Document:

exv10w1

Exhibit 10.1

CONFORMED COPY

      

12 June 2005

as amended and restated on 11 July 2005,

17 August 2005, 13 February 2006,

19 May 2006, 30 October 2006, 3 May 2007,

24 April 2008, 14 November 2008 and 11 November 2009

and as amended on 11 January 2010

ELSTER HOLDINGS GMBH (formerly ELSTER GROUP GMBH and

NACHTWACHE ACQUISITION GMBH)

as Bidco, a Borrower and a Guarantor

The other companies named herein as Borrowers and Guarantors

CIBC WORLD MARKETS PLC

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH

and

THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, FRANKFURT BRANCH

as Mandated Lead Arrangers

THE LENDERS

NAMED HEREIN

as Original Lenders

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH

as Facility Agent

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH

as Security Agent

and

CIBC WORLD MARKETS PLC

as Documentation Agent

SENIOR FACILITIES AGREEMENT

      

5, Old Broad Street

London EC2N 1DW

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Page
	1. INTERPRETATION
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	2. THE FACILITIES
	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	3. PARTICIPATION OF LENDERS
	 	 	45	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
	 	 	48	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	5. DRAWINGS
	 	 	50	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	6. INTEREST
	 	 	56	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	7. REPAYMENT
	 	 	61	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	8. PREPAYMENT
	 	 	63	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	9. CANCELLATION
	 	 	70	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	10. FEES
	 	 	72	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	11. CURRENCY OPTION
	 	 	75	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	12. TAXES
	 	 	79	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	13. CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES
	 	 	87	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	14. PAYMENTS
	 	 	91	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	15. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	 	 	93	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	16. POSITIVE UNDERTAKINGS
	 	 	102	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	17. NEGATIVE UNDERTAKINGS
	 	 	107	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	18. CAPITAL STRUCTURE
	 	 	119	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	19. INFORMATION AND ACCOUNTING UNDERTAKINGS
	 	 	123	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	20. FINANCIAL COVENANTS OF BIDCO AND THE OTHER OBLIGORS
	 	 	133	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	21. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
	 	 	135	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	22. ACCESSION OF NEW OBLIGORS
	 	 	144	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	23. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
	 	 	146	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	24. GUARANTEES
	 	 	155	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	25. GUARANTEE LIMITATIONS
	 	 	159	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	26. THE AGENTS AND THE MANDATED LEAD ARRANGERS
	 	 	169	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	27. ASSIGNMENTS aND TRANSFERS
	 	 	175	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	28. PRO RATA PAYMENTS, RECEIPTS AND SET OFF
	 	 	181	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	29. NOTICES AND CERTIFICATES
	 	 	184	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	30. AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS AND CONSENTS
	 	 	186	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	31. INDEMNITIES
	 	 	190	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	32. PARTIAL INVALIDITY
	 	 	193	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	33. GOVERNING LAW AND SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION
	 	 	193	 

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	34. COUNTERPARTS
	 	 	194	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	35. THIRD PARTIES RIGHTS
	 	 	194	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	36. PLEDGES ON BANK ACCOUNTS UNDER GENERAL TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
	 	 	195	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SCHEDULE 1 The Original Lenders
	 	 	196	 
	SCHEDULE 2 The Borrowers and the Guarantors
	 	 	197	 
	SCHEDULE 3 Documentary Conditions
	 	 	198	 
	SCHEDULE 4 Form of Drawing Request
	 	 	203	 
	SCHEDULE 5 Mandatory Costs Formulae
	 	 	205	 
	SCHEDULE 6 Transfer and Accession Deed
	 	 	209	 
	SCHEDULE 7 Accession
	 	 	212	 
	SCHEDULE 8 Ancillary Facilities
	 	 	217	 
	SCHEDULE 9 Provisions relating to Letters of Credit/Lender Guarantees
	 	 	219	 
	SCHEDULE 10 Agreed Security Principles
	 	 	223	 
	SCHEDULE 11 Security Documents
	 	 	230	 
	SCHEDULE 12 Formalities Certificate
	 	 	232	 
	SCHEDULE 13 Intentionally left blank
	 	 	236	 
	SCHEDULE 14 Solvency Certificate
	 	 	237	 
	SCHEDULE 15 Furnaces Business
	 	 	241	 
	SCHEDULE 16 Form of Bank Certificate
	 	 	243	 

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THIS AGREEMENT is made on 12 June 2005 (as amended and restated on 11 July 2005, 17 August 2005, 13
February 2006 , 19 May 2006, 30 October 2006, 3 May 2007, 24 April 2008, 4 November 2008 and 11
November 2009 and as amended on 11 January 2010)

BETWEEN:

	(1)	 	ELSTER HOLDINGS GMBH (formerly ELSTER GROUP GMBH and NACHTWACHE ACQUISITION GMBH), a company
organised under the laws of Germany, registered in the commercial register of the local court of
Essen under registration number HRB 18866 (“Bidco”);
	 
	(2)	 	THE COMPANIES identified in Part A1 of Schedule 2 (The Borrowers and the Guarantors) as
Borrowers;
	 
	(3)	 	THE COMPANIES identified in Part A2 of Schedule 2 (The Borrowers and the Guarantors) as
Guarantors;
	 
	(4)	 	CIBC WORLD MARKETS PLC, DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH and THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC,
FRANKFURT BRANCH as mandated lead arrangers (the “Mandated Lead Arrangers”);
	 
	(5)	 	THE LENDERS identified in Schedule 1 (The Original Lenders) as Original Lenders;
	 
	(6)	 	DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH as Facility Agent;
	 
	(7)	 	DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH
as Security Agent; and
	 
	(8)	 	CIBC WORLD MARKETS PLC as Documentation Agent.

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

1. INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

	 	 	In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires the following expressions shall have
the following meanings:

	 	 	“Acceding Borrower” means any member of the Group which has complied with the requirements of
Clause 22.1 (Acceding Borrowers);

	 	 	“Acceding Guarantor” means any Acceding Borrower and any other member of the Group which has
complied with the requirements of Clause 22.4 (Acceding Guarantors);

	 	 	“Acceding Obligors” means all Acceding Borrowers and Acceding Guarantors;

	 	 	“Accession Notice” means a duly completed notice of accession in the form of Part A of
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	 	 	“Acquisition” means the acquisition of all of the shares of the Target from the Vendor;
	 
	 	 	“Acquisition Documents” means the share purchase agreement to be dated on or about 13 June 2005,
as amended from time to time, between Bidco and the Vendor in relation to the Acquisition
(including the annexes and exhibits thereto);
	 
	 	 	“Acquisition Parties” means the companies identified in the Acquisition Documents as purchaser
or acquirer and their respective designees (if any);
	 
	 	 	“Additional Permitted Reorganisation” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial
Definitions);
	 
	 	 	“Advance” means:

	 	(a)	 	when designated “Tranche A”, the principal amount of each advance made or to be made under
the Tranche A Term Facility;
	 
	 	(b)	 	when designated “Tranche B”, the principal amount of each advance made or to be made under
the Tranche B Term Facility;
	 
	 	(c)	 	when designated “Tranche B1”, the principal amount of each advance made or to be made under
the Tranche B1 Term Facility;
	 
	 	(d)	 	when designated “Tranche C”, the principal amount of each advance made or to be made under
the Tranche C Term Facility;
	 
	 	(e)	 	when designated “Tranche C1”, the principal amount of each advance made or to be made under
the Tranche C1 Term Facility;
	 
	 	(f)	 	when designated “Tranche D”, the principal amount of each advance made or to be made under
the Tranche D Term Facility;
	 
	 	(g)	 	when designated “Revolving”, the principal amount of each cash advance made or to be made
under the Revolving Facility;
	 
	 	(h)	 	when designated “Rollover”, any Revolving Advance which is used to refinance a maturing
Revolving Advance drawn under the Revolving Facility or to fund a demand under a Lender
Guarantee or a Letter of Credit issued under the Revolving Facility or a guarantee issued under
an Ancillary Facility, the amount of which is equal to or less than the amount of the maturing
Revolving Advance and is in the same currency and is to be drawn on the same day, as such
maturing Revolving Advance is to be repaid;
	 
	 	(i)	 	when designated “Term-out”, any Capex and Acquisition Advance which is converted into a Term
Advance pursuant to Clause 7.7(b) (Revolving Advances);
	 
	 	(j)	 	without any such designation, a “Tranche A Advance”, “Tranche B Advance”, “Tranche B1
Advance”, “Tranche C Advance”, “Tranche C1 Advance”, “Tranche D Advance”, “Revolving Advance”,
“Rollover Advance” and/or “Term-out Advance”, as the context requires;

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	 	 	 	in each case as from time to time reduced by repayment or prepayment;
	 
	 	 	 	“Additional Security Documents” has the meaning given to it in the Fifth Amendment Agreement;
	 
	 	 	 	“Agents” means collectively the Facility Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Security Agent and
the Bonding Agent;
	 
	 	 	 	“Agreed Financial Projections” means the financial projections and forecast for the Group
contained in the Syndication Memorandum;
	 
	 	 	 	“Agreed Security Principles” means the principles relating to the Security Documents set out in
Schedule 10 (Agreed Security Principles);
	 
	 	 	 	“Agreement” means this Agreement including all the schedules hereto;
	 
	 	 	 	“Amendment Fee Letter” means the amendment fee letter dated on or about the Effective Date from
the Facility Agent to Bidco;
	 
	 	 	 	“Ancillary Documents” means the documents setting out the terms on which the Ancillary
Facilities are made available;
	 
	 	 	 	“Ancillary Facilities” means the ancillary facilities made available by a Lender by
redesignation of a portion of its Revolving Commitment in accordance with Clause 2.2 (Ancillary
Facilities) and Schedule 8 (Ancillary Facilities);
	 
	 	 	 	“Ancillary Lender” means a Lender in its capacity as provider of Ancillary Facilities;
	 
	 	 	 	“Ancillary Limit” means, in relation to an Ancillary Lender, the maximum amount (excluding
accrued uncapitalised interest, fees and like charges) which it has agreed to make available by
way of Ancillary Facilities as varied from time to time in accordance with this Agreement and
the Ancillary Documents;
	 
	 	 	 	“Ancillary Outstandings” has the meaning attributed to it in Schedule 8 (Ancillary Facilities);
	 
	 	 	 	“Applicable GAAP” means, subject to Clause 19.4(b) (Financial Statements) and Clause 19.8
(Agreed Accounting Principles):

	 	(a)	 	for the purposes of the preparation of the audited consolidated financial statements of the
Group, either:

	 	(i)	 	US GAAP, to be calculated in Euro or US Dollars; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	IFRS, to be calculated in Euro or US Dollars;

	 	(b)	 	for the purposes of the preparation of the audited (or unaudited) unconsolidated financial
statements for each Borrower required to be delivered pursuant to Clause 19.4 (Financial
Statements), the accounting
principles, standards and practices generally accepted from time to time in the jurisdiction of
incorporation of the relevant Borrower; and

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	 	(c)	 	for the purposes of the preparation of management accounts of the Group required to be
delivered pursuant to Clause 19.4 (Financial Statements), such accounting principles, standards
and practices as are consistent with the accounting principles, standards and practices referred
to in paragraph (a) above, applied to the extent appropriate in the context of preparation of
management accounts;

	 	 	 	“Auditors” means such firm of accountants as may be appointed auditors of the Group in
accordance with Clause 19.3 (Appointment of Auditors);
	 
	 	 	 	“Availability Period” means:

	 	(a)	 	in the case of the Revolving Facility, the period commencing on the first Drawing Date of
the Senior Term Facilities and ending on the date which is 1 month prior to the Revolving
Facility Maturity Date;
	 
	 	(b)	 	in the case of the Senior Term Facilities (excluding the Tranche B1 Term Facility and the
Tranche C1 Term Facility), the period commencing on the Completion Date and ending on the date
falling 30 days thereafter;
	 
	 	(c)	 	in the case of the Tranche B1 Term Facility and the Tranche C1 Term Facility, the period
commencing on and including the Effective Date and ending on the date falling 5 days thereafter;
and
	 
	 	(d)	 	in the case of the Bonding Facility, the period commencing on the Completion Date and ending
on the date which is 1 month prior to the Bonding Facility Maturity Date;

	 	 	 	“Base Case Model” means the financial model in agreed form relating to the Group (for these
purposes assuming completion of the Acquisition) and delivered to the Facility Agent pursuant to
Clause 4.1 (Initial Conditions Precedent), or such amended version of such base case model as
agreed between Bidco and the Mandated Lead Arrangers;
	 
	 	 	 	“Belgian Guarantor” has the meaning given to it in Clause 25.5 (Belgian Guarantors);
	 
	 	 	 	“Bonding Agent” means on and from 1 April 2008, Deutsche Bank AG, Deutschlandgeschaeft Branch,
Essen;
	 
	 	 	 	“Bonding Agent Notices” Deutsche Bank AG, GTO PCB IT/O Cash & Trade Operations, Trade Center
Düsseldorf, Königsallee 45-47, 40212 Düsseldorf, Germany, fax number: +49 (0) 211/883-1348,
e-mail: elster-group.agent@db.com, Attention: Juergen Krug;
	 
	 	 	 	“Bonding Agent’s Rate of Exchange” means the rates published on the following website address:

http:www.db-

markets.com/portal/appmanager/dbmarkets/mydbm?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=mydb
m06_page_38_page_39;

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	 	 	 	“Bonding Facility” means the bonding facility to be made available by the Bonding Lenders
pursuant to Clause 2.1(a)(vi) (Facilities);
	 
	 	 	 	“Bonding Facility Drawing Request” means a notice requesting the issue of a Letter of Credit or
Lender Guarantee under the Bonding Facility which shall (i) contain the applicable details
specified in Clause 5.1 (Delivery of Drawing Request); and (ii) be in a form determined by the
Bonding Agent;
	 
	 	 	 	“Bonding Facility Maturity Date” means the date falling 7 years after the first Quarter Date
after the Completion Date;
	 
	 	 	 	“Bonding Side Letter” means each of (a) the bonding side letter dated on or about 8 September
2005 between Bidco, the Facility Agent and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, (b) the bonding side
letter dated on or about 6 December 2005 between Bidco, the Facility Agent and Commerzbank
Aktiengesellschaft and (c) any other letter designated a “Bonding Side Letter” for the purposes
of this Agreement by Bidco, the Facility Agent and the relevant Issuing Lender;
	 
	 	 	 	“Borrowers” means each of the companies identified in Part A1 of Schedule 2 (The Borrowers and
the Guarantors) and each member of the Group which is entitled to become and becomes a borrower
hereunder by executing an Accession Notice and “Borrower” means any of them;
	 
	 	 	 	“Business” means (a) the production of electricity, water and gas metering systems and (b) prior
to the sale of the LOI Furnaces Group and the IPSEN Furnaces Group, the production of industrial
furnaces and (c) such other business as is conducted by the Target Group as at the Completion
Date;
	 
	 	 	 	“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for general
business in London (or, in the case of the Bonding Facility as to matters described at Clauses
5.1(b), 5.4(b), 11.5(a) and 19.7(c), in Düsseldorf) and:

	 	(a)	 	if such reference relates to the date for payment or purchase of any sum denominated in a
currency other than Euro, the principal financial centre of the country of such currency; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	if such reference relates to the date for payment or purchase of any sum denominated in
Euro, any TARGET Day;

	 	 	 	“Capex and Acquisition Advance” means any Revolving Advance made to the Borrowers to fund
Permitted Capital Expenditure and/or a Permitted Acquisition and/or an Additional Permitted
Reorganisation and/or made to refinance Advances originally utilised to fund Permitted Capital
Expenditure and/or Permitted Acquisitions and/or Additional Permitted Reorganisation;
	 
	 	 	 	“Capital Expenditure” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial Definitions);
	 
	 	 	 	“Carried Forward Capital Expenditure Cash” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial
Definitions);

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	 	 	 	“Cash Collateral Account” means any account with the Facility Agent, the Security Agent, the
Issuing Lender or any Lender opened or to be opened in the name of a Borrower into which sums
are to be paid in accordance with Clause 7 (Repayment) or Clause 8 (Prepayment) or in the
provision of cash cover and held as security for the obligations of such Borrower under the
Senior Finance Documents and in relation to which such Borrower shall have complied with the
requirements of paragraph 7 (Cash Cover) of Schedule 9 (Provisions relating to Letters of
Credit/Lender Guarantees);
	 
	 	 	 	“Cash Equivalents” means:

	 	(a)	 	securities issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United Kingdom Government, the
United States Government or the government of any Specified Sovereign or issued by any agency
thereof and, as the case may be, guaranteed by the United Kingdom Government or backed by the
full faith and credit of the United States Government or guaranteed by the government of any
Specified Sovereign, in each case maturing within 1 year of the date of acquisition;
	 
	 	(b)	 	commercial paper and other debt securities issued by any corporation organised under the
laws of the United Kingdom, the United States or a Specified Sovereign maturing no more than 1
year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at
least A-1 from Standard and Poor’s Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Corporation,
Inc. or at least P-1 from Moody’s Investor Services Inc.;
	 
	 	(c)	 	certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances issued by any commercial bank organised
under the laws of the United Kingdom, the United States or a Specified Sovereign maturing within
1 year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank having a long term unsecured debt
rating of at least A-1 from Standard and Poor’s Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill
Corporation, Inc. or at least P-1 from Moody’s Investor Services Inc.;
	 
	 	(d)	 	investments in money market funds which invest substantially all their assets in securities
of the types described in paragraphs (a) to (c) above; and
	 
	 	(e)	 	any other debt securities approved by the Majority Lenders;

	 	 	 	“Centre of Main Interests” has the meaning given to it in Article 3(1) of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on Insolvency Proceedings;
	 
	 	 	 	“Certain Funds Period” means, in relation to each of the Facilities (except the portion of the
Revolving Facility that is available to finance the Kromschröder Consideration), the period
commencing on the date the Facility Agent confirms that the conditions precedent set out in
Clause 4.1 (Initial Conditions Precedent) have been satisfied and ending on the earlier of (a)
the date falling 30 days after the Completion Date and (b) 15 December 2005, and in relation
to the portion of the Revolving Facility that is available to finance the Kromschröder
Consideration, the period commencing on the date the Facility Agent confirms that the conditions
precedent set out in Clause 4.1 (Initial Conditions Precedent) have been satisfied and

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	 	 	 	ending on the earlier of (a) the Kromschröder Completion Date and (b) 15 December 2005;
	 
	 	 	 	“Change of Control” has the meaning given to it in Clause 8.2 (Mandatory Prepayments on Change
of Control);
	 
	 	 	 	“Clean-up Period” has the meaning given to it in Clause 23.24 (Clean-Up Period);
	 
	 	 	 	“Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and
the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to the Code are to
the Code as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of the Code
amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
	 
	 	 	 	“Commitment” means:

	 	(a)	 	when designated “Tranche A”, in relation to an Original Lender and the
Tranche A Term Facility, the amount set opposite its name in Schedule 1 (The Original
Lenders) in relation to the Tranche A Term Facility and, in relation to any other Lender,
the amount or the total amount of the Tranche A Commitments transferred to it under a
Transfer and Accession Deed or Transfer and Accession Deeds or other document pursuant to
which it becomes party to, or acquires rights under, this Agreement or any amendment
and/or waiver agreement, and in relation to an Original Lender and/or a Lender, as may be
set out in a record held by the Facility Agent from time to time;
	 
	 	(b)	 	when designated “Tranche B”, in relation to an Original Lender and the
Tranche B Term Facility, the amount set opposite its name in Schedule 1 (The Original
Lenders) in relation to the Tranche B Term Facility and, in relation to any other Lender,
the amount or the total amount of the Tranche B Commitments transferred to it under a
Transfer and Accession Deed or Transfer and Accession Deeds or other document pursuant to
which it becomes party to, or acquires rights under, this Agreement or any amendment
and/or waiver agreement, and in relation to an Original Lender and/or a Lender, as may be
set out in a record held by the Facility Agent from time to time;
	 
	 	(c)	 	when designated “Tranche B1”, in relation to an Original Lender and the Tranche B1 Term
Facility, the amount set opposite its name in Schedule 1 (The Original Lenders) in relation to
the Tranche B1 Term Facility and, in relation to any other Lender, the amount or the total
amount of the Tranche B1 Commitments transferred to it under a Transfer and Accession Deed or
Transfer and Accession Deeds or other document pursuant to which it becomes party to, or
acquires rights under, this Agreement or any amendment and/or waiver agreement, and in relation
to an Original Lender and/or a Lender, as may be set out in a record held by the Facility Agent
from time to time;
	 
	 	(d)	 	when designated “Tranche C”, in relation to an Original Lender and the
Tranche C Term Facility, the amount set opposite its name in Schedule 1 (The

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	 	 	 	Original Lenders) in relation to the Tranche C Term Facility and, in relation to any other
Lender, the amount or the total amount of the Tranche C Commitments transferred to it
under a Transfer and Accession Deed or Transfer and Accession Deeds or other document
pursuant to which it becomes party to, or acquires rights under, this Agreement or any
amendment and/or waiver agreement, and in relation to an Original Lender and/or a Lender,
as may be set out in a record held by the Facility Agent from time to time;
	 
	 	(e)	 	when designated “Tranche C1”, in relation to an Original Lender and the Tranche C1 Term
Facility, the amount set opposite its name in Schedule 1 (The Original Lenders) in relation to
the Tranche C1 Term Facility and, in relation to any other Lender, the amount or the total
amount of the Tranche C1 Commitments transferred to it under a Transfer and Accession Deed or
Transfer and Accession Deeds or other document pursuant to which it becomes party to, or
acquires rights under, this Agreement or any amendment and/or waiver agreement, and in relation
to an Original Lender and/or a Lender, as may be set out in a record held by the Facility Agent
from time to time;
	 
	 	(f)	 	when designated “Tranche D”, in relation to an Original Lender and the
Tranche D Term Facility, the amount set opposite its name in Schedule 1 (The Original
Lenders) in relation to the Tranche D Term Facility and, in relation to any other Lender,
the amount or the total amount of the Tranche D Commitments transferred to it under a
Transfer and Accession Deed or Transfer and Accession Deeds or other document pursuant to
which it becomes party to, or acquires rights under, this Agreement or any amendment
and/or waiver agreement, and in relation to an Original Lender and/or a Lender, as may be
set out in a record held by the Facility Agent from time to time;
	 
	 	(g)	 	when designated “Bonding”, in relation to an Original Lender and the Bonding Facility, the
amount set opposite its name in Schedule 1 (The Original Lenders) in relation to the Bonding
Facility and, in relation to any other Lender, the amount or the total amount of the Bonding
Commitments transferred to it under a Transfer and Accession Deed or Transfer and Accession
Deeds or other document pursuant to which it becomes party to, or acquires rights under, this
Agreement or any amendment and/or waiver agreement, and in relation to an Original Lender and/or
a Lender, as may be set out in a record held by the Facility Agent from time to time;
	 
	 	(h)	 	when designated “Revolving”, in relation to an Original Lender and the Revolving Facility,
the amount set opposite its name in Schedule 1 (The Original Lenders) in relation to the
Revolving Facility and, in relation to any other Lender, the amount or the total amount of the
Revolving Commitments transferred to it under a Transfer and Accession Deed or Transfer and
Accession Deeds or other document pursuant to which it becomes party to, or acquires rights
under, this Agreement, and in relation to an Original Lender and/or a Lender, as may be set out
in a record held by the Facility Agent from time to time;

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	 	 	 	less, in any such case:

	 	(a)	 	that part thereof transferred by it in accordance with Clause 27 (Assignments and
Transfers); and
	 
	 	(b)	 	that part thereof which has been cancelled, reduced or terminated in accordance with this
Agreement,

	 	 	 	and without any such designation means “Tranche A Commitment”, “Tranche B Commitment”, “Tranche
B1 Commitment”, “Tranche C Commitment”, “Tranche C1 Commitment”, “Tranche D Commitment”,
“Bonding Commitment” and/or “Revolving Commitment”, as the context requires;
	 
	 	 	 	“Completion” means completion of the Acquisition;
	 
	 	 	 	“Completion Date” means the date on which Completion occurs;
	 
	 	 	 	“Completion Intercompany Loans” means those intercompany loans (including any between the Equity
Investors, Luxco 1, Luxco 2, Bidco and any Newco) reflected in the Structure Memorandum and the
Original Funds Flow Statement, as required for the purpose of Completion;
	 
	 	 	 	“Condition Subsequent Security Documents” means the security documents referred to in Part B of
Schedule 11 (Security Documents) required to be entered into within the time periods specified
in Clause 4.4 (Conditions Subsequent);
	 
	 	 	 	“Consent Letter” means the request letter dated 10 December 2009 (as amended by a letter dated
21 December 2009) from Bidco to the Facility Agent (for and on behalf of the Lenders), the
Security Agent and the Issuing Lenders in relation to this Agreement and the Intercreditor Deed.
	 
	 	 	 	“Consolidated Cash Flow” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial Definitions);
	 
	 	 	 	“Consolidated Debt Service” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial Definitions);
	 
	 	 	 	“Consolidated EBIT” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial Definitions);
	 
	 	 	 	“Consolidated EBITDA” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial Definitions);
	 
	 	 	 	“Consolidated Pro Forma EBITDA” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial
Definitions);
	 
	 	 	 	“Consolidated Total Net Cash Interest Expenses” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3
(Financial Definitions);
	 
	 	 	 	“Consolidated Total Net Debt” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial
Definitions);

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	 	 	 	“Contingent Liability” means, at any time:

	 	(a)	 	in relation to an Issuing Lender and a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee, the actual
and/or contingent liability of that Issuing Lender under that Letter of Credit or Lender
Guarantee at that time; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	in relation to a Lender and a Letter of Credit or a Lender Guarantee, the actual and/or
contingent liability of that Lender in relation to that Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee at
that time as a result of the obligations assumed by it under paragraph 4(b) (Indemnity) of
Schedule 9 (Provisions relating to Letters of Credit/Lender Guarantees);

	 	 	 	“CPECs” shall have the meaning attributed to it in the Luxco 1 Shareholders Agreement or the
Luxco 2 Shareholders Agreement, as appropriate;
	 
	 	 	 	“CVC” means CVC Capital Partners (Luxembourg) S.A. (or such affiliate as it may specify) and its
direct or indirect Subsidiaries from time to time;
	 
	 	 	 	“Distribution Strategy Letter” means the distribution strategy letter between Bidco, each
Original Mandated Lead Arranger and each Joint Underwriter dated 12 June 2005;
	 
	 	 	 	“Dividend” has the meaning given to it in Clause 18.6 (Restriction on Payment of Dividends);
	 
	 	 	 	“Dollar Equivalent” in relation to an Advance denominated or expressed in Euro, means the
equivalent thereof in US Dollars converted at the Facility Agent’s spot rate of exchange on the
date specified for the relevant calculation;
	 
	 	 	 	“Drawing” means a drawing by a Borrower of the Tranche A Term Facility, the Tranche B Term
Facility, the Tranche B1 Term Facility, the Tranche C Term Facility, the Tranche C1 Term
Facility, the Tranche D Term Facility, the Bonding Facility or the Revolving Facility (including
a Rollover Advance) as the case may be;
	 
	 	 	 	“Drawing Date” means, in relation to a Drawing, the date for the making of such Drawing as
specified by the relevant Borrower in the relevant Drawing Request (or in respect of a Rollover
Advance, the date on which such Advance is rolled over);
	 
	 	 	 	“Drawing Request” means (i) in relation to a drawing under the Term Facilities or Revolving
Facility, a notice requesting an Advance or issue of a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee in
the form set out in Schedule 4 (Form of Drawing Request); and (ii) in relation to a drawing
under the Bonding Facility, a Bonding Facility Drawing Request;
	 
	 	 	 	“Dutch Banking Act” means the Dutch Act on the Supervision of the Credit System 1992 (Wet
toezicht kredietwezen 1992);
	 
	 	 	 	“Dutch Borrower” means Newco NL and each member of the Group incorporated in the Netherlands
which is entitled to become a borrower and becomes a borrower hereunder by executing an
Accession Notice after the date of this Agreement;
	 
	 	 	 	“Dutch Central Bank” means De Nederlandsche Bank N.V.;

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	 	 	 	“Dutch Guarantor” has the meaning given to it in Clause 25.4 (Dutch Guarantors);
	 
	 	 	 	“Effective Date” has the meaning given to it in the Sixth Amendment Agreement;
	 
	 	 	 	“Environment” means all gases, air, vapours, liquids, water, land, surface and sub-surface
soils, rock, flora, fauna, wetlands and all other natural resources or part thereof including
artificial or manmade buildings, structures or enclosures;
	 
	 	 	 	“Environmental Claim” means any administrative, regulatory or judicial action, suit, demand,
demand letter, claim, notice of non-compliance or violation, investigation, proceeding, consent
order or consent agreement relating to any Environmental Law or Environmental Licence;
	 
	 	 	 	“Environmental Consent” means any consent required under or in relation to Environmental Laws;
	 
	 	 	 	“Environmental Laws” means all laws, directives or regulatory codes of practice concerning the
Environment or health and safety which are at any time binding upon a member of the Group in the
jurisdictions in which such member of the Group carries on business or operates (including,
without limitation, by the export of its products or its waste thereto);
	 
	 	 	 	“Environmental Licence” means any consent required at any time under Environmental Laws;
	 
	 	 	 	“Equity Documents” means the Luxco 1 Shareholders Agreement, the Luxco 2 Shareholders Agreement
and any CPECs and PECs (as defined in the Luxco 1 Shareholders Agreement and the Luxco 2
Shareholders Agreement) or other instrument or certificate issued pursuant thereto, the
Management Partnership Agreement and any Completion Intercompany Loans made by any Equity
Investor;
	 
	 	 	 	“Equity Investor Side Letter” means the side letter dated on or prior to the Completion Date
whereby any Equity Investor with a right to rely on the Reports agrees, inter alia, to turn over
certain recoveries received by them to the extent not authorised or permitted by the
Intercreditor Deed;
	 
	 	 	 	“Equity Investors” means each Original Equity Investor, any assignee or transferee of any
interest in Luxco 1 or the Parent or any other person with an interest in Luxco 1 or the Parent;
	 
	 	 	 	“ERISA” means, at any date, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 of the United
States, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued
thereunder all as the same may be in effect at such date;
	 
	 	 	 	“ERISA Affiliate” means any person that for the purposes of Title I, Title IV of ERISA and
section 412 of the Code is a member of the controlled group of any Obligor, or under common
control with any Obligor, within the meaning of section 414 (b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Internal
Revenue Code or section 4001 of ERISA;
	 
	 	 	 	“ERISA Event” means (a)(i) the occurrence of a reportable event, within the meaning of Section
4043 of ERISA, with respect to any Plan unless the 30-day notice requirement with respect to
such event has been waived under subsection 22, 23, 25,

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	 	 	 	27 or 28 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043 or (ii) the requirements of Section 4043(b) of ERISA
apply with respect to a contributing sponsor, as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA, of a
Plan, and an event described in paragraph (9), (10), (11), (12) or (13) of Section 4043(c) of
ERISA is reasonably expected to occur with respect to such Plan within the following 30 days;
(b) the application for a minimum funding waiver under Section 303 of ERISA with respect to a
Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such
Plan, pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan
amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (d) the cessation of operations at a
facility of any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e)
of ERISA; (e) the incurrence by any Obligor or ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to
the withdrawal or partial withdrawal by any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple
Employer Plan; (f) the conditions for imposition of a lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA shall
have been met with respect to any Plan; (g) the adoption of an amendment to a Plan requiring the
provision of security to such Plan pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA; (h) the institution by the
PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of
any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that constitutes grounds for the
termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, such Plan (i) the existence with
respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA),
whether or not waived, (j) the failure to make by its due date a required contribution with
respect to any Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan;
(k) the incurrence or expected incurrence by any Obligor or ERISA Affiliate of any liability
under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (l) an action, suit,
proceeding, hearing, audit or investigation with respect to the administration, operation or the
investment of assets of any Plan (other than routine claims for benefits) is pending, expected
or threatened, or (m) the incurrence of an Insufficiency by or with respect to any Plan;
	 
	 	 	 	“EURIBOR” means, in relation to any Interest Period for any Advance or unpaid sum in Euro:

	 	(a)	 	the applicable Screen Rate; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	(if no Screen Rate is available for that Interest Period of that Advance) the arithmetic
mean of the rates (rounded upwards to four decimal places) as supplied to the Facility Agent at
its request quoted by the Reference Lenders to leading banks in the European interbank market,

	 
	 	as of 11.00 am (Brussels time) on the Quotation Day for the offering of deposits in Euro and for
a period comparable to that Interest Period of the relevant Advance or unpaid sum;

	 	 	 	“Euro”, “euro”, “EUR”, “€” or “euros” means the single currency of Participating Member States;
	 
	 	 	 	“Euro Equivalent” in relation to an amount denominated or expressed in an Optional Currency (or
US Dollars for the purposes of Clause 7.1 (Tranche A Advances)) means the equivalent thereof in
Euro converted at the Facility Agent’s Spot Rate of Exchange on the date specified for the
relevant calculation being, unless otherwise

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	 	 	 	provided herein, in relation to a Drawing under the Bonding Facility, as determined in
accordance with Clause 11.5 (Bonding Commitment) and in relation to an Advance or Drawing under
the Revolving Facility, as determined in accordance with Clause 11.6 (Revolving Commitment);
	 
	 	 	 	“European interbank market” means the interbank market for Euro operating in Participating
Member States;
	 
	 	 	 	“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Clause 23 (Events Of Default);
	 
	 	 	 	“Excess Cash Flow” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial Definitions);
	 
	 	 	 	“Exemption Regulation” means the Dutch Banking Act Exemption Regulation 1992
(Vrijstellingsregeling Wtk 1992) dated 26 June 2002 of the Ministry of Finance of the
Netherlands, as promulgated in connection with the Dutch Banking Act;
	 
	 	 	 	“Existing Financial Indebtedness” means any Financial Indebtedness existing at the Completion
Date and which will remain outstanding after the Completion Date provided that (a) the aggregate
of all such Financial Indebtedness permitted under Clause 17.6(i) (Indebtedness) shall not
exceed EUR30,000,000 and (b) such Financial Indebtedness shall be repaid as soon as reasonably
practicable and in any event no later than 180 days after the Completion Date (or such later
date as the Facility Agent and Bidco shall agree);
	 
	 	 	 	“Existing Lender” has the meaning given to it in Clause 27.3 (Assignments and Transfers by
Lenders);
	 
	 	 	 	“Existing Loans” means the loans granted by members of the Group existing at the Completion
Date;
	 
	 	 	 	“Existing Security Interest” means any Security Interest existing at the Completion Date and
which will remain outstanding after the Completion Date provided that such Security Interest
shall be released to the satisfaction of the Facility Agent (acting reasonably) no later than
180 days after the Completion Date (or such later date as the Facility Agent and Bidco shall
agree);
	 
	 	 	 	“Facilities” means the Term Facilities, the Bonding Facility, the Revolving Facility and the
Ancillary Facilities and “Facility” means any of them;
	 
	 	 	 	“Facility Agent” means Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch acting in its capacity as agent for the
other Senior Finance Parties or such other agent for the Senior Finance Parties as shall be
appointed pursuant to Clause 26.9 (Resignation of Agents);
	 
	 	 	 	“Facility Agent’s Spot Rate of Exchange” with respect to any currency on any date means the spot
rate of exchange of the Facility Agent for the purchase of the appropriate amount of such
currency with such other currency as shall be specified and as determined by the Facility Agent
at or about 11.00 a.m. (London time) on a particular day for delivery 3 Business Days
thereafter;

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	 	 	 	“Fees Letters” means (a) a letter dated 12 June 2005 from the Original Mandated Lead Arrangers
to Bidco, (b) a letter dated 12 June 2005 from the Documentation Agent to Bidco, (c) the
Amendment Fee Letter and (d) the Work Fee Letter; in each case setting out details of certain
fees payable in connection with the Facilities and referred to in Clause 10 (Fees);
	 
	 	 	 	“Fifth Amendment Agreement” means the amendment and restatement agreement amending and restating
this Agreement, between among others, Bidco and the Facility Agent, and dated on or about 25
October 2006;
	 
	 	 	 	“Final Tranche A Maturity Date” means the date falling 7 years after the first Quarter Date to
occur after the Completion Date;
	 
	 	 	 	“Finance Documents” means:

	 	(a)	 	when designated “Senior”, this Agreement, each Security Document, the Intercreditor Deed,
the Hedging Agreements, each Hedging Strategy Letter, the Equity Investor Side Letter, the
Ancillary Documents, each Accession Notice, each Fees Letter and any other document designated
as a Senior Finance Document by the Facility Agent and Bidco;
	 
	 	(b)	 	when designated “Mezzanine”, the “Mezzanine Finance Documents” as defined in the Mezzanine
Facility Agreement; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	without any such designation, the Senior Finance Documents and, at any time prior to the
Refinancing Date, the Mezzanine Finance Documents;

	 	 	 	“Finance Parties” means:

	 	(a)	 	when designated “Senior”, each Mandated Lead Arranger, the Facility Agent, the Security
Agent, the Documentation Agent, each Lender, each Ancillary Lender, each Issuing Lender and each
Hedging Lender and “Senior Finance Party” means any of them;
	 
	 	(b)	 	when designated “Mezzanine”, the “Mezzanine Finance Parties” as defined in the Mezzanine
Facility Agreement; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	without any such designation, the Senior Finance Parties and, at any time prior to the
Refinancing Date, the Mezzanine Finance Parties;

	 	 	 	“Financial Indebtedness” means any indebtedness for or in respect of (without double counting):

	 	(a)	 	moneys borrowed;
	 
	 	(b)	 	any amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility or dematerialised
equivalent;
	 
	 	(c)	 	any amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds, notes,
debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument;

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	 	(d)	 	the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract which would,
in accordance with Applicable GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease (but only to the
extent of such treatment);
	 
	 	(e)	 	receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold or
discounted on a non-recourse basis);
	 
	 	(f)	 	any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or purchase
agreement) required to be accounted for as a borrowing in accordance with Applicable GAAP;
	 
	 	(g)	 	any derivative transaction entered into in connection with protection against or benefit
from fluctuation in any rate or price (and, when calculating the value of any derivative
transaction, only the marked to market net value shall be taken into account);
	 
	 	(h)	 	any counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, indemnity, bond, standby or
documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial or other
institution; and
	 
	 	(i)	 	the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee or indemnity for any of the items
referred to in paragraphs (a) to (h) above,

	 	 	 	provided that:

	 	(i)	 	Financial Indebtedness owed by one member of the Group to another member of the Group shall
not be taken into account; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Financial Indebtedness referred to in paragraphs (g) and (h) above shall be included only
for the purposes of Clause 23.5 (Cross Default);

	 	 	 	“Financial Year” means each period ending on 31 December in respect of which audited
consolidated financial statements of the Group are required to be prepared;
	 
	 	 	 	“First Anniversary” means the date falling 12 months after the Completion Date;
	 
	 	 	 	“Foreign Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of a US Borrower that is incorporated or organized
under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States or any state or territory
thereof and is a “controlled foreign corporation” (within the meaning of Section 957 of the
Code);
	 
	 	 	 	“French Guarantor” has the meaning given to it in Clause 25.3 (French Guarantors);
	 
	 	 	 	“German Borrowers” means Bidco and each member of the Group incorporated in Germany which is
entitled to become a borrower and becomes a borrower hereunder by executing an Accession Notice
after the date of this Agreement;
	 
	 	 	 	“German Guarantor” has the meaning given to it in Clause 25.2 (German Guarantors);
	 
	 	 	 	“German Obligor” means each German Borrower and each German Guarantor;

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	 	 	 	“Group” means:

	 	(a)	 	for the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on 31 December 2009, and:

	 	(i)	 	for the purpose of Clause 19.4(a)(i) (Financial Statements), 19.4(b) (Financial
Statements), 19.4(c) (Financial Statements) and 21.3 (Financial Definitions), Luxco 1 and
its Subsidiaries from time to time and “member of the Group” means any one of them; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	where used in this Agreement other than in Clause 19.4(a)(i) (Financial Statements),
19.4(b) (Financial Statements) and 21.3 (Financial Definitions), the Parent and its
Subsidiaries from time to time and “member of the Group” means any one of them; and

	 	(b)	 	for the period commencing on 1 January 2010 and thereafter, the Parent and its Subsidiaries
from time to time and “member of the Group” means any of them.

