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Exhibit 10.1

 

	
 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of

 

April 13, 2012

 

among

 

HINES GLOBAL REIT PROPERTIES LP,

 

The Lenders Party Hereto

 

and

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Administrative Agent

 

and

 

J.P. MORGAN EUROPE LIMITED,

as Administrative Agent for Foreign Currencies

 

and

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Syndication Agent

 

and

 

AMEGY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

and

 

BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.

 

and

 

REGIONS BANK,

as Co-Documentation Agents

 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC and

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,

as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers

 

 

  

  

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I  Definitions

SECTION 1.01  Defined Terms 

SECTION 1.02  Classification of Loans and Borrowings 

SECTION 1.03  Terms Generally 

SECTION 1.04  Accounting Terms; GAAP 

SECTION 1.05  Currencies; Currency Equivalents 

	
  

	
ARTICLE II  The Credits

SECTION 2.01  Commitments 

SECTION 2.02  Loans and Borrowings. 

SECTION 2.03  Requests for Revolving Borrowings 

SECTION 2.04  Change of Currency. 

SECTION 2.05  Swingline Loans. 

SECTION 2.06  Letters of Credit. 

SECTION 2.07  Funding of Borrowings. 

SECTION 2.08  Interest Elections. 

SECTION 2.09  Termination, Reduction and Increase of Commitments. 

SECTION 2.10  Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. 

SECTION 2.11  Prepayment of Loans. 

SECTION 2.12  Fees. 

SECTION 2.13  Interest. 

SECTION 2.14  Alternate Rate of Interest 

SECTION 2.15  Increased Costs. 

SECTION 2.16  Break Funding Payments 

SECTION 2.17  Taxes. 

SECTION 2.18  Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs. 

SECTION 2.19  Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. 

SECTION 2.20 Defaulting Lenders. 

SECTION 2.21  Special Provisions Regarding Foreign Currency Loans. 

SECTION 2.22  Extension. 

	
  

	
ARTICLE III  Representations and Warranties

SECTION 3.01  Organization; Powers 

SECTION 3.02  Authorization; Enforceability 

SECTION 3.03  Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts 

SECTION 3.04  Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. 

SECTION 3.05  Properties. 

SECTION 3.06  Litigation and Environmental Matters. 

SECTION 3.07  Compliance with Laws and Agreements 

SECTION 3.08  Investment Company Status 

SECTION 3.09  Taxes 

SECTION 3.10  ERISA 

SECTION 3.11  Disclosure 

SECTION 3.12  Insurance 

SECTION 3.13  Subsidiaries 

SECTION 3.14  Solvent 

  

  

  

	
  

	
ARTICLE IV  Conditions

SECTION 4.01  Effective Date 

SECTION 4.02  Each Credit Event 

	
  

	
ARTICLE V  Affirmative Covenants

SECTION 5.01  Financial Statements; Ratings Change and Other Information

SECTION 5.02  Notices of Material Events 

SECTION 5.03  Existence; Conduct of Business 

SECTION 5.04  Payment of Obligations 

SECTION 5.05  Maintenance of Properties; Insurance 

SECTION 5.06  Books and Records; Inspection Rights 

SECTION 5.07  Compliance with Laws 

SECTION 5.08  Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit 

SECTION 5.09  Accuracy Of Information 

SECTION 5.10  Financial Tests 

SECTION 5.11  Unencumbered Pool. 

SECTION 5.12  Guaranties 

SECTION 5.13  Environmental Matters. 

	
  

	
ARTICLE VI  Negative Covenants

SECTION 6.01  Indebtedness 

SECTION 6.02  Liens. 

SECTION 6.03  Fundamental Changes. 

SECTION 6.04  Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions

SECTION 6.05  Hedging Agreements 

SECTION 6.06  Restricted Payments 

SECTION 6.07  Transactions with Affiliates 

SECTION 6.08  Restrictive Agreements 

SECTION 6.09  Lender Ownership 

	
  

	
ARTICLE VII  Events of Default

SECTION 7.01  Events of Default 

	
  

	
ARTICLE VIII  The Administrative Agent

SECTION 8.01  General 

	
  

	
ARTICLE IX  Miscellaneous

SECTION 9.01  Notices. 

SECTION 9.02  Waivers; Amendments. 

SECTION 9.03  Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. 

SECTION 9.04  Successors and Assigns. 

SECTION 9.05  Survival 

SECTION 9.06  Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness 

SECTION 9.07  Severability 

SECTION 9.08  Right of Setoff 

SECTION 9.09  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

SECTION 9.10  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 

SECTION 9.11  Headings 

SECTION 9.12  Confidentiality. 

SECTION 9.13  Interest Rate Limitation 

SECTION 9.14  Judgment Currency 

SECTION 9.15  USA PATRIOT Act 

  

  

  

SCHEDULES:

Schedule 1.1 -- Mandatory Cost Formula

Schedule 2.01 -- Commitments

Schedule 3.06 -- Disclosed Matters

Schedule 3.13 -- List of Subsidiaries

Schedule 5.11 -- Unencumbered Pool

Schedule 6.01 -- Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 6.02 -- Existing Liens

Schedule 6.08 -- Existing Restrictions

EXHIBITS:

Exhibit A -- Form of Assignment and Assumption

Exhibit B -- List of Guarantors

Exhibit B-1 -- Form of Guaranty

Exhibit C -- Form of Revolving Note

Exhibit C-1 -- Form of Swingline Note

Exhibit D -- Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit E-1 -- U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

Exhibit E-2 -- U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

Exhibit E-3 -- U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

Exhibit E-4 -- U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

  

  

  

CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of April 13, 2012, among HINES GLOBAL REIT PROPERTIES LP, the LENDERS party hereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, J.P. MORGAN EUROPE LIMITED, as Administrative Agent for Foreign Currencies, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and AMEGY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. and REGIONS BANK, as Co-Documentation Agents.

 

The parties hereto 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.

 

“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 1/100 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided that, with respect to Eurodollar Borrowings denominated in a Foreign Currency, the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall mean the LIBO Rate.

 

“Adjusted Net Operating Income” means, for any income producing Real Property, the Net Operating Income less the Capital Expenditure Reserve for such property.

 

“Administrative Agent” means (a) with respect to Borrowing Requests and the administration of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency and Foreign Currency Letters of Credit, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, and (b) for all other purposes under the Loan Documents, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 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, 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.

 

“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 Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1⁄2 of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the rate appearing on the Reuters BBA Libor Rates Page 3750 (or on any successor or substitute page of such page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day.  Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively.

 

“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment, or the percentage of the total Foreign Currency Commitments represented by such Lender’s Foreign Currency Commitment, as applicable.  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.

 

“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan or Eurodollar Revolving Loan, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “ABR Spread” or “Eurodollar Spread”, as the case may be, based upon the ratio of Indebtedness to Total Asset Value:

 

	
Ratio of Indebtedness

to Total Asset Value:

	
ABR

Spread

	
Eurodollar

Spread

	
Category 1

less than 45%

 

	
 

0.75%

	
 

1.75%

	
Category 2

greater than or equal to 45% and less than 55%

 

	
 

 

1.00%

	
 

 

2.00%

	
Category 3

greater than or equal to 55% and less than 60%

 

	
 

 

1.25%

	
 

 

2.25%

	
Category 4

greater than or equal to 60%

 

	
 

1.75%

	
 

2.75%

For purposes of the foregoing, until the Administrative Agent has received the Compliance Certificate for the period ending March 31, 2012, the Applicable Rate for Category 2 shall be in effect.

 

“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.

 

“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 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments.

 

“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.

 

“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.

 

“Borrower” means Hines Global REIT Properties LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

 

“Borrowing” means (a) Revolving 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, or (b) a Swingline Loan.

 

“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.

 

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, (a) when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market, (b) when used in connection with a Loan or a Letter of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which commercial banks and the London foreign exchange market are not open to settle payments in the Principal Financial Center where such Foreign Currency is cleared and settled, and (c) when used in connection with a Loan or Letter of Credit denominated in Euros, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer System (TARGET) (or, if such clearing system ceases to be operative, such other clearing system (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is not open for settlement of payment in Euros .

 

“Capital Expenditure Reserve” means, on an annual basis (or a pro-rata basis for assets owned less than twelve (12) months on the date of calculation), an amount equal to (a) for use in calculating the Adjusted Net Operating Income, the sum of (A) the product of (i) the aggregate number of gross square feet of improvements contained in each Real Property parcel owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the REIT that has reached the Stabilization Date, measured as of the last day of each of the immediately preceding four (4) calendar quarters and averaged, multiplied by (ii) $0.15 for Retail Property and Industrial Property, $0.25 for Office Buildings, plus (B) the sum of $200 per unit for Multifamily Residential Property that has reached the Stabilization Date; and (b) for use in calculating Value, the sum of (A) the product of (i) the aggregate number of gross square feet of improvements contained in the applicable Real Property owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the REIT that has reached the Stabilization Date, calculated as of the last day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, multiplied by (ii) $0.15 for Retail Property and Industrial Property, $0.25 for Office Buildings, plus (B) the sum of $200 per unit for Multifamily Residential Property that has reached the Stabilization Date.  Capital Expenditure Reserve shall be calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and including (without duplication) the Equity Percentage of Capital Expenditure Reserve for the REIT’s Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates.

 

“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.

 

“Change in Control” means (a) 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 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) of Equity Interests representing more than 33% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the REIT; (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the REIT by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of the Borrower nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated; (c) the REIT shall no longer be the sole general partner of the Borrower; or (d) the REIT shall no longer own at least seventy percent (70%) of the Equity Interests in the Borrower.

 

“Change in Law” means the occurrence after the Effective Date (or, with respect to any Lender that becomes a party to this Agreement after the Effective Date, such later date after which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement) (a) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Effective Date; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall be deemed to be a “Change in “Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

“Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04.  A Lender’s Commitment shall include its Foreign Currency Commitment, if any.  The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable.  The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is $265,000,000.00.

 

“Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(c) hereof and a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit D.

 

“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.

 

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.  “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

“Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender.

 

“Currency Valuation Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(c).

 

“Debt Service Coverage Ratio” means the ratio of (a) the REIT’s EBITDA for the immediately preceding four (4) calendar quarters less the Capital Expenditure Reserve for such period; to (b) all of the principal and interest paid on the REIT’s Indebtedness for such period (excluding balloon payments of principal due at the stated maturity of such Indebtedness, and any full or partial loan prepayments prior to the stated maturity thereof).

 

“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 Swingline Loans 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 and the Borrower 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 Borrower 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 and Swingline Loans 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.

 

“Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06.

 

“Dollar Equivalent” means, with respect to any Revolving Credit Exposure denominated in any Foreign Currency, the amount of dollars that would be required to purchase the amount of the Foreign Currency equal to such Revolving Credit Exposure on the date of determination, based upon the exchange rate at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on the Reuters World Currency Page.  In the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters World Currency Page, the exchange rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent, or, in the event no such service is selected, such exchange rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of dollars are then being conducted, at or about 11:00 a.m., local time, on such date for the purchase of the dollars for delivery two (2) Business Days later; provided, however, that if, at the time of any such determination, no such spot rate can reasonably be quoted, the Administrative Agent may use any method as it reasonably deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

“dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

 

“Domestic Real Property” means Real Property located in one of the fifty states of the United States of America.

 

“EBITDA” means an amount derived from (a) net income, plus (b) to the extent included in the determination of net income, depreciation, amortization, interest expense and income taxes, in each case, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, plus or minus (c) to the extent included in the determination of net income, any losses or gains resulting from (i) Real Property sales other than merchant build sales, (ii) write-downs, write-ups, write-offs or other valuation adjustments of assets or liabilities, (iii) adjustments for interest rate swaps, (iv) adjustments for acquisition fees and related costs included as an expense, (v) adjustments for “straight-line rent accounting,” (vi) prepayment of debt, and (vii) non-cash adjustments for currency exchanges, and including (without duplication) the Equity Percentage of EBITDA for the REIT’s Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates.

 

“Effective Date” means the date of this Agreement.

 

“Eligible Ground Lease” means a lease of Real Property in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower is ground lessee meeting the following requirements: (a) a remaining term (including renewal options exercisable at lessee’s sole option) of at least twenty-five (25) years, and (b) the Administrative Agent has determined that the ground lease is financeable in that it provides or allows (either in the ground lease or in a current valid estoppel letter executed by the landlord) for, without further consent from the landlord, (i) notice and right to cure to lessee’s lender, (ii) a pledge and mortgage of the leasehold interest, and (iii) recognition of a foreclosure of the leasehold interest including no prohibition on entering into a new lease with the lender.

 

“Eligible Qualified Property” means Qualified Real Property that satisfies all of the following requirements:  (a) such property must be wholly owned (if held within a Subsidiary of the Borrower, such Subsidiary shall be prohibited from incurring recourse indebtedness); (b) such property must be free from any material structural, title or environmental issues; (c) such property must be Domestic Real Property; and (d) such property must be controlled by the Borrower.

 

“EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the European Council (including the European Council regulations) for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of the Euro in one or more member states.

 

“Environmental Laws” 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 Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the 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.

 

“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.

 

“Equity Percentage” means the aggregate ownership percentage of the REIT and its Subsidiaries in each Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate, which shall be calculated as follows:  (a) for inclusion in Indebtedness, the REIT’s nominal capital ownership interest in the Subsidiary or the Unconsolidated Affiliate as set forth in the Subsidiary’s or the Unconsolidated Affiliate’s organizational documents, and (b) for all other purposes, the greater of (i) the REIT’s nominal capital ownership interest in the Subsidiary or the Unconsolidated Affiliate as set forth in the Subsidiary’s or the Unconsolidated Affiliate’s organizational documents, and (ii) the REIT’s economic ownership interest in the Subsidiary or the Unconsolidated Affiliate, reflecting the REIT’s share of income and expenses of the Subsidiary or the Unconsolidated Affiliate.

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

 

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 303 of ERISA and Section 430 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

 

“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan by the PBGC (for which the reporting requirements have not been waived); (b) the failure of a Plan to meet the minimum funding standards under Section 430 of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA (determined without regard to any waiver of funding provisions therein); (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 303(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to the institution of proceedings to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan (as a substantial employer pursuant to Section 4063 of ERISA) or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

 

“Euro” means the single currency of participating member states of the European Union.

 

“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 assigned to such term in Article VII.

 

“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient:  (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment or otherwise under a Loan Document pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment or becomes a party to this Agreement (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f), (d) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, and (e) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of an Administrative Agent pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which such Administrative Agent becomes a party to this Agreement.

 

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Effective Date (or any amended or successor version of such provisions that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.

 

“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three (3) Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

 

“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, chief operating officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.

 

“Foreign Currency” means the lawful currency of any of (a) the United Kingdom (British Pounds Sterling), (b) the European Economic Union (Euros), (c) Australia (the Australian Dollar), or (d) Canada (the Canadian Dollar).

 

“Foreign Currency Commitment” means with respect to each Lender, the amount set forth on Schedule 2.01 as its commitment for Loans in Foreign Currencies, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Commitment, as such amount may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignment by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04 or increased or decreased pursuant to Section 2.09.  The aggregate Dollar Equivalent of the Lenders’ Foreign Currency Commitments is $132,500,000.00.

 

“Foreign Currency Equivalent” means, with respect to any amount in dollars, the amount of any Foreign Currency that could be purchased with such amount of dollars using the reciprocal of the foreign exchange rate(s) specified in the definition of the term “Dollar Equivalent,” as determined by the Administrative Agent.

 

“Foreign Currency Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit denominated in Foreign Currency.

 

“Foreign Currency Sublimit” means the Dollar Equivalent of Loans denominated in Foreign Currency and Foreign Currency Letters of Credit, equal to $132,500,000.00 (assuming aggregate Commitments of $265,000,000.00 and ratably adjusted for changes in the aggregate Commitments pursuant to this Agreement).

 

“Foreign Lender” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender, with respect to such Borrower, that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender, with respect to such Borrower, that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.

 

“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, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

 

“Guarantor” means, collectively, Hines Global REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation, the Persons listed on Exhibit B attached hereto, and any other Person who from time to time has executed a Guaranty as required by the terms of this Agreement.

 

“Guaranty” means a guaranty in the form of Exhibit B-1 attached hereto, and collectively all of such Guaranties.

 

“Hazardous Materials” means all wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

“Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement.

 

“Historical Value” means the recorded book value, before consideration of accumulated depreciation, of Real Property, including improvements, tenant improvements, ordinary related purchase transaction costs, the cost of capital improvements (including construction costs for property under construction or development) and leasing commissions that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, made by the Borrower, less any provision for losses, all determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) 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, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others based on the amount guaranteed by such Person, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (k) payments received in consideration of sale of an ownership interest in the Borrower when the interest so sold is determined, and the date of delivery is, more than one (1) month after receipt of such payment and only to the extent that the obligation to deliver such interest is not payable solely in such interest of such Person, and (l) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person with respect to any Hedging Agreements that are not secured by Real Property.  For purposes of determining Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.  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.  Each of the components of Indebtedness shall be calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as applicable, and including (without duplication) the Equity Percentage of Indebtedness for the REIT’s Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates.

 

“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

 

“Industrial Property” means Real Property that is used primarily for service center/light industrial/bulk warehouse (not heavy manufacturing) purposes.

 

“Ineligible Institution” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.04(b).

 

“Information Memorandum” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated February 2012 relating to the Borrower and the Transactions.

 

“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08.

 

“Interest Expense” means all of a Person’s paid, accrued or capitalized interest expense (excluding from capitalized interest expense funds available to be drawn for interest expense on a construction loan, either from the loan or an established reserve account) on such Person’s Indebtedness (whether direct, indirect or contingent, and including, without limitation, interest on all convertible debt but not non-cash interest expense on convertible debt), and including (without duplication) the Equity Percentage of Interest Expense for the REIT’s Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates.

 

“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the last day of each calendar month, (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 (3) months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three (3) months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period, and (c) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.

 

“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 thereafter, as the Borrower 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 which such Borrowing is made and, in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

 

“International Real Property” means any Real Property that is not Domestic Real Property.

 

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

“Issuing Bank” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.06(i).  The Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of the Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.

 

“JPMCB” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its individual capacity.

 

“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

 

“LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time.  The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.

 

“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender.

 

“Lender Parent” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.

 

“Lender Party” means the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender.

 

         “Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR 01 Page (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service), as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits or Foreign Currency deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (or in the case of a Foreign Currency Loan denominated in Pounds Sterling, on the first day of such Interest Period), as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period.  In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits or Foreign Currency deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (or in the case of a Foreign Currency Loan denominated in Pounds Sterling, on the first day of such Interest Period).

 

“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.

 

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty and all other instruments, agreements and written obligations executed and delivered by any of the Loan Parties in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

“Loan Party” means the Borrower and each Guarantor.

 

“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

 

“Major Acquisition” means (i) any single acquisition of a Person or assets by the REIT that has a gross purchase price equal to or greater than ten percent (10.0%) of the then Total Asset Value (without giving effect to the acquisition), or (ii) one or more acquisitions of one or more Persons or assets by the REIT in any two (2) consecutive calendar quarters which in the aggregate have a gross purchase price equal to or greater than ten percent (10.0%) of the Total Asset Value (without giving effect to the acquisition).

 

“Mandatory Cost” means the additional cost calculated by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Schedule 1.1 attached hereto.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the REIT and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or (c) the rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under this Agreement.

 

“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit) of any one or more of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding (a) $25,000,000.00 for Recourse Debt, and (b) $60,000,000.00 for all other such Indebtedness.

 

“Maturity Date” means the date three (3) years after the Effective Date, as the same may be extended in accordance with Section 2.22.

 

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

“Multifamily Residential Property” means Real Property that is used primarily for multifamily residential apartments, which may include ancillary uses such as retail uses.

 

“Net Operating Income” means, for any income producing operating Real Property, the difference between (a) any rental revenues (other than those paid or payable other than in cash), proceeds and other income received from such property, including all pass-through reimbursables (to the extent the expense being reimbursed is included as an expense in clause (b) below), early lease termination or other penalties to the extent they replace revenue which would have been earned during the same period, proceeds from rental interruption insurance, and percentage rent (but excluding security or other deposits, or other income of a non-recurring nature) during the determination period, less (b) an amount equal to all costs and expenses (excluding interest expense, income taxes and any expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP) incurred as a result of, or in connection with, or properly allocated to, the operation or leasing of such property during the determination period; provided, however, that the amount for the expenses for the management of a property included in clause (b) above shall be set at the greater of actual expense or two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the amount provided in clause (a) above.  Net Operating Income shall be calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and including (without duplication) the Equity Percentage of Net Operating Income for the REIT’s Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates.

 

“Net Worth” means Total Asset Value less Indebtedness of the REIT.

 

“Note” means a promissory note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C payable to a Lender evidencing certain of the obligations of the Borrower to such Lender and executed by the Borrower, as the same may be amended, supplemented, modified or restated from time to time and shall include the Swingline Note; “Notes” means, collectively, all of such Notes outstanding at any given time.

 

“Occupancy Level” means the occupancy level of a Real Property that is leased to bona fide tenants (including leases to Affiliates of any Loan Party or the subject property manager (or any of their respective Affiliates) up to a maximum amount of space covered by such leases (including expansion options) of five percent (5.0%) of the net rentable space in the applicable project) paying rent under written leases, based on the square feet of occupancy at the time of determination.

 

“Office Buildings” means Real Property that is used primarily for general office space, which may include ancillary uses such as retail and restaurant uses.

 

“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes (other than a connection arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan Document).

 

“Other Taxes” means any present or future stamp, court, documentary intangible, recording, filing or similar other excise or property Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or from the registration, receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment under Section 2.19(b)).

 

“Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.

 

“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).

 

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

 

“Permitted Encumbrances” means:

 

(a)           Liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;

 

(b)           carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than thirty (30) days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;

 

(c)           pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

 

(d)           deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(e)           judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (j) of Section 7.01; and

 

(f)           easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower;

 

provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness.

 

“Permitted Investments” means:

 

(a)           direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(b)           investments in commercial paper maturing within two hundred seventy (270) days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s;

 

(c)           investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits maturing within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

 

(d)           fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than thirty (30) days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above; and

 

(e)           money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000.

 

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

 

“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank as its prime rate in effect at its office located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

 

“Principal Financial Center” means, in the case of any Foreign Currency, the principal financial center where such Foreign Currency is cleared and settled, as determined by the Administrative Agent.

 

“Qualified Real Property” means Real Property that (a) is not subject to a Lien in any manner, other than Permitted Encumbrances, and (b) is not subject to or affected by any limiting agreement as described in Section 6.08 of this Agreement.

 

“Real Property” means, collectively, all interest in any land and improvements located thereon (including Eligible Ground Leases and direct financing leases of land and improvements owned by a Person), together with all equipment, furniture, materials, supplies and personal property now or hereafter located at or used in connection with the land and all appurtenances, additions, improvements, renewals, substitutions and replacements thereof now or hereafter acquired by any Person.

 

“Recipient” means, as applicable, (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) the Issuing Bank.

 

“Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness of the REIT and any of its Subsidiaries for which the obligor (including as a guarantor) has personal liability in addition to the value of the collateral.

 

“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.

 

“REIT” means Hines Global REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation.

 

“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.

 

“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration on or into the indoor or outdoor environment or into or out of any property.

 

“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 66 2⁄3% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time; provided that, for the purpose of determining the Required Lenders needed for any waiver, amendment, modification or consent, any Lender that is the Borrower, or any Affiliate of the Borrower shall be disregarded.

 

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower.

 

“Retail Property” means Real Property that is used primarily as a retail shopping center, which may include ancillary uses such as office, medical and restaurant uses.

 

“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.

 

“Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.03.

 

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s.

 

“Secured Debt” means the Indebtedness of the REIT and any of its Subsidiaries secured by a Lien.

 

“Secured Recourse Debt” means Secured Debt that is Recourse Debt.

 

“Sharing Event” means (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to a Loan Party under clauses (g) or (h) of Section 7.01, or (ii) the acceleration of the maturity date of the Loans by the Administrative Agent upon the occurrence of an Event of Default.

 

“Stabilization Date” means, with respect to a property, the earlier of (a) twelve (12) months after substantial completion of new construction or development, or (b) the first date the Occupancy Level is at least ninety percent (90%).

 

“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 percentage (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board).  Such reserve percentage 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.

 

“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 full consolidation method GAAP as of such date.

 

“Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time.  The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time.

 

“Swingline Lender” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.

 

“Swingline Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.05.

 

“Swingline Note” means a promissory note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1 payable to the Swingline Lender evidencing the obligations of the Borrower to the Swingline Lender and executed by the Borrower, as the same may be amended, supplemented, modified or restated from time to time.

 

“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

“Total Asset Value” means the sum of (without duplication) (a) the aggregate Value of all of the REIT’s, the Borrower’s and any of the REIT’s Subsidiaries’ Real Property; plus (b) the amount of  any cash and cash equivalents, excluding tenant security and other restricted deposits (other than as allowed by clause (e) of this definition) of the REIT; plus (c) investments in the REIT’s Unconsolidated Affiliates that are engaged primarily in the business of investment in and operation of Real Property, valued at an amount equal to the Value of each Unconsolidated Affiliate’s Real Property multiplied by the Equity Percentage for that Unconsolidated Affiliate; plus (d) loans, advances and extensions of credit that are made by the REIT or any of its Subsidiaries or Unconsolidated Affiliates that are not then in default (calculated on the book value of the investment in accordance with GAAP, multiplied in the case of Unconsolidated Affiliates by the Equity Percentage for that Unconsolidated Affiliate); plus (e) earnest money deposits for potential Real Property acquisitions where the potential beneficiary of the deposit is not claiming that the underlying purchase agreement is in default, not to exceed five percent (5.0%) of Total Asset Value before giving effect to such deposits.  The components of Total Asset Value shall be calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as applicable.  For the purposes of calculating Total Asset Value, the aggregate value of International Real Property may not exceed 60% of Total Asset Value inclusive of such amount, decreasing to 55% eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date.

 

“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

“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.

 

“Unconsolidated Affiliate” 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 not be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with full consolidation method GAAP as of such date.

 

“Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio” means the ratio of (a) the Adjusted Net Operating Income for the Unencumbered Pool for the immediately preceding four (4) calendar quarters, to (b) the greater of (i) the REIT’s Interest Expense on all of the REIT’s Unsecured Debt or (ii) interest that would have been due on all of the REIT’s Unsecured Debt at an interest rate of six percent (6.0%) per annum, in each case for the period used to calculate Adjusted Net Operating Income.

 

“Unencumbered Pool” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.11.

 

“Unencumbered Value Ratio” means the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (a) the REIT’s Unsecured Debt to (b) the sum of (without duplication) the aggregate Value of all of the Unencumbered Pool.

 

“Unsecured Debt” means Indebtedness of the REIT and its Subsidiaries which is not Secured Debt, including the Loans.

 

“U.S. Person” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(3).

 

“Value” means the sum of the following:

 

(a)           for Domestic Real Property that the REIT or a Subsidiary of the REIT has owned for all of the immediately preceding twelve (12) calendar months, the “as is” appraised value based on appraisals satisfactory to Administrative Agent that are prepared within the last twelve (12) months, provided that at any time when such an appraisal is not available, then Value will be determined by dividing (i) the aggregate Net Operating Income of the subject property based on the immediately preceding twelve (12) calendar months, less the Capital Expenditure Reserve for such property, by (ii) 7.50% for Office Buildings, 7.75% for Retail Property, 8.00% for Industrial Property and 6.75% for Multifamily Residential Property; plus

 

(b)           for Domestic Real Property that has not been owned by the REIT or a Subsidiary of the REIT for all of the immediately preceding twelve (12) calendar months, the Historical Value of the subject property; plus

 

(c)           for International Real Property, the Historical Value of the subject property.

 

“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a “complete withdrawal” or “partial withdrawal” from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

“Withholding Agent” means any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.

 

SECTION 1.02 Classification of Loans and Borrowings.  For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Loan”).  Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving 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”.  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, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) 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, (d) 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 (e) 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, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower 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 in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP 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 herewith.  Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the REIT at “fair value”, as defined therein.

 

SECTION 1.05 Currencies; Currency Equivalents.  At any time, any reference in the definition of the term “Foreign Currency” or in any other provision of this Agreement to the currency of any particular nation shall mean the then lawful currency of such nation at such time whether or not the name of such currency is the same as it was on the Effective Date.  Except as provided in Section 2.09(d), for purposes of determining (a) whether the amount of the total Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the Foreign Currency Sublimit or the aggregate Commitments, (b) the aggregate unutilized amount of the Commitments, and (c) the LC Exposure related to Foreign Currency Letters of Credit, the Revolving Credit Exposure relating to any Foreign Currency shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the Foreign Currency determined as of the date of such Borrowing or the issuance of such Foreign Currency Letter of Credit, as applicable.  Wherever in this Agreement a required minimum or multiple amount is expressed in dollars, but the Loans, the Revolving Credit Exposure, the Letter of Credit or LC Exposure is denominated in a Foreign Currency, the minimum or multiple amount will be the relevant Foreign Currency Equivalent of such dollar amount determined as of the later of the most recent Currency Valuation Date, and the date of the applicable Borrowing or issuance of the applicable Letter of Credit as the case may be.

 

ARTICLE II

 

The Credits

 

SECTION 2.01 Commitments.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Commitment or (b) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the total Commitments.  Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.  Each Lender’s agreement to make Loans denominated in Foreign Currency and to issue and participate in Foreign Currency Letter of Credit is subject to (1) such Foreign Currency being readily available to the Administrative Agent and to all Lenders and being freely transferable and freely convertible to dollars in the London foreign exchange market, and (2) Reuters (or any successor thereto) reporting a LIBO Rate for such Foreign Currency relating to the applicable Interest Period.  In no event shall (x) the aggregate amount of Loans denominated in Foreign Currency plus the LC Exposure for Foreign Currency Letters of Credit exceed the Foreign Currency Sublimit, or (y) any Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure for Loans denominated in Foreign Currency plus such Lender’s LC Exposure for Foreign Currency Letters of Credit exceed such Lender’s Foreign Currency Commitment, in each case determined on each Currency Valuation Date.  Pursuant to Chapter 346 (“Chapter 346”) of the Texas Credit Code, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders expressly agree that Chapter 346 shall not apply to the Notes or to any Loan evidenced by the Notes and that neither the Notes nor any such Loan shall be governed by or subject to the provisions of Chapter 346 in any manner whatsoever.

 

SECTION 2.02 Loans and Borrowings.

 

(a) Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving 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.

 

(b) Subject to Section 2.14, each Revolving Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith.  Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan.  ABR Loans may only be in dollars and Eurodollar Loans may be in dollars or in a Foreign Currency.  Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar 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 Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000.00 and not less than $5,000,000.00.  At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000.00 and not less than $5,000,000.00; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e).  Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000.00 and not less than $5,000,000.00.  Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of five (5) Eurodollar Revolving Borrowings outstanding.

 

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower 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 Maturity Date.

 

SECTION 2.03 Requests for Revolving Borrowings.  To request a Revolving Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by electronic communication (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days (or for Eurodollar Borrowings denominated in Foreign Currency, not later than 11:00 a.m., London time, four (4) Business Days) before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one (1) Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e) may be given not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing.  Each such Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by electronic communication to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower.  Each such Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

 

(i)           the aggregate 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, and if such Eurodollar Borrowing is to be other than in dollars, the type and amount of the Foreign Currency being requested;

 

(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 Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.07.

 

If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing.  If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, then the Borrower 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 2.04 Change of Currency.

 

(a) Each obligation of the Borrower to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption (in accordance with the EMU Legislation).  If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any Borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.

 

(b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.

 

(c) Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.

 

SECTION 2.05 Swingline Loans.

 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $50,000,000.00 or (ii) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the total Commitments; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan.  Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.  Swingline Loans may not be denominated in a Foreign Currency.

 

(b) To request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by electronic communication, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan.  Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan.  The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from the Borrower.  The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by means of a credit to the general deposit account of the Borrower with the Swingline Lender (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e), or to such other account as directed by the Borrower in writing, by remittance to the Issuing Bank) by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.

 

(c) The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Business Day require the Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding.  Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Lenders will participate.  Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans.  Each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, within three (3) Business Days after receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans.  Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.  Each Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender.  Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or to the Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason.  The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrower of any default by the Borrower in the payment thereof.

