE VII      Events of Default   If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:   SECTION 7.01. Payments.  Any Account Party shall (a) default in the payment   when due of any principal on any Loan or any Unpaid Drawing, (b) default, and such default shall   continue for three or more Business Days, in the payment when due of any interest on any Loan or any     

 

   69   Unpaid Drawing, (c) default, and such default shall continue for five or more Business Days, in the   payment when due of any fees or any other amounts payable hereunder; or   SECTION 7.02. Representations, etc.  Any representation, warranty or statement   made (or deemed made) by any Account Party herein or in any certificate or statement delivered or   required to be delivered pursuant hereto shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date as of   which made or deemed made; or   SECTION 7.03. Covenants.  Any Account Party shall (a) default in the due   performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 5.01(d),   5.01(g)(iv), 5.02(ii), 5.05 (but only with respect to the first sentence thereof) or Article VI, or (b) default   in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement (other than those referred   to in Section 7.01 or clause (a) of this Section 7.03) contained in this Agreement and such default shall   continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after written notice to the Company from the Administrative   Agent or the Required Lenders; or   SECTION 7.04. Default under other Agreements.  (a) The Company, any   Designated Subsidiary Account Party, any  Regulated Insurance Company or any Significant Subsidiary   shall (i) default in any payment (after the expiration of any applicable grace period provided in the   applicable agreement or instrument under which such Indebtedness was created) with respect to   Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness hereunder but expressly including Indebtedness under the   Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility in any event) in excess of $100,000,000 individually or in the   aggregate, for the Company and its Subsidiaries or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any   agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement   evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of   which default or other event or condition (other than any such default, event or condition arising solely   out of the violation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any covenant or agreement in any way   restricting the Company, or any such Subsidiary’s, right or ability to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of   Unrestricted Margin Stock) is to cause, or to permit (after the expiration of any applicable grace period   provided in the applicable agreement or instrument under which such Indebtedness was created) the   holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause   (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both), any such Indebtedness to become due, or   to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity;   (b) an “Event of Default”, as defined under the Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility, shall have   occurred and be continuing; or (c) Indebtedness of one or more of the Persons listed in clause (a) above in   excess of $100,000,000 shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid (other than (x)   by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or as a mandatory prepayment (unless such required   prepayment or mandatory prepayment results from a default thereunder or an event of the type that   constitutes an Event of Default) or (y) to the extent solely as a result of the violation by the Company or   any of its Subsidiaries of any covenant or agreement in any way restricting the Company, or any such   Subsidiary’s, right or ability to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of Unrestricted Margin Stock) prior to   the scheduled maturity thereof; or   SECTION 7.05. Bankruptcy, etc.  The Company, any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party, any Regulated Insurance Company or any Significant Subsidiary shall commence a   voluntary case concerning itself under Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now   or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto (the “Bankruptcy Code”); or an involuntary case is   commenced against any such Person and the petition is not dismissed within 60 days, after   commencement of the case; or a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes   charge of, all or substantially all of the property of any such Person or any such Person commences   (including by way of applying for or consenting to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a     

 

   70   rehabilitator, receiver, custodian, trustee, conservator, administrator or liquidator or other similar official   in any jurisdiction (collectively, a “conservator”) of itself or all or any substantial portion of its property)   any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors,   dissolution, insolvency, administration, liquidation, rehabilitation, supervision, conservatorship or similar   law of any jurisdiction or the Bermuda Companies Law whether now or hereafter in effect relating to any   such Person; or any such proceeding is commenced against any such Person and such proceeding is not   dismissed within 60 days; or any such Person is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief   or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or any such Person suffers any   appointment of any conservator or the like for it or any substantial part of its property which continues   undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or any such Person makes a general assignment for the   benefit of creditors; or any corporate action is taken by any such Person for the purpose of effecting any   of the foregoing; or   SECTION 7.06. ERISA.  An event or condition specified in Section 5.07 shall   occur or exist with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Pension Plan that, individually   or in the aggregate, results in or could reasonably be expected to result in a liability to the Company, its   Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate in an amount that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have,   a Material Adverse Effect; or   SECTION 7.07. Judgments.  One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered   against the Company, any Designated Subsidiary Account Party, any Regulated Insurance Company or   any Significant Subsidiary involving a liability, net of undisputed insurance and reinsurance, of   $100,000,000 or more in the case of any one such judgment or decree or in the aggregate for all such   judgments and decrees for such Persons and any such judgments or decrees shall not have been paid,   vacated, discharged, satisfied, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or   SECTION 7.08. Insurance Licenses.  Any one or more Insurance Licenses of the   Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be suspended, limited or terminated or shall not be renewed, or   any other action shall be taken by any Governmental Authority, and such suspension, limitation,   termination, non-renewal or action, either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably   be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; or   SECTION 7.09. Change of Control.  A Change of Control shall occur; or   SECTION 7.10. Company Guaranty.  The Company Guaranty or any provision   thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect, or any Person acting by or on behalf of the Company shall   deny or disaffirm in writing the Company’s obligations under the Company Guaranty, or the Company   shall default in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be   performed or observed pursuant to the Company Guaranty;   then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if an Event of Default shall then be continuing, the   Administrative Agent may, or upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by written notice to   the Company, take any or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of the   Administrative Agent or any Lender to enforce its claims against any Account Party, except as otherwise   specifically provided for in this Agreement (provided that if an Event of Default specified in Section 7.05   shall occur with respect to any Account Party, the result which would occur upon the giving of written   notice by the Administrative Agent as specified in clauses (i) through (iv) below shall occur automatically   without the giving of any such notice):  (i) declare the Total Commitment terminated, whereupon the   Commitment of each Lender shall forthwith terminate immediately; (ii) declare the principal of and any   accrued interest and fees in respect of all obligations owing hereunder to be, whereupon the same shall   become, forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all     

 

   71   of which are hereby waived by each Account Party; (iii) terminate any Letter of Credit which may be   terminated in accordance with its terms and/or (iv) direct each Account Party to cause to be deposited in   the Collateral Account maintained by the Administrative Agent such amounts of cash and Cash   Equivalents, to be held as security for such Account Party’s obligations hereunder then outstanding as   contemplated by Section 2.10, equal to the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Outstandings and other   obligations attributable to such Account Party hereunder.  In addition, upon the occurrence and during the   continuation of an Event of Default, each Account Party hereby appoints the Administrative Agent as the   attorney-in-fact of such Account Party, with full power of substitution, and in the name of such Account   Party, to disburse and directly apply the proceeds of its Collateral Accounts to the satisfaction of any of   such Account Party’s obligations hereunder, as so contemplated.  The power-of-attorney granted hereby   is a power coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.  Unless directed to do so by the Required Lenders   in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to   undertake any of the foregoing actions, and, if it takes any such action it shall have no liability to any   Account Party to continue the same or for the sufficiency or adequacy thereof. At the request of the   Administrative Agent, each Account Party shall ratify all actions taken by the Administrative Agent   hereunder.   ARTICLE VIII      The Agents   SECTION 8.01. Appointment.  Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints   each Agent as its agent and authorizes such Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such   powers as are delegated to such Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and powers as are   reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Agents, and   neither the Company nor any other Account 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” as used herein or in any other   Credit Documents (or any similar term) with reference to any 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 independent contracting parties.   SECTION 8.02. Agents in their Individual Capacities.  Each bank serving as an   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 an Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept   deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company or any of   its Subsidiaries or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not an Agent hereunder.   SECTION 8.03. Exculpatory Provisions.  Each Agent shall not have any duties or   obligations except those expressly set forth herein.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,   (a) no Agent shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has   occurred and is continuing, (b) no Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise   any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that such   Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or   percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.02),   and (c) except as expressly set forth herein, no Agent shall have any duty to disclose, and shall not be   liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is   communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.    No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the   Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the   circumstances as provided in Section 10.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful     

 

   72   misconduct as determined by a final nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  No   Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given   to such Agent by the Company or the applicable Account Party or a Lender, and no Agent shall 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, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other   document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of   the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (iv) the validity, enforceability,   effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document, or   (v) 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 such Agent.   SECTION 8.04. Reliance.  Each 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 believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper   Person.  Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it   to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  Each Agent may   consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), 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.   SECTION 8.05. Delegation of Duties.  Each Agent may perform any and all its   duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by such   Agent.  Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights   and powers through their respective Related Parties.  The exculpatory provisions of the preceding   paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the applicable 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 Agent.   SECTION 8.06. Resignation.  Subject to the appointment and acceptance of an   applicable successor Agent as provided in this paragraph, each Agent may resign at any time by notifying   the Lenders and the Company.  Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to   appoint a successor administrative agent, which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York,   or an Affiliate of any such bank, with the consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld or   delayed), provided that no such consent shall be required at any time when a Default or Event of Default   exists.  If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted   such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring   Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent which shall be a bank with an office in   New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank.  Upon the acceptance of its appointment as an   Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights,   powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its   duties and obligations hereunder.  The fees payable by the Account Parties to a successor Agent shall be   the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Company and such   successor.  After an Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.03 shall   continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties   in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as an Agent.   SECTION 8.07. Non-Reliance.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has,   independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents   and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this   Agreement.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any   Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time     

 

   73   deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon   this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.   SECTION 8.08. Syndication Agent, Co-Documentation Agents and Joint Lead   Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each of the   Syndication Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents and the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners is   named as such for recognition purposes only, and in its capacity as such shall have no powers, duties,   responsibilities or liabilities with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,   except as expressly contemplated hereby. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Syndication Agent, the   Co-Documentation Agents and the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners shall not, solely by   reason of this Agreement, have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or any other Person.   ARTICLE IX      Company Guaranty   SECTION 9.01. The Company Guaranty.  In order to induce the Lenders to enter   into this Agreement and to extend credit hereunder and in recognition of the direct benefits to be received   by the Company from the issuance of the Letters of Credit, the Company hereby agrees with the Lenders   as follows: the Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as primary obligor and not   merely as surety, the full and prompt payment when due, whether upon maturity, acceleration or   otherwise, of any and all of the Guaranteed Obligations of each Designated Subsidiary Account Party to   the Guaranteed Creditors.  If any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations of any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party to the Guaranteed Creditors becomes due and payable hereunder, the Company   unconditionally promises to pay (subject to the provisions of Section 2.12) such Guaranteed Obligations   to the Guaranteed Creditors, or order, on demand, together with any and all expenses which may be   incurred by the Guaranteed Creditors in collecting any of the Guaranteed Obligations.  This Company   Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection.  If a claim is ever made upon any Guaranteed   Creditor for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received in payment or on account of any   of the Guaranteed Obligations and any of the aforesaid payees repays all or part of said amount by reason   of (i) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having jurisdiction over such   payee or any of its property or (ii) any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such   payee with any such claimant, then and in such event the Company agrees that any such judgment,   decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon the Company, notwithstanding any   revocation of this Company Guaranty or any other instrument evidencing any liability of each Designated   Subsidiary Account Party, and the Company shall be and remain liable to the aforesaid payees hereunder   for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been   received by any such payee.   SECTION 9.02. Bankruptcy.  Additionally, the Company unconditionally and   irrevocably guarantees the payment of any and all of the Guaranteed Obligations of each Designated   Subsidiary Account Party hereunder to the Guaranteed Creditors whether or not due or payable by each   Designated Subsidiary Account Party upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 7.05   with respect to such Designated Subsidiary Account Party, and unconditionally promises to pay such   indebtedness to the Guaranteed Creditors, or order, on demand, in lawful money of the United States.   SECTION 9.03. Nature of Liability.  The liability of the Company hereunder is   exclusive and independent of any other guaranty of the Guaranteed Obligations of each Designated   Subsidiary Account Party whether executed by the Company, any other guarantor or by any other party,   and the liability of the Company hereunder is not affected or impaired by (a) any direction as to   application of payment by each Designated Subsidiary Account Party or by any other party (other than a     

 

   74   direction by the Guaranteed Creditor receiving such payment), or (b) any other continuing or other   guaranty, undertaking or maximum liability of a guarantor or of any other party as to the Guaranteed   Obligations of each Designated Subsidiary Account Party, or (c) any payment on or in reduction of any   such other guaranty or undertaking, or (d) any dissolution, termination or increase, decrease or change in   personnel by each Designated Subsidiary Account Party, or (e) any payment made to the Guaranteed   Creditors on the Guaranteed Obligations which any such Guaranteed Creditor repays to each Designated   Subsidiary Account Party pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,   moratorium or other debtor relief proceeding, and the Company waives any right to the deferral or   modification of its obligations hereunder by reason of any such proceeding or (f) any action or inaction of   the type described in Section 9.05.   SECTION 9.04. Independent Obligation.  The obligations of the Company under   this Article IX are independent of the obligations of any other guarantor, any other party or each   Designated Subsidiary Account Party, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted   against the Company whether or not action is brought against any other guarantor, any other party or each   Designated Subsidiary Account Party and whether or not any other guarantor, any other party or each   Designated Subsidiary Account Party be joined in any such action or actions.  The Company waives, to   the full extent permitted by law, the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its liability under this   Article IX or the enforcement thereof.  Any payment by a Designated Subsidiary Account Party or other   circumstance which operates to toll any statute of limitations as to a Designated Subsidiary Account Party   shall operate to toll the statute of limitations as to the Company.   SECTION 9.05. Authorization.  The obligations of the Company under this   Article IX shall be unconditional and absolute and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall   not be released, discharged or otherwise affected by any action taken by any Guaranteed Creditor to:   (a) change the manner, place or terms of payment of, and/or change or extend the   time of payment of, renew, increase, accelerate or alter, any of the Guaranteed Obligations (including any   increase or decrease in the rate of interest thereon), any security therefor, or any liability incurred directly   or indirectly in respect thereof, and the guaranty herein made shall apply to the Guaranteed Obligations as   so changed, extended, renewed or altered;   (b) take and hold security for the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations and sell,   exchange, release, impair, surrender, realize upon or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order   any property by whomsoever at any time pledged or mortgaged to secure, or howsoever securing, the   Guaranteed Obligations or any liabilities (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly   in respect thereof or hereof, and/or any offset thereagainst, except to the extent the Guaranteed   Obligations have been paid;   (c) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party or others or otherwise act or refrain from acting;   (d) release or substitute any one or more endorsers, guarantors, any Designated   Subsidiary Account Party or other obligor;   (e) settle or compromise any of the Guaranteed Obligations, any security therefor or   any liability (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof,   and may subordinate the payment of all or any part thereof to the payment of any liability (whether due or   not) of any Designated Subsidiary Account Party to its creditors other than the Guaranteed Creditors;     

 

   75   (f) apply any sums by whomsoever paid or howsoever realized to any liability or   liabilities of any Designated Subsidiary Account Party to the Guaranteed Creditors regardless of what   liability or liabilities of any Designated Subsidiary Account Party remain unpaid;   (g) consent to or waive any breach of, or any act, omission or default under, this   Agreement or any of the instruments or agreements referred to herein or therein, or otherwise amend,   modify or supplement this Agreement or any of such other instruments or agreements; and/or   (h) take any other action which would, under otherwise applicable principles of   common law, give rise to a legal or equitable discharge of the Company from its liabilities under this   Company Guaranty.   SECTION 9.06. Reliance.  It is not necessary for the Guaranteed Creditors to   inquire into the capacity or powers of any Designated Subsidiary Account Party or the officers, directors,   partners or agents acting or purporting to act on their behalf, and any Guaranteed Obligations made or   created in reliance upon the professed exercise of such powers shall be guaranteed hereunder.   SECTION 9.07. Subordination.  Any indebtedness of any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party now or hereafter owing to the Company is hereby subordinated to the Guaranteed   Obligations of each Designated Subsidiary Account Party owing to the Guaranteed Creditors; and if the   Administrative Agent so requests at a time when an Event of Default exists, no Designated Subsidiary   Account Party shall make, or be permitted to make, any payment to the Company in respect of such   indebtedness owed to the Company, but without affecting or impairing in any manner the liability of the   Company under the other provisions of this Company Guaranty.  Prior to the transfer by the Company of   any note or negotiable instrument evidencing any of the indebtedness of any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party to the Company, the Company shall mark such note or negotiable instrument with a legend   that the same is subject to this subordination. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the   Company hereby agrees with the Guaranteed Creditors that it will not exercise any right of subrogation   which it may at any time otherwise have as a result of this Company Guaranty (whether contractual,   under Section 509 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) until all Guaranteed Obligations have been   irrevocably paid in full in cash.   SECTION 9.08. Waiver.  (a) The Company waives any right (except as shall be   required by applicable statute and cannot be waived) to require any Guaranteed Creditor to (i) proceed   against any Designated Subsidiary Account Party, any other guarantor or any other party, (ii) proceed   against or exhaust any security held from any Designated Subsidiary Account Party, any other guarantor   or any other party or (iii) pursue any other remedy in any Guaranteed Creditor’s power whatsoever.  The   Company waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party, any other guarantor or any other party, other than payment in full of the Guaranteed   Obligations, based on or arising out of the disability of any Designated Subsidiary Account Party, any   other guarantor or any other party, or the unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part   thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations.  The Guaranteed Creditors may   exercise any right or remedy the Guaranteed Creditors may have against any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party or any other party, or any security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability   of the Company hereunder except to the extent the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid.  The   Company waives any defense arising out of any such election by the Guaranteed Creditors, even though   such election operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or   remedy of the Company against any Designated Subsidiary Account Party or any other party or any   security.     

 

   76   (b) The Company waives all presentments, demands for performance, protests and   notices, including notices of non-performance, notices of protest, notices of dishonor, notices of   acceptance of this Company Guaranty, and notices of the existence, creation or incurring of new or   additional Guaranteed Obligations.  The Company assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself   informed of each Designated Subsidiary Account Party’s financial condition and assets, and of all other   circumstances bearing upon the risk of non-payment of the Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope   and extent of the risks which the Company assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that the Guaranteed   Creditors shall have no duty to advise the Company of information known to them regarding such   circumstances or risks.   (c) The Company warrants and agrees that each of the waivers set forth above in this   Section 9.08 is made with full knowledge of its significance and consequences, and such waivers shall be   effective to the maximum extent permitted by law.   SECTION 9.09. Maximum Liability.  The provisions of this Company Guaranty   are severable, and in any action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state, federal or   foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if   the obligations of the Company under this Company Guaranty would otherwise be held or determined to   be avoidable, invalid or unenforceable on account of the amount of the liability under this Company   Guaranty or otherwise, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Company Guaranty to the   contrary, the amount and scope of such liability shall, without any further action by the Company or the   Guaranteed Creditors, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and   enforceable as determined in such action or proceeding (such highest amount determined hereunder being   the “Maximum Liability”.  This Section with respect to the Maximum Liability is intended solely to   preserve the rights of the Guaranteed Creditors to the maximum extent not subject to avoidance under   applicable law, and neither the Company nor any Designated Subsidiary Account Party nor any other   Person shall have any right or claim under this Section with respect to the Maximum Liability, except to   the extent necessary so that the obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be rendered voidable   under applicable law.  The Company agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may at any time and from time   to time exceed the Maximum Liability without impairing this Company Guaranty or affecting the rights and   remedies of the Guaranteed Creditors hereunder, provided that, nothing in this sentence shall be construed to   increase the Company’s obligations hereunder beyond the Maximum Liability.   ARTICLE X      Miscellaneous   SECTION 10.01. Notices.  (a) Except in the case of notices and other   communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone or electronically (and subject to   paragraph (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, as follows:   (i) if to the Company and Validus Re (x) to it at Validus Holdings, Ltd., 29   Richmond Road, Pembroke HM08 Bermuda, Attention: Chief Financial Officer (Facsimile: (441)   278-9090) and (y) with a copy (in the case of a notice of a Default) to Skadden, Arps, Slate,   Meagher & Flom LLP, Four Times Square, New York, New York 10036 Attention: Steven   Messina (Facsimile: (917) 777-3509);   (ii) if to a Designated Subsidiary Account Party, at the address specified opposite its   signature below;     

 

   77   (iii) if to the Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 500 Stanton   Christiana Road, Ops Building 2, 3rd Floor, Newark, Delaware 19713-2107, Attention of Joseph   Burke (Facsimile No. (302) 634-4733; e-mail: joseph.m.burke@jpmorgan.com), with a copy to   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 383 Madison Avenue, Floor 23, New York, New York 10179,   Attention of Richard Barracato (Facsimile No. (212) 270-7449; e-mail:   richard.barracato@jpmorgan.com); and   (iv) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or facsimile number) set forth in its   Administrative Questionnaire.   Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be   deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by 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 delivered   through Electronic Systems, to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided   in said paragraph (b).   (b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or   furnished by using Electronic Systems pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent;   provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to (x) Article II unless otherwise agreed by   the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender or (y) Section 5.01(d)(x).  The Administrative Agent   or the Company may, 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) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business   hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of   business on the next business day for the recipient.   (c) Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and   other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.   (d) Electronic Systems.   (i) The Company agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be   obligated to, make Communications (as defined below) available to the Lenders by posting the   Communications on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar or a substantially similar Electronic   System.   (ii) Any Electronic System used by the Administrative Agent is provided “as is”   and “as available.”  The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of such Electronic   Systems and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications.  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     

 

   78   any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or any Electronic System.  In no event shall the   Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to   any Account Party, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or   indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or   otherwise) arising out of any Account Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of   Communications through an Electronic System.  “Communications” means, collectively, any notice,   demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any   Account Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is   distributed by the Administrative Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant   to this Section, including through an Electronic System.   SECTION 10.02. Waivers; Amendments.  (a) No failure or delay by the   Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver   thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or   discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or   the exercise of any other right or power.  The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the   Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would   otherwise have.  No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any   Account Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by   paragraph (b) of this Section 10.02, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific   instance and for the purpose for which given.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the   issuance of any Letter of Credit nor the making of any Loan shall be construed as a waiver of any Default,   regardless of whether the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such   Default at the time.  In the case of any waiver, each Account Party, the Administrative Agent and the   Lenders shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder and any Default or Event of   Default so waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing.  No such waiver shall extend to any   subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.   (b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or   modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by each Account Party   and the Required Lenders or by each Account Party and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the   Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment or the Loan   Exposure of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the amount of any amount   due pursuant to any Letter of Credit or Unpaid Drawing or any Loan or reduce any interest or fees   payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (iii) postpone the   scheduled date for reimbursement of any Unpaid Drawing or payment of any Loan, or any interest   thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or   postpone the scheduled date of expiration of the Commitments or any Letter of Credit, without the written   consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.13(b) or (c) in a manner that   would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or change any of the provisions of this   Section 10.02 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the   number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any   determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) release the   Company from the Company Guaranty (or change the Company Guaranty in a manner that is materially   adverse to the Lenders), without the written consent of each Lender or (vi) change any provision of   Article II specifically relating to Letters of Credit without the written consent of each LC Issuer affected   thereby; and provided, further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights   or duties of any Agent or any LC Issuer hereunder without the prior written consent of such Agent or such   LC Issuer, as the case may be.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement,   any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived by an agreement in writing entered into by   the Company, the Super-Majority Lenders and the Administrative Agent (and, if its rights or obligations     

 

   79   are affected thereby, each LC Issuer and the Issuing Agent) if (x) by the terms of such agreement the   Commitment of each Lender not consenting to the amendment or waiver provided for therein shall   terminate, and any Several Letters of Credit then outstanding shall either be terminated, amended or   returned and reissued, in each case to give effect to such termination (it being understood that the   Company may cause the Commitment of any such non-consenting Lender to be assigned to one or more   new Lenders in accordance with Section 10.04; provided that no action shall be required to be taken by   such non-consenting Lender (including the execution of any Assignment and Assumption Agreement))   and (y) at the time such amendment or waiver becomes effective, each Lender not consenting thereto   receives payment in full of all amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement.   SECTION 10.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.  (a) Each Account Party   jointly and severally agrees to pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by   the Agents, the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners and their Affiliates, including the reasonable   fees, charges and disbursements of one primary counsel and all applicable foreign counsel, in each case,   of the Administrative Agent and one additional counsel for all Lenders other than the Administrative   Agent and additional counsel in light of actual or potential conflicts of interest or the availability of   different claims or defenses, and in each case to the extent invoiced, in connection with the syndication of   the credit facility provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this Agreement or any   amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof (whether or not the transactions   contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated) or protection of its rights hereunder or thereunder,   (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses of the Issuing Agent and each Fronting Lender in connection with the   issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit hereunder, and (iii) all reasonable and   documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger and Joint   Bookrunner or any Lender, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one primary   counsel and all applicable foreign counsel, in each case, of the Administrative Agent and one additional   counsel for all Lenders other than the Administrative Agent and additional counsel in light of actual or   potential conflicts of interest or the availability of different claims or defenses, and in each case to the   extent invoiced, in connection with the enforcement of its rights in connection with this Agreement,   including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made and Letters of Credit issued   hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or   negotiations in respect of such Loans and Letters of Credit.   (b) Each Account Party jointly and severally agrees to indemnify the Agents, the   Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the   foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee   harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees,   charges and disbursements of any counsel for such Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any   Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this   Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of   their respective obligations hereunder or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Letter of   Credit, any Loan or the use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of   Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Company or any of its   Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company 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 and regardless of whether such Indemnitee   is a party thereto or whether such claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding is brought by the Company   or any of its Subsidiaries or a third party; 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 the gross   negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any Related Party of such Indemnitee. This     

 

   80   Section 10.03(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims,   damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.   (c) To the extent that any Account Party fails to pay any amount required to be paid   by it to an Agent, under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to such   Agent such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed   expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense   or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or   asserted against such Agent, in its capacity as such.   (d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Account Party shall assert, and   each Account Party hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for   special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out   of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated   hereby, any Letter of Credit, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof.   (e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after written   demand therefor.   SECTION 10.04. Successors and Assigns.  (a) The provisions of this Agreement   shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and   assigns permitted hereby except that (i) no Account Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its   rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted   assignment or transfer by such Account Party without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no   Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this   Section.  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 paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the   Related Parties of each of the Agents and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under   or by reason of this Agreement.   (b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may   assign to one or more Persons (other than an Ineligible Institution) all or a portion of its rights and   obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time   owing to such Lender) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:   (A) the Company (provided that the Company shall be deemed to have consented   to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the   Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice   thereof), provided, further, that no consent of the Company shall be required for an   assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of   Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee; and   (B) the Administrative Agent and each LC Issuer.   (ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:   (A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or   an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment, the   amount of the Commitment of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment   (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such     

 

   81   assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000   unless each of the Company and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided   that no such consent of the Company shall be required if an Event of Default has   occurred and is continuing;   (B) 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;   (C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative   Agent (x) an Assignment and Assumption or (y) to the extent applicable, an agreement   incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to a Platform as to   which the Administrative Agent and the parties to the Assignment and Assumption are   participants, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, such fee to be paid   by either the assigning Lender or the assignee Lender or shared between such Lenders;   (D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative   Agent an Administrative Questionnaire;   (E) the assignee shall be an NAIC Approved Bank that is not a parent, subsidiary   or Affiliate of any Account Party or any beneficiary under any Letter of Credit; and   (F) if any Several Letters of Credit are then outstanding, no such assignment shall   be effective until all such outstanding Several Letters of Credit are either amended or   returned and reissued, in each case to give effect to such assignment.   For the purposes of this Section 10.04(b), the terms “Approved Fund” and “Ineligible   Institution” have the following meanings:   “Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in   making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary   course of its business and 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.   “Ineligible Institution” means (a) a natural person, (b) a Defaulting Lender or its Lender   Parent, (c) the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates, or (d) a company, investment   vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person or relative(s)   thereof.   (iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this   Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the   assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such   Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement   (provided that any liability of any Account Party to such assignee under Section 2.06, 2.12 or   2.25 shall be limited to the amount, if any, that would have been payable thereunder by such   Account Party in the absence of such assignment, except to the extent any such amounts are   attributable to a Change in Law), and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the   interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this   Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning   Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party   hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.06, 2.12, 2.25 and 10.03). Any   assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not     

 

   82   comply with this Section 10.04 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 paragraph (c) of this   Section.   (iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the   Account Parties, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States a copy of each   Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and   addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to,    each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”).  The entries in the   Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Account Parties, 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, notwithstanding notice   to the contrary.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Account Parties, and any   Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.   (v) Upon its receipt of (x) a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed   by an assigning Lender and an assignee or (y) to the extent applicable, an agreement   incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to a Platform as to which the   Administrative Agent and the parties to the Assignment and Assumption are participants, the   assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender   hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any   written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative   Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained   therein in the Register.  No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it   has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.   (c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of any Account Party or the   Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”), other   than an Ineligible Institution, in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this   Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and Unpaid Drawings and the Loans owing to   it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such   Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations   and (C) the Account Parties, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely   and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this   Agreement.  Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall   provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any   amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or   instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any   amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 10.02(b) that affects such   Participant.  Each Account Party agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of   Sections 2.06 and 2.12 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements   under Section 2.12(e) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.12(e) shall be   delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its   interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees   to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.14 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this   Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.06, 2.12 and 2.25,   with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender 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.  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 such Participant   agrees to be subject to Section 2.13(c) as though it were a Lender.     

 

   83   (ii) Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a   non-fiduciary agent of the Account Parties, 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 Letters of Credit, Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (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, Unpaid Drawings, Loans or its other obligations under   this Agreement) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish   that such Commitment, Unpaid Drawing, Loan 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.   (d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any   portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or   assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such   pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security   interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or   assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.   SECTION 10.05. Survival.  All covenants, agreements, representations and   warranties made by any Account Party herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in   connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other   parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance of any   Letters of Credit and the making of any Loan regardless of any investigation made by any such other   party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had   notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is   extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Letter of Credit or the   principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan is outstanding, any fee or any other amount payable   under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Total Commitment (and the   Commitment of each Lender) has not expired or terminated.  The provisions of Sections 2.06, 2.12, 2.25   and 10.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the   consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or   termination of the Total Commitment (and the Commitment of each Lender) or the termination of this   Agreement or any provision hereof.   SECTION 10.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution.    This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different   counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall   constitute a single contract.  This Agreement and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees   payable to the Administrative Agent 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 which, 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. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this   Agreement by telecopy, e-mailed .pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the     

 

   84   actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this   Agreement.  The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or   relating to any  document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions   contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of   records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a   manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system,   as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal   Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures   and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act;   provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept electronic signatures in any   form or in any format without its prior written consent.   SECTION 10.07. Severability.  Any provision of this Agreement held to be   invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the   extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and   enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a   particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.   SECTION 10.08. Right of Setoff.  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and   be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to   time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special,   time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such   Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Account Party against any of and all the   obligations of such Account Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender,   irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and   although such obligations may be unmatured.  The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition   to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.   SECTION 10.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.  (a)   This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.   (b) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and   its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in the   Borough of Manhattan, and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York   sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or   proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any   judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in   respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the   extent permitted by law, in such Federal court.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in   any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on   the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right   that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding   relating to this Agreement against any Account Party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.   (c) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest   extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying   of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement 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 law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or   proceeding in any such court.     