	 	 	 	“Guarantee Limitation Analysis” means a full financial report prepared by Ernst & Young or
the Auditors demonstrating whether any of the limitations on guarantees and security to be
provided by the Obligors as set out in Clause 19.12(a) (Guarantee Limitation Analysis) should
apply, continue to apply or no longer apply and setting out in reasonable detail the calculation
undertaken in reaching the conclusion set out in such report;
	 
	 	 	 	“Guarantors” means each member of the Group identified in Part A2 of Schedule 2 (The Borrowers
and the Guarantors) and any other member of the Group which shall have become a guarantor
hereunder by executing an Accession Notice, and “Guarantor” means any of them;
	 
	 	 	 	“Hedging Agreements” means agreements entered into by any Obligor with the Hedging Lenders for
the purpose of hedging interest rate risk in relation to the Senior Term Facilities, the Tranche
D Term Facility and the Mezzanine Facility;
	 
	 	 	 	“Hedging Lender” means any Lender or any affiliate of any Lender in its capacity as provider of
interest rate hedging in relation to the Senior Term Facilities, the Tranche D Term Facility and
the Mezzanine Facility or any other financial institution that has acceded to the Intercreditor
Deed as a Hedging Lender in accordance with its terms and, in each such case, which provides
such hedging under the Hedging Agreements;
	 
	 	 	 	“Hedging Strategy Letter” means the Original Hedging Strategy Letter and/or the New Hedging
Strategy Letter, as the context requires;
	 
	 	 	 	“Holding Company” means, in relation to a body corporate or other entity, any other body
corporate or other entity of which it is a Subsidiary;
	 
	 	 	 	IPO Preparation Costs” means the costs associated with the preparation and implementation of an
initial public offering (whether or not successful), including:

	 	(a)	 	costs relating to a conversion of the accounting and reporting systems from IFRS and Euro to
US GAAP and US Dollar;

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	 	(b)	 	costs relating to the implementation of measures to ensure compliance with the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002, including changes to IT systems; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	advisory, consultancy, IT and other costs associated with such preparation and
implementation;”

	 	 	 	“IFRS” means international accounting standards within the meaning of the IAS
Regulation1606/2002 to the extent applicable to the relevant financial statements;
	 
	 	 	 	“Initial Disposal” means any sale, transfer or other disposal by Bidco or any of its
Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of LOI-IPSEN Holding GmbH and its Subsidiaries to Newco
Furnaces Germany in accordance with the Structure Memorandum;
	 
	 	 	 	“Initial Security Documents” means the documents specified in Part A of Schedule
11 (Security Documents) required to be entered into on or contemporaneously with the Completion
Date in accordance with Clause 16.12 (Initial Security);
	 
	 	 	 	“Insufficiency” means, with respect to any Plan, the amount, determined on a plan termination
basis, if any, of its unfunded benefit liabilities, as defined in, and in accordance with
actuarial assumptions set forth in, Section 4001 (a)(18) of ERISA (excluding any accrued but
unpaid contributions);
	 
	 	 	 	“Intellectual Property” means all patents and patent applications, utility models and utility
model applications, trade and service marks and trade and service mark applications (and all
goodwill associated with such applications), all brand and trade names, all copyrights and
rights in the nature of copyrights, all design rights, all registered designs and applications
for registered designs, all confidential information, trade secrets, know-how and all other
intellectual property rights throughout the world or interests in any of the foregoing, and all
rights under any agreements relating to the use or exploitation of any such rights;
	 
	 	 	 	“Intercreditor Deed” means the intercreditor deed to be entered into on or prior to the
Completion Date between the Finance Parties, the Obligors, the Hedging Lenders and certain
others;
	 
	 	 	 	“Interest Period” means a period by reference to which interest is calculated and payable on an
Advance or overdue sum;
	 
	 	 	 	“Internal Revenue Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder;
	 
	 	 	 	“IPSEN Furnaces Group” means the companies specified in Part B of Schedule 15 (Furnaces
Business), and to the extent any of LOI-IPSEN Furnaces Holding GmbH (formerly RI Europe Furnaces
Holding GmbH), LOI-IPSEN Holding GmbH, LINAC Holdings, Inc. and Hauck Manufacturing Company Inc.
conducts any industrial furnaces business, the business, assets or undertaking of each of the
companies that relates to the industrial furnaces business;
	 
	 	 	 	“Issuing Lender” means Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (or any branch or affiliate of Deutsche
Bank AG in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) in its

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	 	 	capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee and/or any other Lender which
agrees to issue a Letter of Credit and/or Lender Guarantee in accordance with Clause 5.7 (Issue
of Letters of Credit/Lender Guarantees and L/C Limitation) in its capacity as issuer of such
Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee;
	 
	 	 	“Kromschröder” means G.
Kromschröder AG;
	 
	 	 	“Kromschröder Acquisition” means the acquisition of the Kromschröder Minority Shares:

	 	(a)	 	pursuant to a mandatory or voluntary offer in accordance with the German Takeover Act
(Wertpapiererwerbs- und Übernahmegesetz); and/or
	 
	 	(b)	 	by Elster GMC Holding GmbH (formerly RI-Industrie Holding GmbH) following registration of
the Profit and Loss Absorption Agreement; and/or
	 
	 	(c)	 	pursuant to a squeeze-out in accordance with sections 327a-327f of the German Stock
Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz);

	 	 	“Kromschröder Completion Date” means the date on which completion of the Kromschröder
Acquisition occurs;
	 
	 	 	“Kromschröder Consideration” means the cash consideration payable in relation to the
Kromschröder Acquisition and related costs and expenses up to the aggregate amount of
EUR18,500,000;
	 
	 	 	“Kromschröder Documents” means any resolution, filing, registration and/or offer document in
relation to the Kromschröder Acquisition (including the annexes and exhibits thereto), together
with all documents executed or issued by or on behalf of any member of the Group pursuant to or
in relation to the Kromschröder Acquisition, that have been provided to the Facility Agent or,
where the delivery of any such document is prohibited by a binding obligation of
confidentiality, the contents thereof have been advised to, and approved by, the Facility Agent
(such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed);
	 
	 	 	“Kromschröder Minority Shares” means the shares of Kromschröder that are owned by persons other
than a member of the Group;
	 
	 	 	“Latest Accounts” means:

	 	(a)	 	consolidated accounts of the Target and its Subsidiaries as of 31 December 2004, audited as
required under applicable local law; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	the consolidated monthly reports and monthly and quarterly management accounts of the Target
and its Subsidiaries for each monthly or quarterly period (as the case may be) falling within
the period commencing on 1 January 2005 and ending on 31 March 2005, in each case to the extent
delivered to the Facility Agent prior to the date hereof;

	 	 	“Lender” means:

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	 	(a)	 	when designated “Tranche A”, the Original Lenders identified in Schedule 1
(The Original Lenders) as participating in the Tranche A Term Facility;
	 
	 	(b)	 	when designated “Tranche B”, the Original Lenders identified in Schedule 1
(The Original Lenders) as participating in the Tranche B Term Facility;
	 
	 	(c)	 	when designated “Tranche B1”, the lenders identified in a record held by the Facility Agent
from time to time as participating in the Tranche B1 Term Facility;
	 
	 	(d)	 	when designated “Tranche C”, the Original Lenders identified in Schedule 1
(The Original Lenders) as participating in the Tranche C Term Facility;
	 
	 	(e)	 	when designated “Tranche C1”, the lenders identified in a record held by the Facility Agent
from time to time as participating in the Tranche C1 Term Facility;
	 
	 	(f)	 	when designated “Tranche D”, the Original Lenders identified in Schedule 1
(The Original Lenders) as participating in the Tranche D Term Facility;
	 
	 	(g)	 	when designated “Bonding”, the Original Lenders identified in Schedule 1 (The Original
Lenders) as participating in the Bonding Facility; and
	 
	 	(h)	 	when designated “Revolving”, the Original Lenders identified in Schedule 1 (The Original
Lenders) as participating in the Revolving Facility,

	 	 	and in each case (i) any New Lender to whom rights and/or obligations are assigned or
transferred in accordance with Clause 27 (Assignments and Transfers) (until, in each case, its
entire participation in the Facilities has been assigned or transferred to a New Lender in
accordance with Clause 27 (Assignments and Transfers)) and/or (ii) pursuant to any amendment
and/or waiver agreement and as set out in a record held by the Facility Agent from time to time
(collectively the “Lenders”);
	 
	 	 	“Lender Guarantee” means a guarantee issued or to be issued by an Issuing Lender under the
Revolving Facility or the Bonding Facility in such form as may be agreed between Bidco or the
relevant Borrower and the relevant Issuing Lender, provided that such agreed form satisfies the
requirements of Clause 5.1 (Delivery of Drawing Requests);
	 
	 	 	“Lending Office” means, in relation to a Lender, the office through which it is acting for the
purposes of this Agreement and any other office which it has notified in accordance with Clause
3.2(b) (Lending Office) is to be its Lending Office for the purposes of a particular Drawing or
particular type of Drawing to be made available to a Borrower;
	 
	 	 	“Letter of Credit” means a letter of credit issued or to be issued by an Issuing Lender under
the Revolving Facility or the Bonding Facility in such form as may be agreed between Bidco or
the relevant Borrower and the relevant Issuing Lender, provided that such agreed form satisfies
the requirements of Clause 5.1 (Delivery of Drawing Requests);

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	 	 	“LIBOR” means, in relation to any Advance or unpaid sum denominated in a currency other than
Euro for any Interest Period:

	 	(a)	 	the applicable Screen Rate; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	(if no Screen Rate is available for the currency or Interest Period of that Advance or
unpaid sum), the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards to four decimal places) of the rates, as
supplied to the Facility Agent at its request, quoted by the Reference Lenders to leading banks
in the London interbank market,

	 	 	as of 11.00 am (London time) on the Quotation Day for the offering of deposits in the currency
of that Advance or unpaid sum and for a period comparable to that Interest Period of that
Advance or unpaid sum;
	 
	 	 	“Limitation Analysis” means any Guarantee Limitation Analysis or Preliminary Analysis;
	 
	 	 	“Listing” means a listing of all or any part of the share capital of any member of the Group on
the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange or on any
other recognised investment exchange (as that term is used in the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000) or any other sale or issue by way of flotation or public offering or any equivalent
circumstances in relation to any member of the Group in any jurisdiction or country;
	 
	 	 	“LMA” means the Loan Market Association;
	 
	 	 	“LOI Furnaces Group” means the companies specified in Part A of Schedule 15 (Furnaces Business)
and to the extent any of LOI-IPSEN Furnaces Holding GmbH (formerly RI Europe Furnaces Holding
GmbH), LOI-IPSEN Holding GmbH, LINAC Holdings, Inc. and Hauck Manufacturing Company Inc.
conducts any industrial furnaces business, the business, assets or undertaking of each of the
companies that relates to the industrial furnaces business;
	 
	 	 	“LOI Heat Treatment Group” means the companies specified in Part C of Schedule 15 (Furnaces
Business), and to the extent any of LOI-IPSEN Furnaces Holding GmbH (formerly RI Europe Furnaces
Holding GmbH), LOI-IPSEN Holding GmbH, LINAC Holdings, Inc. and Hauck Manufacturing Company Inc.
conducts any heat treatment business, the business, assets or undertaking of each of the
companies that relates to the heat treatment business;
	 
	 	 	“LTIBR” means any interest bearing receivables as set out in the guidelines of the German
Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesfinanzministerium) dated 15 July 2004 and 22 July 2005 with a
maturity which qualifies as long term in accordance with Section 8 No. 1 of the German Trade Tax
Act (GewStG);
	 
	 	 	“Luxco 1” means Rembrandt Holdings S.A. (formerly known as Elster Holdings S.A. and NIGHTWATCH
HOLDINGS S.A.), a société anonyme incorporated in Luxembourg and registered with the Register of
Trade and Companies of Luxembourg under number B108466;

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	 	 	“Luxco 1 Shareholders Agreement” means the investment and shareholders agreement in the agreed
terms entered into or to be entered into between, inter alios, the Original Equity Investors,
Bidco and Luxco 2 providing, inter alia, for the subscription of shares in Bidco;
	 
	 	 	“Luxco 2” or “Parent” means Elster Group S.E. (formerly, Elster Group S.A., Elster Group
S.à.r.l., Nightwatch Investments S.à.r.l. and Gold Silver S.à.r.l.), a European public
limited-liability company incorporated in Luxembourg and registered with the Register of Trade
and Companies of Luxembourg under number B103553 irrespective of its legal form or place of
registration as from time to time amended;
	 
	 	 	“Luxco 2 Shareholders Agreement” means the investment and shareholders agreement in the agreed
terms entered into or to be entered into between, inter alios, Bidco, Luxco 2 and Management
providing, inter alia, for the subscription of shares in Luxco 2;
	 
	 	 	“Majority Lenders” means, at any time:

	 	(a)	 	Lenders whose Commitments aggregate to more than 662/3% of the Total Commitments (and for this
purpose the amount of an Ancillary Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall not be reduced by the
amount of its Ancillary Limit); and
	 
	 	(b)	 	if the Total Commitments have been reduced to zero, Lenders whose Commitments aggregated
more than 662/3% of the Total Commitments immediately before the reduction;

	 	 	“Majority Priority Lenders” means, at any time:

	 	(a)	 	Lenders whose Commitments with respect to the Priority Facilities aggregate to more
than 662/3% of the aggregate of the Commitments with respect to the Priority Facilities (and for this
purpose the amount of an Ancillary Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall not be reduced by the
amount of its Ancillary Limit); and
	 
	 	(b)	 	if the aggregate of the Commitments with respect to the Priority Facilities have been
reduced to zero, Lenders whose Commitments with respect to the Priority Facilities aggregated
more than 662/3% of the aggregate of the Commitments with respect to the Priority Facilities
immediately before the reduction;

	 	 	“Majority Tranche D Lenders” means, at any time:

	 	(a)	 	Lenders whose Tranche D Commitments aggregate to more than 662/3% of the Total Tranche D
Commitments; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	if the Total Tranche D Commitments have been reduced to zero, Lenders whose Tranche D
Commitments aggregated more than 662/3% of the Total Tranche D Commitments immediately before the
reduction;

	 	 	“Mandatory Cost” has the meaning given to that term in, and is calculated in accordance with,
Schedule 5 (Mandatory Costs Formulae);

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	 	 	“Management” means the members of the management of the Target and its Subsidiaries who invest
in the Transaction;
	 
	 	 	“Management Partnership Agreement” means the limited partnership agreement relating to the
Management in the agreed form;
	 
	 	 	“Margin” means:

	 	(a)	 	in relation to the Tranche A Term Facility, 1.75% per annum; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	in relation to the Tranche B Term Facility, 2.25% per annum; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	in relation to
the Tranche B1 Term Facility, 2.25% per annum; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	in relation to the Tranche C
Term Facility, 2.50% per annum; and
	 
	 	(e)	 	in relation to the Tranche C1 Term
Facility, 2.50% per annum; and
	 
	 	(f)	 	in relation to the Tranche D Term Facility,
5.00% per annum; and
	 
	 	(g)	 	in relation to the Bonding Facility, 1.75% per annum; and
	 
	 	(h)	 	in relation to the Revolving Facility, 1.75% per annum,

	 	 	subject, in the case of the Tranche A Term Facility, the Tranche B Term Facility, the Tranche B1
Term Facility, the Bonding Facility and the Revolving Facility, to the provisions of Clause 6.5
(Margin Adjustment);
	 
	 	 	“Material Adverse Effect” means any event or circumstance:

	 	(a)	 	which is materially adverse to:

	 	(i)	 	the business, assets (taken as whole), or financial condition of the Group (taken as
a whole); or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the ability of any Obligor (taking into account the guarantee obligations of other
members of the Group) to perform any of its payment obligations under any Finance
Document; or

	 	(b)	 	subject to the reservations and any perfection requirements which are not overdue, which
affects the validity or the enforceability of any of the Finance Documents in a manner which
would be materially adverse to the interests of the Finance Parties under the Finance Documents
and if capable of remedy, is not remedied within 5 Business Days of Bidco becoming aware of such
event or circumstance or being given notice of such event or circumstance by the Facility Agent;

	 	 	“Material Subsidiary” means:

	 	(a)	 	each Borrower; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	any other Subsidiary of the Parent whose Consolidated Pro Forma EBITDA represents at least
5% of the Consolidated Pro Forma EBITDA of the Group

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	 	 	 	tested on a quarterly basis as at the end of the Quarter Period by reference to the most
recently delivered monthly management accounts to be delivered pursuant to Clause 19.4(b)
(Financial Statements);

	 	 	“Maturity Dates” means each date on which an instalment is due for repayment under Clause 7.1
(Tranche A Advances) in relation to the Tranche A Term Facility, the Tranche B Maturity Date,
the Tranche B1 Maturity Date, the Tranche C Maturity Date, the Tranche C1 Maturity Date, the
Tranche D Maturity Date, the Bonding Facility Maturity Date and the Revolving Facility Maturity
Date;
	 
	 	 	“Mezzanine Borrowers” means the borrowers of the Mezzanine Facility under the Mezzanine Facility
Agreement;
	 
	 	 	“Mezzanine Facility” means the facility made available under the Mezzanine Facility Agreement to
the Mezzanine Borrowers by the Mezzanine Finance Parties;
	 
	 	 	“Mezzanine Facility Agreement” means the facility agreement in respect of the EUR200,000,000
mezzanine loan entered into on or about the date of this Agreement between the Mezzanine Finance
Parties and the Mezzanine Borrowers;
	 
	 	 	“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section (3)(37) of ERISA, subject
to Title IV of ERISA, contributed to for any employees of a US Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate;
	 
	 	 	“Multiple Employer Plan” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of
ERISA, subject to Title IV of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of any Obligor or any
ERISA Affiliate and at least one person other than the Obligors and the ERISA Affiliates or (b)
was so maintained and in respect of which any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate could have
liability under Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be
terminated;
	 
	 	 	“Net Proceeds” means:

	 	(a)	 	in relation to any disposal, the total cash consideration received by any member or members
of the Group in respect of the disposal from the Group of any member of the Group or of all or
any part of the business, undertaking or assets of any member of the Group (including, without
limitation, the amount of any debt owed to continuing members of the Group by any member of the
Group disposed of which is repaid in connection with that disposal) but after deduction of (i)
the amount of all present and future income, capital gains and other taxes, levies, imposts,
duties or other charges or withholdings of a similar nature wheresoever imposed and required to
be paid as a result of the disposal, (ii) all other costs and expenses (including, without
limitation, all legal fees, agents’ commission, auditors’ fees, out-of-pocket redundancy costs,
out-of-pocket closure costs, out-of-pocket restructuring costs and out-of-pocket reorganisation
costs) properly incurred by continuing members of the Group in connection with that disposal,
(iii) reasonable provisions for any liability incurred or assumed in connection with such
disposal all such provisions to be confirmed as reasonable by the Auditors, if so required by
the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders); and (iv) in respect of
the cash consideration received on a disposal of LOI Thermprocess

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	 	 	 	GmbH and its subsidiaries or LOI Inc. only, an amount equal to the aggregate amount lent
by LOI Thermprocess GmbH and its subsidiaries and LOI Inc. to other members of the Group
prior to completion of the relevant disposal; and/or
	 
	 	(b)	 	in relation to the Acquisition Documents or the Reports, the total amount received or
recovered by members of the Group (after deduction of all properly incurred costs and expenses
of recovery) as a result of a claim for breach of contract or warranty or any other monies
otherwise received or recovered under the Acquisition Documents (whether by way of purchase
price adjustments or otherwise except in respect of (i) a working capital adjustment or (ii)
payments in respect of the reimbursement or indemnification of costs incurred by any member of
the Group in implementing the carve-out arrangements contemplated by the Acquisition Documents
or the Reports (as the case may be)) or under any indemnity contained in the Acquisition
Documents (save in respect of indemnities of costs incurred by any member of the Group in
implementing the carve-out arrangements referred to above) or the Reports or any other monies
otherwise received or recovered by members of the Group under the Acquisition Documents or the
Reports;

	 	 	“Newco Furnaces Germany” means Nachtwache Furnaces GmbH, a company organised under the laws of
Germany, registered in the commercial register of the local court of Cologne under registration
number HRB 55346;
	 
	 	 	“Newco NL” means a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte
aansprakelijkheid) to be incorporated under the laws of The Netherlands as a direct wholly-owned
Subsidiary of Bidco;
	 
	 	 	“Newcos” means Bidco, Newco Furnaces Germany, Newco NL, Newco UK and Newco US and “Newco” means
any of them;
	 
	 	 	“Newco UK” means a company to be incorporated under the laws of England and Wales as a direct
wholly-owned Subsidiary of Bidco;
	 
	 	 	“Newco US” means a company to be incorporated under the laws of a state of the United States as
a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Bidco;
	 
	 	 	“New Exemption” has the meaning attributed to it in Clause 12.3(i) (Tax Gross-Up);
	 
	 	 	“New Funds Flow Statement” means the agreed funds flow statement prepared by Ernst & Young and
approved by the Facility Agent in respect of the Refinancing detailing all payments to be made
on or immediately before the Refinancing Date;
	 
	 	 	“New Hedging Strategy Letter” means the letter dated on or about the date of the Fifth Amendment
Agreement between Bidco and the Mandated Lead Arrangers in respect of the Tranche B1 Term
Facility and the Tranche C1 Term Facility;
	 
	 	 	“New Lender” has the meaning given to it in Clause 27.3 (Assignments and Transfers by Lenders);
	 
	 	 	“Obligors” means Bidco, each Borrower and each Guarantor and “Obligor” means any of them;

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	 	 	“Optional Currency” means in relation to:

	 	(a)	 	any Revolving Advance or Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee issued under the Revolving
Facility, US Dollars and Sterling and any other currency except euros which:

	 	(i)	 	is readily available to banks in the London interbank market, and is freely
convertible into euros on the Quotation Day and the Drawing Date for the relevant
Advance, Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee (as the case may be); and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	has been approved by the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of all the
Lenders) on or prior to receipt by the Facility Agent of the relevant Drawing Request;
and

	 	(b)	 	any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee issued under the Bonding Facility, any currency.

	 	 	“Original Hedging Strategy Letter” means the letter dated on or about the date of this Agreement
from the Original Mandated Lead Arrangers to Bidco setting out the interest rate hedging
strategy of the Group;
	 
	 	 	“Original Mandated Lead Arrangers” means CIBC World Markets PLC, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
and Morgan Stanley Bank International Limited and each an “Original Mandated Lead Arranger”;
	 
	 	 	“Original Equity Investors” means any funds managed or advised by CVC from time to time
investing in the Target Group and Management;
	 
	 	 	“Original Funds Flow Statement” means the agreed form funds flow statement prepared by Ernst &
Young and approved by the Facility Agent in respect of the Acquisition detailing all payments to
be made on or immediately before the Completion Date, together with a schedule of the costs
related to the Acquisition;
	 
	 	 	“Original Lenders” means each of the banks and financial institutions identified in Schedule 1
(The Original Lenders) and “Original Lender” means any one of them;
	 
	 	 	“Participating Member State” means any member state which has adopted or which adopts the Euro
as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Community relating to
Economic and Monetary Union;
	 
	 	 	“Party” means a party to this Agreement;
	 
	 	 	“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any successor);
	 
	 	 	“PECs” shall have the meaning attributed to it in the Luxco 1 Shareholders Agreement or the
Luxco 2 Shareholders Agreement, as appropriate;
	 
	 	 	“Pending Acquisition Amount” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial Definitions);

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	 	 	“Pending Reorganisation Amount” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial
Definitions);
	 
	 	 	“Permitted Acquisitions” means the acquisitions and investments permitted pursuant to Clause
17.12 (Acquisitions and Investments);
	 
	 	 	“Permitted Capital Expenditure” means any Capital Expenditure permitted under Clause 21 (Capital
Expenditure);
	 
	 	 	“Permitted Disposals” means any sale, transfer or other disposal of all or substantially all of
(a) Newco Furnaces Germany (after the Initial Disposal), and/or (b) the LOI Furnaces Group
(including, without limitation, any equity interest of the Group in the LOI Furnaces Group or
the business, assets or undertaking of the LOI Furnaces Group), and/or (c) the IPSEN Furnaces
Group (including, without limitation, any equity interest of the Group in the IPSEN Furnaces
Group or the business, assets or undertaking of the IPSEN Furnaces Group) and/or (d) the LOI
Heat Treatment Group (including, without limitation, any equity interest of the Group in the LOI
Heat Treatment Group or the business, assets or undertaking of the LOI Heat Treatment Group),
whether by a single transaction or a number of related or unrelated transactions and whether at
the same time or over a period of time, to any person other than a member of the Group;
	 
	 	 	“Permitted Reorganisation” means:

	 	(a)	 	an amalgamation, merger or corporate reorganisation on a solvent basis of a member of the
Group where such amalgamation, merger or corporate reorganisation would not reasonably be
expected to be materially adverse to the interests of any of the Senior Finance Parties and:

	 	(i)	 	all of the business and assets of that member of the Group remain within the Group
(and, if that member of the Group was an Obligor immediately prior to such reorganisation
being implemented, all of the business and assets of that member of the Group are
retained by one or more other Obligors); and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	if it or its assets or the shares in it were subject to a Security Interest in
favour of the Senior Finance Parties immediately prior to such reorganisation, the Senior
Finance Parties will enjoy (in the reasonable opinion of the Facility Agent)
substantially the same or equivalent Security Interest over assets of substantially the
same or greater value or, as the case may be, over it or the shares in it (or in each
case over the shares of its successor or if a new Holding Company is inserted as part of
such reorganisation, security over the shares of such Holding Company); or

	 	(b)	 	a demerger on a solvent basis of a member of the Group, approved by the Facility Agent, such
approval being granted by the Facility Agent if (in its reasonable opinion) the Senior Finance
Parties will enjoy substantially the same or equivalent Security Interests over assets of
substantially the same or greater value or, as the case may be, over it or the shares in it and
where such

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	 	 	 	demerger would not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of
any of the Senior Finance Parties; or
	 
	 	(c)	 	any corporate reorganisation in accordance with the Structure Memorandum (provided that any
intermediate steps in such reorganisation which is not specified in the Structure Memorandum
shall only be permitted if it would not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the
interests of any of the Senior Finance Parties) or referred to in Clause 17.12 (Acquisitions and
Investments); or
	 
	 	(d)	 	any other amalgamation, merger, demerger, corporate reorganisation or other reorganisation
to which the Majority Lenders shall have given their prior written consent,

	 	 	so long as, in each case, no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would arise from such amalgamation, merger, demerger, corporate reorganisation or
other reorganisation;
	 
	 	 	“Plan” means a Single Employer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan;
	 
	 	 	“PMP” means a professional market party as defined in the Exemption Regulation, which includes,
among others:

	 	(a)	 	banks, insurance companies, securities firms, collective investment institutions or pension
funds that are (i) supervised or licensed under Dutch law or (ii) established in a European
Economic Area member state (other than The Netherlands), Monaco, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia,
Turkey, South Korea, the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand or
Switzerland and are subject to prudential supervision in their country of establishment;
	 
	 	(b)	 	collective investment institutions which offer their shares or participations exclusively
to professional investors (or, as far as foreign investment institutions are concerned, to such
investors located in The Netherlands) and are not required to be supervised or licensed under
Dutch law;
	 
	 	(c)	 	the Dutch government (de Staat der Nederlanden), Dutch Central Bank, a foreign government
body being part of a central government, a foreign central bank, Dutch or foreign regional,
local or other decentralised governmental institutions, international treaty organisations and
supranational organisations;
	 
	 	(d)	 	enterprises or entities with total assets of at least EUR 500,000,000 (or the equivalent
thereof in another currency) according to their balance sheet at the end of the financial year
preceding the date they extend credit hereunder to the Borrowers, the date they become a New
Lender (as defined in Clause 27.3 (Assignments and Transfers by Lenders)) or the date any party
acquires an interest or a sub-participation in any loan made to a Borrower;
	 
	 	(e)	 	enterprises, entities or natural persons with a net equity (eigen vermogen) of at least EUR
10,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in another currency) according to their balance sheet at
the end of the financial year preceding the date they extend credit hereunder to a Borrower,
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	 	 	 	Lender or the date they acquire an interest or a sub-participation in any loan made to a
Borrower and who or which have been active in the financial markets on average twice a
month over a period of at least two consecutive years preceding such date;
	 
	 	(f)	 	subsidiaries of the entities referred to under (a) above provided such subsidiaries are
subject to prudential supervision; and
	 
	 	(g)	 	an entity which has a credit rating from a rating agency which in the opinion of Dutch
Central Bank is acceptable or which issues securities with a credit rating from a rating agency
which in the opinion of Dutch Central Bank is acceptable;

	 	 	“Policy Guidelines” means the 2005 Dutch Central Bank’s Policy Guidelines (issued in relation to
the Exemption Regulation) dated 29 December 2004 (Beleidsregel 2005 kernbegrippen
markttoetreding en handhaving Wtk 1992) as amended from time to time;
	 
	 	 	“Potential Event of Default” means any event specified in Clause 23 (Events Of Default) which
with the giving of notice or the expiry of a grace period or the making of any determination in
each case provided for in Clause 23 (Events Of Default) would constitute an Event of Default,
provided that any such event or circumstance which requires any determination as to materiality
before it may become an Event of Default shall not be a Potential Event of Default until such
determination is made;
	 
	 	 	“Preliminary Analysis” means a preliminary financial report prepared by Ernst & Young or the
Auditors, and Bidco, demonstrating whether any of the limitations on guarantees and security to
be provided by the Obligors as set out in Clauses 19.12(a) (Guarantee Limitation Analysis)
should apply, continue to apply or no longer apply and setting out the main calculations
undertaken in reaching the conclusion set out in such report;
	 
	 	 	“Prepayment Premium” means in relation to any prepayment of the Tranche D Advances, an amount
equal to the percentage of the principal amount of the Tranche D Advances being prepaid as set
out below opposite the relevant period:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Prepayment Date	 	Percentage
	during the period commencing on the Completion Date and
ending on the First Anniversary
	 	 	2.0	%
	on the day after the First Anniversary and thereafter
	 	 	0.0	%

	 	 	“Priority Acceleration Event” means a Priority Payment Default or a Priority Insolvency Default;
	 
	 	 	“Priority Facilities” means the Facilities other than the Tranche D Term Facility;
	 
	 	 	“Priority Insolvency Default” means an Event of Default under any of Clauses 23.6 (Insolvency)
to 23.11 (Attachment or Process) in relation to any Obligor;

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	 	 	“Priority Payment Default” means an Event of Default under Clause 23.1 (Payment Default) in
relation to one or more Priority Facilities;
	 
	 	 	“Profit and Loss Absorption Agreement” has the meaning given to it in Clause 16.15
(Kromschröder);
	 
	 	 	“Qualifying IPO Date” means the date that the proceeds of the Listing of the Parent have been
applied in accordance with Clause 8.3(d) (Mandatory Prepayments from Receipts) of the Senior
Facilities Agreement (as amended with effect from the Tenth Amendment Effective Date) following
completion of a Listing of the Parent provided the Facility Agent has received a compliance
certificate certified by the chief financial officer of the Parent demonstrating the Total
Leverage Ratio immediately following prepayment from the proceeds of the Listing in the manner
contemplated in the Consent Letter, as at the last day of the Quarter Period immediately
preceding the date of such Listing (but after giving effect to the application of the proceeds
of such Listing as provided in Clause 8.3(d) (Mandatory Prepayments from Receipts) of the Senior
Facilities Agreement (as amended with effect from the Tenth Amendment Effective Date)) for the
12 month period ending on such date would be 2.5:1 or less.
	 
	 	 	“Quarter Date” means each of 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December or such other dates
which correspond to the quarter end dates within the Financial Year of the Group;
	 
	 	 	“Quarter Period” means the period commencing on the day immediately following a Quarter Date and
ending on the next occurring Quarter Date;
	 
	 	 	“Quotation Day” means, in relation to any period for which an interest rate is to be determined:

	 	(a)	 	for an Advance or unpaid sum denominated in Sterling, the first day of that period;
	 
	 	(b)	 	for an Advance or unpaid sum denominated in Euro, 2 TARGET Days before the first day of that
period; or
	 
	 	(c)	 	for an Advance or unpaid sum denominated in any other currency, 2 Business Days before the
first day of that period,

	 	 	unless market practice differs in the Relevant Interbank Market for a currency, in which case
the Quotation Day for that currency will be determined by the Facility Agent in accordance with
market practice for that currency in the Relevant Interbank Market (and if quotations would
normally be given by leading banks in the Relevant Interbank Market on more than one day, the
Quotation Day will be the last of those days);
	 
	 	 	“RCF Acquisition Sub-Limit” means the maximum aggregate limit of EUR16,500,000 which may be
utilised under the Revolving Facility on the Completion Date to fund the Acquisition;
	 
	 	 	“Redemption” has the meaning given to it in Clause 18.4 (Restriction on Redemption of Capital
Contribution and Acquisition of Own Shares);

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	 	 	“Reference Lenders” means the principal London office of CIBC World Markets plc and Deutsche
Bank AG, London Branch or if any such Lender ceases to be a Reference Lender such other Lender
as the Facility Agent and Bidco (acting reasonably) may from time to time agree;
	 
	 	 	“Refinancing” means (a) the drawdown of each of the Tranche B1 Term Facility and the Tranche C1
Term Facility in full and (b) the application of the proceeds of such drawdown in immediate:

	 	(i)	 	prepayment in full of the Mezzanine Facility, including but not limited to, accrued
interest thereon; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	prepayment in full of the Tranche D Term Facility, including but not limited to, accrued
interest thereon;

	 	 	“Refinancing Date” means the date on which the Refinancing is completed;
	 
	 	 	“Refinancing Distribution” means the distribution in cash made directly or indirectly to the
Equity Investors on or after the Refinancing Date as set out, and in accordance with, the New
Funds Flow Statement;
	 
	 	 	“Register” has the meaning given to it in Clause 27.11 (The Register);
	 
	 	 	“Relevant Interbank Market” means in relation to Euro, the European interbank market and, in
relation to any other currency, the London interbank market;
	 
	 	 	“Relevant Monthly Management Accounts” means the consolidated monthly financial statements in
respect of the last month of a Quarter Period delivered under Clause 19.4(b) (Financial
Statements);
	 
	 	 	“Relevant Period” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial Definitions);
	 
	 	 	“Renewal Request” has the meaning given to it in Clause 5.8 (Renewal of a Letter of Credit);
	 
	 	 	“Reports” means:

	 	(a)	 	a financial due diligence report dated 19 May 2005 prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers in
relation to the Acquisition (as updated on 17 June 2005);
	 
	 	(b)	 	an insurance report dated 17 May 2005 and an addendum thereto dated 9 June 2005 prepared by
Willis GmbH & Co. KG in relation to the Acquisition;
	 
	 	(c)	 	a legal due diligence report dated 28 May 2005 prepared by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in
relation to the Acquisition;
	 
	 	(d)	 	an environmental report dated 18 May 2005 prepared by URS in relation to the Acquisition;
	 
	 	(e)	 	a pensions report dated 18 May 2005 prepared by Mercer Human Resource Consulting in relation
to the Acquisition;

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	 	(f)	 	a tax due diligence report dated 17 May 2005 prepared by Ernst & Young in relation to the
Acquisition;
	 
	 	(g)	 	a market report dated 17 May 2005 prepared by A.T. Kearney in relation to the Acquisition;
	 
	 	(h)	 	a legal due diligence report dated 10 June 2005 prepared by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in
relation to the Acquisition;
	 
	 	(i)	 	the Structure Memorandum; and
	 
	 	(j)	 	a refinancing review report dated 24 July 2006 prepared by Ernst & Young in relation to the
Refinancing,

	 	 	and “Report” means any of them;
	 
	 	 	“Restricted Group” means Luxco 1, the Parent, any Holding Company of Luxco 1 (other than the
Equity Investors) or a Subsidiary of Luxco 1 which is not a member of the Group;
	 
	 	 	“Retained Cash Flow” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial Definitions);
	 
	 	 	“Retained Excess Cash” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial Definitions);
	 
	 	 	“Revolving Credit Purposes” means general corporate purposes of the Group including (a)
Permitted Capital Expenditures, (b) the financing of Permitted Acquisitions, Permitted
Reorganisations and Additional Permitted Reorganisations or the refinancing of any Revolving
Advances originally utilised to fund any Permitted Acquisitions, Permitted Reorganisations or
Additional Permitted Reorganisations or the financing of the Kromschröder Consideration, (c) the
financing of part of the cash consideration and interest payable under the Acquisition Documents
(subject to the RCF Acquisition Sub-Limit), (d) the financing of the LOI Furnaces Group or their
business (subject to the RCF LOI Sub-Limit), and (e) the on-lending of amounts to members of the
Group (other than the Restricted Group) for any of the aforementioned purposes;
	 
	 	 	“Revolving Facility” means the revolving credit facility to be made available by the Revolving
Lenders pursuant to Clause 2.1(a)(viii) (Facilities);
	 
	 	 	“Revolving Facility Maturity Date” means the date falling 7 years after the first Quarter Date
to occur after the Completion Date;
	 
	 	 	“Screen Rate” means:

	 	(a)	 	in relation to LIBOR, the British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for the
relevant currency and Interest Period; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	in relation to EURIBOR, the percentage rate per annum determined by the Banking Federation
of the European Union for the relevant Interest Period,

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	 	 	displayed on the appropriate page of the Telerate screen. If the agreed page is replaced or
service ceases to be available, the Facility Agent may specify another page or service
displaying the appropriate rate after consultation with Bidco and the Lenders;
	 
	 	 	“Second Anniversary” means the date falling 24 months after the Completion Date;
	 
	 	 	“Security Agent” means Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch as security trustee and agent for the
Senior Finance Parties and and, prior to the Refinancing Date, the Mezzanine Finance Parties
under the Security Documents or such other person as may from time to time hold the whole or any
part of the security created thereby;
	 
	 	 	“Security Documents” means (i) the documents specified in Schedule 11 (Security Documents);(ii)
any additional documents entered into in accordance with Clause 24.9 (Further Guarantors and
Security) and/or the Agreed Security Principles; (iii) the Additional Security Documents; and
(iv) and any other document providing for a Security Interest in favour of the Senior Finance
Parties and the Mezzanine Finance Parties (or any of them) in respect of the obligations of the
Obligors under the Senior Finance Documents and, prior to the Refinancing Date, the Mezzanine
Finance Documents;
	 
	 	 	“Security Interest” means any mortgage, charge (fixed or floating), standard security, pledge,
lien, hypothecation, right of set-off, security trust, assignment by way of security,
reservation of title, or any other security interest whatsoever, howsoever created or arising or
any other agreement or arrangement (including, without limitation, a sale and repurchase
arrangement) entered into for the purposes of conferring security and any agreement to enter
into, create or establish any of the foregoing;
	 
	 	 	“Senior Term Facilities” means the Tranche A Term Facility, the Tranche B Term Facility, the
Tranche B1 Term Facility, the Tranche C Term Facility and the Tranche C1 Term Facility;
	 
	 	 	“Shareholder/Investor Debt Instrument” means the Completion Intercompany Loans (to the extent
made by Luxco 1, the Parent or the Equity Investors) and the agreements constituting and all
other instruments or agreements evidencing, loans made in cash by Luxco 1, the Parent or the
Equity Investors which are subordinated on the same terms as the Completion Intercompany Loans
(to the extent made by Luxco 1, the Parent or the Equity Investors) or otherwise on terms
satisfactory to the Majority Lenders (acting reasonably) together with all loan notes of Luxco
1, Luxco 2 or any Newco issued pursuant to such instruments and for the time being outstanding;
	 
	 	 	“Single Employer Plan” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA,
subject to Title IV of ERISA, that (a) is maintained or contributed to by any Obligor or any
ERISA Affiliate for employees of any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate and no person other than the
Obligors and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained or contributed to and in respect of
which any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4069 of ERISA in the
event such plan has been or were to be terminated;

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	 	 	“Sixth Amendment Agreement” means the amendment and restatement agreement amending and restating
this Agreement, between among others, Bidco and the Facility Agent, and dated on or about 3 May
2007;
	 
	 	 	“Solvency Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form set out in Schedule 14
(Solvency Certificate) or any other form agreed between the Facility Agent and Bidco;
	 
	 	 	“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any US Obligor on a particular date, that on such
date (a) the value of the property of such US Obligor (both at present and present fair and
present fair sales value) is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without
limitation, contingent and unliquidated liabilities, of such US Obligor as such liabilities
mature, (b) such person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or
liabilities beyond such person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature and
(c) such US Obligor 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 an unreasonably
small capital. The amount of contingent and unliquidated liabilities at any time shall be
computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such
time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured
liability;
	 
	 	 	“Specified Sovereign” means any member state of the European Union as comprised on the
Completion Date;
	 
	 	 	“Sterling” means the lawful currency for the time being of the United Kingdom;
	 
	 	 	“Sterling Equivalent” in relation to an Advance denominated or expressed in Euro, means the
equivalent thereof in Sterling converted at the Facility Agent’s spot rate of exchange on the
date specified for the relevant calculation;
	 
	 	 	“Structure Chart” means the chart in the agreed form recording the structure of the Group
following Completion;
	 
	 	 	“Structure Memorandum” means a memorandum on structure dated 7 September 2005 relating to the
Acquisition addressing tax issues (including thin capitalisation issues) and including pre and
post acquisition structure charts prepared by Ernst & Young and approved by the Original
Mandated Lead Arrangers;
	 
	 	 	“Subsidiary” means in relation to any person, any entity which is controlled directly or
indirectly by that person and any entity (whether or not so controlled) treated as a subsidiary
in the latest financial statements of that person from time to time, and “control” for this
purpose means the direct or indirect ownership of the majority of the voting share capital of
such entity or the right or ability to direct management to comply with the type of material
restrictions and obligations contemplated in this Agreement or to determine the composition of a
majority of the board of directors (or like board) of such entity, in each case whether by
virtue of ownership of share capital, contract or otherwise;
	 
	 	 	“Super Majority Lenders” means, at any time:

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	 	(a)	 	a Lender or Lenders whose Commitments aggregate more than 90% of the Total Commitments (and
for this purpose the amount of an Ancillary Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall not be reduced
by the amount of its Ancillary Limit); and
	 
	 	(b)	 	if the Total Commitments have been reduced to zero, whose Commitments aggregated to more
than 90% of the Total Commitments immediately prior to that reduction;

	 	 	“Syndication Date” means, in respect of the Facilities (other than the Tranche B1 Term Facility
and Tranche C1 Term Facility), the date which is the earlier of 6 months after the Completion
Date and the date on which the Original Mandated Lead Arrangers confirm that syndication is
completed;
	 
	 	 	“Syndication Memorandum” means the information memorandum as agreed between Bidco and the
Original Mandated Lead Arrangers in relation to the syndication of the Facilities (including
without limitation the Agreed Financial Projections) or such amended version(s) of such
information memorandum distributed in the context of general syndication as agreed between Bidco
and the Original Mandated Lead Arrangers (as applicable);
	 
	 	 	“TARGET” means Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment
system;
	 
	 	 	“Target” means Ruhrgas Industries GmbH;
	 
	 	 	“Target Borrowers” means any member of the Target Group which is a Borrower making a Drawing on
the Completion Date;
	 
	 	 	“TARGET Day” means any day on which TARGET is open for the settlement of payments in Euro;
	 
	 	 	“Target Group” means the Target and its Subsidiaries from time to time;
	 
	 	 	“Tenth Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning given to “Effective Date” in the amendment deed
dated on or about 11 January 2010 in respect of this Agreement and the Intercreditor Deed
between, amongst others, Luxco 1, the Parent, Bidco, the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the
Intra-Group Creditors, the Intra-Group Debtors, the Mandated Lead Arranger, the Facility Agent,
the Security Agent and the Issuing Lenders.
	 