 

SECTION 2.06 Letters of Credit.

 

(a) General.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of Credit as the applicant thereof for the support of its or its and/or the REIT’s Subsidiaries’ obligations, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period.  In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.  The total amount of Loans denominated in Foreign Currency plus the LC Exposure for Foreign Currency Letters of Credit shall not exceed the Foreign Currency Sublimit, shall not exceed the total Foreign Currency Commitments, and shall not exceed each applicable Lender’s Foreign Currency Commitment, in each case with the Dollar Equivalent of the LC Exposure of Foreign Currency Letters of Credit determined as of the later of the most recent Currency Valuation Date and the date of the issuance of the applicable Foreign Currency Letter of Credit.  If the total amount of Loans denominated in Foreign Currency plus the LC Exposure for Foreign Currency Letters of Credit exceeds the Foreign Currency Sublimit, then the Borrower must take the actions required by Section 2.11(c).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Issuing Bank shall not be obligated to issue a Foreign Currency Letter of Credit if it has determined that it is unlawful to fund obligations in the Foreign Currency in which it is to be denominated.

 

(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions.  To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Issuing Bank) to the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, but in any event no less than three (3) Business Days or, for Foreign Currency Letters of Credit, four (4) Business Days) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, dollars or the Foreign Currency in which it is to be denominated, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit.  If requested by the Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit.  A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension the LC Exposure shall not exceed $50,000,000.00 and no more than ten (10) Letters of Credit shall be outstanding.

 

(c) Expiration Date.  Each Letter of Credit shall expire (or be subject to termination by notice from the Issuing Bank to the beneficiary thereof) at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one (1) year after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the date that is ten (10) Business Days prior to the Maturity Date (including the one year extension period provided in Section 2.22 so long as the Borrower remains qualified to exercise the extension).

 

(d) Participations.  By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, the Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from the Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (using the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of any Foreign Currency Letters of Credit).  In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by the Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section (using the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of any Foreign Currency Letters of Credit), or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason.  Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

 

(e) Reimbursement.  If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the Borrower shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by the Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on (i) the Business Day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the day of receipt, or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided that the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.05 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan.  If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof (using the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of any Foreign Currency Letters of Credit).  Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Lenders.  Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear.  Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Revolving Loans or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.  The Borrower shall reimburse any LC Disbursement under a Foreign Currency Letter of Credit in the same currency as the LC Disbursement.

 

(f) Obligations Absolute.  The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and, except as provided below, irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder.  Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor the Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof.  The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination.  In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

 

(g) Disbursement Procedures.  The Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit.  The Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.

 

(h) Interim Interest.  If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans; provided that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.13(d) shall apply.  Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse the Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.

 

(i) Replacement of the Issuing Bank.  The Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank.  The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the Issuing Bank.  At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.12(b).  From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require.  After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

 

(j) Cash Collateralization.  If (i) any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, or (ii) any Letter of Credit will expire after the Maturity Date as allowed by Section 2.06(c), then at least ten (10) days before the Maturity Date, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure (using the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of any Foreign Currency Letters of Credit) as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of Section 7.01.  Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement.  The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account.  Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, such deposits shall not bear interest.  Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account.  Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 51% of the total LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement.  If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived, or after the Maturity Date has been extended, as applicable.

 

SECTION 2.07 Funding of Borrowings.

 

(a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, New York City time (or, in the case of any Foreign Currency Borrowing, local time to the Principal Financial Center of the applicable Foreign Currency), to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.05.  The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent in Chicago, Illinois and designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided that (i) Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency shall be credited to an account of the Borrower with a bank other than JPMCB, as directed by the Borrower in the Borrowing Request, and (ii) ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Issuing Bank.

 

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount.  In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (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 Borrower, 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.

 

SECTION 2.08 Interest Elections.

 

(a) Each Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request.  Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section.  The Borrower 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.  This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.

 

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by electronic communication by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election.  Each such Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by electronic communication to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower.

 

(c) Each electronic communication and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

 

(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 if such Eurodollar Borrowing is to be other than in dollars, the type and amount of the Foreign Currency being requested; 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 Borrower 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 Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Revolving 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 any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Revolving Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

 

SECTION 2.09 Termination, Reduction and Increase of Commitments.

 

(a) Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.

 

(b) The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $10,000,000.00 and the aggregate Commitments shall not be less than $60,000,000.00, (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.11, the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the total Commitments, and (iii) the Borrower must give the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days prior notice by electronic communication of its desire to terminate or reduce the Commitments.  Any termination or reduction in the Commitments will result in a pro rata termination or reduction of the Foreign Currency Commitments.

 

(c) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three (3) 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 Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.  Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent.  Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.

 

(d) So long as the Borrower is not then in Default and so long as the Borrower has not reduced the Commitment pursuant to Section 2.09(b), the Borrower may on two (2) occasions prior to thirty (30) months after the Effective Date, request that the aggregate Commitments be increased, so long as the aggregate Commitments do not exceed Three Hundred Million Dollars ($300,000,000.00) (the “Maximum Commitment”).  If the Borrower requests that the aggregate Commitments be increased, the Administrative Agent shall use its best efforts to obtain increased or additional commitments up to the Maximum Commitment, and to do so the Administrative Agent may, after first offering the Lenders the opportunity to participate in the increased Commitments, obtain additional lenders of its choice (and approved by Borrower, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and without the necessity of approval from any of the Lenders.  The Borrower and each Guarantor shall execute an amendment to this Agreement, additional Notes and other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence the increase of the Commitments, and the admission of additional Persons as Lenders, if necessary.

 

SECTION 2.10 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.

 

(a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan on the Maturity Date, and (ii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the Maturity Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least two (2) Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.  The Loans shall be evidenced by the Notes; provided, however, that upon written request of any Lender, its Loans will be evidenced by this Agreement and a Note will not be executed in favor of such Lender.  The Swingline Loans shall be evidenced by the Swingline Note.

 

(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower 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 Class and 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 Borrower 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 Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.11 Prepayment of Loans.

 

(a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section.

 

(b) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time (or for Eurodollar Revolving Borrowings denominated in Foreign Currency, not later than 11:00 a.m., London time), three (3) Business Days before the date of prepayment, (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one (1) Business Day before the date of prepayment or (iii) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of prepayment.  Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.09, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.09.  Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof.  Each partial prepayment of any Revolving Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02.  Each prepayment of a Revolving 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 2.13.

 

(c) On the first Business Day of each calendar quarter and on each date that the Administrative Agent receives a Borrowing Request (each such date a “Currency Valuation Date”), the Administrative Agent shall promptly determine the Dollar Equivalent of all Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency and the LC Exposure related to Foreign Currency Letters of Credit (determined as of such Business Day prior to 10:00 a.m., London time).  Upon making such determination, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Borrower thereof.  If, on the date of such determination any Lender’s Loan denominated in a Foreign Currency plus its LC Exposure with respect to all Foreign Currency Letters of Credit exceeds one hundred five percent (105%) of such Lender’s Foreign Currency Commitment, or the total amount of all Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency and the LC Exposure with respect to all Foreign Currency Letters of Credit exceeds one hundred five percent (105%) of the Foreign Currency Sublimit, or the total Revolving Credit Exposures of the Lenders exceeds the aggregate Commitments, the Borrower shall, within five (5) Business Days after such notice, (i) repay the Revolving Loans in an amount equal to the lesser of the Revolving Loans then outstanding and such excess, and (ii) to the extent of the amount of the excess not used to pay Revolving Loans, deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent an amount in cash dollars equal to such excess.  Such deposit shall be held and pledged as collateral in the same manner as provided for the account referred to in Section 2.06(j), provided that moneys in such account shall be released to the Borrower within one (1) Business Day after the next Currency Valuation Date reflecting that such excess exposure ceases to exist.

 

SECTION 2.12 Fees.

 

(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender an unused fee, which shall accrue on the average daily unused amount of the Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Commitment terminates at a rate per annum equal to (i) 0.25% whenever the unpaid principal balance of the Loans is equal to or greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Commitments, and (ii) 0.35% whenever the unpaid principal balance of the Loans is less than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Commitments.  Accrued unused fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof.  All unused fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

 

(b) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Revolving Loans on the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (using the Dollar Equivalent for Foreign Currency Letters of Credit and excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to the Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.125% per annum, but the fronting fee shall not be less than $250.00 per annum, on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as the Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder.  Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the third Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand.  Any other fees payable to the Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within ten (10) days after demand.  All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

 

(c) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

(d) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of unused commitment fees and participation fees, to the Lenders.  Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.  Fees for Foreign Currency Letters of Credit shall be paid in the same Foreign Currency as that of such Foreign Currency Letter of Credit.

 

(e) In the event that the Maturity Date is extended in accordance with the terms of Section 2.22, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender an extension fee equal to (i) 0.20% of the aggregate Commitments for the first twelve month extension and (ii) 0.30% of the aggregate Commitments for the second twelve month extension, each due on the first effective day of the extension.

 

SECTION 2.13 Interest.

 

(a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

 

(b) The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate, plus in the case of Eurodollar Borrowings denominated in a Foreign Currency, the Mandatory Cost if applicable pursuant to Schedule 1.1.

 

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower 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, two percent (2%) plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, two percent (2%) plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.

 

(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Commitments, and in all cases, on the Maturity 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 Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), 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 Revolving 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 (i) 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 (ii) interest on Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (irrespective of leap years), 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, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

SECTION 2.14 Alternate Rate of Interest.  If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:

 

(a) The Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or

 

(b) The Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

 

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower 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 Revolving Borrowing to, or continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective, and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving 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.

 

SECTION 2.15 Increased Costs.

 

(a) If any Change in Law shall:

 

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement (including any compulsory loan requirement, insurance charge or other assessment) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate or costs reflected in the Mandatory Cost) or the Issuing Bank;

 

(ii) impose on any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or

 

(iii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (e) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), or if the Mandatory Cost does not represent the cost to such Lender of complying with the requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Services Authority of the European Central Bank in relation to its making, funding or maintaining of applicable loans, then the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered, or, if applicable, the portion of such cost that is not represented by the Mandatory Cost.

 

(b) If any Lender or the Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

 

(c) A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth in reasonable detail the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section and the basis for such compensation shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

 

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 270 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

 

SECTION 2.16 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 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 (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.11(b) and is revoked in accordance therewith), 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 Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrower 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 any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

 

SECTION 2.17 Taxes.

 

(a) Payments Free of Taxes.  Any and all payments to a Recipient by or on account of any obligation of a Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law.  If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings for Indemnified Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.17(a)) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding for Indemnified Taxes been made.

 

(b) Payment of Other Taxes.  The Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for, Other Taxes.

 

(c) Evidence of Payment.  As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.17, such Loan 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.

 

(d) Indemnification by the Borrower.  The Borrower shall indemnify each Recipient, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this paragraph (d)) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculation of such Indemnified Tax and the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(e) Indemnification by the Lenders.  Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.04(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 any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).

 

(f) Status of Lenders.

 

(i) Any Lender (which for purposes of this paragraph (f) shall include any Administrative Agent (including J.P. Morgan Europe Limited)) that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) 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 Borrower is a U.S. Person,

 

(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), duly completed and 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 Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(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 Loan Document, duly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, duly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN 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) duly completed and 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 E-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is neither a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) duly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or;

 

(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, duly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2 or Exhibit E-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 E-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed 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 Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds.  If any party 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 pursuant to this Section 2.17 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made and additional amounts paid under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund).  Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid.  This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

(h) Survival.  Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

 

(i) Issuing Bank.  For purposes of this Section 2.17, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank.

 

SECTION 2.18 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.

 

(a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim.  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 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York (or for Loans denominated in Foreign Currency, the Administrative Agent’s offices at the address set forth in Section 9.01(a)(iii)), except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 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.  All payments hereunder shall be made in the same currency in which the Loan was originally denominated.

 

(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, 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 and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements 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 Revolving Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans; 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 the Borrower 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 Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply).  The Borrower 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 the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

 

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due.  In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank 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 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(d) or 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and 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 Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid, and/or (ii) hold such amounts in a segregated account over which the Administrative Agent shall have exclusive control as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under any such Section, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.

 

SECTION 2.19 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

 

(a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if a Loan Party is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.  The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if a Loan Party is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and if a Commitment is being assigned, the Issuing Bank), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments.  A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

SECTION 2.20 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) fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12;

 

(b) the Commitment and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Defaulting 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, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02); provided, that this clause (b) shall not apply to the vote of a Defaulting Lender in the case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of such Lender or each Lender affected thereby;

 

(c) if any Swingline Exposure or LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:

 

(i) all or any part of the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages but only to the extent that (x) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender’s Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Commitments and (y) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at such time;

 

(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within one (1) Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent (x) first, prepay such Swingline Exposure and (y) second, cash collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Bank only the Borrower’s obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.06(j) for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding;

 

(iii) if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12 with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is cash collateralized;

 

(iv) if the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.12 shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Applicable Percentages; and

 

(v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Bank or any other Lender hereunder, all letter of credit fees payable under Section 2.12 with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Bank until and to the extent that such LC Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and

 

(d) so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure and the Defaulting Lender’s then outstanding LC Exposure will be 100% covered by the Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.20(c), and participating interests in any newly made Swingline Loan or any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.20(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).

 

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) the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank 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, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall have entered into arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender, satisfactory to the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to defease any risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.

 

In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders (other than Swingline Loans) as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.

 

SECTION 2.21 Special Provisions Regarding Foreign Currency Loans.

 

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event, automatically (and without the taking of any action) (i) all then outstanding Eurodollar Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency shall be automatically converted into ABR Loans denominated in dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Eurodollar Loans on the date such Sharing Event first occurred, which Loans denominated in dollars (1) shall thereafter continue to be deemed to be ABR Loans and (2) unless the Sharing Event resulted solely from a termination of the Commitments, shall be immediately due and payable on the date such Sharing Event has occurred) and (ii) unless the Sharing Event resulted solely from a termination of the Commitments, all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing with respect to such Loans shall be immediately due and payable in dollars, using the Dollar Equivalent of such accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts.

 

(b) Upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event, and after giving effect to any automatic conversion pursuant to Section 2.21(a), each Lender shall (and hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to) purchase and sell (in each case in dollars) undivided participating interests in all such Loans outstanding and any LC Exposure in such amounts so that each Lender shall have a share of such outstanding Loans and LC Exposure equal to its Applicable Percentage.  Upon any such occurrence, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender and shall specify the amount of dollars required from such Lender in order to effect the purchases and sales by the various Lenders of participating interests in the amounts required above (together with accrued interest with respect to the period for the last interest payment date through the date of the Sharing Event plus any additional amounts payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.21 in respect of such accrued but unpaid interest); provided, in the event that a Sharing Event shall have occurred, each Lender shall be deemed to have purchased, automatically and without request, such participating interests.  Promptly upon receipt of such request, each Lender shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (in immediately available funds in dollars) the net amounts as specified by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver the amounts so received to the various Lenders in such amounts as are needed to effect the purchases and sales of participations as provided above.  Promptly following receipt thereof, each Lender which has sold participations in any of its Loans (through the Administrative Agent) will deliver to each Lender (through the Administrative Agent) which has so purchased a participating interest a participation certificate dated the date of receipt of such funds and in such amount.  It is understood that the amount of funds delivered by each Lender shall be calculated on a net basis, giving effect to both the sales and purchases of participations by the various Lenders as required above.

 

(c) Upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event all amounts from time to time accruing with respect to, and all amounts from time to time payable on account of, any outstanding Eurodollar Loans initially denominated in a Foreign Currency (including, without limitation, any interest and other amounts which were accrued but unpaid on the date of such purchase) shall be payable in dollars as if such Eurodollar Loans had originally been made in dollars.

 

(d) If any amount required to be paid by any Lender pursuant to Section 2.21(b) is not paid to the Administrative Agent within one (1) Business Day following the date upon which such Lender receives notice from the Administrative Agent of the amount of its participations required to be purchased pursuant to Section 2.21(b), such Lender shall also pay to the Administrative Agent on demand an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount so required to be paid by such Lender for the purchase of its participations multiplied by (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate during the period from and including the date of request for payment to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Administrative Agent multiplied by (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapsed during such period and the denominator of which is 360.  If any such amount required to be paid by any Lender pursuant to Section 2.21(b) is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent within three (3) Business Days following the date upon which such Lender receives notice from the Administrative Agent as to the amount of participations required to be purchased by it, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover from such Lender on demand, such amount with interest thereon calculated from such request date at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans.  A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts payable by any Lender pursuant to this Section 2.21 shall be conclusive and binding.

 

(e) Each Lender’s obligation to purchase participating interests pursuant to this Section 2.21 shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance including, without limitation, (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against any other Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of an Event of Default, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of any Loan Party or any other Person, (iv) any breach of this Agreement by any Loan Party, any Lender or any other Person, or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

 

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, upon any purchase of participations as required above, each Lender which has purchased such participations shall be entitled to receive from the Borrower any increased costs and indemnities directly from the Borrower to the same extent as if it were the direct Lender as opposed to a participant therein.  The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that, upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event and after giving effect to the requirements of this Section 2.21, additional amounts with respect to Taxes may be owing by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.17, which additional amounts shall be paid (to the extent provided in Section 2.17) by the Borrower, without any claim that the additional amounts are not payable because same resulted from the participations effected as otherwise required by this Section 2.21.

 

SECTION 2.22 Extension.

 

(a) Subject to the provisions of this Section, the Borrower may extend the Maturity Date two (2) times for one (1) year each time by giving written request therefor (each an “Extension Request”) to the Administrative Agent of the Borrower’s desire to extend such term, at least ninety (90) days prior to the then effective Maturity Date.

 

(b) If the Maturity Date is extended, all of the other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including interest payment dates) shall remain in full force and effect and unmodified, except as expressly provided for herein.  Each extension of the Maturity Date is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following additional conditions:

 

(i) the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which such Loan Party is a signatory shall be true and correct in all material respects on the date that the Extension Request is given to the Administrative Agent and on the first day of the extension (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to a specified date);

 

(ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date on which the Borrower gives the Administrative Agent the Extension Request or on the first day of the extension;

 

(iii) the REIT shall be in compliance with all of the financial covenants set forth in Article V hereof both on the date on which the Extension Request is given to the Administrative Agent and on the first day of the extension;

 

(iv) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent all amounts then due and payable to any of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents (other than principal and interest to be included in the amounts extended), including the extension fee described in Section 2.12(e) hereof;

 

(v) the Borrower shall pay for any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with or arising out of the extension of the Maturity Date;

 

(vi) no change in the business, assets, management, operations or financial condition of any Loan Party shall have occurred since the most recent funding of any Loan, which change, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, will have or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(vii) the Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such other documents, financial statements, instruments, certificates, opinions of counsel, reports, or amendments to the Loan Documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request regarding the Loan Parties as shall be necessary to effect such extension; and

 

(viii) a written agreement evidencing the extension is signed by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Loan Parties and any other Person to be charged with compliance therewith, which agreement such parties agree to execute if the extension conditions set forth above have been satisfied.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Representations and Warranties

 

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

 

SECTION 3.01 Organization; Powers.  Each of the Loan Parties is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

 

SECTION 3.02 Authorization; Enforceability.  The Transactions are within the organizational powers of each Loan Party and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action.  This Agreement and the Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each applicable Loan Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

SECTION 3.03 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts.  The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of any Loan Party or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any Loan Party or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any such Person, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party.

 

SECTION 3.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change.

 

(a) The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders the REIT’s consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, reported on by Deloitte LLP, independent public accountants.  Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the REIT 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 February 21, 2012, there has been no material adverse change in the business, assets, operations, prospects or condition, financial or otherwise, of the REIT and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

SECTION 3.05 Properties.

 

(a) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes.

 

(b) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.06 Litigation and Environmental Matters.

 

(a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii) that involve this Agreement or the Transactions.

 

(b) Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:

 

(i) to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, all Real Property leased or owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is free from contamination by any Hazardous Material in violation of Environmental Law, except to the extent such contamination could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(ii) to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and the operations at the Real Property leased or owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, except to the extent such noncompliance could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(iii) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries have known liabilities with respect to Hazardous Materials and, to the knowledge of each Loan Party, no facts or circumstances exist which could reasonably be expected to give rise to liabilities with respect to Hazardous Materials, in either case, except to the extent such liabilities could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(iv) neither the Real Property currently leased or owned by the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, (x) any predecessor of any Loan Party, nor (y) any of Loan Parties’ Real Property owned or leased in the past, nor (z) any owner of Real Property leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, are subject to any outstanding written order or contract, with any Governmental Authority or other Person, or to any federal, state, local, foreign or territorial investigation of which a Loan Party has been given notice respecting (A) Environmental Laws, (B) remedial action required by Environmental Laws or Governmental Authorities, or (C) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material in violation of Environmental Law, in each case, except to the extent such written order, contract or investigation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(v) none of the Loan Parties are subject to any pending legal proceeding alleging the violation of any Environmental Law nor, to the knowledge of each Loan Party, are any such proceedings threatened in writing, in either case, except to the extent any such proceedings could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(vi) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of each Loan Party, any predecessor of any Loan Party, nor to the knowledge of each Loan Party, any owner of Real Property leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, have filed any notice under federal, state or local, territorial or foreign law indicating past or present treatment, storage, or disposal of or reporting a Release of Hazardous Material into the environment, in each case, except to the extent such Release of Hazardous Material could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(vii) none of the operations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of each Loan Party, of any owner of premises currently leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or of any tenant of premises currently leased from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, involve or previously involved the generation, transportation, treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous waste, as defined under 40 C.F.R. Part 261.3 (in effect as of the date of this Agreement) or any state, local, territorial or foreign equivalent, in violation of Environmental Laws, except to the extent the same could not readily be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(viii) to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, there is not now, nor has there been in the past (except, in all cases, to the extent the existence thereof could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect), on, in or under any Real Property leased or owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their predecessors (A) any underground storage tanks or surface tanks, dikes or impoundments (other than for surface water); (B) any friable asbestos-containing materials; (C) any polychlorinated biphenyls; or (D) any radioactive substances other than naturally occurring radioactive material.

 

(c) Since the Effective Date, there has been no change in the status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.07 Compliance with Laws and Agreements.  Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  No Default has occurred and is continuing.  No part of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X.

 

SECTION 3.08 Investment Company Status.  Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

SECTION 3.09 Taxes.  Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed by it and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.10 ERISA.  No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  The present value of all benefit liabilities under each Plan, in each case determined as of the end of such Plan’s most recently ended Plan year on the basis of the actuarial assumptions specified for funding purposes in such Plan’s most recent actuarial valuation report), did not exceed the aggregate current value of the assets of such Plan that are available to such benefit liabilities by an amount that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and the excess of the present value of all benefit liabilities of all underfunded Plans (based on those assumptions used to fund each such Plan) as of each Plan’s most recent ended Plan year, over the value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The term “benefit liabilities” has the meaning specified in Section 4001 of ERISA and the terms “current value” and “present value” have the meanings specified in Section 3 of ERISA.

 

SECTION 3.11 Disclosure.  The Borrower has disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it, any other Loan Party, or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the other reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any material respect; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

 

SECTION 3.12 Insurance.  The Borrower has provided to the Administrative Agent an insurance schedule which accurately sets forth, in all material respects, as of the Effective Date all insurance policies and programs currently in effect with respect to the assets and business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, specifying for each such policy and program, (i) the amount thereof, (ii) the risks insured against thereby, (iii) the name of the insurer and each insured party thereunder, (iv) the policy or other identification number thereof and (v) the expiration date thereof.  Such insurance policies and programs (or such other similar policies as are permitted pursuant to Section 5.05) are currently in full force and effect, and, together with payment by the insured of scheduled deductible payments, are in amounts sufficient to cover the replacement value of the respective assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

 

SECTION 3.13 Subsidiaries.  As of the Effective Date, the REIT has only the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 3.13 attached hereto.

 

SECTION 3.14 Solvent.  Borrower is now solvent, and no bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings are pending or contemplated by or--to the best of Borrower’s knowledge--threatened in writing against Borrower.  Borrower’s liabilities and obligations under the Loan Documents do not and will not render Borrower insolvent, cause Borrower’s liabilities to exceed Borrower’s assets or leave Borrower with too little capital to properly conduct all of its business as now conducted.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Conditions

 

SECTION 4.01 Effective Date.  The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):

 

(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received the original from each Loan Party of either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include electronic or telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of each such Loan Document other than the Notes) that such party has signed a counterpart of each such Loan Document.

 

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date), from counsel for the Loan Parties, covering such matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents and the Transactions as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.  The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.

 

(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Loan Parties, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Loan Parties, this Agreement or the Transactions, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

 

(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.

 

(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received a Compliance Certificate, dated the Effective Date (but calculated as of, and for the period ending, December 31, 2011) and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

SECTION 4.02 Each Credit Event.  The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

(a) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable.

 

(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(c) A pro forma Compliance Certificate taking into the account the proposed credit event.

 

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in this Section.

 

ARTICLE V

 

Affirmative Covenants

 

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated, in each case, without any pending draw, and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

 

SECTION 5.01 Financial Statements; Ratings Change and Other Information.  The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

 

(a) within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the REIT, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Deloitte LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, commentary or exception arising out of the scope of the audit, or without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the REIT and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;

 

(b) within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the REIT, its consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the REIT and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

 

(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, (i) a certificate of a Financial Officer of the REIT (the “Compliance Certificate”) in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto, and (ii) financial information for each property in the Unencumbered Pool including an operating statement, a statement of revenues and expenses, occupancy information, a rent roll (including rental rate detail) and information required to calculate Net Operating Income;

 

(d) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the REIT or any of its Subsidiaries with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the REIT to its shareholders generally, as the case may be;

 

(e) on or before January 15 of each year, the Borrower’s and the REIT’s annual projected sources and uses of revenue for that year in the same form as provided to the Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof; and

 

(f) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

 

SECTION 5.02 Notices of Material Events.  The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:

 

(a) the occurrence of any Default;

 

(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000,000.00; and

 

(d) any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower or the REIT setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

 

SECTION 5.03 Existence; Conduct of Business.  The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03 or the dissolution of, or sale of all interests in, a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not then a Guarantor or required to be a Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement.

 

SECTION 5.04 Payment of Obligations.  The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.05 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance.  The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, for so long as each of such Subsidiaries owns such property, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.

 

SECTION 5.06 Books and Records; Inspection Rights.  The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities.  The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested.

 

SECTION 5.07 Compliance with Laws.  The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.08 Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit.  The proceeds of the Loans will be used by the Borrower, directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries and/or Unconsolidated Affiliates, only for acquisition and development of, and direct and indirect investments in, Real Property, the refinancing of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, making or acquiring, directly or indirectly, mortgage loans and/or mezzanine loans and any other lawful purposes.  No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X.

 

SECTION 5.09 Accuracy Of Information.  The Borrower will ensure that any information, including financial statements or other documents, furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in connection with this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder contains no material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any material respect, and the furnishing of such information shall be deemed to be representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in this Section 5.09.

 

SECTION 5.10 Financial Tests.  The REIT shall at all times have and maintain, on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, where applicable:

 

(a) a maximum ratio of Indebtedness to Total Asset Value of sixty percent (60%); provided that said ratio may increase to sixty-five percent (65%) for up to two consecutive calendar quarters ending immediately following a Major Acquisition;

 

(b) a maximum ratio of Secured Debt to Total Asset Value of fifty percent (50%); provided that said ratio may increase to fifty-five percent (55%) for up to two (2) consecutive calendar quarters ending immediately following a Major Acquisition;

 

(c) a maximum ratio of Secured Recourse Debt to Total Asset Value of twenty-five percent (25%);

 

(d) a minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio of 1.60:1.00;

 

(e) a minimum Net Worth equal to the greater of (i) $550,000,000.00 and (ii) the aggregate Commitments multiplied by two and one-half (2.5);

 

(f) a maximum Unencumbered Value Ratio of sixty percent (60%); provided that said ratio may increase to sixty-five percent (65%) for up to two (2) consecutive calendar quarters ending immediately following a Major Acquisition; and

 

(g) a minimum Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio of 2.00:1.00; provided that if said ratio is below 2.00:1.00 but above 1.75:1.00 as of any testing date, the Borrower shall have ninety (90) days after such testing date to provide evidence to the Administrative Agent that the Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio is at least 2.00:1.00, and the Borrower may not request or obtain any Revolving Loan or the issuance of any Letter of Credit until the Administrative Agent confirms that the Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio is once again at least 2.00:1.00.

 

SECTION 5.11 Unencumbered Pool.

 

(a) The Borrower and its Subsidiaries will at all times own a pool (the “Unencumbered Pool”) of assets consisting of Eligible Qualified Properties.  The Eligible Qualified Properties in the Unencumbered Pool must have the following characteristics:

 

(i) be completed income producing Retail Property, Industrial Property, Office Buildings or Multifamily Residential Property; and

 

(ii) the Occupancy Level in the aggregate must be over eighty percent (80%) at all times.

 

(b) As of the Effective Date, the real property assets included in the Unencumbered Pool are listed on Schedule 5.11 attached hereto.

 

(c) Eligible Qualified Properties can be added and removed from the Unencumbered Pool at any time provided that at any time at least four (4) Eligible Qualified Properties remain in the Unencumbered Pool, no Default or Event of Default would occur as a result of removing a property from the Unencumbered Pool, and all of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent accept the properties to be included in the Unencumbered Pool at any time where there are six or less properties in the Unencumbered Pool, and the Administrative Agent accepts the properties to be included in the Unencumbered Pool at any time there are already more than six properties in the Unencumbered Pool.  Each owner of Eligible Qualified Properties in the Unencumbered Pool must execute a Guaranty and become a Guarantor in accordance with this Agreement.  Upon the removal of a property from the Unencumbered Pool, the Guaranty by the owner of such property shall be released, unless such Guaranty is required by Section 5.12.

 

(d) When the Borrower wants to add Eligible Qualified Properties to the Unencumbered Pool (such newly added property, the “Potential Unencumbered Property”), the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of same in writing and such notice shall include a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower describing such addition, together with a statement of (i) the Value of such Potential Unencumbered Property, and (ii) the same information that the Borrower would be required to include in a Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(c), together with a certification that, after giving effect to such addition, the Borrower will be in compliance with each of the covenants contained in Section 5.10 on a pro forma basis based upon the most recent financial statements delivered to the Administrative Agent, together with all supporting calculations.

 

(e) The Borrower may voluntarily remove any property from the Unencumbered Pool by delivering to the Administrative Agent, no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date on which such removal is to be effected, (i) a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower describing such removal, together with a statement (A) that no Default or Event of Default then exists or would, upon the occurrence of such event or with the passage of time, result from such removal, (B) identifying the property being removed, and (C) of the Value of such property being removed, and (ii) a pro forma Compliance Certificate described in Section 5.01(c) demonstrating, upon giving effect to such removal, compliance with the covenants contained in Section 5.10 on a pro forma basis based upon the most recent financial statements delivered to the Administrative Agent, together with supporting calculations.

 

SECTION 5.12 Guaranties.  Each owner of Real Property in the Unencumbered Pool, and each wholly owned Subsidiary (“Other Guarantor”) of the Borrower now or hereafter in existence that (a) is not a special purpose entity, or formed solely to own an interest in a special purpose entity, formed to own a single asset or group of assets in a bankruptcy remote manner and (b) owns material unencumbered Real Property (as determined by the Administrative Agent), must execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Guaranty within forty-five (45) days after the calendar quarter when the Subsidiary was formed or otherwise acquired for Subsidiaries formed or otherwise acquired after the Effective Date.  Upon the Borrower’s written request, so long as no Default or Event of Default is in existence or would be caused thereby, upon the sale or financing of any assets owned by any Other Guarantor, or of any interests in any Other Guarantor, in each case in accordance with this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall release the Other Guarantor from its Guaranty.

 

SECTION 5.13 Environmental Matters.

 

(a) The Borrower shall comply and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and each Real Property owned or leased by such parties to comply in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws currently or hereafter in effect, except to the extent noncompliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) If the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders at any time have a reasonable basis to believe that there may be a material violation of any Environmental Law related to any Real Property owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, then the Borrower agrees, upon request from the Administrative Agent, to provide the Administrative Agent, at the Borrower’s expense, with such reports, certificates, engineering studies or other written material or data as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably require so as to reasonably satisfy the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders that any Loan Party or Real Property owned or leased by them is in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.