 

   85   (d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in   connection with disputes arising out of this Agreement in the manner provided for notices in   Section 10.01.  Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve   process in any other manner permitted by law.   (e) Each Account Party hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers the   Service of Process Agent, with offices on the date hereof at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York   10011, as its designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and   in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents which   may be served in any such action or proceeding.  If for any reason such designee, appointee and agent   shall cease to be available to act as such, each Account Party agrees to designate a new designee,   appointee and agent in New York City on the terms and for the purposes of this provision reasonably   satisfactory to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement.   SECTION 10.10. Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY   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 THE TRANSACTIONS   CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER   THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR   ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE,   THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY 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 BY, AMONG   OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.   SECTION 10.11. Headings.  Article and Section headings and the Table of   Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not   affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.   SECTION 10.12. Confidentiality.  Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees to   maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be   disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants,   legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that (i) 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 in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) that the applicable Agent or Lender   shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 10.12 by any of its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers,   employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors), (b) to the extent   requested by any regulatory authority or self-regulatory body, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws   or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in   connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this   Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions   substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective   assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or   prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to any Account   Party and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Company or (h) to the extent such Information   (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to   any Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company that, to the   applicable Agent’s or Lender’s knowledge, is not subject to a confidentiality undertaking with respect to   the applicable Information.  For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information now or   hereafter received from any Account Party relating to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or     

 

   86   their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to any Agent or any Lender   on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by any Account Party and other than information pertaining   to this Agreement routinely provided by arrangers to data service providers, including league table   providers, that serve the lending industry.  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 or, in the case of any Lender, such Lender   has treated such Information in a manner consistent with banking industry standards for the treatment of   confidential information.  The provisions of this Section 10.12 shall survive the termination of the Total   Commitment (and the Commitment of each Lender) and repayment of the Loans and the other obligations   arising hereunder but such survival shall only be for a period of two (2) years following the Commitment   Expiration Date.    EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN   THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING PARAGRAPH FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS   AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING   THE COMPANY AND  ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES,   AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING   THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE   SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE   PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES   LAWS.   ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND   AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE COMPANY OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT   PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE   SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC   INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR   RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES.  ACCORDINGLY, EACH   LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE COMPANY AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT   IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT   WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC   INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND   APPLICABLE LAW.   SECTION 10.13. Interest Rate Limitation.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the   contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Unpaid Drawings or any Loan, together with all   fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such amount or pursuant to any Letter of   Credit or any Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful   rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the   Lender issuing or holding participation in such Letter of Credit or such Loan in accordance with   applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Letter of Credit or such Loan hereunder,   together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the   extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Letter of Credit or   such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the   interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Letters of Credit or other Loans or periods   shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with   interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by   such Lender.     

 

   87   SECTION 10.14. USA Patriot Act.  Each Lender hereby notifies the Company and   each other Account Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L.   107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record   information that identifies each Account Party, which information includes the name and address of each   Account Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify each Account Party in   accordance with the Patriot Act.   SECTION 10.15. 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), each Account Party acknowledges and agrees that: (i) (A) the arranging and   other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial   transactions between such Account Party and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Lenders and their   Affiliates, on the other hand, (B) such Account Party has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory   and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) such Account Party is capable of   evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated   hereby; (ii) (A) each of the Lenders and their Affiliates 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 such Account Party or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B)   no Lender or any of its Affiliates has any obligation to such Account Party or any of its Affiliates with   respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except, in the case of a Lender, those obligations   expressly set forth herein; and (iii) each of the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a   broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of such Account Party and its   Affiliates, and no Lender or any of its Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to   such Account Party or its Affiliates.  Each Account Party agrees it will not claim that any of the   Administrative Agent, the Lenders or their respective Affiliates has rendered advisory services of any   nature or respect or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to such Account Party, in connection with any   transactions contemplated hereby.   SECTION 10.16. Termination of Existing Credit Facility.  JPMorgan Chase Bank,   N.A., in its capacity as Existing Administrative Agent, hereby agrees, acknowledges and confirms that   upon the effectiveness of this Agreement on the Effective Date and payment in full of any and all   principal, interest, fees and other amounts owing under or in connection with the Existing Credit Facility   (as specified by the Existing Administrative Agent to the Company on or prior to the Effective Date), all   liabilities, obligations and indebtedness owing by the Company and the Account Parties under the   Existing Credit Facility shall be automatically released, discharged and satisfied in full and all related   instruments, agreements and other documents shall be automatically terminated (provided that any   contingent and/or indemnity obligations under the Existing Credit Facility which expressly survive   termination thereof shall continue to remain in effect in accordance therewith).      [Signature Pages Follow]     

 

   Signature Page to Five-Year Unsecured Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility Agreement   Validus Holdings, Ltd. et al   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly   executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.   Address:      29 Richmond Road   Pembroke, HM08 Bermuda   Telephone: (441) 278-9000   Facsimile: (441) 278-9090      VALIDUS HOLDINGS, LTD.         By:  /S/  Jeffrey D. Sangster    Name: Jeffrey D. Sangster   Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial    Officer      Address:      29 Richmond Road   Pembroke, HM08 Bermuda   Telephone: (441) 278-9000   Facsimile: (441) 278-9090      VALIDUS REINSURANCE, LTD.         By:  /S/  Robert Marcotte    Name: Robert Marcotte   Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial    Officer               

 

   Signature Page to Five-Year Unsecured Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility Agreement   Validus Holdings, Ltd. et al   JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually as a   Lender, as Administrative Agent and as Issuing Agent      By  /S/  Richard Barracato    Name: Richard Barracato   Title: Vice President         JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Existing   Administrative Agent      By  /S/  Richard Barracato    Name: Richard Barracato   Title: Vice President     

 

   Signature Page to Five-Year Unsecured Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility Agreement   Validus Holdings, Ltd. et al      LLOYDS SECURITIES INC., as Syndication Agent      By  /S/  Brian Schneider    Name: Brian Schneider   Title: Senior Vice President      By  /S/  Wesley Fallan    Name: Wesley Fallan   Title: Senior Vice President         LLOYDS BANK PLC, as a Lender      By  /S/  Daven Popat    Name: Daven Popat   Title: Senior Vice President     Transaction Execution    Category A    P003      By  /S/  Stephen Parker    Name: Stephen Parker   Title: Vice President    Banking Operations    Category A    P012        

 

   Signature Page to Five-Year Unsecured Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility Agreement   Validus Holdings, Ltd. et al      BARCLAYS BANK PLC, individually as a Lender and   as a Co-Documentation Agent       By  /S/  Karla K. Maloof    Name: Karla K. Maloof   Title: Head of Insurance North America, FIG    Corporate Banking      Executed in New York        

 

   Signature Page to Five-Year Unsecured Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility Agreement   Validus Holdings, Ltd. et al      HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,   individually as a Lender and as a Co-Documentation   Agent      By  /S/  Richard Herder    Name: Richard Herder   Title: Head of FIG Insurance, N.A.        

 

   Signature Page to Five-Year Unsecured Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility Agreement   Validus Holdings, Ltd. et al      SUNTRUST BANK, individually as a Lender and as a   Co-Documentation Agent      By  /S/  Doug Kennedy    Name: Doug Kennedy   Title: Vice President        

 

   Signature Page to Five-Year Unsecured Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility Agreement   Validus Holdings, Ltd. et al      THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as a Lender      By  /S/  Michael Pensari    Name: Michael Pensari   Title: Managing Directora151209exhibit102secured

         CH\2199774.8      EXECUTION COPY      FIVE-YEAR   SECURED LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT      dated as of   December 9, 2015   among   VALIDUS HOLDINGS, LTD.,   VALIDUS REINSURANCE, LTD.,   VARIOUS DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARY ACCOUNT PARTIES,   The Lenders Party Hereto,   JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,   as Administrative Agent,      LLOYDS SECURITIES INC.,   as Syndication Agent      and      BARCLAYS BANK PLC, HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION   and SUNTRUST BANK,   as Co-Documentation Agents         J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, LLOYDS SECURITIES INC.,   BARCLAYS BANK PLC, HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.   and SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.,   as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners     

 

   i   TABLE OF CONTENTS   Page   ARTICLE I      Definitions 1   SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms .......................................................................................... 1   SECTION 1.02. Terms Generally ..................................................................................... 25   SECTION 1.03. Accounting Terms; GAAP...................................................................... 25   ARTICLE II      Letters of Credit 26   SECTION 2.01. Several Letters of Credit ......................................................................... 26   SECTION 2.02. Fronted Letters of Credit......................................................................... 28   SECTION 2.03. Conditions to the Issuance of all Letters of Credit ................................. 30   SECTION 2.04. Letter of Credit Requests ........................................................................ 31   SECTION 2.05. Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings ..................................... 32   SECTION 2.06. Increased Costs ....................................................................................... 33   SECTION 2.07. Letter of Credit Expiration and Extensions ............................................ 33   SECTION 2.08. Changes to Stated Amount ..................................................................... 34   SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments......................................... 34   SECTION 2.10. Prepayment; Additional Borrowing Base Requirements ........................ 34   SECTION 2.11. Fees ......................................................................................................... 35   SECTION 2.12. Taxes ....................................................................................................... 36   SECTION 2.13. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs .............. 40   SECTION 2.14. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders ................................... 41   SECTION 2.15. Designated Subsidiary Account Parties .................................................. 42   SECTION 2.16. Additional Commitments ........................................................................ 43   SECTION 2.17. Existing Secured Fronted Letters of Credit ............................................ 44   SECTION 2.18. Existing Secured Several Letters of Credit ............................................. 44   SECTION 2.19. Determination of Dollar Amounts .......................................................... 46   ARTICLE III      Representations and Warranties 46   SECTION 3.01. Corporate Status ...................................................................................... 46   SECTION 3.02. Corporate Power and Authority .............................................................. 47   SECTION 3.03. No Contravention of Agreements or Organizational Documents ........... 47   SECTION 3.04. Litigation and Environmental Matters .................................................... 47   SECTION 3.05. Use of Letters of Credit .......................................................................... 47   SECTION 3.06. Approvals ................................................................................................ 47   SECTION 3.07. Investment Company Act ....................................................................... 47   SECTION 3.08. True and Complete Disclosure; Projections and Assumptions ............... 48   SECTION 3.09. Financial Condition ................................................................................ 48   SECTION 3.10. Tax Returns and Payments ..................................................................... 48   SECTION 3.11. Compliance with ERISA ........................................................................ 49     

 

   ii   SECTION 3.12. Subsidiaries ............................................................................................. 49   SECTION 3.13. Capitalization .......................................................................................... 49   SECTION 3.14. Indebtedness ........................................................................................... 50   SECTION 3.15. Compliance with Statutes and Agreements ............................................ 50   SECTION 3.16. Insurance Licenses .................................................................................. 50   SECTION 3.17. Insurance Business .................................................................................. 50   SECTION 3.18. Security Documents ................................................................................ 50   SECTION 3.19. Properties; Liens; and Insurance ............................................................. 50   SECTION 3.20. Solvency ................................................................................................. 51   SECTION 3.21. Certain Insurance Regulations, Orders, Consents, Etc ........................... 51   SECTION 3.22. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions ..................................................... 51   ARTICLE IV      Conditions 51   SECTION 4.01. Effective Date ......................................................................................... 51   SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event ................................................................................... 54   ARTICLE V      Affirmative Covenants 54   SECTION 5.01. Information Covenants ........................................................................... 54   SECTION 5.02. Books, Records and Inspections ............................................................. 57   SECTION 5.03. Insurance ................................................................................................. 58   SECTION 5.04. Payment of Taxes and other Obligations ................................................ 58   SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Existence; Conduct of Business .................................... 58   SECTION 5.06. Compliance with Statutes, etc ................................................................. 58   SECTION 5.07. ERISA ..................................................................................................... 58   SECTION 5.08. Maintenance of Property ......................................................................... 59   SECTION 5.09. Maintenance of Licenses and Permits .................................................... 59   SECTION 5.10. Borrowing Base Requirement ................................................................. 59   SECTION 5.11. Collateral; Further Assurances ................................................................ 60   ARTICLE VI      Negative Covenants 60   SECTION 6.01. Changes in Business ............................................................................... 60   SECTION 6.02. Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets ......................................... 60   SECTION 6.03. Liens ....................................................................................................... 61   SECTION 6.04. Indebtedness ........................................................................................... 64   SECTION 6.05. Use of Proceeds ...................................................................................... 64   SECTION 6.06. Issuance of Stock .................................................................................... 64   SECTION 6.07. Dissolution .............................................................................................. 65   SECTION 6.08. Restricted Payments ................................................................................ 65   SECTION 6.09. Transactions with Affiliates .................................................................... 65   SECTION 6.10. Maximum Leverage Ratio ...................................................................... 65   SECTION 6.11. Minimum Consolidated Net Worth ........................................................ 65   SECTION 6.12. Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries ................................ 66     

 

   iii   SECTION 6.13. Private Act .............................................................................................. 66   SECTION 6.14. Claims Paying Ratings ............................................................................ 66   SECTION 6.15. End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters ...................................................... 67   ARTICLE VII      Events of Default 67   SECTION 7.01. Payments ................................................................................................. 67   SECTION 7.02. Representations, etc ................................................................................ 67   SECTION 7.03. Covenants ............................................................................................... 67   SECTION 7.04. Default under other Agreements ............................................................. 67   SECTION 7.05. Bankruptcy, etc ....................................................................................... 68   SECTION 7.06. ERISA ..................................................................................................... 68   SECTION 7.07. Judgments ............................................................................................... 68   SECTION 7.08. Insurance Licenses .................................................................................. 68   SECTION 7.09. Change of Control ................................................................................... 68   SECTION 7.10. Security Documents ................................................................................ 68   SECTION 7.11. Company Guaranty ................................................................................. 69   ARTICLE VIII      The Agents 69   SECTION 8.01. Appointment ........................................................................................... 69   SECTION 8.02. Agents in their Individual Capacities ...................................................... 70   SECTION 8.03. Exculpatory Provisions ........................................................................... 70   SECTION 8.04. Reliance .................................................................................................. 70   SECTION 8.05. Delegation of Duties ............................................................................... 70   SECTION 8.06. Resignation ............................................................................................. 71   SECTION 8.07. Non-Reliance .......................................................................................... 71   SECTION 8.08. Syndication Agent, Documentation Agents and Joint Lead   Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners ........................................................... 71   ARTICLE IX      Company Guaranty 71   SECTION 9.01. The Company Guaranty .......................................................................... 71   SECTION 9.02. Bankruptcy .............................................................................................. 72   SECTION 9.03. Nature of Liability .................................................................................. 72   SECTION 9.04. Independent Obligation........................................................................... 72   SECTION 9.05. Authorization .......................................................................................... 73   SECTION 9.06. Reliance .................................................................................................. 73   SECTION 9.07. Subordination .......................................................................................... 73   SECTION 9.08. Waiver..................................................................................................... 74   SECTION 9.09. Maximum Liability ................................................................................. 74   ARTICLE X      Miscellaneous 75     

 

   iv   SECTION 10.01. Notices .................................................................................................... 75   SECTION 10.02. Waivers; Amendments ............................................................................ 76   SECTION 10.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver ................................................... 77   SECTION 10.04. Successors and Assigns .......................................................................... 79   SECTION 10.05. Survival ................................................................................................... 82   SECTION 10.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness ................................................ 82   SECTION 10.07. Severability ............................................................................................. 82   SECTION 10.08. Right of Setoff ........................................................................................ 83   SECTION 10.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process ................. 83   SECTION 10.10. Waiver of Jury Trial ................................................................................ 84   SECTION 10.11. Headings ................................................................................................. 84   SECTION 10.12. Confidentiality ........................................................................................ 84   SECTION 10.13. Interest Rate Limitation .......................................................................... 85   SECTION 10.14. USA Patriot Act ...................................................................................... 85   SECTION 10.15. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility ............................................... 85   SECTION 10.16. Termination of Existing LC Facility ....................................................... 86        

 

   v   SCHEDULES:   Commitment Schedule   Schedule 2.15  --  Designated Subsidiary Account Parties   Schedule 2.17  --  Existing Secured Fronted Letters of Credit   Schedule 2.18  --  Existing Secured Several Letters of Credit   Schedule 3.12  --  Subsidiaries   Schedule 3.13  --  Capitalization   Schedule 3.14  --  Existing Indebtedness   Schedule 6.03  --  Existing Liens   Schedule 6.09  --  Existing Affiliate Transactions   Schedule 6.12  --  Existing Intercompany Agreements and Arrangements         EXHIBITS:   Exhibit A -- Form of Assignment and Assumption   Exhibit B -- Form of Borrowing Base Certificate   Exhibit C -- Form of DSAP Assumption Agreement   Exhibit D -- Form of Security Agreement   Exhibit E -- Form of Additional Commitment Agreement   Exhibit F -- Form of Officer’s Certificate   Exhibit G -- Form of Letter of Credit Request   Exhibit H -- Account Control Agreement   Exhibit I-1 -- Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lenders that are not Partnerships)   Exhibit I-2 -- Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participants that are not Partnerships)   Exhibit I-3 -- Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participants that are Partnerships)   Exhibit I-4 -- Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lenders that are Partnerships)        

 

   1   FIVE-YEAR SECURED LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT dated as of   December 9, 2015 among VALIDUS HOLDINGS, LTD., a holding company organized under the laws of   Bermuda (the “Company”), VALIDUS REINSURANCE, LTD., a reinsurance company organized under   the laws of Bermuda and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Validus Re”), the other   Designated Subsidiary Account Parties (as hereinafter defined) from time to time party hereto, the lenders   from time to time party hereto (each, a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”), JPMORGAN CHASE   BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, LLOYDS SECURITIES INC., as Syndication Agent and   BARCLAYS BANK PLC, HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and SUNTRUST BANK,   as Co-Documentation Agents.  Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein and   defined in Section 1.01 are used herein as so defined.   The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:   ARTICLE I      Definitions   SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms   have the meanings specified below:   “Account Control Agreement” means the account control agreement, attached as Exhibit   H hereto, dated as of the date of this Agreement, among the Custodian, the Collateral Agent and the   Grantors (as defined in the Security Agreement) from time to time party thereto, as amended, restated,   modified and/or supplemented and as in effect from time to time.   “Account Parties” means the Company and each Designated Subsidiary Account Party.   “Acquired Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary acquired   pursuant to an acquisition not prohibited under this Agreement (or Indebtedness assumed at the time of   such acquisition of an asset securing such Indebtedness); provided that such Indebtedness was not   incurred in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such acquisition.   “Additional Commitment” means, for each Additional Commitment Lender, any   commitment provided by such Additional Commitment Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, in such amount   as agreed to by such Additional Commitment Lender in the respective Additional Commitment   Agreement; provided that on the Additional Commitment Date upon which an Additional Commitment of   any Additional Commitment Lender becomes effective, such Additional Commitment of such Additional   Commitment Lender shall (x) in the case of an existing Lender, be added to (and thereafter become a part   of) the existing Commitment of such existing Lender for all purposes of this Agreement as contemplated   by Section 2.16 and (y) in the case of a new Lender, be converted to a Commitment and become a   Commitment for all purposes of this Agreement as contemplated by Section 2.16.   “Additional Commitment Agreement” means an Additional Commitment Agreement   substantially in the form of Exhibit E (appropriately completed) or such other form reasonably acceptable   to the Administrative Agent.   “Additional Commitment Date” means each date upon which an Additional Commitment   under an Additional Commitment Agreement becomes effective as provided in Section 2.16.   “Additional Commitment Lender” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(b).     

 

   2   “Adjusted LIBO Rate” means an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary,   to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.   “Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (and each person appointed   as a successor thereto pursuant to Article VIII), in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders   hereunder.   “Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form   supplied by the Administrative Agent.   “Advance Rate” means, for any category of Cash or obligation or investment specified   below in the column entitled “Cash and Eligible Securities” (other than Cash, the “Eligible Securities”),   the percentage set forth opposite such category of Cash or Eligible Securities below in the column entitled   “Advance Rate” and, in each case, subject to the original term to maturity criteria set forth therein:   Cash and Eligible Securities:  Advance Rate:   Cash:      U.S. Dollars, including time deposits, certificates of deposit and   money market deposits held at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or   that are subject to a first priority security interest of the Collateral   Agent.    100%.   U.S. Government Securities:      Securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the   United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided   that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in   support thereof), including assets issued by the Federal National   Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage   Corporation, Federal Home Loan Bank or the Government   National Mortgage Association.    With maturities of (x) less   than three years from the   date of acquisition, 98%,   (y) three to ten years from   the date of acquisition, 95%   and (z) more than 10 years   from the date of acquisition,   93%.   Investment Grade Municipal Bonds:      Municipal Bonds rated at least (i) AA- by S&P and (ii) Aa3 by   Moody’s and maturing within five years from the date of   acquisition.    95%.   Investment Grade Non-Convertible U.S. Corporate Bonds Level I:      Non-convertible corporate bonds issued by any entity organized in   the United States which are “publicly traded” on a nationally   recognized exchange, eligible to be settled by DTC and rated at   least (i) AA- by S&P and (ii) Aa3 by Moody’s.    With maturities of (x) less   than three years from the   date of acquisition, 90%   and (y) three to ten years   from the date of acquisition,   85%.     

 

   3   Cash and Eligible Securities:  Advance Rate:   Investment Grade Non-Convertible U.S. Corporate Bonds   Level II:      Non-convertible corporate bonds issued by any entity organized in   the United States which are “publicly traded” on a nationally   recognized exchange, eligible to be settled by DTC and rated at   least (i) A- by S&P and (ii) A3 by Moody’s, but no higher than   (x) A+ from S&P and (y) A1 from Moody’s.    With maturities of (x) less   than three years from the   date of acquisition, 80%   and (y) three to ten years   from the date of acquisition,   80%.   Commercial Paper:      Commercial paper issued by any entity organized in the United   States rated at least (i) A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P and   (ii) P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and maturing not   more than one year after the date of acquisition.    98%.   Other Securities:      All other investments, obligations or securities.    0.0%.      Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the value of Eligible Securities at any time shall be   determined based on the Borrowing Base Report (as defined in the Security Agreement) then most   recently prepared by the Collateral Agent, (B) if any single corporate issuer (including the Affiliates   thereof but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any Eligible Securities categorized in the table above   under the heading “U.S. Government Securities” or “Investment Grade Municipal Bonds”) represents   more than 10% of the aggregate value of all Cash and Eligible Securities of the aggregate amount of all   Borrowing Bases, the excess over 10% shall be excluded (with such exclusion being allocated in equal   parts to each Borrowing Base at such time) and (C) no securities or obligations issued by the Company,   Validus Re, or any of the Company’s other Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall constitute Eligible Securities   for purposes of this Agreement.   “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person at any date, 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 as of such date.   “Agent Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.01(d).   “Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Co-   Documentation Agents, the Issuing Agent and the Collateral Agent.   “Agreed Currencies” means (i) Dollars and (ii) Canadian Dollars.   “Agreement” means this Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility Agreement, as   modified, supplemented, amended, restated (including any amendment and restatement hereof), extended   or renewed from time to time.   “Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of   (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the FRBNY Rate in effect on such day plus 1⁄2 of 1% and   (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one month interest period in Dollars on such day (or if such day is not a   Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%, provided that the Adjusted LIBO Rate     

 

   4   for any day shall be based on the LIBO Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day,   subject to the interest rate floors set forth therein.  Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change   in the Prime Rate, the FRBNY Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the   effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the FRBNY Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate,   respectively.   “Anti-Corruption Laws” means the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as   amended, and laws, rules, and regulations of any other jurisdiction that may be applicable to the Company   or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.   “Applicable Commitment Fee Rate” means 0.125% per annum.   “Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority” means, when used with respect to any   Regulated Insurance Company, (x) the insurance department or similar administrative authority or agency   located in each state or jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) in which such Regulated Insurance Company is   domiciled or (y) to the extent asserting regulatory jurisdiction over such Regulated Insurance Company,   the insurance department, authority or agency in each state or jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) in which   such Regulated Insurance Company is licensed, and shall include any Federal or national insurance   regulatory department, authority or agency that may be created and that asserts insurance regulatory   jurisdiction over such Regulated Insurance Company.   “Applicable Letter of Credit Fee Rate” means 0.45% per annum.   “Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the Total   Commitment represented by such Lender’s Commitment. If the Commitments have terminated or   expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in   effect, giving effect to any assignments.   “Approved Fund” has the meaning provided in Section 10.04(b).   “Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a   Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.04), and   accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the   Administrative Agent.   “Authorized Officer” means, as to any Person, the Chief Executive Officer, the President,   the Chief Operating Officer, any Vice President, the Secretary, or the Chief Financial Officer or Finance   Director of such Person or any other officer of such Person duly authorized by such Person to act on   behalf of such Person hereunder and under the other Credit Documents.   “Bankruptcy Code” has the meaning provided in Section 7.05.   “Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject   of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator,   custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or   liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative   Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in,   any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of   any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental   Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or   provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the     

 

   5   enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such   Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or   agreements made by such Person.   “Bermuda Companies Law” means the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda and other   relevant Bermuda law.   “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United   States of America.   “Borrowing Base” means, at any time, and in respect of each Account Party, the   aggregate amount of Cash and Eligible Securities held in the Collateral Accounts of such Account Party   under the Security Agreement at such time multiplied in each case by the respective Advance Rates for   Cash and such Eligible Securities; provided that all Cash and Eligible Securities in respect of any   Borrowing Base shall only be included in such Borrowing Base to the extent the same are subject to a   first priority perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security   Documents.   “Borrowing Base Certificate” means a Borrowing Base Certificate substantially in the   form of Exhibit B hereto or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (it being   agreed that a Borrowing Base Certificate substantially in the form of the Borrowing Base Certificate   delivered under the Existing LC Facility on October 1, 2015 is acceptable to the Administrative Agent).   “Business Day” means any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be   in the City of New York a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law or   other governmental actions to close.   “Canadian Dollars” refers to lawful money of Canada.   “Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay   rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal   property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as   capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be   the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.   “Capital Markets Product” means, as to any Person, any security, commodity, derivative   transaction or other financial or similar product purchased, sold or entered into by such Person for the   purpose of a third-party undertaking or assuming one or more risks otherwise assumed by such Person or   entered into by such Person for the purpose of managing one or more risks otherwise assumed by such   Person or other agreements or arrangements entered into by such Person designed to transfer credit risk   from one party to another, including (i) any structured insurance product, catastrophe bond, rate swap   transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option,   commodity hedge, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate   option or hedge, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction,   currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or swap transaction,   credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap (including single default, single-name,   basket and first-to-default swaps), credit default option, equity default swap, total return swap, credit-   linked notes, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction,   buy/sellback transaction, securities lending transaction, weather index transaction, emissions allowance   transaction, or forward purchase or sale of a security, commodity or other financial instrument or interest   (including any option with respect to any of these transactions), (ii) any transaction which is a type of     

 

   6   transaction that is similar to any transaction referred to in clause (i) above that is currently, or in the future   becomes, recurrently entered into in the financial markets, (iii) any combination of the transactions   referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above and (iv) any master agreement relating to any of the transactions   referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above.   “Cash” means the category of “Cash” described in the definition of Advance Rate.   “Cash Equivalents” means, as to any Person, (i) securities issued or directly and fully   guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full   faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one   year from the date of acquisition, (ii) time deposits and certificates of deposit of any commercial bank   having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws   of the United States, any State thereof, the District of Columbia or any foreign jurisdiction having, capital,   surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $200,000,000, with maturities of not more than one   year from the date of acquisition by such Person, (iii) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than   90 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i) above entered into with any bank   meeting the qualifications specified in clause (ii) above, (iv) commercial paper rated at least A-1 or the   equivalent thereof by S&P or P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and in each case maturing not   more than one year after the date of acquisition by such Person, and (v) investments in “money market   funds” within the meaning of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,   substantially all of whose assets are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses (i) through   (iv) above.   “Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement (or with respect   to any Lender, if later, the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender), 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, rules, guideline, requirement or   directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided however,   that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and   Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder,   issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines,   requirements and 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, issued or implemented.   “Change of Control” means (a) Validus Re or any other Account Party ceasing to be a   Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company, (b) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly,   beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of   1934, as amended, and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) (other than any   corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same   proportions as their ownership of stock in the Company) of Equity Interests representing more than 50%   of either the aggregate ordinary voting power or the aggregate equity value represented by the issued and   outstanding Equity Interests in the Company, or (c) the occupation at any time of a majority of the seats   (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Company by Persons who were not (i) directors   of the Company on the date of this Agreement, (ii) nominated or appointed by the board of directors of   the Company or (iii) approved by the board of directors of the Company as director candidates prior to   their election.   “Charges” has the meaning provided in Section 10.13.     