	 	 	“Term Advances” means the Tranche A Advances, the Tranche B Advances, the Tranche B1 Advances,
the Tranche C Advances, the Tranche C1 Advances and the Tranche D Advances and “Term Advance”
means any of them;
	 
	 	 	“Term Facilities” means the Senior Term Facilities and, prior to the Refinancing Date, the
Tranche D Term Facility and “Term Facility” means any of them;
	 
	 	 	“Term-out Date” has the meaning given to it in Clause 7.6 (Revolving Advances);
	 
	 	 	“Third Amendment Agreement” means the third amendment agreement amending and restating this
Agreement dated on or about 13 February 2006;

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	 	 	“Total Commitments” means, at any time, the aggregate of all of the Commitments at that time;
	 
	 	 	“Total Leverage Ratio” means the ratio of Consolidated Total Net Debt to Consolidated Pro Forma
EBITDA of the Group;
	 
	 	 	“Total Tranche D Commitments” means, at any time, the aggregate of all f the Tranche D
Commitments at that time;
	 
	 	 	“Tranche A Term Facility” means the term loan facilities to be made available by the Tranche A
Lenders pursuant to Clause 2.1(a)(i) (Facilities);
	 
	 	 	“Tranche B Maturity Date” means the date falling 8 years after the first Quarter Date to occur
after the Completion Date;
	 
	 	 	“Tranche B Term Facility” means the term loan facilities to be made available by the Tranche B
Lenders pursuant to Clause 2.1(a)(ii) (Facilities);
	 
	 	 	“Tranche B1 Maturity Date” means the date falling 8 years after the first Quarter Date to occur
after the Completion Date;
	 
	 	 	“Tranche B1 Term Facility” means the term loan facilities to be made available by the Tranche B1
Lenders pursuant to Clause 2.1(a)(iii) (Facilities);
	 
	 	 	“Tranche C Maturity Date” means the date falling 9 years after the first Quarter Date to occur
after the Completion Date;
	 
	 	 	“Tranche C Term Facility” means the term loan facilities to be made available by the Tranche C
Lenders pursuant to Clause 2.1(a)(iv) (Facilities);
	 
	 	 	“Tranche C1 Maturity Date” means the date falling 9 years after the first Quarter Date to occur
after the Completion Date;
	 
	 	 	“Tranche C1 Term Facility” means the term loan facilities to be made available by the Tranche C1
Lenders pursuant to Clause 2.1(a)(v) (Facilities);
	 
	 	 	“Tranche D Acceleration Event” means a Tranche D Payment Default or a Tranche D Insolvency
Default;
	 
	 	 	“Tranche D Enforcement Notice” means a notice in writing given by the Tranche D Lenders to the
Facility Agent, notifying it of the occurrence of a Tranche D Payment Default and specifying an
intention to take Enforcement Action (as defined in the Intercreditor Deed);
	 
	 	 	“Tranche D Insolvency Default” means an Event of Default under any of Clauses 23.6 (Insolvency)
to 23.11 (Attachment or Process) in relation to any Obligor;
	 
	 	 	“Tranche D Maturity Date” means the earlier of the (i) date falling 114 months after the first
Quarter Date to occur after the Completion Date and (ii) the Refinancing Date;

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	 	 	“Tranche D Payment Default” means an Event of Default under Clause 23.1 (Payment Default) in
relation to the Tranche D Term Facility;
	 
	 	 	“Tranche D Term Facility” means the term loan facilities to be made available by the Tranche D
Lenders pursuant to Clause 2.1(a)(vi)) (Facilities);
	 
	 	 	“Transaction” means the Acquisition carried out pursuant to the Acquisition Documents;
	 
	 	 	“Transaction Costs” means all fees, costs and expenses and Taxes incurred by the Group in
connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, notarisation and registration of the
Transaction Documents and otherwise in connection therewith including interest hedging costs and
hedging costs incurred by way of one-off payments incurred in implementing the hedging strategy
set out in the Original Hedging Strategy Letter;
	 
	 	 	“Transaction Documents” means the Senior Finance Documents, the Mezzanine Finance Documents, the
Equity Documents and the Acquisition Documents;
	 
	 	 	“Transfer and Accession Deed” means a deed substantially in the form set out in Schedule 6
(Transfer and Accession Deed) or any other form agreed between the Facility Agent and Bidco;
	 
	 	 	“Transfer Date” means, in relation to a transfer, the later of:

	 	(a)	 	the proposed Transfer Date specified in the relevant Transfer and Accession Deed; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	the date on which the Facility Agent executes the relevant Transfer and Accession Deed;

	 	 	“Treaty” means the treaty establishing the European Community being the Treaty of Rome as
amended from time to time;
	 
	 	 	“UK Acquisition” means the acquisition by Bidco of Newco UK and the acquisition by Newco UK of
its subsidiaries which are Obligors;
	 
	 	 	“UK Borrower” means Newco UK and each member of the Group incorporated under the laws of England
and Wales which is entitled to become a borrower and becomes a borrower hereunder by executing
an Accession Notice after the date of this Agreement;
	 
	 	 	“UK Guarantor” has the meaning given to it in Clause 25.6 (UK Guarantors);
	 
	 	 	“UK Refinancing” means the application of proceeds of a drawdown of each of the Tranche B1 Term
Facility and Tranche C1 Term Facility:

	 	(a)	 	in repayment of any part of any of the Tranche A Term Facility, Tranche B Term Facility
and\or Tranche C Term Facility that was used for the purposes of the UK Acquisition in an
aggregate amount not exceeding the Euro Equivalent of EUR25,000,000; and

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	 	(b)	 	repayment of amounts borrowed by Bidco from Elster Group S.a.r.l to the extent used by
Bidco to fund its acquisition of shares in Newco UK;

	 	 	“UK Obligor” means each UK Borrower and each UK Guarantor;
	 
	 	 	“United States” or “US” means the United States of America, its territories, possessions and
other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States of America;
	 
	 	 	“US Borrower” means Newco US and each member of the Group whose jurisdiction of organisation
is a state or territory of the United States which is entitled to become a borrower and
becomes a borrower hereunder by executing an Accession Notice after the date of this
Agreement;
	 
	 	 	“US Dollars”, “Dollars” or “$” means the lawful currency for the time being of the United
States;
	 
	 	 	“US GAAP” means the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as applicable in the United
States;
	 
	 	 	“US Guarantor” has the meaning given to it in Clause 25.1 (US Guarantors);
	 
	 	 	“US Obligor” means each US Borrower and each US Guarantor;
	 
	 	 	“US Security Documents” has the meaning given to it in Clause 25.1 (US Guarantors);
	 
	 	 	“Vendor” means E.ON Ruhrgas AG;
	 
	 	 	“Welfare Plan” means a “welfare plan,” as such term is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA,
that is maintained or contributed to by any Obligor or an ERISA Affiliate with respect to
which an Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate could incur liability;
	 
	 	 	“Withdrawal Liability” has the meaning specified in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of
ERISA;
	 
	 	 	“Work Fee Letter” means the work fee letter dated on or about the Effective Date from the
Mandated Lead Arrangers to Bidco; and
	 
	 	 	“Working Capital” has the meaning given to it in Clause 21.3 (Financial Definitions).
	 
	1.2	 	Construction
	 
	 	 	In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to:
	 
	 	 	an “affiliate” of a person shall mean a Subsidiary of such person or a Subsidiary of any
Holding Company of such person or any Holding Company of such person, and for the purposes
of Clause 27 (Assignments and Transfers), where such person is a fund, any fund or limited
partnership or any other entity (or their respective nominees or trustees) which is managed
or advised by such person;

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	 	 	an “agency” of a state includes any local or other authority, self regulating or other
recognised body or agency, central or federal bank, department, government, legislature,
minister, ministry, self regulating organisation, official or public or statutory person
(whether autonomous or not) of, or of the government of, that state or any political
sub-division in or of that state;
	 
	 	 	a document being “in the agreed terms” or “in the agreed form” or “in the approved form” means,
as the case may be, on terms, in a form agreed and/or approved by the Facility Agent and Bidco;

	 	 	an “agreement” includes any legally binding agreement, arrangement, concession, contract, deed
or franchise (in each case whether oral or written);

	 	 	“assets” includes property and rights of every kind, present, future and contingent (including
uncalled share capital) and every kind of interest in an asset;
	 
	 	 	in connection with an obligation of any Obligor under any Senior Finance Document to take
certain action by a certain time, such obligation shall be construed as “capable of remedy” if
it is possible to take the relevant action within the specified remedy period;

	 	 	a “consent” includes an authorisation, approval, exemption, licence, permit, order, permission
or clearance (and reference to obtaining “consents” shall be construed accordingly);

	 	 	“continuing” in relation to any Event of Default or Potential Event of Default shall be
construed as a reference to such an event which is continuing unremedied and unwaived;
	 
	 	 	a “directive” includes any regulation, rule, official directive, order, request or guideline
(whether or not having the force of law but if not having the force of law being one with which
it is the practice of the relevant person to comply) of any agency of any state;

	 	 	a “filing” includes any filing, registration, recording or notice (and references to making or
renewing “filings” shall be construed accordingly);
	 
	 	 	a “guarantee” includes:

	 	(a)	 	an indemnity; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	any other obligation (whatever called) of any person:

	 	(i)	 	to pay, purchase, provide funds (whether by the advance of money, the purchase of
or subscription for shares or other investments, the purchase of assets or services,
the making of payments under an agreement or otherwise)
for the payment of, indemnify against the consequences of default in the payment of, or
otherwise be responsible for, any indebtedness of any other person; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	to be responsible for the performance of any obligations by or the solvency of any
other person,

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	 	 	(and “guaranteed” and “guarantor” shall be construed accordingly);
	 
	 	 	“indebtedness” includes any obligation (whether incurred as principal, guarantor or as surety)
for the payment or repayment of money, whether present or future, actual or contingent;
	 
	 	 	a “month” means a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically
corresponding day in the next calendar month provided that if:

	 	(a)	 	any such period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, it shall end on
the next Business Day in the same calendar month or, if none, on the preceding Business Day;
and
	 
	 	(b)	 	a period starts on the last Business Day in a calendar month or if there is no numerically
corresponding day in the month in which that period ends, that period shall end on the last
Business Day in that later month,

	 	 	(and references to “months” shall be construed accordingly);
	 
	 	 	“perfection requirements” means the making or the procuring of the appropriate registrations,
filing, endorsements, notarisation, stampings and/or notifications of the Security Documents
and/or the Security Interest created thereunder;
	 
	 	 	a “person” includes any person, unincorporated association, firm, partnership, company,
corporation or other body corporate, government, state or agency of a state (whether or not
having separate legal personality);
	 
	 	 	“reservations” means:

	 	(a)	 	the principle that equitable remedies are remedies which may be granted or refused at the
discretion of the court, the principle of reasonableness and fairness, the limitation of
enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, court
schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting the rights of creditors
and secured creditors;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the time barring of claims under applicable limitation laws, the possibility that an
undertaking to assume liability for or to indemnify a person against non-payment of stamp duty
may be void, and defences of acquiescence set-off or counterclaim; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	any other general principles which are set out as qualifications as to matters of law in
the legal opinions delivered to the Facility Agent under this Agreement or any other Finance
Document;

	 	 	“Taxes” and “taxes” means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty or other charge,
deduction or withholding of a similar kind (including any penalty, fine or interest payable in
connection with any failure to pay or any delay in paying any of the same);
	 
	 	 	“US Bankruptcy Code” means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq., as
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	 	 	“wholly-owned Subsidiary” includes a Subsidiary in which any share is held by a nominee on
behalf of the relevant Holding Company or in which any share is required to be held by a
director of that Subsidiary under applicable local law or in which one share is held by a
second shareholder to comply with Belgian company law; and
	 
	 	 	“winding-up” of any person includes its dissolution and/or termination and/or any
equivalent or analogous proceedings under the law of any jurisdiction to which that person
is subject.
	 
	1.3	 	Other References
	 
	 	 	Save where a contrary intention appears, in this Agreement:

	 	(a)	 	a reference to a person is, where relevant, deemed to be a reference to or to include,
as appropriate, their respective successors, permitted assignees or transferees;
	 
	 	(b)	 	references to Clauses, Schedules, paragraphs and sub-paragraphs are references to,
respectively, clauses of and schedules, paragraphs and sub-paragraphs to, this Agreement
and references to this Agreement include its Schedules;
	 
	 	(c)	 	a reference to any agreement (including, without limitation, any of the Senior Finance
Documents) is to be construed as a reference to that agreement as it may from time to time
be amended, varied, supplemented, restated or novated but excluding for this purpose any
amendment, variation, supplement or modification which is contrary to any provision of any
of the Senior Finance Documents;
	 
	 	(d)	 	a reference to a statute or statutory instrument or any provision thereof is to be
construed as a reference to that statute or statutory instrument or such provision thereof
as the same may have been, or may from time to time hereafter be, amended or re-enacted;
	 
	 	(e)	 	a time of day is a reference to London time;
	 
	 	(f)	 	the index to and the headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and
are to be ignored in construing this Agreement;
	 
	 	(g)	 	words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa; and
	 
	 	(h)	 	in the event that compliance with any monetary limit specified in this Agreement (other
than Clauses 20 (Financial Covenants of Bidco and the other Obligors) and 21 (Capital
Expenditure)) shall fall to be determined any conversion from any currency to Euro
necessary for that purpose shall be by reference to the Facility Agent’s Spot Rate of
Exchange on the date of determination; and
	 
	 	(i)	 	notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, references to the
Commitment or obligation to provide funds of Morgan Stanley Bank International Limited in
relation to the Facilities shall be construed as references to the aggregate Commitment or
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	 	 	 	Facilities of Morgan Stanley Bank International Limited and Morgan Stanley Senior
Funding, Inc. (in such proportions as Morgan Stanley Bank International Limited
notifies to the Facility Agent from time to time) and Morgan Stanley Senior
Funding, Inc. is a party to this Agreement solely to give effect to such Commitment
or obligation (as so notified).

	1.4	 	Cash Cover
	 
	 	 	Whenever a Borrower is obliged under the terms of this Agreement:

	 	(a)	 	to repay or prepay any Contingent Liability or provide cash cover in respect of any
Contingent Liability, that Borrower shall on the date for such repayment or prepayment or
provision of such cash cover:

	 	(i)	 	by agreement with the beneficiary of the relevant Letter of Credit or Lender
Guarantee, reduce such Contingent Liability by the relevant amount; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	pay the relevant amount to the credit of a Cash Collateral Account; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	procure the written confirmation of release in full of that Letter of Credit
or Lender Guarantee from the beneficiary on terms acceptable to the Issuing Lender
(acting reasonably) and use reasonable endeavours to procure the return of such
Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee; or

	 	(b)	 	to repay or prepay any contingent liability arising under the Ancillary Facilities, it
shall do so in accordance with paragraph (a) above or as otherwise specified in the
relevant Ancillary Documents; or
	 
	 	(c)	 	to provide cash cover in respect of a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee such cash
cover shall be provided in the currency of that Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee.

	1.5	 	Intercreditor Deed
	 
	 	 	Each of the parties to this Agreement agrees and acknowledges that this Agreement is
entered into, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Deed and in the event of any
inconsistency between this Agreement and the Intercreditor Deed the terms of the
Intercreditor Deed shall prevail.
	 
	2.	 	THE FACILITIES
	 
	2.1	 	Facilities

	 	(a)	 	The Lenders grant to the Borrowers, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement:

	 	(i)	 	a term loan facility in a maximum aggregate amount of EUR220,000,000 (the
“Tranche A Term Facility”) subject to Clauses 2.1(b) and 2.1(c) below, to be
available in Euro, Sterling and US Dollars in proportions to be agreed;

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	 	(ii)	 	a term loan facility in a maximum aggregate amount of EUR222,500,000 (the “Tranche
B Term Facility”) subject to Clauses 2.1(b) and 2.1(c) below, to be available in Euro,
Sterling and US Dollars in proportions to be agreed;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	a term loan facility in a maximum aggregate amount of EUR202,500,000 (the
“Tranche B1 Term Facility”) subject to Clauses 2.1(b) and 2.1(c) below, to be available
in Euro, Sterling and US Dollars in proportions to be agreed;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	a term loan facility in a maximum aggregate amount of EUR222,500,000 (the “Tranche
C Term Facility”) subject to Clauses 2.1(b) and 2.1(c) below, to be available in Euro,
Sterling and US Dollars in proportions to be agreed;
	 
	 	(v)	 	a term loan facility in a maximum aggregate amount of EUR202,500,000 (the “Tranche
C1 Term Facility”) subject to Clauses 2.1(b) and 2.1(c) below, to be available in Euro,
Sterling and US Dollars in proportions to be agreed;
	 
	 	(vi)	 	a second lien term loan facility in a maximum aggregate amount of
EUR70,000,000 (the “Tranche D Term Facility”) subject to Clause 2.1(b) below, to be
available in Euro and US Dollars in proportions to be agreed;
	 
	 	(vii)	 	a bonding facility in a maximum aggregate amount of EUR140,000,000 (or its
equivalent in Optional Currencies) (the “Bonding Facility”); and
	 
	 	(viii)	 	a revolving facility in a maximum amount of EUR150,000,000 (or its equivalent in
Optional Currencies) (the “Revolving Facility”).

	 	(b)	 	The Tranche A Term Facility, the Tranche B Term Facility, the Tranche B1 Facility, the
Tranche C Term Facility and the Tranche C1 Facility may be made available in US Dollars up to a
maximum aggregate amount equal to (i) to the extent that a currency hedge has been entered into
for this purpose, the dollar equivalent calculated at the rate used for the purpose of such
hedge or (ii) otherwise the Dollar Equivalent on the date falling 1 Business Day before the
Completion Date (in the case of the Tranche A Term Facility, the Tranche B Term Facility and
the Tranche C Term Facility) or the Refinancing Date (in the case of the Tranche B1 Term
Facility and the Tranche C1 Term Facility) of (i) to the extent that a currency hedge has been
entered into for this purpose, the Euro amount to be delivered by or on behalf of Bidco
pursuant to such hedge or (ii) otherwise an amount in Euro to be agreed between Bidco and the
Facility Agent provided that if there is no such currency hedge or other agreement, the
relevant Facility shall (without prejudice to paragraph (c) below) be made available in Euro
only. For the avoidance of doubt, any amount drawn in US Dollars shall remain outstanding in US
Dollars and will not be revalued by reference to any Euro amount and will be repayable in US
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	 	(c)	 	The Tranche A Term Facility, the Tranche B Term Facility, the Tranche B1 Term Facility,
the Tranche C Term Facility and the Tranche C1 Term Facility may be made available in
Sterling up to a maximum aggregate amount equal to (i) to the extent that a currency hedge
has been entered into for this purpose, the sterling equivalent calculated at the rate used
for the purpose of such hedge or (ii) otherwise the Sterling Equivalent on the date falling
1 Business Day before the Completion Date (in the case of the Tranche A Term Facility, the
Tranche B Term Facility and the Tranche C Term Facility) or the Refinancing Date (in the
case of the Tranche B1 Term Facility and the Tranche C1 Term Facility) of (x) to the extent
that a currency hedge has been entered into for this purpose, the Euro amount to be
delivered by or on behalf of Bidco pursuant to such hedge or (y) otherwise an amount in
Euro to be agreed between Bidco and the Facility Agent provided that if there is no such
currency hedge or other agreement, the relevant Facility shall (without prejudice to
paragraph (b) above) be made available in Euro only. For the avoidance of doubt, any amount
drawn in Sterling shall remain outstanding in Sterling and will not be revalued by
reference to any Euro amount and will be repayable in Sterling.

	2.2	 	Ancillary Facilities

	 	(a)	 	A Lender may by notice to the Facility Agent and subject to the provisions of this
Agreement at any time designate a portion of its Revolving Commitment to be made available
by way of Ancillary Facilities under and in accordance with the terms of Ancillary
Documents. Any such notice shall specify the type of Ancillary Facilities to be made
available, the Ancillary Limit applicable thereto, any effective date of the Ancillary
Facilities and any expiry date of the Ancillary Facilities.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The total Ancillary Limits may not at any time exceed EUR60,000,000 (or its equivalent
in Optional Currencies) (without the prior written consent of the Majority Lenders).
	 
	 	(c)	 	In the event that a Lender designates a portion of its Revolving Commitment to be made
available by way of Ancillary Facilities then with effect from such date as the relevant
Lender and Bidco may agree the Revolving Commitment of such Lender shall be reduced by the
Ancillary Limit applicable to the Ancillary Facilities made available by that Lender
provided that Bidco and such Lender shall notify the Facility Agent not less than 5
Business Days prior to the date on which such reduction takes effect. In the event that
such Lender ceases to make available all or part of such Ancillary Facilities its Revolving
Commitment shall be increased accordingly.

	2.3	 	Purpose

	 	(a)	 	The proceeds of the Advances under the Term Facilities (other than the Tranche B1 Term
Facility and Tranche C1 Term Facility) shall be applied as follows:

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	 	(i)	 	to finance part of the cash consideration payable in relation to the
Acquisition as provided under the Acquisition Documents and the on-lending of
amounts to Bidco for such purpose;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	to refinance existing Financial Indebtedness of the Target and its
Subsidiaries and breakage costs and other costs incurred by the Group in relation
to such refinancing up to an aggregate amount set out in the Original Funds Flow
Statement; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	to finance Transaction Costs up to the aggregate amount set out in the
Original Funds Flow Statement.

	 	(b)	 	The proceeds of each Letter of Credit and each Lender Guarantee issued under the
Bonding Facility shall be applied towards the general corporate purposes of the Group.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The proceeds of Revolving Advances, each Letter of Credit and each Lender Guarantee
issued under the Revolving Facility and the Ancillary Facilities shall be applied towards
Revolving Credit Purposes.
	 
	 	(d)	 	No Senior Finance Party shall be obliged to enquire as to the use or application of
amounts raised under the Senior Finance Documents.
	 
	 	(e)	 	The proceeds of the Tranche B1 Term Facility and the Tranche C1 Term Facility shall be
applied in or towards:

	 	(i)	 	the Refinancing;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the UK Refinancing;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the making of the Refinancing Distribution;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	paying fees and other expenses incurred in connection with the Refinancing and
the Refinancing Distribution; and
	 
	 	(v)	 	for general corporate purposes,

	 	 	 	each in accordance with the New Funds Flow Statement. For the avoidance of doubt,
this provision shall override any inconsistent provision or prohibition contained
in the Intercreditor Deed.

	2.4	 	Professional Market Party Representation

	 	(a)	 	Each Lender which makes an Advance to a Dutch Borrower, represents to each Dutch
Borrower, on the date of this Agreement and, if on such date it is a requirement of Dutch
law that each Lender is a PMP, the date on which an Advance (or any portion thereof) is
made to such Dutch Borrower, that (i) it is a PMP and (ii) it is aware that it does not
benefit from the (creditor) protection offered by the Dutch Banking Act when lending monies
to persons or
entities which are subject to the prohibition of Section 82 of the Dutch
Banking Act.

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	 	(b)	 	If on the date on which a New Lender becomes a Lender which makes an Advance to a Dutch
Borrower, it is a requirement of Dutch law that such New Lender is a PMP, such New Lender
makes the representation set out in paragraph 6 of the Transfer and Accession Deed.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Each Lender acknowledges that the Dutch Borrower has relied upon such representation
and undertakes, to the extent necessary, to provide its reasonable assistance to the Dutch
Borrower in verifying such Lender’s Professional Market Party-status.

	2.5	 	Debt Pushdown
	 
	 	 	Subject to Clause 22.1 (Acceding Borrowers), Bidco may (by novation or daylight
refinancing) cause any operating Subsidiary to become the borrower of any Advance
originally made to any Newco provided that the Facility Agent is satisfied that (a) it is
not materially prejudicial to the interests of any Senior Finance Party, the relevant
existing Security Interests, the relevant existing Guarantors and the obligations of the
Obligors, (b) it would not result in any amount becoming payable under or pursuant to, or
cancelled pursuant to, any of Clause 13.1 (Illegality), Clause 12 (Taxes) or Clause 13.2
(Increased Costs) and (c) no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default is continuing
or would arise as a result thereof, and is otherwise on terms acceptable to the Facility
Agent and Bidco.
	 
	3.	 	PARTICIPATION OF LENDERS
	 
	3.1	 	Basis of Participation
	 
	 	 	Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement:

	 	(a)	 	each Lender will participate in each Tranche A Advance in the proportion which its
Tranche A Commitment bears to the total Tranche A Commitments as at the relevant Drawing
Date;
	 
	 	(b)	 	each Lender will participate in each Tranche B Advance in the proportion which its
Tranche B Commitment bears to the total Tranche B Commitments as at the relevant Drawing
Date;
	 
	 	(c)	 	each Lender will participate in each Tranche B1 Advance in the proportion which its
Tranche B1 Commitment bears to the total Tranche B1 Commitments as at the relevant Drawing
Date;
	 
	 	(d)	 	each Lender will participate in each Tranche C Advance in the proportion which its
Tranche C Commitment bears to the total Tranche C Commitments as at the relevant Drawing
Date;
	 
	 	(e)	 	each Lender will participate in each Tranche C1 Advance in the proportion which its
Tranche C1 Commitment bears to the total Tranche C1 Commitments as at the relevant Drawing
Date;
	 
	 	(f)	 	each Lender will participate in each Tranche D Advance in the proportion which its
Tranche D Commitment bears to the total Tranche D Commitments as at the relevant Drawing
Date;

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	 	(g)	 	each Bonding Lender will participate (by way of indemnity in favour of the relevant
Issuing Lender pursuant to paragraph 4(b) (Indemnity) of Schedule 9 (Provisions relating to
Letters of Credit/Lender Guarantees)) in each Lender
Guarantee and Letter of Credit issued under the Bonding Facility in the proportion which
its Bonding Commitment bears to the total Bonding Commitments as at the relevant Drawing
Date;
	 
	 	(h)	 	each Revolving Lender will participate in each Revolving Advance in the proportion
which its Revolving Commitment bears to the total Revolving Commitments as at the relevant
Drawing Date; and
	 
	 	(i)	 	each Revolving Lender will participate (by way of indemnity in favour of the relevant
Issuing Lender pursuant to paragraph 4(b) (Indemnity) of Schedule 9 (Provisions relating to
Letters of Credit/Lender Guarantees)) in each Lender Guarantee and Letter of Credit issued
under the Revolving Facility in the proportion which its Revolving Commitment bears to the
total Revolving Commitments as at the relevant Drawing Date.

	 	 	For the purposes of Clauses 3.1(g) and (h) (Basis of Participation) and determining the
Revolving Lenders’ respective participations in Drawings of the Revolving Facility, the
Revolving Commitment of each Ancillary Lender will be reduced by the amount of its
Ancillary Limit and the total Revolving Commitments will be reduced by the total Ancillary
Limits in each case as at the relevant Drawing Date.
	 
	3.2	 	Lending Office

	 	(a)	 	Subject as provided in Clause 3.3 (Lending Affiliates) below, each Lender will
participate in each Drawing through its Lending Office.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Subject as provided in Clause 3.3 (Lending Affiliates) below, any Lender may nominate a
different Lending Office for the purposes of making a particular Drawing or particular type
of Drawing to an Obligor in which event such Lending Office shall be for all purposes of
this Agreement its Lending Office for that Drawing or type of Drawing but not otherwise.

	3.3	 	Lending Affiliates

	 	(a)	 	Each Lender may discharge its obligations in respect of a Drawing under this Agreement
by nominating one or more branches or affiliates to participate in that Drawing provided
that, in case of a Drawing to be made by a Dutch Borrower, such affiliate is a PMP.
	 
	 	(b)	 	A Lender may nominate a branch or affiliate to participate in one or more Drawings by 2
Business Days’ written notice delivered to the Facility Agent.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Any branch or affiliate nominated by a Lender to participate in a Drawing shall:

	 	(i)	 	participate in compliance with the terms of this Agreement; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	be entitled, to the extent of its participation, to all the rights and
benefits of a Lender under the Senior Finance Documents provided

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	 	 	 	that such rights and benefits shall be exercised on its behalf by its
nominating Lender save where law or regulation requires the branch or
affiliate to do so.

	 	(d)	 	Each Lender shall remain liable and responsible for the performance of all obligations
assumed by a branch or affiliate on its behalf and non-performance of a Lender’s
obligations by its branch or affiliate shall not relieve such Lender from its obligations
under this Agreement.
	 
	 	(e)	 	No Obligor shall be liable to pay any amount being required to be paid by an Obligor
under Clause 12 (Taxes) or Clause 13.2 (Increased Costs) (arising as a result of laws or
regulations in force or known to be coming into force on the date the relevant branch or
affiliate was nominated) in excess of the amount it would have been obliged to pay if that
Lender had not nominated its branch or affiliate to participate in the Facilities. Each
Lender shall promptly notify the
Facility Agent and Bidco of the location of the branch or (as the case may be) the
jurisdiction of residence of the affiliate which will participate in the relevant
Drawings.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Any notice or communication to be made to a branch or an affiliate of a Lender pursuant
to this Agreement:

	 	(i)	 	may be served directly upon the branch or affiliate, at the address supplied to
the Facility Agent by the nominating Lender pursuant to its nomination of such
branch or affiliate, where the Lender or the relevant branch or affiliate requests
this in order to mitigate any legal obligation to deduct withholding tax from any
payment to such branch or affiliate or any payment obligation which might otherwise
arise pursuant to Clause 13.2 (Increased Costs); or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	in any other circumstance, may be delivered to the Lending Office of the
Lender.

	 	(g)	 	If a Lender nominates an affiliate, that Lender and that affiliate:

	 	(i)	 	will be treated as having a single Commitment but for all other purposes other
than those referred to in paragraphs (d) and (f)(ii) above will be treated as
separate Lenders; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	will be regarded as a single Lender for the purpose of (aa) voting
in relation to any matter in connection with a Senior Finance Party or (bb)
compliance with Clause 27 (Assignments and Transfers).

	3.4	 	Rights and Obligations of Senior Finance Parties
	 
	 	 	The rights and obligations of each of the Senior Finance Parties under the Senior Finance
Documents are several and the total amounts outstanding at any time under the Senior
Finance Documents constitute separate and independent debts. Failure of a Senior Finance
Party to observe and perform its obligations under any Senior Finance Document shall
neither:

	 	(a)	 	result in any other Senior Finance Party incurring any liability whatsoever; nor

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	 	(b)	 	relieve any Obligor or any other Senior Finance Party from their respective obligations
under the Senior Finance Documents.

	3.5	 	Enforcement of Rights
	 
	 	 	Subject to any provision of the Senior Finance Documents to the contrary, each Senior
Finance Party has the right to protect and enforce its rights arising out of the Senior
Finance Documents and it will not be necessary for any other Senior Finance Party to be
joined as an additional party in any proceedings brought for the purpose of protecting or
enforcing such rights.
	 
	4.	 	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
	 
	4.1	 	Initial Conditions Precedent

	 	(a)	 	In relation to the Facilities (other than the Tranche B1 Term Facility and Tranche C1
Term Facility):

	 	(i)	 	the Facility Agent confirms to Bidco that on the date of signing of this
Agreement it has received the documents and other evidence listed in Part A of
Schedule 3 (Signing Documentary Conditions Precedent) and that each is
satisfactory, in form and substance, to the Facility Agent and the Mandated Lead
Arrangers (each acting reasonably);
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the Lenders shall not be under any obligation to make any Advance, Letter of
Credit or Lender Guarantee available to any Borrower under this Agreement unless
the Facility Agent has received each of the documents and other evidence specified
in Part B of Schedule 3 (Acquisition Documentary Conditions Precedent) on or prior
to the Completion Date, or the Facility Agent is satisfied that, subject only to
the making of the Advances on the Completion Date, it will receive such documents
on such date and that each is in form and substance satisfactory
to the Facility Agent and the Mandated Lead Arrangers; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	when the Facility Agent and the Mandated Lead Arrangers (each acting
reasonably) are satisfied that the conditions specified in this Clause 4.1 (Initial
Conditions Precedent) have been fulfilled, the Facility Agent will promptly notify
Bidco and the Lenders.

	 	(b)	 	In relation to the Tranche B1 Term Facility and the Tranche C1 Term Facility the
Facility Agent is satisfied that (i) the Effective Date has occurred and (ii) each of the
Mezzanine Facility and Tranche D Term Facility will be prepaid in full from the utilisation
of the Tranche B1 Term Facility and the Tranche C1 Term Facility.

	4.2	 	Additional Conditions Precedent
	 
	 	 	In addition the Lenders shall be under no obligation to make (or rollover) any Advance, or
to make a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee available to any Borrower or to renew any
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	 	 	a Letter of Credit) unless, on both the date of the relevant Drawing Request and the
relevant Drawing Date:

	 	(a)	 	subject to Clause 4.3 (Certain Funds), no Event of Default or Potential Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and no Event of Default or Potential Event of
Default will occur as a result of making such Drawing;
	 
	 	(b)	 	subject to Clause 4.3 (Certain Funds), the representations and warranties set out in
Clause 15 (Representations and Warranties) which are expressed or deemed to be made on such
date are true and accurate (in all material respects in the case of any representation or
warranty which is not subject to a materiality restriction in accordance with its terms as
provided in Clause 15 (Representations and Warranties)) in each case by reference to the
facts and circumstances then subsisting and will remain true and accurate (in all material
respects, in the circumstances referred to above) immediately after the Drawing is made,
	 
	 	 	 	provided that, in relation to a Rollover Advance or a Letter of Credit to be
renewed in accordance with Clause 5.8 (Renewal of a Letter of Credit), if either of
the conditions specified in sub-paragraphs (a) or (b) above are not satisfied on
the relevant date but no notice has been given under Clause 23.21 (Cancellation and
Repayment) the Lenders shall not be entitled to refuse to make the requested
Rollover Advance or refuse to renew such Letter of Credit pursuant to Clause 5.8
(Renewal of a Letter of Credit) by reason of the conditions specified in paragraphs
(a) or (b) above not being satisfied.

	4.3	 	Certain Funds
	 
	 	 	Following satisfaction of the conditions precedent pursuant to Clause 4.1 (Initial
Conditions Precedent) an Advance during the Certain Funds Period will be made available by
the Lenders despite a failure to satisfy the requirements of Clause 4.2 (Additional
Conditions Precedent) only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

	 	(a)	 	no Event of Default has occurred pursuant to Clause 23.3 (Misrepresentation) as a
result of a breach of the representations and warranties contained in Clauses 15.1
(Incorporation), 15.2 (Power), 15.3 (Authority), 15.4 (Consents and Filings) or 15.22
(Holding Companies) in relation to any member of the Restricted Group which is subject to
those Clauses or any Newco;
	 
	 	(b)	 	no Event of Default has occurred pursuant to Clause 23.2 (Breach of Other Obligations)
as a result of a breach of Clause 17.2 (Disposals), Clause 17.6 (Indebtedness) and Clause
17.4 (Negative Pledge) by any member of the Restricted Group which is subject to those
Clauses or any Newco (excluding however, any breach occurring as a result of a failure by
any member of the Restricted Group or any Newco to procure compliance by any other member
of the Group);
	 
	 	(c)	 	none of the Events of Default referred to in Clause 23.1 (Payment Default), Clause 23.4
(Invalidity and Unlawfulness), Clause 23.6 (Insolvency), Clause 23.7 (Receivership and
Administration), Clause 23.8 (Compositions and Arrangements), Clause 23.9 (Winding-up),
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	 	 	 	Elsewhere) or Clause 23.17(b) (Change of Control and Holding Company) has occurred
in relation to any member of the Restricted Group which is subject to those Clauses
or any Newco; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	no mandatory prepayment event has occurred pursuant to Clause 8.2 (Mandatory
Prepayments on Change of Control).

	4.4	 	Conditions Subsequent
	 
	 	 	Bidco shall procure (and each relevant Obligor shall ensure) that as soon as reasonably
practicable after the Completion Date and in any event on or before the date which is 90
days after the Completion Date (or in the case of (i) security agreed to be granted over
insurances, before the end of February 2006 and (ii) security agreed to be granted over the
shares in LOI-IPSEN Furnaces Holding GmbH (formerly RI Europe Furnaces Holding GmbH) and BV
ERMAF Eerste Rotterdamse Meetapparatenfabriek, on or before 30 September 2006) there shall
have been delivered to the Facility Agent the Conditions Subsequent Security Documents,
each in form and substance satisfactory to the Facility Agent and the Mandated Lead
Arrangers. The Facility Agent shall notify Bidco and the Lenders
upon being so satisfied.
	 
	5.	 	DRAWINGS
	 
	5.1	 	Delivery of Drawing Requests
	 
	 	 	In order to draw the Term Facilities, the Bonding Facility or the Revolving Facility, Bidco
(or the relevant Borrower) must deliver to the Facility Agent in the case of paragraphs (a)
and (b) immediately below and the Bonding Agent in the case of paragraph (c) immediately
below (with, in the case of a request for a Lender Guarantee or Letter of Credit, a copy to
the Issuing Lender and, in the case of a Lender Guarantee or Letter of Credit under the
Bonding Facility, to the Bonding Agent only) a duly completed Drawing Request not later
than:

	 	(a)	 	if the Drawing is by way of cash Advance, 3:00 p.m. 3 Business Days prior to the
proposed Drawing Date (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Facility Agent and
Bidco prior to the Completion Date and Bidco or the relevant Borrower and the Facility
Agent after the Completion Date), or in the case of the Target Borrowers in relation to the
Drawings identified in the Original Funds Flow Statement to be made on Completion, not
later than 10:00 a.m. on the Completion Date (or such earlier time as may be agreed by the
Facility Agent and Bidco prior to the Completion Date);
	 
	 	(b)	 	if the Drawing is by way of issue of a Lender Guarantee or Letter of Credit under the
Revolving Facility , 12 noon on the Business Day immediately preceding the proposed Drawing
Date (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Facility Agent and Bidco or the
relevant Borrower); or
	 
	 	(c)	 	if the Drawing is by way of issue of a Lender Guarantee or Letter of Credit under the
Bonding Facility, 1:00pm Düsseldorf time on the Business Day immediately preceding the
Drawing Date (or shorter period as may be agreed by the Bonding Agent and Bidco) provided
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	 	 	 	delivered to the Bonding Agent shall be delivered through the respective internet
communication facility of Deutsche Bank AG (db-Direct),

	 	 	specifying:

	 	(a)	 	which of the Facilities the Drawing is to be made under, whether the Drawing is of an
Advance, a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee and the identity of the Borrower;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the proposed Drawing Date which must be a Business Day falling within the relevant
Availability Period provided that (i) if the Drawing is by way of a Tranche D Advance, the
proposed Drawing Date must be the Completion Date and (ii) if the drawing is by way of a
Revolving Advance to fund the Acquisition, the proposed
drawing date must be the Completion Date;
	 
	 	(c)	 	if the Drawing is by way of a Term Advance, the amount of such Advance which must be equal
to or less than the undrawn portion of the total Commitments in relation to the Term Facility
under which such Advance is being requested;
	 
	 	(d)	 	in the case of a Drawing under the Bonding Facility, the amount of such Drawing which must,
subject to Clause 11.5 (Bonding Commitment), be equal to or less than (or in the case of a
Drawing in an Optional Currency have a Euro Equivalent (calculated as set forth in Clause
11.5(a) (Bonding Commitment)) equal to or less than) the undrawn portion of the total Bonding
Commitments and must be in such amount as the relevant Drawing Request shall specify for any
Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee;
	 
	 	(e)	 	in the case of a Drawing under the Revolving Facility (including a Rollover Advance), the
amount of such Drawing which must, subject to Clause 11.6 (Revolving Commitment), be equal to
or less than (or in the case of a Drawing in an Optional Currency have a Euro Equivalent
(calculated as set forth in Clause 11.6(a) (Revolving Commitment)) equal to or less than) the
undrawn portion of the total Revolving Commitments, as reduced by the amount of the total
Ancillary Limit (in the case of the Revolving Facility only) and must in the case of an Advance
in Euro be in a minimum amount and integral multiples of EUR500,000 or in the case of an
Advance in an Optional Currency have a Euro Equivalent calculated as set forth in Clause
11.6(a) (Revolving Commitment) of not less than EUR1,000,000 except for Advances to be drawn on
the Completion Date which shall be in the amounts set out in the Original Funds Flow Statement
for each relevant Borrower;
	 
	 	(f)	 	if the Drawing is by way of a Tranche B1 Advance or Tranche C1 Advance:

	 	(i)	 	the proposed Drawdown Date must also be the same date on which the prepayment of
each of the Mezzanine Facility and Tranche D Term Facility (including but not limited
to accrued interest thereon) will be made in full; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the Drawing Request shall have attached to it a copy of the notice of prepayment
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	 	 	 	Tranche D Term Facility and confirmation from the Mezzanine Agent or the
Facility Agent (as the case may be) and Bidco as to the total amount due
to be prepaid by the relevant Borrowers under the Mezzanine Facility and
the Tranche D Term Facility on the Refinancing Date;

	 	(g)	 	if the Drawing is by way of an Advance the duration of the first Interest Period
applicable to such Advance;
	 
	 	(h)	 	details of the payee and the account to which the proceeds of the Drawing
(if by way of an Advance) are to be paid;
	 
	 	(i)	 	if the Drawing is by way of issue of a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee:

	 	(i)	 	the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	in the case of a Drawing under the Bonding Facility, the expiry date of the
Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee which (aa) must be a date falling no later
than 36 months after the Bonding Facility Maturity Date, provided that on the
Bonding Facility Maturity Date each Borrower shall fully cash collateralise its
indemnity obligations under any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee under which a
claim may be made after the Bonding Facility Maturity Date and (bb) must not be
more than 36 months after the date of issue of such Letter of Credit or Lender
Guarantee save in the case of (A) Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees in an
aggregate amount not exceeding EUR45,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other
currency) for the Group which may be for a specified or an unspecified period or
(B) counter indemnities given by the Issuing Lender to a third party bank in
respect of letters of credit and lender guarantees issued by the third party bank
at the request of the Issuing Lender where such counter indemnities are
unrestricted in time;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	in the case of a Drawing under the Revolving Facility, the expiry date of the
Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee which (aa) must be a date falling no later
than 12 months after the Revolving Facility Maturity Date, provided that on the
Revolving Facility Maturity Date each Borrower shall fully cash collateralise its
indemnity obligations under any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee under which a
claim may be made after the Revolving Facility Maturity Date and (bb) must not be
more than 12 months after the date of issue of such Letter of Credit or Lender
Guarantee; and
	 
	 	(iv)	 	attaching the execution copy of the Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee to be
issued.

	5.2	 	Requests Irrevocable
	 
	 	 	A Drawing Request once given may not be withdrawn or revoked unless it is a Drawing Request
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	 	 	withdrawn or revoked before the Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee is issued by the
Issuing Lender.
	 