 

(c) The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take such remedial action or other action as required by Environmental Law or any Governmental Authority.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Negative Covenants

 

Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees  payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated, in each case, without any pending draw, and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

 

SECTION 6.01 Indebtedness.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary of the Borrower to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

 

(a) Indebtedness created hereunder;

 

(b) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.01 and increases, extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness so long as the incurrence thereof does not cause a breach of Section 5.10;

 

(c) Indebtedness of the Borrower to the REIT, to any Subsidiary of the Borrower and of any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;

 

(d) Guarantees by the Borrower of Indebtedness of the REIT or any Subsidiary, and by any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Borrower, the REIT or any other Subsidiary; and

 

(e) other Indebtedness so long as the incurrence thereof does not cause a breach of Section 5.10.

 

SECTION 6.02 Liens.

 

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary of the Borrower to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

 

(i) Permitted Encumbrances;

 

(ii) any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.02; provided that such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof and increases, extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not cause a breach of Section 5.10;

 

(iii) any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, as the case may be, and increases, extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not cause a breach of Section 5.10; and

 

(iv) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that such security interests secure Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01.

 

(b) The REIT will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary of the REIT to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

 

(i) Liens on Equity Interests in Subsidiaries or Unconsolidated Affiliates of the REIT other than the Borrower and other than an owner of property in the Unencumbered Pool to secure Indebtedness if (x) the incurrence of such Indebtedness does not cause a breach of Section 5.10, and (y) any transfer to the secured party holding the Lien, and the resulting ownership by said secured party, would not constitute a Default or an Event of Default;

 

(ii) Liens on Equity Interests in the Borrower owned by the REIT, to secure Indebtedness, the incurrence of which does not cause a breach of Section 5.10 if (w) the secured party is an Affiliate of Hines Interests Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, (x) any transfer to the secured party holding the Lien, and the resulting ownership by said secured party, would not constitute a Default or Event of Default, (y) no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Equity Interests in the Borrower in the aggregate are subject to such Liens at any time, and (z) the payment of the Indebtedness and such Liens are subordinate to Indebtedness incurred under this Agreement and any Liens securing same; and

 

(iii) Liens granted by the REIT and its Subsidiaries that are Liens permitted to the Borrower in Section 6.02(a).

 

SECTION 6.03 Fundamental Changes.

 

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary of the Borrower to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving corporation, (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into any Subsidiary of the Borrower in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Subsidiary of the Borrower, (iii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets so long as it does not cause a breach of any other provision of this Agreement, (iv) the Borrower may transfer its interests in a Subsidiary other than a Guarantor (while it is a Guarantor) so long as it does not cause a breach of any other provision of this Agreement and (v) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders; provided that any such merger involving a Person that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower immediately prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless also permitted by Section 6.04.

 

(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage to any material extent in any business (either by discontinuance or by expansion) other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date of execution of this Agreement and businesses reasonably related thereto.

 

(c) The Borrower will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or a series of transactions) (i) all or substantially all of its assets, or (ii) any assets which would result in a material change to the Borrower’s line of business.

 

The provisions of this Section 6.03 do not prohibit the sale by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of one or more individual Real Property projects, or of the Borrower’s interests in any Subsidiaries that own one or more individual Real Property projects.

 

SECTION 6.04 Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions.  The REIT will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly owned Subsidiary prior to such merger) any capital stock, evidences of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit, except:

 

(a) Permitted Investments;

 

(b) investments by the REIT in its Subsidiaries;

 

(c) loans or advances made by the REIT to any of its Subsidiaries and made by any of its Subsidiaries to the REIT or any other Subsidiary of the REIT;

 

(d) investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates (valued at an amount equal to the Value of each Unconsolidated Affiliate’s Real Property multiplied by the Equity Percentage for that Unconsolidated Affiliate) so long as the aggregate amount of such investments does not exceed ten percent (10%) of the Total Asset Value after giving effect to such investments;

 

(e) loans, advances and extensions of credit made by the REIT or any of its Subsidiaries or Unconsolidated Affiliates to Persons secured by valid and enforceable first priority liens on real estate, or mezzanine loan pledges of ownership interests, so long as the aggregate amount of such investments does not exceed ten percent (10%) of Total Asset Value after giving effect to such investments;

 

(f) investments in undeveloped land, so long as the aggregate Historical Value of such land does not exceed ten percent (10%) of Total Asset Value after giving effect to such investments; and

 

(g) investments in Real Property that is being constructed or developed, but is not yet completed, so long as the aggregate Historical Value thereof does not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the Total Asset Value after giving effect to such investments.

 

In addition to the foregoing, the aggregate value of the investments described in clauses (d), (e), (f) and (g) above shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of Total Asset Value after giving effect to such investments.

 

SECTION 6.05 Hedging Agreements.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Agreement, except (a) Hedging Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower has actual exposure (other than those in respect of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), and (b) Hedging Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

SECTION 6.06 Restricted Payments.  During the existence of any Default or Event of Default of which the Administrative Agent has notified the Borrower and the REIT in writing, neither the REIT nor the Borrower will, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except (a) the Borrower and the REIT may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests payable solely in additional shares of its common stock, (b) Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their Equity Interests, (c) the Borrower and the REIT may make Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option or other equity-related compensation arrangements for management or employees and (d) the minimum amount of Restricted Payments required to be made in order to maintain the REIT’s status as a real estate investment trust under Section 856 of the Code, meet the real estate investment trust distribution requirements set forth in Section 857(a) of the Code, and avoid the incurrence of entity level taxes under Sections 857(b)(1) and 4981 of the Code.

 

SECTION 6.07 Transactions with Affiliates.  Neither the REIT nor the Borrower will, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the REIT, the Borrower or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the REIT, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries not involving any other Affiliate, (c) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.06, and (d) transactions between the Borrower and any taxable REIT subsidiary (as defined in Section 856(l) of the Code) of the REIT.

 

SECTION 6.08 Restrictive Agreements.  The REIT will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement (including the organizational documents of such Person) that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the REIT that owns Real Property in the Unencumbered Pool to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets, or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary of the REIT that owns Real Property in the Unencumbered Pool to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the REIT or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the REIT; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by this Agreement, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions existing on the date hereof identified on Schedule 6.08 (but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness (or ownership interests in the applicable Subsidiaries) and (v) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof.

 

SECTION 6.09 Lender Ownership.  Neither Borrower nor any of its Affiliates shall at any time Control any Lender.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

Events of Default

 

SECTION 7.01 Events of Default.  If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:

 

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

 

(b) any Loan Party shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under any Loan Documents, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of more than three (3) Business Days;

 

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect when made or deemed made and such representation or warranty is not made true and correct within thirty (30) days after notice to the Borrower; provided that there shall be an immediate Event of Default without any opportunity for the Borrower to act within such thirty (30)-day period if such misrepresentation or incorrect warranty was made with the intent to mislead or hide the truth, or if such representation or warranty is of such a nature that it cannot, after the time originally made, later be made true and correct in a manner that will leave the Lenders in the same position the Lenders would have been in had such representation or warranty been true and correct from the outset;

 

(d) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.10 or in Article VI;

 

(e) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this Article) and any grace or cure period provided for such failure in this Agreement has expired, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of more than thirty (30) days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender); provided, however, that if the failure is not susceptible of being cured within thirty (30) days but the Borrower shall have commenced to cure and is diligently pursuing same, it shall have an additional thirty (30) days to complete the cure;

 

(f) (i) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable, or (ii) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity, and in either case of (i) or (ii), the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf (x) in the case of Recourse Debt has the ability to cause or require, and (y) in the case of all other Indebtedness has caused or required, any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed or defeased, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause (f) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;

 

(g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Loan Party or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for sixty (60) days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

 

(h) any Loan Party shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for such Person or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

 

(i) any Loan Party shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

 

(j) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $25,000,000.00 shall be rendered against any Loan Party, and the same shall remain undischarged, appealed or bonded around for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Loan Party to enforce any such judgment;

 

(k) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(l) a Change in Control shall occur;

 

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times:  (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

The Administrative Agent

 

SECTION 8.01 General.  Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

 

The bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

 

The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative 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 9.02), and (c) except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.  The Administrative Agent shall not 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 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (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 the Administrative Agent.

 

The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person.  The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

The Administrative 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 the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all 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 Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as the Administrative Agent.

 

Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrower.  Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor.  If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, 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.  Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder.  The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor.  After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative 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 the Administrative 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.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 9.01 Notices.

 

(a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (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 telecopy, as follows:

 

(i) if to Borrower, to it at 2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4800, Houston, Texas 77056, Attention of Charles N. Hazen (Email Address: charles.hazen@hines.com) and Attention of Jason Maxwell (Email Address: jason.maxwell@hines.com) (Telecopy No. 713.966.2075); with a copy to Baker Botts L.L.P., 2001 Ross Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75201-2980, Attention of Jonathan Dunlay (Email Address: jon.dunlay@bakerbotts.com) (Telecopy No. 214.661.4711);

 

(ii) if to the Administrative Agent (JPMorgan Chase Bank), to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. at 707 Travis Street, 6th Floor North, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention of Manager, Real Estate Department (Email Address: kristin.burton@chase.com) (Telecopy No. 713.216.2391 (Kristin Burton)); with a copy to 10 South Dearborn, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention of Loan & Agency Servicing Team (Email Address: c/s.reb.chicago@jpmchase.com) (Telecopy No. 312.385.7101);

 

(iii) if to the Administrative Agent (J.P. Morgan Europe Limited), to J.P. Morgan Europe Limited at 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ, United Kingdom, Attention:  Loan & Agency Services (Telecopy No. 44 (0) 207 777 2360);

 

(iv) if to the Issuing Bank, to it at 707 Travis Street, 6th Floor North, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention of Manager, Real Estate Department (Email Address: kristin.burton@chase.com) (Telecopy No. 713.216.2391 (Kristin Burton)); with a copy to 10 South Dearborn, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention of Loan & Agency Servicing Team (Email Address: c/s.reb.chicago@jpmchase.com) (Telecopy No. 312.385.7101);

 

(v) if to the Swingline Lender, to it at 707 Travis Street, 6th Floor North, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention of Manager, Real Estate Department (Email Address: kristin.burton@chase.com) (Telecopy No. 713.216.2391 (Kristin Burton)); with a copy to 10 South Dearborn, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention of Loan & Agency Servicing Team (Email Address: c/s.reb.chicago@jpmchase.com) (Telecopy No. 312.385.7101); and

 

(vi) if to any other Lender, to it at its address set forth on Schedule 2.01 to this Agreement.

 

(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II (except as provided in Article II) unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender.  The Administrative Agent or the Borrower 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.

 

(c) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.  All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

 

SECTION 9.02 Waivers; Amendments.

 

(a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document 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, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder or under any other Loan Document 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 the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, 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 making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

 

(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 the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower 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, or increase the aggregate Commitments without the written consent of each Lender (except pursuant to Section 2.09), (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone or extend the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone or extend the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.18(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section 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, (vi) add currencies to the definition of Foreign Currency without the written consent of each Lender, or (vii) except for a release by the Administrative Agent of a Guarantor whose Guaranty is no longer required pursuant to Section 5.11 and/or Section 5.12, release any Loan Party from its obligations under the Loan Documents, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 9.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

 

(a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities 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), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

 

(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank 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 any 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 the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Indemnitee.  This Section 9.03(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.  THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY INDEMNIFIES EACH INDEMNITEE FROM ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE.

 

(c) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, 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 the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.

 

(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and 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, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

 

(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten (10) days after written demand therefor.

 

SECTION 9.04 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 (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) except for transfers otherwise expressly permitted hereunder, the Borrower may not 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 the Borrower 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 (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), 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 Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank 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 it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:

 

(A)           the Borrower, whose consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided that, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to an assignment unless it shall have objected 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 Borrower 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, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.

 

As used herein, “Ineligible Institution” means a (a) natural person or (b) holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person or relative(s) thereof; provided that, such holding company, investment vehicle or trust shall not constitute an Ineligible Institution if it (x) has not been established for the primary purpose of acquiring any Loans or Commitments, (y) is managed by a professional advisor, who is not such natural person or a relative thereof, having significant experience in the business of making or purchasing commercial loans, and (z) has assets greater than $25,000,000 and a significant part of its activities consist of making or purchasing commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(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 or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Borrower 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, provided that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;

 

(C)           the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500;

 

(D)           the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more Credit Contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Loan Parties and their related parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws; and

 

(E)           no assignment shall be made to any Loan Party or an Affiliate thereof or to any Defaulting Lender.

 

(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, 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 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03).  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 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 an agent of the Borrower, 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 and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank 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 Borrower, the Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(v)           Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, 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; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(d) or 9.03(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon.  No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

 

(c) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities other than any Loan Party or its Affiliate or a Defaulting Lender (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 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 Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank 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 9.02(b) that affects such Participant.  The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.17(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.17(f) 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 2.18 and 2.19 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 2.15 or 2.17, 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.  Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.19 with respect to any Participant.  To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender.  Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

 

(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 9.05 Survival.  All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower 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 making of any Loans and 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, the Issuing Bank 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 the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated.  The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 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 Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

SECTION 9.06 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.  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 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.

 

SECTION 9.07 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 9.08 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 the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower 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 9.09 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 Texas.

 

(b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the district courts of Harris County, Texas and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Houston Division), 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 Texas 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, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

 

(c) The Borrower 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 the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01.  Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

SECTION 9.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS A CONSTITUTIONAL ONE, BUT THAT IT MAY BE WAIVED.  EACH OF THEM, AFTER CONSULTING OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT, WITH COUNSEL OF THEIR CHOICE, KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) BETWEEN OR AMONG THEM ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTION OF ANY OF THEM.  THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO LENDERS TO PROVIDE THE FINANCING DESCRIBED HEREIN OR IN THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

SECTION 9.11 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 9.12 Confidentiality.

 

(a) (a) Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank 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 the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (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 the Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower 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 the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower.  For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower relating to the Borrower or its business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower; provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential.  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.

 

(b) EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 9.12(a) FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BORROWER 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.

 

(c) ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER 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 BORROWER, THE LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES.  ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER 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 9.13 Interest Rate Limitation.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such 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 holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of 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 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 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.  If, for any reason whatsoever, the Charges paid or received on the Loans produces a rate which exceeds the Maximum Rate, the Lenders shall credit against the principal of the Loans (or, if such indebtedness shall have been paid in full, shall refund to the payor of such Charges) such portion of said Charges as shall be necessary to cause the interest paid on the Loans to produce a rate equal to the Maximum Rate.  All sums paid or agreed to be paid to the holders of the Loans for the use, forbearance or detention of the Loans shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread in equal parts throughout the full term of this Agreement, so that the interest rate is uniform throughout the full term of this Agreement.  The provisions of this Section shall control all agreements, whether now or hereafter existing and whether written or oral, between the parties hereto.  On each day, if any, that Texas law establishes the Maximum Rate, the Maximum Rate shall be the “weekly ceiling” (as defined in Chapter 303 of the Texas Finance Code (the “Texas Finance Code”) as amended) for that day.  The Administrative Agent may from time to time, as to current and future balances, implement any other ceiling under the Texas Finance Code by notice to the Borrower, if and to the extent permitted by the Texas Finance Code.  Without notice to the Borrower or any other person or entity, the Maximum Rate shall automatically fluctuate upward and downward as and in the amount by which such maximum nonusurious rate of interest permitted by applicable law fluctuates.

 

SECTION 9.14 Judgment Currency.  The specification of dollars, and any payment in Texas, is of the essence, and the dollar shall be the currency of account in all events relating to any payments to be made by the Lenders, the Borrower or Guarantor under the Loan Documents.  The payment obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents shall not be discharged by an amount paid in another currency or in another place, whether pursuant to a judgment or otherwise, to the extent that the amount so paid on conversion to the dollar and transfer to Texas under normal banking procedures does not yield the amount of the dollar paid at Texas due hereunder.  If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in dollars into another currency (the “Second Currency”), the rate of exchange which shall be applied shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase dollars with the Second Currency in the London foreign exchange market at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on the Business Day next preceding that on which such judgment is rendered.  The obligation of any Loan Party in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall, notwithstanding the rate of exchange actually applied in rendering such judgment, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, of any sum adjudged to be due hereunder in the Second Currency to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase such amount of dollars (and transfer to Texas) with the amount of the Second Currency so adjudged to be due as the Administrative Agent could have purchased with the Second Currency in the London foreign exchange market at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on the Business Day next preceding that on which such judgment is rendered, and each Loan Party hereby, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, against, and to pay the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, on demand in dollars, any difference between the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, in dollars and the amount of dollars so purchased and transferred, and if the amount of dollars so purchased exceeds the amount of the Second Currency which the Administrative Agent could have purchased on the Business Day next preceding that on which judgment is rendered, such Lender or the Administrative Agent agrees to remit such excess to the Borrower.

 

SECTION 9.15 USA PATRIOT Act.  Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.

 

 

  

  

  

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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.

 

HINES GLOBAL REIT PROPERTIES LP

By:           Hines Global REIT, Inc.,

General Partner

By:  /s/ Ryan T. Sims                                                    

Name: Ryan T. Sims

Title: Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

The undersigned executes this Agreement to evidence its agreement to comply with Section 5.10 and Article VI of this Agreement.

HINES GLOBAL REIT, INC.

By: /s/ Ryan T. Sims                                                               

Name: Ryan T. Sims                                                               

Title: Chief Financial Officer and Secretary                                                               

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, individually and as Administrative Agent

By:  /s/ Kristin Burton                                                              

Name: Kristin Burton

Title:   Credit Banker

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J.P. MORGAN EUROPE LIMITED,

as Administrative Agent for Foreign Currencies

 

By:  /s/ Ching Loh                                                              

Name: Ching Loh

Title: Associate

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., individually and as Syndication Agent

By:  /s/ Alisa Hollenback                                                             

Name: Alisa Hollenback

Title:   Senior Vice President

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AMEGY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually and as Co-Documentation Agent

By:  /s/ Julie Cotuno                                                              

Name: Julie Cotuno

Title:   Vice President

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BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., individually and as Co-Documentation Agent

By:  /s/ Aaron Lanski                                                              

Name: Aaron Lanski

Title: Managing Director

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REGIONS BANK, individually and as Co-Documentation Agent

By:   /s/ Mike Evans                                                             

Name: Mike Evans

Title: Vice President

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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By:   /s/ Tayven Hike                                                             

Name: Tayven Hike, CFA

Title: Vice President   

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COMERICA BANK

By:  /s/ Michael T. Shea                                                              

Name: Michael T. Shea

Title: Vice President

Signature Page for Hines Global REIT Properties LP Credit Agreement

  

  

  

Schedule 1.1

MANDATORY COST FORMULA

	
1.  

	
The Mandatory Cost is an addition to the interest rate to compensate the Lenders for the cost of compliance with (a) the requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Services Authority (or, in either case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) or (b) the requirements of the European Central Bank.

 

	
2.  

	
On the first day of each Interest Period (or as soon as possible thereafter), the Administrative Agent shall calculate, as a percentage rate, a rate (the “Additional Cost Rate”) for each Lender, in accordance with the paragraphs set out below.  The Mandatory Cost will be calculated by the Administrative Agent as a weighted average of the Lenders’ Additional Cost Rates (weighted in proportion to the percentage participation of each Lender in the relevant Loan) and will be expressed as a percentage rate per annum.

 

	
3.  

	
The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from a Facility Office in a Participating Member State will be the percentage notified by that Lender to the Administrative Agent.  This percentage will be certified by that the Lender in its notice to the Administrative Agent to be its reasonable determination of the cost (expressed as a percentage of that the Lender’s participation in all Loans made from that Facility Office) of complying with the minimum reserve requirements of the European Central Bank in respect of Loans made from that Facility Office.

 

	
4.  

	
The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from a Facility Office in the United Kingdom will be calculated by the Administrative Agent as follows:

 

	
  

	
in relation to any Loan denominated in English Pounds Sterling:

 

AB +C (B-D) + E x 0.01 percent per annum

       100 - (A + C)

 

	
  

	
in relation to any Loan in any currency other than English Pounds Sterling:

 

E x 0.01 percent per annum.

     300

 

Where:

 

	
  

	
A

	
is the percentage of Eligible Liabilities (assuming these to be in excess of any stated minimum) which that the Lender is from time to time required to maintain as an interest free cash ratio deposit with the Bank of England to comply with cash ratio requirements.

 

	
  

	
B

	
is the percentage rate of interest (excluding the Applicable Rate and the Mandatory Cost and, any interest charged on overdue amounts pursuant to Section 2.11(c)(1)) payable for the relevant Interest Period of such Loan.

 

	
  

	
C

	
is the percentage (if any) of Eligible Liabilities which that the Lender is required from time to time to maintain as interest bearing Special Deposits with the Bank of England.

 

	
  

	
D

	
is the percentage rate per annum payable by the Bank of England to the Administrative Agent on interest bearing Special Deposits.

 

	
  

	
E

	
is designed to compensate the Lenders for amounts payable under the Fees Regulations and is calculated by the Administrative Agent as being the average of the most recent rates of charge supplied by the Reference Bank to the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph 7 below and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000.

 

	
5.  

	
For the purposes of this Schedule:

 

	
  

	
“Eligible Liabilities” and “Special Deposits” have the meanings given to them from time to time under or pursuant to the Bank of England Act 1998 or (as may be appropriate) by the Bank of England;

 

	
  

	
“Facility Office” means the office or offices notified by a Lender to the Administrative Agent in writing on or before the date it becomes a Lender (or, following that date, by not less than five (5) Business Days’ written notice) as the office or offices through which it will perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

	
  

	
“Fees Regulations” means the FSA Supervision Manual or such other law or regulation as may be in force from time to time in respect of the payment of fees for the acceptance of deposits;

 

	
  

	
“Financial Services Authority” means the independent body which regulates the financial services industry in the United Kingdom;

 

	
  

	
“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Communities that adopts or has adopted the Euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Communities relating to Economic and Monetary Union;

 

	
  

	
“Reference Banks” means in relation to Mandatory Costs the principal London offices of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or such other banks as may be appointed by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower; and

 

	
  

	
“Tariff Base” has the meaning given to it in, and will be calculated in accordance with, the Fees Regulations.

 

	
6.  

	
In application of the above formula, A, B, C and D will be included in the formula as percentages (i.e. 5 percent. will be included in the formula as 5 and not as 0.05).  A negative result obtained by subtracting D from B shall be taken as zero.  The resulting figures shall be rounded to four decimal places.

 

	
7.  

	
If requested by the Administrative Agent, each Reference Bank shall, as soon as practicable after publication by the Financial Services Authority, supply to the Administrative Agent, the rate of charge payable by that Reference Bank to the Financial Services Authority pursuant to the Fees Regulations in respect of the relevant financial year of the Financial Services Authority (calculated for this purpose by that Reference Bank as being the average of the Fee Tariffs applicable to that Reference Bank for that financial year) and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000 of the Tariff Base of that Reference Bank.

 

	
8.  

	
Each Lender shall supply any information required by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of calculating its Additional Cost Rate.  In particular, but without limitation, each Lender shall supply the following information in writing on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Lender:

 

	
  

	
(a)

	
the jurisdiction of its Facility Office; and

	
  

	
(b)

	
any other information that the Administrative Agent may reasonably require for such purpose.

Each Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any change to the information provided by it pursuant to this paragraph.

 

	
9.  

	
The percentages of each Lender for the purpose of A and C above and the rates of charge of each Reference Bank for the purpose of E above shall be determined by the Administrative Agent based upon the information supplied to it pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 above and on the assumption that, unless a Lender notifies the Administrative Agent to the contrary, each Lender’s obligations in relation to cash ratio deposits, Special Deposits and the Fees Regulations are the same as those of a typical bank from its jurisdiction of incorporation with a Facility Office in the same jurisdiction as its Facility Office.

 

	
10.  

	
The Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any Person if such determination results in an Additional Cost Rate which over or under compensates any Lender and shall be entitled to assume that the information provided by any Lender or Reference Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above is true and correct in all respects.

 

	
11.  

	
The Administrative Agent shall distribute the additional amounts received as a result of the Mandatory Cost to the Lenders on the basis of the Additional Cost Rate for each Lender based on the information provided by each Lender and each Reference Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above.

 

	
12.  

	
Any determination by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Schedule in relation to a formula, the Mandatory Cost, an Additional Cost Rate or any amount payable to a Lender shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.

 

	
13.  

	
The Administrative Agent may from time to time, after consultation with the Borrower and the Lenders, determine and notify to all parties any amendments which are required to be made to this Schedule in order to comply with any change in law, regulation or any requirements from time to time imposed by the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank (or, in any case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) and any such determination shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.

 

Schedule 1.1-

  

  

  

SCHEDULE 2.01

LENDERS

Commitment/Foreign Currency

Name                                                                Address                                                                                        Commitment

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.                                                                See Section 9.01                                                                           $50,000,000.00/$25,000,000.00

18.867924528%

Bank of America, N.A.                                                                8101 SW 34th Avenue                                                                           $50,000,000.00/$25,000,000.00

Amarillo, Texas  79121                                                                           18.867924528%

Attention:  Alisa Hollenback

Telephone No. 806.463.3924

Telecopy No. 972.728.6197

Email Address:  alisa.l.hollenback@baml.com

Amegy Bank National Association                                                                4400 Post Oak Parkway                                                                           $40,000,000.00/$20,000,000.00

Houston, Texas  77027                                                                           15.094339623%

Attention:  Julie Cotuno

Telephone No. 713.232.2033

Telecopy No. 713.232.5932

Email Address:  julie.cotuno@amegybank.com

BMO Harris Bank N.A.                                                                115 S. LaSalle Street                                                                           $35,000,000.00/$17,500,000.00

18th Floor – W                                                                           13.207547170%

Chicago, Illinois  60603

Attention:  Aaron Lanski

Telephone No. 312.461.6364

Telecopy No. 312.461.2968

Email Address:  aaron.lanski@bmo.com

Schedule 2.01-

  

  

  

Regions Bank                                                                16600 N. Dallas Parkway                                                                           $35,000,000.00/$17,500,000.00

Suite 100                                                                           13.207547170%

Dallas, Texas  75248

Attention:  Mike Evans

Telephone No. 972.738.5019

Telecopy No. 972.738.5028

Email Address:  michael.evans@regions.com

KeyBank National Association                                                                1200 Abernathy Rd., NE                                                                           $30,000,000.00/$15,000,000.00

Suite 1550                                                                           11.320754717%

Atlanta, Georgia  30328

Attention:  Tayven Hike

Telephone No. 770.510.2100

Telecopy No. 710-510.2195

Email Address:  tayven_hike@keybank.com

Comerica Bank                                                                3551 Hamlin Road                                                                           $25,000,000.00/$12,500,000.00

Auburn Hills, Michigan  48326                                                                           9.433962264%

Attention:  Michael Shea

Telephone No. 248.371.6313

Telecopy No. 248.371.7920

Email Address:  mtshea@comerica.com

Schedule 2.01-

  

  

  

Schedule 3.06

DISCLOSED MATTERS

NONE

Schedule 3.06-

 

 

  

  

  

Schedule 3.13

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

Schedule 3.13-

  

  

  

Schedule 5.11

UNENCUMBERED POOL

 

	
n  

	
Fisher Plaza – a Class A, 293,727 s.f. multi-use property consisting of office, data center, broadcast, and retail space located in Seattle, Washington

 

 

	
n  

	
9320 Excelsior Blvd – a 7-story, 254,915 s.f. Class A office building located in Hopkins, MN

 

 

	
n  

	
250 Royall Street – a three story, 185,171 s.f. Class A office building located in Canton, MA

 

 

	
n  

	
17600 Gillette – a two story, 98,925 s.f. Class A office building located in Irvine, CA

 

Schedule 5.11-

  

  

  

Schedule 6.01

EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS

	
Hines Global REIT

	  
	
Summary of Outstanding Mortgage Debt

	
(currency in thousands)

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
PROPERTY NAME

	
LENDER

	
OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL

	
PRINCIPAL CURRENCY

	
INTEREST RATE

	
MATURITY DATE

	  
	
US Dollar Borrowings:

	
Hock Plaza

	
Greenwich Capital

	
78,739

	
US Dollars

	
5.58%

	
12/06/15

	
Southpark

	
Greenwich Capital

	
18,000

	
US Dollars

	
5.67%

	
11/06/16

	
Fifty South Sixth

	
PB Capital

	
95,000

	
US Dollars

	
3.62%

	
11/04/15

	
G-11

	
Raiffeisen Bank

	
38,950

	
US Dollars

	
6.75%

	
05/20/21

	
Campus at Marlborough

	
Bear Sterns

	
56,819

	
US Dollars

	
5.21%

	
12/01/14

	
Waterwall

	
Hines Interest Limited Partnership

	
8,500

	
US Dollars

	
5.35%

	
12/15/14

	  
	  
	
British Pound Borrowings:

	
Brindleyplace

	
EuroHypo

	
121,063

	
British Pounds Sterling

	
3.60%

	
07/07/15

	
Stonecutter Court

	
LBBW

	
55,746

	
British Pounds Sterling

	
4.79%

	
03/11/16

	  
	  
	
Euro Borrowings: (Pending)

	
ProLogis Portfolio 1

	
TBD

	
49,090

	
Euros

	
TBD

	
TBD

	  
	  
	
Pending Acquisitions

	
144 Montague 2

	
TBD

	
56,280

	
Australian Dollars

	
TBD

	
TBD

	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	
1 - Closed all equity; anticipated debt close in Q2 2012

	
2 - Closing with financing anticipated April 2012

Schedule 6.01-

  

  

  

Schedule 6.02

EXISTING LIENS

See Schedule 6.01.

Schedule 6.02-

  

  

  

Schedule 6.08

EXISTING RESTRICTIONS

NONE

Schedule 6.08-

  

  

  

EXHIBIT A

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

This Assignment and Assumption (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “Assignor”) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the “Assignee”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee.  The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

 

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned Interest”).  Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

1.           Assignor:                                _____________________________

2.           Assignee:                                ______________________________

	
  

	
[and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify Lender]1]

3.           Borrower:                                Hines Global REIT Properties LP

	
  

	
4.

	
Administrative Agent:

	
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement

	
  

	
5.

	
Credit Agreement:

	
The Credit Agreement dated as of _______________, 2012 among Borrower, the Lenders parties thereto, Administrative Agent, and the other agents parties thereto

6.           Assigned Interest:                                           _____________________________

	
Aggregate Amount of Commitment/Loans for all Lenders

	
Amount of Commitment/Loans Assigned

	
Percentage Assigned of Commitment/Loans2

	
$

	
$

	
%

Effective Date:  _____________ ___, 20___ [TO BE INSERTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The Assignee agrees to deliver to the Administrative Agent a completed Administrative Questionnaire in which the Assignee designates one or more Credit Contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower[, the Loan Parties] and [its] [their] Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the Assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

ASSIGNOR

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

By:______________________________

   Title:

ASSIGNEE

[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

By:______________________________

   Title:

  

1 Select as applicable.

  

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

Exhibit A-

  

  

  

[Consented to and]3 Accepted:

[NAME OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT], as

  Administrative Agent

By:_________________________________

  Title:

[Consented to:]4

[NAME OF RELEVANT PARTY]

By:________________________________

  Title:

  

3 To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

  

4 To be added only if the consent of the Borrower and/or other parties (e.g. Swingline Lender, Issuing Bank) is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

Exhibit A-

  

  

  

ANNEX 1

[__________________]5

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1.  Representations and Warranties.

 

1.1  Assignor.  The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document6, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

 

1.2.  Assignee.  The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

2.  Payments.  From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

 

3.  General Provisions.  This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption.  This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Texas.

 

 

  

5 Describe Credit Agreement at option of Administrative Agent.

  

6 The term “Loan Document” should be conformed to that used in the Credit Agreement.

Exhibit A-

  

  

  

EXHIBIT B

LIST OF GUARANTORS

	
1.  

	
Hines Global REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation

 

	
2.  

	
Hines Global REIT 100/140 Fourth Ave LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

	
3.  