 

   7   “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.   “Collateral” has the meaning provided in the Security Agreement.   “Collateral Account” has the meaning provided in the Security Agreement.   “Collateral Agent” means The Bank of New York Mellon (and each person appointed as   a successor thereto pursuant to Article VIII), in its capacity as collateral agent hereunder and under the   Security Agreement and the Account Control Agreement.   “Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, at any time, the amount set forth   opposite such Lender’s name on the Commitment Schedule, as the same may be reduced or increased   pursuant to Sections 2.09, 2.14, 2.16 or 10.04.  As of the Effective Date, the aggregate Commitments of   all Lenders hereunder is $300,000,000.   “Commitment Expiration Date” means December 9, 2020.   “Commitment Schedule” means the Schedule attached hereto identified as such.   “Communications” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.01(d).   “Company” means Validus Holdings, Ltd., a holding company organized under the laws   of Bermuda.   “Company Guaranty” means the guaranty of the Company provided in Article IX.   “Computation Date” has the meaning provided in Section 2.19.   “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 Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, all Indebtedness   described in clause (a) of the definition thereof plus any Indebtedness for borrowed money of any other   Person as to which the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries has created a guarantee or other contingent   obligation (but only to the extent of such guarantee or contingent obligation).  For the avoidance of doubt,   “Consolidated Indebtedness” shall not include obligations (contingent or otherwise) in respect of undrawn   letters of credit.   “Consolidated Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, the Net Worth of the   Company and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP after   appropriate deduction for any minority interests in Subsidiaries including for the avoidance of doubt the   aggregate principal amount of all outstanding preferred (including without limitation trust preferred) or   preference securities or Hybrid Capital of the Company and its Subsidiaries, provided that the aggregate   outstanding amount of such preferred or preference securities or Hybrid Capital of the Company and its   Subsidiaries shall only be included in Consolidated Net Worth to the extent such amount would be   included in a determination of the Net Worth of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with   GAAP.   “Consolidated Total Capital” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of   (i) Consolidated Indebtedness and (ii) Consolidated Net Worth at such time.     

 

   8   “Control” means, with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the   power (i) to vote 10% or more of the voting power of the securities having ordinary voting power for the   election of directors of such Person or (ii) 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.   “Co-Documentation Agent” means each of Lloyds Securities Inc. and SunTrust Bank in   its capacity as co-documentation agent for the credit facility evidenced by this Agreement.   “Credit Documents” means this Agreement, each Security Document and each Limited   Fronting Lender Agreement.   “Credit Event” means the issuance of any Letter of Credit (or any increase of the Stated   Amount thereof).   “Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Agent, any LC Issuer or any   other Lender.   “Custodian” means The Bank of New York Mellon, in its capacity as custodian under the   Account Control Agreement.   “Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which   upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.   “Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two (2) Business Days   of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or   (ii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, (b) has notified the   Company or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not   intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing   or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a   condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a loan   under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to   extend credit, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good   faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply   with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective participations in   then outstanding Letters of Credit under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a   Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form   and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of a   Bankruptcy Event.   “Designated Subsidiary Account Party” means Validus Re and each Wholly-Owned   Subsidiary of the Company set forth on Schedule 2.15 and each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the   Company which is designated as a Designated Subsidiary Account Party in accordance with Section 2.15.   “Dispositions” has the meaning provided in Section 6.02.   “Dividends” has the meaning provided in Section 6.08.   “Dollar Amount” of any currency at any date means (i) the amount of such currency if   such currency is Dollars or (ii) the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars if such currency is a Foreign     

 

   9   Currency, calculated on the basis of the Exchange Rate for such currency, on or as of the most recent   Computation Date provided for in Section 2.19.   “Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.   “DSAP Assumption Agreement” means an assumption agreement in the form   of Exhibit C or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.   “DTC” means the Depository Trust Company.   “Effective Date” has the meaning provided in Section 4.01.   “Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or   associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or   accept such contract or record.   “Electronic System” means any electronic system, including e-mail, e-fax, Intralinks®,   ClearPar®, Debt Domain, Syndtrak and any other Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic   system is owned, operated or hosted by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Agent and any of its   respective Related Parties or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or   other security system.   “Eligible Person” means and includes any commercial bank, insurance company, finance   company, financial institution, fund that invests in loans or any other “accredited investor” (as defined in   Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), but in any event excluding the Company and its   Subsidiaries.   “Eligible Securities” has the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Advance   Rate”.   “Environmental Law” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders,   decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any   Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural   resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and   safety matters.   “Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any   liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the   Company or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) its violation of any   Environmental Law, (b) its generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any   Hazardous Materials, (c) its exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) its release or threatened release of   any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual   arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing, but in   each of (a) through (e) excluding liabilities arising out of Capital Markets Products and insurance and   reinsurance contracts, agreements and arrangements in each case entered into in the ordinary course of   business and not for speculative purposes.   “Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, shares of capital stock of (or other   ownership or profit interests in) such Person, warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or other   acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such   Person, securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or     

 

   10   profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or other acquisition from   such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and other ownership or profit interests in such Person   (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or   not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are authorized or otherwise existing on any   date of determination; provided that “Equity Interests” shall not include Indebtedness for borrowed   money which is convertible into Equity Interests.   “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended   from time to time and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to   ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA,   amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.   “ERISA Affiliate” means any corporation or trade or business which is a member of the   same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as the   Company or any of its Subsidiaries or is under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of   the Code) with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.   “Event of Default” has the meaning provided in Article VII.   “Exchange Rate” means, on any day, with respect to any Foreign Currency, the rate at   which such Foreign Currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m.,   Local Time, on such date on the Reuters World Currency Page for such Foreign Currency.  In the event   that such rate does not appear on any Reuters World Currency Page, the Exchange Rate with respect to   such Foreign Currency shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for   displaying exchange rates as may be reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the event no   such service is selected, such Exchange Rate shall instead be calculated on the basis of the arithmetical   mean of the buy and sell spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent for such Foreign Currency on   the London market at 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date for the purchase of Dollars with such   Foreign Currency, for delivery two Business Days later; provided, that if at the time of any such   determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent, after   consultation with the Company, may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such   rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.   “Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Agent,   any Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any   Account Party hereunder or under any of the other Credit Documents, (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured   by) its net income or net profits (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in   each case, (i) imposed by any jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) in or under the laws of which   such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in   which its applicable lending office is located, or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a   Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by such Account Party under   Section 2.14(b)), any withholding Tax that is imposed by the United States of America or Bermuda on   amounts payable to or for the account of such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a   party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that such Foreign   Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or   assignment), to receive additional amounts from such Account Party with respect to such withholding Tax   pursuant to Section 2.12(a), (c) Taxes attributable to such recipient’s failure to comply with Section   2.12(e) and (d) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.   “Existing Administrative Agent” means the Administrative Agent, as defined in the   Existing LC Facility.     

 

   11   “Existing Collateral Agent” means the Collateral Agent and the Custodian, as defined in   the Existing LC Facility.   “Existing LC Facility” means that certain Four-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility   Agreement dated as of March 9, 2012 among the Company, Validus Re, Validus Re Americas, Ltd., the   other Designated Subsidiary Account Parties identified therein, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan   Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified   prior to the Effective Date.   “Existing LC Issuer” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   “Existing Lender” means a “Lender” under and as defined in the Existing LC Facility.    “Existing Secured Fronted Letters of Credit” has the meaning provided in Section 2.17.   “Existing Secured Several Letters of Credit” has the meaning provided in Section 2.18.   “FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this   Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially   more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any   agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.   “Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the FRBNY   based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner   as the FRBNY shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next   succeeding Business Day by the FRBNY as the federal funds effective rate.   “Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer,   treasurer or controller of the Company.   “Five-Year Unsecured Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility” means the   $85,000,000 unsecured revolving credit and letter of credit facility among the Company, Validus Re,   various Designated Subsidiary Account Parties, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent,   and one or more lenders entered into on December 9, 2015, including the related collateral and security   documents and other instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and amendments,   renewals, replacements, refinancings and restatements to any of the foregoing (provided that the principal   amount thereof shall not exceed $85,000,000 or, if increased in accordance with its terms, $150,000,000,   plus reasonable refinancing costs, fees and expenses).   “Foreign Currencies” means Agreed Currencies other than Dollars.   “Foreign Currency Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit denominated in a   Foreign Currency.   “Foreign Currency Letter of Credit Outstandings” means, at any time, the aggregate   amount of Letter of Credit Outstandings in respect of Foreign Currency Letters of Credit at such time.   “Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is resident for tax purposes or organized under   the laws of a jurisdiction other than (i) Bermuda, or (ii) the United States of America, any State thereof or   the District of Columbia; provided, however, that with respect to an Account Party that is a U.S. Person, a     

 

   12   Lender that is resident for tax purposes or organized under the laws of Bermuda shall be considered a   Foreign Lender.   “Foreign Pension Plan” means any plan, fund (including any superannuation fund) or   other similar program established or maintained outside the United States of America by the Company or   any one or more of its Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of the Company or such   Subsidiaries residing outside the United States of America, which plan, fund or other similar program   provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or   payments to be made upon termination of employment, and which plan is not subject to ERISA or the   Code.   “FRBNY” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.   “FRBNY Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in   effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day; provided that if both   such rates are not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “FRBNY Rate” means the rate   quoted for such day for a federal funds transaction at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day   received by the Administrative Agent from a Federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by   it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to   be zero for purposes of this Agreement.   “Fronted Letter of Credit” has the meaning provided in Section 2.02(a).   “Fronted Unpaid Drawing” has the meaning provided in clause (y) of Section 2.05(a).   “Fronting Arrangement” means an agreement or other arrangement by a Regulated   Insurance Company pursuant to which an insurer or insurers agree to issue insurance policies at the   request or on behalf of such Regulated Insurance Company and such Regulated Insurance Company   assumes the obligations in respect thereof pursuant a Reinsurance Agreement or otherwise.   “Fronting Lender” means any Lender (or any Affiliate thereof) which is requested by an   Account Party, and which in its sole discretion agrees expressly in writing, to issue Fronted Letters of   Credit hereunder pursuant to Section 2.02.   “Fronting Participant” has the meaning provided in Section 2.02(b).   “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of   America.   “Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any   other nation or 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.   “Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation guaranteeing or   intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (“primary obligations”) of   any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any   obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any   property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the   purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital   of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (c) to     

 

   13   purchase or lease 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 (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of such primary obligation against loss in respect   thereof; provided, however, that the term Guarantee shall not include (x) endorsements of instruments for   deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business and (y) obligations of any Regulated Insurance   Company under Insurance Contracts, Reinsurance Agreements, Fronting Arrangements or Retrocession   Agreements (including any Liens with respect thereto).  The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to   be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which   such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in   respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in   good faith.   “Guaranteed Creditors” means and includes each of the Administrative Agent, the   Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each LC Issuer.   “Guaranteed Obligations” means all reimbursement obligations and Unpaid Drawings   with respect to Letters of Credit and all other obligations (including obligations which, but for the   automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable similar laws, would   become due), liabilities and indebtedness owing by each Designated Subsidiary Account Party to the   Guaranteed Creditors under this Agreement and each other Credit Document to which such Designated   Subsidiary Account Party is a party (including indemnities, fees and interest thereon (including, in each   case, any interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar   proceeding at the rate provided for in the respective documentation, whether or not such interest is   allowed in any such proceeding)), whether now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in   connection with this Agreement and any such other Credit Document and the due performance and   compliance by each Designated Subsidiary Account Party with all of the terms, conditions and   agreements contained in all such Credit Documents applicable to such Designated Subsidiary Account   Party.   “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.   “Hybrid Capital” means any security that affords equity benefit to the issuer thereof   (under the procedures and guidelines of the S&P) by having ongoing payment requirements that are more   flexible than interest payments associated with conventional indebtedness for borrowed money and by   being contractually subordinated to such indebtedness.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Company’s Junior   Subordinated Deferrable Debentures constitute Hybrid Capital.   “Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such   Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or   similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention   agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of   the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current ordinary course trade accounts   payable deferred compensation and any purchase price adjustment, earnout, contingent payment or   deferred payment of a similar nature incurred in connection with an acquisition), (e) all Indebtedness of   others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or   otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the   Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, provided that the amount of Indebtedness of such Person   shall be the lesser of (i) the fair market value of such property at such date of determination (determined     

 

   14   in good faith by the Company) and (ii) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Person, (f) all   Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person,   (h) all obligations (or to the extent netting is permitted under the applicable agreement governing such   Capital Markets Products and such netting is limited with respect to the counterparty or counterparties of   such agreement, all net termination obligations) of such Person under transactions in Capital Markets   Products and (i) all reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, letters of   guaranty, bankers’ acceptances and similar credit transactions; provided that, Indebtedness shall not   include any preferred (including without limitation trust preferred) or preference securities or Hybrid   Capital, in each case issued by the Company, to the extent such preferred or preference securities or   Hybrid Capital would be treated as equity issued by the Company under the applicable procedures and   guidelines of S&P as of the date hereof.  The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness   of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such   Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such   entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.   For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness shall not include (v) current trade payables (including current   payables under insurance contracts and current reinsurance payables) and accrued expenses, in each case   arising in the ordinary course of business, (w) obligations and Guarantees of Regulated Insurance   Companies with respect to Policies, (x) obligations and Guarantees with respect to products underwritten   by Regulated Insurance Companies in the ordinary course of business, including insurance and   reinsurance policies, annuities, performance and surety bonds, assumptions of liabilities and any related   contingent obligations and (y) Reinsurance Agreements and Fronting Arrangements and Guarantees   thereof entered into by any Regulated Insurance Company in the ordinary course of business.   “Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes, imposed   on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Account Party under   this Agreement.   “Indemnitee” has the meaning provided in Section 10.03(b).   “Ineligible Institution” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(b).   “Information” has the meaning provided in Section 10.12.   “Insurance Business” means one or more aspects of the business of selling, issuing or   underwriting insurance or reinsurance and other businesses reasonably related thereto.   “Insurance Contract” means any insurance contract or policy issued by a Regulated   Insurance Company but shall not include any Reinsurance Agreement, Fronting Arrangement or   Retrocession Agreement.   “Insurance Licenses” means the material licenses (including licenses or certificates of   authority from Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authorities), permits or authorizations to transact   insurance and reinsurance business held by any Regulated Insurance Company.   “IPC” means Validus Amalgamation Subsidiary, Ltd., a company organized under the   laws of Bermuda and successor by amalgamation to IPC Holdings, Ltd.   “IPC Facility” means the letters of credit master agreement between IPCRe Limited and   Citibank N.A., providing for letters of credit and any modifications, amendments, restatements, waivers,   extensions, renewals, replacements or refinancings thereof; provided that any such modifications,   amendments, waivers, extensions, renewals, replacements or refinancings be on terms which, when taken     

 

   15   together as a whole, are not adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Lenders, as compared to   those contained in the IPC Facility as of the date hereof.   “IPCRe Limited” means IPCRe Limited, a company organized under the laws of   Bermuda.   “Issuing Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as Issuing Agent with   respect to Several Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.01.   “Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners” means, collectively, J.P. Morgan   Securities LLC, Lloyds Securities Inc., Barclays Bank plc, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and SunTrust   Robinson Humphrey, Inc.   “Junior Subordinated Deferrable Debentures” mean the Company’s Junior Subordinated   Deferrable Interest Debentures due 2036 issued under the Junior Subordinated Indenture dated as of June   15, 2006 between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Trustee, as the same   has been and may be amended from time to time, and any substantially similarly structured security   issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including for the avoidance of doubt the Company’s   Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due 2037 issued under the Junior Subordinated   Indenture dated June 21, 2007 between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee,   Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited's (now Flagstone) Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Notes   due 2036 issued under the Junior Subordinated Indenture dated August 23, 2006 between Flagstone   Reinsurance Holdings Limited and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Flagstone   Reinsurance Holdings Limited's (now Flagstone) Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Notes due 2037   issued under the Junior Subordinated Indenture dated September 20, 2007 between Flagstone Reinsurance   Holdings Limited and The Bank of New York Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, and   Flagstone Finance S.A.'s Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Notes due 2037 issued under the Junior   Subordinated Indenture dated June 8, 2007 between Flagstone Finance S.A. and Wilmington Trust   Company, as Trustee, each as the same may be amended from time to time.   “LC Issuer” means each of the Issuing Agent and each Fronting Lender.   “Legal Requirements” means all applicable laws, rules and regulations and   interpretations thereof made by any governmental body or regulatory authority (including any Applicable   Insurance Regulatory Authority) having jurisdiction over the Company or a Subsidiary.   “Lender Parent” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender   is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.   “Lenders” has the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.  As the   context requires, “Lenders” shall include each Limited Fronting Lender.   “Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning provided in Section 2.11(c).   “Letter of Credit Outstandings” means, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate Dollar   Amount of the Stated Amount of all outstanding Several Letters of Credit, (ii) the aggregate Dollar   Amount of the Stated Amount of all outstanding Fronted Letters of Credit and (iii) the aggregate Dollar   Amount of all Unpaid Drawings in respect of all Letters of Credit at such time.   “Letter of Credit Request” has the meaning provided in Section 2.04(a).     

 

   16   “Letter of Credit Supportable Obligations” means the obligations of the Account Parties   or any of their subsidiaries which are permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of this Agreement in   connection with the Insurance Business of such Account Parties and their subsidiaries.   “Letters of Credit” means the Several Letters of Credit and the Fronted Letters of Credit.   “Leverage Ratio” means the ratio of (i) Consolidated Indebtedness to (ii) Consolidated   Total Capital.   “LIBO Rate” means with respect to any interest period, the London interbank offered rate   as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration   of such rate) for Dollars for a period equal in length to such interest period as displayed on pages   LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen or, in the event such rate does not appear on either of such   Reuters pages, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the   appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the   Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion (in each case the “LIBOR Screen   Rate”) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of   such Interest Period; provided that, if the LIBOR Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be   deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.   “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge,   hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor   or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any   financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such   asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with   respect to such securities.   “Limited Fronting Lender” means any Lender, to the extent that such Person agrees (in   its sole and absolute discretion) to be an issuer with respect to any Non-NAIC Approved Bank’s   Applicable Percentage of Several Letters of Credit outstanding and/or issued during the period that such   Non-NAIC Approved Bank is a Non-NAIC Approved Bank, all pursuant to a Limited Fronting Lender   Agreement.   “Limited Fronting Lender Agreement” has the meaning provided in Section 2.01(e).   “Lloyd’s LC Facility” means that certain amended and restated letter of credit facility   agreement, dated as of November 19, 2013, between the Company and Talbot Holdings Ltd. and Lloyds   TSB Bank plc and ING Bank N.V., London Branch providing for the issuance of letters of credit in   support of obligations of Talbot Holdings Ltd. under its 2012 and 2013 underwriting years’ letter of credit   facility procurement agreements and capital stock arrangements with Talbot 2002 Underwriting Capital   Ltd. 2002 in an aggregate principal amount of up to $25,000,000 at any time outstanding (the “FAL   Facility Agreement”) and any modifications, amendments, restatements, waivers, extensions, renewals,   replacements or refinancings thereof; provided that any such modifications, amendments, waivers,   extensions, renewals, replacements or refinancings be on terms which, when taken together as a whole,   are not adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Lenders, as compared to those contained in   the FAL Facility Agreement.   “Margin Stock” has the meaning provided in Regulation U.   “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse condition or any material adverse   change in or affecting (x) the business, operations, assets, liabilities or financial condition of the Company     

 

   17   and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y) the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the ability of the   Company and each other Account Party, taken as a whole, to perform their respective obligations to the   Lenders under this Agreement or any other Credit Document.   “Maximum Rate” has the meaning provided in Section 10.13.   “Minimum Consolidated Net Worth Amount” means, at any time, an amount which   initially shall be equal to $2,600,000,000, and which amount shall be increased as follows: (i)   immediately following the last day of each fiscal quarter (commencing with the fiscal quarter ended June   30, 2015) by an amount (if positive) equal to 25% of the Net Income for such fiscal quarter and (ii) by   50% of the aggregate increases in the consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Company during such   fiscal quarter by reason of the issuance and sale of common Equity Interests of the Company, including   upon any conversion of debt securities of the Company into such Equity Interests.   “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.   “Multiemployer Plan” means any multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of   ERISA, which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is an obligation to contribute of) the   Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, and each such plan for the five year period   immediately following the latest date on which the Company, such Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate   contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to such plan.   “NAIC” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and any successor   thereto.   “NAIC Approved Bank” means (a) any bank listed on the most current list of banks   approved by the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC (the “NAIC Bank List”) or (b) any Lender as to   which its confirming bank is a bank listed on the NAIC Bank List.   “Net Income” shall mean, for any period, an amount equal to the net income of the   Company and its Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) for such   period.   “Net Worth” means, as to any Person, the sum of its capital stock (including its preferred   stock), capital in excess of par or stated value of shares of its capital stock (including its preferred stock),   retained earnings and any other account which, in accordance with GAAP, constitutes stockholders   equity, but excluding (i) any treasury stock and (ii) the amount of the effects of Financial Accounting   Statement No. 115 (which amount is shown on the Company’s December 31, 2014 balance sheet under   the caption “Accumulated other comprehensive income” and which, after adoption of Financial   Accounting Statements Nos. 157 and 159 will be measured as the difference between investments carried   at estimated fair value and investments carried at amortized cost).   “Non-NAIC Approved Bank” means, at any time, any Lender that is not an NAIC   Approved Bank.   “Notice of Non-Extension” has the meaning provided in Section 2.07.   “OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the   Treasury.     

 

   18   “Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing   Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of   any Account Party hereunder or under any of the other Credit Documents, Taxes imposed as a result of a   present or former connection between such Person and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than   connections arising from such Person 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 this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or sold or   assigned any Loan or an interest in any obligation of any Account Party under this Agreement or any   other Credit Document).   “Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, registration, court or   documentary taxes or any other similar excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any   payment made hereunder or under any other Credit Document or from the execution, delivery or   enforcement of, or performance under, or otherwise in connection with this Agreement or any other   Credit Document other than any Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an   assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.14).   “Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight   federal funds and overnight eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository   institutions (as such composite rate shall be determined by the FRBNY as set forth on its public website   from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the FRBNY as an overnight   bank funding rate (from and after such date as the FRBNY shall commence to publish such composite   rate).   “Overnight Foreign Currency Rate” means, for any amount payable in a Foreign   Currency, the rate of interest per annum as determined by the Administrative Agent at which overnight or   weekend deposits in the relevant currency (or if such amount due remains unpaid for more than three   (3) Business Days, then for such other period of time as the Administrative Agent may elect) for delivery   in immediately available and freely transferable funds would be offered by the Administrative Agent to   major banks in the interbank market upon request of such major banks for the relevant currency as   determined above and in an amount comparable to the unpaid amount of the related issuance, amendment,   renewal or extension of (or any payment or disbursement made in respect of) a Letter of Credit, plus any   taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed upon, or charged to, the   Administrative Agent by any relevant correspondent bank in respect of such amount in such relevant   currency.    “Participant” has the meaning provided in Section 10.04(c).   “Participant Register” has the meaning provided in Section 10.04(c).   “Participating Issuer” means, from time to time with respect to each Several Letter of   Credit, each Non-NAIC Approved Bank for whose Applicable Percentage a Limited Fronting Lender has   agreed to be liable as an issuer.   “Patriot Act” has the meaning provided in Section 10.14.   “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in   ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.   “Permitted Subsidiary Indebtedness” means:     

 

   19   (a) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company under the Credit Documents or   existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 3.14 and extensions, renewals and replacements of any   such Indebtedness, provided that such extending, renewal or replacement Indebtedness (i) shall not be   Indebtedness of an obligor that was not an obligor with respect to the Indebtedness being extended,   renewed or replaced, (ii) shall not be in a principal amount that exceeds the principal amount of the   Indebtedness being extended, renewed or replaced (plus any accrued but unpaid interest and redemption   premium payable by the terms of such Indebtedness thereon and reasonable refinancing or renewal fees,   costs and expenses), (iii) shall not have an earlier maturity date or shorter weighted average life than the   Indebtedness being extended, renewed or replaced and (iv) shall be subordinated to the Guaranteed   Obligations on terms (if any) at least as favorable to the Lenders as the Indebtedness being extended,   renewed or replaced;   (b) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company incurred in the ordinary course   of business in connection with any Capital Markets Product that are not entered into for speculative   purposes;   (c) Indebtedness owed by Subsidiaries of the Company to the Company or any of its   Subsidiaries;   (d) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company incurred to finance the   acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease   Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed by any Subsidiary of the Company in connection with the   acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof,   provided that (i) such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the   completion of such construction or improvement and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness   permitted by this clause (d) shall not exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding;   (e) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company in respect of letters of credit   issued to reinsurance cedents, or to lessors of real property in lieu of security deposits in connection with   leases of any Subsidiary of the Company, in each case in the ordinary course of business;   (f) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company incurred in the ordinary course   of business in connection with workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, unemployment   insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits and pursuant to letters of credit or other   security arrangements entered into in connection with such insurance or benefit;    (g) Indebtedness of any Designated Subsidiary Account Parties under the Five-Year   Unsecured Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility;    (h) Indebtedness representing installment insurance premiums owing by the   Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business in respect of the liability insurance,   casualty insurance or business interruption insurance maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, in   each case in respect of their properties and assets (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any   insurance or reinsurance provided or obtained by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with   performing its Insurance Business or managing risk in respect thereof);    (i) Acquired Indebtedness of Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not   exceeding $250,000,000 at any time outstanding;      

 

   20   (j) without duplication, additional Indebtedness of Subsidiaries of the Company not   otherwise permitted under clauses (a) through (i) of this definition which, when added to the aggregate   amount of all Liens (other than with respect to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (j)) incurred   by the Company pursuant to Section 6.03(w), shall not exceed at any time outstanding 10% of   Consolidated Net Worth at the time of incurrence of any new Indebtedness under this clause (j); provided   that immediately after giving effect (including pro forma effect) to the incurrence of any Indebtedness   pursuant to this clause (j), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;   (k) Indebtedness arising from Guarantees made by any Subsidiary of the Company   of the type described in the definition hereof;   (l) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary including any Designated Subsidiary Account   Parties in connection with the Junior Subordinated Deferrable Debentures, including the sale, assignment   or transfer of such Indebtedness among Subsidiaries including Designated Subsidiary Account Parties;   and   (m) Indebtedness of Validus Holdings (UK) plc created in connection with its   acquisition of Validus Reinsurance (Switzerland) Ltd.   “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint   venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.   “Plan” means any pension plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA and subject to   Title IV of ERISA, which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is an obligation to   contribute of) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates, and each such plan   for the five year period immediately following the latest date on which the Company, any of its   Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute   to such plan.   “Platform” means Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic   transmission system.   “Policies” means all insurance policies, annuity contracts, guaranteed interest contracts   and funding agreements (including riders to any such policies or contracts, certificates issued with respect   to group life insurance or annuity contracts and any contracts issued in connection with retirement plans   or arrangements) and assumption certificates issued or to be issued (or filed pending current review by   applicable Governmental Authorities) by any Regulated Insurance Company and any coinsurance   agreements entered into or to be entered into by any Regulated Insurance Company.   “Preferred Securities” means any preferred Equity Interests (or capital stock) of any   Person that has preferential rights with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation or   dissolution of such Person over shares of common Equity Interests (or capital stock) of any other class of   such Person.   “Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time   by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City; each   change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly   announced as being effective.   “Private Act” means separate legislation enacted in Bermuda with the intention that such   legislation apply specifically to any Account Party, in whole or in part.     

 

   21   “Protected Cell Company” means a Subsidiary that has created segregated accounts   pursuant to the provisions of the Segregated Account Companies Act 2000 of Bermuda.   “Register” has the meaning provided in Section 10.04(b).   “Regulated Insurance Company” means any Subsidiary of the Company, whether now   owned or hereafter acquired, that is authorized or admitted to carry on or transact Insurance Business in   any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) and is regulated by any Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority.   “Reinsurance Agreement” means any agreement, contract, treaty, certificate or other   arrangement whereby any Regulated Insurance Company agrees to transfer, cede or retrocede to another   insurer or reinsurer all or part of the liability assumed or assets held by such Regulated Insurance   Company under a policy or policies of insurance issued by such Regulated Insurance Company or under a   reinsurance agreement assumed by such Regulated Insurance Company.   “Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates   and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s   Affiliates.   “Replaced Lender” has the meaning provided in Section 2.14(b).   “Replacement Lender” has the meaning provided in Section 2.14(b).   “Required Lenders” means at any time Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate   amount of the Commitments; provided that if the Total Commitment has been terminated, then the   Required Lenders means Lenders whose Letter of Credit Outstandings exceed 50% of the aggregate   amount of Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time; provided, further, that, so long as a Lender is a   Defaulting Lender, the Commitments and the Letter of Credit Outstandings of such Lender shall not be   included in determining whether the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder   (including any consent to any amendment or waiver pursuant to Section 10.02); provided that any waiver,   amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender which affects   such Defaulting Lender differently than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such   Defaulting Lender.   “Restricted Margin Stock” means Margin Stock owned by the Company or any of its   Subsidiaries the value of which (determined as required under clause 2(i) of the definition of “Indirectly   Secured” set forth in Regulation U) represents not more than 33% of the aggregate value (determined as   required under clause (2)(i) of the definition of “Indirectly Secured” set forth in Regulation U), on a   consolidated basis, of the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (excluding any Margin   Stock) that is subject to the provisions of Sections 6.02 and 6.03.   “Retrocession Agreement” means any agreement, contract, treaty or other arrangement   whereby one or more insurers or reinsurers, as retrocessionaires, assume liabilities of reinsurers under a   Reinsurance Agreement or other retrocessionaires under another Retrocession Agreement.   “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial   Services LLC business.   “Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the   subject or target of any comprehensive Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Crimea, Cuba, Iran,   North Korea, Sudan and Syria).     