	5.3	 	Frequency/Number of Advances

	 	(a)	 	Not more than 10 Advances in aggregate under the Revolving Facility may be outstanding
at any one time; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	not more than the number of Advances specified in the Original Funds Flow Statement or,
in respect of the Tranche B1 Term Facility and Tranche C1 Term Facility, the New Funds Flow
Statement may be outstanding under the relevant Term Facilities.

	5.4	 	Notice to the Lenders of a proposed Drawing and notice to the Bonding Lenders of outstanding
Drawings

	 	(a)	 	Save in the case of the Bonding Facility, the Facility Agent will promptly give each
Lender details of each Drawing Request received and of the amount and currency of the
Lender’s participation in the relevant Drawing.
	 
	 	(b)	 	In the case of Drawing Requests under the Bonding Facility, the Bonding Agent will
relay details of each Drawing Request to the relevant Issuing Lender on the Business Day
preceding the proposed Drawing Date by email.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The Facility Agent will advise the Bonding Lenders on a weekly basis of the Euro
Equivalent of all Drawings outstanding under the Bonding Facility.

	5.5	 	Making of Advances
	 
	 	 	Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, each Lender will make available to the
Facility Agent its participation in any Advance properly requested under this Agreement on
the relevant Drawing Date.
	 
	5.6	 	Issuing Lender

	 	(a)	 	The Issuing Lender shall be Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (or any branch or affiliate
of Deutsche Bank AG in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) unless another Lender
shall agree with Bidco that it will issue any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee, in
which case that Lender shall be the Issuing Lender for the purposes of that Letter of
Credit or Lender Guarantee provided that Bidco and such Issuing Lender shall promptly
notify the Facility Agent that such Lender is the Issuing Lender for the purposes of such
Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee.
	 
	 	(b)	 	After the issuance of a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee, the relevant Issuing
Lender will handle all original documents and copies according to the instructions of the
relevant Borrower.

	5.7	 	Issue of Letters of Credit/Lender Guarantees and L/C Limitation

	 	(a)	 	Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Issuing Lender will issue
any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee properly requested by delivery of such

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	 	 	 	Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee to (or to the order of) the beneficiary of
such Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee on the relevant Drawing Date.
	 
	 	(b)	 	No Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee shall be issued for the account of a member of
the Group which is not a Borrower under this Agreement or to a beneficiary which the
Issuing Lender is prohibited from dealing with by any law or directive.
	 
	 	(c)	 	If at any time, it is or will become unlawful or contrary to any directive for any
Issuing Lender to issue any Lender Guarantee requested in accordance with this Agreement,
that Issuing Lender will use its reasonable endeavours to identify another Issuing Lender
which is willing to issue, and will issue, the applicable Lender Guarantee.
	 
	 	(d)	 	The provisions of Schedule 9 (Provisions relating to Letters of Credit/Lender
Guarantees) shall apply in relation to any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee issued
under this Agreement.
	 
	 	(e)	 	The aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments which may at any time be utilised by
way of Letters of Credit or Lender Guarantees shall not exceed EUR 60,000,000.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Unless the Facility Agent (in the case of a Drawing Request under the Revolving
Facility only) has advised the Issuing Lender in writing (with a copy to Bidco) that the
relevant Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee does not comply with the provisions of
Clauses 5.1(d), 5.1(e), 5.1(i)(ii) and 5.1(i)(iii) (as applicable) by 3.30 p.m. on the
Business Day immediately preceding the relevant Drawing Date of such Letter of Credit or
Lender Guarantee, the Issuing Lender shall be entitled to issue that Letter of Credit or
Lender Guarantee on the Drawing Date.
	 
	 	(g)	 	If the Issuing Lender agrees, a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee will be deemed for
the purposes of this Agreement to have a face amount which is less than the face amount
stated in the Drawing Request for that Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee. The Issuing
Lender shall promptly advise the Facility Agent (in the case of a Letter of Credit or
Lender Guarantee under the Revolving Facility) or the Bonding Agent (in the case of a
Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee under the Bonding Facility) in writing of any such
deemed face amount.
	 
	 	(h)	 	Where an Issuing Lender has reveived notification of a Drawing Request in accordance
with Clause 5.4(b) and is unable to issue the requested Letter of Credit or Lender
Guarantee pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, such
Issuing Lender shall notify the Bonding Agent that it is unable to comply with the Drawing
Request by 3:00pm Düsseldorf time on the proposed Drawing Date.
	 
	 	(i)	 	Where a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee drawn under the Bonding Facility is
cancelled or released (in whole or in part) the relevant Issuing Lender shall notify the
Bonding Agent of such cancellation/relase no later than one Business Day following the
cancellation/release.

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	 	(j)	 	Any notification sent to the Bonding Agent by an Issuing Lender in accordance with
Clause 5.7(h) and (i) shall be sent by email (with a copy to the Facility Agent) and shall
include the face amount and name of the Borrower and, where available, any reference number
used by the Bonding Agent in resepct of that Drawing Request.

	5.8	 	Renewal and amendment of a Letter of Credit/ Lender Guarantee

	 	(a)	 	A Borrower (or Bidco on its behalf) may request that any Letter of Credit or Lender
Guarantee issued on behalf of that Borrower be renewed by delivery to the Facility Agent
(in the case of a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee under a Revolving Facility) or the
Bonding Agent (in the case of a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee under a Bonding
Facility) of a renewal request in substantially similar form to a Drawing Request (a
“Renewal Request”) and where the Renewal Request is made in respect of a Letter of Credit
or Lender Guarantee issued under the Bonding Facility the Renewal Request shall be
delivered to the Bonding Agent no later than 1:00pm Düsseldorf time on the Business Day
prior to the date of the requested renewal.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Senior Finance Parties shall treat any Renewal Request in the same way as a Drawing
Request for a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee except that the conditions set out in
Clause 5.1(i)(iv) (Delivery of Drawing Requests) shall not apply.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The terms of each renewed Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee shall be the same as
those of the relevant Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee immediately prior to its
renewal, except that:

	 	(i)	 	its amount may be less than the amount of the Letter of Credit or Lender
Guarantee immediately prior to its renewal; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	its term shall start on the date which was the expiry date of the Letter of
Credit or Lender Guarantee immediately prior to its renewal, and shall end on the
proposed expiry date specified in the Renewal Request.

	 	(d)	 	If the conditions set out in this Agreement have been met, the Issuing Lender shall
amend (if required) and re-issue the Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee pursuant to the
relevant Renewal Request.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Subject to Clause 5.8(f) below, the relevant Issuing Lender and a Borrower (or Bidco on
its behalf) may agree changes to the terms of a Lender Guarantee or Letter of Credit after
its date of request, issue or renewal provided that such changes do not contravene any term
of this Agreement and provided further that the Issuing Lender shall notify the Facility
Agent (in the case of a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee issued under the Revolving
Facility) or the Bonding Agent (in the case of a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee
issued under the Bonding Facility) in writing of such changes prior to or contemporaneously
with such changes taking effect.
	 
	 	(f)	 	If a Borrower wishes to:

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	 	(i)	 	increase the face amount; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	extend the expiry date,

	 	 	 	of a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee, that Borrower (or Bidco on its behalf)
may request that the Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee be so amended by
submitting an amendment request (an “Amendment Request”) to (A) the Facility Agent
(with a copy to the Issuing Lender (in the case of the Revolving Facility) by no
later than 12 noon London time on the Business Day immediately preceding the date
on which the amendments are proposed to come into effect (or such later time as the
Facility Agent (in the case of the Revolving Facility) may agree) or (B) the
Bonding Agent (in the case of the Bonding Facility) by no later than 12 noon
Düsseldorf time on the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the
amendments are proposed to come into effect (or such later time as the Facility
Agent (in the case of the Revolving Facility) or Bonding Agent (in the case of the
Bonding Fcility) may agree) provided that all Drawing Requests delivered to the
Bonding Agent shall be delivered by db-Direct. Each Amendment Request shall set
out:

	 	(i)	 	the issue number of the Lender Guarantee or Letter of Credit;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the
revised face amount or expiry date (as the case may be); and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the proposed
effective date of the amendment(s).

	 	 	 	If the Lender Guarantee or Letter of Credit as amended satisfies the requirements
of Clauses 5.1(d), 5.1(e), 5.1(i)(ii) and 5.1(i)(iii) as applicable, the Senior
Finance Parties shall treat an Amendment Request in the same way as a Drawing
Request and, with effect from the date of amendment of the Lender Guarantee or
Letter of Credit (as notified to the Facility Agent by the Issuing Lender and
Bidco), the face amount of the Lender Guarantee or Letter of Credit shall be
increased or, as the case may be, the expiry date of the Lender Guarantee or Letter
of Credit shall be extended, in each case as set out in the Amendment Request.

	6.	 	INTEREST
	 
	6.1	 	Interest Periods
	 
	 	 	Interest shall be calculated and payable on each Advance by reference to Interest Periods.
Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement each Interest Period shall be of 1, 2, 3
or 6 months’ duration as selected by the relevant Borrower in the Drawing Request for that
Advance or, in the case of any subsequent Interest Period relating to a Term Advance, in a
notice received by the Facility Agent not later than 3.00 p.m. 3 Business Days before the
first day of that Interest Period (or such other period as may be agreed between Bidco and
the Lenders) except that:

	 	(a)	 	the first Interest Period applicable to any Term Advance (other than the first Term
Advance) shall end on the same date as the then current Interest Period relating to the
then outstanding Term Advance or Term Advances for that same Facility;

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	 	(b)	 	each Advance shall have an Interest Period commencing on its Drawing Date and each
successive Interest Period applicable to a Term Advance shall commence on the expiry of the
immediately preceding Interest Period for that Term Advance;
	 
	 	(c)	 	if Bidco wishes to select an Interest Period for a Term Advance extending beyond a
Maturity Date, it may do so only in relation to that part of the Term Advance not due for
repayment on that date. The remainder (being equal to the repayment instalment due on that
date) shall be deemed to be a separate Term Advance with an Interest Period ending on that
date;
	 
	 	(d)	 	no Interest Period in relation to a Revolving Advance may extend beyond the Revolving
Facility Maturity Date;
	 
	 	(e)	 	until the relevant Syndication Date in relation to any Facility, each Interest Period
shall be of 1 month’s duration (or such shorter period as may be agreed between Bidco and
the Mandated Lead Arrangers);
	 
	 	(f)	 	subject to the above exceptions, any Interest Period for which no effective selection
notice is received by the Facility Agent shall be of 3 months’ duration; and
	 
	 	(g)	 	if a Borrower so elects in writing, not less than 3 Business Days prior to the date on
which an Interest Period is due to commence in respect of a Term Advance, it may select
different Interest Periods of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months’ duration (or such other period as that
Borrower and the Lenders may agree) for different parts of such Term Advance (each such
part to be in an amount of not less than EUR5,000,000 (or its currency equivalent), and
each such part shall thenceforth
be deemed to be a separate Term Advance provided that there shall not be at any time more
than 10 Term Advances outstanding.

	6.2	 	Interest Rate
	 
	 	 	The rate of interest applicable to an Advance for a particular Interest Period shall be the
rate per annum determined by the Facility Agent to be the sum of:

	 	(a)	 	the Mandatory Cost;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the applicable Margin; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	EURIBOR or LIBOR, as the case may be, for that Advance for that Interest Period.

	 	 	Interest will accrue daily and shall be calculated on the basis of a 365 day year in the
case of Sterling and a 360 day year in the case of Advances denominated in any other
currency.
	 
	6.3	 	Payment of Interest
	 
	 	 	On the last day of each Interest Period, the relevant Borrower shall pay the unpaid
interest accrued during the relevant Interest Period on the Advance to which it relates
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	 	 	during each 6 month period shall be paid on the last business day of such 6 month
period with the balance of the unpaid interest accrued during that Interest Period to be
paid on the last day of the relevant Interest Period.
	 
	6.4	 	Default Interest
	 
	 	 	If any Obligor fails to pay any sum (including, without limitation, any sum payable
pursuant to this Clause 6.4 (Default Interest)) under any Senior Finance Document on its
due date (an “unpaid sum”), such Obligor will pay default interest on such unpaid sum from
its due date to the date of actual payment (as well after as before judgment) at a rate
determined by the Facility Agent to be 1% per annum above:

	 	(a)	 	where the unpaid sum is principal which has fallen due prior to the expiry of the
relevant Interest Period, the rate applicable to such principal immediately prior to the
date it so fell due (but only for the period from such due date to the end of the relevant
Interest Period); or
	 
	 	(b)	 	in any other case (including principal falling within Clause 6.4(a) (Default Interest)
above once the relevant Interest Period has expired), the rate which would be payable if
the unpaid sum was an Advance made for a period equal to the period of non-payment divided
into successive Interest Periods of such duration as shall be reasonably selected by the
Facility Agent having due regard for the likely date of payment (each a “Default Interest
Period”).

	 	 	For the purposes of determining the rate of interest on an overdue sum under this Clause
6.4 (Default Interest) the Margin shall be:

	 	(c)	 	if such sum comprises principal or interest or any other amount due under the Tranche A
Term Facility, the Tranche B Term Facility, the Tranche B1 Term Facility, the Tranche C
Term Facility, the Tranche C1 Term Facility, the Tranche D Term Facility, the Bonding
Facility or the Revolving Facility, the Margin in relation to the Tranche A Term Facility,
the Tranche B Term Facility, the Tranche B1 Term Facility, the Tranche C Term Facility, the
Tranche C1 Term Facility, the Tranche D Term Facility, the Bonding Facility and the
Revolving Facility respectively; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	if such sum is not properly attributable to any of the Facilities, the Margin under the
Tranche A Term Facility.

	 	 	Default interest will be payable on demand by the Facility Agent (or the Security Agent if
in relation to a Security Document) and will be compounded at the end of each Default
Interest Period.
	 
	6.5	 	Margin Adjustment

	 	(a)	 	Save as provided in this Clause 6.5 (Margin Adjustment), the Margin in relation to each
Advance shall be the rate applicable to that Advance as specified in the definition of
Margin contained in Clause 1.1 (Definitions).
	 
	 	(b)	 	If, based on the Relevant Monthly Management Accounts last received by the Facility
Agent pursuant to Clause 19.4(b) (Financial Statements) together with the certificate
relating thereto delivered pursuant to Clause 19.5(a)

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	 	 	 	(Compliance Certificates), the Total Leverage Ratio in respect of the 12 month period
ending on the last day of the relevant Quarter Period is within the range of ratios set
out in the “Total Leverage Ratio” column below, then the Margin shall be reduced or
increased to the percentage per annum set out opposite the relevant range set out in
the column “Margin” below (as appropriate).

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Margin %
	 	 	Margin %	 	Revolving
	 	 	Tranche A	 	Facility and
	Total Leverage Ratio	 	Term Facility	 	Bonding Facility
	Greater than 4.50:1
	 	 	2.25	 	 	 	2.25	 
	Equal to or less than 4.50:1 but greater
than 4.00:1
	 	 	1.75	 	 	 	1.75	 
	Equal to or less than 4.00:1 but greater
than 3.50:1
	 	 	1.75	 	 	 	1.75	 
	Equal to or less than 3.50:1 but greater
than 3.00:1
	 	 	1.50	 	 	 	1.50	 
	Equal to or less than 3.00:1
	 	 	1.25	 	 	 	1.25	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Margin %	 	Margin %
	 	 	Tranche B	 	Tranche B1
	Total Leverage Ratio	 	Term Facility	 	Term Facility
	Greater than 4.50:1
	 	 	2.50	 	 	 	2.50	 
	Equal to or less than 4.50:1 but greater
than 4.00:1
	 	 	2.25	 	 	 	2.25	 
	Equal to or less than 4.00:1
	 	 	2.00	 	 	 	2.00	 

	 	 	 	provided that:

	 	(A)	 	there shall be no reduction in the Margin prior to the first anniversary of
the Completion Date;
	 
	 	(B)	 	any change in the Margin shall take effect during the period from (and
including) the date falling 5 Business Days after the date on which the
Facility Agent has received the Relevant Monthly Management Accounts and the
certificate relating thereto in accordance with Clause 19.5(a) (Compliance
Certificates) until (but excluding) the date (a “Readjustment Date”) being the
earlier of 5 Business Days after:

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	 	(1)	 	the date on which the Facility Agent next receives Relevant
Monthly Management Accounts and the certificate relating thereto
pursuant to Clause 19.5(a) (Compliance Certificates); and
	 
	 	(2)	 	the latest date by which the Facility Agent should have received
the Relevant Monthly Management Accounts and certificates relating
thereto referred to in paragraph (1) above;

	 	 	 	and, on each Readjustment Date, the Margin shall revert to its
original level at the date of this Agreement, unless a lower Margin
than the original level of Margin shall be applicable in accordance
with this Clause 6.5 (Margin Adjustment);

	 	(C)	 	there shall be no decrease in the Margin if an Event of Default has
occurred which is continuing and the Margin shall immediately revert to
its original level at the date of this Agreement until such time as any
Event of Default is no longer continuing, whereupon the Margin shall be
determined in accordance with this Clause 6.5 (Margin Adjustment) on the
basis of the most recently delivered Relevant Monthly Management Accounts;
and
	 
	 	(D)	 	there shall be no decrease in the Margin if the Relevant Monthly
Management Accounts have not been delivered in accordance with Clause
19.4(b) (Financial Statements).

	6.6	 	Margin Inaccuracy
	 
	 	 	If any annual audited financial statements delivered under Clause 19.4 (Financial
Statements) demonstrate that the Margin:

	 	(a)	 	should have been varied in accordance with Clause 6.5 (Margin Adjustment) when it has
not been; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	should not have been varied in accordance with Clause 6.5 (Margin Adjustment) when it
has been,

	 	 	in either case by reason of an inaccuracy in the Relevant Monthly Management Accounts,
payments of interest shall following receipt of the relevant audited financial statements
by the Facility Agent be adjusted by such amount as the Facility Agent shall determine is
necessary to give effect to the correct variation in the Margin as demonstrated by the
audited accounts. The Facility Agent’s determination of the adjustments payable under this
Clause 6.6 shall be prima facie evidence of such adjustments and the Facility Agent shall
provide Bidco with reasonable details of the calculation of such adjustments.

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	7.	 	REPAYMENT
	 
	7.1	 	Tranche A Advances

	 	(a)	 	The Borrowers of the Tranche A Advances shall repay the outstanding principal amount of
such Advances in semi annual instalments in the currency in which such Advances were drawn.
An instalment shall fall due on each of the dates specified in column (1) below and be in
the amount equal to the percentage (the “Required Percentage”) of the Tranche A Advances
made (being the aggregate of the Tranche A Advances made as at close of business on the
last day of the Availability Period for the Tranche A Term Facility) specified opposite
that date in column (2) below. Any balance of the Tranche
A Advances remaining outstanding on the Final Tranche A Maturity Date shall be
repaid in full on that date.

	 	 	 	 	 
	(1) Maturity Date	 	(2) Tranche A %
	30 June 2006
	 	 	3.75	 
	31 December 2006
	 	 	3.75	 
	30 June 2007
	 	 	5.00	 
	31 December 2007
	 	 	5.00	 
	30 June 2008
	 	 	6.25	 
	31 December 2008
	 	 	6.25	 
	30 June 2009
	 	 	7.50	 
	31 December 2009
	 	 	7.50	 
	30 June 2010
	 	 	10.00	 
	31 December 2010
	 	 	10.00	 
	30 June 2011
	 	 	10.00	 
	31 December 2011
	 	 	10.00	 
	30 June 2012
	 	 	7.50	 
	Final Tranche A Maturity Date
	 	 	7.50	 

	 	(b)	 	If on any Maturity Date specified in column (1) above any Borrower elects to pay a
percentage of the Tranche A Advances denominated in US Dollars, Sterling or Euro which is
greater than the Required Percentage it may do so, provided that it pays to the Facility
Agent (for the account of the Lenders) such greater amount of US Dollars, Sterling or Euro
(as the case may be) as when converted into Euro, Sterling or US Dollars (as the case may
be) at the Facility Agent’s Spot Rate of Exchange 3 Business Days prior to the relevant
Maturity Date equals the amount which such Borrower would have been obliged to pay but for
such election. For the avoidance of doubt any payment in a currency that exceeds the
Required Percentage shall be applied in repayment of Advances denominated in that currency.

	7.2	 	Tranche B Advances
	 
	 	 	The Borrowers of the Tranche B Advances shall repay the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of such Advances in full in one instalment on the Tranche B Maturity Date.

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	7.3	 	Tranche B1 Advances
	 
	 	 	The Borrowers of the Tranche B1 Advances shall repay the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of such Advances in full in one instalment on the Tranche B1 Maturity Date.
	 
	7.4	 	Tranche C Advances
	 
	 	 	The Borrowers of the Tranche C Advances shall repay the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of the Tranche C Advances in full in one instalment on the Tranche C Maturity Date.
	 
	7.5	 	Tranche C1 Advances
	 
	 	 	The Borrowers of the Tranche C1 Advances shall repay the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of the Tranche C1 Advances in full in one instalment on the Tranche C1 Maturity
Date.
	 
	7.6	 	Tranche D Advances
	 
	 	 	The Borrowers of the Tranche D Advances shall repay the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of the Tranche D Advances in full in one instalment on the Tranche D Maturity Date.
	 
	7.7	 	Revolving Advances

	 	(a)	 	Subject to Clause 14.6 (Netting of Payments), each Revolving Advance shall be repaid by
the relevant Borrower on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to that Revolving
Advance. All Revolving Advances outstanding on the Revolving Facility Maturity Date shall
be repaid on that date and no further Revolving Advances shall be capable of being drawn
after that date.
	 
	 	(b)	 	On the date falling 4 years after the Completion Date (the “Term-out Date”) any Capex
and Acquisition Advance which is then outstanding shall be converted into a term advance
(each a “Term-out Advance”) as follows:

	 	(i)	 	the amount of the Term-out Advance shall be an amount equal to the amount of
the relevant converted Capex and Acquisition Advance as of the first day of the
last Interest Period relating thereto, provided that, in respect of any Capex and
Acquisition Advance denominated in an Optional Currency, the amount of the relevant
converted Term-out
Advance shall be equal to its Euro Equivalent calculated as of the first day of the
last Interest Period relating thereto and shall be denominated in Euro;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	each such Term-out Advance shall remain outstanding for a period from, and
including the Term-out Date and ending on the Revolving Facility Maturity Date and
be repayable in equal semi-annual instalments, the first such instalment falling
due on the first Quarter Date to occur after the Term-out Date and the last such
instalment falling due on the Revolving Facility Maturity Date. Any amount so
repaid shall not be capable of being redrawn; and

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	 	(iii)	 	the first Interest Period in respect of each such Term-out Advance shall
commence on the Term-out Date and shall be of the duration determined (mutatis
mutandis) in accordance with Clause 6.1(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) (Interest
Periods) to the extent it refers to Term Advances.

	 	(c)	 	Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, any amount repaid or prepaid under the
Revolving Facility shall be capable of being redrawn.

	7.8	 	Miscellaneous
	 
	 	 	The provisions of Clause 8.8 (Miscellaneous) shall apply to any repayment under this Clause
7 (Repayment).
	 
	8.	 	PREPAYMENT
	 
	8.1	 	Voluntary Prepayments
	 
	 	 	Any Borrower may prepay an Advance or any part thereof at any time provided that the
Facility Agent has received not less than 5 Business Days (or such shorter period as the
Majority Lenders may agree) notice from Bidco of the proposed date and amount of the
prepayment and provided that (a) any partial prepayment of an Advance will be in a minimum
amount of EUR2,500,000 (or, if an Optional Currency, have a Euro Equivalent on the day such
notice is given in a minimum amount of EUR2,500,000) or $2,500,000 (in respect of US Dollar
denominated Term Advances) or £1,500,000 (in respect of Sterling denominated Term
Advances), (b) any prepayment of a Tranche D Advance shall be made together with the
applicable Prepayment Premium and (c) any prepayment made other than on the last day of an
Interest Period shall be made together with any amount payable under Clause 31.3 (General
Indemnity).
	 
	8.2	 	Mandatory Prepayments on Change of Control
	 
	 	 	If a Change of Control or a sale of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets
of the Group occurs:

	 	(a)	 	the Borrowers will immediately prepay all Advances and provide cash cover in an amount
equal to the total Contingent Liability of all the Revolving Lenders and the Bonding
Lenders under all outstanding Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees;

	 	(b)	 	the undrawn element of the Facilities will be cancelled and no further Drawing may be
requested under this Agreement; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	each Borrower will immediately repay all sums advanced to it under any Ancillary
Facility and provide cash cover in respect of contingent liabilities outstanding under such
Ancillary Facility and for its account.

	 	 	For the purposes of this Agreement:
	 
	 	 	“Change of Control” shall mean prior to a Listing of the Parent, the Original Equity
Investors (the “Relevant Holders”) ceasing to beneficially own (directly or

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	 	 	indirectly) equity share capital having the right to cast at least 50.1% (or 30.1%
following a Listing of the Parent provided that no other holder or holders acting in
concert has a greater percentage than the Relevant Holders together) of the votes capable
of being cast in general meetings of the Parent.

	8.3	 	Mandatory Prepayments from Receipts
	 
	 	 	Bidco will prepay or procure that the Advances will be prepaid and/or cash cover provided
by the Borrowers in an amount equal to:

	 	(a)	 	any Net Proceeds of disposal of any asset of the Group (other than a disposal permitted
by Clause 17.2(a) to (d) (inclusive), (h), (j), (l), (m), (n) (to the extent it is not a
condition of the relevant consent that such Net Proceeds are applied in prepayment) and (o)
(Disposals)), including, without limitation, any disposal of the LOI Furnaces Group, and
which when aggregated with the Net Proceeds of other such disposals made during the same
Financial Year exceed EUR10,000,000 (or its currency equivalent) in aggregate, provided
that such Net Proceeds shall not be required to be so applied to the extent that such Net
Proceeds are applied, committed to be applied or designated by the board of directors of
Bidco for application 6 months before or within 12 months after receipt of such Net
Proceeds (and if committed or designated to be so applied within 12 months of receipt of
such Net Proceeds, actually applied within 6 months thereafter) in the purchase of other
fixed or long term assets for use in the Business or for making a Permitted Acquisition, a
Permitted Capital Expenditure and/or an Additional Permitted Reorganisation (in each case,
within 12 months of receipt of such Net Proceeds (and if committed or designated to be so
applied within such period, actually applied within 6 months thereafter)); and

	(b)    	(i)	 	any Net Proceeds in excess of EUR2,000,000 received or recovered under the
Acquisition Documents (including under any indemnities thereunder), and

	 	(ii)	 	any Net Proceeds received as a result of claims against any professionals in
relation to any of the Reports,

	 	 	 	provided that such Net Proceeds shall not be required to be so applied to the
extent that such Net Proceeds are applied, committed to be applied or designated by
the board of directors of Bidco to be applied to rectify the deficiency leading to
such recovery being claimed, or in meeting or making good a liability (including,
without limitation, tax liability, environmental liability, litigation and working
capital deficiency) in respect of which such proceeds are received or recovered
within 12 months of receipt (and if committed or designated to be so applied within
such period, actually applied within 6 months thereafter); and

	 	(c)	 	the proceeds of any insurance claim or series of related claims (in an amount in excess
of EUR2,500,000 per claim or series of related claims and not relating to loss of earnings,
third party or public liability, business interruption or similar claims) received by a
member of the Group in respect of the loss or destruction of assets to the extent not
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	 	 	 	designated by the board of directors of Bidco for application in reinstatement of the
relevant asset or purchase of replacement assets in either case within 12 months after
receipt (and if committed or designated to be so applied within such period, actually
applied within 6 months thereafter); and
	 
	 	(d)	 	an amount equal to the percentage of the proceeds (net of properly incurred costs and
expenses to be evidenced in reasonable detail to the Facility Agent by Bidco) set out below
resulting from any Listing of any member of the Group not constituting a Change of Control; in
the event that immediately following such prepayment the Total Leverage Ratio as at the last
day of the Quarter Period immediately preceding the date of prepayment (but after adjusting for
the prepayment) for the 12 month period ending on such date would be:

	 	(i)	 	greater than 2.50:1, 100% of such proceeds shall be required to be applied in
prepayment of the Facilities; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	greater than 2.00:1 but less than or equal to 2.50:1, 50% of such proceeds shall
be required to be applied in prepayment of the Facilities; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	less than or equal to 2.00:1, there shall be no obligation to prepay the
Facilities;

	 	 	 	provided that, notwithstanding sub-paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above, in relation to
a Listing of the Parent as contemplated in the Consent Letter the only obligation of
Bidco is to procure a prepayment of the Facilities within 5 Business Days of the
receipt of the proceeds of such Listing of an amount equivalent to the lesser of:

	 	(iv)	 	EUR 150,000,000; or

	 	(v)	 	an amount applied in prepayment of the Facilities so that immediately following
such prepayment the Total Leverage Ratio as at the last day of the Quarter Period
immediately preceding the date of the Listing (but after giving effect to the
application of the proceeds of such Listing) for the 12 month period on such date would
be 2.5:1,

	 	 	 	in each case, with any proceeds in excess thereof being, at Bidco’s option, applied in
prepayment of the Facilities or retained on the balance sheet of the Parent up to an
amount so that immediately following such prepayment or application the Total Leverage
Ratio as at the last day of the Quarter Period immediately preceding the date of the
Listing (but after giving effect to the prepayment and any cash or Cash Equivalents
that remain on the balance sheet of the Parent from the proceeds of such Listing) for
the 12 month period ending on such date would be 2.5:1 or, at Bidco’s discretion, less.

	 	 	 	Any balance of the proceeds not required to be prepaid or retained on the balance sheet
in accordance with the above shall be available for use by the Group for purposes not
prohibited by this Agreement or to prepay any cash pay debt and subordinated debt.

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	 	 	 	Any moneys shall (A) be immediately applied in prepayment and/or provision of cash
cover in accordance with paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) above or (B) if when
aggregated is less than EUR10,000,000, be retained by Bidco to be applied during or
at the end of any reinvestment period in accordance with this Clause 8.4 or (C) if
not immediately applied, and which when aggregated, exceed EUR10,000,000 (the
“Collection Threshold”), be held in a Cash Collateral Account (bearing interest at
the rate normally offered by the relevant Senior Finance Party to corporate
depositors of amounts similar to the relevant amount for periods of deposit similar
to the proposed period of deposit) provided that any such moneys shall not be held
in such Cash Collateral Account to the extent Bidco has agreed to a temporary
reduction of the undrawn portion of the Revolving Commitments by a corresponding
amount (the amount of such reduction also to be available to be available to fund
investments under paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) above and to be reinstated
following a prepayment), in each case pending application in accordance with
paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) above, and if not so applied within 12 months
after receipt (or to the extent committed or designated to be applied within such
period,
within 6 months thereafter), shall be applied in prepayment of the Advances and/or
provision of cash cover.

	8.4	 	Excess Cash Flow

	 	(a)	 	Subject to Clause 8.5(g) (Prepayments: Order of Application), within 14 days of
delivery of the audited consolidated financial statements of the Group in each Financial
Year pursuant to Clause 19.4 (Financial Statements) commencing with the Financial Year
ending 31 December 2006, Bidco will prepay or procure the prepayment of the Advances and/or
the provision of cash cover by the Borrowers out of the Excess Cash Flow for such Financial
Year, provided that to the extent (after taking into account on a pro forma basis the
amount of such payment) such audited consolidated financial statements of the Group would
disclose a Total Leverage Ratio for the relevant Financial Year as at the end of and for
that Financial Year of:

	 	(i)	 	greater than 4.00:1, 50% of the amount of Excess Cash Flow for such Financial
Year shall be required to be applied in prepayment of the Facilities;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	greater than 3.00:1 but less than or equal to 4.00:1, 25% of the amount of
Excess Cash Flow for such Financial Year shall be required to be applied in
prepayment of the Facilities; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	less than or equal to 3.00:1, there shall be no obligation to prepay the
Facilities.

	 	 	 	Any Excess Cash Flow which is not required to be prepaid under this Clause 8.5
(Excess Cash Flow) may be used by the Group for purposes not prohibited by this
Agreement or to prepay any cash pay debt including the Tranche D Term Facility and
subordinated debt, subject to a Total Leverage Ratio for the relevant Financial
Year as at the end of and for that Financial Year of less than or equal to 3.00:1.

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	 	(b)	 	Provided that firms of auditors of international repute have not adopted a general
policy of not providing such reports, Bidco will procure that the Auditors will deliver,
together with the audited consolidated financial statements, a certificate confirming the
amount of the Excess Cash Flow (if any) together with a calculation of how that amount has
been determined.

	8.5	 	Prepayments: Order of Application

	 	(a)	 	Prepayments made pursuant to Clauses 8.1 (Voluntary Prepayments) and 8.4 (Excess Cash
Flow) shall be applied in such order and against such Facilities and such repayment
instalments as Bidco shall select provided that for the purposes of determining the ratio
of Consolidated Cash Flow to Consolidated
Debt Service for any Relevant Period only, the amount of any such prepayments shall be
deemed to have been applied in accordance with paragraph (b) below.
	 
	 	(b)	 	At Bidco’s option, prepayments made pursuant to Clause 8.3 (Mandatory Prepayments from
Receipts) shall, as between the Tranche A Term Facility, the Tranche B Term Facility, the
Tranche B1 Term Facility, the Tranche C Term Facility and the Tranche C1 Term Facility, be
applied:

	 	(i)	 	first, pro rata against up to the next 4 unpaid instalments in respect of the
Tranche A Term Facility (provided that the aggregate amount of such instalments
shall not be reduced to less than 50% of their aggregate original amount); and then
	 
	 	(ii)	 	as to the balance, pro rata to the remaining unpaid instalments in respect of
the Tranche A Term Facility and to the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche
B Advances and the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche B1 Advances and the
outstanding principal amount of the Tranche C Advances and the outstanding
principal amount of the Tranche C1 Advances until, in each case the relevant Term
Facility has been reduced to zero.

	 	(c)	 	Subject to paragraph (b) above, prepayments made pursuant to Clause 8.3 (Mandatory
Prepayments from Receipts) shall, as between the Tranche A Term Facility, the Tranche B
Term Facility, the Tranche B1 Term Facility, the Tranche C Term Facility and the Tranche C1
Term Facility be applied pro rata to the remaining unpaid instalments in respect of the
Tranche A Term Facility and to the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche B Advances
and the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche B1 Advances and the outstanding
principal amount of the Tranche C Advances and the outstanding principal amount of the
Tranche C1 Advances, until in each case the relevant Term Facility has been reduced to
zero.

	 	(d)	 	Following the reduction to zero of the Tranche A Term Facility, the Tranche B Term
Facility, the Tranche B1 Term Facility, the Tranche C Term Facility and the Tranche C1 Term
Facility pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) above, prepayments shall thereafter be applied:

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	 	(i)	 	in permanent prepayment and cancellation of Revolving Advances on a pro rata basis
and cash advances outstanding forming part of Ancillary Outstandings or in cancelling
the Revolving Commitments of the Lenders or in cancelling the Bonding Commitments of
the Lenders on a pro rata basis to the extent undrawn, in such order as Bidco may
select and thereafter in providing cash cover in respect of any Contingent Liability
under any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee issued under the Revolving Facility or
the Bonding Facility or contingent liability under any Ancillary Facility, in each case
on a pro rata basis; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	prior to the Refinancing Date, thereafter in permanent prepayment and cancellation
of the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche D Advances until the Tranche D Term
Facility has been reduced to zero.

	 	(e)	 	The Revolving Commitments shall be cancelled pro rata in an amount equal to each amount
prepaid or provided as cash cover under paragraphs (a) and (d) above. Each Lender’s Revolving
Commitment shall be reduced proportionately (and the relevant Ancillary Limit reduced in the
case of the Revolving Facility). Any such amounts shall be applied on a pro rata basis in
reduction of the Revolving Commitments.
	 
	 	(f)	 	The Bonding Commitments shall be cancelled pro rata in an amount equal to each amount
provided as cash cover under paragraphs (a) and (d) above. Each
Lender’s Bonding Commitment shall be reduced proportionately. Any such amounts shall be
applied on a pro rata basis in reduction of the Bonding Commitments.
	 
	 	(g)	 	Bidco and each other Obligor shall use all reasonable endeavours and take all reasonable
steps to ensure that any transaction giving rise to a prepayment obligation or obligation to
provide cash cover is structured in such a way that it will not be unlawful for the Obligors to
move the relevant proceeds received between members of the Group to enable a mandatory
prepayment to be lawfully made, cash cover lawfully provided and the proceeds lawfully applied
as provided under this Clause 8 (Prepayment). If however, after Bidco and each such Obligor has
used all such reasonable endeavours and taken such reasonable steps, it will still:

	 	(i)	 	be unlawful (including, without limitation, by reason of financial assistance,
corporate benefit restrictions on upstreaming cash intra-group and the fiduciary and
statutory duties of the directors of any member of the Group) for such a prepayment to
be made and/or cash cover to be provided and the proceeds so applied;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	be unlawful (including, without limitation, by reason of financial assistance,
corporate benefit restrictions on upstreaming cash intra-group and the fiduciary and
statutory duties of the directors of any member of the Group) to make funds available
to a member of the Group that could make such a prepayment and/or provide such cash
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	 	(iii)	 	result in any member of the Group making funds available to another member of
the Group to enable such a prepayment to be made and/or cash cover to be provided
incurring material cost or expense (including any material tax liability),

	 	 	then such prepayment and/or provision of cash cover shall not be required to be
made (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the relevant amount shall be available for the
working capital purposes of the Group and shall not be required to be paid to a Cash
Collateral Account) provided always that if the restriction preventing such
payment/provision of cash cover or giving rise to such liability is removed, any relevant
proceeds will be applied in prepayment and/or the provision of cash cover in accordance
with this Clause 8 (Prepayment) at the expiry of the relevant Interest Period.
	 
	8.6	 	Prepayments during Interest Periods
	 
	 	 	Where any amount required to be prepaid under Clauses 8.3 (Mandatory Prepayments from
Receipts) or 8.4 (Excess Cash Flow) is received by the Facility Agent during an Interest
Period, Bidco may by notice to the Facility Agent to be received not less than 5 Business
Days (or such shorter period as the Majority Lenders may agree) prior to payment of the
relevant amount to the Facility Agent, request such amount to be placed in a Cash
Collateral Account in which event such amount shall be paid to the credit of a Cash
Collateral Account and shall be applied by the Facility Agent against the relevant Advance
or Advances at the expiry of the relevant Interest Period. The interest earned on such
account will be applied by the Facility Agent towards the interest due by the relevant
Borrower in respect of the relevant Advance at the time the amount is applied in repayment
of the relevant Advance.

	8.7	 	Miscellaneous

	 	(a)	 	No prepayment of an Advance may be made except at the times and in the manner expressly
provided by this Agreement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Any repayment or prepayment must be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount
repaid or prepaid and any other sum then due under this Agreement.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Any repayment or prepayment of an Advance (or part thereof) shall be made in the
currency of that Advance.
	 
	 	(d)	 	No amount repaid or prepaid may be redrawn save as provided in Clause 7.7 (Revolving
Advances ).
	 
	 	(e)	 	Any notice of prepayment delivered by Bidco under this Agreement shall be irrevocable.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Any prepayments in respect of the Tranche A Term Facility shall be applied against the
Advances denominated in Euro, Sterling and US Dollars as provided in Clause 7.1 (Tranche A
Advances).

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	8.8	 	Right to Refuse Prepayment

	 	(a)	 	Any Tranche B Lender, Tranche B1 Lender, Tranche C Lender or any Tranche C1 Lender may,
at its sole discretion, notify the Facility Agent at least 3 Business Days in advance that
it does not wish to receive prepayments of the Tranche B Term Facility, Tranche B1 Term
Facility, Tranche C Term Facility or the Tranche C1 Term Facility (as applicable) made
pursuant to Clause 8.1 (Voluntary Prepayments), Clause 8.3 (Mandatory Prepayments from
Receipts) and Clause 8.4 (Excess Cash Flow) at the time that any such prepayment is made
(any such Tranche B Lender, Tranche B1 Lender, Tranche C Lender or Tranche C1 Lender to be
a “Non-Accepting Lender”).
	 
	 	(b)	 	In the event of such a notification, the amount which would have been applied in
prepaying the Tranche B Term Facility, the Tranche B1 Term Facility, the Tranche C Term
Facility or the Tranche C1 Term Facility (as applicable) shall, be applied pro rata against
the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche B Advances, Tranche B1 Advance, Tranche C
Advances and Tranche C1 Advances owing to Tranche B Lenders, Tranche B1 Lenders, Tranche C
Lenders and Tranche C1 Lenders (other than the Non-Accepting Lenders) which do not,
when offered such further prepayment, notify the Facility Agent within 3 Business
Days that they do not wish to receive such prepayments.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Following such application in accordance with Clause 8.8(b) (Right to Refuse
Prepayment), any remaining amounts shall be applied against the outstanding principal
amount of the Tranche A Advances (on the basis provided for in Clause 8.5 (Prepayments:
Order of Application)) and then any remaining amounts shall be applied in permanent
prepayment and cancellation of the Revolving Advances on a pro rata basis and cash advances
outstanding forming part of Ancillary Outstandings or in cancelling the Revolving
Commitments of the Lenders on a pro rata basis to the extent undrawn, in each case in such
order as Bidco may select and thereafter in providing cash cover in respect of any
Contingent Liability under any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee issued under the
Revolving Facility or contingent liability under any Ancillary Facility, in each case on a
pro rata basis.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Following such application in accordance with Clause 8.8(c) (Right to Refuse
Prepayment), any remaining amounts shall be applied in cancelling the Bonding Commitments
of the Lenders on a pro rata basis to the extent undrawn and thereafter in providing cash
cover in respect of any Contingent Liability under any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee
issued under the Bonding Facility on a pro rata basis.

	9.	 	CANCELLATION
	 
	9.1	 	All Facilities
	 
	 	 	If the first Term Advance in respect of the Senior Term Facilities shall not have been made
under this Agreement on the Completion Date, all the Facilities shall be cancelled and the
Senior Finance Parties shall be under no further obligation to permit Drawings under this
Agreement and no Ancillary Lender shall be under any obligation to the Borrowers under any
Ancillary Documents.