	
Hines Global REIT 9320 Excelsior LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

	
4.  

	
Hines Global REIT 250 Royall LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

	
5.  

	
Hines Global REIT 17600 Gillette LP, a Delaware limited partnership

 

Exhibit B-

  

  

  

EXHIBIT B-1

FORM OF GUARANTY

THIS GUARANTY dated as of _______________ executed and delivered by each of the undersigned, whether one or more, (all each a “Guarantor” and, collectively, the “Guarantors”), in favor of (a) JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent (the “Agent”) for the Lenders under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of _______________, 2012, by and among HINES GLOBAL REIT PROPERTIES LP (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees in accordance therewith (the “Lenders”), and the Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Credit Agreement”) and (b) the Lenders.

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have made available to the Borrower certain financial accommodations on the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, each Guarantor other than the REIT is a Subsidiary of the Borrower;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, each Guarantor and the other Subsidiaries of the Borrower, though separate legal entities, are mutually dependent on each other in the conduct of their respective businesses as an integrated operation and have determined it to be in their mutual best interests to obtain financing from the Agent and the Lenders through their collective efforts;

 

WHEREAS, each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the Agent and the Lenders making such financial accommodations available to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement and, accordingly, each Guarantor is willing to guarantee the Borrower’s obligations to the Agent and the Lenders on the terms and conditions contained herein; and

 

WHEREAS, each Guarantor’s execution and delivery of this Guaranty is one of the conditions precedent to the Agent and the Lenders making, or continuing to make, such financial accommodations to the Borrower.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each Guarantor, each Guarantor agrees as follows:

 

Section 1.  Guaranty.  Each Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally guaranties the due and punctual payment and performance of all of the following when due (collectively referred to as the “Obligations”):  (a) all indebtedness and obligations owing by the Borrower to any of the Lenders or the Agent under or in connection with the Credit Agreement and any other Loan Document, including without limitation, the repayment of all principal of the Loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement and the payment of all interest, fees, charges, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other amounts payable to any Lender or the Agent thereunder or in connection therewith; (b) any and all extensions, renewals, modifications, amendments or substitutions of the foregoing; and (c) all expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, that are incurred by the Lenders or the Agent in the enforcement of any of the foregoing or any obligation of such Guarantor hereunder.

 

Section 2.  Guaranty of Payment and Not of Collection.  This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment, and not of collection, and a debt of each Guarantor for its own account.  Accordingly, the Lenders and the Agent shall not be obligated or required before enforcing this Guaranty against any Guarantor:  (a) to pursue any right or remedy the Lenders or the Agent may have against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or commence any suit or other proceeding against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person in any court or other tribunal; (b) to make any claim in a liquidation or bankruptcy of the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person; or (c) to make demand of the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to enforce or seek to enforce or realize upon any collateral security held by the Lenders or the Agent which may secure any of the Obligations.  In this connection, each Guarantor hereby waives the right of such Guarantor to require any holder of the Obligations to take action against the Borrower as provided by any legal requirement of any Governmental Authority.

 

Section 3.  Guaranty Absolute.  Each Guarantor guarantees that the Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the documents evidencing the same, regardless of any legal requirement now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Agent or the Lenders with respect thereto.  The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be absolute and unconditional in accordance with its terms and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended, discharged, terminated or otherwise affected by, any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever (other than the full and final payment and performance of the Obligations), including, without limitation, the following (whether or not such Guarantor consents thereto or has notice thereof):

 

(a)           (i) any change in the amount, interest rate or due date or other term of any of the Obligations; (ii) any change in the time, place or manner of payment of all or any portion of the Obligations; (iii) any amendment or waiver of, or consent to the departure from or other indulgence with respect to, the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any other document or instrument evidencing or relating to any Obligations; or (iv) any waiver, renewal, extension, addition, or supplement to, or deletion from, or any other action or inaction under or in respect of, the Credit Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or any other documents, instruments or agreements relating to the Obligations or any other instrument or agreement referred to therein or evidencing any Obligations or any assignment or transfer of any of the foregoing;

 

(b)           any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or any other document, instrument or agreement referred to therein or evidencing any Obligations or any assignment or transfer of any of the foregoing;

 

(c)           any furnishing to the Agent or the Lenders of any security for the Obligations, or any sale, exchange, release or surrender of, or realization on, any collateral security for the Obligations;

 

(d)           any settlement or compromise of any of the Obligations, any security therefor, or any liability of any other party with respect to the Obligations, or any subordination of the payment of the Obligations to the payment of any other liability of the Borrower;

 

(e)           any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to any other Guarantor, the Borrower or any other Person, or any action taken with respect to this Guaranty by any trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding;

 

(f)           any nonperfection of any security interest or other Lien on any of the collateral securing any of the Obligations;

 

(g)           any act or failure to act by the Borrower or any other Person which may adversely affect such Guarantor’s subrogation rights, if any, against the Borrower to recover payments made under this Guaranty;

 

(h)           any application of sums paid by the Borrower or any other Person with respect to the liabilities of the Borrower to the Agent or the Lenders, regardless of what liabilities of the Borrower remain unpaid;

 

(i)           any defect, limitation or insufficiency in the borrowing powers of the Borrower or in the exercise thereof; or

 

(j)           any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Guarantor hereunder.

 

Section 4.  Action with Respect to Obligations.  The Lenders and the Agent may in accordance with the Credit Agreement, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of, or notice to, any Guarantor, and without discharging any Guarantor from its obligations hereunder take any and all actions described in Section 3 and may otherwise: (a) amend, modify, alter or supplement the terms of any of the Obligations, including, but not limited to, extending or shortening the time of payment of any of the Obligations or the interest rate that may accrue on any of the Obligations; (b) amend, modify, alter or supplement the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document; (c) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with all, or any part, of any collateral securing any of the Obligations; (d) release any Person liable in any manner for the payment or collection of the Obligations; (e) exercise, or refrain from exercising, any rights against the Borrower or any other Person (including, without limitation, any other Guarantor); and (f) apply any sum, by whomsoever paid or however realized, to the Obligations in such order as the Lenders or the Agent shall elect in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 5.  Representations and Warranties.  Each Guarantor hereby makes to the Agent and the Lenders all of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower with respect to or in any way relating to such Guarantor in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as if the same were set forth herein in full.  The REIT hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lenders that (a) the REIT will comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority required to maintain, and will at all times qualify as and maintain, its status as a real estate investment trust under Section 856(c)(1) of the Code, and (b) each of the REIT’s Subsidiaries that is a corporation is a “qualified REIT subsidiary” under Section 856 of the Code.

 

Section 6.  Covenants.  Each Guarantor will comply with all covenants which the Borrower is to cause such Guarantor to comply with under the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Documents.

 

Section 7.  Waiver.  Each Guarantor, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, hereby waives notice of acceptance hereof or any presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, and any other act or thing, or omission or delay to do any other act or thing, which in any manner or to any extent might vary the risk of such Guarantor or which otherwise might operate to discharge such Guarantor from its obligations hereunder.

 

Section 8.  Inability to Accelerate Loan.  If the Agent and/or the Lenders are prevented from demanding or accelerating payment thereof by reason of any automatic stay or otherwise, the Agent and/or the Lenders shall be entitled to receive from each Guarantor, upon demand therefor, the sums which otherwise would have been due had such demand or acceleration occurred.

 

Section 9.  Reinstatement of Obligations.  Each Guarantor agrees that this Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, with respect to any Obligations if at any time payment of any such Obligations is rescinded or otherwise must be restored by the Agent and/or the Lenders upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or any Guarantor or otherwise.

 

Section 10.  Subrogation.  Until all of the Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full, any right of subrogation a Guarantor may have shall be subordinate to the rights of Agent and the Lenders and each Guarantor hereby waives any right to enforce any remedy which the Agent and/or the Lenders now have or may hereafter have against the Borrower, and each Guarantor hereby waives any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any security or collateral given to the Agent and the Lenders to secure payment or performance of any of the Obligations.

 

Section 11.  Taxes.  Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the terms of Section 2.17(a) of the Credit Agreement shall be binding on such Guarantor as though such Guarantor were a party thereto.

 

Section 12.  Set-off.  In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, from and after an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement each Lender 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 to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any of and all the obligations of such Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Guaranty held by such Lender then due and payable.  Each Guarantor agrees, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any holder of a participation in a Note, whether or not acquired pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement, may exercise rights of setoff or counterclaim and other rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such holder of a participation were a direct creditor of such Guarantor in the amount of such participation.

 

Section 13.  Subordination.  Each Guarantor hereby expressly covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders that all obligations and liabilities of the Borrower or any other Guarantor to such Guarantor of whatever description, including without limitation, all intercompany receivables of such Guarantor from the Borrower or any other Guarantor (collectively, the “Junior Claims”) shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Obligations; provided, however, that payment thereof may be made so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then no Guarantor shall accept any direct or indirect payment (in cash, property, securities by setoff or otherwise) from the Borrower or any other Guarantor on account of or in any manner in respect of any Junior Claim until all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full.

 

Section 14.  Avoidance Provisions.  It is the intent of each Guarantor, the Agent and the Lenders that in any Proceeding, such Guarantor’s maximum obligation hereunder shall equal, but not exceed, the maximum amount which would not otherwise cause the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder (or any other obligations of such Guarantor to the Agent and the Lenders) to be avoidable or unenforceable against such Guarantor in such Proceeding as a result of applicable law, including without limitation, (a) Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended (the “Bankruptcy Code”) and (b) any state fraudulent transfer or fraudulent conveyance act or statute applied in such Proceeding, whether by virtue of Section 544 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise.  The applicable laws under which the possible avoidance or unenforceability of the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder (or any other obligations of such Guarantor to the Agent and the Lenders) shall be determined in any such Proceeding are referred to as the “Avoidance Provisions.”  Accordingly, to the extent that the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder would otherwise be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions, the maximum Obligations for which such Guarantor shall be liable hereunder shall be reduced to that amount which, as of the time any of the Obligations are deemed to have been incurred under the Avoidance Provisions, would not cause the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder (or any other obligations of such Guarantor to the Agent and the Lenders), to be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions.  This Section is intended solely to preserve the rights of the Agent and the Lenders hereunder to the maximum extent that would not cause the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder to be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions, and no Guarantor nor any other Person shall have any right or claim under this Section as against the Agent and the Lenders that would not otherwise be available to such Person under the Avoidance Provisions.

 

Section 15.  Information.  Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the financial condition of the Borrower, of the other Guarantors and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of any of the Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that none of the Agent or any Lender shall have any duty whatsoever to advise any Guarantor of information regarding such circumstances or risks.

 

Section 16.  Governing Law.  THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

 

SECTION 17.  JURISDICTION, VENUE.

 

(a)           EACH GUARANTOR AGREES THAT THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, HOUSTON DIVISION, OR, AT THE OPTION OF THE AGENT, ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS SHALL HAVE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN OR AMONG ANY GUARANTOR, THE AGENT OR ANY OF THE LENDERS, PERTAINING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING HEREFROM OR THEREFROM OR ANY COLLATERAL.  EACH GUARANTOR EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING COMMENCED IN SUCH COURTS.  THE CHOICE OF FORUM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PRECLUDE THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION BY THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER OR THE ENFORCEMENT BY THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER IN ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION.  FURTHER, EACH GUARANTOR IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

 

(b)           THE FOREGOING WAIVERS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL AND WITH A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, AND SHALL SURVIVE THE PAYMENT OF THE OBLIGATIONS AND ALL OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE TERMINATION OF THIS GUARANTY.

 

Section 18.  Loan Accounts.  The Agent may maintain books and accounts setting forth the amounts of principal, interest and other sums paid and payable with respect to the Obligations, and in the case of any dispute relating to any of the outstanding amount, payment or receipt of Obligation or otherwise, the entries in such account shall be binding upon each Guarantor as to the outstanding amount of such Obligations and the amounts paid and payable with respect thereto absent manifest error.  The failure of the Agent to maintain such books and accounts shall not in any way relieve or discharge any Guarantor of any of its obligations hereunder.

 

Section 19.  Waiver of Remedies.  No delay or failure on the part of the Agent or the Lenders in the exercise of any right or remedy it may have against any Guarantor hereunder or otherwise shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by the Agent or the Lenders of any such right or remedy shall preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right or remedy.

 

Section 20.  Successors and Assigns.  Each reference herein to the Agent or the Lenders shall be deemed to include such Person’s respective successors and assigns (including, but not limited to, any holder of the Obligations) in whose favor the provisions of this Guaranty also shall inure, and each reference herein to any Guarantor shall be deemed to include the Guarantor’s successors and assigns, upon whom this Guaranty also shall be binding.  The Lenders and the Agent may, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement, assign, transfer or sell any Obligation, or grant or sell participation in any Obligations, to any Person or entity without the consent of, or notice to, any Guarantor and without releasing, discharging or modifying such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder.  Each Guarantor hereby consents to the delivery by the Agent or any Lender to any assignee, transferee or participant of any financial or other information regarding the Borrower or any Guarantor.  Each Guarantor may not assign or transfer its obligations hereunder to any Person, except to the extent of transfers expressly permitted under the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 21.  Amendments.  This Guaranty may not be amended except as provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 22.  Payments.  All payments made by any Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds to the Agent at the place and time provided for in the Credit Agreement on the date one (1) Business Day after written demand therefor to such Guarantor by the Agent.

 

SECTION 23.  JOINT AND SEVERAL OBLIGATIONS.  THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE GUARANTORS HEREUNDER AND UNDER OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE JOINT AND SEVERAL, AND ACCORDINGLY, EACH GUARANTOR (BUT NOT ITS PARTNERS, SHAREHOLDERS OR MEMBERS) CONFIRMS THAT IT (BUT NOT ITS PARTNERS, SHAREHOLDERS OR MEMBERS) IS LIABLE FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE OBLIGATIONS AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES OF EACH OF THE OTHER GUARANTORS HEREUNDER AND UNDER OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

SECTION 24.  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  THE GUARANTORS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS A CONSTITUTIONAL ONE, BUT THAT IT MAY BE WAIVED.  EACH OF THEM, AFTER CONSULTING OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT, WITH COUNSEL OF THEIR CHOICE, KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) BETWEEN OR AMONG THE GUARANTORS, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS GUARANTY OR THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTION OF ANY OF THEM.  THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO LENDERS TO PROVIDE THE FINANCING DESCRIBED IN THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

Section 25.  Notices.  All notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given as provided in the Loan Agreement.  Each Guarantor’s address for notice is set forth below its signature hereto.

 

Section 26.  Severability.  In case any provision of this Guaranty shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

Section 27.  Headings.  Section headings used in this Guaranty are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Guaranty.

 

Section 28.  Definitions.  (a) For the purposes of this Guaranty:

 

“Proceeding” means any of the following: (i) a voluntary or involuntary case concerning any Guarantor shall be commenced under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable bankruptcy laws; (ii) a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable bankruptcy laws) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or any substantial part of the property of any Guarantor; (iii) any other proceeding under any applicable law, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up or composition for adjustment of debts, whether now or hereafter in effect, is commenced relating to any Guarantor; (iv) any Guarantor is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; (v) any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction; (vi) any Guarantor makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (vii) any Guarantor shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; (viii) any Guarantor shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition or adjustment of its debts; (ix) any Guarantor shall by any act or failure to act indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or (x) any corporate action shall be taken by any Guarantor for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

 

(b)           Terms not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 29.  Unencumbered Pool.  If any Guarantor owns an Eligible Qualified Property in the Unencumbered Pool, then such Guarantor agrees:

 

(a)           that it will not grant or allow to exist any Lien on such property other than Permitted Encumbrances; and

 

(b)           that it is bound by, and will not enter into any restrictive agreements prohibited by, Section 6.08 of the Credit Agreement.

 

 

Exhibit B-1-

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has duly executed and delivered this Guaranty as of the date and year first written above.

 

(GUARANTOR)

By:                                                                           

Name:                                                                           

Title:                                                                           

Address for Notices:

c/o Hines Global REIT Properties LP

2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4800

Houston, Texas  77056

Attention:  Charles N. Hazen and Jason Maxwell

Exhibit B-1-

  

  

  

EXHIBIT C

FORM OF REVOLVING NOTE

$_________________ __________, 2012

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, HINES GLOBAL REIT PROPERTIES LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Maker”), promises to pay without offset or counterclaim to the order of [insert name of Lender] (“Payee”), the principal amount equal to the lesser of (x) __________________________ ($_____________) or (y) the outstanding amount advanced by Payee as a Revolving Loan under the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), payable in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

Maker also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note (this “Note”) at the rates and at the times which shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of that certain Credit Agreement dated of even date herewith, among Maker, the Lenders named therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for itself and the Lenders (as hereafter amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

 

Amounts borrowed may be repaid and reborrowed at any time prior to the termination of the Availability Period.  Except as otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement, no Lender shall have any obligation to make a Loan to the extent such Loan would cause the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures to exceed the total Commitments.

 

This Note is subject to mandatory prepayment and prepayment at the option of the Maker, as provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

This Note is issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement and is entitled to the benefits of the Credit Agreement, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete statement of the terms and conditions under which the Loan evidenced hereby is made and is to be repaid.

 

THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

 

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the unpaid balance of the principal amount of this Note may become, or may be declared to be, due and payable in the manner, upon the conditions and with the effect provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

Maker promises to pay all fees, costs and expenses incurred in the collection and enforcement of this Note in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.  Maker and any endorser of this Note hereby consents to renewals and extensions of time at or after the maturity hereof, without notice, and hereby waive diligence, presentment, protest, demand and notice of every kind (except such notices as may be expressly required under the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents).

 

Whenever possible, each provision of this Note shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Note shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Note.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has caused this Note to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer, as of the day and year first written above.

 

HINES GLOBAL REIT PROPERTIES LP

By:           Hines Global REIT, Inc.,

General Partner

By:                                                                

Name:                                                                

Title:                                                                

Exhibit C-

  

  

  

EXHIBIT C-1

FORM OF SWINGLINE NOTE

$50,000,000.00 __________, 2012

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, HINES GLOBAL REIT PROPERTIES LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Maker”), promises to pay without offset or counterclaim to the order of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“Payee”), the principal amount equal to the outstanding amount advanced by Payee as a Swingline Loan under the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), payable in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

Maker also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note (this “Note”) at the rates and at the times which shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of that certain Credit Agreement dated of even date herewith, among Maker, the Lenders named therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for itself and the Lenders (as hereafter amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

 

Amounts borrowed may be repaid and reborrowed at any time prior to the termination of the Availability Period.  Except as otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement, no Lender shall have any obligation to make a Loan to the extent such Loan would cause the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures to exceed the total Commitments.

 

This Note is subject to mandatory prepayment and prepayment at the option of the Maker, as provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

This Note is issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement and is entitled to the benefits of the Credit Agreement, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete statement of the terms and conditions under which the Loan evidenced hereby is made and is to be repaid.

 

THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

 

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the unpaid balance of the principal amount of this Note may become, or may be declared to be, due and payable in the manner, upon the conditions and with the effect provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

Maker promises to pay all fees, costs and expenses incurred in the collection and enforcement of this Note in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.  Maker and any endorser of this Note hereby consents to renewals and extensions of time at or after the maturity hereof, without notice, and hereby waive diligence, presentment, protest, demand and notice of every kind (except such notices as may be expressly required under the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents).

 

Whenever possible, each provision of this Note shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Note shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Note.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has caused this Note to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer, as of the day and year first written above.

 

HINES GLOBAL REIT PROPERTIES LP

By:           Hines Global REIT, Inc.,

General Partner

By:                                                                

Name:                                                                

Title:                                                                

Exhibit C-1-

  

  

  

EXHIBIT D

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

[Date]

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

712 Main Street

Houston, Texas  77002

Attn:  Manager, Real Estate Group

Re:           Hines Global REIT Properties LP

Compliance Certificate for _______ through __________

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Compliance Certificate is made with reference to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of ________________, 2012 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Hines Global REIT Properties LP (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto, as lenders, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.  All capitalized terms used in this Compliance Certificate (including any attachments hereto) and not otherwise defined in this Compliance Certificate shall have the meanings set forth for such terms in the Credit Agreement.  All Section references herein shall refer to the Credit Agreement.

 

I hereby certify that I am the [chief financial officer] [principal accounting officer] [chief operating officer] [treasurer] [controller] of Hines Global REIT, Inc., and that I make this Certificate on behalf of the REIT.  I further represent and certify on behalf of the REIT as follows as of the date of this Compliance Certificate:

 

I have reviewed the terms of the Loan Documents and have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and consolidated and consolidating financial condition of the REIT and its Subsidiaries, during the accounting period (the “Reporting Period”) covered by the financial reports delivered simultaneous herewith pursuant to Section 5.01[(a)][(b)], and that such review has not disclosed the existence during or at the end of such Reporting Period (and that I do not have knowledge of the existence as at the date hereof) of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or Event of Default.7

 

  

	
7

	
Alternatively, if a Default or Event of Default existed or exists, specify the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto.

Exhibit D-

  

  

  

Attached hereto as Schedule B is a schedule of the amount, maturity, interest rate and amortization requirements for the outstanding Indebtedness.  As of the last day of the Reporting Period, the amount of Indebtedness was $_____________, the amount of Secured Debt was $_____________, the amount of Indebtedness other than Secured Debt was $_____________, and the amount of Secured Recourse Debt was $_____________.

 

Attached hereto as (x) Schedule C-1 is a detailed calculation of Interest Expense for the Reporting Period, which amount was $__________, (y) Schedule C-2 is a detailed calculation of Interest Expense on Unsecured Debt for the Reporting Period, which amount was $__________, and (z) Schedule C-3 is a detailed calculation of the Interest Expense and principal paid on Indebtedness, which aggregated $__________.

 

Attached hereto as Schedule D is a detailed calculation of EBITDA for the Reporting Period, which amount was $___________.

 

Exhibit D-

  

  

  

As of the last day of the Reporting Period:

1.           Ratio of Secured Debt to Total Asset Value

(a)           Indebtedness secured by a Lien $___________

(b)           (i) “As is” appraised value for Domestic Real Property

owned during the most recent 12 months $___________

(ii) For Domestic Real Property in clause (i) where the

appraisal is not available, Net Operating Income (based

on the last 12 months) $___________

(iii) Capital Expenditure Reserve$___________

(iv) [(ii) - (iii)] ÷ (1) 7.50% for Office Buildings, (2) 7.75%

for Retail Property, (3) 8.00% for Industrial Property and

(4) 6.75% for Multifamily Residential Property $___________

(c)           Historical Value of Domestic Real Property acquired

during the most recent 12 months $___________

(d)           Historical Value of International Real Property $___________

(e)           Value ((b)(i) + (b)(iv) + (c) + (d)) $___________

(f)           Cash and cash equivalents excluding tenant

security and other restricted deposits $___________

(g)           Investments in loans $___________

(h)           Investments in real estate related Unconsolidated

Affiliates $___________

	
  

	
(i)

	
Earnest money deposits for Real Property acquisition

(limited to 5% of Total Asset Value) $___________

	
  

	
(j)

	
Total Asset Value ((e) + (f) + (g) + (h) + (i) but the

aggregate value of International Real Property is limited

to 60% of Total Asset Value, decreasing to 55% after

October 15, 2013) $___________

	
  

	
(k)

	
Ratio of Secured Debt to Total Asset Value 

	
_________%

(as a percentage, (a) ÷ (j))8

2.           Ratio of Secured Recourse Debt to Total Asset Value:

(a)           Secured Recourse Debt $___________

	
  

	
(b)

	
Total Asset Value 

	
$___________

(c)           Ratio of Secured Recourse Debt to Total Asset

Value (as a percentage, (a) ÷ (b))9 _________%

3.           Debt Service Coverage Ratio:

(a)           EBITDA $___________

	
  

	
(b)

	
Capital Expenditure Reserve 

	
$___________

(c)           (a) - (b) $___________

(d)           Principal and interest paid on Indebtedness $___________

(e)           Debt Service Coverage Ratio ((c) to (d))10 _______ : 1.00

4.           Net Worth:

(a)           Total Asset Value $___________

(b)           Indebtedness $___________

	
  

	
(c)

	
Net Worth ((a) - (b)) 

	
$___________

5.           Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio:

(a)           Net Operating Income for the Unencumbered Pool, less

Capital Expenditure Reserve for each such property $___________

	
  

	
(b)

	
Actual Interest Expense on Unsecured Debt 

	
$___________

	
  

	
(c)

	
Assumed interest due on Unsecured Debt at 6%

	
  

	
per annum$___________

	
  

	
(d)

	
Greater of (b) or (c) 

	
$___________

(e)           Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio ((a) to (d))12 ______ : 1.00

6.           Unencumbered Value Ratio

(a)           Unsecured Debt $___________

(b)           Value of the Unencumbered Pool $___________

(c)           Unencumbered Value Ratio (as a percentage,

(a)  ̧ (b))13 _______%

7.           Ratio of Indebtedness to Total Asset Value:

(a)           Indebtedness $___________

(b)           Total Asset Value $___________

(c)           Ratio of Indebtedness to Total Asset Value Ratio

(as a percentage, (a)  ̧ (c))14 _______%

8.           Investment Limitations

(a)           (i)           Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates $___________

(ii)           Total Asset Value $___________

(iii)           (i)  ̧ (ii), expressed as a percentage15 _______%

(b)           (i)           Investments in notes receivable secured by real estate or

ownership interests $___________

(ii)           Total Asset Value $___________

(iii)           (i) ÷ (ii), expressed as a percentage16 _______%

  

	
8

	
Pursuant to Section 5.10(b), cannot exceed 50% (55% for up to two quarters after a Major Acquisition).

  

	
9

	
Pursuant to Section 5.10(c), cannot exceed 25%.

  

	
10

	
Pursuant to Section 5.10(d), must not be less than 1.60 to 1.00.

  

	
11

	
Pursuant to Section 5.10(e), must not be less than the greater of (1) $550,000,000 and (2) the aggregate Commitments multiplied by 2.5.

  

	
12

	
Pursuant to Section 5.10(g), must not be less than 2.00 to 1.00 (subject to specific cure right).

  

	
13

	
Pursuant to Section 5.10(f), cannot exceed 60% (65% for up to two quarters after a Major Acquisition).

  

	
14

	
Pursuant to Section 5.10(a), cannot exceed 60% (65% for up to two quarters after a Major Acquisition).

  

	
15

	
Pursuant to Section 6.04(d), cannot exceed 10% of the Total Asset Value.

  

	
16

	
Pursuant to Section 6.04(e), cannot exceed 10% of the Total Asset Value.

Exhibit D-

  

  

  

(c)           (i)           Investments in undeveloped land $___________

(ii)           Total Asset Value $___________

(iii)           (i) ÷ (ii), expressed as a percentage17 _______%

(d)           (i)           Investments in property under construction or

development $___________

(ii)           Total Asset Value $___________

(iii)           (i) ÷ (ii), expressed as a percentage18 _______%

(e)           (i)           Investments in undeveloped land, Unconsolidated

Affiliates, property under construction or

development and notes receivable $___________

(ii)           Total Asset Value $___________

(iii)           (i) ÷ (ii), expressed as a percentage19 _______%

This Compliance Certificate has been executed and delivered as of the date set forth above.

HINES GLOBAL REIT, INC.

By:                                                                

Name:                                                                

Title:                                                                

  

	
17

	
Pursuant to Section 6.04(f), cannot exceed 10% of the Total Asset Value.

  

	
18

	
Pursuant to Section 6.04(g), cannot exceed 15% of the Total Asset Value.

  

	
19

	
Pursuant to Section 6.04, cannot exceed 25% of the Total Asset Value.

Exhibit D-

  

  

  

EXHIBIT E-1

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of [    ] (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among [   ], and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]

 

By:______________________________________

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Date: ________ __, 20[  ]

 

 

Exhibit E-1-

  

  

  

EXHIBIT E-2

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of [    ] (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among [   ], and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 

By:______________________________________

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Date: ________ __, 20[  ]

 

 

Exhibit E-2-

  

  

  

EXHIBIT E-3

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of [    ] (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among [   ], and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 

By:______________________________________

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Date: ________ __, 20[  ]

 

 

Exhibit E-3-

  

  

  

EXHIBIT E-4

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of [    ] (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among [   ], and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption:  (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]

 

By:______________________________________

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Date: ________ __, 20[  ]

 

Exhibit E-4-8-K 4.18.2012 Credit Facility Exhibit 10.1

Exhibit 10.1
    
Bank of America Model Syndicated Credit Agreement
Published CUSIP Number: 31620KAA8
second amended and restated CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 16, 2012

among

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.,
as the Borrower,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Co-Syndication Agents,
and
BANK OF THE WEST
BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.
CITIBANK, N.A.
FIFTH THIRD BANK
REGIONS BANK
UNION BANK, N.A.,
as Co-Documentation Agents,

The Other Lenders Party Hereto

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC,
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
as
Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers

TABLE OF CONTENTS
	
			
	Section
	 
	Page

	ARTICLE I.
	DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
	1

	1.01
	Defined Terms
	1

	1.02
	Other Interpretive Provisions
	18

	1.03
	Accounting Terms.
	18

	1.04
	Rounding
	19

	1.05
	Times of Day
	19

	ARTICLE II.
	the COMMITMENTS and Credit Extensions
	19

	2.01
	Revolving Loans
	19

	2.02
	Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Loans.
	19

	2.03
	Swing Line Loans.
	20

	2.04
	Prepayments.
	22

	2.05
	Termination or Reduction of Commitments
	22

	2.06
	Repayment of Loans.
	22

	2.07
	Interest.
	23

	2.08
	Fees.
	23

	2.09
	Computation of Interest and Fees
	23

	2.1
	Evidence of Debt.
	23

	2.11
	Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.
	24

	2.12
	Sharing of Payments by Lenders
	25

	2.13
	Increase in Commitments.
	25

	2.14
	Defaulting Lenders.
	26

	ARTICLE III.
	TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
	27

	3.01
	Taxes.
	27

	3.02
	Illegality
	30

	3.03
	Inability to Determine Rates
	31

	3.04
	Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.
	31

	3.05
	Compensation for Losses
	32

	3.06
	Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
	32

	3.07
	Survival
	32

	ARTICLE IV.
	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO Credit Extensions
	32

	4.01
	Conditions of Initial Credit Extension
	33

	4.02
	Conditions to all Credit Extensions
	34

	ARTICLE V.
	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	34

	5.01
	Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws
	34

	5.02
	Authorization; No Contravention
	34

	5.03
	Governmental Authorization; Other Consents
	34

	5.04
	Binding Effect
	34

	5.05
	Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
	34

	5.06
	Litigation
	35

	5.07
	No Default
	35

	5.08
	Ownership of Property; Liens
	35

	5.09
	Environmental Compliance
	35

	5.1
	Insurance
	35

	5.11
	Taxes
	35

	5.12
	ERISA Compliance
	36

	5.13
	Intellectual Property, Licenses, Etc
	36

	5.14
	Subsidiaries
	36

	
			
	5.15
	Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act
	36

	5.16
	Disclosure
	36

	5.17
	Compliance with Laws
	37

	5.18
	Solvent
	37

	5.19
	Licenses
	37

	5.2
	Employee Matters
	37

	5.21
	Insurance Subsidiaries
	37

	5.22
	Taxpayer Identification Number
	37

	ARTICLE VI.
	AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
	37

	6.01
	Financial Statements
	37

	6.02
	Certificates; Other Information
	38

	6.03
	Notices
	39

	6.04
	Preservation of Existence, Etc
	40

	6.05
	Maintenance of Properties
	40

	6.06
	Maintenance of Insurance
	40

	6.07
	Compliance with Laws
	40

	6.08
	Books and Records
	41

	6.09
	Inspection Rights
	41

	6.1
	Use of Proceeds
	41

	6.11
	Payment of Taxes
	41

	6.12
	Designation of Strategic Investment Subsidiaries
	41

	ARTICLE VII.
	NEGATIVE COVENANTS
	41

	7.01
	Liens
	41

	7.02
	Consolidations and Mergers; Sales of Assets
	43

	7.03
	Investments
	43

	7.04
	Limitation on Indebtedness
	43

	7.05
	Transactions with Affiliates
	45

	7.06
	Restricted Payments
	45

	7.07
	Change in Business
	45

	7.08
	Accounting Changes
	45

	7.09
	Financial Covenants.
	45

	7.1
	Restrictive Agreements, Etc
	45

	7.11
	Certain Amendments
	46

	ARTICLE VIII.
	EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
	46

	8.01
	Events of Default
	46

	8.02
	Remedies Upon Event of Default
	48

	8.03
	Application of Funds
	48

	ARTICLE IX.
	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
	48

	9.01
	Appointment and Authority
	48

	9.02
	Rights as a Lender
	49

	9.03
	Exculpatory Provisions
	49

	9.04
	Reliance by Administrative Agent
	49

	9.05
	Delegation of Duties
	50

	9.06
	Resignation of Administrative Agent.
	50

	9.07
	Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders
	51

	9.08
	No Other Duties, Etc
	51

	9.09
	Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim
	51

	ARTICLE X.
	MISCELLANEOUS
	51

	10.01
	Amendments, Etc
	51

	10.02
	Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.
	52

	
			
	10.03
	No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement
	53

	10.04
	Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
	54

	10.05
	Payments Set Aside
	55

	10.06
	Successors and Assigns.
	55

	10.07
	Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality
	58

	10.08
	Right of Setoff
	59

	10.09
	Interest Rate Limitation
	59

	10.1
	Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness
	59

	10.11
	Survival of Representations and Warranties
	59

	10.12
	Severability
	59

	10.13
	Replacement of Lenders
	59

	10.14
	Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
	60

	10.15
	Waiver of Jury Trial
	61

	10.16
	No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility
	61

	10.17
	Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents
	61

	10.18
	USA PATRIOT Act
	61

	10.19
	ENTIRE AGREEMENT
	61

	 
	 
	 

	SIGNATURES
	S-1
	 

SCHEDULES
2.01    Commitments and Applicable Percentages
5.05    Supplement to Interim Financial Statements
5.06    Existing Litigation
5.12    ERISA Matters
5.14    Subsidiaries
7.01    Existing Liens
7.02    Consolidations and Mergers; Sales of Assets
7.04    Existing Indebtedness
7.05    Affiliate Transactions
10.02    Administrative Agent's Office; Certain Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS
Form of
A    Revolving Loan Notice
B    Swing Line Loan Notice
C    Revolving Loan Note
D    Swing Line Note
E    Compliance Certificate
F-1    Assignment and Assumption
F-2    Administrative Questionnaire
G-1    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
G-2    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
G-3    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
G-4    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

Exhibit 10.1

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of April 16, 2012, among FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender.
The Borrower, certain of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2006, as amended and restated as of March 5, 2010 (as heretofore amended and restated and in effect on the date of this Agreement, the “Existing Credit Agreement”).  The parties hereto desire to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree that the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
		
	ARTICLE I.  
	DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

1.01 Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
.

“Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of any business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition of in excess of 50% of the Equity Interests of any Person, or otherwise causing any Person to become a Subsidiary or (c) a merger or consolidation or any other combination with another Person (other than with a Person that is a Subsidiary); provided that the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries is the surviving entity.  For the avoidance of doubt, “Acquisition” shall not include any transaction or series of related transactions between or among Persons that, before giving effect thereto, are the Borrower and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries.
“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative Agent's Office” means the Administrative Agent's address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form of Exhibit F-2 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.  “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.  “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Person shall be deemed to be Controlled by another Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to vote 10% of the Voting Stock of such Person.
“Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.
“Annual Statement” means the annual financial statement of any insurance company as required to be filed with the Department, together with all exhibits or schedules filed therewith, prepared in conformity with SAP.  References to amounts on particular exhibits, schedules, lines, pages and columns of such Annual Statements are based on the formats promulgated by the NAIC for 2011 Annual Statements for the applicable type of insurance company.  If such format is changed in future years so that different information is contained in such items or they no longer exist, it is understood that the reference is to information consistent with that recorded in the referenced item in the 2011 Annual Statement of the insurance company.
“Applicable Debt” means obligations described in clauses (a) and (f) of the definition of Indebtedness contained herein (other than obligations permitted by Section 7.04(f) and (g)).

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“Applicable Percentage” means with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Commitments represented by such Lender's Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.  If the commitment of each Lender to make Loans has been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02 or if the Aggregate Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments.  The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.
“Applicable Rate” means, from time to time, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Debt Rating as set forth below:
	
					
	Pricing Level
	Debt Ratings
S&P/Moody's
	Facility Fee
	Eurodollar Rate +
	Base Rate +

	1
	BBB+/Baa1 or higher
	0.175
	1.325
	0.325

	2
	BBB/Baa2
	0.225
	1.400
	0.400

	3
	BBB-/Baa3
	0.300
	1.450
	0.450

	4
	BB+/Ba1 or lower
	0.400
	1.600
	0.600

“Debt Rating” means, as of any date of determination, the rating as determined by either S&P or Moody's (collectively, the “Debt Ratings”) of the Borrower's non-credit-enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt (or, in the absence of such a debt rating, a comparable corporate credit or issuer rating of the Borrower as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent); provided that (a) if the respective Debt Ratings issued by the foregoing rating agencies differ by one level, then the higher of such Debt Ratings shall apply (with the Debt Rating for Pricing Level 1 being the highest and the Debt Rating for Pricing Level 4 being the lowest); (b) if there is a split in Debt Ratings of more than one level, then the Pricing Level that is one level lower than the Pricing Level of the higher Debt Rating shall apply; and (c) if the Borrower has no Debt Rating from S&P and no Debt Rating from Moody's, the Applicable Rate shall be deemed to be Pricing Level 4.
Initially, the Applicable Rate shall be determined based upon Pricing Level 3.  The Applicable Rate immediately following such initial Applicable Rate shall be determined based upon the initial publicly announced Debt Rating of the Borrower after the Closing Date, effective as of the date of such announcement.  Thereafter, each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a publicly announced change in the Debt Rating shall be effective during the period commencing on the date of the public announcement thereof and ending on the date immediately preceding the date of the next such change.
 “Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Arrangers” means, collectively, MLPFS,  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, in its capacity as a joint lead arranger and a joint book manager, U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as a joint lead arranger and a joint book manager, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in its capacity as a joint lead arranger and a joint book manager.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit F-1 or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by MarkitClear or other electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.
“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to Section 2.05, and (c) the date of termination of the commitment 

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of each Lender to make Loans pursuant to Section 8.02.
“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” and (c) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00%.  The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America's costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate.  Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Borrowing” means a Revolving Borrowing or a Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may require.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent's Office is located and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day that is also a London Banking Day.
“Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as additions during such period to property, plant or equipment, and including capitalized software expenditures, reflected in the consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
“Capital Lease”, as applied to any Person, means any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is, or is required to be, accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
“Capitalized Lease Liabilities” means all monetary obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any leasing or similar arrangement constituting a Capital Lease and, for purposes of each Loan Document, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Capital Stock” means, as to any Person, the equity interests in such Person, including, without limitation, the shares of each class of capital stock in any Person that is a corporation, each class of partnership interest in any Person that is a partnership, and each class of membership interest in any Person that is a limited liability company, and any warrants or options to purchase or otherwise acquire any such equity interests.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(a)    securities issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, in each case having maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(b)    securities issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities or interest reset period of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 (or long-term ratings of at least A3 or A-) from either Rating Agency, or, with respect to municipal bonds, a rating of at least MIG 2 or VMIG 2 from Moody's;
(c)    commercial paper issued by any Lender or any bank holding company owning any Lender;
(d)    commercial paper maturing not more than 12 months after the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 or P-1 from either Rating Agency and commercial paper maturing not more than 90 days after the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either Rating Agency;

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(e)    domestic and Eurodollar certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances maturing no more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof which are either issued by any Lender or any other banks having combined capital and surplus of not less than $100,000,000 (or in the case of foreign banks, the dollar equivalent thereof) or are insured by the FDIC for the full amount thereof;
(f)    repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for, and secured by, underlying securities of the type without regard to maturity described in clauses (a), (b) or (e) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (e) above or securities dealers of recognized national standing; and
(g)    shares of investment companies that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and invest solely in one or more of the types without regard to maturity of securities described in clauses (a) through (f) above.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any Law, (b) any change in any Law or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Change of Control” means, and shall be deemed to have occurred if:  (a) at any time Continuing Directors shall not constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower; or (b) any Person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), other than Mr. William P. Foley II or Persons Controlled by him, shall at any time have acquired direct or indirect beneficial ownership of a percentage equal to or more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Borrower.
“Closing Date” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01, and (b) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender's name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“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.
“Contingent Obligation” means (without duplication), as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability of that Person, with or without recourse, guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other monetary obligation (the “primary obligations”) of another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, including any obligation of that Person (a) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such primary obligations or any security therefor, (b) to advance or provide funds for the payment or discharge of any such primary obligation or to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of the primary obligor, (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof, including indebtedness under any letter of credit issued to provide credit support on behalf of the primary obligor to the holder of the primary obligations.  The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed equal to the lesser of (x) the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or (y) the amount of the guaranty if limited in amount or, if not stated or if indeterminable or unlimited in amount, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder), as determined by such Person in good faith.  If the Contingent Obligation is limited to recourse against particular assets, the amount of the Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be the lesser of the above and the fair market value of the 

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applicable assets.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Contingent Obligation” shall not include (a) endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business, and (b) obligations of any Insurance Subsidiary under Insurance Contracts, Reinsurance Agreements and Retrocession Agreements (but not including any of the foregoing that constitutes financial reinsurance).
“Continuing Director”  means, at any date, an individual (a) who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Borrower on the Closing Date, (b) who, as at such date, has been a member of such Board of Directors for at least the 12 preceding months (or, for the period comprising the first 12 months after the Closing Date, has been a member of the Board of Directors at least since the Closing Date), or (c) who has been nominated to be a member of such Board of Directors by a majority of the other Continuing Directors then in office.
“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Control” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Affiliate”.
“Convertible Indebtedness” means unsecured convertible Indebtedness of the Borrower, including such Indebtedness that is convertible (whether after the satisfaction of any one or more conditions or otherwise) into any combination of shares of Capital Stock and/or cash.
“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Revolving Borrowing and (b) a Swing Line Borrowing.
“Debt Rating” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Applicable Rate”.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States, any state thereof or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.14(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender's determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Swing Line Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Swing Line Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender's obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender's determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with 

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such Lender.  Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.14(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the Swing Line Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.
“Department” means the applicable Governmental Authority of the state of domicile of an insurance company responsible for the regulation of said insurance company.
“Designated Subsidiaries” means FAMI, Fortuna and their respective Subsidiaries.
“Disposition” means:  (a) the sale, lease, conveyance, issuance or other disposition of property by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, other than sales, conveyances or other dispositions expressly permitted under Section 7.02(a), 7.02(b) or 7.02(c); and (b) the sale or transfer by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower of any equity securities issued by any Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b)(iii) and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)).
“Eligible Bonds” means (a) debt instruments issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the United States government other than the Department of the Treasury and (b) corporate and municipal debt instruments and corporate preferred stock which are (i) rated at least AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody's, (ii) regularly traded on a Public Market, and (iii) not subject to any unduly burdensome federal or state securities laws or other laws which restrict or limit their sale or transfer in any material respect.
“Eligible Government Securities” means obligations which are (a) issued or guaranteed by the United States government (including the Department of the Treasury), (b) regularly traded on a Public Market, and (c) not subject to any unduly burdensome federal or state securities laws or other laws which restrict or limit their sale or transfer in any material respect.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the 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.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the 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 acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the 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 outstanding on any date of determination.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

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“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon  the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Eurodollar Rate” means:
(a)    for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to (i) the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two London Banking Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period or, (ii) if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or converted and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of America's London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two London Banking Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; and
(b)    for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to (i) BBA LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time determined two London Banking Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day or (ii) if such published rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the date of determination in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Base Rate Loan being made or maintained and with a term equal to one month would be offered by Bank of America's London Branch to major banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market at their request at the date and time of determination.
“Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Revolving Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient  or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 10.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii) or (c), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender's assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient's failure to comply with Section 3.01(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning given to such term in the second paragraph of this Agreement.
“Facility Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08(a).
“FAMI” means Fidelity Asset Management, Inc., a California corporation.
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“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) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Fee Letter” means the letter agreement, dated March 15, 2012, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, MLPFS, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, U.S. Bank National Association, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
“Fidelity Newport” means Fidelity Newport Holdings, LLC, a Delaware corporation, which owns 100% of the Equity Interests of American Blue Ribbon Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
 “Foreign Lender” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.  For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction. 
“Fortuna” means Fortuna Service Company, LLC, a California limited liability company.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender's Applicable Percentage of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender's participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
“GAAP” means, subject to Section1.03, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“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.
“Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(d).
“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a)    all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments or incurred in connection with bankers' acceptances, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses;

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(b)    all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;
(c)    net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
(d)    all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts payable and accrued expenses, including reinsurance payables, in the ordinary course of business and (ii) accrued pension costs, employee benefits and post-retirement healthcare obligations);
(e)    indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
(f)    the principal amount of Capitalized Lease Liabilities and purchase money indebtedness;
(g)    Synthetic Lease Obligations;
(h)    obligations in respect of Redeemable Stock of such Person;
(i)    Receivables Facility Attributed Indebtedness; and
(h)    all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include all recourse Indebtedness of any partnership, joint venture or limited liability company in which such Person is a general partner, a joint venturer or a member and for which such Person has liability.  The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.  The amount of any Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.  The amount of any Indebtedness which is also a Contingent Obligation shall be determined as provided in the definition of “Contingent Obligations”.  If any Indebtedness is limited to recourse against particular assets, the amount of the Indebtedness shall be deemed to be the lesser of the fair market value of the applicable assets and the corresponding Indebtedness.  “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) obligations of any Insurance Subsidiary under or pursuant to Insurance Contracts, Reinsurance Agreement and Retrocession Agreements or (ii) earnout obligations in connection with any Permitted Acquisition.
“Indebtedness For Borrowed Money” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all Indebtedness described in clauses (a), (c), (d), (g), and (i) of the definition of “Indebtedness” above (but excluding intercompany accounts payable and purchase money indebtedness), and any Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.
“Insurance Code” means, with respect to any insurance company, the insurance code of its state of domicile and any successor statute of similar import, together with the regulations thereunder, as amended or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.  References to sections of the Insurance Code shall be construed to also refer to successor sections.
“Insurance Contract” means any insurance contract or policy issued by an Insurance Subsidiary but shall not include any Reinsurance Agreement or Retrocession Agreement.
“Insurance Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower identified as an Insurance Subsidiary (including Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary) on Schedule 5.14 and each other Subsidiary (including Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary) from time to time in the insurance business as certified by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent.
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“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date.
“Interest Period” means as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Revolving Loan Notice, or such other period that is twelve months or less requested by the Borrower and consented to by all the Lenders; provided that:
(i)    any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
(ii)    any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Rate Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(iii)    no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.
“Interim Statements” means the quarterly financial statement of any insurance company as required to be filed with the Department, together with all exhibits or schedules filed therewith, prepared in conformity with SAP.  References to amounts on particular exhibits, schedules, lines, pages and columns of such interim statements are based on the formats promulgated by the NAIC for 2011 interim statements for the applicable type of insurance company.  If such format is changed in future years so that different information is contained in such terms or they no longer exist, it is understood that the reference is to information consistent with that recorded in the referenced item in the 2011 interim statement of the insurance company.
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit.  For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of Law.
“Legal Requirements” means all applicable Laws made by any Governmental Authority (including any Department) having jurisdiction over the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, unless the context requires otherwise, includes the Swing Line Lender.
“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender's Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“License” means any license, certificate of authority, permit, franchise or other authorization which is required to be obtained from any Governmental Authority in connection with the operation, ownership or transaction of insurance business.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment for security, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien 

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(statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, but excluding any interests of a lessor under any operating leases).
“Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Revolving Loan or a Swing Line Loan.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, the Fee Letter, and all other documents executed and delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection herewith.
“London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.
“Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Swap Contract”.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against the Borrower of any Loan Document to which it is a party.
“Material Insurance Subsidiary” means a Material Subsidiary that is also an Insurance Subsidiary.
“Material Subsidiary” means, at any time, (a) each Subsidiary of the Borrower identified as a Material Subsidiary on Schedule 5.14 and (b) each other Subsidiary having (on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries) at such time either (i) total (gross) revenues for the Test Period in excess of 5% of the total (gross) revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Test Period or (ii) total assets, as of the last day of the preceding fiscal quarter, having a net book value in excess of 5% of the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such day, in each case, based upon the Borrower's most recent annual or quarterly financial statements delivered to the Administrative Agent under Section 6.01.
“Maturity Date” means April 16, 2016; provided, however, that if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
“Maximum Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.09.
“MLPFS” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, in its capacity as a joint lead arranger and a joint book manager.
“Moody's” means Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
“Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.
“NAIC” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any successor thereto, or in absence of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or such successor, any other association, agency or other organization performing advisory, coordination or other like functions among insurance departments, insurance commissioners and similar Governmental Authorities of the various states of the United States toward the promotion of uniformity in the practices of such Governmental Authorities.
“Net Disposition Proceeds” means, as to any Disposition by a Person, proceeds in cash as and when received by such Person, net of (a) the direct costs relating to such Disposition excluding amounts payable to such Person or any Affiliate of such Person, (b) the amount of all taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable by such Person in connection therewith, but including the excess, if any, of the estimated taxes payable in connection with such Disposition over the actual amount of taxes paid, immediately after the payment of such taxes, (c) amounts required to be applied to repay principal, interest and prepayment premiums and penalties on Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the asset which is the subject of such Disposition, and (d) the amount of any 

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reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP (i) in respect of adjustments in the sale price of the asset which is the subject of such Disposition and (ii) against any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (b) above) associated with the assets sold or disposed of and retained by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (provided that the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Disposition Proceeds realized on the date of such reduction).
“Net Income” means, for any period, (a) for the Borrower's Subsidiaries which are non-Insurance Subsidiaries, the net income of such non-Insurance Subsidiaries from continuing operations before extraordinary items (excluding from the calculation of net income gains and losses from Dispositions of assets) for that period and (b) for purposes of Section 7.09(a), the net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries from continuing operations before extraordinary items (excluding from the calculation of net income gains and losses from Dispositions of assets) for that period.
“Net Worth” means, at any time, the sum of all amounts (without duplication) which, in accordance with GAAP, would be included in the Borrower's total equity (excluding unrealized gains or losses recorded pursuant to FAS 115, but including noncontrolling interests) as required to be reported in the Borrower's then most recent consolidated balance sheet required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement.
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender (i) that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (A) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 and (B) has been approved by the Required Lenders or (ii) that prohibits an Acquisition by the Borrower or a Subsidiary by the exercise of clause (c) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”, which Acquisition would otherwise be a Permitted Acquisition.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Non-Recourse Debt” means, with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for which the owner of such Indebtedness has no recourse, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for the principal, premium, if any, and interest on such Indebtedness, except (i) pursuant to mortgages, deeds of trust or security interests in respect of specific land or equipment or other real or personal property interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and the proceeds thereof and (ii) recourse of any Person for any such Indebtedness for fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication of cash, waste, environmental claims and liabilities, prohibited transfers, violations of single purposes entity covenants and other circumstances customarily excluded from exculpation provisions and/or included in separate guaranty or indemnification agreements in non-recourse financings.
“Notes” means, collectively, the Revolving Loan Notes and the Swing Line Note.
“Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities and monetary obligations of, the Borrower to any Lender, the Administrative Agent, any Indemnitee or any Affiliate of any Lender arising under any Loan Document, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.
“Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities” means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination thereof, without duplication and to the extent not included as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP:  (a) with respect to any asset securitization transaction (including any accounts receivable purchase facility) any payment, recourse, repurchase, hold harmless, indemnity or similar obligation of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of assets transferred or payments made in respect thereof, other than limited recourse provisions that are customary for transactions of such type and that neither (i) have the effect of limiting the loss or credit risk of such purchasers or transferees with respect to payment or performance by the obligors of the assets so transferred, based on creditworthiness issues, nor (ii) impair the characterization of the transaction as a true sale under applicable Laws (including Debtor Relief Laws); (b) the monetary obligations under any financing lease or so-called “synthetic”, tax retention or off-balance sheet lease transaction which, upon the application of any Debtor Relief Law to such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, would be characterized as indebtedness; (c) the monetary obligations under any sale and leaseback transaction which does not create a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries; or (d) any other monetary obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which (i) upon the application of any Debtor Relief Law to such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, would be characterized as indebtedness and is not so characterized prior to such application or (ii) is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries (for purposes of this clause (d), any transaction structured to provide tax deductibility as interest expense of any dividend, coupon or other periodic payment will be deemed to be the functional equivalent of a borrowing).

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“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06).
“Outstanding Amount” or “Outstandings” means, on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date.
“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).
“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Act” means the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
“Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in, with respect to plan years ending prior to the effective date of the Pension Act, Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, each as in effect prior to the Pension Act and, thereafter, Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.
“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Borrower and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
“Permitted Accounts Securitization” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, any pledge, sale, transfer, contribution, conveyance or other disposition to a Securitization Vehicle of (a) accounts, chattel paper, instruments or general intangibles (each as defined in the UCC) arising in connection with the sale of goods or the rendering of services by such Person, including, without limitation, the related rights to any finance, interest, late payment charges or similar charges (such items, the “Receivables”), (b) such Person's interest in the inventory or goods the sale of which by such Person gave rise to such Receivable (but only to the extent such inventory or goods consists of returned or repossessed inventory or goods, if any), (c) all other guaranties, letters of credit, insurance and security interests or liens purporting to secure or support payment of such Receivable, (d) all insurance contracts, service contracts, books and records associated with such Receivable, (e) any lockbox, post office box or similar deposit account related solely to the accounts being transferred, (f) cash collections and cash proceeds of such Receivable and (g) any proceeds of the foregoing (all such items referenced in clauses (a) through (g), the “Transferred Assets”) which such sale, transfer, contribution, conveyance or other disposition is funded by the Securitization Vehicle in whole or in part by borrowings or the issuance of instruments or securities that are paid principally from the cash derived from such Transferred Assets; provided that the aggregate amount of gross proceeds available to the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with all such transactions shall not at the time of incurrence thereof exceed the greater of (i) $100,000,000 and (ii) 3% of Net Worth as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter and provided further that such sale, transfer, contribution, conveyance or other disposition and any Indebtedness arising from such sale, transfer, contribution, conveyance or other disposition shall be without recourse to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries except with respect to (A) reductions in the balance of such Receivable as a result of any defective or rejected goods or set off by the obligor of such Receivable transferred by such Person, or (B) breaches of representations or warranties by such Person in any agreement, document or instrument executed by such Person in connection with such pledge, sale, transfer, 

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contribution, conveyance or disposition.
“Permitted Acquisition” means, at any time of determination, any Acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to which each of the following requirements are met:
(a)    such Acquisition has been approved and recommended by the board of directors or general partner (or similar entity) of the Person to be acquired or which owns the assets of the Person be acquired;
(b)    at the time of such Acquisition, no Default or Event of Default (including without limitation under the provisions of Section 7.09) shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; and
(c)    the business of the Person or assets to be acquired is in the real estate or title insurance business or is in an industry or business to which making a loan would not violate one or more lending policies of any Lender, provided that any such Lender's policies are uniformly administered and applied by such Lender.
“Permitted Liens” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.
“Permitted Synthetic Lease” means that certain Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement dated as of June 27, 2011 (as amended from time to time), by and between SunTrust Bank, as Lessor, and the Borrower, as Lessee, which Synthetic Lease shall not evidence Attributable Indebtedness of the Lessee in excess of $75,000,000, including any extensions, renewals, replacements (which may include sale-leasebacks) and refinancings in respect thereof, provided the Attributable Indebtedness of the Lessee as a result thereof does not exceed $75,000,000.
“Permitted Synthetic Lease Liens” means a first priority Lien on the Borrower's leasehold interest in the Leased Property (as defined in the Permitted Synthetic Lease) in favor of the Synthetic Lease Lenders and Liens on the Borrower's leasehold interest in the Leased Property permitted by the Permitted Synthetic Lease.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan), maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or any such Plan to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.
“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Public Debentures” means (a) those certain 5.25% Notes Due March, 2013, of the Borrower, in the original aggregate principal amount of $250,000,000, (b) those certain 6.60% Notes Due May, 2017, of the Borrower, in the original aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000, and (c) those certain 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due August, 2018, in the original aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000, each issued pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of December 8, 2005 between the Borrower and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (and related agreements and instruments), as amended by that certain First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 6, 2006, and that certain Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 5, 2010.
“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Public Market” shall mean a nationally recognized United States public exchange or other market reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent on which securities, debt instruments and/or mutual funds are regularly traded.
“Rating Agency” means S&P or Moody's, collectively, the “Rating Agencies”.
“Receivables” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Accounts Securitization”.
“Receivables Facility Attributed Indebtedness” means the amount of recourse obligations outstanding under a receivables purchase facility on any date of determination.
“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder.
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is or may be (a) mandatorily redeemable, (b) redeemable at the option of the holder thereof or (c) convertible into Indebtedness.
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).
“Reinsurance Agreement” means any agreement, contract, treaty or other arrangement whereby one or more insurers, as reinsurers, assume liabilities of one or more insurance or reinsurance companies.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person's Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers and advisors of such Person and of such Person's Affiliates.
“Removal Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(b).
“Remy” means Remy International, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.
“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Revolving Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Revolving Loans, a Revolving Loan Notice, and (b) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Total Credit Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders.  The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time; provided that, the amount of any participation in any Swing Line Loan that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swing Line Lender in making such determination.  
“Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(a).
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, executive vice presidents, chief financial officer, treasurer, controller, secretary or assistant secretary of the Borrower.  Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of the Borrower and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of the Borrower.
“Restricted Payments” has the meaning specified in Section 7.06.
“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.
“Revolving Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Loans and such Lender's participation in Swing Line Loans at such time.
“Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.
“Revolving Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Revolving Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“SAP” means, as to any insurance company, the statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Department, or in the event that the Department fails to prescribe or address such practices, NAIC guidelines.
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functions.
“Securitization Vehicle” means one or more special purpose vehicles that are, directly or indirectly, wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower and are Persons organized for the limited purpose of entering into a Permitted Accounts Securitization and whose structure is designed to insulate such vehicle from the credit risk of the Borrower and its other Subsidiaries. 
“Solvent” means, as to any Person at any time, that (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount of such Person's liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as such value is established and liabilities evaluated for purposes of Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States and for purposes of the New York Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person's ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person's property would constitute unreasonably small capital.
“Strategic Investment Subsidiaries” means any Person in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary (a) owns a minority Investment on the Closing Date or (b) acquires a minority Investment after the Closing Date, in each case at such time as such Person becomes a Subsidiary and, subject to Section 6.12, solely for so long as such Person continues to be a Subsidiary, including but not limited to, Remy, Fidelity Newport and Ceridian Corporation to the extent they become Subsidiaries.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (i) the only representations and warranties made herein with respect to the Subsidiaries of the Borrower that shall apply to the Strategic Investment Subsidiaries and their respective Subsidiaries are the representations and warranties made in Section 5.05 and Section 5.14 hereof, (ii) the only covenants made herein with respect to the Subsidiaries of the Borrower in Articles VI and Articles VII hereof that shall apply to the Strategic Investment Subsidiaries and their respective Subsidiaries are the covenants made in Section 6.01, Section 6.12, Section 7.01, Section 7.02, Section 7.04, Section 7.05 and Section 7.09 and (iii) each reference to “Subsidiary” in the Events of Default specified in Article VIII (other than (x) in Section 8.01(f), (y) in Sections 8.01(b) and 8.01(c) as each relates to the performance by a Strategic Investment Subsidiary of the covenants in Sections 6.01, 6.12, 7.01, 7.02. 7.04, 7.05 and 7.09 and (z) in Section 8.01(d) as it relates to the representations and warranties made in Section 5.05 and Section 5.14) shall not refer to any Strategic Investment Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries.
 “Subsidiary” of a Person means any Person of which more than 50% of the Voting Stock, or other Equity Interests (in the case of Persons other than corporations), is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Person, or one or more of the Subsidiaries of the Person, or a combination thereof.  Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, references herein to a “Subsidiary” refer to a Subsidiary of the Borrower. 
“Sufficient Liquidity” means cash and Cash Equivalents (including, without limitation, availability under this Agreement), Eligible Bonds and Eligible Government Securities in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than the principal amount of any Convertible Indebtedness that is surrendered for conversion or required to be prepaid, to the extent cash is payable in respect of the applicable conversion or prepayment.
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark‐to‐market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid‐market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such 

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Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
“Swing Line” means the revolving credit facility made available by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.03.
“Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.03.
“Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.
“Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(a).
“Swing Line Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of the Swing Line Lender evidencing Swing Line Loans made by the Swing Line Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
“Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.03(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $25,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Commitments.  The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.
“Synthetic Lease Lenders” means those lending institutions that provide financing under the Permitted Synthetic Lease.
“Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so‐called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Test Period” means, for any determination under this Agreement, (a) for any Person which becomes a Subsidiary pursuant to an Acquisition, (i) during the fiscal year of the Borrower during which such Acquisition is consummated, the period beginning on the first day of such fiscal year and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower then last ended and (ii) at all times after the end of the fiscal year of the Borrower during which such Acquisition is consummated, the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then last ended and (b) for the Borrower and any other Subsidiary, the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then last ended.
“Total Capitalization” means, at any time, the sum of Net Worth and Total Debt.
“Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Lender at such time.
“Total Debt” means, at any time, (a) with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Strategic Investment Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries at the time of determination) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Applicable Debt at such time, (ii) non-contingent reimbursement or payment obligations in respect of the items referred to in clause (b) of the definition of “Indebtedness” contained in this Agreement at such time, and (iii) Contingent Obligations in respect of Applicable Debt of another Person at such time, minus (b) Non-Recourse Debt of the Designated Subsidiaries.
“Total Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio” means, at any time, the ratio of Total Debt to Total Capitalization at such time.
“Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans.
“Transferred Assets” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Accounts Securitization”.
“Type” means, with respect to a Revolving Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
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“Unfunded Pension Liability” means the excess of a Pension Plan's benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan's assets as of the most recent valuation date with respect to which a valuation is available at the time of determination, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan year.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(B)(III).
“Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, shares of such Person's Equity Interests having the right to vote for the election of directors or other governing body of such Person under ordinary circumstances.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means any Person in which (other than directors' qualifying Equity Interests required by Law) 100% of the Voting Stock and 100% of the Equity Interests of every other class, in each case, at the time as of which any determination is being made, is owned, beneficially and of record, by the Borrower, or by one or more of the other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, or both.
1.02    Other Interpretive Provisions.  With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

(a)The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.  Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.  The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.”  The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.”  Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person's successors and assigns, (iii) the words “hereto,” “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
(b)In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”
(c)Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(d)For purposes of Section 8.01, a breach of a financial covenant contained in Section 7.09 shall be deemed to have occurred as of any date of determination thereof by the Administrative Agent or as of the last day of any specified measuring period, regardless of when the financial statements reflecting such breach are delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

1.03    Accounting Terms.

(a)Generally.  All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP or SAP, as applicable, applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements and the December 31, 2011 Annual Statements, as the case may be, except for changes authorized or required by GAAP (but subject to clause (b) of this Section 1.03), and except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.
(b)Changes in GAAP.  If at any time any change in GAAP or SAP or any change in accounting treatment or practices required or authorized by any Governmental Authority, as applicable, would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP or SAP or required by any Governmental Authority, as applicable (subject to the approval 

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of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP or SAP, as applicable, without giving effect to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP or SAP or required by any Governmental Authority, as applicable.  Without limiting the foregoing, leases shall continue to be classified and accounted for on a basis consistent with that reflected in the Audited Financial Statements for all purposes of this Agreement (other than for purposes of provisions relating to the preparation or delivery of financial statements), notwithstanding any change in GAAP relating thereto, unless the parties hereto shall enter into a mutually acceptable amendment addressing such changes, as provided for above.

1.04    Rounding.  Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number) and shall exclude the financial results of any Person which, solely due to ASC 810 requires the Borrower to consolidate in its financial statements, but only to the extent that the owners of such Person's Indebtedness have no recourse, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for the principal, premium, if any, and interest on such Indebtedness.