 

   22   “Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related   list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations   Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant   and applicable sanctions authority, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country   or (c) any Person owned 50% or more or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the   foregoing clauses (a) or (b).   “Sanctions” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed,   administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by   OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union,   Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant and applicable sanctions authority.   “SAP” means, with respect to any Regulated Insurance Company, the statutory   accounting principles and accounting procedures and practices prescribed or permitted by the Applicable   Insurance Regulatory Authority of the state or jurisdiction in which such Regulated Insurance Company is   domiciled; it being understood and agreed that determinations in accordance with SAP for purposes of   Article VII, including defined terms as used therein, are subject (to the extent provided therein) to   Section 1.03.   “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.   “Security Agreement” means the Pledge and Security Agreement substantially in the   form attached as Exhibit D hereto, dated as of the date of this Agreement, among the Collateral Agent and   the Grantors (as defined therein) from time to time party thereto, as the same may be amended, restated,   modified and/or supplemented and as in effect from time to time.   “Security Documents” means (i) the Security Agreement, (ii) the Account Control   Agreement, (iii) each other security agreement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 5.11, and   (iv) each other document, agreement, certificate and or financing statement, executed, delivered, made or   filed pursuant to the terms of the documents specified in foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii).   “Service of Process Agent” means CT Corporation Systems, 111 Eighth Avenue, New   York, New York 10011.   “Several Letter of Credit” has the meaning provided in Section 2.01(a).   “Several Unpaid Drawing” has the meaning provided in clause (x) of Section 2.05(a).   “Significant Insurance Subsidiary” means a Regulated Insurance Company which is also   a Significant Subsidiary.   “Significant Subsidiary” means (a) Validus Re, (b) Talbot Holdings Ltd. and (c) each   other Subsidiary of the Company that either (i) as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year of   the Company for which audited financial statements are available, has assets that exceed 10% of the total   consolidated assets of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries as of the last day of such period or (ii) for   the most recently completed fiscal year of the Company for which audited financial statements are   available, has revenues that exceed 10% of the consolidated revenue of the Company and all of its   Subsidiaries for such period; provided that, if at any time the aggregate amount of the total consolidated   assets of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries or the consolidated revenue of the Company and all of   its Subsidiaries attributable to Subsidiaries that are not Significant Subsidiaries exceeds fifteen percent   (15%) of the total consolidated assets of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries as of the end of any such     

 

   23   fiscal year or fifteen percent (15%) of the consolidated revenue of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries   for any such fiscal quarter, the Company (or, in the event the Company has failed to do so within ten   days, the Administrative Agent) shall designate sufficient Subsidiaries as “Significant Subsidiaries” to   eliminate such excess, and such designated Subsidiaries shall for all purposes of this Agreement   constitute Significant Subsidiaries.   “Solvent” means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the   amount of the “present fair saleable value” of each of the business and assets of such Person will, as of   such date, exceed the amount of all “liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise”, as of such date,   as such quoted terms are determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing   determinations of the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value of each of the business and   assets of such Person is greater than the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the   probable “liability” on the existing debts and other “liabilities contingent or otherwise” of such Person,   (c) the assets of such Person do not constitute unreasonably small capital for such Person to carry out its   business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including the capital needs of such Person,   taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by such Person and   projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, (d) such Person does not intend to incur   debts beyond their ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of   cash to be received by such Person, and of amounts to be payable on or in respect of debt of such Person)   and (e) such Person does not believe that final judgments against such Person in actions for money   damages presently pending will be rendered at a time when, or in an amount such that, they will be unable   to satisfy any such judgments promptly in accordance with their terms (taking into account the maximum   reasonable amount of such judgments in any such actions and the earliest reasonable time at which such   judgments might be rendered) and such Person believes that its cash flow, after taking into account all   other anticipated uses of the cash of such Person (including the payments on or in respect of debt referred   to in paragraph (d) of this definition), will at all times be sufficient to pay all such judgments promptly in   accordance with their terms. For purposes of this definition, (i) “debt” means liability on a “claim”, and   (ii) “claim” means any (A) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment,   liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable,   secured or unsecured or (B) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives   rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed,   contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.   “Stated Amount” means at, any time, the maximum amount available to be drawn under   any Letter of Credit (regardless of whether any conditions for drawing could then be met).   “Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of   which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the   maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves)   expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject for   Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board).    Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D.  The Statutory   Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve   percentage.   “Statutory Statements” means, with respect to any Regulated Insurance Company for any   fiscal year, the annual or quarterly financial statements of such Regulated Insurance Company as required   to be filed with the Insurance Regulatory Authority of its jurisdiction of domicile and in accordance with   the laws of such jurisdiction, together with all exhibits, schedules, certificates and actuarial opinions   required to be filed or delivered therewith.     

 

   24   “Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company.   “subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any   corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which   would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such   financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other   corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other   ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or ordinary voting power or, in the case of a   partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or   held by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries   of the parent.   “Super-Majority Lenders” means at any time Lenders having at least 75% of the   aggregate amount of the Commitments; provided that if the Total Commitment has been terminated, then   the Super-Majority Lenders means Lenders whose Letter of Credit Outstandings equal or exceed 75% of   the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time.   “Syndication Agent” means Lloyds Securities Inc., in its capacity as syndication agent for   the credit facility evidenced by this Agreement.   “Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,   fees, assessments, fees, assessments, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority,   including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.   “Total Commitment” means, at any time, the sum of the Commitments of each of the   Lenders at such time.   “Transaction” means the execution, delivery and performance by each Account Party of   this Agreement, the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of any Account Party and the granting of   Liens pursuant to the Security Documents, in each case, on and after the Effective Date.   “UCC” has the meaning provided in the Security Agreement.   “Unpaid Drawings” means the Several Unpaid Drawings and the Fronted Unpaid   Drawings.   “Unrestricted Margin Stock” means any Margin Stock owned by the Company or any of   its Subsidiaries which is not Restricted Margin Stock.   “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 assigned to such term in   Section 2.12(e)(ii)(B)(3).   “Validus Re” means Validus Reinsurance, Ltd., a company organized under the Laws of   Bermuda.   “Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means any subsidiary of such Person to the   extent all of the capital stock or other ownership interests in such subsidiary, other than directors’ or   nominees’ qualifying shares, is owned directly or indirectly by such Person.     

 

   25   SECTION 1.02. Terms Generally.  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”.  The word “law” shall   be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings   and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily   comply), and all judgments, orders and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities.  Unless the context   requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document   herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to   time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such   amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or   reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time   amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws),   (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns   (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental   Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d)   the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to   this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) all references herein to   Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and   Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (f) 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.   SECTION 1.03. Accounting Terms; GAAP.  Except as otherwise expressly   provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with   GAAP or SAP, as the case may be, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Company notifies   the Administrative Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate   the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or SAP or in the application thereof on   the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that the Required   Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such   notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or SAP or in the application thereof, then such   provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP or SAP as in effect and applied immediately before   such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision   amended in accordance with Section 10.02. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all   terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein to calculate compliance with Sections 6.10 and   6.11 shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made (i)   without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (or any other   Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to   value any Consolidated Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Company or any Subsidiary at “fair value”,   as defined therein and (ii) without giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible   debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards   Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such   Consolidated Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness   shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof.     

 

   26   ARTICLE II      Letters of Credit   SECTION 2.01. Several Letters of Credit.  (a) Subject to and upon the terms and   conditions set forth herein, each Account Party may request the Issuing Agent, at any time and from time   to time on or after the Effective Date and prior to the Commitment Expiration Date, to issue, on behalf of   each Lender, for the account of such Account Party and in support of, on a standby basis, Letter of Credit   Supportable Obligations of such Account Party to any other Person, and subject to and upon the terms   and conditions herein set forth, the Issuing Agent agrees to issue at any time and from time to time on or   after the Effective Date and prior to the Commitment Expiration Date one or more irrevocable standby   letters of credit denominated in Agreed Currencies and in such form as may be approved by the Issuing   Agent which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (each such letter of credit, a   “Several Letter of Credit” and, collectively, the “Several Letters of Credit”).  Subject to the terms and   conditions hereof and any other instruments and documents contemplated hereby, it is the intent of the   parties hereto that all Letters of Credit shall be clean and irrevocable and otherwise in a form sufficient   for the beneficiary cedent to take credit on its financial statements for reinsurance recoverables under   applicable rules, laws and regulations.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Issuing   Agent shall have no obligation hereunder to issue any Several Letter of Credit (x) the proceeds of which   would be made available to any Person (i) to fund any activity or business of or with any Sanctioned   Person, or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding, is a Sanctioned Country or (ii) in   any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by any party to this Agreement or (y)   denominated in an Agreed Currency other than Dollars unless each Lender has approved such Agreed   Currency for such Several Letter of Credit.   (b) Each Several Letter of Credit will be issued by the Issuing Agent on behalf of the   Lenders and each Lender will participate in each Several Letter of Credit pro rata in accordance with its   Applicable Percentage (subject to the provisions in this Agreement regarding Limited Fronting Lenders).    The obligations of each Lender under and in respect of each Several Letter of Credit are several, and the   failure by any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder or under any Letter of Credit shall not affect   the obligations of the respective Account Party toward any other party hereto nor shall any other such   party be liable for the failure by such Lender to perform its obligations hereunder or under any Several   Letter of Credit.   (c) Each Several Letter of Credit shall be executed and delivered by the Issuing   Agent in the name and on behalf of, and as attorney-in-fact for, each Lender and the Issuing Agent shall   act under each Several Letter of Credit, and each Several Letter of Credit shall expressly provide that the   Issuing Agent shall act, as the agent of each Lender, to (a) receive drafts, other demands for payment and   other documents presented by the beneficiary under such Several Letter of Credit, (b) determine whether   such drafts, demands and documents are in compliance with the terms and conditions of such Letter of   Credit and (c) notify such Lender and such Account Party that a valid drawing has been made and the   date that the related Several Unpaid Drawing is to be made; provided that the Issuing Agent shall have no   obligation or liability for any Several Unpaid Drawing under such Letter of Credit, and each Several   Letter of Credit shall expressly so provide.  Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and designates the   Issuing Agent as its attorney-in-fact, acting through any duly authorized officer of the Issuing Agent, to   execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of such Lender each Several Letter of Credit to be issued   by such Lender hereunder. Promptly upon the request of the Issuing Agent, each Lender will furnish to   the Issuing Agent such powers of attorney or other evidence as any beneficiary of any Several Letter of   Credit may reasonably request in order to demonstrate that the Issuing Agent has the power to act as   attorney-in-fact for such Lender to execute and deliver such Several Letter of Credit.     

 

   27   (d) Each Lender represents and warrants that each Several Letter of Credit   constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Lender enforceable in accordance with its terms,   provided that the enforceability thereof is subject to general principles of equity and to bankruptcy,   insolvency and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.   (e) In the event that any Lender agrees (in its sole and absolute discretion) to act as a   Limited Fronting Lender for any Non-NAIC Approved Bank upon such terms and conditions as such   parties may agree (including fees payable by such Non-NAIC Approved Bank and/or the Company to   such Limited Fronting Lender) (such agreement, a “Limited Fronting Lender Agreement”), the following   provisions shall apply (in addition to any other provisions hereof relating to Limited Fronting Lenders):   (i) upon the issuance of any Several Letter of Credit pursuant hereto, with   respect to any Non-NAIC Approved Bank as a Participating Issuer under such Several Letter of   Credit, each applicable Limited Fronting Lender, in reliance upon the agreements of such Non-   NAIC Approved Bank as a Participating Issuer set forth in this Section, agrees (A) to issue   through the Issuing Agent, in addition to its own obligations as a Lender under such Several   Letter of Credit, severally such Several Letter of Credit in an amount equal to such Non-NAIC   Approved Bank’s Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of such Several Letter of Credit (or   the portion thereof for which such Limited Fronting Lender has agreed to be a Limited Fronting   Lender), and (B) to amend or extend each Several Letter of Credit previously issued by it as a   Limited Fronting Lender for such Participating Issuer; and   (ii) with respect to any Several Letter of Credit issued by a Limited Fronting   Lender pursuant to clause (i) above for a Participating Issuer, such Participating L/C Issuer agrees   to purchase participations (as provided in Section 2.01(f)) in the obligations of such Limited   Fronting Lender under such Several Letter of Credit attributable to such Participating Issuer for   which such Limited Fronting Lender has agreed to act as a Limited Fronting Lender hereunder.   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Lender shall have any obligation to agree to act   hereunder as a Limited Fronting Lender for any other Person unless such Lender has entered into a   Limited Fronting Lender Agreement in its sole and absolute discretion.   (f) In the event any Participating Issuer purchases a participation in the Letter(s) of   Credit of its Limited Fronting Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(e), then, without any further action on the   part of any party, such Limited Fronting Lender grants to such Participating Issuer, and such Participating   Issuer hereby acquires from such Limited Fronting Lender, a participation in such Limited Fronting   Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the relevant Letters of Credit attributable to such Participating Issuer   for which such Limited Fronting Lender has agreed to act as a Limited Fronting Lender hereunder.  Each   Participating Issuer purchasing a participation hereunder acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to   acquire such participations in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be   affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit   or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments.  In   consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, such Participating Issuer hereby absolutely and   unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for account of the applicable Limited Fronting   Lender an amount equal to the amount of each payment made by such Limited Fronting Lender in respect   of the portion of such Letter of Credit in which such Participating Issuer holds a participation, promptly   upon the request of such Limited Fronting Lender at any time from the time such payment is made until   such payment is reimbursed by the Company or at any time after any reimbursement payment is required   to be refunded to the Company for any reason or at any time as may be set forth in the Limited Fronting   Lender Agreement between such Limited Fronting Lender and such Participating Issuer.  Such payment   by such Participating Issuer shall be made for account of the applicable Limited Fronting Lender without     

 

   28   any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.  To the extent that any Participating Issuer   has made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse a Limited Fronting Lender in respect of any   participation interests purchased hereunder in respect of any Letter of Credit, promptly following receipt   by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Company or any other Account Party pursuant to   Section 2.05 in respect of such Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to   such Limited Fronting Lender and such Participating Issuer, in each case as their interests may appear.    Any payment made by a Participating Issuer in respect of its participation pursuant to this paragraph to   reimburse the applicable Limited Fronting Lender for any payment made in any respect of any drawing   under a Letter of Credit shall not relieve the Company or any other Account Party of its obligation to   reimburse the amount of such drawing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.   SECTION 2.02. Fronted Letters of Credit.  (a) Subject to and upon the terms and   conditions set forth herein, each Account Party may request that any Fronting Lender at any time and   from time to time on or after the Effective Date and prior to the Commitment Expiration Date issue for its   own account a letter of credit denominated in Dollars for the account of such Account Party and in   support of, on a standby basis, Letter of Credit Supportable Obligations of such Account Party to any   other Person, and subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, each Fronting Lender   agrees to issue at any time and from time to time on or after the Effective Date and prior to the   Commitment Expiration Date one or more irrevocable standby letters of credit denominated in Agreed   Currencies and in such form as may be approved by such Fronting Lender, which approval shall not be   unreasonably withheld or delayed (each such letter of credit, a “Fronted Letter of Credit” and,   collectively, the “Fronted Letters of Credit”).  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and any other   instruments and documents contemplated hereby, it is the intent of the parties hereto that all Letters of   Credit shall be clean and irrevocable and otherwise in a form sufficient for the beneficiary cedent to take   credit on its financial statements for reinsurance recoverables under applicable rules, laws and   regulations.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Fronting Bank shall have any obligation   hereunder to issue any Letter of Credit the proceeds of which would be made available to any Person (i)   to fund any activity or business of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any country or territory that, at the   time of such funding, is a Sanctioned Country or (ii) in any manner that would result in a violation of any   Sanctions by any party to this Agreement.   (b) Immediately upon the issuance by any Fronting Lender of any Fronted Letter of   Credit, such Fronting Lender shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each Lender other than such   Fronting Lender (each such Lender, in its capacity under this Section 2.02(b), a “Fronting Participant”),   and each such Fronting Participant shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have purchased   and received from such Fronting Lender, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and   participation, to the extent of such Fronting Participant’s Applicable Percentage, in such Fronted Letter of   Credit, each drawing made thereunder and the obligations of each Account Party under this Agreement   with respect thereto, and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto. Upon any change in the   Commitments or Applicable Percentages of the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant   to Section 2.16), it is hereby agreed that, with respect to all outstanding Fronted Letters of Credit and   Fronted Unpaid Drawings, there shall be an automatic adjustment to the participations pursuant to this   Section 2.02 to reflect the new Applicable Percentages of the assignor and assignee Lender or of all   Lenders with Commitments, as the case may be.   (c) In the event that any Fronting Lender makes any payment under any Fronted   Letter of Credit and the respective Account Party shall not have reimbursed such amount in full to such   Fronting Lender pursuant to Section 2.05, such Fronting Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative   Agent, which shall promptly notify each Fronting Participant, of such failure, and each Fronting   Participant shall promptly and unconditionally pay to such Fronting Lender in Dollars the Dollar Amount   of such Fronting Participant’s Applicable Percentage of such unreimbursed payment in Dollars and in     

 

   29   immediately available funds.  If, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on any Business Day, the   Administrative Agent so notifies any Fronting Participant required to fund a payment under a Fronted   Letter of Credit, such Fronting Participant shall make available to such Fronting Lender in Dollars and in   immediately available funds such Fronting Participant’s Applicable Percentage of the Dollar Amount of   such payment on such Business Day (or, if notice is given after 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on any   Business Day, on the next Business Day).  If and to the extent such Fronting Participant shall not have so   made its Applicable Percentage of the Dollar Amount of such payment available to such Fronting Lender,   such Fronting Participant agrees to pay to such Fronting Lender, forthwith on demand, such amount,   together with interest thereon, for each day from such date to but excluding the date such amount is paid   to such Fronting Lender at the greater of the overnight Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate   determined by the such Fronting Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank   compensation (including without limitation the Overnight Foreign Currency Rate in the case of Letters of   Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency).  The failure of any Fronting Participant to make available to   such Fronting Lender its Applicable Percentage of any payment under any Fronted Letter of Credit shall   not relieve any other Fronting Participant of its obligation hereunder to make available to such Fronting   Lender its Applicable Percentage of any payment on the date required, as specified above, but no Fronting   Participant shall be responsible for the failure of any other Fronting Participant to make available to such   Fronting Lender such other Fronting Participant’s Applicable Percentage of any such payment.   (d) Whenever any Fronting Lender receives any payment by any Account Party as to   which it has also received payments from the Fronting Participants pursuant to paragraph (c) above, such   Fronting Lender shall forward such payment to the Administrative Agent, which in turn shall distribute to   each Fronting Participant which has paid the Dollar Amount of its Applicable Percentage thereof, in   Dollars and in immediately available funds, an amount equal to such Fronting Participant’s share (based   upon the amount funded by such Fronting Participant to the aggregate amount funded by all Fronting   Participants and retained by the Fronting Lender) of the principal amount of such payment and interest   thereon accruing after the purchase of the respective participations.   (e) The obligations of the Fronting Participants to make payments to each Fronting   Lender with respect to Fronted Letters of Credit issued by it shall be irrevocable and not subject to any   qualification or exception whatsoever and shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of   this Agreement under all circumstances, including any of the following circumstances:   (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the   other Credit Documents or any amendment, supplement or modification to any of the   foregoing;   (ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the   Fronting Participant or any of its Affiliates may have at any time against a beneficiary   named in a Fronted Letter of Credit, any transferee of any Fronted Letter of Credit (or   any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), the Administrative Agent, any   Fronting Lender, any Fronting Participant, any Lender, or any other Person, whether in   connection with this Agreement, any Fronted Letter of Credit, the transactions   contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transaction   between any Account Party or any of its Affiliates and the beneficiary named in any such   Fronted Letter of Credit);   (iii) any draft, certificate or any other document presented under any Fronted   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;     

 

   30   (iv) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or   observance of any of the terms of any of the Credit Documents;   (v) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; or   (vi) any matter or event set forth in Section 2.05(b).   (f) Upon the request of any Fronting Participant, each Fronting Lender shall furnish   to such Fronting Participant copies of any Fronted Letter of Credit issued by it and such other   documentation as may reasonably be requested by such Fronting Participant.   SECTION 2.03. Conditions to the Issuance of all Letters of Credit.  (a)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Article II, no LC Issuer shall be under any   obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if at the time of such issuance:   (i)  any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall   purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain such LC Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit or any   requirement of law applicable to such LC Issuer or any Lender or any request or directive   (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over   such LC Issuer or any Lender shall prohibit, or request that such LC Issuer or any Lenders refrain   from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the applicable type of letter of credit or shall   impose upon such LC Issuer or any Lender with respect to the applicable type of letter of credit   any restriction or reserve, capital or liquidity requirement (for which such LC Issuer or such   Lender is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on the Effective Date, or any unreimbursed   loss, cost or expense which was not applicable, in effect or known to such LC Issuer, as of the   Effective Date;   (ii) the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 are not satisfied at that time; or   (iii)  such LC Issuer shall have received notice from any Account Party or the   Required Lenders prior to the issuance of such Letter of Credit of the type described in clause (v)   of Section 2.03(b).   (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Article II,   (i) no Letter of Credit shall be issued at any time when (i) the Letter of Credit   Outstandings exceed (or would after giving effect to such issuance exceed) the Total   Commitment at such time or (ii) the Foreign Currency Letter of Credit Outstandings exceed (or   would after giving effect to such issuance exceed) $10,000,000;   (ii) no Letter of Credit shall be issued for the account of any Account Party at any   time when the Letter of Credit Outstandings attributable to such Account Party exceed (or would   after giving effect to such issuance exceed) the Borrowing Base of such Account Party at such   time;   (iii) no Fronted Letter of Credit shall be issued by a Fronting Lender at any time if the   Letter of Credit Outstandings in respect of all Fronted Letters of Credit issued by such Fronting   Lender exceed (or would after giving effect to such issuance exceed) the maximum aggregate   Stated Amount of all Fronted Letters of Credit that such Fronting Lender has agreed to issue in a   separate agreement with the Company, if any;     

 

   31   (iv) each Letter of Credit shall have an expiry date occurring not later than one year   after such Letter of Credit’s date of issuance, provided that, subject to Section 2.07, each such   Letter of Credit may by its terms automatically renew annually for additional one-year periods   unless the respective LC Issuer notifies the beneficiary thereof, in accordance with the terms of   such Letter of Credit, that such Letter of Credit will not be renewed;   (v) no LC Issuer will issue any Letter of Credit after it has received written notice   from any Account Party or the Required Lenders stating that a Default or an Event of Default   exists until such time as the Issuing Agent shall have received a written notice of (x) rescission of   such notice from the party or parties originally delivering the same or (y) a waiver of such   Default or Event of Default by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the   Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.02); and   (vi) the Issuing Agent shall not issue any Several Letter of Credit in respect of which   there is a Limited Fronting Lender if the applicable Participating Issuer is a Defaulting Lender   unless such Limited Fronting Lender has entered into arrangements satisfactory to it with the   Company and/or such Defaulting Lender to eliminate such Limited Fronting Lender’s risk with   respect to such Defaulting Lender in respect of each Several Letter of Credit hereunder in respect   of which such Limited Fronting Lender acts as issuer for such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable   Percentage of such Several Letter of Credit.   (c) Subject to and on the terms and conditions set forth herein, each LC Issuer is   hereby authorized by each Account Party and the Lenders to arrange for the issuance of any Letter of   Credit pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or 2.02(a) and the amendment of any Letter of Credit pursuant to   Section 2.08 and/or 10.02 by:   (i) completing the commencement date and the expiry date of such Letter of Credit;   (ii) (in the case of an amendment increasing or reducing the amount thereof)   amending such Letter of Credit in such manner as such LC Issuer and the respective beneficiary   may agree;   (iii)  in the case of Several Letters of Credit, completing such Letter of Credit with the   participation of each Lender as allocated pursuant to the terms hereof (including the provisions   hereof in respect of Limited Fronting Lenders); and   (iv) in the case of Several Letters of Credit, executing such Letter of Credit on behalf   of each Lender and following such execution delivering such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary of   such Letter of Credit.   SECTION 2.04. Letter of Credit Requests.  (a) Whenever an Account Party   desires that a Letter of Credit be issued for its account, such Account Party shall give the Administrative   Agent and the respective LC Issuer written or electronic notice (including by way of facsimile, e-mail or   other electronic transmission) thereof prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time) at least (x) three Business   Days in respect of Fronted Letters of Credit and (y) five Business Days in respect of Several Letters of   Credit, in each case, prior to the proposed date of issuance (which shall be a Business Day), which notice   shall be in the form of Exhibit G or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent   (each, a “Letter of Credit Request”). Each Letter of Credit Request shall include any other documents as   the respective LC Issuer customarily and generally requires in connection therewith.     

 

   32   (b) The making of each Letter of Credit Request shall be deemed to be a   representation and warranty by the respective Account Party and the Company that such Letter of Credit   may be issued in accordance with, and it will not violate the requirements applicable to such Account   Party and/or such Letter of Credit of, Section 2.01 or 2.02, as the case may be, and Section 2.03.   (c) Upon its issuance of, or amendment to, any Letter of Credit, the respective LC   Issuer shall promptly notify the respective Account Party and each Lender of such issuance or   amendment, which notice shall include a summary description of the Letter of Credit actually issued and   any amendments thereto.   (d) The Dollar Amount of the Stated Amount of each Letter of Credit upon issuance   shall be not less than $25,000.   SECTION 2.05. Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings.  (a) (i) Each   Account Party severally agrees to reimburse (x) each Lender, by making payment to the Administrative   Agent in immediately available funds, for any payment or disbursement made by such Lender under any   Several Letter of Credit issued for its account (each such amount so paid or disbursed until reimbursed, a   “Several Unpaid Drawing”) and (y) the respective Fronting Lender directly for any payment or   disbursement made by such Fronting Lender under any Fronted Letter of Credit issued for its account   (each such amount so paid or disbursed until reimbursed, a “Fronted Unpaid Drawing”), and (ii)   furthermore, the Company jointly and severally agrees to reimburse all Several Unpaid Drawings and   Fronted Unpaid Drawings in respect of all Letters of Credit issued hereunder for the account of or at the   request of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary Account Party, in each case, with interest on the   amount so paid or disbursed by such Lender, to the extent not reimbursed prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York   time) on the date of such payment or disbursement, from and including the date paid or disbursed to but   not including the date such Lender is reimbursed therefor at a rate per annum which shall be the Alternate   Base Rate (or in the case such payment or disbursement in respect of such Letter of Credit is denominated   in a Foreign Currency, at the Overnight Foreign Currency Rate for such Foreign Currency) as in effect   from time to time (plus an additional 2% per annum, payable on demand, if not reimbursed by the third   Business Day after the date on which the respective Account Party (or the Company) receives notice from   the respective LC Issuer of such payment or disbursement).   (b) Each Account Party’s obligation under this Section 2.05 to reimburse each   Lender with respect to Unpaid Drawings of such Account Party (including, in each case, interest thereon)   shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff,   counterclaim or defense to payment which such Account Party may have or have had against such   Lender, or any LC Issuer, including any defense based upon the failure of any drawing under a Letter of   Credit to conform to the terms of the Letter of Credit or any non-application or misapplication by the   beneficiary of the proceeds of such drawing; provided, however, that no Account Party shall be obligated   to reimburse any Lender for any wrongful payment made by such Lender under a Letter of Credit as a   result of acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of such Lender   (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment).   (c) In determining whether to pay under any Letter of Credit, no LC Issuer shall   have any obligation relative to the other Lenders other than to confirm that any documents required to be   delivered under such Letter of Credit appear to have been delivered and that they appear to substantially   comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit.  Any action taken or omitted to be   taken by any LC Issuer under or in connection with any Letter of Credit, if taken or omitted in the   absence of such LC Issuer’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of   competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment), shall not create for such LC Issuer any   resulting liability to any Account Party or any of its Affiliates or any Lender.     