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	9.2	 	Term Facilities

	 	(a)	 	Bidco may cancel any of the Commitments in respect of the Term Facilities in whole or
in part (but if in part in a minimum amount of EUR1,000,000) at any time during the
Availability Period for the relevant Term Facility by giving not less than 5 Business Days
irrevocable written notice to that effect to the Facility Agent specifying the date and
amount of the proposed cancellation.
Any such cancellation shall reduce each Lender’s Commitment for such Term Facility
on a pro rata basis.
	 
	 	(b)	 	On the last Business Day of the relevant Availability Period for the relevant Term
Facilities (other than the Tranche D Term Facility) any portion of the Commitments in
relation to the relevant Term Facilities remaining undrawn will be cancelled.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Any portion of the Tranche D Commitments remaining undrawn on the Completion Date will
be cancelled.

	9.3	 	Bonding Facility

	 	(a)	 	Bidco may cancel the Bonding Commitments in whole or in part (but if in part in a
minimum amount of EUR2,500,000) at any time during the Availability Period for the Bonding
Facility by giving not less than 5 Business Days irrevocable written notice to that effect
to the Facility Agent specifying the date and amount of the proposed cancellation. Any
such cancellation shall reduce each Lender’s Bonding Commitment on a pro rata basis.
	 
	 	(b)	 	No cancellation of the Bonding Facility may be made if it would result in the aggregate
of the Contingent Liability of all the Lenders under Letters of Credit and Lender
Guarantees issued under the Bonding Facility at the time of the proposed cancellation
exceeding the total Bonding Commitments.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Upon any Permitted Disposal, to the extent any Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees
issued in respect of the company, business, assets and/or undertaking being disposed of
remain outstanding, Bidco will procure that (A) cash cover is provided by a person other
than a member of the Group and without any liability in respect of any member of the Group
in an amount equal to the total
Contingent Liability of all the Bonding Lenders under such Letters of Credit and Lender
Guarantees or (B) bank guarantees, in form and substance satisfactory to the Issuing Lender
(acting reasonably), are issued in respect of the full amount of such Letters of Credit and
Lender Guarantees for the benefit of the relevant Lenders.

	9.4	 	Revolving Facility

	 	(a)	 	Bidco may cancel the Revolving Commitments in whole or in part (but if in part in a
minimum amount of EUR2,500,000) at any time during the Availability Period for the
Revolving Facility, as applicable, by giving not less than 5 Business Days irrevocable
written notice to that effect to the Facility Agent specifying the date and amount of the
proposed cancellation. Any such cancellation shall reduce each Lender’s Revolving
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	 	 	 	basis (ignoring for this purpose any reduction in the Revolving Commitment of an
Ancillary Lender by reason of an Ancillary Limit).
	 
	 	(b)	 	No cancellation of the Revolving Facility may be made if it would result in the
aggregate of the Revolving Advances and the Contingent Liability of all the Lenders under
Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees issued under the Revolving Facility at the time of
the proposed cancellation exceeding the total Revolving Commitments as reduced by the total
Ancillary Limits at such time.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Upon any Permitted Disposal:

	 	(i)	 	any Borrower which is or whose business, assets and/or undertaking is being
disposed of will immediately prepay all Advances made under the Revolving Facility;
and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	to the extent any Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees issued in respect of
the company, business, assets and/or undertaking being disposed of remain
outstanding, Bidco will procure that (A) cash cover is provided by a person other
than a member of the Group and without any liability in respect of any member of
the Group in an amount equal to the total Contingent Liability of all the Bonding
Lenders under such Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees or (B) bank guarantees,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Issuing Lender (acting reasonably), are
issued in respect of the full amount of such Letters of Credit and Lender
Guarantees for the benefit of the relevant Lenders.

	9.5	 	Miscellaneous
	 
	 	 	No Borrower may cancel all or any part of the Facilities except as expressly provided in
this Agreement or, in relation to the Ancillary Facilities, any Ancillary Document. Any
notice of cancellation shall be irrevocable and no part
of the Facilities which has been cancelled shall be capable of being drawn.
	 
	10.	 	FEES
	 
	10.1	 	Commitment Fees

	 	(a)	 	Bidco will pay or procure the payment by the Borrowers to the Facility Agent for the
account of Lenders of a commitment fee on the Revolving Facility and the Bonding Facility
which will:

	 	(i)	 	be computed at the rate which is the lower of (A) 0.75% per annum and (B) 50%
of the applicable Margin, on the daily, undrawn, uncancelled amount of the total
Revolving Commitments or the total Bonding Commitments (as the case may be) from
the Completion Date until the last day of the Availability Period in respect of the
Revolving Facility or the Bonding Facility (as the case may be); and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	be payable quarterly in arrears and on the Revolving Facility Maturity Date or
the Bonding Facility Maturity Date (as the case may be) and the cancelled amount of
the relevant Lender’s Revolving Commitment

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	 	 	 	or Bonding Commitment (as the case may be) at the time cancellation is
effective.

	 	(b)	 	Bidco will pay or procure the payment by the Borrowers to the Facility Agent for the
account of the Lenders of a commitment fee on the Term Facilities which will:

	 	(i)	 	be computed as follows:

	 	(A)	 	subject to paragraph (B) below, for the period commencing on the
earlier of (1) the date on which all the conditions precedent referred to
in Clause 4.1 (Initial Conditions Precedent) other than the condition set
out in paragraph 11 (Consents and Filings) of Part B of Schedule 3
(Acquisition Documentary Conditions Precedent) have been satisfied and (2)
30 September 2005 and ending on the Completion Date at the rate of 0.50%
per annum;
	 
	 	(B)	 	if the Completion Date has not occurred by 30 September 2005, for the
period commencing from 30 September 2005 and ending on the Completion
Date, at the rate of 50% of the applicable Margin; and
	 
	 	(C)	 	for the period commencing from the Completion Date and ending on the
last day of the Availability Period for the relevant Term Facility, at the
rate of 0.50% per annum,
	 
	 	in each case, on the daily, undrawn, uncancelled amount of the total
Commitments for the relevant Term Facility; and

	 	(ii)	 	be payable as follows:

	 	(A)	 	in the case of the commitment fees payable pursuant to paragraphs
(i)(A) and (B) above, on the Completion Date;
	 
	 	(B)	 	in the case of the commitment fee payable pursuant to paragraph (i)(C)
above, quarterly in arrear and on the last day of the Availability Period
for the relevant Term Facility; and
	 
	 	(C)	 	in any event, on the cancelled amount of the relevant Lender’s
Commitment for the relevant Term Facility at the time the cancellation is
effective or if later, the Completion Date.

	 	(c)	 	The commitment fees payable under this Clause 10.1 (Commitment Fees) will each accrue
from day to day and will be calculated on the basis of a 360 day year and the actual number
of days elapsed. No commitment fees shall be payable in the event that the Completion Date
does not occur.

	10.2	 	Arrangement Fee
	 
	 	 	Bidco will pay or procure payment of the arrangement, underwriting and other fees in the
amounts and at the times and otherwise as specified in the Fees Letters.

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	10.3	 	Agency Fees
	 
	 	 	Bidco will pay or procure payment, to the Facility Agent for its own account and to the
Security Agent for its own account, agency fees at the times and otherwise in accordance
with the terms of the relevant Fees Letter.
	 
	10.4	 	Amendment and Work Fees
	 
	 	 	Bidco will pay or procure payment of the amendment and work fees in the amounts and at the
times as specified in the Amendment Fee Letter and the Work Fee Letter.
	 
	10.5	 	Letter of Credit/Lender Guarantee Commission
	 
	 	 	Each Borrower for whose account a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee is issued shall pay
to each Revolving Lender or Bonding Lender (as the case may be) a commission at a rate
equal to the applicable Margin (as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Clause 6.5
(Margin Adjustment)) for the Revolving Facility or the Bonding Facility (as the case may
be) on that Lender’s Contingent
Liability from day to day in relation to that Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee. That
commission shall be payable in:

	 	(a)	 	where such Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee is denominated in a currency other than
US Dollars, sterling, euro, Hong Kong dollars, Danish krone, Swiss francs, Canadian
dollars, Australian dollars or Singapore dollars, euro (such amount calculated using the
Facility Agent’s Spot Rate of Exchange for the relevant currency and notified to Bidco); or
	 
	 	(b)	 	where such Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee is denominated in US Dollars, sterling,
euro, Hong Kong dollars, Danish krone, Swiss francs, Canadian dollars, Australian dollars
or Singapore dollars, the currency of denomination of the Letter of Credit or Lender
Guarantee,

	 	 	unless a Lender notifies the Facility Agent in writing at least three Business Days prior
to the due date for payment that by reason of circumstances described in Clause
11.2(a)(ii), it cannot receive such commission due to it in a particular currency whereupon
the commission shall be payable to the affected Lender in euro (calculated using the
Facility Agent’s Spot Rate of Exchange for the relevant currency).
	 
	 	 	Such payments under this Clause shall be made quarterly in arrears for so long as that
Lender has any such Contingent Liability and on the date on which it ceases to have any
such Contingent Liability.
	 
	10.6	 	Issuing Lender Fee
	 
	 	 	Each Borrower for whose account a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee is issued, shall pay
to the Issuing Lender which issued that Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee a fee equal to
0.125% per annum on the Contingent Liability of such Issuing Lender from day to day in
relation to that Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee (excluding the proportion of such
liability not counter-indemnified or guaranteed by the other Lenders). That fee shall be
payable quarterly in arrears for so long as such Issuing Lender has any such Contingent
Liability and on the date on which it ceases to have any such Contingent Liability.

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	10.7	 	Issuing Lender Fee under the Bonding Facility
	 
	 	 	The relevant Issuing Lender and Bidco may agree on a bilateral basis the fees to be paid to
the Issuing Lender for acting as issuing lender under this Agreement, including in
variation of the amounts which would otherwise be payable under Clause 10.5 (Issuing Lender
Fee). If any such variation to the amounts payable under Clause 10.5 (Issuing Lender Fee)
is agreed, the Issuing Lender shall notify the Facility Agent in writing prior to or
contemporaneously with such variation taking effect. Bidco will pay or procure payment of
fees to Deutsche Bank AG when it acts as Issuing Lender in relation to the issue of Letters
of Credit or
Lender Guarantees under the Bonding Facility in the amounts and at the times agreed in the
separate fee letter with Deutsche Bank AG relating to the Bonding Facility.
	 
	10.8	 	Payment of Fees

	 	(a)	 	Bidco irrevocably authorises the Facility Agent to deduct from the first Drawing in
respect of the Facilities, all fees (including legal fees) costs and expenses to the extent
set out in the Original Funds Flow Statement and payable in accordance with the relevant
Fees Letters and this Agreement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Bidco irrevocably authorises the Facility Agent to deduct from the first Drawing in
respect of either the Tranche B1 Term Facility or the Tranche C1 Term Facility (from
whichever such Facility is drawn earlier), all fees (including legal fees) costs and
expenses to the extent set out in the New Funds Flow Statement and payable in accordance
with the relevant Fees Letters and this Agreement.

	11.	 	CURRENCY OPTION
	 
	11.1	 	Requests for Optional Currency
	 
	 	 	Subject as otherwise provided in this Agreement if the relevant Borrower so requests in a
Drawing Request for a Revolving Advance or a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee that
Revolving Advance, Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee shall be denominated in an Optional
Currency provided that Revolving Advances may not be denominated at any one time in more
than 5 Optional Currencies.
	 
	11.2	 	Response to Request for an Optional Currency
	 
	 	 	If not later than close of business 3 Business Days prior to the first day of an Interest
Period during which a Revolving Advance is to be denominated in an Optional Currency:

	 	(a)	 	any Lender notifies the Facility Agent that:

	 	(i)	 	by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market generally,
that Lender will be unable to obtain matching deposits in that Optional Currency in
the London interbank market at or about 11 a.m. on the relevant date in sufficient
amounts to fund its share of that Advance during that Interest Period; or

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	 	(ii)	 	it would by reason of national or international financial, political or
economic conditions, currency availability, currency exchange rates or exchange
controls be impossible or impracticable or it would be unlawful or contrary to a
directive (whether or not having the force of law but, if not
having the force of law, being one with which it is the practice of Lenders in the
relevant jurisdiction to comply) for its share of that Advance to be denominated in
that Optional Currency during that Interest Period; or

	 	(b)	 	the Facility Agent (acting reasonably) determines that:

	 	(i)	 	the relevant Optional Currency is for any reason not freely convertible into
Euro and/or not freely transferable in the London interbank market; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	it is impossible to make payment in the country of the currency in which the
Advance is to be denominated in the manner provided for in this Agreement;

	 	 	 	the Facility Agent shall promptly notify Bidco and the Lenders.

	11.3	 	Alternative Currency
	 
	 	 	If in relation to any Interest Period relating to a Revolving Advance the Facility Agent
gives notice to Bidco and the Lenders in accordance with Clause 11.2 (Response to Request
for an Optional Currency) then the Lender which has notified the Facility Agent under
Clause 11.2 (Response to Request for an Optional Currency) (the “Notifying Lender”) shall
not be obliged to make available its participation in that Advance in such currency, and
Bidco or relevant Borrower may by notice to the Facility Agent before 11.00 a.m. on the
second Business Day prior to the proposed Drawing Date specify that the Notifying Lender’s
portion of that Advance during that Interest Period instead be denominated in another
Optional Currency and in the absence of such notice from Bidco or the relevant Borrower by
such time, the Notifying Lender’s portion of such Revolving Advance shall be denominated in
Euro. Such changes shall be deemed to be made to the definition of LIBOR as the Facility
Agent may reasonably determine to be necessary for the purpose of determining LIBOR to
apply to the Notifying Lender’s portion of such Revolving Advance and the Facility Agent
shall notify the same to Bidco and the Lenders.
	 
	11.4	 	Notification of Facility Agent’s Spot Rate of Exchange
	 
	 	 	If a Revolving Advance is to be denominated or issued in an Optional Currency, the Facility
Agent shall promptly notify Bidco and the Lenders of the applicable Facility Agent’s Spot
Rate of Exchange, the Optional Currency amount and the Euro Equivalent of such Revolving
Advance as soon as practicable after they are ascertained.

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	11.5	 	Bonding Commitment
	 
	 	 	On the date on which any Drawing is requested (whether or not in an Optional
Currency) under the Bonding Facility, the Bonding Agent shall determine whether the
aggregate of:

	 	(a)	 	the amount in Euro of that Drawing or, if denominated in an Optional Currency, the Euro
Equivalent (determined in accordance with the Bonding Agent’s Rate of Exchange as at or
about 1300 Düsseldorf time on the Business Day prior to the relevant Drawing Date) of that
Drawing; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	subject to Clause 11.7 (Revaluation of Letters of Credit), the Euro Equivalent
(determined as at or about 11:00 am 2 Business Days prior to each respective original
Drawing Date (the “original Drawing Date” in respect of those Letters of Credit and Lender
Guarantees deemed issued on the terms of the Bonding Side Letters being the date on which
the respective Letters of Credit or Lender Guarantees were deemed issued in accordance with
the terms of the relevant Bonding Side Letter)) of the total Contingent Liability of all
the Lenders under Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees already issued under the Bonding
Facility and denominated in Optional Currencies, which will be outstanding on the relevant
Drawing Date; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	the total Contingent Liability of all the Lenders under Letters of Credit and Lender
Guarantees already issued under the Bonding Facility and denominated in Euro which will be
outstanding on the relevant Drawing Date,

	 	 	exceeds the total amount of the Bonding Commitments of the Lenders. In the event that the
Commitments of the Lenders are so exceeded, at the election of Bidco either (i) the
requested Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee shall be reduced by the amount by which the
total Bonding Commitments of the Lenders are so exceeded or (ii) Bidco may pay or procure
the payment to the credit of a Cash Collateral Account of an amount equal to the amount by
which the Lenders’ Commitments are so exceeded in which case the requested Letter of Credit
or Lender Guarantee shall be issued in the full amount.
	 
	11.6	 	Revolving Commitment
	 
	 	 	On the date on which any Drawing is requested (whether or not in an Optional Currency)
under the Revolving Facility, the Facility Agent shall determine whether the aggregate of:

	 	(a)	 	the amount in Euro of that Drawing or, if denominated in an Optional Currency, the Euro
Equivalent (determined as at or about 11:00 am 3 Business Days prior to the relevant
Drawing Date) of that Drawing; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	the Euro Equivalent (determined as at or about 11:00 am 3 Business Days prior to each
respective original Drawing Date (the “original Drawing Date” in respect of those Letters
of Credit and Lender Guarantees deemed issued on the terms of the Bonding Side Letters
being the date on which the respective Letters
of Credit or Lender Guarantees were deemed issued in accordance with the terms of the
relevant Bonding Side Letter)) of each existing

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	 	 	 	Revolving Advance , denominated in an Optional Currency which will be
outstanding on the relevant Drawing Date; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	each existing Revolving Advance, denominated in Euro which will be outstanding on the
relevant Drawing Date; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	subject to Clause 11.7 (Revaluation of Letters of Credit), the Euro Equivalent
(determined as at or about 11:00 am 2 Business Days prior to each respective original
Drawing Date) of the total Contingent Liability of all the Lenders under Letters of Credit
and Lender Guarantees already issued under the Revolving Facility and denominated in
Optional Currencies, which will be outstanding on the relevant Drawing Date; and
	 
	 	(e)	 	the total Contingent Liability of all the Lenders under Letters of Credit and Lender
Guarantees already issued under the Revolving Facility and denominated in Euro which will
be outstanding on the relevant Drawing Date,

	 	 	exceeds the total amount of the Revolving Commitments as applicable of the Lenders, as
reduced by the Ancillary Limits in the case of the Revolving Facility. In the event that
the Commitments of the Lenders are so exceeded, at the election of Bidco either (i) the
requested Revolving Advance, Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee shall be reduced by the
amount by which the total Revolving Commitments of the Lenders are so exceeded or (ii)
Bidco may, in respect of a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee, pay or procure the payment
to the credit of a Cash Collateral Account of an amount equal to the amount by which the
Lenders’ Commitments are so exceeded in which case the requested Letter of Credit or Lender
Guarantee shall be issued in the full amount.

	11.7	 	Revaluation of Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees

	 	(a)	 	If any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee renewed in accordance with Clause 5.8
(Renewal and amendment of a Letter of Credit/Lender Guarantee) is denominated in an
Optional Currency:

	 	(i)	 	the Facility Agent (in the case of a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee
issued under the Revolving Facility) shall at the date of renewal of such Letter of
Credit or Lender Guarantee recalculate the Euro Equivalent of the Contingent
Liability of all the Lenders under such Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee by
notionally converting into Euro the outstanding amount of such Contingent Liability
on the basis of the Facility Agent’s Spot Rate of Exchange on the date of
calculation; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the Bonding Agent (in the case of a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee
issued under the Bonding Facility) shall at the date of renewal and/or at the date
of issuance (in accordance with Clause 5.7 (Issue of Letters of Credit/Lender
Guarantees and L/C Limitation)) of such Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee, and
each business day thereafter, recalculate the Euro Equivalent of Contingent
Liability of all the Lenders under such Letter of Credit or Lenders Guarantee by
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	 	 	 	Contingent Liability on the basis of the Bonding Agent’s Rate of Exchange
on the date of calculation.

	 	(b)	 	Bidco shall, if requested by the Facility Agent and/or the Bonding Agent within 3 days
of any calculation under paragraph (a) above, ensure that within
3 Business Days the Bonding Facility is prepaid in an amount sufficient to ensure
that the aggregate of (i) the total Euro Equivalent of the outstanding amount of
the Contingent Liability of all the Lenders under Letters of Credit and Lender
Guarantees already issued under the Bonding Facility and denominated in an Optional
Currency and (ii) the total Contingent Liability of all the Lenders under Letters
of Credit and Lender Guarantees already issued under the Bonding Facility and
denominated in Euro (each determined as set forth in Clauses 11.5 (Bonding
Commitment) above) does not exceed the Bonding Commitments following any adjustment
to the Contingent Liability of all the Lenders carried out pursuant to paragraph
(a) of this Clause 11.7 (Revaluation of Letters of Credit).
	 
	 	(c)	 	Bidco shall, if requested by the Facility Agent within 3 days of any calculation under
paragraph (a) above, ensure that within 3 Business Days sufficient Revolving Advances are
prepaid to ensure that the aggregate of (i) the amount of all outstanding Revolving
Advances denominated in Euro, (ii) the total Euro Equivalent of all outstanding Revolving
Advances denominated in an Optional Currency, (iii) the total Euro Equivalent of the
outstanding amount of the Contingent Liability of all the Lenders under Letters of Credit
and Lender Guarantees already issued under the Revolving Facility and denominated in an
Optional Currency and (iv) the total Contingent Liability of all the Lenders under Letters
of Credit and Lender Guarantees already issued under the Revolving Facility and denominated
in Euro (each determined as set forth in Clauses 11.6 (Revolving Commitment) above) does
not exceed the Revolving Commitments (after deducting the Ancillary Limits) following any
adjustment to the Contingent Liability of all the Lenders carried out pursuant to paragraph
(a) of this Clause 11.7 (Revaluation of Letters of Credit).

	12.	 	TAXES
	 
	12.1	 	Tax Definitions
	 
	 	 	In this Agreement:
	 
	 	 	“DTT Lender” means, in relation to Taxes imposed by a state (the “Taxing State”) on a
payment of interest made by an Obligor to a Senior Finance Party on a participation in an
Advance, that Senior Finance Party, where that Senior Finance Party:

	 	(a)	 	is treated as a resident of another state for the purposes of a double taxation treaty
between that other state and the Taxing State, where that double taxation treaty provides
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	 	(b)	 	does not carry on business in the Taxing State through a permanent establishment with which
that Senior Finance Party’s participation in that Advance is effectively connected; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	fulfils any other provisions of the relevant double taxation treaty that are necessary for
a payee to fulfil so as to be able, pursuant to that treaty, to receive payments of interest
without a Tax Deduction (subject to the completion of any necessary procedural formalities);

	 	 	“Qualifying UK Lender” means at any time in respect of a payment of interest made by or on
behalf of any Obligor on a participation in relation to an Advance, a Lender:

	 	(a)	 	who is beneficially entitled to and within the charge to United Kingdom corporation tax as
regards that payment and:

	 	(i)	 	if the participation in that Advance was made by it, is a Lender which is a “bank”
(as defined for the purposes of section 349 of the Taxes Act); or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	if the participation in that Advance was made by a different person, that person
was a “bank” (as defined for the purposes of section 349 of the Taxes Act) at the time
that Advance was made;

	 	(b)	 	who is beneficially entitled to that payment and:

	 	(i)	 	is a company resident in the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Taxes Act (the
first condition set out in section 349B of the Taxes Act); or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	satisfies one of the other conditions set out in subsections (2) or (6) of section
349B of the Taxes Act;

	 	(c)	 	who is a building society as defined in Section 832(1) of the Taxes Act and which is
entitled to receive any payment of interest made in respect of an advance under a Senior
Finance Document without a Tax Deduction in respect of Tax imposed by the United Kingdom
pursuant to Section 477A(7) of the Taxes Act; or
	 
	 	(d)	 	who is a DTT Lender with respect to the Taxes imposed by the United Kingdom;

	 	 	“Qualifying US Lender” means at any time in respect of a payment of interest made by or on
behalf of an Obligor on a participation in relation to an Advance, a Lender which is:

	 	(a)	(i)	 	 a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code; or

	 	(ii)	 	a DTT Lender with respect to the United States entitled to receive such payments
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	 	(iii)	 	entitled to receive payments under the Finance Documents without deduction or
withholding of any United States federal income Taxes either as a result of such
payments being effectively connected with the conduct by such Lender of a trade or
business within the United States or under the portfolio interest exemption; and

	 	(b)	 	to the extent required in Clause 12.3(h) (Tax Gross-Up), has timely delivered to the
Facility Agent for transmission to the Obligor copies of the forms and certificates discussed
in Clause 12.3(h) (Tax Gross- Up).

	 	 	“Tax Confirmation” means a confirmation by a Lender that the person beneficially entitled to
interest payable to that Lender in respect of an Advance is either:

	 	(a)	 	a company resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom Tax purposes; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	a person who satisfies one of the other conditions set out in subsections (2) or (6) of
Section 349B of the Taxes Act.

	 	 	“Tax Credit” means a credit against, relief or remission for, or repayment of any Tax;
	 
	 	 	“Tax Deduction” means a deduction or withholding for or on account of Tax from a payment under
a Senior Finance Document;
	 
	 	 	“Taxes Act” means the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988;
	 
	 	 	“Tax Liability” means, in respect of any Senior Finance Party:

	 	(a)	 	any liability or any increase in the liability of that person to make any payment of or in
respect of tax;
	 
	 	(b)	 	any loss of any relief, allowance, deduction or credit in respect of tax which would
otherwise have been available to that person;
	 
	 	(c)	 	any setting off against income, profits or gains or against any tax liability of any
relief, allowance, deduction or credit in respect of tax which would otherwise have been
available to that person; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	any loss or setting off against any tax liability of a right to repayment of tax which
would otherwise have been available to that person,

	 	 	and for this purpose, any question of whether or not any relief, allowance, deduction, credit
or right to repayment of tax has been lost or set off in relation to any person, and if so, the
date on which that loss or set-off took place, shall be conclusively determined by that person
and such determination shall be binding on the relevant parties to this Agreement;
	 
	 	 	“Tax Payment” means an increased payment made by an Obligor to a Senior Finance Party under
Clause 12.3 (Tax Gross-Up) or a payment made under Clause 12.4 (Tax Indemnity).

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	12.2	 	Payments to be Free and Clear
	 
	 	 	All payments to be made by each Obligor under each Senior Finance Document shall be paid
free and clear of and (in each case except to the extent required by law) without any Tax
Deduction.
	 
	12.3	 	Tax Gross-Up

	 	(a)	 	Each Obligor shall promptly upon it becoming aware that it is required by law to make a
Tax Deduction (or that there is a change in the rate or the basis of any Tax Deduction)
notify the Facility Agent of such requirement or change.
Similarly, a Lender shall notify the Facility Agent on becoming so aware in respect
of a payment payable to that Lender. If the Facility Agent receives such
notification from a Lender it shall notify that Obligor.
	 
	 	(b)	 	If an Obligor is required by law to make a Tax Deduction it shall make the Tax
Deduction in the minimum amount and within the time period required by law.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Except as provided by paragraph (f) below, if a Tax Deduction is required by law to be
made by an Obligor the amount of the payment due from the Obligor shall be increased to an
amount so that after the required Tax Deduction on that increased amount is made the payee
receives a net sum equal to the amount it would have received had no Tax Deduction been
required.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Except as provided by paragraph (f) below, if a Tax Deduction is required by law to be
made by the Facility Agent from any payment to a Senior Finance Party which represents an
amount or amounts received from an Obligor, that Obligor shall pay directly to that Senior
Finance Party an amount which, after making the required Tax Deduction on that direct
payment, enables the payee to receive a net sum equal to the amount it would have received
had no Tax Deductions been required.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Within 30 days after making any Tax Deduction or a payment which it is required to make
in connection with any Tax Deduction, the Obligor making that Tax Deduction or payment
shall deliver to the Facility Agent for the relevant Senior Finance Party certified copies
of tax receipts evidencing such payment or, if the practice of the relevant taxing
authority is not to supply such receipts, evidence satisfactory to that Senior Finance
Party that the Tax Deduction has been made and that any payment which is required in
connection with any Tax Deduction has been made to the relevant Tax authority or other
person.
	 
	 	(f)	 	An Obligor is not required to make an increased or direct payment to a Senior Finance
Party under paragraphs (c) or (d) above in respect of Taxes imposed by the United Kingdom
or the United States on a payment of interest on a participation in an Advance if at the
time the payment concerned falls due the Senior Finance Party:

	 	(i)	 	is not a Qualifying UK Lender, a DTT Lender or a Qualifying US Lender as the
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	 	 	 	reason it is not a Qualifying UK Lender, DTT Lender or Qualifying US Lender as
the case may be, is due to a change after the date it becomes a Lender in any
law, treaty or regulation, or in the interpretation or application thereof, or
in any practice of concession of any relevant taxing authority) to the extent
that payment could have been made without a deduction or withholding if that
Senior Finance Party had been a Qualifying UK Lender, DTT Lender or Qualifying
US Lender as the case may be, on that date;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	is a Qualifying UK Lender by virtue only of paragraph (b) of the definition of
Qualifying UK Lender and the relevant Obligor has received a direction under section
349C of the Taxes Act in relation to that Senior Finance Party and its participation in
an Advance to the extent that payment could have been made without a deduction or
withholding if no direction had been issued; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	is a DTT Lender and the relevant Obligor is able to demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the DTT Lender that the Tax Deduction is required as a result of the
failure of the DTT Lender to comply with its obligations under paragraph (g) below.

	(g)	 	To the extent it is able to do so without breaching any legal or regulatory restrictions or
having to disclose any confidential information, each DTT Lender shall, as soon as reasonably
practicable, make any necessary application under the relevant double taxation treaty for that
Obligor to make its payments to that Lender under this Agreement without a Tax Deduction, and
shall notify the Facility Agent when such application has been made, provided that this
paragraph (g) shall not apply to any DTT Lender described in paragraphs (h) and (i) below,
unless the procedures set forth in paragraphs (h) and (i) below are not relevant. The Facility
Agent shall, on receipt of any such notification delivered pursuant to this paragraph (g),
subsequently notify Bidco.
	 
	(h)	 	Any Lender that is not a “United States person” (as such term is defined in Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code) and that is entitled to payment from an US
Obligor that is a “United States person” (as such term is defined in Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code) without a Tax Deduction for United States federal withholding
taxes, shall as soon as reasonably practicable (a) to the extent able to do so without
breaching any legal or regulatory restrictions or having to disclose any confidential
information, deliver to such US Obligor, with a copy to the Facility Agent, at the time
or times prescribed by applicable law, (i) two accurate and complete originally
executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN or W-8ECI (or any successor),
whichever is relevant, certifying such Lender’s legal entitlement to an exemption or
reduction from any Tax Deduction for United States federal withholding taxes with
respect to all payments hereunder, (ii) in the case of each such Lender, if the Lender
is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code and cannot
deliver either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI or Form W-8BEN (certifying
such Lender’s legal entitlement to an exemption or reduction from any Tax Deduction for
United States federal withholding taxes) pursuant to clause (i) above, (x) a statement
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	 	 	is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code and (y) two
accurate and complete originally executed copies of U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Form W-8BEN (with respect to the portfolio interest exemption) (or successor form)
certifying such Lender’s legal entitlement to an exemption or reduction from any
Tax Deduction for United States federal withholding taxes with respect to all
payments hereunder or (iii) in the case of each such Lender, if a Lender is a
foreign intermediary or flow-through entity for United States federal income tax
purposes, two accurate and complete signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8IMY (and all necessary attachments) certifying such Lender’s legal entitlement
to an exemption or reduction from any Tax Deduction for United States federal
withholding taxes with respect to all payments hereunder, and (b) to the extent
able do so without breaching any legal or regulatory restrictions or having to
disclose any confidential information at such times, provide to such US Obligor,
with a copy to the Facility Agent) new Forms W-8BEN, W-8ECI or W-8IMY (or any
successor), whichever is relevant, upon the expiration or obsolescence of any
previously delivered form to reconfirm any complete exemption from, or any
entitlement to a reduction in, any Tax Deduction for United States federal
withholding taxes with respect to any payment hereunder.
	 
	(i)	 	Each Lender that is entitled to payment from an Obligor established in Belgium without
or with a lower Tax Deduction for Belgian withholding taxes, shall to the extent it is able
to do so, using reasonable efforts, without breaching any legal or regulatory restrictions
or having to disclose any confidential information, as soon as reasonably practicable upon
written request of such Obligor, submit to such Obligor a tax residence certificate (form
276 Int.-Aut or any other form that may be requested by the Belgian tax authorities for the
same purpose) issued by the competent tax authorities of the jurisdiction in which such
Lender is resident stating that such Lender is resident in that jurisdiction for tax
purposes, and, after such certificate ceases to be valid, such Lender shall, to the extent
it is able to do so, using reasonable efforts, as soon as reasonably practicable upon
written request of such Obligor, submit another such certificate to such Obligor, provided,
however, that nothing in this Clause 12.3(i) shall require such Lender to disclose any
confidential information (including without limitation, its tax returns or its
calculations). After the entry into force of any new relevant exemption under
Belgian internal law (the “New Exemption”), each Lender that is entitled, under the
New Exemption, to payments from an Obligor established in Belgium without a Tax
Deduction for Belgian withholding tax, shall to the extent able to do so using
reasonable efforts, as soon as reasonably practicable upon written request of such
Obligor, co-operate with the relevant Obligor filing such certificate or document
or furnishing to such Obligor such information, in each case, as reasonably
requested by such Obligor that may be necessary to permit interest payments to be
made by that Obligor to that Lender free and clear of Tax Deduction for Belgian
withholding tax, provided, however, that nothing in this Clause 12.3(i)
shall require that Lender to disclose any confidential information (including,
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	12.4	 	Tax Indemnity

	 	(a)	 	Except as provided by paragraph (b) below, each Obligor shall within 5 Business Days of
demand by the Facility Agent, indemnify a Senior Finance Party against any Tax Liability
which that Senior Finance Party (in its absolute discretion, acting reasonably and in good
faith) determines will be or has been (directly or indirectly) suffered by that Senior
Finance Party in respect of a Senior Finance Document.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Paragraph (a) above shall not apply:

	 	(i)	 	with respect to any Tax Liability of a Senior Finance Party under the laws of
the jurisdiction in which:

	 	(A)	 	that Senior Finance Party is incorporated or, if different, the
jurisdiction (or jurisdictions) in which that Senior Finance Party is
treated as resident for Tax purposes; or
	 
	 	(B)	 	that Senior Finance Party’s Lending Office is located in respect of
amounts received or receivable in that jurisdiction,

	 	 	 	if that Tax is imposed on or calculated by reference to the overall net
income of that Senior Finance Party; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	if and to the extent that a loss, liability or cost is compensated for by an
increased or direct payment pursuant to Clause 12.3(c) or (d) (Tax Gross-Up) or
would have been so compensated but was not so compensated solely because one or
more of the exclusions contained in paragraph (f) of Clause 12.3 (Tax Gross-Up)
applied.

	 	(c)	 	A Senior Finance Party making, or intending to make, a claim under paragraph (a) above
shall promptly notify the Facility Agent of the event which will give, or has given, rise
to the claim, following which the Facility Agent will notify Bidco.
	 
	 	(d)	 	A Senior Finance Party shall, on receiving a payment from an Obligor under paragraph
(a) above notify the Facility Agent.

	12.5	 	Tax Credits

	(a)	 	If an Obligor makes a Tax Payment and the relevant Senior Finance Party determines, in
its sole opinion (acting reasonably), that it has obtained, utilised and retained a Tax
Credit which is attributable to that Tax Payment, that Senior Finance Party shall (subject
to paragraph (b) below) pay to the relevant Obligor such amount as that Senior Finance
Party determines, in its sole opinion (acting reasonably), to be attributable to the
relevant Tax Payment and as will leave that Senior Finance Party (after that payment) in
the same after-Tax position as it would have been in if the Tax Payment had not been made
by that Obligor.

	 	(b)	(i)	 	Each Senior Finance Party shall have an absolute discretion as to the time at which
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	 	 	 	any Tax Credits and shall not be obliged to arrange its business or its
tax affairs in any particular way in order to be eligible for any credit
or refund or similar benefit.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	No Senior Finance Party shall be obliged to disclose to any other person any
information regarding its business, tax affairs or tax computations (including,
without limitation, its tax returns or its calculations).
	 
	 	(iii)	 	If a Senior Finance Party has made a payment to an Obligor pursuant to this
Clause 12.5 on account of a Tax Credit and it subsequently transpires that that
Senior Finance Party did not receive that Tax Credit, that Obligor shall, on
demand, pay to that Senior Finance Party the amount which that Senior Finance Party
determines will put it (after that payment is received) in the same after-tax
position as it would have been in had no such payment been made to that Obligor.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	No Senior Finance Party shall be obliged to make any payment under this Clause
12.5 if, by doing so, it would contravene the terms of any applicable Law or any
notice, direction or requirement of any governmental or regulatory authority
(whether or not having the force of law).

	12.6	 	Stamp Taxes
	 
	 	 	Bidco shall, or shall procure that an Obligor shall, pay and, within 5 Business Days of
demand by the Facility Agent (or the Security Agent, in relation to any Security Document),
immediately indemnify each Senior Finance Party against any cost, loss or liability that
Senior Finance Party incurs in relation to any stamp duty, stamp duty reserve, documentary,
registration and any other similar Tax or notarial fees payable on or arising from any
Senior Finance Document, except for any such Tax or notarial fees payable in connection
with an assignment or transfer pursuant to Clause 27 (Assignments and Transfers).
	 
	12.7	 	VAT

	 	(a)	 	All consideration expressed to be payable under a Senior Finance Document by any party
hereto to a Senior Finance Party shall be deemed to be exclusive of any VAT. If VAT is
chargeable on any supply made by any Senior Finance
Party to any party hereto in connection with a Senior Finance Document that party
shall pay to the Senior Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as
paying the consideration for that supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Where a Senior Finance Document requires any party hereto to reimburse a Senior Finance
Party for any costs or expenses, that party shall also at the same time pay and indemnify
the Senior Finance Party against any VAT incurred by the Senior Finance Party in respect of
the costs or expenses to the extent that the Senior Finance Party determines in its sole
discretion that it is not entitled to credit for or repayment of the VAT.

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	13.	 	CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES
	 
	13.1	 	Illegality
	 
	 	 	If at any time it becomes, after the date of this Agreement, unlawful in any applicable
jurisdiction for any Lender to allow all or part of its Commitments to remain outstanding
and/or to make, fund or allow to remain outstanding all or part of its share of any Drawing
and/or to carry out all or any of its other obligations under this Agreement:

	 	(a)	 	upon that Lender notifying Bidco, the relevant part of its Commitments shall be
cancelled; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	the Borrowers shall prepay that Lender’s portion of each Advance on the last day of the
relevant Interest Period and forthwith provide cash cover in an amount equal to that
Lender’s Contingent Liability in relation to each Lender Guarantee and Letter of Credit or,
if earlier, the date specified by the Lender in its notice as may be necessary to comply
with the relevant law or directive (being no earlier than the last day of any applicable
grace period permitted by law) with accrued interest thereon and any other sum then due to
that Lender under this Agreement.

	13.2	 	Increased Costs

	 	(a)	 	Subject to paragraph (c) below, Bidco shall, within 3 Business Days of a demand by the
Facility Agent, pay or procure payment for the account of a Senior Finance Party of the
amount of any Increased Costs incurred by that Senior Finance Party or any of its
affiliates as a result of:

	 	(i)	 	the introduction of or any change in (or change in the interpretation,
administration or application of) any law or directive; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	compliance with any law or directive made after the date of this Agreement.

	 	 	 	In this Agreement “Increased Cost” means:

	 	(i)	 	a reduction in the rate of return under a Senior Finance Document or on the
overall capital of a Senior Finance Party or any of its affiliates;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	an additional or increased cost; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	a reduction of any amount due and payable under any Senior Finance Document,

	 	 	 	which is incurred or suffered by a Senior Finance Party or any of its affiliates to
the extent that it is attributable to that Senior Finance Party or affiliate having
entered into any Commitment or funding or performing its obligations under any
Senior Finance Document.

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	 	(b)	(i)	 	A Senior Finance Party intending to make a claim for any Increased Costs shall
notify the Facility Agent of the event giving rise to the claim following which the
Facility Agent shall promptly notify Bidco.

	 	(ii)	 	Each Senior Finance Party shall, as soon as practicable after a demand by the
Facility Agent, provide a certificate confirming the amount of its Increased Costs
claim.

	 	(c)	 	Paragraph (a) above shall not apply to the extent that any Increased Cost is:

	 	(i)	 	attributable to a Tax Deduction required by law to be made by an Obligor; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	compensated for under Clause 12.4(a) (Tax Indemnity) or would have been so
compensated but was not so compensated solely because one or more of the exclusions
contained in paragraph (b) of Clause 12.4 (Tax Indemnity) applied;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	compensated for by the payment of the Mandatory Cost;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	attributable to the wilful breach by the relevant Senior Finance Party or its
affiliates of any law or regulation; or
	 
	 	(v)	 	attributable to the implementation or application of or compliance with the
“International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised
Framework” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004 in
the form existing on the date of this Agreement (“Basel II”) or any other law or
regulation which implements Basel II (whether such implementation, application or
compliance is by a government, regulator, Finance Party or any of its affiliates).

	13.3	 	Mitigation

	 	(a)	 	Each Senior Finance Party shall, in consultation with Bidco, take all reasonable steps
to mitigate any circumstances which arise and which result or would result in any amount
becoming payable under or pursuant to, or cancelled pursuant to, any of Clause 13.1
(Illegality), Clause 12 (Taxes) or Clause 13.2 (Increased Costs), including (but not
limited to) changing its Lending Office or transferring its rights and obligations under
the Senior Finance Documents to an affiliate. This paragraph does not in any way limit the
obligations of the Obligors under the Senior Finance Documents.

	 	(b)	(i)	 	Bidco shall, and shall procure that the Obligors shall, indemnify each Senior
Finance Party for all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by that Senior Finance Party
as a result of any step taken by it under paragraph (a) above.

	 	(ii)	 	A Senior Finance Party is not obliged to take any step under paragraph (a)
above if, in the opinion of that Senior Finance Party (acting reasonably), to do so
might be prejudicial to it.

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	13.4	 	Change in Market Conditions

	 	(a)	 	Subject to paragraph (b) below, if LIBOR or, if applicable, EURIBOR is to be calculated
by reference to the Reference Lenders but a Reference Lender does not supply a quotation by
12:00 noon London time, in the case of LIBOR, or Brussels time, in the case of EURIBOR, on
the Quotation Day, the applicable LIBOR or EURIBOR shall be calculated on the basis of the
quotations of the remaining Reference Lenders.