1.05    Times of Day.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Central time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

ARTICLE II.  the COMMITMENTS and Credit Extensions

2.01    Revolving Loans.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender's Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Borrowing, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed such Lender's Commitment.  Within the limits of each Lender's Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay under Section 2.04, and reborrow under this Section 2.01.  Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

2.02    Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Loans.
(a)Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.  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; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender's failure to make Loans as required.  Each Revolving Borrowing, each conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower's irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone.  Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any such Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any such Borrowing of Base Rate Loans.  Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Revolving Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.  Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.  Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.  Each Revolving Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Revolving Borrowing, a conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Revolving Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto.  If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Revolving Loan in a Revolving Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Revolving Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans.  Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans.  If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Revolving Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.

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is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding subsection.  In the case of a Revolving Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent's Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Revolving Loan Notice.  Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date the Revolving Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are Swing Line Loans outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such Swing Line Loans, and second, shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above.

(c)Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan.  During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders.

(d)The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate.  The determination of the Eurodollar Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America's prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

(e)After giving effect to all Revolving Borrowings, all conversions of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Revolving Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than five Interest Periods in effect with respect to Revolving Loans.

2.03    Swing Line Loans.

(a)The Swing Line.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, but in its sole discretion and without any obligation, to make loans (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender's Commitment; provided, however, that (x) after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed such Lender's Commitment, and (y) the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan.  Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.03, prepay under Section 2.04, and reborrow under this Section 2.03.  Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan.  Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender's Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

(b)Borrowing Procedures.  Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower's irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day.  Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.  Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof.  Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.03(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Swing Line Lender in immediately available funds.

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(c)Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.
(i)The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender's Applicable Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding.  Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02.  The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Revolving Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent.  Each Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the amount specified in such Revolving Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent's Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Revolving Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.03(c)(ii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount.  The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.

(ii)If any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03(c)(i) because the conditions to borrowing in Section 4.02 have not been satisfied, the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Lender's payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

(iii)If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing.  If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender's Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be.  A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(iv)Each Lender's obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender's obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02.  No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

(d)Repayment of Participations.

(i)At any time after any Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.

(ii)If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate.  The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender.  The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

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(e)Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender.  The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans.  Until each Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.03 to refinance such Lender's Applicable Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

(f)Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender.  The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.

2.04    Prepayments.

(a)The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which notice may, at the Borrower's election, be conditioned upon the consummation of a refinancing, provided the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 suffered as a result of any notice that is conditioned upon the consummation of a refinancing), at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Revolving Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding.  Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Revolving Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurodollar Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender's Applicable Percentage of such prepayment.  If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.  Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.  Subject to Section 2.14, each such prepayment shall be applied to the Revolving Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.

(b)The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (ii) any such partial prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000.  Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment.  If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

(c)If for any reason the Total Outstandings at any time exceed the Aggregate Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Loans in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.

2.05    Termination or Reduction of Commitments.  The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which notice may, at the Borrower's election, be conditioned upon the consummation of a refinancing, provided the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 suffered as a result of any notice that is conditioned upon the consummation of a refinancing), terminate the Aggregate Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. three Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (iv) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments, the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Commitments, such Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Commitments.  Any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments shall be applied to the Commitment of each Lender according to its Applicable Percentage.  All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

2.06    Repayment of Loans.

(a)The Borrower shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.

(b)The Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date ten Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date.

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2.07    Interest.

(a)Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate; and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b)(i)    If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

(i)If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

(ii)Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists (other than as set forth in clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii) above), the Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

(iii)Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

(c)Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein.  Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

2.08    Fees.  

(a) Facility Fee.  The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a facility fee (“Facility Fee”) equal to the Applicable Rate times the actual daily amount of the Aggregate Commitments (or, if the Aggregate Commitments have terminated, on the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans), regardless of usage, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.14.  The Facility Fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period (and thereafter so long as any Revolving Loans or Swing Line Loans remain outstanding), including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period (and, if applicable, thereafter on demand).  The Facility Fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(b)Other Fees.    The Borrower shall pay to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter.  Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

2.09    Computation of Interest and Fees.  All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed.  All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year).  Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.11(a), bear interest for one day.  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

2.10    Evidence of Debt.

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(a)The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business.  The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon.  Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations.  In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.  Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Revolving Loan Note and/or a Swing Line Note, as applicable, which shall evidence such Lender's Loans in addition to such accounts or records.  Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b)In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a) above, each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Swing Line Loans.  In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

2.11    Payments Generally; Administrative Agent's Clawback.

(a)General.  All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent's Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein.  The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender's Lending Office.  All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.  If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

(b)(i)    Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent.  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Revolving Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Revolving Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender's share of such Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount.  In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Revolving Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans.  If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period.  If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender's Revolving Loan included in such Revolving Borrowing.  Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

(i)Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent.  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due.  In such event, if the Borrower 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 

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Lender, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(c)Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent.  If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

(d)Obligations of Lenders Several.  The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Revolving Loans, to fund participations in Swing Line Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint.  The failure of any Lender to make any Revolving Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Revolving Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 10.04(c).

(e)Funding Source.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

2.12    Sharing of Payments by Lenders.  If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Revolving Loans made by it, or the participations in Swing Line Loans held by it resulting in such Lender's receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Revolving Loans or participations and accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans and subparticipations in Swing Line Loans of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that:

(i)if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

(ii)the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Revolving Loans or subparticipations in Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).

The Borrower 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 the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
2.13    Increase in Commitments.

(a)Request for Increase.  Provided there exists no Default, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders), the Borrower may from time to time, request an increase in the Aggregate Commitments by an amount (for all such requests) not exceeding $100,000,000 (with Aggregate Commitments not exceeding $900,000,000); provided that any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000, and in whole multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof.  At the time of sending such notice, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than five Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders).

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(b)Lender Elections to Increase.  Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Applicable Percentage of such requested increase.  Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Commitment.

(c)Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Lender of the Lenders' responses to each request made hereunder.  To achieve the full amount of a requested increase and subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

(d)Effective Date and Allocations.  If the Aggregate Commitments are increased in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date.

(e)Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase.  As a condition precedent to such increase, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the Borrower dated as of the Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (x) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by the Borrower approving or consenting to such increase, and (y) certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of the Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.13, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01, and (B) no Default exists.  The Borrower shall prepay any Revolving Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Revolving Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages arising from any non-ratable increase in the Commitments under this Section.

(f)Conflicting Provisions.  This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.04, 2.12 or 10.01 to the contrary.

2.14    Defaulting Lenders.

(a)Adjustments.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

(i)Waivers and Amendments.  Such Defaulting Lender's right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” and Section 10.01.

(ii)Defaulting Lender Waterfall.  Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent (but in no event later than five Business Days after receipt) as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; fourth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender's potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement; fifth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the Swing Line Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement; sixth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and seventh, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender 

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has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.14(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 2.14(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii)Certain Fees.
(A)Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive fees payable under Section 2.08(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to extent allocable to the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans funded by it.

(B)With respect to any fee payable under Section 2.08(a), the Borrower shall not be required to pay to the applicable Defaulting Lender or any other Lender any such fee that, but for subsection (A) above, would have accrued with respect to a Defaulting Lender's Commitment.

(iv)Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure.  All or any part of such Defaulting Lender's participation in Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender's Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non‐Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender's Commitment.  No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender's increased exposure following such reallocation.

(v)Repayment of Swing Line Loans.  If the reallocation described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Law, prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lenders' Fronting Exposure.

(b)Defaulting Lender Cure.  If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.14(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender's having been a Defaulting Lender.

ARTICLE III.  TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

3.01    Taxes.  

(a)Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes.
(i)Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Laws.  If any applicable Laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Administrative Agent or the Borrower) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, then the Administrative Agent or the Borrower shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.

(ii)If the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall be required by the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States Federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Administrative Agent to be required 

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based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

(iii)If the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall be required by any applicable Laws other than the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment, then (A) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as required by such Laws, shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by it to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, to the extent required by such Laws, shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with such Laws, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

(b)Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower.  Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c)Tax Indemnifications.  (i) The Borrower shall, and does hereby, indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 30 days after demand therefor accompanied by the certificate described below in this clause (c)(i), for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate, showing the calculation of the amount owed in reasonable detail, as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrower shall, and does hereby, indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender for any reason fails to pay indefeasibly to the Administrative Agent as required pursuant to Section 3.01(c)(ii) below.

(i)Each Lender shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, (x) the Administrative Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting or expanding any obligation of the Borrower to do so), (y) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, as applicable, against any Taxes attributable to such Lender's failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, as applicable, against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, as the case may be, 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 other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).

(d)Evidence of Payments.  Upon request by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.

(e)Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation.

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requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) 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 Borrower is a U.S. Person,

(A)any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed 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 Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(I)in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN 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;

(II)executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(III)in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W‐8BEN; or

(IV)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, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 or Exhibit G-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C)any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed 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 Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

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withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender's obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(iii)Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(f)Treatment of Certain Refunds.  Unless required by applicable Laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender.  If any Recipient 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 the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to the Borrower pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid.  This subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

(g)Survival.  Each party's obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

3.02    Illegality.  If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist (and each Lender hereby agrees to provide such notice promptly after any such circumstances ceasing to exist).  Upon receipt of such notice, (x) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans and (y) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent and the Borrower are advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal  for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate (and each Lender hereby agrees to provide such notice promptly after any such illegality ceasing to exist).  Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

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3.03    Inability to Determine Rates.  If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that (a) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan, (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (c) the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender.  Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurodollar Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

3.04    Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.  

(a)Increased Costs Generally.  If any Change in Law shall:

(i)impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.04(e));

(ii)subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

(iii)impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan the interest on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, within 30 days after a receipt of a request of such Lender accompanied by the certificate described in clause (c) below, the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered; provided that no Lender shall make a demand for payment hereunder unless such Lender is also making demand for payment on similarly situated borrowers.
(b)Capital Requirements.  If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender's holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender's capital or on the capital of such Lender's holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Swing Line Loans held by, such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender's holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender's policies and the policies of such Lender's holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender's holding company for any such reduction suffered; provided that no Lender shall make a demand for payment hereunder unless such Lender is also making demand for payment on similarly situated borrowers.

(c)Certificates for Reimbursement.  A certificate of a Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the computation of the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower contemporaneously with any demand for payment shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 30 days after receipt thereof.

(d)Delay in Requests.  Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender's right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs 

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incurred or reductions suffered more than 120 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender's demand for compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 120-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

(e)Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.  The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least 15 days' prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender.  If a Lender fails to give notice 15 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable 15 days from receipt of such notice.

3.05    Compensation for Losses.  Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, setting forth in reasonable detail the amount payable to such Lender, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

(a)any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise but excluding any payment or prepayment as a result of a Lender's failure to make a payment pursuant to Section 2.11(b)(i));

(b)any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or

(c)any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.13;
including any loss, cost or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.  The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.
For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.
3.06    Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.  

(a)Designation of a Different Lending Office.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then at the request of the Borrower such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.  The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b)Replacement of Lenders.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04 or invokes Section 3.02, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.13.

3.07    Survival.  All of the parties' obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, and resignation of the Administrative Agent.

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4.01    Conditions of Initial Credit Extension.  The obligation of each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a)The Administrative Agent's receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals, electronic copies or telecopies (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, each dated on or about the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel:

(i)executed counterparts of this Agreement, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Borrower;

(ii)a Revolving Credit Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Revolving Credit Note;

(iii)the Swing Line Note executed by the Borrower, if requested by the Swing Line Lender;

(iv)such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of the Borrower as of or about the Closing Date as the Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party;

(v)such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that the Borrower is duly organized or formed, and that the Borrower as of or about the Closing Date is validly existing and in good standing in its state of incorporation or organization and/or domicile;

(vi)a favorable opinion of Foley & Lardner LLP, counsel to the Borrower, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, as to matters concerning the Borrower and the Loan Documents (including enforceability of the Loan Documents under New York law) as the Required Lenders may reasonably request;

(vii)a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied, and (B) that there has been no event or circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial Statements that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

(viii)evidence that the Existing Credit Agreement has been or concurrently with the Closing Date is being terminated and that obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement have been or concurrently with the Closing Date are being satisfied; and

(ix)such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender or the Required Lenders reasonably may require.

(b)Any fees (including upfront fees to the Lenders) required to be paid on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid.
(c)Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel (to the extent the Borrower has agreed to be liable therefor) to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent invoiced at least three (3) days in advance of the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent).

(d)The Closing Date shall have occurred on or before April 30, 2012.
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the occurrence of the Closing Date, which notice shall be conclusive and binding.

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4.02    Conditions to all Credit Extensions.  The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Revolving Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Revolving Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a)The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article V (excluding Sections 5.05(d) and 5.06 with respect to each Credit Extension other than the initial Credit Extension) or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a), the first sentence of (b) and (c) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) through (f), respectively, of Section 6.01.

(b)No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension.

(c)The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Revolving Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Revolving Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.
		
	ARTICLE V.  
	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
5.01    Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws.  The Borrower and each of its Material Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license, except in each case referred to in clause (c), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.02    Authorization; No Contravention.  The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of each Loan Document to which it is party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person's Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, (i) any material Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law, except with respect of clause (c), to the extent such violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.03    Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.  No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the Borrower of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, other than (a) such that have been obtained and are in full force and effect, (b) those the failure of which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) with respect to execution, SEC filings.

5.04    Binding Effect.  This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower that is a party thereto.  This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower that is a party thereto, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and general equitable principles.

5.05    Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
(a)The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material 

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indebtedness and other liabilities required to be shown by GAAP, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments, Indebtedness and Contingent Obligations.  Schedule 5.05 sets forth all material indebtedness and other material liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries not reflected on the December 31, 2011 audited financial statements referred to above, incurred after the date of such financial statements but prior to the Closing Date, including liabilities for material commitments, Indebtedness and Contingent Obligations.

(b)The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries dated September 30, 2011, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.  
(c)The December 31, 2011 Annual Statement of each Insurance Subsidiary and the September 30, 2011 Interim Statements of each Insurance Subsidiary (i) were prepared in accordance with SAP consistently applied through the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition of each Insurance Subsidiary as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of such Interim Statements for clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and normal year-end adjustments; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities required to be shown by SAP, direct or contingent, of each Insurance Subsidiary as of the date of such financial statements, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments, Indebtedness and Contingent Obligations.

(d)Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(e)Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities except those permitted pursuant to Section 7.04(o) or Section 7.04(p).  

5.06    Litigation.  Except (a) for liabilities of Insurance Subsidiaries under Insurance Contracts, Reinsurance Agreement and Retrocession Agreements and (b) as set forth in Schedule 5.06, there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, threatened in writing, at Law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their respective properties or revenues that (i) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (ii) either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.07    No Default.  Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

5.08    Ownership of Property; Liens.  Each of the Borrower and each Subsidiary has good record and indefeasible title to, or valid leasehold interests in, their respective real properties, except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Permitted Liens.

5.09    Environmental Compliance.  The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have complied with all Environmental Laws, except for any Environmental Laws the non-compliance therewith could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.10    Insurance.  The Borrower and its Subsidiaries maintain insurance in full force and effect with respect to its properties and business in such amounts, covering such risks and liabilities and with such deductibles or self-insured retentions as are in accordance with normal industry practice.

5.11    Taxes.  The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid or made provision for payment of all Federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are (a) being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or SAP, as applicable, or (b) immaterial.  There is no proposed tax assessment against the Borrower or any Subsidiary that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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5.12    ERISA Compliance.  Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.12:

(a)Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state laws, except where noncompliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Each Pension Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the form of such Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the Internal Revenue Service.  To the best knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred that would prevent or cause the loss of such tax-qualified status.

(b)There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened claims, actions or  lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that  could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)(i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) the Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate has met, in all material respects, all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of each Pension Plan, and no material waiver of the minimum funding standards under the Pension Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained; (iii) no Pension Plan has any material Unfunded Pension Liability; (iv) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any material liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (v) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any material liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such material liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (vi) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

5.13    Intellectual Property, Licenses, Etc.  The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries own or are licensed or otherwise have the right to use all of the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other rights that are used by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection with the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person, except where the failure to have any such rights could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.14    Subsidiaries.  The Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed on Schedule 5.14 and, after the Closing Date, those permitted in accordance with Section 7.03, and there are no restrictions on the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries (excluding any Strategic Investment Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries) which prohibit or otherwise restrict (i) the ability of the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries to grant any Liens on any of their respective assets, other than (A) with respect to assets subject to Capital Leases or purchase money security interests and those which are licensed or sublicensed to Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries and (B) restrictions under contracts to which Subsidiaries are party which became Subsidiaries pursuant to an Acquisition, which contracts and restrictions were in effect prior to such Acquisition or (ii) the transfer of cash or other assets from any Material Subsidiary to the Borrower, other than, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), prohibitions or restrictions existing under or by reason of any Loan Document, the Public Debentures (but only to the extent such Public Debentures require that the holders thereof be granted a pari-passu Lien if a Lien is granted to another Person), Legal Requirements, customary non-assignment provisions in contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices, Department policies and practices that restrict the ability of Insurance Subsidiaries to grant Liens on, pledge or transfer assets and restrictions that may arise as a result of financial covenants in other agreements evidencing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.04.

5.15    Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.  Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged or will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of “purchasing” or “carrying” “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as now and from time to time hereafter in effect.  No part of the proceeds of any Credit Extensions hereunder will be used for “purchasing” or “carrying” “margin stock” as so defined or for any purpose which violates, or which would be inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulations U or X of such Board of Governors.  Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

5.16    Disclosure.  The Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  No report, financial statement, certificate or other factual information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make 

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the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading on the date when made; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

5.17    Compliance with Laws.  The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.18    Solvent.  The Borrower is, and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are, on a consolidated basis, Solvent.

5.19    Licenses.  No License, the loss of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, is the subject of a proceeding for suspension or revocation which is reasonably likely to result in a suspension or revocation.  To the knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Borrower, there is no sustainable basis for such suspension or revocation of any License, the loss of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.20    Employee Matters.  There are no strikes, work stoppages, election or decertification petitions or proceedings, unfair labor charges, equal employment opportunity proceedings, wage payment or material unemployment compensation proceedings, material workers' compensation proceedings or other material labor/employee related controversies pending or, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Borrower, threatened between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and any of their respective employees, other than employee grievances and other proceedings which could not in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.21    Insurance Subsidiaries.  All of the Annual Statements and Interim Statements, together with any other financial or similar statements of the Material Insurance Subsidiaries provided to the Administrative Agent, are prepared in accordance with SAP and present fairly in accordance with SAP the financial position of such Material Insurance Subsidiary for the period then ended.

5.22    Taxpayer Identification Number.  The Borrower's true and correct U.S. taxpayer identification number is set forth on Schedule 10.02.

ARTICLE VI.  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder or any Loan or other Obligation hereunder (other than any indemnity or similar contingent obligation not then accrued for which no claim has been made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, the Borrower agrees with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
6.01    Financial Statements.  The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(a)as soon as available, but not later than 105 days after the end of each fiscal year, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, and accompanied by a report and opinion of a registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and applicable securities laws and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or, except as to entities or businesses subject to Permitted Acquisitions only, any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit;

(b)as soon as available, but not later than 60 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, a copy of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the period commencing on the first day and ending on the last day of such quarter, and certified by a Responsible Officer as fairly presenting, in accordance with GAAP (except for the absence of footnotes and subject to ordinary, good faith year-end audit adjustments), the financial position and the results of operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as of the date thereof;

(c)as soon as available, but not later than 105 days after the end of each fiscal year, a copy of the Annual Statement of each Material Insurance Subsidiary for such fiscal year prepared in accordance with SAP and accompanied by the certification of the chief financial officer or treasurer of such Material Insurance Subsidiary that such Annual Statement presents fairly in 

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accordance with SAP the financial position of such Material Insurance Subsidiary for the period then ended;

(d)as soon as possible, but no later than 60 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, a copy of the quarterly Interim Statement of each Material Insurance Subsidiary for each such fiscal quarter, all prepared in accordance with SAP and accompanied by the certification of the chief financial officer or treasurer of such Insurance Subsidiary that all such quarterly statements present fairly in accordance with SAP the financial position of such Insurance Subsidiary for the period then ended; and

(e)within 105 days after the close of each fiscal year, a copy of each Material Insurance Subsidiary's “Statement of Actuarial Opinion” which is provided to the Department (or equivalent information should the Department no longer require such a statement) as to the adequacy of loss reserves of such Material Insurance Subsidiary, which opinion shall be in the format prescribed by the Insurance Code.

6.02    Certificates; Other Information.  The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(a)concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a Compliance Certificate executed by a Responsible Officer;

(b)promptly, copies of all financial statements and material reports that the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries sends or may make to, or file with, any applicable Department;

(c)the following certificates and other information:

(i)promptly upon request by any Lender, (A) a copy of any final financial examination reports or market conduct examination reports issued by a Governmental Authority with respect to any Material Subsidiary of the Borrower (and the Borrower, should it at any time engage or become involved in the business of insurance), relating to the insurance business of each Material Subsidiary or, if applicable, the Borrower (when, and if, prepared) and (B) a copy of any interim report; provided that such Subsidiary or, if applicable, the Borrower shall not have to deliver any interim report requested by a Lender hereunder if a final report is issued and delivered to the Administrative Agent within 90 days of such interim report;

(ii)promptly after the receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower of such notice, notice of the actual suspension, termination or revocation of any material license of the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries by any Governmental Authority or notice from any Governmental Authority notifying the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries of a hearing relating to such a suspension, termination or revocation, including any request by a Governmental Authority which commits the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries to take, or refrain from taking, any action or which otherwise could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(iii)promptly after the receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower of such notice, notice of any material pending or threatened investigation or regulatory proceeding (other than routine periodic investigations or reviews) by any Governmental Authority concerning the business practices or operations of the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(iv)promptly upon the receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower of such notice, notice of any actual material changes in the Insurance Code governing the investment or dividend practices of insurance companies domiciled in any of the states in which any Insurance Subsidiary is domiciled;

(d)promptly upon (i) the acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Person which engages in any material respect in an insurance business or (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries becoming engaged in any material respect in an insurance business, a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Person or Subsidiary shall be deemed to be an “Insurance Subsidiary” for all purposes of each Loan Document;

(e)promptly, but in any event within ten Business Days after the effective date thereof, notice of any change in a Debt Rating by Moody's or S&P;

(f)promptly after the effective date thereof, notice of any change in the “financial strength” rating of any Material Insurance Subsidiary by Moody's or S&P;

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(g)promptly after the same are available, copies of each (i) annual report, proxy or financial statement or, at the Administrative Agent's request, copies of each other report or communication sent to the stockholders of the Borrower, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports (including Forms 10K, 10Q and 8K) and registration statements which the Borrower may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto and (ii) without duplication, copies of any certifications or affidavits required by the SEC in connection with the filing of Forms 10K, 10Q and 8K; 

(h)promptly after receipt thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non‐U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation or possible investigation or other inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary thereof; and

(i)promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) through (d) or Section 6.02(g) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower's website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower's behalf on SyndTrak Online or an intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for any Lender that requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent and each Lender of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents.  The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on SyndTrak Online or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”), it being understood that the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers are utilizing SyndTrak Online with the express understanding that neither the Administrative Agent nor the Arrangers shall be liable for any release of confidential information to unauthorized parties as a result of the operation or administration of SyndTrak Online, and (b) certain of the Lenders (each a “Public Lender”) may have personnel that do not wish to receive material non‐public information with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates or their respective securities of any of the foregoing and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Person's securities).  The Borrower hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non‐public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.07); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information;” and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information” and shall not post such Borrower Materials on the Platform for Public Investors.
6.03    Notices.  The Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains knowledge of:

(a)(i) the occurrence of any event that constitutes a Default or Event of Default, or (ii) any litigation or governmental proceeding pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(b)the occurrence of any of the following events affecting the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to the extent that such event or events could reasonably result in a liability of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount in 

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excess of $25,000,000, and deliver to the Administrative Agent a copy of any notice with respect to such event that is filed with a Governmental Authority and any notice delivered by a Governmental Authority to the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate with respect to such event:

(i)an ERISA Event;

(ii)a material increase in the contributions to, or the Unfunded Pension Liability of, any Pension Plan since the last annual valuation date;

(iii)the adoption of, or the commencement of contributions to, any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate; or

(iv)the adoption of any amendment to a Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, if such amendment results in a material increase in contributions or Unfunded Pension Liability;

(c)of any change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the Borrower or any of its consolidated Material Subsidiaries that affect the calculation of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.09;

(d)of the receipt of any notice from any Governmental Authority of the institution of any disciplinary proceedings against or in respect of any Insurance Subsidiary, or the issuance of any order, the taking of any action or any request for an extraordinary audit for cause by any Governmental Authority which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(e)of any judicial or administrative order limiting or controlling the insurance business of any Insurance Subsidiary (and not the insurance industry generally) which has been issued or adopted and which has had, or which could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.  Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.
6.04    Preservation of Existence, Etc.  The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to, (a) preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.02; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (c) take all reasonable action to preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (d) in the case of the Borrower, engage in no business (other than as conducted on the Closing Date) except to hold Equity Interests of its Subsidiaries.

6.05    Maintenance of Properties.  The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and except in connection with transactions permitted by Section 7.02 except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof, in each case except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.06    Maintenance of Insurance.  The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to, maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies which are not Affiliates of the Borrower insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons.

6.07    Compliance with Laws.  The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws, orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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6.08    Books and Records.  The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries sufficient to prepare financial statements in conformity with GAAP or SAP, as applicable, consistently applied, shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be; and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.

6.09    Inspection Rights.  The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to, permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of their respective properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired (provided that, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, the Borrower shall only be liable for the expenses of the Administrative Agent, and only in connection with one such inspection by the Administrative Agent during each calendar year), upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided, however, that when a Default or an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice.

6.10    Use of Proceeds.  The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions to refinance all indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement, and for general corporate purposes, including Permitted Acquisitions and Capital Expenditures, not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document.

6.11    Payment of Taxes.  The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or upon its income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which material penalties attach thereto, and all lawful material claims that, if unpaid, could reasonably be expected to become a Lien upon any of its material properties; provided that neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required hereunder to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim that is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or SAP, as appropriate.

6.12    Designation of Strategic Investment Subsidiaries.  If the Borrower elects the option to designate a Strategic Investment Subsidiary as a Subsidiary which is not a Strategic Investment Subsidiary and therefore subject such Person to all covenants and provisions applicable to a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall give five days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent (or such lesser notice as agreed to by the Administrative Agent) of such election.  

ARTICLE VII.  NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder or any Loan or other Obligation hereunder (other than any indemnity or similar contingent obligation not then accrued for which no claim has been made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied:
7.01    Liens.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following (“Permitted Liens”):

(a)any Lien created under any Loan Document;

(b)Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty, or to the extent that non-payment thereof is permitted by Section 6.11;

(c)carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', landlords', materialmen's, repairmen's or other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions;

(d)Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds, reinsurance agreements and other similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business (exclusive of obligations 

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in respect of the payment for borrowed money);

(e)Liens identified on Schedule 7.01;

(f)Liens consisting of pledges or deposits of cash or securities made by any Insurance Subsidiary as a condition to obtaining or maintaining any licenses issued to it by, or to satisfy the requirements of, any Department;

(g)Liens consisting of judgment or judicial attachment Liens (other than arising as a result of claims under or related to Insurance Contracts, Retrocession Agreements or Reinsurance Agreements); provided that the enforcement of such Liens is effectively stayed or fully covered by insurance and all such Liens in the aggregate at the time of any creation thereof do not exceed 5% of Net Worth as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such creation;  

(h)easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower;

(i)Liens securing obligations in respect of purchase money Indebtedness and Capital Leases permitted pursuant to Section 7.04(d) on assets (and proceeds thereof) subject to such leases; provided that (A) any such Lien on purchase money Indebtedness or in respect of Capital Leases covers only the asset (and proceeds thereof) subject to the Capital Lease or being acquired with the proceeds of such purchase money Indebtedness (and other assets and proceeds financed by the same lender or any of its affiliates under Indebtedness also permitted under this clause (i) and (B) such purchase money Indebtedness and Capital Leases are otherwise permitted hereunder;

(j)Liens securing obligations permitted under Sections 7.04(f) and (g), to the extent such Liens are identified and permitted under such Section;

(k)Liens arising as a result of claims under or related to Insurance Contracts, Reinsurance Agreements or Retrocession Agreements in the ordinary course of business, or securing Indebtedness of Insurance Subsidiaries incurred or assumed in connection with the settlement of claim losses in the ordinary course of business of such Insurance Subsidiaries;

(l)Liens securing obligations permitted under Section 7.04(h).

(m)Liens on assets of a Subsidiary securing obligations owed to the Borrower or a Subsidiary and permitted under Section 7.04(m);

(n)Liens on assets of Designated Subsidiaries securing obligations permitted under Section 7.04(n);

(o)so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time such Lien is granted, other Liens on assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries securing obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (excluding Liens on assets of Strategic Investment Subsidiaries and their respective Subsidiaries permitted under Section 7.01(u)) in an aggregate amount not exceeding at the time of any creation thereof 10% of Net Worth as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such creation; 

(p)leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to other Persons in the ordinary course of business which do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(q)Liens incurred in connection with a Permitted Accounts Securitization and which Liens attach solely to the Transferred Assets in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness arising in connection with such Permitted Accounts Securitization;

(r)Liens incurred in connection with the Permitted Synthetic Lease which are Permitted Synthetic Lease Liens;

(s)any extension, refinancing (but not increase), renewal or replacement of the foregoing; provided that the Liens permitted hereby shall not be spread to cover any additional Indebtedness or property (other than a substitution of like property); 

(t)Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (ii) on commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and (iii) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law or contract encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry; and

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(u)Liens on assets of Strategic Investment Subsidiaries and their respective Subsidiaries securing obligations permitted under Section 7.04(o).

Any Lien permitted above may extend to the proceeds of the assets subject thereto.
7.02    Consolidations and Mergers; Sales of Assets.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, merge, consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of related transactions) all or any part of its assets (including receivables, but excluding Equity Interests, and in all cases whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except:

(a)(i) any Subsidiary may merge with the Borrower; provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or with any one or more Subsidiaries; provided that if any transaction shall be between a Subsidiary and a Subsidiary that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the Subsidiary that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving Person and (ii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may merge with any other Person; provided that such merger is consummated as part of a Permitted Acquisition and the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving Person;

(b)any Subsidiary may sell all or any part of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or another Subsidiary that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary; 

(c)the Borrower or any Subsidiary may sell, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of assets (i) if such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition is (A) of portfolio Investments in the ordinary course of its business at fair market value, (B) of obsolete, worn-out or surplus property and property no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (C) a sale of property to the extent such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or the Net Disposition Proceeds thereof are applied to the purchase of such replacement property within 90 days of such sale; (D) ordinary course dispositions of inventory, (E) ordinary course dispositions of real estate and related properties in connection with relocation activities for employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; (F) dispositions of tangible property as part of a like kind exchange under Section 1031 of the Code in the ordinary course of business; (G) dispositions of real estate and related properties as part of the resolution or settlement of claims under an Insurance Contract in the ordinary course of business; (H) a voluntary termination of a Swap Contract; (I) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses of property in the ordinary course of business and which do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; (J) dispositions in the ordinary course of business of accounts receivable in connection with the collection thereof, or (K) a Permitted Accounts Securitization and (ii) not otherwise permitted to be sold, leased, conveyed or disposed of in clause (i) immediately preceding, provided that (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing or would occur after giving effect thereto, (B) all such dispositions shall be for fair market value, and (C) the aggregate value of all assets disposed of pursuant to this clause (ii) by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed 25% of Net Worth as of the end of any fiscal quarter immediately preceding any such disposition; and

(d)as set forth on Schedule 7.02.

7.03    Investments.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any Investments, except for:

(a)Investments constituting Permitted Acquisitions; and

(b)so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such Investment or would result therefrom and (ii) such Investment complies with all Legal Requirements, other Investments (excluding Acquisitions).