 

   33   (d) Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in   support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Designated Subsidiary Account Party, the   Company shall be obligated to reimburse each Lender or the relevant Fronting Lender, as applicable,   hereunder for any Several Unpaid Drawing and any Fronted Unpaid Drawing in respect of all Letters of   Credit issued hereunder for the account of or at the request of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party, in each case, with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such Lender and/or such   Fronting Lender as described in Section 2.05(a) above.  The Company hereby acknowledges that the   issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of any Designated Subsidiary Account Party inures to the   benefit of the Company, and that the Company’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses   of such Designated Subsidiary Account Parties.   SECTION 2.06. Increased Costs.  If a Change in Law shall (i) impose, modify or   make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital adequacy, liquidity or similar requirement (including any   insurance charge or other assessment) against letters of credit issued by or participated in, assets of,   deposits with or for the account of, such Lender, (ii) impose on such Lender any other conditions directly   or indirectly affecting this Agreement or any Letter of Credit or (iii) subject the Administrative Agent,   any LC Issuer or any Lender to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in   clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes, (C) Connection Income Taxes, and (D) Other   Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits,   reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; and the result of any of the foregoing is to (A)   increase the cost to the Administrative Agent, such LC Issuer or such Lender of issuing, maintaining or   participating in any Letter of Credit, (B) reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the   Administrative Agent, such LC Issuer or such Lender hereunder or (C) reduce the rate of return on its   capital with respect to Letters of Credit to a level below that which the Administrative Agent, such LC   Issuer or such Lender would have achieved but for such Change in Law (and taking into consideration the   Administrative Agent’s, such LC Issuer’s or such Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy and   liquidity (or those of its holding company), as generally applied), then, upon written demand to the   applicable Account Party by the Administrative Agent, such LC Issuer or such Lender (with a copy to the   Administrative Agent), such Account Party shall pay to the Administrative Agent (on behalf of such LC   Issuer or such Lender), such LC Issuer or such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will   compensate the Administrative Agent, such LC Issuer or such Lender for such increased cost or   reduction.  A certificate submitted to the applicable Account Party by such Lender (with a copy to the   Administrative Agent), setting forth (i) the basis, in reasonable detail, for the determination of such   additional amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender as aforesaid and (ii) the basis, in   reasonable detail, for the computation of such amount or amounts, which shall be consistently applied   shall be final and conclusive and binding on the applicable Account Party absent manifest error, although   the failure to deliver any such certificate shall not release or diminish such Account Party’s obligations to   pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.06 upon subsequent receipt of such certificate.    Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Account Party shall be required to compensate any Lender pursuant to   this Section 2.06 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that   such Lender notifies such Account Party of the applicable Change in Law; provided that if the Change in   Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to   above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.   SECTION 2.07. Letter of Credit Expiration and Extensions.  Each Lender   acknowledges that to the extent provided under the terms of any Letter of Credit, the expiration date of   such Letter of Credit will be automatically extended for additional one-year periods, without written   amendment, unless (a) such extension would cause such Letter of Credit to remain outstanding on or after   the one-year anniversary of the Commitment Expiration Date or (b) at least 30 days (or such other period   required under or by any Legal Requirement or Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority) prior to the   expiration date of such Letter of Credit, notice is given by the respective LC Issuer in accordance with the     

 

   34   terms of the respective Letter of Credit (a “Notice of Non-Extension”) that the expiration date of such   Letter of Credit will not be extended beyond its current expiration date.  The respective LC Issuer will   give Notices of Non-Extension as to any or all outstanding Letters of Credit if requested to do so by the   Required Lenders pursuant to Article VII.  The respective LC Issuer will give Notices of Non-Extension   as to all outstanding Letters of Credit (i) if the Commitment Expiration Date has occurred and (ii) on the   date necessary to prevent the extension described in the foregoing clause (b).  The respective LC Issuer   will send a copy of each Notice of Non-Extension to the respective Account Party concurrently with   delivery thereof to the respective beneficiary, unless prohibited by law from doing so.   SECTION 2.08. Changes to Stated Amount.  At any time when any Letter of   Credit is outstanding, at the request of the respective Account Party, the Issuing Agent will enter into an   amendment increasing or reducing the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit, provided that (i) in no   event shall the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit be increased (w) to an amount which would cause   the Letter of Credit Outstandings to exceed the Total Commitment at such time, (x) to an amount which   would cause the Foreign Currency Letter of Credit Outstandings to exceed $10,000,000 at such time,   (y) to an amount which would cause the Letter of Credit Outstandings attributable to such Account Party   to exceed the Borrowing Base of such Account Party at such time or (z) with respect to a Fronted Letter   of Credit, without the prior written consent of the LC Issuer in respect of such Letter of Credit to an   amount which would cause the Letter of Credit Outstandings in respect of all Fronted Letters of Credit   issued by the applicable Fronting Lender to exceed the maximum aggregate Stated Amount of all Fronted   Letters of Credit that such Fronting Lender has agreed to issue in a separate agreement with the Company,   (ii) the Stated Amount of a Letter of Credit may not be increased at any time if the conditions precedent   set forth in Section 4.02 are not satisfied at such time, and (iii) the Stated Amount of a Letter of Credit   may not be increased at any time after the Commitment Expiration Date.   SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments.  (a) Unless   previously terminated, the Total Commitment (and the Commitment of each Lender) shall terminate on   the Commitment Expiration Date.   (b) The Company may, without premium or penalty, at any time terminate, or from   time to time reduce, the Total Commitment; provided that (i) each reduction of the Total Commitment   shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 and (ii) the   Company shall not terminate or reduce the Total Commitment if, after giving effect to such termination or   reduction, the Letter of Credit Outstandings would exceed the Total Commitment. Each such reduction   shall be applied to the Commitments of the Lenders on a pro rata basis based on the amount of such   Lenders’ respective Commitments.   (c) The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate   or reduce the Total Commitment under paragraph (b) of this Section 2.09 at least three Business Days   prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date   thereof.  Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of   the contents thereof.  Each notice delivered by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable;   provided that a notice of termination of Commitments may state that such notice is conditioned upon the   effectiveness of other credit facilities or other alternative financing or other transactions specified therein,   in which case such notice may be revoked without penalty prior to the specified time if such condition is   not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Total Commitment (or the Commitments of any Lender)   shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Total Commitment shall be made ratably among the Lenders in   accordance with their respective Commitments.   SECTION 2.10. Prepayment; Additional Borrowing Base Requirements.  (a) If   (i) as of the Commitment Expiration Date, any Letter of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding,     

 

   35   (ii) at any time, the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings exceeds the Total Commitment   as then in effect, (iii) at any time, the aggregate amount of all Foreign Currency Letters of Credit exceeds   $10,000,000, (iv) any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Administrative Agent or the   Required Lenders, as applicable, require the Company and the other Account Parties to pay to the   Collateral Account additional amounts of cash and Cash Equivalents, to be held as security for each   Account Party’s reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters of Credit then outstanding or (v) an   Event of Default set forth under Section 7.05 occurs and is continuing, then the Company shall, or shall   cause one or more other Account Parties to, pay or deliver to the Administrative Agent on such date an   amount of cash or Cash Equivalents to be deposited in the Collateral Account applicable to each Account   Party and to be held as additional security for the obligations of each of the Account Parties hereunder   such that the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents in the Collateral Account applicable to each Account   Party would equal the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings and other obligations   attributable to such Account Party hereunder.  If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that any   funds held in the Collateral Account pursuant to this Section 2.10(a) are subject to any right or claim of   any Person other than the Agents (on behalf of the Lenders) or that the total amount of such funds is less   than the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings and other obligations of the Account   Parties hereunder, the Company shall, or shall cause one or more Account Parties to, forthwith upon   demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be   deposited and held in the Collateral Account as aforesaid, an amount equal to the excess of (a) the   aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings and other obligations of the Account Parties   hereunder over (b) the total amount of cash and Cash Equivalents deposited in the Collateral Account that   the Administrative Agent reasonably determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim.  With   respect to any payment to the Collateral Account required by clause (iv) of the first sentence of this   Section 2.10(a), such payment shall (to the extent not applied to the applicable reimbursement   obligations) be returned to the Company within three Business Days after the applicable Event of Default   shall have been cured or waived.   (b) If on any date the Letter of Credit Outstandings attributable to any Account Party   exceed the Borrowing Base of such Account Party at such time, such Account Party agrees to (i) in the   case of the Company, within two Business Days of the date on which the Company receives notice from   the Administrative Agent that the Letter of Credit Outstandings attributable to the Company exceed the   Company’s Borrowing Base, pay or deliver to the Collateral Agent an amount of cash or Eligible   Securities (valued for this purpose based on the respective Advance Rate applicable thereto) in an   aggregate amount equal to such excess, with any such cash or Eligible Securities to be held as additional   security for all obligations of the Company hereunder in the Collateral Account applicable to the   Company and (ii) in the case of any other Account Party, within two Business Days of the date on which   the Company or such Account Party receives notice from the Administrative Agent that the Letter of   Credit Outstandings attributable to such Account Party exceed such Account Party’s Borrowing Base, pay   or deliver to the Collateral Agent an amount of cash or Eligible Securities (valued for this purpose based   on the respective Advance Rate applicable thereto) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess, with any   such cash or Eligible Securities to be held as additional security for all obligations of such Account Party   hereunder in the Collateral Account applicable to such Account Party, which amounts shall be returned   within three Business Days after such excess is cured.   SECTION 2.11. Fees.  (a) Each Account Party jointly and severally agrees to pay   to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the   Applicable Commitment Fee Rate on the daily amount of the unutilized Commitment of such Lender   during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the Commitment Expiration   Date. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and   December of each year and on the Commitment Expiration Date, commencing on the first such date to   occur after the date hereof.  All Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days     

 

   36   (or 366 days in a leap year) and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first   day but excluding the last day).   (b) (i) The Company agrees to pay to each Agent, for its own account, fees payable   in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Company and the applicable Agent   (ii) The Company agrees to pay to each Limited Fronting Lender a fee in the amounts and at the times   separately agreed upon between the Company and such Limited Fronting Lender pursuant to the terms   and conditions of the applicable Limited Fronting Lender Agreement.   (c) Each Account Party severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for pro   rata distribution to each Lender (based on their respective Applicable Percentages), a fee in respect of   each Letter of Credit issued for the account of such Account Party (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) computed   at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Letter of Credit Fee Rate on the daily Dollar Amount of the   Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit. Accrued Letter of Credit Fees shall be due and payable in arrears   on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and upon the first day after the   termination of the Total Commitment upon which no Letters of Credit remain outstanding.  All Letter of   Credit Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and shall be   payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).   (d) Each Account Party severally agrees to pay to each Fronting Lender, for its own   account, a fronting fee in respect of, and fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or   extension of, or processing of drawings under, each Fronted Letter of Credit issued by such Fronting   Lender for the account of such Account Party, in each case in amounts and on dates as shall have   separately been agreed to by the Company and such Fronting Lender.  Each Account Party severally   agrees to pay to the Issuing Agent fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of,   and processing of drawings under, each Several Letter of Credit issued for the account of such Account   Party, in each case in amounts and on dates as shall have separately been agreed to by the Company and   the Issuing Agent.   (e) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately   available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the Persons entitled thereto as set forth   above.  Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.  If any fee or other amount payable by   any Account Party hereunder is not paid when due, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well   as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus 2% per annum.  All interest   hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by   reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate   shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be   payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).  The   Alternate Base Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be   conclusive absent manifest error.   (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.11, for so long as a   Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no fees hereunder shall accrue or be payable to such Lender until such   Lender ceases to be a Defaulting Lender.   SECTION 2.12. Taxes.  (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any   obligation of any Account Party under any Credit Document shall be made free and clear of and without   deduction for any Taxes except as required by applicable law.  If any applicable law (as determined in the   good faith discretion of the applicable withholding agent) requires the withholding or deduction of any   Tax from any such payment, then (i) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, the sum payable by   the applicable Account Party shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions     

 

   37   (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent,   Issuing Agent or Lender (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received   had no such withholding or deductions been made, (ii) the applicable withholding agent shall make such   withholding or deductions and (iii) the applicable withholding agent shall timely pay the full amount   withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.   (b) In addition, the applicable Account Party shall pay any Other Taxes to the   relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.   (c) Each Account Party severally (and not jointly) agrees to indemnify the   Administrative Agent, the Issuing Agent and each Lender within 10 days after written demand therefor,   for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other   Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid or payable by   such recipient and any penalties, interest and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with   respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed   or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or   liability (with reasonable detail) delivered to any Account Party by a Lender or by the Administrative   Agent or the Issuing Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest   error.   (d) As soon as reasonably practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or   Other Taxes by any Account Party to a Governmental Authority, such Account Party shall deliver to the   Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority   evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment   reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.   (e) (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding   Tax with respect to payments made under any Credit Document shall deliver to the applicable Account   Party and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by such Account Party or   the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by   the Account Party 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 an   Account Party or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by   applicable law or reasonably requested by such Account Party or the Administrative Agent as will enable   the Account Party 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 documentation set forth in Section 2.12(e)(ii)(A) and (ii)(B) and 2.12(h) below) 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.   (ii)  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the   Account Party is the Company or a U.S. Person,   (A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to such Account Party 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 Account Party or   the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is   exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;     

 

   38   (B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to   the Account Party 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 Account   Party or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:   (1) 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   Credit Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, 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 Credit Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, 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;   (2) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;   (3) 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 I-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 or Account   Party 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 originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as   applicable; or   (4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed   originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS   Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2   or Exhibit I-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 substantially in the form   of Exhibit I-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; and   (C)  any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver   to the Account Party 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   Account Party or the Administrative Agent), executed originals 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 Account Party or the Administrative Agent to determine the   withholding or deduction required to be made.   Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or   inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Account Party   and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.   (f) If a Lender or the Administrative Agent determines, in its sole discretion   exercised in good faith, that it is entitled to claim or receive a refund from a Governmental Authority in     

 

   39   respect of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by any Account Party pursuant to this Section 2.12,   such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall promptly notify such Account Party of the   availability of such refund claim and, if the Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable,   determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that making a claim for refund will not have an   adverse effect on its Taxes or business operations, shall, within 60 days after receipt of a request by such   Account Party and at the Company’s expense, make a claim to such Governmental Authority for such   refund.  If the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith,   that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Account Party or   with respect to which such Account Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.12, it   shall pay over such refund to such Account Party (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or   additional amounts paid, by such Account Party under this Section 2.12 with respect to the Taxes or Other   Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative   Agent or such Lender incurred in obtaining such refund and without interest (other than any interest paid   by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that such Account Party,   upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to   such Account Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental   Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such   Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the   contrary in this Section 2.12(f) in no event will the Administrative Agent or any Lender be required to   pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.12(f) the payment of which would   place the Administrative Agent or such Lender in a less favorable net after-Tax position than it 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 the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to   such Tax had never been paid.  This Section shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or   any Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it   deems confidential) to such Account Party or any other Person.   (g) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days   after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only   to the extent that any Account Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such   Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Account Parties to do so),   (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.04(c)   relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such   Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with this   Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, 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 hereby   authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such   Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or otherwise payable by the   Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative   Agent under this Section 2.12(g).   (h) If a payment made to a Lender under this Agreement or any Credit 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 applicable Account Party   and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably   requested by the Account Party 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 Account Party or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the     

 

   40   Account Party 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 Section 2.12(h),   “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.   (i) For  purposes  of  this  Section  2.12,  the  term “Lender” includes any LC Issuer   and the term “applicable  law” includes  FATCA.   SECTION 2.13. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.    (a) Each Account Party shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of   principal, interest, fees or of amounts payable under Section 2.06 or 2.12 or otherwise, except as   expressly set forth in Section 2.05) prior to 12:00 noon (or, in the case of any prepayment or repayment in   full of all outstanding Letters of Credit, 2:00 p.m.), New York City time, on the date when due, in   immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim in Dollars. Any amounts received after such   time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on   the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon.  All such payments shall be   made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops Building 2, 3rd Floor,   Newark, Delaware 19713-2107, except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.06, 2.12 and 10.03 shall be   made directly to the Persons entitled thereto.  The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such   payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly   following receipt thereof.  If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the   date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment   accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension.   (b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the   Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such   funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among   the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties,   and (ii) second, towards payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled   thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.   (c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or   otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Unpaid Drawings or any   fees payable pursuant to Section 2.11 resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion   of the aggregate amount of such obligations then due and owed to such Lender, then the Lender receiving   such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in such obligations of the   respective Account Party or the Company, as the case may be, owed to such Lenders to the extent   necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably; provided that   (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is   recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such   recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any   payment made by any Account Party pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this   Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a   participation in any of its Commitment to any assignee or participant, other than to any Account Party or   any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply).  Each   Account Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under   applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may   exercise against such Account Party rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation   as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Account Party in the amount of such participation.     

 

   41   (d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the relevant   Account Party prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account   of the Lenders hereunder that such Account Party will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent   may assume that such Account Party has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and   may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the   relevant Account Party has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to   repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with   interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding   the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a   rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank   compensation.   (e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant   to Section 2.13(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary   provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of   such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Section until all such unsatisfied obligations   are fully paid.   SECTION 2.14. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.  (a) If any   Lender, LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent requests compensation under Section 2.06, or if each   Account Party is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender, LC Issuer or the Administrative   Agent or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender, LC Issuer or the Administrative   Agent pursuant to Section 2.06 or Section 2.12, then such Lender, LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent   shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for issuing or funding its Letters of   Credit hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or   affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent, such designation or   assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.06 or 2.12, as the case   may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender, LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent to   any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender, LC Issuer   or the Administrative Agent.  Each Account Party hereby jointly and severally agrees to pay all   reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender, LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent in   connection with any such designation or assignment.   (b) If any Lender shall become a Defaulting Lender or requests compensation under   Section 2.06, or if any Account Party is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or LC Issuer   or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.06 or   Section 2.12, then, in each case, the Company, at its sole expense and effort, shall have the right, if no   Default or Event of Default then exists, to replace such Lender or LC Issuer (the “Replaced Lender”),   with one or more Person or Persons (collectively, the “Replacement Lender”) reasonably acceptable to   the Administrative Agent at which time the Replaced Lender shall assign and delegate, without recourse   (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.04), all its interests, rights and   obligations under this Agreement to the Replacement Lender; provided that (i) at the time of any   replacement pursuant to this Section 2.14, the Replacement Lender and the Replaced Lender shall enter   into one or more Assignment and Assumptions pursuant to Section 10.04(b) (and with all fees payable   pursuant to said Section 10.04(b) to be paid by the Replacement Lender) pursuant to which the   Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments of the Replaced Lender and, in connection   therewith, shall pay to the Replaced Lender in respect thereof an amount equal to the sum of (A) an   amount equal to all Unpaid Drawings that have been funded by (and not reimbursed to) such Replaced   Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time and (B) an amount equal to   all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees owing to the Replaced Lender pursuant to Section 2.11; (ii) all   obligations of each Account Party under the Credit Documents owing to the Replaced Lender (other than     

 

   42   those specifically described in clause (i) above in respect of which the assignment purchase price has   been, or is concurrently being, paid), shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender concurrently with such   replacement; (iii) no assignment pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall be effective until all of the then   outstanding Several Letters of Credit are returned by each respective beneficiary to the Issuing Agent for   cancellation in exchange for new or amended Several Letters of Credit which give effect to such   assignment (it being understood that to the extent the respective beneficiaries do not consent to such   assignment, such assignment cannot occur); (iv) the Company shall have received the prior written   consent of the Administrative Agent and each Fronting Lender, which consents shall not be unreasonably   withheld or delayed; (v) such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments;   and (vi) no Lender shall be required to become a Replaced Lender if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver   by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and   delegation cease to apply.  Upon the execution of the respective Assignment and Assumption, the   payment of amounts referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above and the return, and cancellation and exchange   of each then outstanding Several Letter of Credit as provided above, the Replacement Lender shall   become a Lender hereunder and the Replaced Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder, except   with respect to indemnification provisions applicable to the Replaced Lender under this Agreement,   which shall survive as to such Replaced Lender.  For the avoidance of doubt, no Replaced Lender shall be   required to execute, sign or deliver any document or assignment in order to be replaced in accordance   with this Section 2.14.   SECTION 2.15. Designated Subsidiary Account Parties.  The Company may   from time to time designate one or more Persons as an additional Designated Subsidiary Account Party,   subject to the following terms and conditions:   (a) each such Person shall be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company;   (b) each such Designated Subsidiary Account Party shall enter into an appropriately   completed DSAP Assumption Agreement on or prior to the date of designation hereof;   (c) on or prior to the date of designation, the Administrative Agent shall have   received from such Person a certificate, signed by an Authorized Officer of such Person in the form of   Exhibit F or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent with appropriate   insertions or deletions, together with (x) copies of its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other   organizational documents, (y) the resolutions of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of such   Person relating to the Credit Documents which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative   Agent and (z) any other “know your customer” information reasonably requested by a Lender;   (d) on or prior to the date of designation, the Administrative Agent shall have   received an opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the date of   designation, which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative   Agent, from counsel to the respective Designated Subsidiary Account Party reasonably satisfactory to the   Administrative Agent, covering certain of the matters set forth in the opinions of counsel delivered to the   Administrative Agent on the Effective Date pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(ii), as may be reasonably   requested by the Administrative Agent, and such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated   thereby as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; and   (e) in the case of any Designated Subsidiary Account Party which is a Regulated   Insurance Company, the Administrative Agent and its counsel shall be reasonably satisfied with all   applicable laws and/or regulations of each jurisdiction having legal or regulatory jurisdiction over such   Designated Subsidiary Account Party as such laws and/or regulations relate to the enforceability,   perfection or priority of the Liens created or purported to be created under the Security Documents as     

 

   43   between the Secured Creditors and any Applicable Insurance Regulatory Agency or the policy holders   with respect to such Regulated Insurance Company.   SECTION 2.16. Additional Commitments.  (a) The Company shall have the right,   at any time and from time to time, after the Effective Date and prior to the Commitment Expiration Date   to request (so long as no Default or Event of Default is then in existence or would result therefrom) on   one or more occasions that one or more existing Lenders (and/or one or more other Eligible Persons   which will become Lenders as provided pursuant to clause (v) below) provide Additional Commitments;   it being understood and agreed, however, that (i) no existing Lender shall be obligated to provide an   Additional Commitment as a result of any request by the Company, (ii) any existing Lender may provide   an Additional Commitment without the consent of any other Lender, (iii) (A) each provision of   Additional Commitments on a given date pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall be in a minimum aggregate   amount (for all Additional Commitment Lenders (including, in the circumstances contemplated by   clause (v) below, Eligible Persons who will become Additional Commitment Lenders) of at least   $25,000,000 (or such lesser amount as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent) and (B) the aggregate   Commitments for all Lenders hereunder shall not exceed $400,000,000, (iv) all up-front fees payable to   any Additional Commitment Lender shall be as set forth in the relevant Additional Commitment   Agreement, (v) the Company may request Additional Commitments from Eligible Persons which are   reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and each Fronting Lender, (vi) all Additional   Commitments provided on a given date pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall have the same terms and   conditions as all then existing Commitments (other than with respect to upfront fees) and shall be added   to such existing Commitments in accordance with clause (b) of this Section 2.16 below and (vii) all   actions taken by the Account Party pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall be done in coordination with the   Administrative Agent.  No consent of any Lender (other than the Lenders providing the Additional   Commitments) shall be required for any Additional Commitments made pursuant to this Section 2.16.   (b) The effectiveness of Additional Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall   be subject to the occurrence of the following: (i) the Company, each Designated Subsidiary Account   Party, the Administrative Agent and each existing Lender or Eligible Person, as the case may be, which   agrees to provide an Additional Commitment (each, an “Additional Commitment Lender”) shall have   executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent an Additional Commitment Agreement substantially   in the form of Exhibit E or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, subject to   such modifications in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as may be   necessary or appropriate (with the effectiveness of such Additional Commitment Lender’s Additional   Commitment to occur upon delivery of such Additional Commitment Agreement to the Administrative   Agent, the payment of any fees required in connection therewith and the satisfaction of the other   conditions set forth in this Section 2.16 to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent), (ii) all   Several Letters of Credit outstanding at such time shall have been returned by each respective beneficiary   thereunder to the respective Issuing Agent and shall either have been cancelled and/or exchanged for new   or amended Several Letters of Credit which give effect to such Additional Commitments, and such   Additional Commitment Lenders, (iii) if such Additional Commitment Lender is not a United States   person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(3) of the Code) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes   or would otherwise constitute a Foreign Lender, such Additional Commitment Lender shall have   provided to the Company the appropriate documentation described in Section 2.12(e), (iv) the Company   and each Designated Subsidiary Account Party shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent   resolutions authorizing the incurrence of the obligations to be incurred pursuant to each Additional   Commitment, and (v) the Company and each Designated Subsidiary Account Party shall have delivered   to the Administrative Agent an opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the   Administrative Agent, from counsel to the Company and such Designated Subsidiary Account Party   reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and dated such date, covering certain matters similar   to those set forth in the opinions of counsel delivered to the Lenders on the Effective Date pursuant to     

 

   44   Section 4.01(b) and such other matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.  The   Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the occurrence of each Additional   Commitment Date, and (x) on each such date, the Total Commitment under, and for all purposes of, this   Agreement and each other Credit Document shall be increased by the aggregate amount of such   Additional Commitments and (y) on each such date, the Commitment Schedule shall be deemed modified   to reflect the revised Commitments of each affected Lender.   SECTION 2.17. Existing Secured Fronted Letters of Credit.  It is hereby agreed   and acknowledged that (a) all letters of credit described on Schedule 2.17 (the “Existing Secured Fronted   Letters of Credit”) which were issued under the Existing LC Facility and which remain outstanding on the   Effective Date shall be deemed issued under this Agreement as a “Fronted Letter of Credit” on the   Effective Date, (b) all references to the Existing LC Facility or any other Credit Document (as defined in   the Existing LC Facility) contained in such Existing Secured Fronted Letters of Credit or the related   documentation shall be deemed to be references to this Agreement or the applicable Credit Documents (as   defined herein), as the case may be, and (c) the Existing LC Issuer shall be deemed to be an LC Issuer   hereunder for all purposes to the extent relating to such Existing Secured Fronted Letters of Credit.  For   the avoidance of doubt, on and after the Effective Date, all fees and rates payable or accruing on or in   respect of outstanding Existing Secured Fronted Letters of Credit shall be at the rates set forth in this   Agreement and not at the rates set forth in the Existing LC Facility.   SECTION 2.18. Existing Secured Several Letters of Credit.  (a) It is hereby   agreed and acknowledged that (i) all letters of credit described on Schedule 2.18 that are not Existing   Secured Fronted Letters of Credit (the “Existing Secured Several Letters of Credit”) which were issued   under the Existing LC Facility and which remain outstanding on the Effective Date shall be deemed   issued under this Agreement as a “Several Letter of Credit” on the Effective Date, (ii) all references to the   Existing LC Facility or any other Credit Document (as defined in the Existing LC Facility) contained in   such Existing Secured Several Letters of Credit or the related documentation shall be deemed to be   references to this Agreement or the applicable Credit Documents (as defined herein), as the case may be,   and (iii) the Existing LC Issuer shall be deemed to be an LC Issuer hereunder for all purposes to the   extent relating to such Existing Secured Several Letters of Credit.  As soon as possible following the   Effective Date, each Existing Secured Several Letter of Credit shall be amended to replace each Existing   Lender with each Lender party to this Agreement at the time of such amendment in accordance with each   such Lender’s Applicable Percentage.  Until an Existing Secured Several Letter of Credit has been   amended in accordance with this Section 2.18, each Existing Lender shall be deemed to have sold and   transferred to each Lender, and each such Lender shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to   have purchased and received from such Existing Lender, without recourse or warranty, an undivided   interest and participation, to the extent of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage, in such Existing Secured   Several Letter of Credit, each substitute Existing Secured Several Letter of Credit, each drawing made   thereunder, the obligations of the respective Account Party under this Agreement with respect thereto and   any security therefore or guaranty pertaining thereto.  Upon any change in the Commitments or   Applicable Percentages of the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement, it is hereby agreed that, with respect to   all outstanding Existing Secured Several Letters of Credit and Unpaid Drawings with respect thereto,   there shall be an automatic adjustment to the participations pursuant to this Section 2.18 to reflect the new   Applicable Percentages from such change or changes, as the case may be.  For the avoidance of doubt, on   and after the Effective Date, all fees and rates payable or accruing on or in respect of outstanding Existing   Secured Several Letters of Credit shall be at the rates set forth in this Agreement and not at the rates set   forth in the Existing LC Facility.   (b) In determining whether to pay under any Existing Secured Several Letter of   Credit, no Existing Lender shall have any obligation relative to the Lenders other than to confirm that any   documents required to be delivered under such Existing Secured Several Letter of Credit have been     

 

   45   delivered and that they appear to substantially comply on their face with the requirements of such   Existing Secured Several Letter of Credit, which obligation, it is understood, is being performed by the   Issuing Agent, and upon whom each Existing Lender shall be entitled to rely.  Any action taken or   omitted to be taken by the Issuing Agent or  any Existing Lender under or in connection with any Existing   Secured Several Letter of Credit issued by it shall not create for the Issuing Agent or such Existing   Lender any resulting liability to any Account Party, any Lender or any other Person unless such action is   taken or omitted to be taken with gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Agent   or such Existing Lender, as the case may be (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction).   (c) In the event that any Existing Lender makes any payment under any Existing   Secured Several Letter of Credit issued by it and the respective Account Party shall not have reimbursed   such amount in full as provided in Section 2.05, upon notification of such failure by such Existing Lender   to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of such failure,   and each such Lender shall promptly and unconditionally pay to the Administrative Agent for the account   of such Existing Lender, the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such payment in Dollars   and in immediately available funds.  If the Administrative Agent so notifies any Lender required to fund a   payment under an Existing Secured Several Letter of Credit prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on any   Business Day, such Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the its office referenced in   Section 2.13(a) for the account of the respective Existing Lender such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of   the amount of such payment on such Business Day in immediately available funds (and, to the extent   such notice is given after 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on any Business Day, such Lender shall make such   payment on the immediately following Business Day).  If and to the extent such Lender shall not have so   made its Applicable Percentage of the amount of such payment available to the Administrative Agent for   the account of the respective Existing Lender, such Lender agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for   the account of such Existing Lender, forthwith on demand such amount, together with interest thereon, for   each day from such date until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of   the Existing Lender at the overnight Federal Funds Effective Rate.  The failure of any Lender to make   available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the respective Existing Lender its Applicable   Percentage of any payment under any Existing Secured Several Letter of Credit issued by it shall not   relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to make available to the Administrative Agent for the   account of such Existing Lender its Applicable Percentage of any payment under any such Existing   Secured Several Letter of Credit on the date required, as specified above, but no Lender shall be   responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make available to the Administrative Agent for the   account of such Existing Lender such other Lender’s Applicable Percentage of any such payment.   (d) Whenever the Administrative Agent receives a payment of a reimbursement   obligation for the account of any Existing Lender, the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to each   Lender which has paid its Applicable Percentage thereof in immediately available funds, an amount equal   to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the principal amount thereof and interest thereon accruing after   the purchase of the respective participations.    (e) The obligations of the Lenders to make payments to the Administrative Agent for   the account of the respective Existing Lender with respect to Existing Secured Several Letters of Credit   issued by it shall be irrevocable and not subject to counterclaim, set-off or other defense or any other   qualification or exception whatsoever and shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of   this Agreement under all circumstances, including, without limitation, any of the following   circumstances:   (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Credit   Documents;     

 

   46   (ii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which the Company or   any of its Subsidiaries may have at any time against a beneficiary named in an Existing Secured   Several Letter of Credit, any transferee of any Existing Secured Several Letter of Credit (or any   Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), the Administrative Agent, any Existing   Lender, or other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any Existing Secured   Several Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions   (including any underlying transaction between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the   beneficiary named in any such Existing Secured Several Letter of Credit);   (iii) any draft, certificate or other document presented under the Existing Secured   Several 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;   (iv) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of   any of the terms of any of the Credit Documents; or   (v) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default.   (f) For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 2.18 is intended to provide a mechanic   whereby the Existing Secured Several Letters of Credit are replaced with Several Letters of Credit under   this Agreement and, other than the payment of standard amendment fees and commissions to the Issuing   Agent, not to create any additional liability or obligation on any Account Party above the liabilities and   obligations that would have existed had such replacement been accomplished in a manner set forth in   Section 2.17.   SECTION 2.19. Determination of Dollar Amounts.  The Administrative Agent   will determine the Dollar Amount of (a) the Letter of Credit Outstandings and the Foreign Currency   Letter of Credit Outstandings as of the date of each request for the issuance, amendment, renewal or   extension of any Letter of Credit and (b) all outstanding Letters of Credit (and any outstanding payments   or disbursements in respect thereof) on and as of the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and,   during the continuation of an Event of Default, on any other Business Day elected by the Administrative   Agent in its discretion or upon instruction by the Required Lenders.  Each day upon or as of which the   Administrative Agent determines Dollar Amounts as described in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) is   herein described as a “Computation Date”.   ARTICLE III      Representations and Warranties   Each of the Company and each Designated Subsidiary Account Party, in each case, on   behalf of itself and its respective Subsidiaries represents and warrants to the Lenders that:   SECTION 3.01. Corporate Status.  Each of the Company and each of its   Significant Subsidiaries (i) is a duly organized and validly existing corporation or business trust or other   entity in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the corporate or other   organizational power and authority to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it   is engaged and presently proposes to engage, and (ii) has been duly qualified and is authorized to do   business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified, except, in the   case of this clause (ii), where the failure to be so qualified, authorized or in good standing, either   individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material   Adverse Effect.     