	 	(b)	(i)	 	If a Market Disruption Event occurs in relation to any Advance for any Interest
Period, then the rate of interest per annum on each Lender’s share in that Advance for that
Interest Period shall be the rate per annum which is the aggregate of:

	 	(A)	 	the applicable Margin;
	 
	 	(B)	 	the rate notified to the Facility Agent by that Lender as soon as
practicable and in any event before interest is due to be paid in respect
of that Interest Period to be that which expresses as a percentage rate
per annum the cost to that Lender of funding its share in that Advance
from whatever source it may reasonably select; and
	 
	 	(C)	 	the Mandatory Cost, if any, applicable to that Lender’s participation
in the relevant Advance.

	 	(ii)	 	The Facility Agent must promptly give notice to Bidco and the Lenders of the
occurrence of a Market Disruption Event.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	In this Agreement “Market Disruption Event” means:

	 	(A)	 	at or about 12:00 noon London time or Brussels time for Advances
denominated in Euro on the Quotation Day for the relevant Interest Period,
the Screen Rate is not available and none or only one of the Reference
Lenders supplies a rate to the Facility Agent to determine LIBOR or, if
applicable, EURIBOR for the relevant currency and Interest Period; or
	 
	 	(B)	 	before the close of business in London or Brussels for Advances
denominated in Euro on the Quotation Day for the relevant Interest Period,
the Facility Agent receives notifications from a Lender or Lenders (whose
participations in the relevant Advance exceed 50% of that Advance) that
the cost to it of obtaining matching deposits for the relevant Interest
Period in the Relevant Interbank Market would be in excess of LIBOR or, if
applicable, EURIBOR.

	 	(c)	(i)	 	If a Market Disruption Event occurs and the Facility Agent or Bidco (on behalf of
the affected Borrower) so requires, the Facility Agent and Bidco shall enter into
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	 		 	days) with a view to agreeing on a substitute basis for determining the
rate of interest and/or funding.

	 	(ii)	 	Any alternative basis agreed pursuant to paragraph (a) above shall, with the
prior consent of all the Lenders and Bidco, be binding on all parties hereto.

	13.5	 	Issuing Lender
	 
	 	 	References in Clause 12 (Taxes) and Clause 13.1 (Illegality) and 13.2 (Increased Costs)
shall include any Lender in its capacity as an Issuing Lender.
	 
	13.6	 	Replacement of Lender

	 	(a)	 	If at any time any Obligor becomes obliged to pay additional amounts described in
Clauses 12 (Taxes), 13.1 (Illegality) or 13.2 (Increased Costs) to any Lender, then Bidco
may on 10 Business Days’ prior written notice to the Facility Agent and such Lender (aa)
repay all the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s participation in the
outstanding advances and all accrued interest and fees and other amounts payable to that
Lender hereunder; or (bb) replace such Lender by requiring such Lender to (and such Lender
shall) transfer pursuant to Clause 27.3 (Assignments and Transfers by Lenders) all of its
rights and obligations under this Agreement to a Lender or another bank, financial
institution, fund or other entity selected by Bidco and which (unless any such Lender
continues to be fully liable for its obligations to the Issuing Lender under any relevant
Lender Guarantee or Letter of Credit) has been approved by the Issuing Lender (which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) which confirms its willingness to assume and
does assume all the obligations of the transferring Lender (including the assumption of the
transferring Lender’s participation on the same basis as the transferring Lender) for a
purchase price equal to the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s participation in
the outstanding Advances and all accrued interest and fees and other amounts payable to
that Lender hereunder.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The repayment or replacement of a Lender pursuant to this Clause 13.6 (Replacement of
Lender) shall be subject to the following conditions:

	 	(i)	 	neither the Facility Agent nor the Security Agent may be replaced without the
consent of the Majority Lenders;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	neither the Facility Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the
Group to find a replacement Lender or other such entity;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	such repayment or replacement must take place no later than 180 days after
the date the relevant Lender has demanded payment of additional or increased
amounts under Clause 12 (Taxes), 13.1 (Illegality) or 13.2 (Increased Costs) as the
case may be;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	in no event shall the Lender hereby replaced be required to pay or surrender
to such replacement Lender or other entity any of the fees received by such Lender
replaced pursuant to this Agreement; and

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	 	(v)	 	to the extent that the repayment or replacement of a Lender results from any
Obligor becoming obliged to pay additional amounts pursuant to Clause 12 (Taxes) or
13.2 (Increased Costs) the Obligor shall pay any such additional amounts to such
Lender prior to such Lender being repaid or replaced and the payment of such
additional amounts shall be a condition to the repayment or replacement of such
Lender.

	14.	 	PAYMENTS
	 
	14.1	 	By Lenders

	 	(a)	 	On each date on which an Advance is to be made, each Lender shall make its share of
that Advance available to the Facility Agent in the place for payment to the relevant
Borrower by payment in the currency of that Advance and in immediately available cleared
funds to such account as the Facility Agent shall specify.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Facility Agent shall make the amounts so made available to it available to the
relevant Borrower before close of business in the place of payment on that date by payment
in the same currency and funds as received by the Facility Agent to such account of the
relevant Borrower as shall have been specified in the notice requesting that Advance. If
any Lender makes its share of any Advance available to the Facility Agent later than
required by Clause 14.1(a), the Facility Agent shall make that share available to the
relevant Borrower as soon as practicable thereafter.

	14.2	 	By Obligors

	 	(a)	 	On each date on which any sum is due from any Obligor, it shall make that sum available
to the Facility Agent in the place for payment by payment in the currency in which that sum
is due and in immediately available cleared funds to such account as the Facility Agent
shall specify.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Facility Agent shall make available to each Senior Finance Party before close of
business in that place on that date its pro rata share (if any) of any sum so made
available to the Facility Agent in the same currency and funds as received by the Facility
Agent to such account of that Senior Finance Party with such Lender in that place as it
shall have specified to the Facility Agent.
If any sum is made available to the Facility Agent later than required by Clause
14.2(a), the Facility Agent shall make each Lender’s share (if any) available to it
as soon as practicable thereafter.

	14.3	 	Refunding of Payments
	 
	 	 	The Facility Agent shall not be obliged to make available to any person any sum which it is
expecting to receive for the account of that person until it has been able to establish
that it has received that sum. However, it may do so if it wishes. If and to the extent
that it does so but it transpires that it had not then received the sum which it paid out:

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	 	(a)	 	the person to whom the Facility Agent made that sum available shall on request refund
it to the Facility Agent; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	the person by whom that sum should have been made available or, if that person fails to
do so the person to whom that sum should have been made available, shall on request pay to
the Facility Agent the amount (as certified by the Facility Agent) which will indemnify the
Facility Agent against any funding or other cost, loss, expense or liability sustained or
incurred by it as a result of paying out that sum before receiving it.

	14.4	 	Non-Business Days

	 	(a)	 	The duration of an Interest Period shall not be changed after 11:00 a.m. on the
Quotation Day for that Interest Period unless it later becomes apparent to the Facility
Agent that the day on which that Interest Period would otherwise end is not a Business Day.
In that event, that Interest Period shall instead end on the Business Day succeeding that
day unless such day falls in the next calendar month, in which case, that Interest Period
shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day (such determination to be notified by
the Facility Agent to Bidco and the Lenders).
	 
	 	(b)	 	Any Maturity Date which would otherwise fall on a day which is not a Business Day shall
be adjusted on the same basis so as to fall on a Business Day.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Any payment to be made by any Obligor on a day which is not the last day of an Interest
Period or a Maturity Date and which would otherwise be due on a day which is not a Business
Day shall instead be due on the next Business Day.

	14.5	 	Change in Currency

	 	(a)	 	If a single currency or currency unit becomes the lawful currency of two or more
countries or any change occurs in a currency or currency unit of any country or if more
than one currency or currency unit are at the same time recognised by the central bank of
any relevant country as the lawful currency of such country, then:

	 	(i)	 	any reference in the Senior Finance Documents to, and any obligations arising
under the Senior Finance Documents in, the currency of that country shall be
translated into, or paid in, the currency or currency unit designated by the
Facility Agent after consultation with the Lenders and Bidco; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	any translation from one of such country’s currencies or currency units to
another shall be at the official rate of exchange recognised by that central bank
for the conversion of such currencies or currency unit into the other, rounded up
or down to the nearest whole unit of such other currency.

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	 	(b)	 	If a change in any currency of any relevant country occurs (including in consequence of
European Monetary Union) after the date of this Agreement, this Agreement will be amended
to the extent to which the Facility Agent, in good faith, in consultation with Bidco
determines to be necessary to reflect the change in currency or any financial market
practices relating to dealing in the new currency and to put the Lenders in the same
position, so far as is possible, that they would have been in if no change in currency had
occurred.

	14.6	 	Netting of Payments
	 
	 	 	If, on any Drawing Date in respect of the Revolving Facility, the Revolving Lenders are
required to make a Revolving Advance to an Obligor under this Agreement and a payment is
due to be made by such Obligor to the Facility Agent for the account of the Revolving
Lenders in the same currency as the said Revolving Advance, the Facility Agent shall apply
any amount payable by the Revolving Lenders to such Obligor on that Drawing Date in respect
of the relevant Drawing in or towards satisfaction of the amounts payable by such Obligor
to the Revolving Lenders on such Drawing Date. The Facility Agent shall, if so requested
by Bidco or the relevant Obligor, apply any amount received by it for any Obligor in or
towards the purchase of any amount of any currency due from that Obligor.
	 
	15.	 	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	 
	 	 	Each Obligor (or, in the case of Clauses 15.8(b) (No Defaults), 15.16 (Latest Accounts),
15.17 (Syndication Memorandum and Base Case Model), and 15.18 (Reports), Bidco) represents
and warrants to each of the Senior Finance Parties that:
	 
	15.1	 	Incorporation
	 
	 	 	It and each Material Subsidiary is duly incorporated (or, as the case may be, organised)
and validly existing under the laws of the place of its incorporation (or, as the case may
be, organisation) and has the power to own its assets and carry on its business
substantially as it is now being conducted.
	 
	15.2	 	Power
	 
	 	 	It has power to enter into, exercise its rights under, and perform and comply with its
obligations under, each of the Finance Documents to which it is party and to carry out the
transactions contemplated by such Finance Documents.
	 
	15.3	 	Authority
	 
	 	 	All actions, conditions and things required to be taken, fulfilled and done by it in order:

	 	(a)	 	to enable it to enter into, exercise its rights under, and perform and comply with its
obligations under, the Finance Documents to which it is party and to carry out the
transactions contemplated by such Finance Documents; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	subject to reservations, to ensure that those obligations are valid, legally binding
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	 	(c)	 	to make each of the Finance Documents to which it is party, subject to the
reservations, admissible in evidence in the courts of the jurisdiction to which it has
submitted in such Finance Document; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	to create the security constituted by the Security Documents to which it is party and,
subject to the reservations, to ensure that such security has the ranking specified
therein,

	 	 	have (subject as provided in Clause 15.4 (Consents and Filings) in relation to the security
constituted by the Security Documents) been taken, fulfilled and done.
	 
	15.4	 	Consents and Filings
	 
	 	 	All consents and filings required:

	 	(a)	 	for its entry into, exercise of its rights, and performance and compliance with its
obligations under, each of the Finance Documents; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	for it to carry out the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents

	 	 	have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect (save for (i) any filings
required in relation to the security constituted by the Security Documents which filings or
registrations will be made promptly after execution of the relevant documents and in any
event within applicable time limits and (ii) consents and filings in relation to the
Acquisition and which are not required pursuant to the Acquisition Documents and consents
and filings in relation to the Kromschröder Acquisition and which are not required pursuant
to the Kromschröder Documents (in each case to the extent that failure to obtain any such
consent or such filing has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect)).

	15.5	 	Non-Conflict
	 
	 	 	Its entry into, exercise of its rights under and performance and compliance with its
obligations under each of the Finance Documents to which it is party and the carrying out
of the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents do not:

	 	(a)	 	contravene in any material respect any law or directive, to which it or any of its
Subsidiaries is subject;
	 
	 	(b)	 	contravene its memorandum or articles of association or other constitutional documents
(including, in respect of an Obligor incorporated in France its statuts);
	 
	 	(c)	 	breach any material agreement or the terms of any material consent to which it or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or which is binding upon it or any of its Subsidiaries or
any of its or their respective assets to an extent which has or would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
	 
	 	(d)	 	oblige it, or any of its Subsidiaries, to create any security or result in the creation
of any security over its or their respective assets other than under the Security Documents
or encumbrances permitted under Clause 17.4 (Negative Pledge).

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	15.6	 	Obligations Binding
	 
	 	 	Its obligations under the Finance Documents to which it is a party are, subject to
reservations, valid, legally binding and enforceable and each of the Security Documents to
which it is party constitute valid security ranking, subject to reservations and subject as
provided in Clause 15.4 (Consents and Filings) in relation to the security constituted by
the Security Documents, in accordance with the terms of such documents.
	 
	15.7	 	Insolvency

	 	(a)	 	No corporate action has been taken nor have any steps been taken or legal proceedings
been started or (to the best of its knowledge and belief) threatened against it or any
Material Subsidiary, for its winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation
(including any procédure collective de redressement (including by way of plan de cession or
plan de continuation) or liquidation judiciaire or règlement amiable) or for the
appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, conservator, custodian,
trustee or similar officer (including a mandataire ad hoc, conciliateur, administrateur,
mandataire judiciaire au redressement et à la liquidation des entreprises or a vremenriy
upravlyaushchiy, administrativniy upravlyaushchiy, vnesh-niy upravlyaushchiy or konkursniy
upravlyaushchiy), liquidation commission (likvidatsionnaya komissiya) or liquidator
(likvidator)) of it or of any or all of its assets or revenues or for suspension of
payments (cessation des paiements) or moratorium (sursis de paiement) of any indebtedness.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Each US Obligor is Solvent.

	15.8	 	No Defaults

	 	(a)	 	No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would reasonably be expected to
result from any Drawing.
	 
	 	(b)	 	To the best of the knowledge and belief of Bidco, having made reasonable enquiries, no
event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a default, and no event has occurred
and is continuing which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or making of any
determination or fulfilment of any condition in each case as provided for in the agreement
concerned is reasonably likely to constitute a default (and where it is reasonably likely
that such default will occur) under any agreement to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is
party and which, in either case, has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.

	15.9	 	No Material Proceedings
	 
	 	 	No litigation, arbitration, action, administrative proceeding or Environmental Claim of or
before any court, arbitral body, or agency which would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect has been started or, to the best of its knowledge, is threatened or
is pending against it or any member of the Group.

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	15.10	 	No Security Interests/Guarantees/Financial Indebtedness

	 	(a)	 	No Security Interest (or agreement to create the same) exists on or over its or any of
its Subsidiaries’ assets except as permitted by Clause 17.4 (Negative Pledge);
	 
	 	(b)	 	neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has granted or agreed to grant any guarantee
except as permitted by Clause 17.7 (Guarantees); and
	 
	 	(c)	 	neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any Financial Indebtedness except
as permitted under Clause 17.6 (Indebtedness).

	15.11	 	Labour Disputes
	 
	 	 	There are no labour disputes current, pending or, to its knowledge, threatened which would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	15.12	 	Assets

	 	(a)	 	The shares in the Target and the other shares and assets to be acquired at Completion
or any later date under the Acquisition Documents will on Completion or such later date as
applicable be beneficially owned by the relevant Acquisition Party and the Acquisition
Parties will be entitled to and will forthwith thereafter become the legal and beneficial
owner of such shares and assets free from any Security Interest other than pursuant to the
Security Documents and encumbrances permitted under Clause 17.4 (Negative Pledge).
	 
	 	(b)	 	It or its Subsidiaries has or will on Completion have good title to or valid leases or
licences of or is otherwise entitled to use all material assets necessary to conduct the
Business (other than those assets to be acquired at a later date as referred to in Clause
15.12(a)) substantially as it was conducted immediately prior to Completion.

	15.13	 	Consents, Filings and Laws applicable to Operations

	 	(a)	 	All consents and filings have been obtained or effected which are necessary for the
carrying on of the business of the Group in all material respects substantially as it is
being conducted and all such consents and filings are in full force and effect and there
are no circumstances known to it which indicate that any such consents and filings are
likely to be revoked or varied in whole or in part, save in each case to the extent that
absence of any such consent or filing or variation of any such consent does not and would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	 	(b)	 	It and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws and directives
applicable to it in its jurisdiction of incorporation or jurisdictions in which it operates
save where non-compliance would not have or would not reasonably be expected to have a
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	15.14	 	Accounts

	 	(a)	 	The audited consolidated financial statements (together with the notes thereto) most
recently delivered pursuant to Clause 19.4 (Financial Statements):

	 	(i)	 	present a true and fair view of the financial position of it and its
Subsidiaries as at the date to which they were prepared and for the Financial Year
then ended; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	were prepared in accordance with Applicable GAAP unless expressly disclosed to
the Facility Agent in writing to the contrary.

	 	(b)	 	The monthly consolidated management accounts most recently delivered pursuant to Clause
19.4 (Financial Statements):

	 	(i)	 	fairly present the financial position of it and its Subsidiaries as at the date
to which they were prepared and for the month then ended; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	were prepared on a basis consistent with Applicable GAAP unless expressly
disclosed to the Facility Agent in writing to the contrary.

	15.15	 	Tax Liabilities
	 
	 	 	No claims are being asserted against it or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to taxes
which are reasonably likely to be determined adversely to it or to such Subsidiary and
which, if so adversely determined, would have or would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect and all reports and returns on which such taxes are required to be
shown have been filed within any applicable time limits and all taxes required to be paid
have been paid within any applicable time limit save, in each case, to the extent that
failure to do so does not have and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
	 
	15.16	 	Latest Accounts
	 
	 	 	To the best of the knowledge of Bidco the Latest Accounts delivered to the Mandated Lead
Arrangers prior to the date of this Agreement:

	 	(a)	 	were prepared in accordance with Applicable GAAP consistently applied unless expressly
disclosed to the Facility Agent in writing to the contrary; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	give a true and fair view of or, in the case of the management accounts, fairly present
the financial position of the Target Group as at the date to which they were prepared and
for the period then ended.

	15.17	 	Syndication Memorandum and Base Case Model

	(a)	 	To the best of the knowledge of Bidco after due and careful enquiry, all statements of
fact relating to the assets, financial condition and operations of the Business contained
in the Syndication Memorandum and the Base Case Model are true and accurate in all material
respects at the date (if any) ascribed thereto in the Syndication Memorandum or the Base
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	 	 	 	at the date of the relevant component of the Syndication Memorandum or the
Base Case Model.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The opinions and expression of intention in the Syndication Memorandum and the Base
Case Model represent opinions and expressions of intention of Bidco arrived at after
careful consideration and, to the best of Bidco’s knowledge, based on reasonable grounds at
the time of being made.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The projections and forecasts contained in the Syndication Memorandum and the Base Case
Model are based upon assumptions (including, without limitation, the assumptions contained
or referred to in the Agreed Financial Projections) which Bidco has carefully considered
and considered to be reasonable at the time of being made.
	 
	 	(d)	 	The Syndication Memorandum does not omit to disclose or take into account any matter
known to Bidco after due and careful review where failure to disclose or take into account
such matter would result in the Syndication Memorandum (taken as a whole) being misleading
in any material respect in the context of the Acquisition and their financing taken as a
whole as at the date of the Syndication Memorandum.

	15.18	 	Reports

	 	(a)	 	To the best of the knowledge of Bidco and after due and careful review all material
factual information relating to the Target or the Business contained in the Reports (taken
as a whole) is accurate in all material respects as at the date on which such information
was provided to the relevant Report provider.
	 
	 	(b)	 	To the best of the knowledge of Bidco, all forecasts and projections supplied to the
firms which prepared any of the Reports and which are contained or referred to in the
Reports are considered by Bidco to be reasonable at the time of being made.
	 
	 	(c)	 	To the best of the knowledge of Bidco, after due and careful review, none of the
Reports omit to disclose any matter relating to the Target or the Business where failure to
disclose such matter would result in the Reports (taken as whole) being misleading in any
material respect as at the date of the relevant Report.

	15.19	 	Documents

	 	(a)	 	The Structure Chart accurately records in all material respects the structure of the
Group as it will be immediately following Completion.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Acquisition Documents as furnished to the Facility Agent under this Agreement
contain all the material terms of the Acquisition and the Equity
Documents as furnished to the Facility Agent under this Agreement contain all the material
terms of the agreements between the Original Equity Investors in relation to their
investment in Luxco 1, Luxco 2, Bidco and any other member of the Group.

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	15.20	 	Intellectual Property

	 	(a)	 	The Intellectual Property required in order to conduct the business of the Group:

	 	(i)	 	is beneficially owned by or licensed to members of the Group free from any
licences to third parties which are materially prejudicial to the use of that
Intellectual Property in such business and will not be adversely affected by the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in each case to an extent
which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	has not lapsed or been cancelled in any respect which has or would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and all steps have been taken to
protect and maintain such Intellectual Property, including, without limitation,
paying renewal fees where failure to do so would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

	 	(b)	 	The business of the Group does not infringe any intellectual property rights of any
third party and where the Intellectual Property required in order to conduct the business
of the Group in all material respects substantially as it is being conducted is subject to
any right, permission to use or licence granted to or by any member of the Group, such
agreement has not been breached or terminated by any party, in any such case, to the extent
such infringement, breach or termination has or would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

	15.21	 	Environmental Warranties

	 	(a)	 	It, and each of its Subsidiaries, is in compliance with all Environmental Laws and all
Environmental Consents necessary in connection with the ownership and operation of its
business are in full force and effect in each case where failure to do so would have or
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	 	(b)	 	To the best of its knowledge and belief, there are no circumstances which may
reasonably be expected to prevent or interfere with it or any of its Subsidiaries being in
compliance with any Environmental Law including, without limitation, obtaining or being in
compliance with any Environmental Consents in the future where failure to so comply would
have or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

	15.22	 	Holding Companies
	 
	 	 	Each member of the Restricted Group is a holding company and has not traded (other than by
entering into the Transaction Documents and the Kromschröder
Documents to which it is a party) nor does it have liabilities to any person other than
pursuant to the Transaction Documents and the Kromschröder Documents to which it is a party
and in respect of payment of Transaction Costs, legal fees, auditors fees and other similar
fees and expenses.

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	15.23	 	Pari Passu Ranking
	 
	 	 	The payment obligations of each Obligor under each of the Senior Finance Documents rank and
will at all times rank at least pari passu in right and priority of payment with all its
other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness (actual or contingent)
except indebtedness preferred by laws of general application.
	 
	15.24	 	Pension Schemes
	 
	 	 	The pension schemes of each member of the Group are funded to the extent required by law or
otherwise comply with the requirements of any material law applicable in the jurisdiction
in which the relevant pension scheme is maintained, in each case, where failure to do so
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	15.25	 	US Government Regulations

	 	(a)	 	Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company,” or a company
“controlled” by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither the making of any Drawing, nor the application of
the proceeds or repayment thereof by any Obligor, nor the consummation of the other
transactions contemplated hereby, will violate any provision of such Act or any rule,
regulation or order of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries is a “holding company”, a “public utility
company”, a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of a “holding
company” or of a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” within the meaning of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in the business of extending credit
for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States as in effect
from time to time (“Margin Stock”), and no proceeds of any Advance will be used to purchase
or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or
carrying any Margin Stock.

	15.26	 	Employee Benefit Plans

	 	(a)	 	With respect to any Plan, no ERISA Event has occurred or, subject to the passage of
time, is reasonably expected to occur that has resulted in or is reasonably expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	 	(b)	 	To the best of the knowledge and belief of the relevant Obligors (A) Schedule B
(Actuarial Information) to the most recent annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed with the
Internal Revenue Service of the United States by any Obligor or ERISA Affiliate with
respect to any Plan and furnished to the Facility Agent is complete and accurate in all
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	 	 	 	status of such Plan, and (B) since the date of such Schedule B there has been no
material adverse change in such funding status.

	 	(c)	 	Neither the US Obligor nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or, so far as the relevant
Obligors are aware, is reasonably expected to incur any Withdrawal Liability to any
Multiemployer Plan which has or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect;
	 
	 	(d)	 	Neither any Obligor nor any ERISA Affiliate has been notified by the sponsor of a
Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in reorganisation or has been
terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, and, so far as the relevant Obligors
are aware, no such Multiemployer Plan is reasonably expected to be in reorganisation or to
be terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
	 
	 	(e)	 	The Obligors and their ERISA Affiliates are in compliance in all respects with the
presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to each
Plan and Multiemployer Plan, except for failures to so comply which would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No condition exists or event or transaction has
occurred with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan which reasonably might result in
the incurrence by any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability, fine or penalty
which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	 	(f)	 	No assets of Bidco or Guarantor constitute the assets of any Plan within the meaning of
the U.S. Department of Labour Regulation §2510.3-101 (the “Plan Asset Regulation”).

	15.27	 	Governing Law and Judgments
	 
	 	 	Subject to reservations, in any legal proceedings taken in its jurisdiction of
incorporation in relation to any of the Finance Documents to which it is a party, the
choice of law expressed in such documents to be the governing law of it and any judgment
obtained in such jurisdiction will be recognised and enforced.
	 
	15.28	 	Professional Market Party
	 
	 	 	Each Dutch Borrower is in compliance with the Dutch Banking Act and any regulations issued
pursuant thereto (including, but not limited to, the Policy Guidelines and the Exemption
Regulation).
	 
	15.29	 	Repetition
	 
	 	 	The representations and warranties in Clause 15 (Representations and Warranties) are made
on the date of this Agreement and shall be deemed repeated
on the date of each Drawing Request, each Drawing Date, the Completion Date, the date of
the Sixth Amendment Agreement, the Effective Date, the Refinancing Date and on the last day
of each Interest Period by reference to the facts and circumstances existing on such date
provided that:

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	 	(a)	 	subject to any disclosures made by the Borrowers on the relevant approval date, the
representations and warranties set out in Clause 15.17 (Syndication Memorandum and Base
Case Model) shall be made only on the date of approval by Bidco of the Syndication
Memorandum (to the extent that they relate to the Syndication Memorandum) and the Base Case
Model (to the extent that they relate to the Base Case Model) and not repeated thereafter;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the representations and warranties set out in Clauses 15.16 (Latest Accounts), and
15.18 (Reports) shall be made only on the date of this Agreement (and to the extent they
relate to the Structure Memorandum, on the date the same is delivered);
	 
	 	(c)	 	the representations and warranties set out in Clauses 15.4 (Consents and Filings), 15.7
(Insolvency), 15.9 (No Material Proceedings), 15.10 (No Security
Interests/Guarantees/Financial Indebtedness), 15.11 (Labour Disputes), 15.12 (Assets),
15.13 (Consents, Filings and Laws applicable to Operations), 15.15 (Tax Liabilities),
15.19(b) (Documents), 15.20 (Intellectual Property), 15.21 (Environmental Warranties),
15.22 (Holding Companies), 15.23 (Pari Passu Ranking) and 15.24 (Pension Schemes) shall be
made only on the date of this Agreement and on the Completion Date;
	 
	 	(d)	 	the representations and warranties set out in Clauses 15.1 (Incorporation) to 15.6
(Obligations Binding) (inclusive) shall in addition be repeated in relation to the relevant
Obligor on each date on which an Accession Notice or an additional Security Document is
entered into;
	 
	 	(e)	 	the representation and warranty set out in Clause 15.14 (Accounts) in respect of each
set of financial statements delivered pursuant to Clause 19.4 (Financial Statements) shall
only be made once in respect of each set of financial statements on the date such financial
statements are delivered;
	 
	 	(f)	 	the representation and warranty set out in Clause 15.19(a) (Documents) in respect of
the Structure Chart or information delivered pursuant to Clause 19.7 (Other Information)
shall only be made once in respect of the Structure Chart on the date such Structure Chart
or information is delivered; and
	 
	 	(g)	 	the representations and warranties set out in Clauses 15.27 (Governing Law and
Judgments) shall be repeated save to the extent that any failure to recognise or enforce
such choice of law or judgment would not be materially prejudicial to the interests of any
Senior Finance Party under the Senior Finance Documents.

	16.	 	POSITIVE UNDERTAKINGS
	 
	 	 	The undertakings in this Clause 16 (Positive Undertakings) shall continue for so long as
any sum remains payable or capable of becoming payable under the Senior Finance Documents
or any Commitment is in force.

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	16.1	 	Authorisations and Consents
	 
	 	 	Each Obligor will and it shall procure that each of its Subsidiaries will apply for, obtain
and promptly renew from time to time and maintain in full force and effect all consents and
comply with the terms of all such consents, and promptly make and renew from time to time
all such filings, as may be required under any applicable law or directive to enable it to
enter into, exercise its rights, and perform and comply with its obligations under the
Finance Documents to which it is party and to carry out the transactions contemplated by
the Finance Documents to which it is a party and to ensure that, subject to reservations,
its obligations under the Finance Documents to which it is party are valid, legally binding
and enforceable and each of the Security Documents to which it is party constitutes valid
security ranking, subject to the reservations, in accordance with its terms save (other
than with respect to the Finance Documents) to the extent failure to do so would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	16.2	 	Maintenance of Status and Authorisation
	 
	 	 	Each Obligor will, and will procure that each of its Subsidiaries will:

	 	(a)	 	ensure that it has the right to conduct its business and will obtain and maintain all
material consents and make all material filings necessary for the conduct of such business
and take all steps necessary to ensure that the same are in full force and effect save
where non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
and
	 
	 	(b)	 	comply with all laws and directives binding upon it and procure compliance by all of
its respective officers and employees with all applicable laws and directives save where
non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

	16.3	 	Pari Passu Ranking
	 
	 	 	Each Obligor will ensure that its payment obligations under each of the Senior Finance
Documents rank and will at all times rank at least pari passu in right and priority of
payment with all its other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness
(actual or contingent) except indebtedness preferred solely by operation of law.
	 
	16.4	 	Insurances

	 	(a)	 	Each Obligor will, and will procure that each of its Subsidiaries will effect and
thereafter maintain insurances at its own expense in respect of all its assets and business
of an insurable nature with reputable insurers of good standing. Such insurances must:

	 	(i)	 	provide cover against all risks which are normally insured against by other
companies in the relevant jurisdiction owning, possessing or leasing similar assets
and carrying on similar businesses and include, without limitation, cover (to the
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	 	(ii)	 	be at levels usual for a business of its size and nature as may be reasonably
available in the insurance market;

	 	(b)	 	Each Obligor will, and will procure that each of its Subsidiaries will:

	 	(i)	 	supply to the Facility Agent as soon as reasonably practicable after request
copies of each material policy for insurance required to be maintained in
accordance with paragraph (a) above together with the current premium receipts
relating thereto;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	promptly notify the Facility Agent in writing of any material change to its
insurance cover from time to time;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	promptly notify the Facility Agent in writing of any claim or notification
under any of its insurance policies which is for, or is reasonably likely to result
in a claim under such policy for, an amount in excess of EUR2,000,000; and
	 
	 	(iv)	 	use reasonable endeavours to ensure that either (x) the interest of the
Security Agent is noted on each such policy to the extent that such insurance is of
a type on which it is possible to so note the interest of the Security Agent and
where the Security Agent has a security interest in the insurance or its subject
matter or (y) the insurer in respect of each such policy consents to the creation
of the Security Interest granted or to be granted under a Security Document in
respect of such policy.

	16.5	 	Taxes
	 
	 	 	Each Obligor will, and will procure that each of its Subsidiaries will duly and punctually
pay and discharge all taxes imposed by any agency of any state upon it or any of them or
any of its or their assets, income or profits or any transactions undertaken or entered
into by it or any of them due and payable by it or that Subsidiary within the time period
allowed therefor without imposing penalties where failure to do so would have, or would be
reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	16.6	 	Acquisition Documents

	 	(a)	 	Bidco shall (or shall procure that the relevant Acquisition Party) promptly pay all
amounts payable to the Vendor under the Acquisition Documents as and when they become due
(except to the extent that any such amounts are being contested in good faith by a member
of the Group and where adequate reserves are set aside for any such payment);
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Acquisition Parties will take all action to enforce any claim it has in relation to
the warranties given under the Acquisition Documents and to enforce
all other rights and entitlements they may have under the Acquisition Documents if and to
the extent that the directors of Bidco reasonably determine that it would be commercially
advantageous for the Group or the Acquisition Parties.

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	 	(c)	 	Bidco and the Acquisition Parties will not, and Bidco will procure that no other member
of the Group shall, amend, vary or waive any of the terms of the Acquisition Documents to
the extent that doing so would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or
in any respect which is materially adverse to the interests of the Senior Finance Parties
(otherwise than with the consent of the Majority Lenders and, prior to the Syndication
Date, each Mandated Lead Arranger).

	16.7	 	Hedging Arrangements
	 
	 	 	Bidco will enter into or procure that its Subsidiaries enter into Hedging Agreements with
Hedging Lenders in accordance with each Hedging Strategy Letter.
	 
	16.8	 	Pension Schemes
	 
	 	 	Each Obligor will, and will procure that each of its Subsidiaries will ensure that all
pension schemes for the time being operated by members of the Group are fully funded to the
extent required by law in each case, to the extent failure to do so would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	16.9	 	Intellectual Property
	 
	 	 	Each Obligor will and each Obligor will procure that each of its Subsidiaries will:

	 	(a)	 	observe and comply with all obligations and laws to which it in its capacity as
registered proprietor, beneficial owner, user, licensor or licensee of the material
Intellectual Property which is required to conduct the Business or any part of it save
where failure to do so would not have or would not be reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect;
	 
	 	(b)	 	do all acts as are necessary to maintain, protect and safeguard such material
Intellectual Property as is required to conduct the Business or any part of it where
failure to do so would have or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect and not change, terminate or discontinue the use of any of such material
Intellectual Property nor allow it to be used in such a way that it is put at risk by
becoming generic or by being identified as disreputable if in each case to do so would have
or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	not grant any licence to any person to use the Intellectual Property required to
conduct the Business if to do so would have or would be reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

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	16.11	 	Cash Management
	 
	 	 	Bidco will manage the overall cash balances of the Group in such a way (recognising that
Bidco shall not be expected to review the position more frequently than monthly) as to
procure that any cash or Cash Equivalents held in members of the Group which are not
Obligors (other than the LOI Furnaces Group, the LOI Heat Treatment Group and the IPSEN
Furnaces Group) at any time in excess of the amount of cash or Cash

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	 	 	Equivalents reasonably expected to be required by such non-Obligor in the next 12 months,
is transferred (whether by dividend, intercompany loan or other lawful means) by such
non-Obligors to the bank account of an Obligor which is subject to a Security Document
(each such transfer a “cash/cash equivalent transfer”) provided that nothing in this Clause
16.11 (Cash Management) shall require a non-Obligor to do so where such cash/cash
equivalent transfer would be contrary to any applicable law or directive or would cause
such non-Obligor to incur material costs or expenses (including any material tax
liability).

	16.12	 	Initial Security
	 
	 	 	Bidco shall procure that each member of the Group identified in Parts B1 and B2 of Schedule
2 (The Borrowers and the Guarantors) accedes as an Acceding Borrower and/or as an Acceding
Guarantor and enters into the Initial Security Documents (as appropriate) on or
contemporaneously with the Completion Date.
	 
	16.13	 	Security

	 	(a)	 	Bidco shall procure that as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event within 90
days after the Completion Date (or by such later date as is referred to in Clause 4.4
(Conditions Subsequent)), Security Interests are granted to the Senior Finance Parties by
the relevant Obligor on or over the whole or any part of its undertakings or assets subject
to and in accordance with the Agreed Security Principles.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Bidco shall procure that as soon as practicable after the Completion Date Security
Interests are granted to the Senior Finance Parties by the relevant Obligor over any bank
account the existence of which was unknown to Bidco or such Obligor on or before the
Completion Date subject to and in accordance with the Agreed Security Principles.

	16.14	 	Environmental Undertakings
	 
	 	 	Each Obligor will, and each Obligor will procure that each of its Subsidiaries will:

	 	(a)	 	comply with the terms and conditions of all Environmental Consents and all
Environmental Laws applicable to it where failure so to do would have or would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
	 
	 	(b)	 	promptly upon receipt of the same notify the Facility Agent of any claim, notice or
other material communication served on it by any regulatory authority in respect of or if
it becomes aware of:

	 	(i)	 	any suspension, revocation or material variation of any Environmental Consent
applicable to it which has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	any breach of any Environmental Laws or any change in Environmental Laws which
has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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	16.15	 	Kromschröder
	 
	 	 	The Parent shall:

	 	(a)	 	as soon as reasonably practicable after the Kromschröder Completion Date take all such
steps as may be necessary to effect a delisting of Kromschröder from all relevant stock
exchanges and conversion of its legal form into a German legal liability company
(Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) and in any event within 180 days of the
Kromschröder Completion Date (except where failure is due to circumstances beyond the
control of the Parent); and
	 
	 	(b)	 	procure that (i) Kromschröder and Elster GMC Holding GmbH (formerly RI-Industrie
Holding GmbH) sign the profit and loss absorption agreement detailed in the Structure
Memorandum (the “Profit and Loss Absorption Agreement”), (ii) the shareholders of
Kromschröder and Elster GMC Holding GmbH (formerly RI-Industrie Holding GmbH) pass
resolutions approving the execution of the Profit and Loss Absorption Agreement and (iii)
the Profit and Loss Absorption Agreement be registered at the relevant commercial register,
as soon as reasonably practicable after the Completion Date and in any event by 31 December
2005 (except where failure is due to circumstances beyond the control of the Parent).

	17.	 	NEGATIVE UNDERTAKINGS
	 
	 	 	The undertakings in this Clause 17 (Negative Undertakings) shall continue for so long as
any sum remains payable or capable of becoming payable under the Senior Finance Documents
or any Commitment is in force.
	 
	17.1	 	Amalgamations and Change of Business
	 
	 	 	No Obligor will and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will:

	 	(a)	 	amalgamate, merge, demerge or consolidate with or into any other person or undertake
any corporate reorganisation or other reorganisation except for:

	 	(i)	 	a merger between two members of the Group which will be permitted if following
such merger, all obligations of the merging entity under the Senior Finance
Documents shall be assumed by the merged entity and the shares and assets in the
surviving entity shall continue to be (to the extent subject to security prior to
such merger) or shall become subject to (to the extent the surviving entity becomes
a Material Subsidiary) guarantees and security under the Security Documents and
Bidco shall ensure that the relevant Obligor or, as the case may be, surviving
entity shall (to the extent the surviving entity becomes a Material Subsidiary, if
it is not already a party to this Agreement and the Intercreditor Deed) accede to
this Agreement and the Intercreditor Deed
and take all reasonable steps to maintain, create and perfect such guarantees
and/or security and, in relation to the grant of such guarantees and/or security,
shall deliver to the Security Agent such evidence as the Security Agent may require
of the due authorisation and execution of any new guarantee or Security Documents
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	 	 	 	be executed pursuant to this Clause 17.1 (Amalgamations and Change of
Business) or, as the case may be, the continuing validity of relevant
existing Security Documents and of the assumption of such obligations,
together with (in relation to the grant of any new guarantee or security
or transfer of assets subject to security in connection with such a
merger) such legal opinions in relation to the guarantees and security as
are satisfactory to the Security Agent (acting reasonably), provided that
no merger under this sub-paragraph (i) shall be permitted if, in the
Facility Agent’s reasonable opinion, it would or could reasonably be
expected to be materially prejudicial to the interests of the Senior
Finance Parties in respect of the relevant existing Security; and

	 	(ii)	 	a Permitted Reorganisation; or

	 	(b)	 	substantially change the general nature or scope of the business of the Group as a
whole.

	17.2	 	Disposals
	 
	 	 	No Obligor will and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will, (whether
by a single transaction or a number of related or unrelated transactions and whether at the
same time or over a period of time) sell, transfer, lease out, lend or otherwise dispose
(in each case, a “disposal”) of any of its assets or all or any part of its undertaking or
agree to do so. The following transactions shall not be prohibited by this Clause 17.2
(Disposals):

	 	(a)	 	disposals of trading assets in the ordinary course of trading;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the application of funds (including cash) and the disposal of Cash Equivalents (other
than in any manner prohibited by the Senior Finance Documents);
	 
	 	(c)	 	the exchange of assets (other than shares in any member of the Group) for other assets
which are, in the reasonable opinion of the entity effecting the acquisition, of a similar
nature comparable or superior as to type, quality and value;
	 
	 	(d)	 	any disposal of assets (aa) to an Obligor, (bb) by a non-Obligor to another member of
the Group or (cc) by an Obligor to a non-Obligor provided that the aggregate value of all
assets disposed of by Obligors to non-Obligors in any Financial Year (including such
disposal) does not exceed EUR5,000,000 (or its currency equivalent) in aggregate;
	 
	 	(e)	 	any disposal of assets (other than shares in any member of the Group) which are
obsolete for the purpose for which such assets are normally utilised or
which are no longer required for the purpose of the relevant person’s business or
operations, each on arm’s length terms;
	 
	 	(f)	 	a disposal of fixed or long term assets (other than shares in any member of the Group),
the Initial Disposal or any Permitted Disposals in circumstances where the Net Proceeds of
disposal are applied, committed to be applied or

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	 	 	 	designated by the board of directors of Bidco for application 6 months before or
within 12 months after receipt of such Net Proceeds (and if committed or designated
to be so applied within 12 months of receipt of such Net Proceeds, actually applied
within 6 months thereafter) in the purchase of other fixed or long term assets for
use in the Business or to make any Permitted Acquisition, Permitted Capital
Expenditure or Permitted Reorganisations or Additional Permitted Reorganisation or
are applied in prepayment of the Facilities pursuant to Clause 8.4 (Mandatory
Prepayments from Receipts);

	 	(g)	 	any disposal of any business, assets or shares pursuant to a Permitted Reorganisation
or permitted by Clause 17.1(a) (Amalgamations and Change of Business);
	 
	 	(h)	 	any disposal of assets to a Joint Venture permitted by Clause 17.11 (Joint Ventures);
	 
	 	(i)	 	disposals required by law or by the order of any governmental agency or authority;
	 
	 	(j)	 	any disposal of assets constituted by a licence of Intellectual Property;
	 
	 	(k)	 	any disposal of assets in accordance with the Structure Memorandum;
	 
	 	(l)	 	any disposal of assets permitted under Clause 17.5 (Factoring) or 17.9 (Leasing
Arrangements);
	 
	 	(m)	 	disposals pursuant to the grant of leasehold interests in or licences of land and
buildings where the consideration for such grant is other than by way of premium;
	 
	 	(n)	 	any disposal to which the Majority Lenders shall have given their prior written
consent;
	 
	 	(o)	 	any disposal made between members of the Group in the ordinary course of intra-Group
cash pooling arrangements;
	 
	 	(p)	 	other disposals of assets where the aggregate value of the assets so disposed of by
members of the Group other than in accordance with paragraphs (a) to (n) (inclusive) above
in any Financial Year does not exceed EUR15,000,000 (or its currency equivalent),

	 	 	provided that disposals under paragraph (d) above will only be permitted so long as no
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

	17.3	 	Arm’s Length Transactions
	 
	 	 	No Obligor will and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will, enter
into any material arrangement or transaction other than on an arm’s length basis, save for:

	 	(a)	 	any transaction or arrangement entered into between (aa) an Obligor and another Obligor
or (bb) a non-Obligor and another non-Obligor; or

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	 	(b)	 	any payment or transaction contemplated or permitted under the Transaction Documents.