7.04    Limitation on Indebtedness.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume, suffer to exist, or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to, any Indebtedness, except:

(a)Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement;

(b)so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of the incurrence thereof or after giving effect thereto, Indebtedness consisting of Contingent Obligations in respect of obligations of other Persons;

(c)Indebtedness identified on Schedule 7.04;

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fter giving effect thereto, Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with Capital Leases and purchase money Indebtedness;

(e)Obligations under Swap Contracts entered into for hedging purposes;

(f)Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries having a maturity of 92 days or less representing borrowings from a bank or banks with which the Borrower or such Subsidiary has a depository relationship, which borrowings shall be fully secured by Cash Equivalents purchased by the Borrower or such Subsidiary with the proceeds of such borrowings;

(g)Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with relocation service transactions and secured by properties which are the subject to such transactions;  

(h)Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or a Subsidiary to fund a Permitted Acquisition and Indebtedness of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the Closing Date pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, which Indebtedness existed prior to such Acquisition and was not created in contemplation thereof;

(i)Indebtedness under the Public Debentures;

(j)so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of incurrence thereof or after giving effect thereto, unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower; provided that such Indebtedness (i) shall have a stated maturity of no earlier than June 30, 2016, (ii) shall not have any scheduled principal payments or provide for any mandatory prepayments or redemptions or repurchases not otherwise provided to the Lenders hereunder prior to June 30, 2016 (other than (A) by way of acceleration after default or (B) in respect of, or upon, the conversion or mandatory prepayment of Convertible Indebtedness); and (iii) has covenants, defaults and other terms and conditions (other than interest rates and change of control or “fundamental change” provisions) no more restrictive (when taken as a whole) than those contained in this Agreement; provided further that the net cash proceeds from any such Indebtedness shall be used to prepay Revolving Loans, if any, that are outstanding at the time the Borrower receives such net cash proceeds (without a mandatory corresponding reduction in the Aggregate Commitments) (it being understood that (I) nothing in this proviso prohibits the Borrower from making any Borrowing subsequent to or substantially simultaneous with such prepayment if otherwise permitted by, and in accordance with, the terms of this Agreement and (II) ”mandatory prepayment” with respect to Convertible Indebtedness includes, and the “stated maturity” of Convertible Indebtedness does not include, the repurchase of Convertible Indebtedness by the Borrower at the option of the creditor of such Convertible Indebtedness (whether upon the occurrence of specified events or conditions, on specified dates or otherwise));

(k)so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of incurrence thereof, other secured or unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, provided the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness of Strategic Investment Subsidiaries and their respective Subsidiaries permitted under Section 7.04(o)) shall not exceed at the time of the incurrence of any thereof 10% of Net Worth as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding any such incurrence;

(l)obligations consisting of guarantees of any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of insurance agents of an Insurance Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed at the time of the incurrence of any thereof 3% of Net Worth as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such incurrence;

(m)Indebtedness of the Borrower owing to any Subsidiary, provided that the payment of such Indebtedness is subordinate to the payment of the Obligations in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(n)Non-Recourse Debt of the Designated Subsidiaries;

(o)Indebtedness of the Strategic Investment Subsidiaries and their respective Subsidiaries, which Indebtedness may be secured by assets of the Strategic Investment Subsidiaries or any of their respective Subsidiaries, provided in no event shall the owner of such Indebtedness have any recourse, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Strategic Investment Subsidiaries and their respective Subsidiaries) or any of their respective assets;

(p)Synthetic Lease Obligations under the Permitted Synthetic Lease and, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of incurrence thereof, other Synthetic Lease Obligations, provided the aggregate Attributable Indebtedness in respect of all of the foregoing shall not exceed at the time of the incurrence of any thereof 3% of Net Worth as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such incurrence;

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(q)so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of incurrence thereof, Indebtedness arising in connection with a Permitted Accounts Securitization; and

(r)any extensions, renewals or refinancings (but not increases) of the foregoing.

7.05    Transactions with Affiliates.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Borrower, except upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than would obtain in a comparable arm's-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of the Borrower or such Subsidiary; provided that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to (a) customary fees paid to members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (b) transactions permitted by Section 7.06 and (c) the performance of any of the agreements identified on Schedule 7.05.

7.06    Restricted Payments.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not allow any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make any dividend payment or other distribution of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or securities on account of any shares of any class of its Equity Interests, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for value any shares of any class of its Equity Interests or any warrants, rights or options to acquire such shares, now or hereafter outstanding, or directly or indirectly voluntarily prepay, defease or in substance defease, purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire, any Indebtedness described in Section 7.04(i) or Section 7.04(j) (collectively, “Restricted Payments”), except that (a) any Subsidiary may pay dividends and tax sharing payments to the Persons which own its Equity Interest; (b) the Borrower may, so long as immediately preceding and after giving effect to any such repurchase, retirement, acquisition or purchase no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire Equity Interests of the Borrower or purchase any warrants, rights or options to acquire such Equity Interests; (c) the Borrower may, so long as immediately preceding and after giving effect to any such payment no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred, pay cash dividends to its shareholders; (d) the Borrower may, so long as immediately preceding and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred, prepay, defease, purchase, redeem or retire any Indebtedness described in Sections 7.04(i) and 7.04(j); provided, that in any event the Borrower may repay, prior to June 30, 2016, any principal amount upon the conversion or mandatory prepayment of any Convertible Indebtedness as long as such repayment complies with the immediately following sentence; and (e) the Borrower may make payments of interest on any Convertible Indebtedness.  The repayment, prior to June 30, 2016, of any principal amount upon the conversion or mandatory prepayment of any Convertible Indebtedness may be made (A) pursuant to provisions that comply with Section 7.04(j)(ii), (B) if such payment is made solely in additional debt securities (on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) or equity securities or (C) if such payment is made in cash, so long as immediately preceding and after giving effect to such payment no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and (x) the Borrower has Sufficient Liquidity and (y) after giving effect to any such payment, the Borrower is in pro forma compliance with each financial covenant set forth in Section 7.09.  Issuances by a Person of stock options, restricted stock or other stock-based compensation to officers, directors and employees of such Person shall not constitute Restricted Payments.

7.07    Change in Business.  Other than in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Material Subsidiaries to, engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business carried on by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof and businesses directly related thereto and reasonable extensions thereof.

7.08    Accounting Changes.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Material Subsidiaries to, make any change in accounting treatment or reporting practices that affects the calculation of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.09, except as required by GAAP or SAP, or change the fiscal year of the Borrower or of any Subsidiary.

7.09    Financial Covenants.

(a)Net Worth.  The Borrower shall not permit its Net Worth as of the end of any fiscal quarter to be less than the sum of (i) $2,677,000,000, plus (ii) 50% of Net Income (in excess of zero) for the period from the beginning of the first fiscal quarter following December 31, 2011 to the last day of the fiscal quarter for which such determination is made, plus (iii) 50% of cumulative cash equity contributions received by the Borrower after December 31, 2011 through the issuance of Equity Interests.

(b)Total Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio.  The Borrower shall not permit its Total Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio to be greater than 0.35 to 1.0 at the end of any fiscal quarter.

7.10    Restrictive Agreements, Etc.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Material Insurance Subsidiaries to, enter into any agreement (other than pursuant to Legal Requirements and excluding any Loan Document) prohibiting any of its Subsidiaries from making any payments, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower by way of dividends, advances, repayments of loans or advances, reimbursements and accruals or other returns on investments, or any other agreement or arrangement which prohibits any such Subsidiary from making any payment, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower in an aggregate amount in excess 

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of 1% of Net Worth (computed as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date the agreement becomes effective) for all such agreements, other than as a result of financial covenants in other agreements evidencing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.04.

7.11    Certain Amendments.  The Borrower shall not agree to any amendment to the terms and conditions of any Public Debenture or the underlying indenture related thereto that restricts, prohibits or would otherwise adversely affect Borrower's ability to pay and perform the Obligations in any material respect, including any amendment that would (a) increase the interest rate on such Public Debenture, (b) change the dates upon which payments of principal or interest are due on such Public Debenture other than to extend such dates, (c) change any default or event of default or financial covenant other than to delete or make less restrictive any default or financial covenant provision therein, or add any financial covenant with respect to such Public Debenture, (d) change the redemption, prepayment, defeasance or repurchase provisions of such Public Debenture other than to extend the dates therefor or to reduce the premiums (if any) payable in connection therewith, or (e) grant any security, collateral or guaranty to secure payment of such Public Debenture, unless, to the extent such grant is made by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Banks, is granted, on a pari-passu basis, the identical security, collateral or guaranty to secure payment of the Obligations.

ARTICLE VIII.  EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

8.01    Events of Default.  Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:

(a)Non-Payment.  The Borrower fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii) within five days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan, or any Facility Fee or other fee due hereunder, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

(b)Specific Covenants.  The Borrower or any Subsidiary fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.03(a)(i), 6.09, 6.12 or Article VII applicable to it; or

(c)Other Defaults.  The Borrower or any Subsidiary fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days after the earlier of (i) the date upon which a Responsible Officer knew or reasonably should have known of such failure or (ii) the date upon which written notice thereof is given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or

(d)Representations and Warranties.  Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made; or

(e)Cross-Default.  (i) The Borrower or any Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to (x) the Public Debentures, or (y) any other Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation (other than Indebtedness hereunder, Indebtedness under Swap Contracts, Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.04(m), intercompany accounts payable, and Capital Lease Liabilities or purchase money Indebtedness with respect to which a bona fide dispute exists which is being actively contested by the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than 3% of Net Worth as of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding any such failure, and such failure continues after the applicable grace or notice period, if any, specified in the relevant document on the date of such failure, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Indebtedness to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded, excluding, however, any such event creating any right of conversion or mandatory prepayment of any Convertible Indebtedness; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by the Borrower or such Subsidiary as a result thereof (excluding any portion thereof payable in common Equity Interests of the Borrower or such Subsidiary) is greater than 3% of Net Worth as of the fiscal quarter 

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immediately preceding any such Early Termination Date; or

(f)Insolvency Proceedings, Etc.  The Borrower or any Material Subsidiary institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or any Insurance Subsidiary shall become subject to any conservation, rehabilitation or liquidation order, directive or mandate issued by an Governmental Authority; or

(g)Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment.  (i) The Borrower or any Material Subsidiary ceases to be Solvent, or becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, subject to applicable grace periods, if any, whether at stated maturity or otherwise, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within 60 days after its issue or levy; or

(h)Judgments.  There is entered against the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (i) a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding 3% of Net Worth (to the extent not covered by an indemnity from a creditworthy indemnitor or independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of 10 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or

(i)ERISA.  (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of 3% of Net Worth (calculated as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the occurrence of such ERISA Event); (ii) the aggregate amount of Unfunded Pension Liability among all Pension Plans at any time exceeds 3% of Net Worth (calculated as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the most recent increase in Unfunded Pension Liability); or (iii) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of 3% of Net Worth (calculated as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such failure to pay); or

(j)Invalidity of Loan Documents.  Any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or the Borrower contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; or the Borrower denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document; or

(k)Change of Control.  There occurs any Change of Control; or

(l)Loss of Licenses.  Any Governmental Authority revokes, fails to renew or suspends any License of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, which revocation, failure or suspension has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or the Borrower or any Subsidiary for any reason loses any License which loss has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or the Borrower or any Subsidiary suffers the imposition of any restraining order, escrow, suspension or impound of funds in connection with any proceeding (judicial or administrative) with respect to any License which imposition has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(m)Environmental Damages.  A reasonable basis shall exist for the assertion against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of (or there shall have been asserted against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) any claims or liabilities, whether accrued, absolute or contingent, based on or arising from the generation, storage, transport, handling or disposal of Hazardous Materials by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or predecessors thereof that, in the judgment of the Required Lenders, are reasonably likely to be determined adversely to the Borrower or such Subsidiary and the amount payable as a result thereof has a Material Adverse Effect (after deducting such amounts that are reasonably expected to be paid by other creditworthy Persons jointly and severally liable therefor); or

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(n)Governmental Action.  The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required by any applicable bank regulatory authority, any applicable insurance regulatory authority or other Governmental Authority to enter into, after the date hereof, any indenture, agreement, instrument or other arrangement (including any capital maintenance agreement) that directly or indirectly, prohibits or restrains, or has the effect of prohibiting or restraining, or imposes material adverse conditions upon the incurrence or payment of Indebtedness, the granting of Liens, the declaration or payment of dividends, the making of Investments or the Disposition of property or requires the making of capital contributions to, or other Investments in, any such Subsidiary in an aggregate amount which has a Material Adverse Effect.

8.02    Remedies Upon Event of Default.  If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

(a)declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans to be terminated, whereupon such commitments shall be terminated;

(b)declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; and

(c)exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;

provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under Section 8.01(f), the obligation of each Lender to make Loans shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
8.03    Application of Funds.  After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.14, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents in its capacity as such;
Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel and amounts payable under Article III) under the Loan Documents, ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;
Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;
Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;
Fifth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations in respect of Swap Contracts, ratably among the counterparties thereto, in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fifth held by them; and
Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.
		
	ARTICLE IX.  
	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

9.01    Appointment and Authority.  Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.  

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It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

9.02    Rights as a Lender.  The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.  Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

9.03    Exculpatory Provisions.  The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

(a)shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b)shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and

(c)shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment.  The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (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 the Administrative Agent.

9.04    Reliance by Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person.  The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan.  The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other 

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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.

9.05    Delegation of Duties.  The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub‐agents appointed by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent and any such sub‐agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties.  The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub‐agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub‐agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub‐agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

9.06    Resignation of Administrative Agent.

(a)The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower.  Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the prior consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and in any event shall not be required at any time a Default or Event of Default exists), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States.  If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above.  Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.

(b)If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, with the prior consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and in any event shall not be required at any time a Default or Event of Default exists), appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

(c)With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above.  Upon the acceptance of a successor's appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative Agent (other than as provided in Section 3.01(g) and other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section).  The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor.  After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent's resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub‐agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

(d)Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as Swing Line Lender.  If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.03(c).  Upon the appointment by the Borrower of a successor Swing Line Lender hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender), (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Swing Line Lender, and (b) the retiring Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents.

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9.07    Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

9.08    No Other Duties, Etc.  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Arrangers, Co-Syndication Agents or Co-Documentation Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder.  Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders or other Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

9.09    Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.  In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise

(a)to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.08 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b)to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.08 and 10.04.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
		
	ARTICLE X.  
	MISCELLANEOUS

10.01    Amendments, Etc.  No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a)waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01(a) without the written consent of each Lender;

(b)extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such Lender;

(c)postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment or mandatory prepayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) or any scheduled or mandatory reduction of the Aggregate Commitments hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

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(d)reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan, or (subject to clause (iii)) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate;

(e)change Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender; or

(f)change any provision of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender; 

and, provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (iii) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the Borrower and the party thereto whose fees are being amended or rights or privileges thereunder are being waived.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders (other than as a result of the Applicable Percentages of the respective Lenders being different) shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and extended or restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to (i) add one or more additional revolving credit facilities or tranches to the existing credit facility, and to permit the extensions of credit and all related obligations and liabilities arising in connection therewith from time to time outstanding to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the obligations and liabilities from time to time outstanding with the existing credit facility and tranches hereunder, and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, to permit, as deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Required Lenders and the Borrower, the Lenders providing such additional credit facilities or tranches to participate in any required vote or action required to be approved by the Required Lenders or by any other member or percentage of Lenders hereunder, provided, however, in no event shall this paragraph modify the provisions of Section 10.01(c).  
10.02    Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.  

(a)Notices Generally.  Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(i)if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and

(ii)if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Borrower).

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient).  Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).

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(b)Electronic Communications.  Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e‐mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.  The Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender or the Borrower may each, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender's receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
(c)The Platform.  THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.”  THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS.  NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM.  In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower's or the Administrative Agent's transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach, in bad faith, of this Agreement by such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

(d)Change of Address, Etc.  Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.  Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender.  In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.  Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender's compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.

(e)Reliance by Administrative Agent and Lenders.  The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic or electronic Revolving Loan Notices and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof.  The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower.  All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

10.03    No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.  No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan 

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Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Borrower shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the Swing Line Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Swing Line Lender) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.12), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.12, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.
10.04    Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

(a)Costs and Expenses.  The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out‐of‐pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), and (ii) all out‐of‐pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of one legal counsel for the Administrative Agent, one additional counsel for all the Lenders other than the Administrative Agent and such additional counsel as reasonably required by any Lender in light of actual or potential conflicts of interest or the availability of different claims or defenses, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out‐of‐pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans.

(b)Indemnification by the Borrower.  The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), 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 one counsel for all the Indemnitees and such additional counsel as reasonably required by any Indemnitee in light of actual or potential conflicts of interest or the availability of different claims or defenses), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including the Borrower) other than such Indemnitee and its Related Parties arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (other than costs of Lenders other than Bank of America incurred solely in connection with the negotiation of the initial terms of this Agreement and the execution and delivery of this Agreement), or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters addressed in Section 3.01), (ii) any Loan or the use or proposed 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 Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) 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 (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee's obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if the Borrower has obtained a final and non-appealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or (z) are the result of claims asserted against an Indemnitee by another Indemnitee.  Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(c), this Section 10.4(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

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(c)Reimbursement by Lenders.  To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the Swing Line Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Swing Line Lender or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender's pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lender's share of the Total Credit Exposure at such time) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender), such payment to be made severally among them based on such Lenders' Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), provided, further that, the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), or the Swing Line Lender in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), or the Swing Line Lender in connection with such capacity.  The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.11(d).

(d)Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and 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, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof.  No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or the breach, in bad faith, of the Loan Documents by an Indemnitee as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(e)Payments.  All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor.

(f)Survival.  The agreements in this Section and the indemnity provisions of Section 10.02(e) shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

10.05    Payments Set Aside.  To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.  The obligations of the Lenders under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

10.06    Successors and Assigns.  

(a)Successors and Assigns Generally.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void).  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

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rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i)Minimum Amounts.

(A)in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender's Commitment and/or the Loans at the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B)in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(ii)Proportionate Amounts.  Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not apply to the Swing Line Lender's rights and obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans;

(iii)Required Consents.  No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

(A)the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower 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; 

(B)the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; and

(C)the consent of the Swing Line Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender.

(iv)Assignment and Assumption.  The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment.  The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

(v)No Assignment to Certain Persons.  No such assignment shall be made (A) to the Borrower or any of the Borrower's Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), or (C) to a natural Person.

(vi)Certain Additional Payments.  In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of 

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the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, and 10.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender's having been a Defaulting Lender.  Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender.  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.
(c)Register.  The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent's Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d)Participations.  Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person, a Defaulting Lender or the Borrower or any of the Borrower's Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender's rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender's participations in Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender's obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 10.04(c) without regard to the existence of any participation.

Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any  provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that affects such Participant.  The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation) 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 3.06 and 10.13 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 3.01 or 3.04, with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable participation would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation.  Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower's request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 3.06 with respect to any Participant.  To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.12 as though it were a Lender.  Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-

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fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant's interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(e)Certain Pledges.  Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(f)Resignation as Swing Line Lender after Assignment.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Commitment and Revolving Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon 30 days' notice to the Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender.  In the event of any such resignation as Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as Swing Line Lender.  If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.03(c).  Upon the appointment of a successor Swing Line Lender, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Swing Line Lender.

10.07    Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.  Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and will agree to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority with jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self‐regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.13(c), it being understood that any such Eligible Assignee or Participant will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and will agree to keep such Information confidential, or (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) on a confidential basis to (i)  any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, (h) with the consent of the Borrower or (i) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower without breach of any duty of confidentiality known to the Administrative Agent or such Lender.  For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary.  Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws.

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10.08    Right of Setoff.  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency, but not any deposits held in a custodial, trust or other fiduciary capacity) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or its Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided, that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.15 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.  The rights of each Lender and its Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or its Affiliates may have.  Each Lender agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.  

10.09    Interest Rate Limitation.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”).  If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower.  In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

10.10    Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, 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 that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g. “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

10.11    Survival of Representations and Warranties.  All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof.  Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied.

10.12    Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.12, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

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3.06, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non‐Consenting Lender or if any other circumstance exists hereunder that gives the Borrower the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.06), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:

(a)the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 10.06(b)

(b)such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

(c)in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

(d)such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws; and

(e)in the case of an assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent (if such amendment, waiver or consent continues to be under consideration at the time of such assignment).

10.14    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.  

(a)GOVERNING LAW.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claims, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of NEW yORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE; PROVIDED THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO SECTION 5‐1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

(b)SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF SUCH STATE, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN document, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO 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 COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

(c)WAIVER OF VENUE.  THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

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(d)SERVICE OF PROCESS.  EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

10.15    Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

10.16    No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.  In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates' understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the other Lead Arrangers and the Lenders are arm's-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the other Lead Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, each other Lead Arranger and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, any other Lead Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the other Lead Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, any other Lead Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the other Lead Arrangers or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

10.17    Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents.  The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, 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 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.

10.18    USA PATRIOT Act.  Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.  The Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti‐money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.

10.19    ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
By:  /s/ George P. Scanlon    
Name:  George P. Scanlon    
Title:    Chief Executive Officer
bank of america, n.a., as 
Administrative Agent
By:  /s/ Aamir Saleem    
Name:  Aamir Saleem    
Title:      Vice President
bank of america, n.a., as a Lender and Swing Line Lender
By:  /s/ Debra Basler    
Name:  Debra Basler    
Title:      Managing Director
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, n.a. 
By: /s/ Kristen M. Murphy     
Name:  Kristen M. Murphy     
Title:      Vice President
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  /s/ James F. Cooper    
Name:  James F. Cooper    
Title:      Senior Vice President
WELLS FARGO BANK, national association
By:  /s/ Grainne M. Pergolini    
Name: Grainne M. Pergolini     
Title: Director      
BANK OF THE WEST
By: /s/ Ed Palomo     
Name: Ed Palomo      
Title:      Vice President

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BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.
By: /s/ Todd Senger      
Name: Todd Senger     
Title: Managing Director     
CITIBANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Thomas Christopher     
Name: Thomas Christopher      
Title: Senior Vice President     
FIFTH THIRD BANK, an Ohio Banking Corporation
By:  /s/ John A. Marian    
Name: John A. Marian     
Title: Vice President      
REGIONS BANK
By: /s/ Louis Costanza     
Name: Louis Costanza      
Title: Vice President     
UNION BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Frank Herrera     
Name: F. Frank Herrera     
Title: Senior Vice President     
COMERICA BANK
By:  /s/ William G. Ericas    
Name:  William G. Ericas    
Title:  Vice President    
PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  /s/ Nicole Limberg    
Name:  Nicole Limberg    
Title:  Vice President    
RBS CITIZENS, N.A.
By: /s/ Michael Davenport    
Name: Michael Davenport     
Title: Vice President     

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CAPITAL ONE, N.A.
By:  /s/ Jacob J. Villere    
Name:  Jacob J. Villere    
Title: Vice President - US Corporate Banking     
CITY NATIONAL BANK
By:  /s/ Bill Kelly    
Name:  Bill Kelly    
Title: Vice President     
COMPASS BANK
By: /s/ Susanna Campulano     
Name: Susanna Campulano     
Title:  Vice President    
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ Brian P. Fox     
Name:  Brian P. Fox    
Title: Vice President     
CHANG HWA COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., new york branch
By:  /s/ Eric Y.S. Tsai    
Name: Eric Y.S. Tsai     
Tile: Vice President & General Manager     
BANK OF HAWAII
By: /s/ Donovan Koki     
Name: Donovan Koki      
Title: Senior Vice President     
BOKF, N.A. dba bank of texas
By: /s/ Janet L. Peevey     
Name:  Janet L. Peeve    
Title: Senior Vice President     

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FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., LOS ANGELES BRANCH
By:  /s/  Jenn-Hwa Wang    
Name: Jenn-Hwa Wang    
Title:  Vice President & General Manager    
HUA NAN COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD. NEW YORK AGENCY
By:  /s/ Henry Hsieh    
Name: Henry Hsieh    
Title:  Assistant Vise President    

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SCHEDULE 2.01
COMMITMENTS
AND APPLICABLE PERCENTAGES

	
			
	Lender
	Commitment
	Applicable Percentage

	Bank of America, N.A.
	$65,000,000
	8.125%

	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
	$65,000,000
	8.125%

	U.S. Bank National Association
	$65,000,000
	8.125%

	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
	$65,000,000
	8.125%

	Bank of the West
	$50,000,000
	6.25%

	BMO Harris Bank N.A.
	$50,000,000
	6.25%

	Citibank, N.A.
	$50,000,000
	6.25%

	Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio Banking Corporation
	$50,000,000
	6.25%

	Regions Bank
	$50,000,000
	6.25%

	Union Bank, N.A.
	$50,000,000
	6.25%

	Comerica Bank
	$35,000,000
	4.375%

	PNC Bank National Association
	$35,000,000
	4.375%

	RBS Citizens, N.A.
	$35,000,000
	4.375%

	Capital One, N.A.
	$20,000,000
	2.5%

	City National Bank
	$20,000,000
	2.5%

	Compass Bank
	$20,000,000
	2.5%

	KeyBank National Association
	$20,000,000
	2.5%

	Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, Ltd., New York Branch
	$15,000,000
	1.875%

	Bank of Hawaii
	$10,000,000
	1.25%

	BOKF, N.A. dba Bank of Texas
	$10,000,000
	1.25%

	First Commercial Bank, Ltd., Los Angeles Branch
	$10,000,000
	1.25%

	Hua Nan Commercial Bank, Ltd. New York Agency
	$10,000,000
	1.25%

	Total
	$800,000,000
	100%

SCHEDULE 5.05
SUPPLEMENT TO INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Transactions described in the Schedule TO filed by Fidelity National Financial, Inc. on February 27, 2012, as amended, relating to the offer to purchase for cash all outstanding shares of common stock of O'Charley's Inc. at $9.85 net per share by Fred Merger Sub, Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
    

SCHEDULE 5.06
EXISTING LITIGATION

See the Form 10-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2012, by Fidelity National Financial, Inc. relating to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
See the Form 10-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2012, by O'Charley's Inc. relating to the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011.

SCHEDULE 5.12
ERISA MATTERS
NONE

SCHEDULE 5.14
SUBSIDIARIES
* Denotes a Material Subsidiary
** Denotes an Insurance Subsidiary
*/** Denotes a Subsidiary that is both a Material Subsidiary and an Insurance Subsidiary
ABRH, LLC
AIS Alamo Insurance Services, Inc.
Alamo Title Company
Alamo Title Company of Harris County, Inc.
Alamo Title Company of Tarrant County, Inc.
Alamo Title Holding Company
**Alamo Title Insurance
Alamo Title of Travis County, Inc.
Alexander Title Agency, Incorporated
All Counties Courier, Inc. (25%)
Amarillo Data, Inc. (66.6%)
AMC Settlement Services, LLC (22%)
American Heritage Title Agency, Inc.
American Title Company
American Title Group, Inc.
APEX Title Insurance Corporation
ATM Holdings, Inc.
Austin Title Company
Bancserv, LLC
Baton Rouge Title Company, Inc.
BHC&M, Ltd.
California Land Title Company
Cancellation Services, Inc.
Capitol Abstract and Title Company
Cascade Timberlands LLC (70.72%)
Cascade Timberlands (Gilchrist) LLC (70.22%)
Cascade Timberlands (Hamilton) LLC (70.22%)
Cascade Timberlands (Olympic) LLC (70.22%)
Cascade Timberlands (Oregon) LLC (70.22%)
Castle Escrow Holdings, LLC
Central Ohio Elite Title, LLC
CFS Title Insurance Agency, LLC (50%)
Charter Title Company-Galveston, L.C.
Charter Title/Sugarland, Ltd. (80%)
Chase Equipment Exchange, LLC
Chase Vehicle Exchange, Inc.
Chelsea Title Company
Chicago Escrow, Inc.
Chicago Heritage Insurance Services, Inc.
Chicago Land Agency Services, Inc. (49.9%)
Chicago Title Agency Holding, LLC
Chicago Title Agency, Inc.
*Chicago Title and Trust Company
Chicago Title Company
Chicago Title Company, LLC
Chicago Title Company of Amarillo, LLC
Chicago Title Company of Austin, LLC
Chicago Title Company of Houston, LLC
Chicago Title Company of Oregon
Chicago Title Company of San Antonio, LLC

Chicago Title Company of Washington
Chicago Title Costa Rica S.A.
*/**Chicago Title Insurance Company
Chicago Title Insurance Services, LLC
Chicago Title Land Trust Company
Chicago Title of Colorado, Inc.
Chicago Title of Michigan, Inc.
Chicago Title of Montana, LLC
Chicago Title of Nevada, Inc.
Chicago Title of Ohio, Inc.
Chicago Title of Texas, LLC
Chicago Title of the Florida Keys, Inc. (85%)
Coastline Title Agency, LLC (49%)
Colonial Title & Abstract Service, LLC (20%)
Commerce Velocity, Private Limited
Commercial Settlements, Inc.
Commonwealth Capitol City Title, Inc.
Commonwealth Espanola Title & Abstract, Inc.
Commonwealth Fidelity Insurance Services, LLC
Commonwealth Land Title Company
Commonwealth Land Title Company, LLC
**Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Services, LLC
Commonwealth Lawyers Title Agency Holding, LLC
Commonwealth Lawyers Title Company of New Mexico
Commonwealth Title of Houston, Inc.
Congress Abstract Corporation
Construction Disbursements LLC
Contract Servicing, LLC
CTC GP, LLC
CTC LP, LLC
CT/Nevada Holding Company
Decatur Title Company, L.L.C.
Default Resolution Network, LLC
Diversified Title Agency, LLC (55.5%)
DO Holding Company, Inc.
DRN Solutions, LLC
Duval Holdings, Inc.
Duxford Escrow, Inc. (50.1%)
E-Paperless File, LLC (50%)
Ecosphere Energy Services, LLC (19%)
EC Purchasing.com, Inc.
Executive Title Agency Corp.
Fidelity Affiliates, LLC
Fidelity Asset Management, Inc.
Fidelity Global Solutions Costa Rica, S.A.
Fidelity Inspection & Consulting Services, Inc.
Fidelity National Agency Solutions of Arkansas, LLC
Fidelity National Claims Services, Inc.
Fidelity National Commerce Velocity, LLC
Fidelity National de Mexico Administrative Services Company, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Fidelity National Disclosure Source, LLC
Fidelity National Escrow Services, S. de R.L. de C.V.
**Fidelity National Home Warranty Company
**Fidelity National Insurance Company
Fidelity National Management Services, LLC
**Fidelity National Property and Casualty Insurance Company
Fidelity National Services, Inc.
Fidelity National Special Opportunities, Inc.

Fidelity National Technology Imaging, LLC
Fidelity National Timber Resources, Inc.
Fidelity National Title Agency, Inc. (Arizona)
Fidelity National Title Agency, Inc. (Texas)
Fidelity National Title Agency Holding, LLC
Fidelity National Title Agency of Nevada, Inc.
Fidelity National Title Agency of Pinal County, Inc.
Fidelity National Title & Escrow of Hawaii, Inc.
*Fidelity National Title Company (California)
Fidelity National Title Company (Colorado)
Fidelity National Title Company, LLC
Fidelity National Title Company of California
Fidelity National Title Company of Flathead Valley, LLC
Fidelity National Title Company of Houston, LLC
Fidelity National Title Company of Oregon
Fidelity National Title Company of Washington, Inc.
Fidelity National Title de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
*Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.
Fidelity National Title Group of Puerto Rico, Inc.
Fidelity National Title Insurance Agency of Coconino, Inc.
*/**Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
Fidelity National Title Insurance Services, LLC
Fidelity National Title of Florida, Inc.
Fidelity National Title of New Mexico, Inc.
Fidelity Newport Holdings, LLC
Fidelity Residential Solutions, Inc.
Fidelity Title (Europe) SA
FIP Title Agency, LLC (50.1%)
First National Financial Title Services of Alabama, Inc.
First National Title, LLC
First Partners Title Agency, LLC (51.5%)
First Title Corporation of Alabama, Inc.
First Title, LLC
FNF Business Process Outsourcing Services India Private Limited (99.9%)
FNF Canada Company
FNF EastOps, LLC
FNF Escrow Holdings, LLC
FNF Escrow Holdings II, LLC
FNF GTSP I, LLC
FNF Intellectual Property Holdings, Inc.
FNF International Holdings, Inc.
FNF International, Mauritius
FNF LC Insurance Agency, Inc.
FNF Security Acquisition, Inc.
FNF Servicing, Inc.
FNF Title (Brazil) Consultoria Em Seguros Ltda.
FNF Title Holding Company Limited (Malta)
FNF Title Insurance Company Limited (Malta)
FNF Title International Holding Company
FNF UTC, LLC
FNF WestOps, LLC
FNIS Insurance Services, Inc.
FNMS Management Services, Inc.
FNTG Holdings, LLC
FNTG Holdings, Inc.
FNTG National Record Centers, Inc.
FNTS Holdings, Inc.
Fortuna Service Company, LLC
FRA Real Estate Assistance, Inc.