 

   47   SECTION 3.02. Corporate Power and Authority.  Each Account Party has the   corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of the Credit   Documents to which it is a party and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution,   delivery and performance of such Credit Documents. Each Account Party has duly executed and   delivered each Credit Document to which it is a party and each such Credit Document constitutes the   legal, valid and binding obligation of such Account Party enforceable against such Account Party in   accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable   bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general   principles of equity regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law.   SECTION 3.03. No Contravention of Agreements or Organizational Documents.    Neither the execution, delivery and performance by any Account Party of this Agreement or the other   Credit Documents to which it is a party nor compliance with the terms and provisions thereof, nor the   consummation of the transactions contemplated therein, (i) will contravene any applicable provision of   any law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental   instrumentality, (ii) will conflict or be inconsistent with or result in any breach of any of the terms,   covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition   of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien (other than Liens in favor the Administrative Agent   and the Lenders pursuant to the Security Documents) upon any of the property or assets of the Company   or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement,   credit agreement or any other material instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a   party or by which it or any of its property or assets are bound or to which it may be subject or (iii) will   violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents of the   Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except to the extent that, in the case of each of the immediately   preceding clauses (i) and (ii), would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.   SECTION 3.04. Litigation and Environmental Matters.  There are no actions,   suits or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company or any of its Significant   Subsidiaries, threatened involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including with respect to this   Agreement or any other Credit Document) that, either individually or in the aggregate, have had, or would   reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.  Except for any matters that, either   individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material   Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any   Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required   under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received   notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any   Environmental Liability.   SECTION 3.05. Use of Letters of Credit.  All Letters of Credit shall only be   utilized to support Letter of Credit Supportable Obligations.   SECTION 3.06. Approvals.  Any (a) order, consent, approval, license,   authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any foreign or   domestic governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, which is required to   authorize or is required or (b) third party approval, permit or license required to be obtained, in each case   in connection with (i) the Transaction or (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any   Credit Document, has been obtained and is in full force and effect.   SECTION 3.07. Investment Company Act.  No Account Party is an “investment   company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment   Company Act of 1940, as amended.     

 

   48   SECTION 3.08. True and Complete Disclosure; Projections and Assumptions.    All factual information (taken as a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by the Company or   any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including all information contained in   the Credit Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction   contemplated herein is, and all other factual information (taken as a whole with all other such information   theretofore or contemporaneously furnished) hereafter furnished by any such Persons to the   Administrative Agent or any Lender will be, true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of   which such information is dated and not incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to   make such information (taken as a whole with all other such information theretofore or   contemporaneously furnished) not materially misleading at such time in light of the circumstances under   which such information was provided; provided that with respect to projections, the Company or the   applicable Designated Subsidiary Account Party represents only that the projections contained in such   materials are based on good faith estimates and assumptions believed by the Company to be reasonable   and attainable at the time made, it being recognized by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that   such projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and are subject to significant   uncertainties and contingencies many of which are beyond the Company’s control and that actual results   during the period or periods covered by any such projections may materially differ from the projected   results.   SECTION 3.09. Financial Condition.  (a) The Company has heretofore furnished   to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of operations and   comprehensive income (loss), shareholders’ equity and cash flows (i) as of and for the fiscal year ended   December 31, 2014 reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent public accountants, and   (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, June 30, 2015   and September 30, 2015, certified by its chief financial officer.  Such financial statements present fairly,   in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company   and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject   to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in   clause (ii) above.   (b)  Since December 31, 2014, nothing has occurred, either individually or in the   aggregate, which has resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, any material adverse   condition or any material adverse change in or affecting (i) the business, operations, assets, liabilities or   financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the rights and remedies   of the Lenders or the ability of the Company and each other Account Party, taken as a whole, to perform   their respective obligations to the Lenders under this Agreement or any other Credit Document.   SECTION 3.10. Tax Returns and Payments.  Except where the failure to do so   would not reasonably be expected, individually or in aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, the   Company and its Subsidiaries (i) have timely filed or caused to be timely filed with the appropriate taxing   authority (taking into account any applicable extension within which to file) all income and other tax   returns (including any statements, forms and reports), domestic and foreign, required to be filed by the   Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) have timely paid, collected or remitted or caused to have   timely paid, collected or remitted all taxes payable by them which have become due and assessments   which have become due, except for those contested in good faith and adequately disclosed and for which   adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.  To the best knowledge of the   Company and its Subsidiaries, there is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit or claim now   pending, or proposed or threatened in writing, by any taxing authority regarding any income taxes or any   other taxes relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which, either individually or in the   aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.  To the best   knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries, no tax Liens have been filed and no claims are pending,     

 

   49   or proposed or threatened in writing, with respect to any taxes, fees or other charges for any taxable   period, except for Liens permitted under Section 6.03 and claims which, either individually or in the   aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   SECTION 3.11. Compliance with ERISA.  (a) Except as, either individually or in   the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, the   Company and its Subsidiaries and their ERISA Affiliates (i) have fulfilled their respective obligations   under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan and are in   compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, and (ii) have not incurred any liability   to the PBGC or any Plan or Multiemployer Plan (other than PBGC premiums and employer contributions   due but not delinquent in the ordinary course of business).   (b) Except as, either individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not   reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Foreign Pension Plan has been   maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable laws,   statutes, rules, regulations and orders and has been maintained, where required, in good standing with   applicable regulatory authorities, (ii) all contributions required to be made with respect to a Foreign   Pension Plan have been timely made, (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred   any obligation in connection with the termination of, or withdrawal from, any Foreign Pension Plan and   (iv) the present value of the accrued benefit liabilities (whether or not vested) under each Foreign Pension   Plan that is required to be funded, determined as of the end of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal   year on the basis of actuarial assumptions, each of which is reasonable, did not exceed the current value   of the assets of such Foreign Pension Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities.   SECTION 3.12. Subsidiaries.  (a) Set forth on Schedule 3.12 is a complete and   correct list of all of the Subsidiaries of the Company as of the Effective Date, together with, for each such   Subsidiary, (i) the jurisdiction of organization of such Subsidiary, (ii) each Person holding direct   ownership interests in such Subsidiary, (iii) the percentage ownership of such Subsidiary represented by   such ownership interests and (iv) specifying if such Subsidiary is a Significant Subsidiary.  Except as   disclosed on Schedule 3.12, as of the Effective Date, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns, free   and clear of Liens, and has the unencumbered right to vote, all outstanding ownership interests in each   Person shown to be held by it on Schedule 3.12.   (b) As of the Effective Date, there are no restrictions on the Company or any of its   Significant Subsidiaries which prohibit or otherwise restrict the transfer of cash or other assets from any   Subsidiary of the Company to the Company, other than (i) prohibitions or restrictions existing under or by   reason of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, (ii) prohibitions or restrictions existing under or   by reason of Legal Requirements, (iii) prohibitions and restrictions permitted by Section 6.12 and   (iv) other prohibitions or restrictions which, either individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and   would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   SECTION 3.13. Capitalization.  As of the Effective Date, the authorized capital   stock of the Company consists of 571,428,571.4 shares, par value $0.175 per share.  As of the Effective   Date, none of the Company’s Significant Subsidiaries has outstanding any securities convertible into or   exchangeable for its capital stock or outstanding any rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options   for the purchase of, or any agreements providing for the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of, or any   calls, commitments or claims of any character relating to, its capital stock except for options, warrants   and grants outstanding in the aggregate amounts set forth on Schedule 3.13.     

 

   50   SECTION 3.14. Indebtedness.  The Company and its Significant Subsidiaries do   not have any Indebtedness for borrowed money on the Effective Date other than the Indebtedness listed   on Schedule 3.14 or set forth on the balance sheet referred to in Section 3.09(a).   SECTION 3.15. Compliance with Statutes and Agreements.  (a) The Company   and each of its Significant Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations, rules and   orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, and has filed or otherwise provided all material   reports, data, registrations, filings, applications and other information required to be filed with or   otherwise provided to, all governmental bodies, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its   business and the ownership of its property (including compliance with all applicable Environmental   Laws), except where (i) the failure to comply or file or otherwise provide, either individually or in the   aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii)   such statutes, regulations, rules and orders are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings   diligently conducted.  All required regulatory approvals are in full force and effect on the date hereof,   except where the failure of such approvals to be in full force and effect, either individually or in the   aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   (b) The Company and each of its Significant Subsidiaries is in compliance with all   indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to   do so, either individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have,   a Material Adverse Effect.   SECTION 3.16. Insurance Licenses.  There is (i) no Insurance License that is the   subject of a proceeding for suspension, revocation or limitation or any similar proceedings, (ii) no   sustainable basis for such a suspension, revocation or limitation, and (iii) no such suspension, revocation   or limitation threatened by any Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority, that, in each instance under   (i), (ii) and (iii) above and either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be   expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   SECTION 3.17. Insurance Business.  All insurance policies issued by any   Significant Insurance Subsidiary are, to the extent required under applicable law, on forms approved by   the insurance regulatory authorities of the jurisdiction where issued or have been filed with and not   objected to by such authorities within the period provided for objection, except for those forms with   respect to which a failure to obtain such approval or make such a filing without it being objected to, either   individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material   Adverse Effect.   SECTION 3.18. Security Documents.  The Security Documents create, as   security for the obligations hereunder of the Company and each Designated Subsidiary Account Party,   valid and enforceable security interests in and Liens on all of the Collateral, superior to and prior to the   rights of all third persons and subject to no other Liens (other than Liens permitted under Section 6.03(n)   hereunder).  No filings or recordings are required in order to ensure the enforceability, perfection or   priority of the security interests created under the Security Documents, except for filings or recordings   which shall have been previously made or are being made on the date hereof.   SECTION 3.19. Properties; Liens; and Insurance.  (a) The Company and its   Significant Subsidiaries have good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real and personal property   material to the businesses of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.  There exists   no Lien (including any Lien arising out of any attachment, judgment or execution) of any kind, on, in or   with respect to any of the property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, in each case   except as expressly permitted by Section 6.03.     

 

   51   (b) The Company and its Significant Subsidiaries own, or are licensed to use, all   trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to the businesses of   the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and the use thereof by the Company or   such Significant Subsidiary does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such   infringements that, either individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be   expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   (c) As of the Effective Date, all premiums in respect of each material insurance   policy maintained by the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries have been paid.  The Company and   each Designated Subsidiary Account Party believes that the insurance maintained by or on behalf of the   Company and its Significant Subsidiaries is in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are   usually insured against in the same general area by companies of established repute engaged in the same   or similar businesses.   SECTION 3.20. Solvency.  On the Effective Date and upon the occurrence of   each Credit Event, both before and after giving effect thereto, the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as   a whole, are Solvent.   SECTION 3.21. Certain Insurance Regulations, Orders, Consents, Etc.  Without   limiting the generality of Sections 3.03, 3.06, 3.15 or any other provision contained in this Agreement,   immediately after giving effect to the pledging of any asset under any Security Document, each Credit   Event (and the satisfaction of all Borrowing Base requirements in connection therewith) and each   Collateral Transfer (as defined in the Security Agreement), each Account Party will be in compliance in   all material respects with the applicable provisions of any insurance law, statute, rule, regulation or order   of any governmental agency, public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, regulating the activities   of such Account Party with respect to any limitations on Liens granted on any Collateral (as defined in the   Security Agreement) by such Account Party to the Collateral Agent (or purported to be granted pursuant   to any Security Document).   SECTION 3.22. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.  The Company has   implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance   in all material respects by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and   employees with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Company, its Subsidiaries and to   the knowledge of the Company, their respective officers, directors and employees, are in compliance with   Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects and, in the case of any Account   Party is not knowingly engaged in any activity that could reasonably be expected to result in such   Account Party being designated as a Sanctioned Person.  None of (a) the Company, any Subsidiary or to   the knowledge of the Company or such Subsidiary any of their respective directors, officers or   employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Company, any agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that   will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a   Sanctioned Person.  No Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other Transactions will violate any Anti-   Corruption Law or applicable Sanctions.   ARTICLE IV      Conditions   SECTION 4.01. Effective Date.  The obligations of each LC Issuer to issue   Letters of Credit shall not become effective until the date (the “Effective Date”) on which each of the   following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 10.02):     

 

   52   (a)  On or prior to the Effective Date, each of the Company, each Designated   Subsidiary Account Party listed on Schedule 2.15, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall   have signed a copy hereof (whether the same or different copies) and shall have delivered the same to the   Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 10.01(a) or, in the case of the Lenders, shall have given   to the Administrative Agent telephonic (confirmed in writing), written or facsimile transmission notice   (actually received) in accordance with Section 10.01(a) that the same has been signed and mailed to the   Administrative Agent.   (b) On the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) an   opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, addressed to the   Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Effective Date, from Skadden, Arps, Slate,   Meagher & Flom LLP, special New York counsel to the Account Parties and (ii) an opinion, in form and   substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, addressed to the Administrative Agent and   each of the Lenders and dated the Effective Date, from Appleby, special Bermuda counsel to the Account   Parties.   (c) (i) On the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received, from   each Account Party, a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed by an Authorized Officer of such   Account Party, and attested to by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of such Account Party, in the   form of Exhibit F hereto with appropriate insertions and deletions, together with (x) copies of its   certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents and (y) the resolutions of the   board of directors of such Account Party relating to the Credit Documents which shall be satisfactory to   the Administrative Agent; (ii) On or prior to the Effective Date, all corporate and legal proceedings and   all instruments and agreements in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and   the other Credit Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative   Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall have received all information and copies of all certificates,   documents and papers, including certificates of existence or good standing certificates, as applicable, and   any other records of corporate proceedings and governmental approvals, if any, which the Administrative   Agent reasonably may have requested in connection therewith, such documents and papers where   appropriate to be certified by proper corporate or governmental authorities.   (d) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to   it that since December 31, 2014, nothing shall have occurred or become known to the Administrative   Agent or the Required Lenders which, either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would   reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   (e) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to   it that on the Effective Date, no actions, suits or proceedings by any entity (private or governmental) shall   be pending against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries (i) with respect to this Agreement,   any other Credit Document or the Transaction or (ii) which, either individually or in the aggregate, has   had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   (f) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to   it that on the Effective Date, all governmental and third party approvals, permits and licenses required to   be obtained in connection with the Transaction on or prior to the Effective Date shall have been obtained   and remain in full force and effect.   (g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to   it that on the Effective Date, the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries shall have no outstanding   preferred stock or Hybrid Capital or Indebtedness for borrowed money except preferred stock or Hybrid     

 

   53   Capital or Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 3.14 or set forth on the balance sheet referred to in Section   3.09(a).   (h) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to   it that on the Effective Date, there shall exist no Default or Event of Default, and all representations and   warranties made by each Account Party contained herein or in any other Credit Document to which it is a   party shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any representation or warranty   qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) (it being understood and agreed that   any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be   true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date).   (i) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to   it that on the Effective Date, each Significant Insurance Subsidiary (other than Talbot Insurance   (Bermuda), Ltd., an unrated Subsidiary that exclusively writes related party business within the group   comprising the Company and its Subsidiaries) shall have an A.M. Best financial strength rating of at least   “A-”.   (j) On the Effective Date, the Company shall have paid the Administrative Agent   and the Lenders all fees, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including legal fees and expenses of the   Administrative Agent) and other compensation, in each case, to the extent invoiced and due and payable   on or prior to the Effective Date.   (k) On or prior to the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received   (i) duly authorized and executed counterparts to the Security Agreement and the Security Agreement shall   be in full force and effect and (ii) duly authorized and executed counterparts to the Account Control   Agreement and the Account Control Agreement shall be in full force and effect.   (l) On or prior to the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received   all documents and instruments, including UCC financing statements where applicable, required by law in   each applicable jurisdiction or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or   recorded to create and perfect the Liens intended to be created under the Security Agreement.   (m) On or prior to the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received   results of a recent search of the UCC (or equivalent) filings made with respect to each Account Party in   the jurisdictions contemplated in clause (l) above (including Washington, D.C., and Bermuda) and in such   other jurisdictions in which Collateral is located on the Effective Date which may be reasonably requested   by the Administrative Agent, and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by   such search and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated by   such financing statements (or similar documents) are permitted by the Security Agreement or have been   released.   (n) On the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a letter from   the Service of Process Agent, presently located at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, 10011,   indicating its consent to its appointment by the Company and each Designated Subsidiary Account Party   as their agent to receive service of process as specified in this Agreement is in full force and effect and   applies to this Agreement in all respects.   (o) On or prior to the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received   evidence satisfactory to it that the Existing LC Facility shall have been terminated and cancelled and all   indebtedness thereunder shall have been fully repaid.     

 

   54   The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Effective   Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.   SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event.  The obligation of each LC Issuer to issue   each Letter of Credit or to increase the Stated Amount thereof is subject, at the time of, and after giving   effect to, each such Credit Event, to the satisfaction of the following conditions:   (a) The Effective Date shall have occurred;   (b) (i) There shall exist no Default or Event of Default and (ii) all representations and   warranties (excluding those set forth in Section 3.09(b)) contained herein or in the other Credit   Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any representation or   warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) with the same effect as   though such representations and warranties had been made on the date of such Credit Event (it being   understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified   date shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date);   (c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a Letter of Credit Request meeting   the requirements of Section 2.04; and   (d) All of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 2.03(a) and (b) shall have   been satisfied.   Each occurrence of a Credit Event shall be deemed to constitute a representation and   warranty by the applicable Account Party and the Company on the date thereof as to the matters specified   in paragraphs (b) and (d) of this Section 4.02.   ARTICLE V      Affirmative Covenants   Until the Total Commitment (and the Commitment of each Lender) and each Letter of   Credit has expired or been terminated and all Unpaid Drawings, and all fees payable hereunder shall have   been paid in full, each of the Company and each Designated Subsidiary Account Party covenants and   agrees with the Lenders that:   SECTION 5.01. Information Covenants.  The Company will furnish to the   Administrative Agent (for distribution to the Lenders):   (a) Annual Financial Statements.   (i) As soon as available and in any event  within 90 days after the close of each   fiscal year of the Company, the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as   at the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in   shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year,   setting forth in comparative form the consolidated figures for the previous fiscal year, all in   reasonable detail and accompanied by a report thereon of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or   another independent registered public accounting firm of recognized national standing selected by   the Company (without a “going concern” or like qualification and without any qualification or   exception as to the scope of such audit), which report shall state that such consolidated financial   statements present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the     

 

   55   Company and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and their consolidated results of operations   and cash flows for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP and that the audit by such   accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in   accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.  The Company shall be deemed to have   delivered the same to the Administrative Agent if the Company files the same with the SEC via   EDGAR and notifies the Administrative Agent of such filing.   (ii) As soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the close of each fiscal   year of Validus Re, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Validus Re and its Subsidiaries as   at the end of such fiscal year and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income,   changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Validus Re and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal   year, setting forth in comparative form the consolidated figures for the previous fiscal year, all in   reasonable detail and certified by the chief financial officer of Validus Re as presenting fairly in   all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, the information contained therein, subject to   changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of full footnote   disclosure.  The Company shall be deemed to have delivered the same to the Administrative   Agent if the Company files the same with the SEC via EDGAR and notifies the Administrative   Agent of such filing.   (b) Quarterly Financial Statements.   (i) As soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the close of each of   the first three quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Company, unaudited   consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such period and   the related unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and   cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period and (in the case of the second and   third quarterly periods) for the period from the beginning of the current fiscal year to the end of   such quarterly period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the consolidated figures for   the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by the   chief financial officer of the Company as presenting fairly in all material respects, in accordance   with GAAP, the information contained therein, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end   audit adjustments and the absence of full footnote disclosure.  The Company shall be deemed to   have delivered the same to the Administrative Agent if the Company files the same with the SEC   via EDGAR and notifies the Administrative Agent of such filing.   (ii) As soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the close of each of   the first three quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of Validus Re, unaudited   consolidated balance sheets of Validus Re and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such period and the   related unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash   flows of Validus Re and its Subsidiaries for such period and (in the case of the second and third   quarterly periods) for the period from the beginning of the current fiscal year to the end of such   quarterly period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the consolidated figures for the   corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by the   chief financial officer of Validus Re as presenting fairly in all material respects, in accordance   with GAAP, the information contained therein, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end   audit adjustments and the absence of full footnote disclosure.  The Company shall be deemed to   have delivered the same to the Administrative Agent if the Company files the same with the SEC   via EDGAR and notifies the Administrative Agent of such filing.   (c) Officer’s Certificates.  At the time of the delivery of the financial statements   provided for in Sections 5.01(a) and 5.01(b), a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company     

 

   56   (i) certifying that no Default or Event of Default has occurred or, if any Default or Event of Default has   occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with   respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with the   provisions of Sections 6.10 and 6.11, as at the end of such fiscal year or quarter, as the case may be, (iii)   certifying that the Regulated Insurance Companies have maintained adequate reserves and (iv) stating   whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since December 31, 2014 and, if   any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements   accompanying such certificate; it being agreed that a certificate in a form substantially similar to the   Covenant Compliance Calculations delivered by the Company under the Existing LC Facility on   September 11, 2015 with respect to the fiscal period ended June 30, 2015 is acceptable to the   Administrative Agent for purposes hereof.   (d) Notice of Default or Litigation.  (x) Promptly after an Authorized Officer   becomes aware of the occurrence of any Default and/or any event or condition constituting, or which   would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of   the Company setting forth the details thereof and the actions which the Company is taking or proposes to   take with respect thereto and (y) promptly after the Company knows of the commencement thereof, notice   of any litigation, dispute or proceeding involving a claim against the Company and/or any Subsidiary   which claim has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   (e) Other Statements and Reports.  Promptly upon the mailing thereof to the security   holders of the Company generally, copies of all financial statements, reports, proxy statements and other   documents so mailed, in each case setting forth any information that is material to the Company and its   Subsidiaries, taken as whole, as reasonably determined by the board of directors of the Company, a duly   authorized committee thereof or an Authorized Officer of the Company; provided that the Company will   not be required to provide any information relating to any business transaction that has not otherwise been   publicly disclosed to the extent that the Company determines that disclosure of such information to the   Lenders would either violate the terms of any confidentiality agreement, arrangement or understanding   with a third party or otherwise jeopardize the success of such business transaction.   (f) SEC Filings.  Promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of (or, to the extent same   is publicly available via the SEC’s “EDGAR” filing system, written or electronic notification of the filing   of) all publicly available registration statements (other than the exhibits thereto and any registration   statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent) and annual or quarterly reports which the Company shall have   filed with the SEC or any national securities exchange.   (g) Insurance Reports and Filings.   (i) Promptly after the filing thereof, a copy of each annual Statutory   Statement filed by each Significant Insurance Subsidiary to the extent required by the   Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority.   (ii) Promptly following the delivery or receipt, as the case may be, by any   Significant Insurance Subsidiary or any of their respective Subsidiaries, copies of   (a) each registration, filing or submission made by or on behalf of any Regulated   Insurance Company with any Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority, except for   policy form or rate filings, (b) each examination and/or audit report submitted to any   Regulated Insurance Company by any Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority, (c) all   information which the Lenders may from time to time request with respect to the nature   or status of any deficiencies or violations reflected in any examination report or other   similar report, and (d) each report, order, direction, instruction, approval, authorization,     

 

   57   license or other notice which the Company or any Regulated Insurance Company may at   any time receive from any Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority, in each of (a)   through (d), that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as   reasonably determined by the board of directors of the Company, a duly authorized   committee thereof or an Authorized Officer of the Company.   (iii) Promptly after filed with the Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority   after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a report by an independent qualified   actuary reviewing the adequacy of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves as at the end   of the last fiscal year of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis,   determined in accordance with SAP; provided that the delivery of each such report shall   be subject to the consent of the applicable independent actuarial consulting firm, which   the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain.   (iv) Promptly following notification thereof from a Governmental Authority,   notification of the suspension, limitation, termination or non-renewal of, or the taking of   any other materially adverse action in respect of, any material Insurance License.   (h) Borrowing Base Certificate.  No later than the tenth Business Day of each month,   a Borrowing Base Certificate from each Account Party as of the last day of the immediately preceding   month, executed by an Authorized Officer of such Account Party.   (i) Ratings Information.  Promptly after A.M. Best Company, Inc. shall have   announced a downgrade in the financial strength rating of Validus Re, written notice of such rating   change.   (j) Other Information.  With reasonable promptness, such other information or   existing documents (financial or otherwise) as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably   request from time to time (including, without limitation, information specifying Insurance Licenses and   other information related thereto).   SECTION 5.02. Books, Records and Inspections.  The Company will (i) keep,   and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, proper books of record and account in which full, true and   correct entries in conformity with GAAP or SAP, as applicable, shall be made of all material financial   dealings and material transactions in relation to its business and activities; and (ii) subject to binding   contractual confidentiality obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries to third parties and to   Section 10.12, permit, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to permit, representatives of the   Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent or, during the continuation of an Event of Default, any   Lender (at such Agent or Lender’s expense prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and at the   Company’s expense (to the extent invoiced and reasonable) after an Event of Default has occurred and is   continuing) to visit and inspect any of their respective properties, to examine their respective books and   records and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers,   employees and independent public accountants, in each case at such reasonable times (which shall be,   unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, during business hours, upon reasonable prior   notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall be promptly conveyed to the Company) and as   often as may reasonably be desired; provided that, unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred and   is continuing, such visits and inspections shall not occur more than once in any calendar year.  The   Company agrees to cooperate and assist in such visits and inspections.  With respect to any such   discussions with the Company’s independent public accountants, the Company shall be granted the   opportunity to participate therein.     

 

   58   SECTION 5.03. Insurance.  The Company will maintain, and will cause each of   its Subsidiaries to maintain (either in the name of the Company or in the Subsidiary’s own name) with   financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on their property in at least such amounts   and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies of   established repute engaged in the same or similar businesses.   SECTION 5.04. Payment of Taxes and other Obligations.  The Company will pay   and discharge, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, (i) all income taxes and all   other material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income   or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it and (ii) all other material lawful claims, in each case, on   a timely basis prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto; provided that neither the Company nor   any Subsidiary of the Company shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim   (i) for which a failure to pay has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, either   individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) which is being contested in good faith   and by proper proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with   GAAP.   SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Existence; Conduct of Business.  The Company   shall maintain, and shall cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to maintain, (i) its existence and (ii) the   rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material   to the conduct of its business (unless, in the case of this clause (ii), the failure to do so has not had, and   would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect), provided that the Company shall   not be required to maintain the existence of any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any such rights, licenses,   permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names (a) if the Company shall   determine in good faith that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business   of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) in connection with a Disposition   or other transaction permitted by Section 6.02.  The Company will qualify and remain qualified, and   cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to qualify and remain qualified, as a foreign corporation in each   jurisdiction where the Company or such Significant Subsidiary, as the case may be, is required to be   qualified, except in those jurisdictions in which the failure to receive or retain such qualifications, either   individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material   Adverse Effect.   SECTION 5.06. Compliance with Statutes, etc.  The Company will, and will   cause each Significant Subsidiary to, comply in all material respects with all applicable statutes,   regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental bodies, domestic or   foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property (including applicable   statutes, regulations, orders and restrictions relating to environmental standards and controls) other than   those (i) the non-compliance with which, either individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would   not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) that are being contested in good   faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted.  The Company will maintain in effect and enforce   policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance in all material respects by the   Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees with Anti-Corruption   Laws and applicable Sanctions.   SECTION 5.07. ERISA.  Promptly after the occurrence of any of the events or   conditions specified below with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Pension Plan, the   Company will furnish to each Lender a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Company setting forth   details respecting such event or condition and the action if any, that the Company, the applicable   Subsidiary or the applicable ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto (and a copy of any   report or notice required to be filed with or given to the PBGC or an applicable foreign governmental     

 

   59   agency by the Company, such Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate with respect to such event or   condition):   (i) any reportable event, as defined in subsections (c)(1), (2), (5) and (6), and   subsection (d)(2) of Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to   a Plan, other than an event as to which the PBGC has, by regulation, waived the requirement   under Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified of such event;   (ii)  the filing under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate any   Plan under a distress termination or the distress termination of any Plan;   (iii) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings under Section 4042 of ERISA for the   termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or the receipt by the   Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its ERISA Affiliates of a notice from a Multiemployer   Plan that such action has been taken by the PBGC with respect to such Multiemployer Plan which   would reasonably be expected to result in a liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in   excess of $25,000,000;   (iv) the receipt by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its ERISA Affiliates   of notice from a Multiemployer Plan that the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its   ERISA Affiliates has incurred withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA in excess of   $25,000,000 or that such Multiemployer Plan is insolvent pursuant to Section  4245 of ERISA or   that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A of ERISA whereby a   deficiency or additional assessment is levied or threatened to be levied in excess of $25,000,000   against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its ERISA Affiliates;   (v) the institution of a proceeding by a fiduciary of any Plan or Multiemployer Plan   against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its ERISA Affiliates to enforce   Section 515 or 4219(c)(5) of ERISA asserting liability in excess of $25,000,000, which   proceeding is not dismissed within 30 days; and   (vi)  that any contribution in excess of $25,000,000 required to be made with respect   to a Foreign Pension Plan has not been timely made, or that the Company or any Subsidiary of   the Company may incur any liability in excess of $25,000,000 pursuant to any Foreign Pension   Plan (other than to make contributions in the ordinary course of business).   SECTION 5.08. Maintenance of Property.  The Company shall, and will cause   each of its Significant Subsidiaries to, maintain all of their properties and assets necessary in the operation   of its business in good condition, repair and working order, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except   where failure to maintain the same, either individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not   reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   SECTION 5.09. Maintenance of Licenses and Permits.  The Company will, and   will cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to, maintain all permits, licenses and consents as may be   required for the conduct of its business by any state, federal or local government agency or   instrumentality, except where failure to maintain the same, either individually or in the aggregate, has not   had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.   SECTION 5.10. Borrowing Base Requirement.  Subject to Section 2.10, each   Account Party shall at all times cause its respective Borrowing Base to equal or exceed the Letter of   Credit Outstandings attributable to such Account Party at such time.     