	17.4	 	Negative Pledge
	 
	 	 	No Obligor will, and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will, create
or agree to create or permit to subsist any Security Interest on or over the whole or any
part its undertaking or assets (present or future) except for:

	 	(a)	 	liens arising solely by operation of law and in the ordinary course of business and not
as a result of any default or omission on the part of any member of the Group, save to the
extent (i) such default or omission is capable of remedy and has been remedied within 30
days of the date on which such default occurred or (ii) such default or omission is being
contested by the relevant member of the Group in good faith by appropriate proceedings or
(iii) such default is in respect of obligations to pay indebtedness which, when aggregated
with all Financial Indebtedness referred to in Clause 23.5 (Cross Default) (irrespective of
the basket referred to therein), does not in aggregate at any one time exceed EUR15,000,000
(or its equivalent in other currencies);
	 
	 	(b)	 	rights of set-off existing in the ordinary course of trading activities between any
member of the Group and its respective suppliers or customers;
	 
	 	(c)	 	rights of set-off or netting arising by operation of law or by contract by virtue of
the provision to any member of the Group of clearing bank or similar facilities or
overdraft facilities permitted under this Agreement or Security Interests arising in
relation to any account with any bank under the standard commercial terms and conditions of
such bank which provides clearing bank or similar facilities or overdraft facilities
permitted under this Agreement;
	 
	 	(d)	 	any retention of title to goods supplied to any member of the Group where such
retention is required by the supplier in the ordinary course of its trading activities and
on customary terms and the goods in question are supplied on credit;
	 
	 	(e)	 	Security Interests (except floating charges) arising under finance leases, hire
purchase, conditional sale agreements or other agreements for the acquisition of assets on
deferred payment terms permitted under Clause 17.9 (Leasing Arrangements), only to the
extent such Security Interests are granted by the relevant member of the Group over assets
comprised within or constituted by such arrangements;
	 
	 	(f)	 	Security Interests arising under the Security Documents or in respect of the Mezzanine
Facility (subject to the Intercreditor Deed);
	 
	 	(g)	 	any Security Interest over or affecting any asset acquired by any member of the Group
on or after the date of this Agreement and subject to which such asset is acquired,
provided that:

	 	(i)	 	such Security Interest was not created in contemplation of the acquisition of
such asset by such member of the Group;

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	 	(ii)	 	the amount thereby secured has not been increased in contemplation of, or since
the date of, the acquisition of such asset by the Borrower; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	such Security Interest is released within 3 months of such acquisition;

	 	(h)	 	any Security Interest over or affecting any asset of any company which becomes a member of
the Group after the date of this Agreement, where such Security Interest is created prior to
the date on which such company becomes a member of the Group, provided that:

	 	(i)	 	such Security Interest was not created in contemplation of the acquisition of such
company;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the amount thereby secured has not been increased in contemplation of, or since
the date of, the acquisition of such company; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	such Security Interests are released within 3 months of such acquisition;

	 	(i)	 	Security Interests over cash paid into an escrow account by any third party of any member
of the Group pursuant to any deposit or retention of purchase price arrangements entered into
pursuant to any disposal or acquisition made by a member of the Group other than in the
ordinary course of trading which is permitted pursuant to Clauses 17.2 (Disposals) or 17.12
(Acquisitions and Investments);
	 
	 	(j)	 	any Security Interest arising pursuant to an order of attachment or injunction restraining
disposal of assets or similar legal process arising in connection with court proceedings which
are contested by any member of the Group in good faith by appropriate proceedings with a
reasonable prospect of success;
	 
	 	(k)	 	Security Interests arising automatically by operation of law in favour of any taxation or
any government authority or organisation in respect of taxes, assessments or governmental
charges which are being contested by the relevant member of the Group in good faith;
	 
	 	(l)	 	Security Interests created pursuant to a court order or judgment or as security for costs
arising pursuant to court proceedings being contested by the relevant member of the Group in
good faith by appropriate proceedings;
	 
	 	(m)	 	Security Interests to which the Majority Lenders shall have given their prior written
consent;
	 
	 	(n)	 	Security Interests arising over shares in joint ventures to secure obligations in favour of
the other joint venture partners;
	 
	 	(o)	 	any Existing Security Interest;
	 
	 	(p)	 	Security Interests over goods and documents of title to goods arising in the ordinary
course of letter of credit transactions entered into in the ordinary course of trade;

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	 	(q)	 	Security Interests over rental deposits placed by a member of the Group with a lessor
pursuant to a property lease entered into in the ordinary course of business;
	 
	 	(r)	 	any Security Interest to secure liabilities to part-time retirees (Altersteilzeit) of
any member of the Group in Germany in an aggregate amount not exceeding EUR5,250,000 (or
its currency equivalent);
	 
	 	(s)	 	Security Interests otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
	 
	 	(t)	 	Security Interests granted in favour of the provider of any funding confirmation
required in connection with any squeeze-out of the Kromschröder Minority Shares; and
	 
	 	(u)	 	Security Interests not otherwise permitted pursuant to paragraphs (a) to (t)
(inclusive) above together securing indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not
exceeding EUR20,000,000 (or its currency equivalent).

	17.5	 	Factoring
	 
	 	 	No Obligor will, and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will:

	 	(a)	 	sell or otherwise dispose of any asset to any non-member of the Group on terms whereby
such asset is or may be leased to or re-acquired or acquired by it or any other member of
the Group except as permitted under Clause 17.6 (Indebtedness), Clause 17.9 (Leasing
Arrangements) or paragraph (b) below; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	sell or otherwise dispose of any receivable to any non-member of the Group except for
recourse or non-recourse sales or disposals pursuant to factoring arrangements on arm’s
length terms for cash payable at the time of disposal provided that the maximum aggregate
amount of receivables which have been so sold or disposed of and which remain outstanding
(other than as a result of a default by the relevant debtor) does not exceed EUR10,000,000
(or its currency equivalent) at any time.

	17.6	 	Indebtedness
	 
	 	 	No Obligor will, and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will, incur or
agree to incur or permit to subsist any Financial Indebtedness other than Permitted
Indebtedness. For this purpose, “Permitted Indebtedness” means:

	 	(a)	 	Financial Indebtedness arising under the Finance Documents;
	 
	 	(b)	 	Financial Indebtedness permitted by Clauses 17.5 (Factoring), 17.7 (Guarantees), 17.8
(Loans), 17.9 (Leasing Arrangements) and 17.10 (Hedging Transactions);
	 
	 	(c)	 	Financial Indebtedness in respect of which a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee has
been issued or a guarantee or letter of credit has been issued under the Ancillary
Facilities, in each case in an amount equal to the maximum principal amount of such
facilities;

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	 	(d)	 	Financial Indebtedness to which the Facility Agent (on the instructions of the Majority
Lenders) shall have given prior written consent;
	 
	 	(e)	 	Financial Indebtedness of any person that becomes a member of the Group after
Completion as a result of an acquisition permitted under Clause 17.12 (Acquisitions and
Investments), provided that:

	 	(i)	 	such Financial Indebtedness existed at the time such person became a member of
the Group and was not created in anticipation thereof;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	such Financial Indebtedness is not the subject of any guarantee given by any
other member of the Group; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	such Financial Indebtedness is discharged within 3 months of the date on
which such company becomes a Subsidiary;

	 	(f)	 	Financial Indebtedness arising as a result of daylight exposures of any member of the
Group in respect of banking arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
	 
	 	(g)	 	Financial Indebtedness arising under any Shareholder/Investor Debt Instrument;
	 
	 	(h)	 	any Existing Financial Indebtedness; and
	 
	 	(i)	 	any other Financial Indebtedness not exceeding EUR60,000,000 (or its currency
equivalent) in the aggregate for the Group as a whole at any one time outstanding.

	17.7	 	Guarantees

	 	(a)	 	No Obligor will, and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will,
grant or agree to grant or permit to subsist any guarantee other than:

	 	(i)	 	guarantees, indemnities or performance bonds given in the ordinary course of
trading in respect of any of the Parent’s Subsidiaries’ obligations (other than any
obligations in respect of Financial Indebtedness);
	 
	 	(ii)	 	guarantees contained in the Finance Documents;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	guarantees which, if they were loans, would be permitted
under Clause 17.8(b), (c), (d) or (e) (Loans);
	 
	 	(iv)	 	guarantees permitted by Clause 17.11 (Joint Ventures);
	 
	 	(v)	 	indemnities given in favour of employees or directors of any
member of the Group in respect of their liabilities in such capacities granted
in the ordinary course of business;
	 
	 	(vi)	 	any guarantee given in respect of the netting or set-off arrangements
described in Clause 17.4(c) (Negative Pledge);

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	 	(vii)	 	any guarantees permitted under Clause 17.6 (Indebtedness);
	 
	 	(viii)	 	guarantees to secure liabilities to part-time retirees (Altersteilzeit) of any
member of the Group in Germany in an aggregate amount not exceeding EUR5,250,000
(or its equivalent in any other currency);
	 
	 	(ix)	 	guarantees to which the Facility Agent (on the instructions of the
Majority Lenders) shall have given prior written consent;
	 
	 	(x)	 	guarantees required under the Acquisition Documents or to the Vendor in
respect of costs and expenses incurred in connection with a voluntary offer in
relation to the Kromschröder Acquisition;
	 
	 	(xi)	 	guarantees required to be given to the provider of the funding confirmation in
relation to the Kromschröder Acquisition in compliance with Section 13 para.1 sentence
2 of the German Takeover Act (Wertpapiererwerbs- und Übernahmegesetz) of 20 December
2001;
	 
	 	(xii)	 	guarantees required to be given by any member of the Group in connection with
Permitted Acquisitions and permitted disposals which are customary in relation thereto;
	 
	 	(xiii)	 	comfort letters (Patronatserklärungen) provided by a member of the Group to or
for the benefit of another member of the Group in an aggregate amount not exceeding
EUR10,000,000 (or its currency equivalent);
	 
	 	(xiv)	 	guarantees given by a member of the Group in respect of the Financial
Indebtedness of another member of the Group permitted under Clause 17.6 (Indebtedness);
	 
	 	(xv)	 	customary indemnities given by a member of the Group under terms of engagement
with professional advisers and consultants; and
	 
	 	(xvi)	 	other guarantees not referred to in paragraphs (i) to (xv) above which, when
aggregated with all loans permitted under Clause 17.8(m) (Loans), do not exceed
EUR2,500,000 (or its currency equivalent) at any time.

	 	(b)	 	No Borrower shall utilise the Bonding Facility if such Drawing would result in (A) the
aggregate amount of all guarantees, bonds, indemnities or standby letters of credit issued by a
bank or financial institution (in this Clause 17.7, “Bonds”) prior to the Completion Date which
are (i) not issued or deemed issued pursuant to the Facilities and (ii) in respect of which no
Letter of Credit, Lender Guarantee or letter of credit or guarantee under an Ancillary Facility
has been issued in an amount at least equal to the maximum principal amount of such instruments
(taking into account any
liability sharing arrangements in respect of the relevant Bond) exceeding (B) the undrawn
portion of the total Bonding Commitments.

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	 	(c)	 	The Borrowers shall after the Completion Date use best efforts to utilise the Bonding
Facility for the issuance of all Bonds other than:

	 	(i)	 	insurance Bonds, Bonds in favour of United States municipalities and other
Bonds to be issued by a specialist issuer and that issuer is not an Issuing Lender;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	part-time retiree (Altersteilzeit) guarantees referred to in Clause
17.7(a)(viii);
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Bonds to be issued at the request of any member of the Group party to a
binding agreement the terms of which require that those Bonds are issued by a specific
issuer which is not an Issuing Lender or prohibit restrictions on the identity of
persons who may issue Bonds at the request of that member of the Group, including
pursuant to any joint venture agreement;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Bonds which the Issuing Lender is unable to confirm that it can issue within
the time period notified to it by the Borrower at the time of request of the relevant
Bond or in respect of which any Lender is unable to indemnify the Issuing Lender,
including without limitation, for the reasons given in Clause 5.7(b);
	 
	 	(v)	 	Bonds the aggregate face amount of which (taking into account
any liability sharing arrangements) does not exceed EUR2,000,000 (or its
currency equivalent); and
	 
	 	(vi)	 	Bonds issued under the Revolving Facility or an Ancillary Facility.

	 	(d)	 	Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Bonding Side Letters referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of
the definition “Bonding Side Letter” shall be deleted in their entirety.

	17.8	 	Loans
	 
	 	 	No Obligor will, and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will, make or
agree to make or permit to be outstanding any loans or grant or agree to grant any credit
other than:

	 	(a)	 	trade credit given in the ordinary course of its trading activities;
	 
	 	(b)	 	loans and the granting of credit by Obligors to Obligors;
	 
	 	(c)	 	loans and the granting of credit by a non-Obligor to an Obligor provided that to the
extent the net outstanding amount owed to such non-Obligor by such Obligor pursuant to such
loans exceeds EUR5,000,000 (or its currency
equivalent), such loans shall be subordinated in accordance with the Intercreditor Deed;
	 
	 	(d)	 	loans or grant of credits by Obligors to non-Obligors in an aggregate amount not
exceeding (when aggregated with any subscription of shares or capital contribution in
non-Obligors permitted under Clause 17.12(b)(vii)

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	 	 	 	(Acquisitions and Investments)) EUR20,000,000 (or its currency equivalent)
outstanding at any time;

	 	(e)	 	loans and the granting of credit by non-Obligors to other non-Obligors;
	 
	 	(f)	 	loans made between members of the Group in the ordinary course of intra-Group cash
pooling arrangements;
	 
	 	(g)	 	the Existing Loans provided that in the case of loans to non-Group members, no
extension, renewal, modification or replacement thereof shall be made without the prior
written consent of the Majority Lenders;
	 
	 	(h)	 	the Completion Intercompany Loans;
	 
	 	(i)	 	loans permitted by Clause 17.11 (Joint Ventures);
	 
	 	(j)	 	loans to employees of the Group or employee share option scheme loans in an aggregate
amount not exceeding EUR5,000,000 (or its currency equivalent);
	 
	 	(k)	 	loans in accordance with the Structure Memorandum;
	 
	 	(l)	 	loans to which the Facility Agent (on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) shall
have given prior written consent; or
	 
	 	(m)	 	other loans not referred to in paragraphs (a) to (l) above which, when aggregated with
all guarantees permitted under Clause 17.7(a)(xvii) (Guarantees), do not exceed
EUR2,500,000 (or its currency equivalent) at any time.

	17.9	 	Leasing Arrangements
	 
	 	 	No Obligor will, and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will, except
with the prior written consent of the Majority Lenders, enter into or permit to subsist any
finance lease, hire purchase, conditional sale agreement or other agreement for the
acquisition of any asset upon deferred payment terms (other than as expressly permitted by
this Agreement) provided that members of the Group may enter into or permit to subsist such
finance leases or other agreements in connection with the acquisition of equipment and
other items required for the Business provided that the aggregate of the capital element of
all rentals under all such finance leases and agreements (determined in accordance with
Applicable GAAP) does not exceed EUR25,000,000 (or its currency equivalent) at any time.
	 
	17.10	 	Hedging Transactions
	 
	 	 	No Obligor will, and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will, enter
into any interest rate swap, cap, ceiling, collar or floor or any currency swap,
futures, foreign exchange or commodity contract or option or any similar instrument for
managing or hedging currency exposure other than:

	 	 (a)	 	any Hedging Agreement entered into pursuant to any Hedging Strategy Letter;

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	 	(b)	 	any hedging agreements entered into to hedge currency exposures in respect of any
Advance; or
	 
	 	(c)	 	for hedging exposure arising in the ordinary course of business of a member of the Group
(and not for speculative purposes).

	17.11	 	Joint Ventures
	 
	 	 	No Obligor will, and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will enter
into or permit to subsist any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement with any
person (a “Joint Venture”), other than any Joint Ventures in respect of which the amounts
invested and the liability to commit further funds (whether by way of additional moneys,
guarantees, loans or otherwise) in aggregate of all such Joint Ventures does not exceed
EUR50,000,000 (or its currency equivalent) in any Financial Year and provided that any such
Joint Venture is by means of a vehicle in respect of which no member of the Group has
unlimited liability (a “Permitted Joint Venture”).
	 
	17.12	 	Acquisitions and Investments
	 
	 	 	No Obligor will and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will:

	 	(a)	 	acquire any business or acquire any Subsidiary or enter into any agreement so to do; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	own any interest in any share or equity related investment or debt or equity security
or make any capital contribution to any person or enter into any agreement to do so,

	 	 	other than:

	 	(i)	 	any shares owned by it in Subsidiaries on the Completion Date or otherwise
acquired by it pursuant to the Acquisition Documents;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	any acquisition by a member of the Group pursuant to a disposal permitted
under Clause 17.2(d) (Disposals) or as a result of the issue of new shares
permitted pursuant to Clause 18.1 (Control) by a member of the Group to another
member of the Group;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	any acquisition of Cash Equivalents for treasury management purposes;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	as permitted under Clause 17.11 (Joint Ventures);
	 
	 	(v)	 	as permitted under Clause 17.1 (Amalgamations and Change of Business);
	 
	 	(vi)	 	investments by an Obligor made after the date hereof in the equity or share
capital of another Obligor;
	 
	 	(vii)	 	investments by an Obligor made after the date hereof in the equity or share
capital of any non-Obligor (when aggregated with all loans

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	 	 	 	permitted under Clause 17.8(d) (Loans) and all guarantees granted by Obligors
under Clause 17.7 (Guarantors) in respect of the obligations or Financial
Indebtedness of non-Obligors) up to a maximum aggregate amount of EUR20,000,000
(or its currency equivalent);
	 
	 	(viii)	 	investments by a non-Obligor made after the date hereof in the equity or share
capital of another non-Obligor;
	 
	 	(ix)	 	any acquisition of a person (in respect of which a member of the Group does not
have unlimited liability) carrying on any business similar or complementary to the
Business, or any acquisition of such a business, in each case provided that the
aggregate of (without double counting):

	 	(A)	 	all amounts paid or to be paid in connection with such acquisition;
	 
	 	(B)	 	the liabilities assumed in respect of Financial Indebtedness (whether by
way of novation, guarantee or otherwise) by any member of the Group as part of
the consideration for that acquisition; and
	 
	 	(C)	 	all Financial Indebtedness of the company acquired,

	 	 	 	does not exceed EUR150,000,000 (or its currency equivalent) plus any Retained
Excess Cash and Net Proceeds not required to be applied in prepayment of the
Facilities and any new subordinated shareholder loans or equity share capital
when aggregated with all such amounts spent by other members of the Group on
other such acquisitions in the same Financial Year and provided that:

	 	(D)	 	there are no material contingent liabilities which would be required to be
included in the financial statements of the company acquired in accordance with
Applicable GAAP other than the pension liabilities of such company which are
fully provided for in accordance with applicable law, provided that immediately
after completion of the acquisition there would be no breach of Clause 16.5
(Taxes) and Clause 16.8 (Pension Schemes) and Bidco expects that the Group will
remain in compliance with such Clauses in relation to the company to be
acquired;
	 
	 	(E)	 	Bidco demonstrates pro forma compliance with the covenants set out in
Clause 20 (Financial Covenants Of Bidco And The Other Obligors) on the Quarter
Date immediately preceding the date of the acquisition, or if the acquisition
is made within 45 days of a Quarter Date, on the Quarter Date preceding the
Quarter date immediately preceding the date of the acquisition, taking into
account any pro forma cost savings reasonably anticipated as a result of the
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	 	(F)	 	no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the
acquisition; and
	 
	 	(G)	 	on the basis of the latest available management accounts, budget or
forecast, as the case may be and as applicable, for the same Financial
Year as such proposed acquisitions, the ratio of Consolidated Total Net
Debt (as at any Quarter Date) to Consoidated Pro Forma EBITDA has not and,
if applicable, will not exceed on a pro forma basis 4.00:1.00;

	 	(x)	 	the Kromschröder Acquisition;
	 
	 	(xi)	 	any acquisition by an Obligor of shares in another Obligor or in another
member of the Group which is not an Obligor provided that such acquisition of
shares is expressly contemplated as part of the Structure Memorandum;
	 
	 	(xii)	 	acquisition by Newco Furnaces Germany of LOI-IPSEN Holding GmbH and its
Subsidiaries pursuant to the Initial Disposal;
	 
	 	(xiii)	 	the acquisition by a member of the Group of shares owned by minority
shareholders in Subsidiaries of the Parent; and
	 
	 	(xiv)	 	any acquisition to which the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of
the Majority Lenders) shall have given prior written consent.

	17.13	 	Centre of Main Interests
	 
	 	 	No Obligor which is incorporated in the European Union shall without the prior written
consent of the Facility Agent, deliberately change its Centre of Main Interests in a manner
which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	18.	 	CAPITAL STRUCTURE
	 
	 	 	The undertakings in this Clause 18 (Capital Structure) shall continue for so long as any
sum remains payable or capable of becoming payable under the Senior Finance Documents or
any Commitment is in force.
	 
	18.1	 	Control
	 
	 	 	No Obligor will, and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will allot or
issue any shares or any securities other than:

	 	(a)	 	an issue of shares (aa) by Luxco 2 to Luxco 1, (bb) by Bidco or Newco Furnaces Germany
to Luxco 2, (cc) by a Subsidiary of the Parent to its shareholders or to another member of
the Group or (dd) by the Parent, provided that (in the case of (cc)) the ownership interest
of the Parent in such Subsidiary prior to such issue is not diluted as a result, provided
further that (in the case of (dd)), there shall be no Change of Control and provided
further that (in any such case) in the event that the shares of such Subsidiary are subject
to a Security Interest prior to such issue, then the percentage of shares in such
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	 	(b)	 	an issue of shares by one member of the Group to a person which acts or is to act as
the trustee of any Group pension scheme or employee incentive scheme provided that such
scheme has been approved in writing by the Majority Lenders; or
	 
	 	(c)	 	an issue of shares permitted under Clause 17.12 (Acquisitions and Investments), Clause
17.1(a) (Amalgamations and Change of Business), as provided for under the Structure
Memorandum or as permitted under Clause 17.11 (Joint Ventures).

	18.2	 	Variation of Documents
	 
	 	 	Bidco will not, and will procure that no member of the Group will, agree to any waiver,
amendment or variation to the terms of the Equity Documents or the Acquisition Documents to
the extent that doing so would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or
in any respect which is materially adverse to the interests of the Senior Finance Parties
(otherwise than with the consent of the Majority Lenders and, prior to the Syndication
Date, each Mandated Lead Arranger, provided that, after the Syndication Date, only the
consent of the Majority Lenders shall be required).
	 
	18.3	 	Cashflow Restrictions
	 
	 	 	No Obligor will, and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will, be a
party to any contractual or similar arrangement pursuant to which any member of the Group
is prohibited from making any payment of dividends, distributions of income and other
amounts other than as contemplated under the Finance Documents.
	 
	18.4	 	Restriction on Redemption of Capital Contribution and Acquisition of Own Shares
	 
	 	 	No Obligor will, and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will, directly
or indirectly redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise withdraw any capital contributions made
to the capital reserves (Kapitalrücklage), convert such capital contributions into
shareholder loans or redeem (except where such redemption is pursuant to a Permitted
Payment), purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for consideration any subordinated
shareholder loans, shares or warrants issued by it or set apart any sum for any such
purpose or otherwise reduce its capital (together a “Redemption”), except where such
Redemption is made to (i) a member of the Group (other than a member of the Restricted
Group), (ii) departing managers in respect of their equity contributions up to EUR2,000,000
per annum and a maximum aggregate amount of EUR5,000,000 or (iii) employees pursuant to any
employee share scheme.
	 
	18.5	 	Restriction on Payments on the Tranche D Term Facility, Mezzanine Facility and Completion
Intercompany Loans
	 
	 	 	Save as expressly contemplated under the Refinancing, no Obligor will, in respect of the
Completion Intercompany Loans made available to them by the Equity Investors, the Parent or
Luxco 1, make any repayment of principal of or payment of interest or pay other amounts
with respect to the Tranche D Term Facility, Mezzanine Facility and such Completion
Intercompany Loans other than as permitted under the

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	 	 	Intercreditor Deed, Clause 8.5(a) (Prepayments: Order of Application) or Clause 18.7
(Permitted Payments).
	 
	18.6	 	Restriction on Payment of Dividends
	 
	 	 	No Obligor will, and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will declare
or pay, directly or indirectly, any dividends or make any other distribution or pay any
interest or other amounts, whether in cash or otherwise, on or in respect of its share
capital or any class of its share capital or set apart any sum for any such purpose
(together a “Dividend”) until the Facilities have been repaid in full except (i) for
payment of any Dividend to another member of the Group which is not a member of the
Restricted Group or (ii) where any resulting Dividend is a “Permitted Payment” pursuant to
Clause 18.7 (Permitted Payments) .
	 
	18.7	 	Permitted Payments
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding any other provision of the Senior Finance Documents, and other than in
respect of the Refinancing Distribution, no Obligor will, and each Obligor will procure
that none of its Subsidiaries will:

	 	(a)	 	declare or pay, directly or indirectly, any Dividends or make any Redemption, in each
case, in favour of any member of the Restricted Group or to any Equity Investor ; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	pay any interest, principal or other amount to its shareholders (where such
shareholders are members of the Restricted Group or do not form part of the Group) under or
in connection with any Shareholder/Investor Debt Instrument
(“Shareholder/Intercompany Loan”) or pay any amount to or transfer monies to such
shareholders (where such shareholders are members of the Restricted Group or do not
form part of the Group); or
	 
	 	(c)	 	make any upstream loan to or grant any financial accommodation to any member of the
Restricted Group; or
	 
	 	(d)	 	sell, transfer, lease out, lend or otherwise dispose of any asset to any member of the
Restricted Group; or
	 
	 	(e)	 	grant any guarantee or enter into any participation or purchase arrangements in
relation to any obligation of any member of the Restricted Group other than pursuant to the
Finance Documents or the funding confirmation agreement in relation to the Kromschröder
Acquisition,

	 	 	other than by way of a Permitted Payment. For this purpose “Permitted Payments” means
amounts required to:

	 	(i)	 	pay Taxes, duties or similar fees payable by any member of the Restricted Group
to tax, governmental or regulatory authorities;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	pay legal and administrative expenses properly incurred in the ordinary course
of business of any member of the Restricted Group in performing services permitted
by Clause 18.8 (Holding Company);

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	 	(iii)	 	in a maximum aggregate amount not exceeding EUR2,000,000 in each Financial
Year, pay non-executive director and monitoring fees;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	make a Redemption as permitted under Clause 18.4 (Restriction on Redemption of
Capital Contribution and Acquisition of Own Shares) or, in respect of a Redemption
permitted under Clause 18.4, to fund an acquisition vehicle to make such
Redemption; and
	 
	 	(v)	 	pay Dividends or prepay any Shareholder/Intercompany Loans provided that:

	 	(A)	 	payment of interest on or the prepayment of the principal element of
Shareholder/Intercompany Loans will only be permitted if such
Shareholder/Intercompany Loans are subordinated to the Facilities in
accordance with the Intercreditor Deed; and
	 
	 	(B)	 	such Dividends, interest or principal may only be paid or prepaid out
of 50% of Retained Excess Cash (if any) provided that:

	 	(1)	 	no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing at the time when the payment or prepayment is made
or to be made or would occur as a result thereof;
	 
	 	(2)	 	the Total Leverage Ratio immediately following payment or
prepayment is not greater than 2.5:1; and
	 
	 	(3)	 	the time of payment or prepayment falls after 31 December 2006.

	18.8	 	Holding Company
	 
	 	 	No member of the Restricted Group shall trade, carry on any business or own any assets or
incur any liabilities except for:

	 	(a)	 	the holding of shares in their respective Subsidiaries;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the entry into and performance of its obligations under the Transaction Documents and
the Kromschröder Documents to which it is a party and other contracts in connection with
maintaining its corporate existence and other activities permitted under this Clause 18.8
(Holding Company);
	 
	 	(c)	 	the making and borrowing of permitted loans;
	 
	 	(d)	 	the provision of administrative services to other members of the Group of a type
customarily provided by a holding company to its subsidiaries;
	 
	 	(e)	 	any liabilities under the Transaction Documents and the Kromschröder Documents to which
it is a party, professional fees and administration costs in the ordinary course of
business as a holding company, non-executive director

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	 	 	 	and monitoring fees not exceeding EUR 2,000,000 in each Financial Year and Taxes,
duties or similar fees payable by any member of the Restricted Group to tax,
governmental or regulatory authorities;
	 
	 	(f)	 	the making of permitted guarantees (including, without limitation, any guarantee given
by Luxco 2 in respect of obligations owed by Target or, following the merger of Target into
Bidco, Bidco to Kromschröder) and related subrogation rights; and
	 
	 	(g)	 	additional Financial Indebtedness under the Shareholder/Investor Debt Instruments.

	19.	 	INFORMATION AND ACCOUNTING UNDERTAKINGS
	 
	 	 	The undertakings in this Clause 19 (Information and Accounting Undertakings) shall continue
for so long as any sum remains payable or capable of becoming payable under the Senior
Finance Documents or any Commitment is in force.
	 
	19.1	 	Events of Default
	 
	 	 	Bidco will, and will procure that each member of the Group will, promptly after becoming
aware of it notify the Facility Agent (with a copy to the Security Agent) of the occurrence
of any Event of Default or Potential Event of Default (and the steps if any being taken to
remedy it).
	 
	19.2	 	Books of Account
	 
	 	 	Each Obligor will keep, and each Obligor will procure that each of its Subsidiaries will
keep, proper books of account relating to its business.
	 
	19.3	 	Appointment of Auditors
	 
	 	 	Bidco will not (except where required by applicable law), appoint any auditors other than
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, KPMG or Deloitte & Touche or any local affiliate or
amalgamation of the same or their successors and it will not change its auditor to a firm
which is not PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, KPMG or Deloitte & Touche except with
the prior written consent of the Majority Lenders.
	 
	19.4	 	Financial Statements
	 
	 	 	Bidco will deliver (or will procure that the relevant Obligor delivers) to the Facility
Agent for distribution to the Lenders sufficient copies for each of the Lenders of the
following:

	 	(a)	 	(i) as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end of each
Financial Year, the audited consolidated financial statements of the Group for that
Financial Year and (ii) as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end
of each of the relevant Borrower’s financial years, the audited (if prepared) or unaudited
unconsolidated financial statements of each Borrower for that financial year;

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	 	(b)	 	as soon as available and in any event within 45 days of the end of each month or quarter
(as the case may be) the monthly or quarterly (as the case may be) consolidated unaudited
management accounts of the Group as at the end of and for that month or quarter (as the case
may be), such accounts, commencing with the monthly and quarterly consolidated unaudited
management accounts for December 2005, to be prepared under either US GAAP (to be calculated in
Euro or US Dollars) or IFRS (to be calculated in Euro or US Dollars) provided that any monthly
accounts shall be made available pursuant to limited access internet site following receipt by
Bidco of executed confidentiality undertakings from each Lender substantially in the form of
the latest LMA standard form; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	(i) in respect of the Financial Year beginning on 1 January 2010, by 28 February 2010, the
annual budget for such Financial Year prepared using either US GAAP (to be calculated in Euro
or US Dollars) or IFRS (to be calculated in Euro or US Dollars) to be made available pursuant
to limited access internet site following receipt by Bidco of executed confidentiality
undertakings from each Lender substantially in the form of the latest LMA standard form
together with any analysis to be delivered under Clause 19.12(b)(ii) (Guarantee Limitation
Analysis), and (ii) in respect of any other Financial Year, not more than 30 days after the
beginning of each Financial Year the annual budget for such Financial Year prepared using
either US GAAP (to be calculated in Euro or US Dollars) or IFRS (to be calculated in Euro or US
Dollars) together with any analysis to be delivered in accordance with Clause 19.12(b)(ii)
(Guarantee Limitation Analysis),

	 	 	such accounts and annual budget:

	 	(i)	 	in the case of audited annual financial statements, to include a profit and loss
account, balance sheet, cashflow statement and directors and auditors report (if any)
thereon;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	in the case of monthly and quarterly management accounts, to include a profit and
loss account, balance sheet, cashflow statement and management commentary for the
Group;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	in the case of the monthly and quarterly management accounts for the period from
the Completion Date to 31 March 2006 or such later date as may be agreed between Bidco
and the Facility Agent (acting reasonably), to reflect the current reporting practices
of the Target Group;

	(iv)	(A) 	 	in the case of the annual budget for the Financial Year beginning on 1 January
2006, to set out in reasonable detail any reorganisation and rationalisation plan of
the Group;
	 
	 	(B)	 	in the case of all the annual budgets (aa) to exclude any companies
anticipated to be acquired as part of the Acquisition but not owned at the time
of preparation of the budget (provided that Bidco shall update such budget
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	 	 	 	deliver to the Facility Agent, in sufficient copies for each of
the Lenders, such updated budget) and (bb) to be in a format and
with a level of information reasonably satisfactory to the
Facility Agent and in any event to include a projected balance
sheet, projected cashflow statement, projected profit and loss
account and details of projected Capital Expenditure,

	 	and, in the case of each set of annual financial statements and monthly or
quarterly management accounts, to have been certified by the finance director (or
other officer acceptable to the Facility Agent (acting reasonably)) of Bidco or the
relevant Borrower as fairly representing its financial condition and operations as
at the date on which those financial statements or accounts were drawn up and, in
the case of the audited annual financial statements, to be accompanied by any
letter addressed to the management of the relevant company by the Auditors and
accompanying such financial statements.

	19.5	 	Compliance Certificates

	 	(a)	 	Bidco shall deliver to the Facility Agent with the Relevant Monthly Management
Accounts, on a quarterly basis, starting from 31 March 2006, a certificate signed by the
finance director of Bidco (or other officer acceptable to the Facility Agent) and another
director (or other officer acceptable to the Facility Agent (acting reasonably) of Bidco)
certifying whether or not as at the date of the relevant accounts Bidco and the other
Obligors were in compliance with the financial covenants contained in Clause 20 (Financial
Covenants of Bidco and the Other Obligors) and Clause 21 (Capital Expenditure) (such
certificate to contain reasonably detailed calculations acceptable to the Facility Agent
demonstrating such compliance) including any information required for the purposes of
Clause 24.9(a)(v) (Further Guarantors and Security) and confirming that:

	 	(i)	 	as at that date no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default had occurred
or giving details of any Event of Default or Potential Event of Default which has
occurred and the action taken or proposed to be taken to remedy it;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	following any acquisitions made in accordance with Clause 17.12(ix), Bidco has
sufficient cash, Cash Equivalents and undrawn credit facilities available to
satisfy the Working Capital requirements of the Group that, on the basis of the
latest available budget or forecast, as the case may be, are required for the 12
month period following the date of the compliance certificate;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	following any acquisitions made in accordance with Clause 17.12(ix), on the
basis of the latest available management accounts, budget or forecast, as the case
may be and as applicable, for the same Financial Year as such acquisitions, the
ratio of Consolidated Total Net Debt (as at any Quarter Date) to Consolidated Pro
Forma EBITDA has not and, if applicable, will not exceed on a pro forma basis
4.00:1.00.

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	 	(b)	 	Each of the annual audited financial statements delivered under Clause 19.4 (Financial
Statements) must be accompanied by a certificate from the Auditors (in such form and with
such content as the Auditors may reasonably be prepared to give and only to the extent that
firms of auditors of international repute have not adopted a general policy of not
providing such reports):

	 	(i)	 	demonstrating (taking into account any reconciliation statements delivered
pursuant to Clause 19.8(a)(iv) (Agreed Accounting Principles)) whether or not as at
the date of such financial statements Bidco and the other Obligors were in
compliance with the financial covenants contained in Clause 20 (Financial Covenants
of Bidco and the Other Obligors) and 21 (Capital Expenditure); and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	confirming the amount of Excess Cash Flow (together with a calculation of how
that amount has been determined) for the purpose of Clause 8.4 (Excess Cash Flow).

	19.6	 	Investigations
	 
	 	 	If:

	 	(a)	 	an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under Clause 23.1 (Payment
Default), Clause 23.2(a) (Breach of Other Obligations), Clause 23.6 (Insolvency), Clause
23.7 (Receivership and Administration), Clause 23.8 (Compositions and Arrangements), Clause
23.9 (Winding-up) or Clause 23.10 (Similar Events Elsewhere); or
	 
	 	(b)	 	the Majority Lenders (acting reasonably) believe that Bidco and the other Obligors will
not be able to comply with the financial covenants contained in Clause 20 (Financial
Covenants of Bidco and the Other Obligors) on the next relevant Quarter Date,

	 	 	the Facility Agent may (and shall, if so instructed by the Majority Lenders) (following
consultation with Bidco as to the scope of the investigation) require that each Obligor
shall (and Bidco shall ensure that each member of the Group shall) permit the Facility
Agent and/or accountants or other financial advisers appointed by the Facility Agent free
access (in the presence of a representative of Bidco) at all reasonable times during normal
business hours and on reasonable notice to:

	 	(i)	 	inspect and take copies and extracts from books, accounts and records of each
member of the Group (to the extent the Facility Agent (acting reasonably) considers
such books, accounts or records to be relevant to the Event of Default which has
occurred and is continuing or the suggested non-compliance with the financial
covenants);
	 
	 	(ii)	 	view the assets which are the subject of the Security Documents and the
premises of each member of the Group; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	meet and discuss matters with senior management,

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	 	 	in each case provided that all information obtained as a result of such access shall be
subject to Clause 27.9 (Disclosure of Information). Any such exercise of rights shall be at
the expense of Bidco except where the result of such investigation reveals no breach of
financial covenants or no likely breach of the financial covenants in the next test period.

	19.7	 	Other Information

	 	(a)	 	Bidco will, and will procure that each member of the Group will, promptly upon becoming
aware of or receiving (as the case may be) deliver to the Facility Agent for distribution
to the Lenders:

	 	(i)	 	details of any litigation, arbitration, administrative, environmental claim or
action or regulatory proceedings which would have or would reasonably be expected
to (whether individually or together with any such claims) have a Material Adverse
Effect;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	details of any labour dispute affecting it or any of its Subsidiaries which
has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	at the same time as sent to Bidco’s shareholders or to such Obligor’s
creditors (as the case may be), any other document or information required by law
to be sent to Bidco’s shareholders in their capacity as shareholders or to an
Obligor’s creditors as a class;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	details of any material breach of the terms of the Acquisition Documents or
any material claim made by or against it under the terms of the Acquisition
Documents of which it is aware;
	 
	 	(v)	 	details of any member of the Group which becomes a Material Subsidiary after
the date of this Agreement on a quarterly basis; and
	 
	 	(vi)	 	details of any material change in the structure of the Group from that set out
in the Structure Chart on a quarterly basis.

	 	(b)	 	Bidco will, and will procure that each member of the Group will, deliver to the
Facility Agent for distribution to the Lenders, such other information relating to its
financial condition, operation or taxation arrangements, or those of its Subsidiaries, and
details of Security Interests granted by it or any other Obligor, as the Facility Agent (or
any other Lender or the Security Agent through the Facility Agent) may from time to time
reasonably request;
	 
	 	(c)	 	The Facility Agent will (upon receipt in writing from the Issuing Lender) deliver to
Bidco on:

	 	(i)	 	a monthly basis, (a) a statement setting out the aggregate face amount of
issued (including deemed issued) Lender Guarantees and Letters of Credit, and (b)
any other costs and expenses which have been incurred under and in accordance with
the Senior Finance Documents and which are for the account of an Obligor; and

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	 	(ii)	 	on a quarterly basis, the amount of commission that has accrued pursuant to
Clause 10.5 (Letter of Credit/Lender Guarantee Commission).

	19.8	 	Agreed Accounting Principles

	 	(a)	 	Bidco shall procure that all financial statements of the Group or of any Borrower
delivered or to be delivered to the Facility Agent under this Agreement shall be prepared
in accordance with Applicable GAAP save as provided in Clause 19.4 (Financial Statements).
If such financial statements are prepared on a different accounting basis to Applicable
GAAP, including on the basis of IFRS (with the exception of financial statements delivered
in accordance in Clause 19.4 (Financial Statements):

	 	(i)	 	Bidco shall promptly so notify the Facility Agent;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Bidco and the Facility Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) shall promptly after
such notification enter into negotiations in good faith with a view to agreeing (i)
such amendments to Clause 20 (Financial Covenants of Bidco and the Other Obligors)
and 21 (Capital Expenditure) and/or the definitions of any or all of the terms used
therein as are necessary to give the Lenders and Bidco comparable protection to
that contemplated at the date of this Agreement and (ii) any other amendments to
this Agreement which are necessary to ensure that the adoption by the Group of such
different accounting basis (including IFRS) does not result in any material
alteration in the commercial effect of the obligations of any Obligor in the
Finance Documents;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	if amendments satisfactory to the Majority Lenders are agreed by Bidco and
the Facility Agent in writing within 30 days of such notification to the Facility
Agent, those amendments shall take effect in accordance with the terms of that
agreement;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	if such amendments are not so agreed within 30 days, within 15 days after the
end of that 30 day period, Bidco shall deliver to the Facility Agent:

	 	(A)	 	in reasonable detail and in a form satisfactory to the Facility Agent,
details of all such adjustments as need to be made to the relevant
financial statements in order to reflect the Applicable GAAP at the date
of delivery of the relevant financial statements; and
	 
	 	(B)	 	sufficient information, in form and substance as may be reasonably
required by the Facility Agent, to enable the Lenders to determine whether
Clause 20 (Financial Covenants Of Bidco And The Other Obligors) and 21
(Capital Expenditure) have been complied with.