Fred Merger Sub
FT Valuation Services, LLC
Great Northern Title Agency, LLC (66.75%)
Greenridge Title Agency, LLC (50%)
GulfAtlantic Title of Lawyers, Inc.
Hamilton Office LLC (70.22%)
Harbour Title Company (50%)
Heritage American Insurance Services, Inc.
HL Title Agency LLC (51%)
Hogan Motor Leasing Exchange, LLC
Imaged Library Co, L.L.C. (38.3%)
Index Group, Ltd. (49.9%)
Indiana Residential Nominee Services, LLC
Information Advantage, Inc. (49%)
Integrity Title Agency of Ohio & Michigan, Ltd. (50.1%)
Interfirst Escrow, Inc. (51%)
Investment Property Exchange Services, Inc.
IPX1031 LLC
Island Title Company
Joint Plant of San Mateo County II, LLC (25%)J. Rockcliff, Inc.
Lake County Trust Company
Lake First Title Agency, LLC (61.9%)
Lakeland Title Services, Inc.
Lake Michigan Title Agency, LLC (49.9%)
Land Canada Limited (51%)
Land Title Agency, Inc.
Land Title of Kitsap County (44.587%)
LandAmerica American Title Company
LandAmerica Charter Title Company
LandAmerica Commonwealth Title of Dallas, Inc.
LandAmerica (Europe) Sarl (5%)
LandAmerica Lawyers Title of Amarillo, Inc.
LandAmerica Lawyers Title of El Paso, Inc.
LandAmerica Partners Title Company
LaSalle County Title Company, L.L.C.
Lawyers Holding Corporation
Lawyers Insurance Services, LLC
Lawyers Title Canada Corporation
Lawyers Title Company
Lawyers Title Company, LLC
Lawyers Title of Arizona, Inc.
Lawyers Title of Nevada, Inc.
Lawyers Title of Oregon, LLC
Lawyers Title Realty Services, Inc.
LC Investment Corporation
Lenders Title Agency, LLC (50.1%)
Longworth-Insured Title Agency, L.L.C. (51%)
LTIC Alliance LLC
Maine Residential Nominee Services, LLC
Manchester Development Corporation
Massachusetts Residential Nominee Services, LLC
Marble Title Company (12%)
McHenry County Title Company
McLean County Title Company
McNamara, LLC
Memphis, TN Joint Plant, LLC (33.33%)
Mercury Settlement Services of Utah, Inc.
MGEN Services Corp.
Midwest Title Company

Miller Leasing Exchange, LLC
Mission Trails Escrow, Inc. (51%)
Mortgage Resolution Services, Inc.
National Alliance Marketing Group, Inc.
National Link, L.L.C. (49.5%)
National Link, L.P. (49.8%)
NationalLink Market Analysis, LLC
NationalLink of Alabama, L.L.C.
NationalLink Valuations, LLC
National Residential Nominee Services Inc.
National Residential Nominee Services of Canada, Inc.
National Safe Harbor Exchanges
Nationwide Settlement Source, L.L.C.
Nationwide Settlement Source, L.P.
New Market Title Agency, LLC (50.1%)
New York Land Services, Inc.
NextAce Corporation (74%)
Nipomo Acquisition, LLC
Outsourcing Architects Canada Ltd.
Pacific Coast Title Company (40%)
Pacific Union International, Inc. (19.9%)
PC Agent Group, Inc.
Pioneer National Title Company
Portland Title Agency, LLC
PowerLink Escrow Company, Inc.
PowerLink General Partner, LLC (51%)
PowerLink Market Analysis, LLC
PowerLink Settlement Services of Alabama, LP
PowerLink Settlement Services, LP
PowerLink Valuations, LLC
Property Insight, LLC
Prosperity East Title Agency, LLC (64.912%)
Real Estate Index, Inc.
Real Estate Settlement Solutions, L.L.C.
Real Estate Settlement Solutions, L.P.
Recodat Co. (25%)
Region Title, LLC (35%)
Remy International, Inc. (47%)
Residential Essentials, LLC
Residential Facilitators, LLC
River Valley Abstract & Title, Inc.
Rockcliff Referral Network, Inc.
Rock Creek Golf Club Idaho, LLC
Rock Creek Idaho Development, LLC
Rock Creek Idaho Holdings, LLC
Rocky Mountain Aviation, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Support Services, Inc.
S-K-L-D Title Services, Inc.(40.35%)
S.D.C. Title Agency, LLC (50.1%)
Security Title Agency, Inc.
Security Title Company, LLC
Security Title Guaranty Co.
Security Union Insurance Services, Inc.
ServiceLink Asset Management Solutions, LLC
ServiceLink Default Abstract Solutions, LLC
ServiceLink, Inc.
ServiceLink, LLC
ServiceLink Management Company, Inc.
ServiceLink Market Analysis, LLC

Service Link of Arkansas, LLC
Service Link of Texas, LLC
ServiceLink Title Company of Alabama, LLC
ServiceLink of Utah, LLC
ServiceLink Valuation Solutions, LLC
SoftPro, LLC
Solaris Escrow, Inc. (51%)
Southwest Michigan Title Agency, LLC (50%)
Star One Title Agency, LLC (51%)
Strategic Property Investments, Inc.
Stetler Title Agency, LLC (50%)
STS Agency LLC
Superior Data Services, Inc.
The Coop Shop, LLC
The Folded Flag Foundation
The Indianapolis Joint Plant Partnership (33.33%)
The Maryland Title Guarantee Company
The Title Company of Canada, Limited
The Title Guarantee Company
Ticor Asset Management, LLC
Ticor Financial Company
Ticor Title Abstract of New York, Inc.
Ticor Title Company
Ticor Title Company of California
Ticor Title Company of Oregon
Ticor Title Insurance Company Limited 
Ticor Title of Colorado, Inc.
Ticor Title of Nevada, Inc.
Ticor Title of Washington, Inc.
Title Accounting Services Corporation
Title Closing Services, LLC (17.5%)
Title Data, Inc. (21%)
Title Guarantee Company of Rhode Island
Title Reinsurance Company (62.6%)
Title Services, Inc.
Title Tax, Inc.
Transnation Title & Escrow, Inc.
TransOhio Residential Title Agency Ltd. (20%)
Tri County Title Plant Association (37.5%)
United Financial Management Company
United Land Title Agency, LLC (50.1%)
United Rentals Exchange, LLC
United Title Company, Inc.
United Title of Nevada, Inc.
USA Digital Solutions, Inc.
UTC Capital Group, Inc.
Vermont Residential Nominee Services, LLC
Vicente Escrow Company
Village Resort, LLC
VIP Title Agency II, LLC (51%)
Vision Global Solutions, LLC
Welles Bowen Title Agency, LLC (50.1%)
Woodland Title Agency, LLC (40%)
O'Charley's Inc.
99 Commissary, LLC
99 Restaurants, LLC
99 Restaurants of Boston, LLC
99 Restaurants of Massachusetts
99 Restaurants of Vermont, LLC

99 West, Inc.
Air Travel Services, Inc.
DFI, Inc.
JFC Enterprises, LLC
O'Charley's Finance Company, Inc.
O'Charley's Management Company, Inc.
O'Charley's Restaurant Properties, LLC
O'Charley's Service Company, Inc.
O'Charley's Sports Bar, Inc.
OCI, Inc.
OPI, Inc.
SRLS LLC 5001
SRLS LLC 5002
SRLS LLC 5003
SRLS LLC 5004
SRLS LLC 5005
SRLS LLC 5006
Stoney River, LLC
Stoney River Legendary Management, L.P.
Stoney River Management Company, Inc.
Wi-Tenn Restaurants, LLC
Cheezey's of Rogers, Inc.
Outreach, Inc.
The Blue Dress Social Club, Inc.

SCHEDULE 7.01
EXISTING LIENS
	
						
	Fidelity National Title Insurance Company

	Jurisdiction
	Secured Party
	File Number
	Filing Date
	Summary Collateral Description
	Additional Filings

	California
	Bank of America, N.A.
	05-7050374657
	11/30/2005
	All now existing and hereafter arising right, title and interest of Debtor in (a) that certain Safekeeping Account at Bank of America N.A., and that certain Collateral Account at Banc of America Securities LLC; (b) all financial assets, investment securities, instruments, cash and other property maintained in such accounts; all original, substituted and additional documents issued with respect to such financial assets, securities, instruments and property; and all voting or other rights now or hereafter exercisable and all amounts of principal, interest and other amounts payable with respect to such financial assets, investment securities, instruments, cash and other property; (c) that certain BANCONTROL account at Bank of America, N.A.; and (d) all proceeds of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, amounts payable upon the maturity of all of the financial assets, investment securities and instruments referred to above and all amounts received from the sale or other disposition thereof.
	Continuation amendment #10-72366659 filed 06/30/10

	
						
	California
	Comerica Bank
	06-7060537034
	2/23/2006
	All of Debtor's present and future rights, title and interest in, to and under Debtor's securities account(s) maintained with Comerica Securities, Inc., or with a securities intermediary, and all Debtor's investment property contained therein, including, without limitation, all securities and securities entitlements, financial assets, instruments or other property contained in such securities account(s), and all other investment property, financial assets, instruments or other property at any time held or maintained in the securities account(s), together with all investment property, financial assets, instruments or other property at any time substituted therefor or for any part thereof, and all interest, dividends, increases, profits, new investment property, financial assets, instruments or other property and or profits, new investment property, financial assets, instruments or other property and or other increments, distributions or rights of any kind received on account of any of the foregoing, and all other income received in connection therewith and all products or proceeds thereof (whether cash or non-cash proceeds).
	Continuation amendment #10-72461181 filed 09/27/10

	California
	Inter-tel Leasing, Inc.
	08-7161098090
	6/11/2008
	Inter-tel CS5000 System, including all substitutions, modifications and replacements.
	 

	California
	Inter-tel Leasing, Inc.
	08-7165944266
	7/22/2008
	Axxess CPU 128 System, including all substitutions, modifications and replacements.
	 

	California
	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
	10-7242905545
	8/26/2010
	Mitsubishi Order Picker EOP15P S/N 1EOP241172 and all equipment, parts, accessories, substitutions, additions, accessions and replacements thereto and thereof, now or hereafter installed in, affixed to, or used in conjunction therewith and the proceeds thereof, together with all installment payments, insurance proceeds, other proceeds and payments due and to become due arising from or relating to said equipment.
	 

	
						
	California
	Bank of America, N.A.
	10-7254975414
	12/20/2010
	All now existing and hereafter arising right, title and interest of Debtor in (a) that certain Safekeeping Account at Bank of America N.A., and that certain Account at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated; (b) all financial assets, investment securities, instruments, cash and other property maintained in such accounts; all original, substituted and additional documents issued with respect to such financial assets, securities, instruments and property; and all voting or other rights now or hereafter exercisable and all amounts of principal, interest and other amounts payable with respect to such financial assets, investment securities, instruments, cash and other property; (c) that certain BANCONTROL account at Bank of America, N.A.; and (d) all proceeds of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, amounts payable upon the maturity of all of the financial assets, investment securities and instruments referred to above and all amounts received from the sale or other disposition thereof.
	 

	Chicago Title Insurance Company

	Nebraska
	Bank of the West
	9907531368-1
	10/29/2007
	All now existing and hereafter arising right, title and interest of Debtor in (a) the proceeds of each Advance, wherever located; (b) the Treasury Investment Services Account; (c) all Financial Instruments purchased with Advances; (d) all amounts of principal, interest and other amounts payable with respect to such Financial Instruments and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, amounts payable upon the maturity of all such Financial Instruments and all amounts received from the sale or other disposition thereof.
	 

	
						
	Nebraska
	Citibank (West), FSB
	9907531379-4
	10/29/2007
	All now existing and hereafter arising right, title and interest of Debtor in (a) that certain Account maintained by Debtor with Smith Barney, a division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (“Securities Intermediary”) (such Account, with any replacement or additional securities account maintained by the Debtor with Securities Intermediary being referred to herein, collectively and severally, as the “Investment Securities Account”); (b) the proceeds of all credit extensions made by Secured Party to Debtor, and in all securities accounts and investment accounts in which such proceeds may be held, including without limitation, the Investment Securities Account; (c) all investment property, securities, instruments, cash and other property maintained in the Investment Securities Account; all original, substituted and additional documents issued with respect to any such securities, instruments and property; and all voting or other rights now or hereafter exercisable and all amounts of principal, interest, dividends and other amounts payable with respect to any such investment securities, instruments, cash and other property; (d) that certain Account maintained in Debtor's name with Bank and any and all monies at any time held therein and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, amounts payable upon the maturity of all of the investment securities and instruments referred to above and all amounts received from the sale or other disposition thereof.
	Amendment #9907533323-9 filed 11/13/07 changing the secured party to Citibank, N.A.

	Nebraska
	General Electric Capital Corp.
	9808416117-0
	9/10/2008
	All equipment described in the UCC financing statement or otherwise, leased to or financed for the Debtor by Secured Party under that certain Equipment Lease Agreement No. 7482637-002 including all accessories, accessions, replacements, additions, substitutions, add-ons and upgrades thereto, and any proceeds therefrom.
	 

	
						
	Nebraska
	California Bank & Trust
	9911674160-2
	10/13/2011
	All goods, accounts, documents, instruments, money, deposit accounts, chattel paper, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, and general intangibles, as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code from time to time in effect, now or hereafter located or installed on or attached or affixed to that certain real property located in San Diego, California (“Real Property”), or used or intended for use in connection with or otherwise relating to the Real Property or any Collateral (including the ownership, design, development, construction, improvement, equipping, furnishing, use, leasing, operation, management, occupancy, financing or sale of the Real Property or any Collateral); and all proceeds, replacements, substitutions, products, accessions and increases of any of the Collateral; and all other assets and personal property of Debtor that relate to the Real Property.
	 

	Nebraska
	California Bank & Trust
	9912685359-8
	2/16/2012
	All goods, accounts, documents, instruments, money, deposit accounts, chattel paper, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, and general intangibles, as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code from time to time in effect, now or hereafter located or installed on or attached or affixed to that certain real property located in the City of Solana Beach, County of San Diego, State of California (“Real Property”), or used or intended for use in connection with or otherwise relating to the Real Property or any Collateral (including the ownership, design, development, construction, improvement, equipping, furnishing, use, leasing, operation, management, occupancy, financing or sale of the Real Property or any Collateral); and all proceeds, replacements, substitutions, products, accessions and increases of any of the Collateral; and all other assets and personal property of Debtor that relate to the Real Property.
	 

	Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

	
						
	Delaware
	Banc of America Leasing & Capital, LLC
	63,957,966
	11/13/2006
	One 2003 Raytheon Aircraft Company Hawker 800XP aircraft, bearing manufacturer's serial number 258598 and U.S. Registration No. N92FT, and two Honeywell Aerospace TFE-731-5BR aircraft engines, bearing manufacturer's serial numbers P-107740 and P-107741, and more particularly described in Schedule A to Aircraft Lease (S/N 258598), in which Lessee now or hereafter has rights, and all parts, accessories, accessions and attachments thereto, and all replacements, substitutions and exchanges (including trade-ins) for such goods, together with proceeds of all of the foregoing, including proceeds in the form of goods, accounts, chattel paper, documents, instruments, general intangibles, investment property, deposit accounts, letter of credit rights and supporting obligations.
	Continuation #14353259 filed on 11/11/2011

	Delaware
	Hewlett-Packard Financial Services Company
	81,859,774
	5/30/2008
	All equipment and software now or hereafter acquired, which Secured Party has leased to or financed for Debtor, including, but not limited to, computer, printing, imaging, copying, scanning, projection and storage equipment, any and all related peripherals, attachments, accessions, additions, general intangibles, substitutions, supplies, replacements, and any right, title or interest in any license for any software used to operate or otherwise installed in any of the foregoing, and products and proceeds of all of the foregoing (including insurance proceeds).
	 

	
						
	Delaware
	The Fifth Third Leasing Company
	84,066,989
	12/8/2008
	All of Lessee's right, title and interest in and to:  Airframe:   Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Gulfstream 200, Manufacturer's Serial No. 208, U.S. Registration No. N94FT;  Engines:  Pratt & Whitney Canada Model 306A, Serial No. PCE-CC0434 (left) and PCE-CC043;  Auxiliary Power Unit:  Honeywell, Model 36-150, Serial No. 315;  Lessee's interest in all contracts or charters or subleases of the Airframe, Engines, Auxiliary Power Unit;  all accounts and rents and profits therefrom, and all contracts for servicing and maintenance of the Aircraft, including, without limitation, contracts and service agreements with respect to Engines;  all avionics, equipment, parts, records, insurance proceeds, and all replacements and substitutions of the foregoing relating to the referenced airframe and equipment, including equipment furnished under the Sale Agreement dated November 13, 2007, and proceeds, including insurance proceeds.  Together with all other property essential and appropriate to the operation of the Aircraft, including but not limited to all instruments, avionics, auxiliary power units, engines, equipment and accessories attached to and connected with the Aircraft, all logs, books, records, manuals and other documents issued for, or reflecting use or maintenance of the Aircraft, together with all other attachments, accessories, accessions, additions, replacements, exchanges and substitutions now or thereafter attached thereto and made a part thereof and any and all insurance and/or other proceeds and products of the foregoing.
	Amendment #93406060 filed 10/23/09 adding certain collateral

	Delaware
	Heidelberg USA, Inc.
	12,050,121
	5/31/2011
	One (1) New PRO 68 PLATE PROC off Line
One (1) New Mini Prowash
One (1) New ProPH CtP Effluent Neutralization System

All of the above include all standard equipment.
	 

	Delaware
	North American Communications Resource, Inc.
	12,534,306
	6/30/2011
	Telecommunication equipment listed on the Historical Master Agreement Rider.
	 

	
						
	Delaware
	SunTrust Equity Funding, LLC, as Agent
	14,094,051
	10/24/2011
	Certain parcels of real property; all agreements, easements, rights of way or use, rights of ingress or egress, privileges, appurtenances, tenements, hereditaments and other rights and benefits at any time belonging or pertaining to the Land or the Building.

The buildings, structures and improvements located or to be located on the Land, along with all fixtures used or useful in connection with the operation of the Property.

All right, title and interest of the Debtors in and to all unearned premiums under insurance policies relating to the Property and the Debtor's interest in and to all proceeds of any such insurance policies.

All right, title, and interest of the Debtors in and to (i) all consents, licenses, building permits, certificates of occupancy and other governmental approvals and (ii) all Plans and Specifications relating to the Property.

The Lease, all Rent and all other rents, payments, purchase prices, receipts, revenues, issues, and profits payable under the Lease or pursuant to any other lease with respect to the Property.

All rights, claim, interests and title of the Lessor as ground lessee under the Ground Lease.

All proceeds of the foregoing.
	 

SCHEDULE 7.02
consolidations and mergers; sales of assets
Securities of Remy International, Inc. to be sold pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 filed by Remy International, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2011, as amended.
Reorganization of Fidelity Newport Holdings, LLC and O'Charley's Inc. pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding dated March 31, 2012 among Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Newport Global Opportunities Fund and Fidelity Newport Holdings, LLC.

SCHEDULE 7.04
EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS
($ in millions)

	
		
	 
	December 31, 2012

	Unsecured notes, net of discount, interest payable semiannually at 5.25%, due March, 2013.
	$236.4

	Unsecured notes, net of discount, interest payable semiannually at 6.6%, due May, 2017.
	299.8

	Unsecured convertible notes, net of discount, interest payable semi-annually at 4.25%, due August 2018

Other promissory notes with various interest rates and maturities
	279.5

0.1

	 
	 

	Total
	$815.8

Note payable from Village Resorts LLC to Chicago Title Insurance Company in the amount of $19,182,520.
Debt obligations of O'Charley's Inc. and Fidelity Newport Holdings, LLC and/or its subsidiaries described in the Memorandum of Understanding dated March 31, 2012 among Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Newport Global Opportunities Fund and Fidelity Newport Holdings, LLC.
Note payable in the amount of $146,392,160 payable by Fred Merger Sub, Inc. to O'Charley's Inc. pursuant to the exercise of the Top Up Option described in the Offer To Purchase filed as an exhibit to Schedule TO, filed by Fidelity National Financial, Inc. on February 27, 2012. This note will be cancelled upon the merger of Fred Merger Sub, Inc. into O'Charley's Inc. on or about May 10, 2012.

SCHEDULE 7.05
AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS

Note payable from Village Resorts LLC to Chicago Title Insurance Company in the amount of $19,182,520.
Reorganization of Fidelity Newport Holdings, LLC and O'Charley's Inc. pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding dated March 31, 2012 among Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Newport Global Opportunities Fund and Fidelity Newport Holdings, LLC.

SCHEDULE 10.02
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S OFFICE;
CERTAIN ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES
BORROWER:
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
601 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
Attention: Michael Gravelle, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Telephone: (904) 438-6024
Facsimile: (904) 438-6032
Electronic Mail: MGravelle@fnf.com
Website Address:www.fnf.com
U.S. Taxpayer Identification Number: 16-1725106

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
Administrative Agent's Office
(for payments and Requests for Credit Extensions):
Bank of America, N.A.
901 Main Street
TX1-492-14-12
Dallas, Texas 75202-3714
Attention:    Nita Hickson
Telephone:    (214) 209-9126
Telecopier:    (214) 290-9478
Electronic Mail:  nita.hickson@baml.com
Account No.:      001292000883
Ref:        Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
ABA#  026009593

Other Notices as Administrative Agent:
Bank of America, N.A.
Agency Management
1455 Market Street
CA5-701-05-19
San Francisco, California 94103-1399
Attention:      Aamir Saleem
Telephone:      (415) 436-2769

Telecopier:      (415) 503-5089
Electronic Mail:     aamir.saleem@baml.com
SWING LINE LENDER:
Bank of America, N.A.
901 Main Street
TX1-492-14-12
Dallas, Texas 75202-3714
Attention:    Nita Hickson
Telephone:    (214) 209-9126
Telecopier:    (214) 290-9478
Electronic Mail:  nita.hickson@baml.com
Account No.:      001292000883
Ref:        Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

EXHIBIT A
FORM OF REVOLVING LOAN NOTICE
Date:  ___________, _____
		
	To:
	Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2012 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Agreement;” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender.
The undersigned hereby requests (select one):
  A Borrowing of Revolving Loans      A conversion or continuation of Loans
1.    On                         (a Business Day).
2.    In the amount of $                .
3.    Comprised of                     .
[Type of Revolving Loan requested]
4.    For Eurodollar Rate Loans:  with an Interest Period of     months.
The Revolving Borrowing, if any, requested herein complies with the provisos to the first sentence of Section 2.01 of the Agreement.
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

By:                    
Name:            
Title:            

    

EXHIBIT B
FORM OF SWING LINE LOAN NOTICE
Date:  ___________, _____
		
	To:
	Bank of America, N.A., as Swing Line Lender

Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2012 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Agreement;” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender.
The undersigned hereby requests a Swing Line Loan:
1.    On _______________________________________ (a Business Day).
2.    In the amount of $_________________.
The Swing Line Borrowing requested herein complies with the requirements of the provisos to the first sentence of Section 2.03(a) of the Agreement.
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

By:                    
Name:            
Title:            

EXHIBIT C
FORM OF REVOLVING LOAN NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the “Borrower”) hereby promises to pay to _____________________ or registered assigns (the “Lender”), in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the principal amount of each Revolving Loan from time to time made by the Lender to the Borrower under that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2012 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Agreement;” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender.
The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan from the date of such Revolving Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and at such times as provided in the Agreement.  All payments of principal and interest shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent's Office.  If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per annum rate set forth in the Agreement.
This Revolving Loan Note is one of the Revolving Loan Notes referred to in the Agreement, is entitled to the benefits thereof and may be prepaid in whole or in part subject to the terms and conditions provided therein.  Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default specified in the Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Revolving Loan Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided in the Agreement.  Revolving Loans made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Revolving Loan Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Revolving Loans and payments with respect thereto.
The Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non‐payment of this Revolving Loan Note.
THIS REVOLVING LOAN NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF New York.
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

By:                    
Name:            
Title:            

LOANS AND PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT THERETO
	
							
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF SWING LINE NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the “Borrower”) hereby promises to pay to the order of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (the “Swing Line Lender”) or registered assigns (the “Lender”), in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the principal amount of each Swing Line Loan from time to time made by the Swing Line Lender to the Borrower under that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2012 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Agreement;” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender.
The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Swing Line Loan from the date of such Swing Line Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and at such times as provided in the Agreement.  All payments of principal and interest shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent's Office.  If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per annum rate set forth in the Agreement.
This Swing Line Note is one of the Swing Line Notes referred to in the Agreement, is entitled to the benefits thereof and may be prepaid in whole or in part subject to the terms and conditions provided therein.  Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default specified in the Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Swing Line Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided in the Agreement.  Swing Line Loans made by the Swing Line Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Swing Line Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Swing Line Lender may also attach schedules to this Swing Line Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Swing Line Loans and payments with respect thereto.
The Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non‐payment of this Swing Line Note.
THIS SWING LINE NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF New York.
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

By:                    
Name:            
Title:            

LOANS AND PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT THERETO
	
							
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	Type of Loan Made
	Amount of Loan Made
	End of Interest Period
	Amount of Principal or Interest Paid This Date
	Outstanding Principal Balance This Date
	Notation Made By

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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Financial Statement Date:  ____________,
		
	To:
	Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2012 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Agreement;” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender.
The undersigned Responsible Officer hereby certifies as of the date hereof that he/she is the                             of the Borrower, and that, as such, he/she is authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance Certificate (this “Certificate”) to the Administrative Agent on the behalf of the Borrower, and that:
[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal year‐end financial statements]
1.    Attached hereto as Schedule 1 are the year‐end audited financial statements required by Section 6.01(a) of the Agreement for the fiscal year of the Borrower ended as of the above date, together with the report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant required by such section.
[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal quarter‐end financial statements]
1.    Attached hereto as Schedule 1 are the unaudited financial statements required by Section 6.01(b) of the Agreement for the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended as of the above date.  Such financial statements fairly present the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP as at such date and for such period, subject only to ordinary, good faith year‐end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
2.    The undersigned has reviewed and is familiar with the terms of the Agreement and has made, or has caused to be made under his/her supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements.
3.    A review of the activities of the Borrower during such fiscal period has been made under the supervision of the undersigned with a view to determining whether during such fiscal period the Borrower performed and observed all its Obligations under the Loan Documents, and
[select one:]
[to the best knowledge of the undersigned during such fiscal period, the Borrower performed and observed each covenant and condition of the Loan Documents applicable to it, and no Default has occurred and is continuing.]
‐‐or‐‐

[the following covenants or conditions have not been performed or observed and the following is a list of each such Default and its nature and status:]
4.    The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article V of the Agreement (excluding Sections 5.05(d) and 5.06), and any representations and warranties of the Borrower that are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection with the Loan Documents, are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Certificate, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 of the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Agreement, including the statements in connection with which this Certificate is delivered.
5.    The financial covenant analyses and information set forth on Schedule 2 attached hereto are true and accurate on and as of the date of this Certificate.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of ______________, ______.
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

By:                    
Name:            
Title:            
For the Quarter/Year ended ___________________(“Statement Date”)

SCHEDULE 2
to the Compliance Certificate
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	I.Section 7.09(a) -Net Worth.
	 

	A.Actual Net Worth at Statement Date:
	$__________

	B.
	$2,677,000

	C.50% of Net Income (in excess of zero) for the period from the beginning of the first Fiscal Quarter following December 31, 2011 to the last day of the Fiscal Quarter for which such determination is made:
	$__________

	D.50% of cumulative cash equity contributions received after December 31, 2011 through the issuance of Equity Interests:
	$__________

	E.Minimum required Net Worth 
($2,677,000 + I.C. + I.D.):
	$__________

	F.Excess (deficient) for covenant compliance (Line I.A. - I.E.):
	$__________

	 
	 

	II.Section 7.09 (b) - Total Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio.
	 

	A.Total Debt (including any Strategic Investment Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries):
	 

	1.Applicable Debt at such time:
	$__________

	2.Noncontingent reimbursement or payment obligations in respect of items referred to in clause (b) of the definition of Indebtedness contained in the Agreement at such time:
	$__________

	3.Contingent Obligations in respect of Applicable Debt of another Person at such time:
	$__________

	4.Non-Recourse Debt of the Designated Subsidiaries:
	$__________

	5.Total Debt (Lines II.A.1. + II.A.2. + II.A.3. - II.A.4.):
	$__________

	B.Total Capitalization:
	 

	1.Net Worth:
	$__________

	2.Total Debt (Line II.A.5.):
	$__________

	3.Total Capitalization (Lines II.B.1. + II.B.2.):
	$__________

	C.Total Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio (Line II.A.5.  Line II.B.3.):
	 to 1

	D.Maximum Total Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio:
	0.35 to 1

EXHIBIT F-1
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (this “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “Assignor”) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the “Assignee”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee.  The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor's rights and obligations as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, the Swing Line Loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as, the “Assigned Interest”).  Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
1.    Assignor:    ______________________________
		
	2.
	Assignee:    ______________________________ [and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify Lender]    Select as applicable. ]

3.    Borrower:    Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
		
	4.
	Administrative Agent:  Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement

		
	5.
	Credit Agreement:  The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2012 among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender

		
	6.
	Assigned Interest:     Amount to be adjusted by the counterparts to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.

	
					
	Facility
Assigned Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment and Assumption (“Revolving Loan” and “Swing Line Loan”). 
	Aggregate
Amount of
Commitment/Loans
for all Lenders
	Amount of
Commitment/
Loans
Assigned
	Percentage
Assigned of
Commitment/
LoansSet forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder. 
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Number

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

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	$____________
	$_____________
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	$_____________
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	$____________
	$_____________
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[7.Trade Date:__________________]To be completed if the Assignor and the Assignee intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date. 
Effective Date: __________________, 20__ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:                    
Title:
ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:                    
Title:

[Consented to and]    To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.  Accepted:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
  Administrative Agent
By:                    
Title:
[Consented to:]    To be added only if the consent of the Borrower and/or other parties (e.g. Swing Line Lender) is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. 
By:                    
Title:

ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1.    Representations and Warranties.
1.1.    Assignor.  The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2.    Assignee.  The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements of an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2.    Payments.  From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
3.    General Provisions.  This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption.  This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.  To the extent that this Assignment and Assumption is to be cleared through an electronic clearing system, the Administrative Agent currently intends, based on circumstances existing on the date hereof, to use the ClearPar Settlement System, to the extent practicable and consistent with then current practice. 

EXHIBIT G‐1
FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 16, 2012 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender, and each lender from time to time party thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non U.S. Person status on IRS Form W‐8BEN.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent  with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]

By:                        
Name:                        
Title:                        

Date:                , 20[__]

EXHIBIT G‐2
FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 16, 2012 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender, and each lender from time to time party thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non‐U.S. Person status on IRS Form W‐8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

By:                            
Name:                            
Title:                            

Date:                    , 20[__]

EXHIBIT G‐3
FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 16, 2012 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender, and each lender from time to time party thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W‐8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption:  (i) an IRS Form W‐8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W‐8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W‐8BEN from each of such partner's/member's beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

By:                            
Name:                            
Title:                            

Date:                    , 20[__] 

EXHIBIT G‐4
FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 16, 2012 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender, and each lender from time to time party thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members  is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W‐8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption:  (i) an IRS Form W‐8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W‐8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W‐8BEN from each of such partner's/member's beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]

By:                        
Name:                        
Title:                        

Date:                , 20[__]

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