 

   60   SECTION 5.11. Collateral; Further Assurances.  Each Account Party shall   promptly and duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent such   documents and assurances and take such further action as the Administrative Agent may from time to   time reasonably request in order to carry out more effectively the intent and purpose of the Credit   Documents and to establish, protect and perfect the rights and remedies created or intended to be created   in favor of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant to the Credit   Documents.   ARTICLE VI      Negative Covenants   Until the Total Commitment (and the Commitment of each Lender) and each Letter of   Credit has expired or terminated and all Unpaid Drawings and all fees payable hereunder have been paid   in full, each of the Company and each Designated Subsidiary Account Party covenants and agrees with   the Lenders that:   SECTION 6.01. Changes in Business.  The Company will not, and will not   permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage (directly or indirectly) in any business other than (a) businesses   in which they are engaged (or proposed to be engaged) as of the Effective Date and reasonable extensions   thereof, (b) other specialty insurance and structured risk insurance and reinsurance product lines, and   (c) any other businesses that are complementary or reasonably related thereto and the conduct of business   incidental thereto.     SECTION 6.02. Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets.  The Company will   not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, consolidate or merge with or into any other Person, or   permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided that (i) the Company may merge,   consolidate or amalgamate with another Person, if (x) the Company is the entity surviving such merger   and (y) immediately after giving effect to such merger, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred   and be continuing, (ii) any Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into another Person,   if (x) such Subsidiary survives (or, in the case of an amalgamation, continues immediately following)   such merger, consolidation or amalgamation and (y) immediately after giving effect to such merger,   consolidation or amalgamation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,   (iii) Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the Company may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with one   another provided that if one of such Subsidiaries is a Designated Subsidiary Account Party and the other   is not, then the Designated Subsidiary Account Party must be the surviving entity of such merger and   (iv) a Subsidiary (other than a Designated Subsidiary Account Party) of the Company may merge,   consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person if immediately after giving effect to such merger no   Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.  In addition, the Company will not,   nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, convey, assign, lease, abandon or otherwise transfer or   dispose of, voluntarily or involuntarily, any of its properties or assets, tangible or intangible (each, a   “Disposition”) (other than Unrestricted Margin Stock), except (a) (1) such dispositions by the Company   or any of its Subsidiaries of any of their respective properties or assets to the Company or any Subsidiary   of the Company and (2) such dispositions by IPC or any of its Subsidiaries of any of their respective   properties or assets to IPC or any of its other Subsidiaries; (b) subject to Section 5.05, the dissolution,   liquidation or winding up of any Subsidiary other than a Designated Subsidiary Account Party; (c)   Dispositions of used, worn out, obsolete or surplus property of the Company or any Subsidiary in the   ordinary course of business and the assignment, cancellation, abandonment or other disposition of   intellectual property that is, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, no longer economically   practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries,   taken as a whole; (d) licenses (as licensor) of intellectual property so long as such licenses do not     

 

   61   materially interfere with the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (e)   Dispositions of cash, cash equivalents and investment securities (including pursuant to any securities   lending arrangements permitted by clause (u) of Section 6.03 and including in connection with the posting   of collateral (or the realization thereof) under the Five-Year Unsecured Revolving Credit and Letter of   Credit Facility, the IPC Facility, the Lloyd’s LC Facility or any other secured Indebtedness permitted   hereunder); (f) releases, surrenders or waivers of contracts, torts or other claims of any kind as a result of   the settlement of any litigation or threatened litigation; (g) the granting or existence of Liens permitted   under this Agreement; (h) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases of property so long as such licenses,   sublicenses, leases or subleases do not materially interfere with the business of the Company and its   Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (i) Dividends permitted under Section 6.08; (j) ceding of insurance or   reinsurance in the ordinary course of business; (k) other Dispositions of assets with a fair market value (as   reasonably determined by the board of directors or senior management of the Company) which in the   aggregate do not exceed 10% of the lesser of the book or fair market value of the property and assets of   the Company determined on a consolidated basis as of the last day of the previous fiscal year of the   Company; provided that immediately after giving effect (including pro forma effect) to any Disposition   made pursuant to this clause (k), no Event of Default under Section 7.03 relating solely to a breach of   Section 6.10 or 6.11 shall have occurred and be continuing; (l) dispositions of property as a result of a   casualty event involving such property or any disposition of real property to a Governmental Authority as   a result of a condemnation of such real property; (m) sales or other Dispositions of non-core assets   acquired in an acquisition permitted under this agreement; provided that such sales shall be consummated   within 360 days of such acquisition; and (n) any Disposition of property or series of related Dispositions   of or in respect of which the fair market value of such property and the consideration payable to the   Company or any of its Subsidiaries is equal to or less than $100,000; provided that, for the avoidance of   doubt, Dispositions of Collateral shall only be made to the extent permitted under Section 4.04 of the   Security Agreement and this Section 6.02 shall not serve as a waiver or modification of the requirements   under Section 2.10(b).   SECTION 6.03. Liens.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will   permit, create, assume, incur or suffer to exist any Lien on any asset tangible or intangible (other than   Unrestricted Margin Stock) now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except:   (a) Liens existing on the Effective Date and listed on Schedule 6.03 hereto;   (b) Liens securing repurchase agreements constituting a borrowing of funds by the   Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business for liquidity purposes and in no event for a   period exceeding 90 days in each case;   (c) Liens arising pursuant to purchase money mortgages, capital leases or security   interests securing Indebtedness representing the purchase price (or financing of the purchase price within   270 days after the respective purchase) of assets acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;   (d) Liens on any asset of any Person existing at the time such Person is merged,   amalgamated or consolidated with or into, or otherwise acquired by, the Company or any of its   Subsidiaries or at the time of acquisition of such asset by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and not   created in contemplation of such event;   (e) Liens securing obligations owed by the Company to any of its Subsidiaries or   owed by any Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, in   each case solely to the extent that such Liens are required by an Applicable Insurance Regulatory   Authority for such Person to maintain such obligations;     

 

   62   (f) Liens securing insurance or reinsurance obligations of Subsidiaries of the   Company owed by any Subsidiary to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, in each case   solely to the extent that such Liens are required or requested by rating agencies, regulatory agencies,   clients or brokers for such Person to maintain such insurance and reinsurance obligations;   (g) Liens on investments and cash balances of any Regulated Insurance Company   securing obligations of such Regulated Insurance Company in respect of trust or similar arrangements   formed, letters of credit issued or funds withheld balances established, in each case, in the ordinary course   of business for the benefit of policyholders or cedents to secure insurance or reinsurance recoverables   owed to them by such Regulated Insurance Company;   (h) inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet   due or Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and   by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;   (i) Liens in respect of property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries   imposed by law, which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not secure Indebtedness   for borrowed money, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s and mechanics’ liens and other   similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business;   (j) Licenses, sublicenses, leases, or subleases granted to other Persons not materially   interfering with the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;   (k) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments and other similar charges   or encumbrances, and minor title deficiencies, in each case not securing Indebtedness and not materially   interfering with the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;   (l) Liens arising out of the existence of judgments or awards not constituting an   Event of Default under Section 7.07;   (m) Liens (other than Liens imposed under ERISA) incurred in the ordinary course of   business in connection with workers compensation claims, unemployment insurance and social security   benefits and Liens securing the performance of bids, reinsurance obligations, tenders, leases and contracts   in the ordinary course of business, statutory obligations, surety bonds, performance bonds and other   obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business (exclusive of obligations in respect   of payment for borrowed money);   (n) bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with   respect to cash and cash equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by the Company or   any of its Subsidiaries, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or   banks with which such accounts are maintained;   (o) Liens arising out of the refinancing, replacement, extension, renewal or refunding   of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien permitted by any of the clauses of this Section 6.03, provided   that such Indebtedness is not increased (other than with respect to unpaid accrued interest and premium   thereon, any committed or undrawn amounts and underwriting discounts, fees, commissions and   expenses, associated with such Indebtedness) and is not secured by any additional assets;   (p) Liens created pursuant to the Credit Documents and the Five-Year Unsecured   Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility;     

 

   63   (q) Liens in respect of property or assets of any Subsidiary of the Company securing   Indebtedness of the type described in clause (e) of the definition of “Permitted Subsidiary Indebtedness”   or securing the Lloyd’s LC Facility;   (r) Liens in respect of property or assets of any Subsidiary of the Company securing   Indebtedness of the type described in clause (h) of the definition of “Permitted Subsidiary Indebtedness”;   provided that (i) the aggregate amount of such Liens (measured, as to each such Lien permitted under this   clause (r), as the greater of the amount secured by such Lien and the fair market value at such time of the   assets subject to such Lien) shall not, when added to the aggregate amount of all Liens (measured as set   forth in this clause (r) above) incurred pursuant to Section 6.03(w) and the aggregate amount of   outstanding unsecured Indebtedness of Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to clause (j) of the definition of   “Permitted Subsidiary Indebtedness”, exceed at any time 10% of Consolidated Net Worth at the time of   incurrence of any new Liens under this clause (r) and (ii) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence   of any Lien pursuant to this Section 6.03(r), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;   (s) Liens on assets received by or of the Company or its Subsidiaries and held in   trust in respect of, or deposited or segregated to secure, liabilities assumed in the course of the reinsurance   business or under any Insurance Contracts, Reinsurance Agreements, Fronting Arrangements or other   indemnity arrangements entered in the ordinary course of business;   (t) Liens not securing indebtedness for borrowed money on cash and securities   arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the structured risk insurance and reinsurance   product lines of the Company and its Subsidiaries;   (u) Liens arising in connection with securities lending arrangements  entered into by   the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with financial institutions  in the ordinary course of   business so long as any securities subject to any such securities lending arrangement do not constitute   Collateral;   (v) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing Indebtedness   permitted by clause (h) of the definition of “Permitted Subsidiary Indebtedness”;    (w) without duplication of the Liens described in clauses (a) through (v) above and   clauses (x) through (dd) below, additional Liens securing obligations of the Company; provided that (i)   the aggregate amount of such Liens (measured, as to each such Lien permitted under this clause (w), as   the greater of the amount secured by such Lien and the fair market value at such time of the assets subject   to such Lien) shall not, when added to the aggregate amount of all Liens (measured as set forth in this   clause (w) above) incurred pursuant to Section 6.03(r) and the aggregate amount of outstanding unsecured   Indebtedness of Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to clause (j) of the definition of “Permitted Subsidiary   Indebtedness”, exceed at any time 10% of Consolidated Net Worth at the time of incurrence of any new   Liens under this clause (w) and (ii) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of any Lien pursuant   to this Section 6.03(w), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;   (x) Liens on assets arising in connection with the sale or transfer of such assets in a   transaction permitted under Section 6.02 and customary rights and restrictions contained in agreements   relating to such sale or transfer pending the completion thereof;   (y) Liens arising in the case of any joint venture, any put and call arrangements   related to its Equity Interests set forth in its organizational documents or any related joint venture or   similar agreement;      

 

   64   (z) Liens in respect of any interest or title of a lessor under any lease or sublease   entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business and other statutory   and common law landlords’ liens under leases;   (aa) Liens arising in connection with any interest or title of a licensor under any   license or sublicense entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary as a licensee or sublicensee (A)   existing on the date hereof or (B) in the ordinary course of its business;   (bb) Liens on earned money deposits of cash or cash equivalents made in connection   with any proposed acquisition or other investment not prohibited hereunder;   (cc) Liens in the nature of the right of setoff in favor of counterparties to contractual   agreements with the Account Parties in the ordinary course of business; and   (dd) Liens on cash and securities in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of   $500,000,000 securing obligations under Capital Markets Products in the ordinary course of business.   SECTION 6.04. Indebtedness.  (a) The Company will not create, incur, assume or   permit to exist any Indebtedness, or become or remain liable (contingent or otherwise) to do any of the   foregoing, except for the Indebtedness under the Credit Documents or the Five-Year Unsecured   Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility and other Indebtedness which is either pari passu with, or   subordinated in right of payment to, such Indebtedness (it being understood that unsecured Indebtedness   is not subordinate to secured Indebtedness solely because it is unsecured, and Indebtedness that is not   guaranteed by a particular Person is not deemed to be subordinate to Indebtedness that is so guaranteed   solely because it is not so guaranteed).   (b) The Company will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or   permit to exist any Indebtedness, or become or remain liable (contingent or otherwise) to do any of the   foregoing, except for Permitted Subsidiary Indebtedness and the Lloyd’s LC Facility.   SECTION 6.05. Use of Proceeds.  No Account Party will request any Letter of   Credit, and no Account Party shall use, and the Company shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or   their respective directors, officers and employees shall not use, the proceeds of any Letter of Credit (i) in   furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or   anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of   funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person,   or in any Sanctioned Country, to the extent such activities, businesses or transaction would be prohibited   by Sanctions if conducted by a corporation incorporated in the United States or in a European Union   member state or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of  any Sanctions applicable to any   party hereto.   SECTION 6.06. Issuance of Stock.  The Company will not permit any of its   Subsidiaries to directly or indirectly issue, sell, assign, pledge, or otherwise encumber or dispose of any   shares of their preferred or preference equity securities or options to acquire preferred or preference   equity securities, except the issuance of preferred or preference equity securities, so long as no part of   such preferred or preference equity securities is mandatorily redeemable (whether on a scheduled basis or   as a result of the occurrence of any event or circumstance) prior to the date which is six (6) months after   the Commitment Expiration Date.  For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6.06 does not relate to the   issuance or sale of ordinary or common equity or options relating thereto.     

 

   65   SECTION 6.07. Dissolution.  The Company shall not suffer or permit dissolution   or liquidation either in whole or in part, except through corporate reorganization to the extent permitted   by Section 6.02.   SECTION 6.08. Restricted Payments.  The Company will not declare or pay any   dividends, purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire for value any of its Equity Interests now   or hereafter outstanding, return any capital to its stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent   Persons thereof) as such, make any distribution of assets, Equity Interests, obligations or securities to its   stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Persons thereof) as such, or permit any of its   Subsidiaries to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire for value any Equity Interests in the   Company or to sell any Equity Interests therein (each of the foregoing a “Dividend” and, collectively,   “Dividends”) provided that this Section 6.08 shall not prohibit Dividends so long as before and after   giving effect (including pro forma effect) thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and   be continuing.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may declare and pay cash dividends or   distributions in respect of (i) any trust preferred security, deferrable interest subordinated debt security,   mandatory convertible debt or other hybrid security (including Hybrid Capital) that, at the time of   issuance thereof or at any time prior to the initial dividend or distribution thereunder, was accorded equity   treatment by S&P and/or (ii) any Preferred Security, if, at the time of and after giving pro forma effect to   such dividend or distribution, no Event of Default under Sections 7.01, 7.04(a)(i) or 7.05 shall have   occurred and be continuing.   SECTION 6.09. Transactions with Affiliates.  Neither the Company nor any of its   Subsidiaries shall enter into or be a party to, a transaction with any Affiliate of the Company or such   Subsidiary (which Affiliate is not the Company or a Subsidiary) with a value in excess of $1,000,000,   except (i) transactions with Affiliates on terms (x) no less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary   than those that could have been obtained in a comparable transaction on an arm’s length basis from an   unrelated Person, as reasonably determined by the board of directors of the Company or a duly authorized   committee thereof or (y) approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the board of directors of   the Company, (ii) Dividends not prohibited by Section 6.08, (iii) fees and compensation paid to and   indemnities provided on behalf of officers and directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as   reasonably determined in good faith by the board of directors, the audit committee or senior management   of the Company, (iv) the issuance of common stock of the Company, (v) loans and advances to officers   and directors made in the ordinary course of business, (vi) transactions among the Account Parties and   their wholly-owned Subsidiaries, (vii) transactions permitted by Sections 6.02 and 6.04, (viii) transactions   and payments pursuant to agreements and arrangements disclosed in, or listed as an exhibit to, the   Company’s annual report on Form 10−K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2015 or any subsequent   other filing with the SEC through the Effective Date or any such agreement or arrangement as thereafter   amended, extended or replaced on terms that are, in the aggregate, no less favorable to the Company and   its Subsidiaries than the terms of such agreement on the Effective Date, as the case may be, and (ix) the   transactions and payments set forth on Schedule 6.09 and amendments thereto that are not materially   adverse to the Lenders, as reasonably determined by the board of directors of the Company, a duly   authorized committee thereof or an Authorized Officer of the Company.   SECTION 6.10. Maximum Leverage Ratio.  The Company will not permit the   Leverage Ratio at any time to be greater than 0.35:1.00.   SECTION 6.11. Minimum Consolidated Net Worth.  The Company will not   permit Consolidated Net Worth at any time to be less than the Minimum Consolidated Net Worth   Amount in effect at such time.     

 

   66   SECTION 6.12. Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries.  The   Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise   cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such   Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its capital stock or any other interest or   participation in its profits owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or pay any Indebtedness   owed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) make loans or advances to the Company or any of its   Subsidiaries or (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except   for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) applicable Legal Requirements,   including any Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority, (ii) this Agreement and the other Credit   Documents, (iii) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing any   leasehold interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) customary provisions restricting   assignment of any licensing agreement (in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the licensee)   or other contract (including leases) entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary   course of business, (v) restrictions on the transfer of any asset pending the close of the sale of such asset,   (vi) restrictions on the transfer of any asset as a result of a Lien permitted by Section 6.03,   (vii) agreements entered into by a Regulated Insurance Company with an Applicable Insurance   Regulatory Authority or ratings agency in the ordinary course of business, (viii) customary provisions in   partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, joint venture   agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business that restrict the   transfer of ownership interests in such partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or similar   Person, (ix) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts   (including Insurance Contracts, Fronting Arrangements and Reinsurance Agreements) entered into in the   ordinary course of business, pursuant to an agreement or instrument relating to any Permitted Subsidiary   Indebtedness of the type described in clause (d) of the definition thereof if the encumbrances and   restrictions contained in any such agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially less   favorable to the Lenders than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in this Agreement, (x) any   encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any amendments or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or   obligations referred to in clause (ix) above or clauses (xii) through (xvi) below, provided that such   amendments or refinancings are no more materially restrictive with respect to such encumbrances and   restrictions than those prior to such amendment or refinancing, (xi) restrictions placed in accordance with   the Segregated Account Companies Act 2000 of Bermuda on the transfer of any asset held, carried or   deposited in a segregated account of a Protected Cell Company, (xii) restrictions contained in the Five-   Year Unsecured Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility, (xiii) agreements and arrangements set   forth on Schedule 6.12, (xiv) any instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness, of the Person so acquired,   (xv) an agreement or instrument relating to any Permitted Subsidiary Indebtedness so long as the   encumbrances and restrictions in such agreement or instrument are customary for such Indebtedness and   are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the comparable encumbrances and restrictions set forth in   the Credit Documents as determined in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company   and (xvi) encumbrances or restrictions existing under the Lloyd’s LC Facility or the IPC Facility or under   any other Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.04 so long as such encumbrances and restrictions are   customary for such Indebtedness and are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the comparable   encumbrances and restrictions set forth in the Credit Documents as determined in the good faith judgment   of the board of directors of the Company.   SECTION 6.13. Private Act.  No Account Party will become subject to a Private   Act.   SECTION 6.14. Claims Paying Ratings.  The Company shall not permit the   financial strength rating of Validus Re and each other Regulated Insurance Company that is material to   the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to be less than “B++” from A.M. Best Company, Inc.   (or its successor).     

 

   67   SECTION 6.15. End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters.  Neither the Company nor   any of its Subsidiaries will change (i) its fiscal year end from being on December 31 of each year or   (ii) its fiscal quarters to end on dates which are inconsistent with a fiscal year end as described above.   ARTICLE VII      Events of Default   If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:   SECTION 7.01. Payments.  Any Account Party shall (a) default in the payment   when due of any Unpaid Drawing, (b) default, and such default shall continue for three or more Business   Days, in the payment when due of any interest on any Unpaid Drawing, (c) default, and such default shall   continue for five or more Business Days, in the payment when due of any fees or any other amounts   payable hereunder or pursuant to any other Credit Documents; or   SECTION 7.02. Representations, etc.  Any representation, warranty or statement   made (or deemed made) by any Account Party herein or in any other Credit Document or in any   certificate or statement delivered or required to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to be   untrue in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made; or   SECTION 7.03. Covenants.  Any Account Party shall (a) default in the due   performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 5.01(d),   5.01(g)(iv), 5.02(ii), 5.05 (but only with respect to the first sentence thereof), 5.10 or Article VI, or   (b) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement (other than   those referred to in Section 7.01 or clause (a) of this Section 7.03) contained in this Agreement and such   default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after written notice to the Company from the   Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or   SECTION 7.04. Default under other Agreements.  (a) The Company, any   Designated Subsidiary Account Party, any  Regulated Insurance Company or any Significant Subsidiary   shall (i) default in any payment (after the expiration of any applicable grace period provided in the   applicable agreement or instrument under which such Indebtedness was created) with respect to   Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness hereunder but expressly including Indebtedness under the   Five-Year Unsecured Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility in any event) in excess of   $100,000,000 individually or in the aggregate, for the Company and its Subsidiaries or (ii) default in the   observance or performance of any agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained   in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or   condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition (other than any such default, event   or condition arising solely out of the violation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any covenant   or agreement in any way restricting the Company, or any such Subsidiary’s, right or ability to sell, pledge   or otherwise dispose of Unrestricted Margin Stock) is to cause, or to permit (after the expiration of any   applicable grace period provided in the applicable agreement or instrument under which such   Indebtedness was created) the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of   such holder or holders) to cause (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both), any such   Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof,   prior to its scheduled maturity; (b) an “Event of Default”, as defined under the Five-Year Unsecured   Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility, shall have occurred and be continuing; or (c) Indebtedness   of one or more of the Persons listed in clause (a) above in excess of $100,000,000 shall be declared to be   due and payable or required to be prepaid (other than (x) by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or   as a mandatory prepayment (unless such required prepayment or mandatory prepayment results from a     

 

   68   default thereunder or an event of the type that constitutes an Event of Default) or (y) to the extent solely   as a result of the violation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any covenant or agreement in any   way restricting the Company, or any such Subsidiary’s, right or ability to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose   of Unrestricted Margin Stock) prior to the scheduled maturity thereof; or    SECTION 7.05. Bankruptcy, etc.  The Company, any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party, any Regulated Insurance Company or any Significant Subsidiary shall commence a   voluntary case concerning itself under Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now   or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto (the “Bankruptcy Code”); or an involuntary case is   commenced against any such Person and the petition is not dismissed within 60 days, after   commencement of the case; or a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes   charge of, all or substantially all of the property of any such Person or any such Person commences   (including by way of applying for or consenting to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a   rehabilitator, receiver, custodian, trustee, conservator, administrator or liquidator or other similar official   in any jurisdiction (collectively, a “conservator”) of itself or all or any substantial portion of its property)   any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors,   dissolution, insolvency, administration, liquidation, rehabilitation, supervision, conservatorship or similar   law of any jurisdiction or the Bermuda Companies Law whether now or hereafter in effect relating to any   such Person; or any such proceeding is commenced against any such Person and such proceeding is not   dismissed within 60 days; or any such Person is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief   or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or any such Person suffers any   appointment of any conservator or the like for it or any substantial part of its property which continues   undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or any such Person makes a general assignment for the   benefit of creditors; or any corporate action is taken by any such Person for the purpose of effecting any   of the foregoing; or   SECTION 7.06. ERISA.  An event or condition specified in Section 5.07 shall   occur or exist with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Pension Plan that, individually   or in the aggregate, results in or could reasonably be expected to result in a liability to the Company, its   Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate in an amount that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have,   a Material Adverse Effect; or   SECTION 7.07. Judgments.  One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered   against the Company, any Designated Subsidiary Account Party, any Regulated Insurance Company or   any Significant Subsidiary involving a liability, net of undisputed insurance and reinsurance, of   $100,000,000 or more in the case of any one such judgment or decree or in the aggregate for all such   judgments and decrees for such Persons and any such judgments or decrees shall not have been paid,   vacated, discharged, satisfied, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or   SECTION 7.08. Insurance Licenses.  Any one or more Insurance Licenses of the   Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be suspended, limited or terminated or shall not be renewed, or   any other action shall be taken by any Governmental Authority, and such suspension, limitation,   termination, non-renewal or action, either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably   be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; or   SECTION 7.09. Change of Control.  A Change of Control shall occur; or   SECTION 7.10. Security Documents.  Any Security Document shall cease to be   in full force and effect, or shall cease to give the Collateral Agent the Liens, rights, powers and privileges   purported to be created thereby (including a first priority security interest in, and Lien on, all of the   Collateral subject thereto, in favor of the Collateral Agent, superior to and prior to the rights of all third     

 

   69   Persons and subject to no other Liens except as permitted under Section 6.03(n)), except to the extent   resulting from the Collateral Agent’s failure to maintain possession of Collateral delivered to it by the   Company and its Subsidiaries; or any Account Party or any other pledgor thereunder shall default in the   due performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or   observed pursuant to any Security Document; or any Person acting by or on behalf of the Company or any   of its Subsidiaries shall deny or disaffirm in writing the enforceability of any Security Document; or   SECTION 7.11. Company Guaranty.  The Company Guaranty or any provision   thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect, or any Person acting by or on behalf of the Company shall   deny or disaffirm in writing the Company’s obligations under the Company Guaranty, or the Company   shall default in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be   performed or observed pursuant to the Company Guaranty;   then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if an Event of Default shall then be continuing, the   Administrative Agent may, or upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by written notice to   the Company, take any or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of the   Administrative Agent or any Lender to enforce its claims against any Account Party, except as otherwise   specifically provided for in this Agreement (provided that if an Event of Default specified in Section 7.05   shall occur with respect to any Account Party, the result which would occur upon the giving of written   notice by the Administrative Agent as specified in clauses (i) through (v) below shall occur automatically   without the giving of any such notice):  (i) declare the Total Commitment terminated, whereupon the   Commitment of each Lender shall forthwith terminate immediately; (ii) declare the principal of and any   accrued interest and fees in respect of all obligations owing hereunder and under the other Credit   Documents to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable without presentment,   demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Account Party;   (iii) terminate any Letter of Credit which may be terminated in accordance with its terms; (iv) direct each   Account Party to cause to be deposited in the Collateral Account maintained by the Collateral Agent such   amounts of cash and Cash Equivalents, to be held as security for such Account Party’s obligations   hereunder then outstanding, equal to the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Outstandings and other   obligations attributable to such Account Party hereunder; and/or (v) direct the Collateral Agent to enforce   any or all of the Liens and security interests created pursuant to the Security Documents and/or exercise   any of the rights and remedies provided therein. In addition, upon the occurrence and during the   continuation of an Event of Default, each Account Party hereby appoints the Administrative Agent as the   attorney-in-fact of such Account Party, with full power of substitution, and in the name of such Account   Party, to disburse and directly apply the proceeds of its Collateral Accounts to the satisfaction of any of   such Account Party’s obligations hereunder or under any other Credit Document.  The power-of-attorney   granted hereby is a power coupled with an interest and is irrevocable. Unless directed to do so by the   Required Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, the   Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to undertake any of the foregoing actions, and, if it takes   any such action it shall have no liability to any Account Party to continue the same or for the sufficiency   or adequacy thereof. At the request of the Administrative Agent, each Account Party shall ratify all   actions taken by the Administrative Agent hereunder.   ARTICLE VIII      The Agents   SECTION 8.01. Appointment.  Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints   each Agent as its agent and authorizes such Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such   powers as are delegated to such Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and powers as are   reasonably incidental thereto.  The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Agents, and     

 

   70   neither the Company nor any other Account 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” as used herein or in any other   Credit Documents (or any similar term) with reference to any 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 independent contracting parties.   SECTION 8.02. Agents in their Individual Capacities.  Each bank serving as an   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 an Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept   deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company or any of   its Subsidiaries or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not an Agent hereunder.   SECTION 8.03. Exculpatory Provisions.  Each Agent shall not have any duties or   obligations except those expressly set forth herein.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,   (a) no Agent shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has   occurred and is continuing, (b) no Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise   any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that such   Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or   percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.02),   and (c) except as expressly set forth herein, no Agent shall have any duty to disclose, and shall not be   liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is   communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.    No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the   Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the   circumstances as provided in Section 10.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful   misconduct as determined by a final nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  No   Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given   to such Agent by the Company or the applicable Account Party or a Lender, and no Agent shall 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, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other   document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of   the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (iv) the validity, enforceability,   effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document, or   (v) 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 such Agent.   SECTION 8.04. Reliance.  Each 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 believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper   Person.  Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it   to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  Each Agent may   consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), 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.   SECTION 8.05. Delegation of Duties.  Each Agent may perform any and all its   duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by such   Agent.  Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights   and powers through their respective Related Parties.  The exculpatory provisions of the preceding   paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the applicable Agent and any     

 

   71   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 Agent.   SECTION 8.06. Resignation.  Subject to the appointment and acceptance of an   applicable successor Agent as provided in this paragraph, each Agent may resign at any time by notifying   the Lenders and the Company.  Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to   appoint a successor administrative agent or collateral agent, as applicable, which shall be a bank with an   office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank, with the consent of the Company (not to   be unreasonably withheld or delayed), provided that no such consent shall be required at any time when a   Default or Event of Default exists.  If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders   and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its   resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent which shall   be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank.  Upon the acceptance   of its appointment as an Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become   vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall   be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder.  The fees payable by the Account Parties to a   successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the   Company and such successor.  After an Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and   Section 10.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub-agents and their   respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it   was acting as an Agent.   SECTION 8.07. Non-Reliance.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has,   independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents   and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this   Agreement.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any   Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time   deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon   this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.   SECTION 8.08. Syndication Agent, Documentation Agents and Joint Lead   Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any   provision of any other Credit Document, each of the Syndication Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents   and the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners is named as such for recognition purposes only, and   in its capacity as such shall have no powers, duties, responsibilities or liabilities with respect to this   Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except as   expressly contemplated hereby. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Syndication Agent, the Co-   Documentation Agents and the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners shall not, solely by reason of   this Agreement or any other Credit Documents, have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or any   other Person.   ARTICLE IX      Company Guaranty   SECTION 9.01. The Company Guaranty.  In order to induce the Lenders to enter   into this Agreement and to extend credit hereunder and in recognition of the direct benefits to be received   by the Company from the issuance of the Letters of Credit, the Company hereby agrees with the Lenders   as follows: the Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as primary obligor and not   merely as surety, the full and prompt payment when due, whether upon maturity, acceleration or   otherwise, of any and all of the Guaranteed Obligations of each Designated Subsidiary Account Party to     

 

   72   the Guaranteed Creditors.  If any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations of any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party to the Guaranteed Creditors becomes due and payable hereunder, the Company   unconditionally promises to pay (subject to the provisions of Section 2.12) such Guaranteed Obligations   to the Guaranteed Creditors, or order, on demand, together with any and all expenses which may be   incurred by the Guaranteed Creditors in collecting any of the Guaranteed Obligations.  This Company   Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection.  If a claim is ever made upon any Guaranteed   Creditor for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received in payment or on account of any   of the Guaranteed Obligations and any of the aforesaid payees repays all or part of said amount by reason   of (i) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having jurisdiction over such   payee or any of its property or (ii) any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such   payee with any such claimant, then and in such event the Company agrees that any such judgment,   decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon the Company, notwithstanding any   revocation of this Company Guaranty or any other instrument evidencing any liability of each Designated   Subsidiary Account Party, and the Company shall be and remain liable to the aforesaid payees hereunder   for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been   received by any such payee.   SECTION 9.02. Bankruptcy.  Additionally, the Company unconditionally and   irrevocably guarantees the payment of any and all of the Guaranteed Obligations of each Designated   Subsidiary Account Party hereunder to the Guaranteed Creditors whether or not due or payable by each   Designated Subsidiary Account Party upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 7.05   with respect to such Designated Subsidiary Account Party, and unconditionally promises to pay such   indebtedness to the Guaranteed Creditors, or order, on demand, in lawful money of the United States.   SECTION 9.03. Nature of Liability.  The liability of the Company hereunder is   exclusive and independent of any security for or other guaranty of the Guaranteed Obligations of each   Designated Subsidiary Account Party whether executed by the Company, any other guarantor or by any   other party, and the liability of the Company hereunder is not affected or impaired by (a) any direction as   to application of payment by each Designated Subsidiary Account Party or by any other party (other than   a direction by the Guaranteed Creditor receiving such payment), or (b) any other continuing or other   guaranty, undertaking or maximum liability of a guarantor or of any other party as to the Guaranteed   Obligations of each Designated Subsidiary Account Party, or (c) any payment on or in reduction of any   such other guaranty or undertaking, or (d) any dissolution, termination or increase, decrease or change in   personnel by each Designated Subsidiary Account Party, or (e) any payment made to the Guaranteed   Creditors on the Guaranteed Obligations which any such Guaranteed Creditor repays to each Designated   Subsidiary Account Party pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,   moratorium or other debtor relief proceeding, and the Company waives any right to the deferral or   modification of its obligations hereunder by reason of any such proceeding or (f) any action or inaction of   the type described in Section 9.05.   SECTION 9.04. Independent Obligation.  The obligations of the Company under   this Article IX are independent of the obligations of any other guarantor, any other party or each   Designated Subsidiary Account Party, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted   against the Company whether or not action is brought against any other guarantor, any other party or each   Designated Subsidiary Account Party and whether or not any other guarantor, any other party or each   Designated Subsidiary Account Party be joined in any such action or actions.  The Company waives, to   the full extent permitted by law, the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its liability under this   Article IX or the enforcement thereof.  Any payment by a Designated Subsidiary Account Party or other   circumstance which operates to toll any statute of limitations as to a Designated Subsidiary Account Party   shall operate to toll the statute of limitations as to the Company.     

 

   73   SECTION 9.05. Authorization.  The obligations of the Company under this   Article IX shall be unconditional and absolute and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall   not be released, discharged or otherwise affected by any action taken by any Guaranteed Creditor to:   (a) change the manner, place or terms of payment of, and/or change or extend the   time of payment of, renew, increase, accelerate or alter, any of the Guaranteed Obligations (including any   increase or decrease in the rate of interest thereon), any security therefor, or any liability incurred directly   or indirectly in respect thereof, and the guaranty herein made shall apply to the Guaranteed Obligations as   so changed, extended, renewed or altered;   (b) take and hold security for the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations and sell,   exchange, release, impair, surrender, realize upon or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order   any property by whomsoever at any time pledged or mortgaged to secure, or howsoever securing, the   Guaranteed Obligations or any liabilities (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly   in respect thereof or hereof, and/or any offset thereagainst, except to the extent the Guaranteed   Obligations have been paid;   (c) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party or others or otherwise act or refrain from acting;   (d) release or substitute any one or more endorsers, guarantors, any Designated   Subsidiary Account Party or other obligor;   (e) settle or compromise any of the Guaranteed Obligations, any security therefor or   any liability (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof,   and may subordinate the payment of all or any part thereof to the payment of any liability (whether due or   not) of any Designated Subsidiary Account Party to its creditors other than the Guaranteed Creditors;   (f) apply any sums by whomsoever paid or howsoever realized to any liability or   liabilities of any Designated Subsidiary Account Party to the Guaranteed Creditors regardless of what   liability or liabilities of any Designated Subsidiary Account Party remain unpaid;   (g) consent to or waive any breach of, or any act, omission or default under, this   Agreement or any other Credit Document or any of the instruments or agreements referred to herein or   therein, or otherwise amend, modify or supplement this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any of   such other instruments or agreements; and/or   (h) take any other action which would, under otherwise applicable principles of   common law, give rise to a legal or equitable discharge of the Company from its liabilities under this   Company Guaranty.   SECTION 9.06. Reliance.  It is not necessary for the Guaranteed Creditors to   inquire into the capacity or powers of any Designated Subsidiary Account Party or the officers, directors,   partners or agents acting or purporting to act on their behalf, and any Guaranteed Obligations made or   created in reliance upon the professed exercise of such powers shall be guaranteed hereunder.   SECTION 9.07. Subordination.  Any indebtedness of any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party now or hereafter owing to the Company is hereby subordinated to the Guaranteed   Obligations of each Designated Subsidiary Account Party owing to the Guaranteed Creditors; and if the   Administrative Agent so requests at a time when an Event of Default exists, no Designated Subsidiary     

 

   74   Account Party shall make, or be permitted to make, any payment to the Company in respect of such   indebtedness owed to the Company, but without affecting or impairing in any manner the liability of the   Company under the other provisions of this Company Guaranty.  Prior to the transfer by the Company of   any note or negotiable instrument evidencing any of the indebtedness of any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party to the Company, the Company shall mark such note or negotiable instrument with a legend   that the same is subject to this subordination. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the   Company hereby agrees with the Guaranteed Creditors that it will not exercise any right of subrogation   which it may at any time otherwise have as a result of this Company Guaranty (whether contractual,   under Section 509 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) until all Guaranteed Obligations have been   irrevocably paid in full in cash.   SECTION 9.08. Waiver.  (a) The Company waives any right (except as shall be   required by applicable statute and cannot be waived) to require any Guaranteed Creditor to (i) proceed   against any Designated Subsidiary Account Party, any other guarantor or any other party, (ii) proceed   against or exhaust any security held from any Designated Subsidiary Account Party, any other guarantor   or any other party or (iii) pursue any other remedy in any Guaranteed Creditor’s power whatsoever.  The   Company waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party, any other guarantor or any other party, other than payment in full of the Guaranteed   Obligations, based on or arising out of the disability of any Designated Subsidiary Account Party, any   other guarantor or any other party, or the unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part   thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of any Designated Subsidiary   Account Party other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations.  The Guaranteed Creditors may,   at their election, foreclose on any security held by the Administrative Agent or any other Guaranteed   Creditor by one or more judicial or non-judicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is   commercially reasonable (to the extent such sale is permitted by applicable law), or exercise any other   right or remedy the Guaranteed Creditors may have against any Designated Subsidiary Account Party or   any other party, or any security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of the Company   hereunder except to the extent the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid.  The Company waives any   defense arising out of any such election by the Guaranteed Creditors, even though such election operates   to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of the   Company against any Designated Subsidiary Account Party or any other party or any security.   (b) The Company waives all presentments, demands for performance, protests and   notices, including notices of non-performance, notices of protest, notices of dishonor, notices of   acceptance of this Company Guaranty, and notices of the existence, creation or incurring of new or   additional Guaranteed Obligations.  The Company assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself   informed of each Designated Subsidiary Account Party’s financial condition and assets, and of all other   circumstances bearing upon the risk of non-payment of the Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope   and extent of the risks which the Company assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that the Guaranteed   Creditors shall have no duty to advise the Company of information known to them regarding such   circumstances or risks.   (c) The Company warrants and agrees that each of the waivers set forth above in this   Section 9.08 is made with full knowledge of its significance and consequences, and such waivers shall be   effective to the maximum extent permitted by law.   SECTION 9.09. Maximum Liability.  The provisions of this Company Guaranty   are severable, and in any action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state, federal or   foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if   the obligations of the Company under this Company Guaranty would otherwise be held or determined to   be avoidable, invalid or unenforceable on account of the amount of the liability under this Company     

 

   75   Guaranty or otherwise, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Company Guaranty to the   contrary, the amount and scope of such liability shall, without any further action by the Company or the   Guaranteed Creditors, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and   enforceable as determined in such action or proceeding (such highest amount determined hereunder being   the “Maximum Liability”.  This Section with respect to the Maximum Liability is intended solely to   preserve the rights of the Guaranteed Creditors to the maximum extent not subject to avoidance under   applicable law, and neither the Company nor any Designated Subsidiary Account Party nor any other   Person shall have any right or claim under this Section with respect to the Maximum Liability, except to   the extent necessary so that the obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be rendered voidable   under applicable law.  The Company agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may at any time and from time   to time exceed the Maximum Liability without impairing this Company Guaranty or affecting the rights and   remedies of the Guaranteed Creditors hereunder, provided that, nothing in this sentence shall be construed to   increase the Company’s obligations hereunder beyond the Maximum Liability.   ARTICLE X      Miscellaneous   SECTION 10.01. Notices.  (a) Except in the case of notices and other   communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone or electronically (and subject to   paragraph (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, as follows:   (i) if to the Company and Validus Re (x) to it at Validus Holdings, Ltd., 29   Richmond Road, Pembroke HM08 Bermuda, Attention: Chief Financial Officer (Facsimile: (441)   278-9090) and (y) with a copy (in the case of a notice of a Default) to Skadden, Arps, Slate,   Meagher & Flom LLP, Four Times Square, New York, New York 10036 Attention: Steven   Messina (Facsimile: (917) 777-3509);   (ii) if to a Designated Subsidiary Account Party, at the address specified opposite its   signature below;   (iii) if to the Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 500 Stanton   Christiana Road, Ops Building 2, 3rd Floor, Newark, Delaware 19713-2107, Attention of Joseph   Burke (Facsimile No. (302) 634-4733; e-mail: joseph.m.burke@jpmorgan.com), with a copy to   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 383 Madison Avenue, Floor 23, New York, New York 10179,   Attention of Richard Barracato (Facsimile No. (212) 270-7449; e-mail:   richard.barracato@jpmorgan.com); and   (iv) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or facsimile number) set forth in its   Administrative Questionnaire.   Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be   deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by 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 delivered   through Electronic Systems, to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided   in said paragraph (b).     

 

   76   (b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or   furnished by using Electronic Systems pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent;   provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to (x) Article II unless otherwise agreed by   the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender or (y) Section 5.01(d)(x).  The Administrative Agent   or the Company may, 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) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business   hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of   business on the next business day for the recipient.   (c) Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and   other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.   (d) Electronic Systems.   (i) The Company agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be   obligated to, make Communications (as defined below) available to the Lenders by posting the   Communications on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar or a substantially similar Electronic   System.   (ii) Any Electronic System used by the Administrative Agent is provided “as is”   and “as available.”  The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of such Electronic   Systems and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications.  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 Communications or any Electronic System.  In no event shall the   Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to   any Account Party, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or   indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or   otherwise) arising out of any Account Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of   Communications through an Electronic System.  “Communications” means, collectively, any notice,   demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any   Account Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is   distributed by the Administrative Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant   to this Section, including through an Electronic System.   SECTION 10.02. Waivers; Amendments.  (a) No failure or delay by the   Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver   thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or   discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or   the exercise of any other right or power.  The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the   Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would     

 

   77   otherwise have.  No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any   Account Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by   paragraph (b) of this Section 10.02, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific   instance and for the purpose for which given.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the   issuance of any Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether   the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.    In the case of any waiver, each Account Party, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be restored   to their former positions and rights hereunder and any Default or Event of Default so waived shall be   deemed to be cured and not continuing.  No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default   or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.   (b) Neither this Agreement, any other Credit Document nor any provision hereof or   thereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing   entered into by each Account Party and the Required Lenders or by each Account Party and the   Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall   (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the   amount of any amount due pursuant to any Letter of Credit or Unpaid Drawing or reduce any interest or   fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby,   (iii) postpone the scheduled date for reimbursement of any Unpaid Drawing, or any interest thereon, or   any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the   scheduled date of expiration of the Commitments or any Letter of Credit, without the written consent of   each Lender directly affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.13(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the   pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or change any of the provisions of this Section 10.02 or the   definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of   Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any   consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) release all or substantially all of the   Collateral (except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) under all the Security Documents,   change in any material respect the definition of “Advance Rate” or “Borrowing Base”, change in any   material respect any provision of Section 2.10 or 2.16(b)(ii) or release the Company from the Company   Guaranty (or change the Company Guaranty in a manner that is materially adverse to the Lenders),   without the written consent of each Lender or (vi) change any provision of Article II without the written   consent of each LC Issuer affected thereby; and provided, further, that no such agreement shall amend,   modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of any Agent or any LC Issuer hereunder without the prior   written consent of such Agent or such LC Issuer, as the case may be.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or   any other provision of this Agreement, any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived by an   agreement in writing entered into by the Company, the Super-Majority Lenders and the Administrative   Agent (and, if its rights or obligations are affected thereby, each LC Issuer and the Issuing Agent) if (x)   by the terms of such agreement the Commitment of each Lender not consenting to the amendment or   waiver provided for therein shall terminate, and any Several Letters of Credit then outstanding shall either   be terminated, amended or returned and reissued, in each case to give effect to such termination (it being   understood that the Company may cause the Commitment of any such non-consenting Lender to be   assigned to one or more new Lenders in accordance with Section 10.04; provided that no action shall be   required to be taken by such non-consenting Lender (including the execution of any Assignment and   Assumption Agreement)) and (y) at the time such amendment or waiver becomes effective, each Lender   not consenting thereto receives payment in full of all amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under   this Agreement.   SECTION 10.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.  (a) Each Account Party   jointly and severally agrees to pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by   the Agents, the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners and their Affiliates, including the reasonable   fees, charges and disbursements of one primary counsel and all applicable foreign counsel, in each case,     

 

   78   of the Administrative Agent and one additional counsel for all Lenders other than the Administrative   Agent and additional counsel in light of actual or potential conflicts of interest or the availability of   different claims or defenses, and in each case to the extent invoiced, in connection with the syndication of   the credit facility provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this Agreement and the other   Credit Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof (whether or not   the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated) or protection of its rights   hereunder or thereunder, (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses of the Issuing Agent and each Fronting Lender in   connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit hereunder, and   (iii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Agent, any Joint Lead   Arranger and Joint Bookrunner or any Lender, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements   of one primary counsel and all applicable foreign counsel, in each case, of the Administrative Agent and   one additional counsel for all Lenders other than the Administrative Agent and additional counsel in light   of actual or potential conflicts of interest or the availability of different claims or defenses, and in each   case to the extent invoiced, in connection with the enforcement of its rights in connection with this   Agreement or the other Credit Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with   the Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any   workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Letters of Credit.   (b) Each Account Party jointly and severally agrees to indemnify the Agents, the   Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the   foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee   harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees,   charges and disbursements of any counsel for such Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any   Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this   Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of   their respective obligations hereunder or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Letter of   Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous   Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any   Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company 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 and regardless of whether such Indemnitee is a party thereto or   whether such claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding is brought by the Company or any of its   Subsidiaries or a third party; 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 the gross negligence   or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any Related Party of such Indemnitee.  This Section 10.03(b)   shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc.   arising from any non-Tax claim.   (c) To the extent that any Account Party fails to pay any amount required to be paid   by it to an Agent, under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to such   Agent such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed   expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense   or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or   asserted against such Agent, in its capacity as such.   (d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Account Party shall assert, and   each Account Party hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for   special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out   of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated   hereby, any Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.     

 

   79   (e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after written   demand therefor.   SECTION 10.04. Successors and Assigns.  (a) The provisions of this Agreement   shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and   assigns permitted hereby except that (i) no Account Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its   rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted   assignment or transfer by such Account Party without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no   Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this   Section.  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 paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the   Related Parties of each of the Agents and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under   or by reason of this Agreement.   (b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may   assign to one or more Persons (other than an Ineligible Institution) all or a portion of its rights and   obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment) with the prior written   consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:   (A) the Company (provided that the Company shall be deemed to have consented   to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the   Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice   thereof), provided, further, that no consent of the Company shall be required for an   assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of   Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee; and   (B) the Administrative Agent and each LC Issuer.   (ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:   (A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or   an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment, the   amount of the Commitment 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) shall not be less than $5,000,000   unless each of the Company and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided   that no such consent of the Company shall be required if an Event of Default has   occurred and is continuing;   (B) 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;   (C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative   Agent (x) an Assignment and Assumption or (y) to the extent applicable, an agreement   incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to a Platform as to   which the Administrative Agent and the parties to the Assignment and Assumption are   participants, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, such fee to be paid   by either the assigning Lender or the assignee Lender or shared between such Lenders;     

 

   80   (D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative   Agent an Administrative Questionnaire;   (E) the assignee shall be an NAIC Approved Bank that is not a parent, subsidiary   or Affiliate of any Account Party or any beneficiary under any Letter of Credit; and   (F) if any Several Letters of Credit are then outstanding, no such assignment shall   be effective until all such outstanding Several Letters of Credit are either amended or   returned and reissued, in each case to give effect to such assignment.   For the purposes of this Section 10.04(b), the terms “Approved Fund” and “Ineligible   Institution” have the following meanings:   “Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in   making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary   course of its business and 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.   “Ineligible Institution” means (a) a natural person, (b) a Defaulting Lender or its Lender   Parent, (c) the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates, or (d) a company, investment   vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person or relative(s)   thereof.   (iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this   Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the   assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such   Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement   (provided that any liability of any Account Party to such assignee under Section 2.06 or 2.12 shall   be limited to the amount, if any, that would have been payable thereunder by such Account Party   in the absence of such assignment, except to the extent any such amounts are attributable to a   Change in Law), and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned   by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and,   in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and   obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue   to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.06, 2.12 and 10.03). Any assignment or transfer by a   Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.04   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 paragraph (c) of this Section.   (iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the   Account Parties, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States a copy of each   Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and   addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of 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 Account Parties, 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, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  The Register shall be   available for inspection by the Account Parties, and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from   time to time upon reasonable prior notice.     

 

   81   (v) Upon its receipt of (x) a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed   by an assigning Lender and an assignee or (y) to the extent applicable, an agreement   incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to a Platform as to which the   Administrative Agent and the parties to the Assignment and Assumption are participants, the   assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender   hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any   written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative   Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained   therein in the Register.  No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it   has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.   (c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of any Account Party or the   Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”), other   than an Ineligible Institution, in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this   Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and Unpaid Drawings owing to it); provided   that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall   remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the   Account Parties, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly   with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.  Any   agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such   Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification   or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide   that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or   waiver described in the first proviso to Section 10.02(b) that affects such Participant.  Each Account Party   agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.06 and 2.12 (subject to the   requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.12(e) (it being   understood that the documentation required under Section 2.12(e) shall be delivered to the participating   Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to   paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of   Sections 2.14 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to   receive any greater payment under Sections 2.06 or 2.12, with respect to any participation, than its   participating Lender 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.  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 such Participant agrees to be subject to   Section 2.13(c) as though it were a Lender.   (ii) A Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-   fiduciary agent of the Account Parties, 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 Letters of Credit or other obligations under this Agreement (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, Unpaid Drawings or its other obligations under this   Agreement) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that   such Commitment, Unpaid Drawing 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     

 

   82   Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for   maintaining a Participant Register.   (d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any   portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or   assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such   pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security   interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or   assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.   SECTION 10.05. Survival.  All covenants, agreements, representations and   warranties made by any Account Party herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in   connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other   parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance of any   Letters of Credit regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and   notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any   Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall   continue in full force and effect as long as any Letter of Credit is outstanding, any fee or any other   amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Total Commitment   (and the Commitment of each Lender) has not expired or terminated.  The provisions of Sections 2.06,   2.12 and 10.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the   consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the expiration or termination of the Total   Commitment (and the Commitment of each Lender) or the termination of this Agreement or any   provision hereof.   SECTION 10.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution.    This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different   counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall   constitute a single contract.  This Agreement and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees   payable to the Administrative Agent 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 which, 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. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this   Agreement by telecopy, e-mailed .pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the   actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this   Agreement.  The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or   relating to any  document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions   contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of   records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a   manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system,   as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal   Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures   and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act;   provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept electronic signatures in any   form or in any format without its prior written consent.   SECTION 10.07. Severability.  Any provision of this Agreement held to be   invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the     

 

   83   extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and   enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a   particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.   SECTION 10.08. Right of Setoff.  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and   be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to   time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special,   time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such   Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Account Party against any of and all the   obligations of such Account Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender,   irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and   although such obligations may be unmatured.  The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition   to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.   SECTION 10.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.  (a)   This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.   (b) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and   its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in the   Borough of Manhattan, and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York   sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or   proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any   judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in   respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the   extent permitted by law, in such Federal court.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in   any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on   the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right   that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding   relating to this Agreement against any Account Party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.   (c) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest   extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying   of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement 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 law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or   proceeding in any such court.   (d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in   connection with disputes arising out of this Agreement or any other Credit Document in the manner   provided for notices in Section 10.01.  Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this   Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.   (e) Each Account Party hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers the   Service of Process Agent, with offices on the date hereof at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York   10011, as its designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and   in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents which   may be served in any such action or proceeding.  If for any reason such designee, appointee and agent   shall cease to be available to act as such, each Account Party agrees to designate a new designee,   appointee and agent in New York City on the terms and for the purposes of this provision reasonably   satisfactory to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement.     

 

   84   SECTION 10.10. Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY   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 THE TRANSACTIONS   CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER   THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR   ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE,   THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY 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 BY, AMONG   OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.   SECTION 10.11. Headings.  Article and Section headings and the Table of   Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not   affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.   SECTION 10.12. Confidentiality.  Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees to   maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be   disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants,   legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that (i) 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 in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) that the applicable Agent or Lender   shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 10.12 by any of its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers,   employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors), (b) to the extent   requested by any regulatory authority or self-regulatory body, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws   or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in   connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this   Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions   substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective   assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or   prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to any Account   Party and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Company or (h) to the extent such Information   (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to   any Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company that, to the   applicable Agent’s or Lender’s knowledge, is not subject to a confidentiality undertaking with respect to   the applicable Information.  For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information now or   hereafter received from any Account Party relating to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or   their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to any Agent or any Lender   on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by any Account Party and other than information pertaining   to this Agreement routinely provided by arrangers to data service providers, including league table   providers, that serve the lending industry.  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 or, in the case of any Lender, such Lender   has treated such Information in a manner consistent with banking industry standards for the treatment of   confidential information.  The provisions of this Section 10.12 shall survive the termination of the Total   Commitment (and the Commitment of each Lender) and the other obligations arising hereunder, but such   survival shall only be for a period of two (2) years following the Commitment Expiration Date.   EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN THE   IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING PARAGRAPH FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS     

 

   85   AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING   THE COMPANY AND  ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES,   AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING   THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE   SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE   PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES   LAWS.   ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND   AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE COMPANY OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT   PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE   SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC   INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR   RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES.  ACCORDINGLY, EACH   LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE COMPANY AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT   IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT   WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC   INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND   APPLICABLE LAW.   SECTION 10.13. Interest Rate Limitation.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the   contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Unpaid Drawings, together with all fees, charges   and other amounts which are treated as interest on such amount or pursuant to any Letter of Credit under   applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”)   which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender issuing or holding   participation in such Letter of Credit in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in   respect of such Letter of Credit hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be   limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been   payable in respect of such Letter of Credit but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section   shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Letters of   Credit or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated   amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall   have been received by such Lender.   SECTION 10.14. USA Patriot Act.  Each Lender hereby notifies the Company and   each other Account Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L.   107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record   information that identifies each Account Party, which information includes the name and address of each   Account Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify each Account Party in   accordance with the Patriot Act.   SECTION 10.15. 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), each Account Party acknowledges and agrees that: (i) (A) the arranging and   other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial   transactions between such Account Party and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Lenders and their   Affiliates, on the other hand, (B) such Account Party has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory   and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) such Account Party is capable of   evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated   hereby; (ii) (A) each of the Lenders and their Affiliates 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     

 

   86   an advisor, agent or fiduciary for such Account Party or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B)   no Lender or any of its Affiliates has any obligation to such Account Party or any of its Affiliates with   respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except, in the case of a Lender, those obligations   expressly set forth herein; and (iii) each of the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a   broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of such Account Party and its   Affiliates, and no Lender or any of its Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to   such Account Party or its Affiliates.  Each Account Party agrees it will not claim that any of the Agents,   the Lenders or their respective Affiliates has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect or owes a   fiduciary or similar duty to such Account Party, in connection with any transactions contemplated hereby.   SECTION 10.16. Termination of Existing LC Facility.  JPMorgan Chase Bank,   N.A., in its capacity as Existing Administrative Agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly the   Bank of New York), in its capacity as Existing Collateral Agent, hereby agree, acknowledge and confirm   that upon the effectiveness of this Agreement on the Effective Date and payment in full of any and all   principal, interest, fees and other amounts owing under or in connection with the Existing LC Facility (as   specified by the Existing Administrative Agent to the Company on or prior to the Effective Date), all   liabilities, obligations and indebtedness owing by the Company and the Account Parties under the   Existing LC Facility and the Credit Documents as defined therein shall be automatically released,   discharged and satisfied in full, all of the Liens and security interests held by the Existing Collateral   Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors (as defined in the Security Agreement referenced in the   Existing LC Facility) in any property of the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Credit   Documents (as defined in the Existing LC Facility) shall be automatically released and terminated and the   Existing LC Facility, the other Credit Documents as defined therein and all related instruments,   agreements and other documents shall be automatically terminated (provided that any contingent and/or   indemnity obligations under the Existing LC Facility and such Credit Documents which expressly survive   termination thereof shall continue to remain in effect in accordance therewith).  Based on the foregoing   release and termination, the Existing Administrative Agent hereby confirms such release and termination   and hereby directs the Existing Collateral Agent to enter into this Agreement.   [Signature Pages Follow]     

 

   Signature Page to Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility Agreement   Validus Holdings, Ltd. et al   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly   executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.   Address:      29 Richmond Road   Pembroke, HM08 Bermuda   Telephone: (441) 278-9000   Facsimile: (441) 278-9090      VALIDUS HOLDINGS, LTD.         By:  /S/  Jeffrey D. Sangster    Name: Jeffrey D. Sangster   Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial    Officer      Address:      29 Richmond Road   Pembroke, HM08 Bermuda   Telephone: (441) 278-9000   Facsimile: (441) 278-9090      VALIDUS REINSURANCE, LTD.         By:  /S/  Robert Marcotte    Name: Robert Marcotte   Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial    Officer               

 

   Signature Page to Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility Agreement   Validus Holdings, Ltd. et al   JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually as a   Lender, as Administrative Agent and as Issuing Agent      By  /S/  Richard Barracato    Name: Richard Barracato   Title: Vice President         JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Existing   Administrative Agent      By  /S/  Richard Barracato    Name: Richard Barracato   Title: Vice President            

 

   Signature Page to Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility Agreement   Validus Holdings, Ltd. et al   THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as a Lender      By  /S/  Michael Pensari    Name: Michael Pensari   Title: Managing Director         THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Existing   Collateral Agent, solely for the purposes of Section 10.16      By  /S/  Glenn G. McKeever    Name: Glenn McKeever   Title: Vice President            

 

   Signature Page to Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility Agreement   Validus Holdings, Ltd. et al   LLOYDS SECURITIES INC., as Syndication Agent      By  /S/  Brian Schneider    Name: Brian Schneider   Title: Senior Vice President      By  /S/  Wesley Fallan    Name: Wesley Fallan   Title: Senior Vice President         LLOYDS BANK PLC, as a Lender      By  /S/  Daven Popat    Name: Daven Popat   Title: Senior Vice President     Transaction Execution    Category A    P003      By  /S/  Stephen Parker    Name: Stephen Parker   Title: Vice President    Banking Operations    Category A    P012            

 

   Signature Page to Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility Agreement   Validus Holdings, Ltd. et al   BARCLAYS BANK PLC, individually as a Lender and   as a Co-Documentation Agent       By  /S/  Karla K. Maloof    Name: Karla K. Maloof   Title: Head of Insurance North America, FIG    Corporate Banking      Executed in New York            

 

   Signature Page to Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility Agreement   Validus Holdings, Ltd. et al   HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,   individually as a Lender and as a Co-Documentation   Agent      By  /S/  Richard Herder    Name: Richard Herder   Title: Head of FIG Insurance, N.A.            

 

   Signature Page to Five-Year Secured Letter of Credit Facility Agreement   Validus Holdings, Ltd. et al   SUNTRUST BANK, individually as a Lender and as a   Co-Documentation Agent      By  /S/  Doug Kennedy    Name: Doug Kennedy   Title: Vice President

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