	 	(b)	 	No alteration may be made to the financial year end of the Parent without the prior
written consent of the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the

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	 	 	 	Majority Lenders) (in which event the Facility Agent may require such changes to
the financial covenants contained in this Agreement as will fairly reflect such
change) provided that the consent of the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions
of the Majority Lenders) shall not be required to any such change where:

	 	(i)	 	Bidco delivers to the Facility Agent, in reasonable detail and in a form
satisfactory to the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority
Lenders) on the date of delivery of each set of Relevant Monthly Management
Accounts or consolidated audited financial statements required to be delivered
pursuant to Clause 19.4 (Financial Statements), details of all such adjustments as
need to be made to such financial statements to provide the information required to
test compliance with Clauses 20 (Financial Covenants of Bidco and the other
Obligors) and 21 (Capital Expenditure); and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Bidco enters into an agreement satisfactory to the Facility Agent (acting
reasonably) with regard to the amount and timing of payments under Clause 8.4
(Excess Cash Flow) which places the Lenders in no worse position as a result of
such change than they would have been in if no change had taken place,

provided further that Bidco may not exercise this right to alter its financial year
end on more than one occasion.

	19.9	 	Annual Presentation
	 
	 	 	Once in every Financial Year commencing with the Financial Year ending 31 December 2006,
Bidco will procure that at least two executive directors of Bidco (or Bidco and, prior to
any Permitted Disposal of the LOI Furnaces Group, Newco Furnaces Germany) (one of whom
shall be the financial officer) shall give a single presentation to the Senior Finance
Parties, at a time and venue agreed with the Facility Agent, about the financial
performance of the Group, provided that such annual presentation shall only address the
financial performance of the Group with respect to the previous Financial Year and shall
not deal with any future or projected financial performance of the Group.
	 
	19.10	 	“Know your customer” checks

	 	(a)	 	Each Obligor shall promptly, upon the request of the Facility Agent or any Lender,
supply, or procure the supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably
requested by the Facility Agent (for itself or on behalf of any Lender) or any Lender (for
itself or on behalf of any prospective New Lender (provided that it has entered into a
confidentiality undertaking substantially in the standard LMA form) in order for the
Facility Agent, such Lender or any prospective New Lender to carry out and be satisfied
with the results of all necessary “know your customer” or other checks in relation to any
person that it is required by directive or law to carry out pursuant to the transactions
contemplated in the Senior Finance Documents.

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	 	(b)	 	Each Lender shall promptly, upon the request of the Facility Agent, supply, or procure
the supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the
Facility Agent (for itself) in order for the Facility Agent to carry out and be satisfied
with the results of all necessary “know your customer” or other checks in relation to any
person that it is required to carry out pursuant to the transactions contemplated in the
Senior Finance Documents.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Bidco shall, by not less than 5 Business Days’ written notice to the Facility Agent,
notify the Facility Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders) of its intention to
request that one of its Subsidiaries becomes an additional Obligor pursuant to Clause 22
(Accession Of New Obligors).
	 
	 	(d)	 	Following the giving of any notice pursuant to paragraph (c) above, Bidco shall
promptly upon the request of the Facility Agent or any Lender supply, or procure the supply
of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Facility Agent
(for itself or on behalf of any Lender) (provided that it has entered into a
confidentiality undertaking substantially in the standard LMA form) in order for the
Facility Agent, such Lender or any prospective New Lender to carry out and be satisfied
with the results of all necessary “know your customer” or other checks in relation to any
person that it is required by directive or law to carry out pursuant to the accession of
such Subsidiary to this Agreement as an additional Obligor pursuant to Clause 22 (Accession
Of New Obligors).

	19.11	 	ERISA Reporting Requirements
	 
	 	 	Each Obligor will:

	 	 (a)	(i) 	promptly and in any event within 15 Business Days after any Obligor or any ERISA
Affiliate knows or has reason to know that any of the following has occurred and that has
or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred, deliver to
the Facility Agent a statement of the finance director of Bidco or other officer acceptable
to the Facility Agent (acting reasonably) of such Obligor describing such occurrence and
the action, if any, that such Obligor or such ERISA Affiliate has taken and proposes to
take with respect thereto together with any notices received or proposed to be given or
filed by such Obligor, the Plan administrator or such ERISA Affiliate to or with the PBGC
or any other government agency, or a Plan or Multiemployer Plan participant with respect
thereto, (i) that an ERISA
Event has occurred; (ii) that a Plan or Multiemployer Plan has been or may
be terminated, reorganised, partitioned or declared insolvent under Title
IV of ERISA; (iii) that a proceeding has been instituted pursuant to
Section 515 of ERISA to collect a delinquent contribution to a
Multiemployer Plan; or (iv) that any Obligor may incur any material
liability pursuant to (a) any Welfare Plans which provide benefits to
retired employees or other former employees (other than as required by
Section 601 of ERISA) or (b) any Plan, the obligations with respect to
which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

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	 	(ii)	 	on the date any records, documents or other information must be furnished to
the PBGC with respect to any Plan pursuant to Section 4010 of ERISA, deliver to the
Facility Agent a copy of such records, documents and information;

	 	(b)	 	promptly and in any event within 10 days after receipt thereof by any Obligor or any
ERISA Affiliate, deliver to the Facility Agent copies of each notice from the PBGC stating
its intention to terminate any Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan;
	 
	 	(c)	 	promptly and in any event within 30 days after the filing thereof with the Internal
Revenue Service or other government agency, deliver to the Facility Agent copies of each
Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) with respect to
any Plan;
	 
	 	(d)	 	promptly and in any event within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof by any Obligor
or any ERISA Affiliate from the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan, deliver to the Facility
Agent copies of each notice concerning:

	 	(i)	 	the imposition of Withdrawal Liability by any such Multiemployer Plan that has
or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the reorganisation or termination, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, of
any such Multiemployer Plan that has or would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the amount of liability incurred, or that may be incurred, by such Obligor or
any ERISA Affiliate in connection with any event described in Clauses 19.11(a)(i)
or (ii) (ERISA Reporting Requirements) above.

	19.12	 	Guarantee Limitation Analysis

	 	(a)	 	Subject to the subsequent provisions of this Clause 19.12 (Guarantee Limitation
Analysis), and notwithstanding any other term of the Finance Documents:

	 	(i)	 	no Guarantor other than Newco NL or one of its subsidiaries incorporated in The
Netherlands shall guarantee or grant any security in respect of any obligations of
a Dutch Borrower; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	no Guarantor other than Newco UK or one of its subsidiaries incorporated in
the United Kingdom shall guarantee or grant any security in respect of any
obligations of a UK Borrower,

	 	 	 	except that in the event that:

	 	(x)	 	Bidco elects to provide guarantees and security in accordance with paragraph
(c) below; or
	 
	 	(y)	 	a ruling from the Dutch or UK tax authorities as applicable, on the tax
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	 	 	 	(article 10d of the Dutch Corporate Income Tax (“CIT”) Act 1969) and
limitations on interest deduction (article 10a of the Dutch CIT Act 1969) or
the UK tax rules relating to transfer pricing as applicable, is obtained (a
“Tax Ruling”), and such Tax Ruling confirms that the restrictions on guarantees
and security referred to in paragraphs (a)(i) or, as the case may be, (a)(ii)
above may be removed without any material adverse tax consequences in relation
to Dutch thin capitalisation or interest deduction rules or UK transfer pricing
rules, as applicable (a “Favourable Tax Ruling”),

	 	 	 	then the restrictions referred to in (a)(i) or, as the case may be, (a)(ii) shall cease
to apply.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Bidco shall deliver to the Facility Agent:

	 	(i)	 	a Guarantee Limitation Analysis as soon as available following completion of the
Permitted Reorganisations referred to in the Structure Memorandum, and in any case
within 45 days after completion of such reorganisations; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	a Preliminary Analysis with each annual budget delivered pursuant to Clause
19.4(c) (Financial Statements) in relation to any restrictions under paragraph (a)(i)
or (a)(ii) above which continue to apply at such time.

	 	(c)	 	Following delivery of a Limitation Analysis pursuant to paragraph (b) above, Bidco may
elect (i) to take no action, (ii) to provide such guarantees and security without the
limitations set out in paragraph (a)(i) or, as the case may be, (a)(ii) above applying, or
(iii) to procure a Guarantee Limitation Analysis be prepared and delivered to the Facility
Agent (where a Preliminary Analysis was delivered pursuant to paragraph (b)(ii) above) or (iv)
in relation to the limitations referred to in paragraph (a)(i) or, as the case may be, (a)(ii)
above, to apply for a Tax Ruling. If Bidco elects to take no action, the Facility Agent may
request that Bidco obtain a Guarantee Limitation Analysis (where a Preliminary Analysis was
delivered pursuant to paragraph (b)(ii) above) or (in relation to the limitations referred to
in paragraph (a)(i) or, as the case may be, (a)(ii) above) obtain a Tax Ruling (where a
Guarantee Limitation Analysis was delivered pursuant to paragraph (b)(i) or option (iii)
above).
	 
	 	(d)	 	In the event that the Facility Agent requests that a Guarantee Limitation Analysis is
delivered pursuant to paragraph (c) above, and such Guarantee Limitation Analysis concludes
that any of the limitations on the guarantees and security being provided by the Obligors as
set out in paragraph (a) above should apply or continue to apply, and it is not followed by a
related Favourable Tax Ruling, then the expense of obtaining such Guarantee Limitation Analysis
shall be borne by the Lenders.
	 
	 	(e)	 	In the event that the Facility Agent requests that a Tax Ruling be obtained pursuant to
paragraph (c) above, and a Favourable Tax Ruling is not obtained in relation thereto, the
expense of obtaining such a Tax Ruling shall be borne by the Lenders.

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	 	(f)	 	In the event that Bidco elects to apply for a Tax Ruling or the Facility Agent requests
that Bidco obtain a Tax Ruling pursuant to paragraph (c) above, Bidco shall provide to the
Dutch or UK tax authorities as applicable, such information as is required by the relevant
tax authorities for the purposes of obtaining such Tax Ruling.

	19.13	 	SEC Disclosure

	 	(a)	 	The Parent shall be permitted to file a copy of this Agreement and any other Finance
Document with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and have this Agreement
and any other Finance Document be publicly available pursuant to the SEC’s Edgar Filing
System or any successor thereto.
	 
	 	(b)	 	To the extent that any information required to be delivered under this Agreement has
been filed by the relevant Obligor with the SEC and publicly available pursuant to the
SEC’s Edgar Filing System or any successor thereto, the relevant Obligor shall be deemed to
have delivered such information in accordance with this Agreement.

	20.	 	FINANCIAL COVENANTS OF BIDCO AND THE OTHER OBLIGORS
	 
	 	 	The undertakings in this Clause 20 (Financial Covenants Of Bidco And The Other Obligors)
shall continue for so long as any sum remains payable or capable of becoming payable under
the Senior Finance Documents or any Commitment is in force.
	 
	 	 	Bidco and the other Obligors shall ensure that:
	 
	20.1	 	Total Leverage
	 
	 	 	The ratio of Consolidated Total Net Debt (as at any Quarter Date) to Consolidated Pro Forma
EBITDA (disregarding any net contributions to Consolidated Pro Forma EBITDA from the LOI
Furnaces Group) in respect of the Relevant Period ending on that date will not exceed the
ratio set opposite such Relevant Period below:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Maximum
	Relevant Period	 	Ratio
	(i)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2006

	 	7.00:1
	(ii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 June 2006

	 	7.00:1
	(iii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 September 2006

	 	7.00:1
	(iv)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 December 2006

	 	7.50:1
	(v)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2007

	 	7.50:1
	(vi)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 June 2007

	 	7.50:1
	(vii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 September 2007

	 	7.10:1
	(viii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 December 2007

	 	6.50:1
	(ix)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2008

	 	6.30:1
	(x)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 June 2008

	 	6.10:1
	(xi)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 September 2008

	 	5.90:1
	(xii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 December 2008

	 	5.50:1
	(xiii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2009

	 	5.25:1

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	 	 	 	 	Maximum
	Relevant Period	 	Ratio
	(xiv)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 June 2009

	 	5.00:1
	(xv)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 September 2009

	 	4.75:1
	(xvi)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 December 2009

	 	4.50:1
	(xvii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2010

	 	4.40:1
	(xviii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 June 2010

	 	4.25:1
	(xix)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 September 2010

	 	4.10:1
	(xx)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 December 2010

	 	3.95:1
	(xxi)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2011

	 	3.90:1
	(xxii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 June 2011

	 	3.80:1
	(xxiii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 September 2011

	 	3.65:1
	(xxiv)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 December 2011

	 	3.50:1

	 	 	and on the last day of each Relevant Period thereafter, shall not be greater than 3.50:1.
	 
	20.2	 	Interest Cover
	 
	 	 	The ratio of Consolidated Pro Forma EBITDA (disregarding any net contributions to
Consolidated Pro Forma EBITDA from the LOI Furnaces Group) to Consolidated Total Net Cash
Interest Expenses in respect of the Relevant Period set out below is not less than the
ratio set opposite such Relevant Period below:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Minimum
	Relevant Period	 	Ratio
	(i)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2006

	 	2.05:1
	(ii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 June 2006

	 	2.05:1
	(iii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 September 2006

	 	2.10:1
	(iv)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 December 2006

	 	1.60:1
	(v)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2007

	 	1.60:1
	(vi)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 June 2007

	 	1.60:1
	(vii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 September 2007

	 	1.65:1
	(viii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 December 2007

	 	1.65:1
	(ix)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2008

	 	1.75:1
	(x)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 June 2008

	 	1.80:1
	(xi)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 September 2008

	 	1.85:1
	(xii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 December 2008

	 	1.90:1
	(xiii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2009

	 	2.00:1
	(xiv)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 June 2009

	 	2.10:1
	(xv)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 September 2009

	 	2.15:1
	(xvi)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 December 2009

	 	2.25:1
	(xvii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2010

	 	2.30:1
	(xviii)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 June 2010

	 	2.35:1
	(xix)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 30 September 2010

	 	2.40:1
	(xx)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 December 2010

	 	2.45:1
	(xxi)
	 	The Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2011

	 	2.50:1

	 	 	and on the last day of each Relevant Period ending on a Quarter Date thereafter, shall not be
less than 2.50:1.

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	20.3	 	Cashflow
	 
	 	 	The ratio of Consolidated Cash Flow to Consolidated Debt Service for each Relevant Period
(commencing with the Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2006) will not be less than 1.0 to
1.0.
	 
	21.	 	CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
	 
	21.1	 	Capital Expenditure
	 
	 	 	Bidco and the Obligors shall procure that Capital Expenditure of the Group during each
Financial Year as specified in Column A shall not exceed the aggregate of:

	 	(a)	 	subject to Clause 21.2 (Carry-forward) below, the amount set opposite that Financial
Year in Column B below; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	the amount of Retained Cash Flow, new equity and subordinated loans and the proceeds of
disposals and insurance claims which the Group is permitted to retain (in each case to the
extent not used for any other purpose):

	 	 	 	 	 
	              Column A	 	Column B
	          Financial Year	 	(EUR)
	ending 31 December 2005

	 	 	55,000,000	 
	ending 31 December 2006

	 	 	46,800,000	 
	ending 31 December 2007

	 	 	51,700,000	 
	ending 31 December 2008

	 	 	51,600,000	 
	ending 31 December 2009

	 	 	49,000,000	 
	ending 31 December 2010

	 	 	53,500,000	 
	ending 31 December 2011

	 	 	55,400,000	 
	ending 31 December 2012

	 	 	57,300,000	 
	ending 31 December 2013

	 	 	59,300,000	 
	ending 31 December 2014

	 	 	61,400,000	 
	ending 31 December 2015

	 	 	63,500,000	 
	ending 31 December 2016

	 	 	65,800,000	 

	 	 	provided that to the extent that the LOI Furnaces Group remains part of the Group in any
Financial Year, the amount set opposite that Financial Year in Column B above shall be
increased by EUR2,000,000.
	 
	21.2	 	Carry-forward
	 
	 	 	Subject as provided in this paragraph, the amount specified in Column B for the
corresponding Financial Year specified in Column A in Clause 21.1(b) (Capital Expenditure)
which is unspent in that Financial Year may be carried over into the subsequent Financial
Year subject to a limit of 50% of the amount specified in Column B. Under the preceding
sentence, the amount of Capital Expenditure unspent in a particular Financial Year (the
“First Year”) which can be carried
over to the next Financial Year may only be carried over to the extent it could have been
spent in the First Year without a breach of Clause 20 (Financial Covenants Of Bidco And The
Other Obligors).

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	21.3	 	Financial Definitions
	 
	 	 	“Accounting Principles” means the accounting standards generally accepted in the
jurisdiction of incorporation of the member of the Group or IFRS;
	 
	 	 	“Additional Permitted Reorganisation” means any non-recurring reorganisation costs included
in the budget delivered for that Financial Year and incurred in that Financial Year but not
included in the Base Case Model;
	 
	 	 	“Capital Expenditure” means, in respect of the Group and in respect of any period, any
expenditure which should be treated as capital expenditure in the financial statements of
the person incurring such expenditure in accordance with Applicable GAAP. For the
avoidance of doubt, expenditure for acquisitions of businesses or expenditure arising from
operating leases as defined in UK GAAP as at 30 September 2004 shall not constitute Capital
Expenditure for the purposes of this definition;
	 
	 	 	“Carried Forward Capital Expenditure Cash” means, in respect of the Group and in respect of
a period, the amount of permitted carry over of Capital Expenditure from the previous
Financial Year pursuant to Clause 21 (Capital Expenditure), provided that for the purpose
of determining whether Carried Forward Capital Expenditure Cash has been spent in a
Financial Year, it will be presumed that the Carried Forward Capital Expenditure Cash is
spent before all of the other Capital Expenditure permitted pursuant to Clause 21 (Capital
Expenditure);
	 
	 	 	“Consolidated Cash Flow” means, in respect of the Group and any Relevant Period,
Consolidated EBITDA:

	 	(a)	 	minus any increase in Working Capital;
	 
	 	(b)	 	plus any decrease in Working Capital;
	 
	 	(c)	 	minus all amounts paid in respect of Capital Expenditure;
	 
	 	(d)	 	minus all amounts paid in respect of Permitted Acquisitions (unless funded from
Retained Excess Cash, Pending Acquisition Amounts subtracted from Excess Cash Flow in
respect of the previous Financial Year, disposal proceeds not required to be mandatorily
prepaid or which have been voluntarily prepaid or Permitted Indebtedness);
	 
	 	(e)	 	plus all amounts paid in respect of Capital Expenditure to the extent funded from Net
Proceeds and insurance proceeds which the Group is permitted to retain;
	 
	 	(f)	 	minus cash pension costs to the extent not included in Consolidated EBITDA;
	 
	 	(g)	 	plus (in respect of all time periods after 31 December 2006) any Retained Excess Cash
or Carried Forward Capital Expenditure Cash, to the extent used to fund any Capital
Expenditure;
	 
	 	(h)	 	minus amounts paid in cash or falling due for payment during such period in respect of
income tax, corporation tax, withholding tax or trade tax;

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	 	(i)	 	plus the amount of any tax credit or rebate received in cash;
	 
	 	(j)	 	plus exceptional items received in cash (to the extent not included in Consolidated
EBITDA);
	 
	 	(k)	 	minus exceptional items paid in cash including all reorganisation costs (to the extent not
included in Consolidated EBITDA and excluding those items referred to in paragraphs (g) (in the
case of Additional Permitted Reorganisation to the extent funded out of Revolving Advances,
Retained Excess Cash or disposal proceeds not required to be mandatorily prepaid or which have
been voluntarily prepaid) and (h) of the definition of Consolidated EBIT);
	 
	 	(l)	 	minus dividends paid in cash to minority shareholders in subsidiaries consolidated for the
purpose of calculating Consolidated EBITDA (to the extent not included in Consolidated EBITDA);
	 
	 	(m)	 	plus dividends received in cash from subsidiaries or minority interests whose financial
performance is not consolidated for the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA;
	 
	 	(n)	 	plus the proceeds of any subscription (to the extent paid in cash) for common and/or
preference shares of the Parent by way of any capital contribution to the Parent or any raising
of funds by way of private placement of ordinary or preference share capital;
	 
	 	(o)	 	plus the cash proceeds of subordinated loans to members of the Group on terms acceptable to
the Majority Lenders,
	 
	 	(p)	 	plus the amount of any loan which was made to a Permitted Joint Venture which is
repaid in cash to a member of the Group and less the amount when lent;
	 
	 	(q)	 	(to the extent included in Consolidated EBITDA or in any other paragraph of this
definition) excluding the effect of all cash movement associated with the Acquisition and any
Transaction Costs;
	 
	 	(r)	 	minus any fees, costs or charges of a non-recurring nature related to any equity offering
(including, without limitation, IPO Preparation Costs actually incurred of a non-recurring
nature), investments, acquisitions or financial indebtedness;
	 
	 	(s)	 	plus Net Proceeds received by the Group which it is not obliged to mandatorily prepay and
which are not required to be reinvested;
	 
	 	(t)	 	minus any management fees paid to CVC and holding company costs paid;
	 
	 	(u)	 	adding back (for the purposes of calculating the ratio of Consolidated Cash Flow to
Consolidated Debt Service under Clause 20.3 (Cashflow) only) up to a maximum of EUR 72,000,000
(or its equivalent in other currencies) for the Relevant Periods ending on or prior to 31
December 2007, such amount to be reduced to EUR 60,000,000 (or its equivalent in other
currencies) for the

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	 	 	 	Relevant Periods commencing on 1 January 2008 and ending on or prior to 30 June
2009 and to EUR 40,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) for the Relevant
Periods commencing on 1 July 2009 and ending on or prior to 31 December 2011; and,
	 
	 	(v)	 	adding back (for the purposes of calculating the ratio of Consolidated Cash Flow to
Consolidated Debt Service under Clause 20.3 (Cashflow) only) the IPO Preparation Costs
actually incurred up to a maximum of EUR 30,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies)
for the Relevant Periods commencing on 1 July 2009 and ending on or prior to 31 December
2011,

in each case for such Relevant Period and all calculated on a consolidated basis and
without double counting;

“Consolidated Debt Service” for any period, means Consolidated Total Net Cash Interest
Expenses for such period, plus all repayments of Financial Indebtedness (not including any
amounts in respect of the Bonding Facility in the nature of principal) on a consolidated
basis which fell due for repayment or prepayment during such period (other than any
voluntary prepayments or any mandatory prepayments resulting from the cash sweep or a
receipt of Net Proceeds), but excluding any principal amount which fell due under any
overdraft or revolving credit facility and which was available for simultaneous redrawing
according to the terms of such facility or under the Revolving Facility or which would have
been available for simultaneous redrawing but for a voluntary cancellation of the available
facility by a member of the Group and excluding any prepayment of Financial Indebtedness
existing on the Completion Date which is required to be repaid under the Finance Documents;

“Consolidated EBIT” for any period, means the consolidated profits of the Group or as the
context so requires any member of the Group from ordinary activities before taxation:

	 	(a)	 	before taking into account any accrued interest, commission, fees, discounts and other
finance payments incurred or payable by or owed to any member of the Group in respect of
Financial Indebtedness;
	 
	 	(b)	 	after deducting the amount of any profit of any member of the Group which is
attributable to minority interests or the interests of any shareholder of or, as the case
may be, partner in such member of the Group who is not a member of the Group;
	 
	 	(c)	 	after taking into account any exchange gains and losses on operational trading and
hedges relating to these items but not taking into account any other realised and
unrealised exchange gains and losses (including those arising on translation of currency
debt);
	 
	 	(d)	 	before taking into account any gain or loss arising from an upward or downward
revaluation of any asset or on the disposal of an asset;
	 
	 	(e)	 	plus any loss on any one-off or non-recurring items;
	 
	 	(f)	 	minus any gain on any one-off or non-recurring items;

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	 	(g)	 	before deducting reorganisation and litigation costs that are incurred and included in
the Base Case Model and any Additional Permitted Reorganisation;
	 
	 	(h)	 	before deducting any Transaction Costs;
	 
	 	(i)	 	before deducting non-cash pension costs (including service costs and pension interest
costs) but after deducting cash pension costs;
	 
	 	(j)	 	plus any fees, costs or charges of a non-recurring nature related to any equity offering,
investments, acquisitions or Financial Indebtedness permitted under the Finance Documents (and
whether or not successful); and
	 
	 	(k)	 	plus any management fees paid to CVC and holding company costs where permitted to be paid
under the Finance Documents,

in each case, to the extent added, deducted or taken into account, as the case may be, for the
purposes of determining profits of the Group from ordinary activities before taxation;

“Consolidated EBITDA” for any period and without double counting means the Consolidated EBIT of
the Group or as the context so requires any member of the Group plus the consolidated
depreciation and amortisation of the Group or as the context so requires any member of the
Group and any impairment costs of the Group or as the context so requires any member of the
Group (each as defined by reference to the consolidated audited financial statements of the
Group);

“Consolidated Pro Forma EBITDA” for any Relevant Period, means Consolidated EBITDA plus the
EBITDA generated by Permitted Acquisitions completed during that Relevant Period from the date
falling on the beginning of the Relevant Period through to the date on which such Permitted
Acquisitions were closed and (i) in respect of each Quarter Period during 2005, plus
EUR2,250,000; (ii) in respect of the Relevant Period ending on 31 December 2006, plus
EUR10,600,000 and (iii) in respect of the Relevant Period ending on 
31 March 2007, plus
EUR5,300,000;

“Consolidated Total Net Cash Interest Expenses” for any period, means:

	 	(a)	 	the aggregate of interest, commitment or non-utilisation fees, annual agency fees and other
fees (except facility agreement fees) relating to the Facilities and the Mezzanine Facility
accruing (whether or not paid) during a period plus or minus net amounts received or paid by
the Group under the Hedging Agreements;
	 
	 	(b)	 	plus interest, commitment fees and other fees on any other Financial Indebtedness
(including the interest element of finance leases) accruing (whether or not paid) during a
period;
	 
	 	(c)	 	plus consideration given by the Group during that period, and relating to that period
whether by way of discount or otherwise in connection with any acceptance credit, bill
discounting debt factoring or other like arrangement;

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	 	(d)	 	minus interest income accrued (whether or not paid) on bank deposits or other Cash
Equivalents;
	 
	 	(e)	 	excluding the non-cash element of interest accrued on the Mezzanine Facility and on any
Completion Intercompany Loans made by Equity Investors or the Parent during that period; and
	 
	 	(f)	 	excluding any amortisation of Transaction Costs (to the extent included);

“Consolidated Total Net Debt” means the principal amount of all Financial Indebtedness of the
members of the Group but excluding any shareholder loans and less the aggregate amount at that
time of cash and Cash Equivalents held by members of the Group and less the amount of any
Ancillary Facility (excluding any overdraft or working capital facility);

“Excess Cash Flow” means in relation to any Financial Year of the Group, Consolidated Cash Flow
for such period:

	 	(a)	 	minus Consolidated Debt Service for such Financial Year;
	 
	 	(b)	 	minus any voluntary prepayments of the Term Facilities and the Mezzanine Facility made
during such period;
	 
	 	(c)	 	minus to the extent included in Consolidated Cash Flow, the cash proceeds of any
subscription (to the extent paid in cash) for common and/or preference shares of the Group by
way of any capital contribution to the Group or any raising of funds by way of private
placement of ordinary or preference share capital; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	minus to the extent included in Consolidated Cash Flow, the cash proceeds of subordinated
loans to members of the Group on terms acceptable to the Majority Lenders;
	 
	 	(e)	 	minus reorganisation costs that are incurred in such Financial Year and included in the
Base Case Model;
	 
	 	(f)	 	minus any Net Proceeds referred to in paragraph (s) of Consolidated Cash Flow;
	 
	 	(g)	 	minus any Pending Acquisition Amount and any Pending Reorganisation Amount;
	 
	 	(h)	 	minus the greater of Capital Expenditure which is committed at the end of the relevant
period to be spent in the next year and unspent Capital Expenditure which is permitted to be
carried forward to the next year;
	 
	 	(i)	 	minus any amount of Capital Expenditure excluded from paragraph (e) of Consolidated Cash
Flow for that year;
	 
	 	(j)	 	minus € 15,000,000 for that Financial Year; and

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	 	(k)	 	plus any unspent Pending Acquisition Amount carried over from the previous
Financial Year.

“Pending Acquisition Amount” means, in respect of any Financial Year (the “Relevant
Financial Year”), the aggregate cash amounts to be paid in respect of the consideration for
Permitted Acquisitions for which a member of the Group has entered into a commitment by no
later than one month prior to the end of the Relevant Financial Year and completed by no
later than the date which is three months following the commencement of the following
Financial Year (the “Subsequent Financial Year”);

“Pending Reorganisation Amount” means, in respect of the Relevant Financial Year, the
aggregate cash amounts to be paid in respect of any Additional Permitted Reorganisation for
which a member of the Group has entered into a commitment by no later than the date which
is one month prior to the end of the Relevant Financial Year and completed by no later than
the date which is three months following the commencement of the Subsequent Financial Year
provided that such cash amounts shall not be deducted from Consolidated Cash Flow for the
purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow for the Subsequent Financial Year;

“Relevant Period” means each period of 4 consecutive Quarter Periods ending on a Quarter
Date or (in respect of Clause 20.2 (Interest Cover) and Clause 20.3 (Cashflow) only) if
shorter, the period from the Completion Date to each of 31 March 2006, 30 June 2006, 

30 September 2006, as applicable;

“Retained Cash Flow” means, in each Financial Year, the amount of Excess Cash Flow
remaining after the application of Clause 8.4 (Excess Cash Flow);

“Retained Excess Cash” means accumulated unspent Retained Cash Flow from previous years
identified on the consolidated balance sheet of the Group at the beginning of the relevant
Financial Year; and

“Working Capital” means trade and other debtors in relation to operating items of any
member of the Group plus prepayment in relation to operating items, inventory and stock,
less trade and other creditors in relation to operating items (but not including sums
payable under the Facilities and the Mezzanine Facility) of any member of the Group and
less accrued expenses and accrued costs of any member of the Group excluding taxes and
liabilities and claims in relation to the Acquisition.

	21.4	 	Calculations

	 	(a)	 	The covenants contained in Clauses 20 (Financial Covenants of Bidco and the other
Obligors) and 21 (Capital Expenditure) will be tested by reference to the Relevant Monthly
Management Accounts for the relevant Quarter Date unless in any such case the consolidated
audited accounts required to be delivered to the Facility Agent pursuant to Clause 19.4
(Financial Statements) for the Relevant Period or any part thereof are available on the
relevant date on which any such covenant is tested, in which case such consolidated audited
accounts shall be used instead.

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	 	(b)	 	If the consolidated audited accounts are not available when the covenant is tested but
when such consolidated audited accounts become available the consolidated audited accounts
demonstrate that the figures in the Relevant Monthly Management Accounts utilised for any
such calculation cannot have been substantially accurate then the Facility Agent shall
require such adjustments to the calculations to be made as it, in good faith, considers
appropriate to rectify such inaccuracy and compliance with the covenants in Clause 20
(Financial Covenants Of Bidco And The Other Obligors) and 21 (Capital Expenditure) will be
determined by reference to such adjusted figures.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The components of each definition in Clause 21.3 (Financial Definitions) will be
calculated in accordance with Applicable GAAP after taking into account any adjustment to
the financial statements necessary to reflect the information delivered to the Facility
Agent pursuant to Clause 19.8(a)(iv) (Agreed Accounting Principles), if any.
	 
	 	(d)	 	When calculating Consolidated ProForma EBITDA for the Total Leverage Ratio if any
reorganisation which is funded by utilisation under the Revolving Facility is implemented
in a financial quarter as a result of which it is contemplated that Consolidated EBIT will
increase during the following 12 months (the amount of such anticipated increase being the
“Benefit”) the Consolidated EBIT will be increased during such quarter and each of the
subsequent 3 quarters by adding:

	 	(i)	 	on the test date at the end of the first quarter, the full amount of the
Benefit;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	on the test date at the end of the second quarter, 75% of the amount of the
Benefit (but not making any adjustment in respect of previous quarters);
	 
	 	(iii)	 	on the test date at the end of the third quarter 50% of the amount of the
Benefit (but not making any adjustment in respect of previous quarters); and
	 
	 	(iv)	 	on the test date at the end of the fourth quarter 25% of the amount of the
Benefit (but not making any adjustment in respect of previous quarters),

unless the Chief Financial Officer produces evidence satisfactory to the Facility
Agent that a different phasing and addition to Consolidated EBIT is more
appropriate provided that:

	 	(v)	 	if the Benefit is EUR5,000,000 or less the calculation of that Benefit is
certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the
Group; or
	 
	 	(vi)	 	if the Benefit is more than EUR5,000,000 the calculation of the amount of the
Benefit is confirmed by the auditors of the Group or such other person as the
Majority Lenders approve.

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	21.5	 	Limitations of Undertakings
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Clauses 16 (Positive Undertakings), 17
(Negative Undertakings), 18 (Capital Structure), 19 (Information and Accounting
Undertakings) and 20 (Financial Covenants of Bidco and the other Obligors) (but without
prejudice to any of the obligations thereunder of any Obligor not incorporated in Germany),
Clause 17.1 (Amalgamations and Change of Business), Clause 17.2 (Disposals), Clause 17.3
(Arm’s Length Transactions), Clause 17.11 (Joint Ventures), Clause 17.12 (Acquisitions and
Investments), Clause 18.1 (Control), Clause 18.4 (Restriction on Redemption of Capital
Contribution and Acquisition of Own Shares), Clause 18.5 (Restriction on Payments on
Mezzanine Completion Intercompany Loans), Clause 18.6 (Restriction on Payment of
Dividends), Clause 18.7 (Permitted Payments), Clause 18.8 (Holding Company) and Clause 19.8
(Agreed Accounting Principles) (the “Relevant Undertakings”) are not and shall not be given
by any German Obligor. However:

	 	(a)	 	each German Obligor shall give to the Facility Agent not less than 20 Business Days’
prior written notice if it or any of its Subsidiaries proposes to take or permit any action
or circumstance which, if all the Relevant Undertakings had been given by that German
Obligor on the Completion Date and had thereafter remained in force, would constitute a
breach of any of the Relevant Undertakings;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the Facility Agent shall be entitled, within 10 Business Days of receipt of notice
under sub-paragraph (a) above, to request that the German Obligor supply to the Facility
Agent in sufficient copies for the Lenders, such further relevant information as the
Facility Agent (acting reasonably) may consider necessary for the purposes of this Clause
21.5 (Limitations of Undertakings), and the German Obligor shall supply such further
information promptly and in any event within 10 Business Days of the request therefor,
subject to any relevant confidentiality obligations;
	 
	 	(c)	 	if any Lender considers that the relevant action or circumstance (taken alone or
together with other actions or circumstances, whether or not permitted hereunder), may have
a Material Adverse Effect or materially and adversely affects its interests as a Lender
under the Senior Finance Documents, it may so notify the Facility Agent in writing;
	 
	 	(d)	 	if, by not later than the date 10 Business Days after receipt by the Facility Agent of
notice pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) above (or, if later and additional information has
been requested pursuant to sub-paragraph (b) above, by not later than the date 10 Business
Days after receipt by the Facility Agent of such additional information if received within
the prescribed time or the date 10 Business Days after the request therefor if not) the
Facility Agent has received notices pursuant to sub-paragraph (c) above from Lenders which
constitute the Majority Lenders, the Facility Agent shall promptly notify Bidco and the
Lenders; and
	 
	 	(e)	 	if the Facility Agent gives notice to Bidco pursuant to sub-paragraph (d) above or the
relevant action is undertaken or circumstance is permitted before the date 2 Business Days
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	 	 	 	of notices pursuant to sub-paragraph (d) above, the undertaking of the relevant
action or permitting of the relevant circumstances shall immediately constitute an
Event of Default.

	22.	 	ACCESSION OF NEW OBLIGORS
	 
	22.1	 	Acceding Borrowers

	 	(a)	 	Subject to compliance with Clause 19.10 (“Know your customer” checks), Bidco or Newco
Furnaces Germany may nominate any of its Subsidiaries as an Acceding Borrower (subject to
the Facility Agent’s consent (acting on the instructions of all the Lenders) in the case of
an Acceding Borrower not incorporated in Germany, England and Wales, the Netherlands or the
US). In respect of any such nominated borrower, Bidco shall procure that there is delivered
to the Facility Agent an Accession Notice duly executed by itself and the relevant
Subsidiary together with the documents set out in Part B of Schedule 7 (Accession
Documents) and such other documents (including any new Security Documents) as the Facility
Agent may reasonably require in relation to such Subsidiary. Execution of such Accession
Notice shall, save if and to the extent otherwise specified on the relevant Accession
Notice, also constitute each such Acceding Borrower as an Acceding Guarantor under this
Agreement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Upon the Facility Agent’s confirmation to Bidco that it has received all documents
referred to in paragraph (a) of this Clause 22.1 in respect of a nominated Subsidiary and
that each in a form and substance satisfactory to it, such Subsidiary, the other Obligors
and the Senior Finance Parties shall each assume such obligations towards one another
and/or acquire such rights against each other party as they would have assumed or acquired
had such Subsidiary been an original party to this Agreement and the Intercreditor Deed as
a Borrower and save if and to the extent otherwise specified in the relevant Accession
Notice, as a Guarantor and such Subsidiary shall become a party to this Agreement and
thereto as an Acceding Borrower and as an Acceding Guarantor.

22.2 Resignation of a Borrower

	 	(a)	 	Bidco may request that a Borrower (other than Bidco and such other Borrowers as the
Facility Agent and Bidco may agree (acting reasonably) on or prior to the Completion Date)
ceases to be a Borrower by delivering to the Facility Agent a resignation letter to that
effect.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Facility Agent shall accept such resignation letter and notify Bidco and the
Lenders of its acceptance if:

	 	(i)	 	no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default is continuing or would result
from the acceptance of the resignation letter (and Bidco has confirmed this is the
case); and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the relevant Borrower is under no actual or contingent obligations as a
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whereupon that company shall cease to be a Borrower and shall have no further rights or
obligations as a Borrower under the Senior Finance Documents.

	22.3	 	Resignation of a Guarantor

	 	(a)	 	Subject to Clause 24.9(a)(ii) (Further Guarantors and Security), Bidco may request that
a Guarantor (other than Bidco and such other Guarantors as the Facility Agent and Bidco may
agree (acting reasonably) on or prior to the Completion Date) ceases to be a Guarantor by
delivering to the Facility Agent a resignation letter to that effect.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Facility Agent shall accept such resignation letter and notify Bidco and the
Lenders of its acceptance if:

	 	(i)	 	no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default is continuing or would result
from the acceptance of the resignation letter (and Bidco has confirmed this is the
case); and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the Percentage Test would remain satisfied after the acceptance of the
resignation letter (and Bidco has confirmed this is the case),

whereupon that company shall cease to be a Guarantor and shall have no further
obligations as a Guarantor under the Senior Finance Documents.

	22.4	 	Acceding Guarantors

	 	(a)	 	Subject to Clause 24.9 (Further Guarantors and Security), Bidco will procure that there
is delivered to the Facility Agent in respect of each Subsidiary of Bidco which becomes a
Material Subsidiary after the date of this Agreement an Accession Notice duly executed by
itself and the relevant Subsidiary together with the documents set out in Part B of
Schedule 7 (Accession Documents) and such other documents (including any new Security
Documents) as the Facility Agent may reasonably require, in relation to such Subsidiary all
in form and substance satisfactory to the Facility Agent. The Accession Notice and the other documents set out in Part B of Schedule 7 (Accession
Documents) shall be delivered to the Facility Agent within 30 Business Days of the
relevant member of the Group having been required to become a Guarantor by the
Facility Agent or, in the case of companies so required as an immediate result of
the Acquisition, as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event within 90 days
following the Completion Date.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Upon delivery of a duly executed Accession Notice to the Facility Agent, the Subsidiary
party to it, the other Obligors and the Senior Finance Parties, will assume such
obligations towards one another and/or acquire such rights against each other as they would
each have assumed or acquired had such Subsidiary been an original party to this Agreement
and the Intercreditor Deed as an Original Guarantor, and such Subsidiary shall become a
party to this Agreement and thereto as an Acceding Guarantor.

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	23.	 	EVENTS OF DEFAULT
	 
	 	 	Each of the events set out in this Clause 23 (Events Of Default) constitutes an Event of
Default whether or not the occurrence of the event concerned is outside the control of
Bidco or any other member of the Group.
	 
	23.1	 	Payment Default
	 
	 	 	Any Obligor fails to pay:

	 	(a)	 	on the due date any amount of principal or interest payable by it under any of the
Finance Documents at the place and in the currency at or in which it is expressed to be
payable unless such non-payment is due solely to administrative or technical delays in the
transmission of funds and payment is made within 3 days of its due date; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	within 5 days of the due date therefor any fees or amounts other than principal or
interest payable by it under any of the Finance Documents at the place and in the currency
at or in which it is expressed to be payable.

	23.2	 	Breach of Other Obligations
	 
	 	 	Any Obligor:

	 	(a)	 	fails to comply with its obligations under Clause 20 (Financial Covenants Of Bidco And
The Other Obligors) and/or Clause 21 (Capital Expenditure) provided that no Event of
Default will occur under Clause 20 (Financial Covenants Of Bidco And The Other Obligors) if
amounts of additional equity are invested in Bidco in accordance with Clause 18.1 (Control)
or additional shareholder loans are made as permitted by Clause 17.6(h) (Indebtedness)
within 20 Business Days (provided that such right may only be exercised twice and any
amounts invested shall not be treated as additions to EBITDA) from the earlier of (1) Bidco
becoming aware of such failure or (2) the date of delivery of the Relevant Monthly
Management Accounts (or the consolidated audited accounts for the Relevant Period, where
applicable) in which such failure was evidenced and if the financial covenants under Clause
20 (Financial Covenants Of Bidco And The Other Obligors) were tested on the last day of the
same Relevant Period following any such investment or loan being made and prior to the
expiry of such 20 Business Day period on the basis that such investment or loan is deemed
to have been made immediately prior to the last day of such Relevant Period each such
financial covenant under Clause 20 (Financial Covenants Of Bidco And The Other Obligors)
would be complied with; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	fails to observe or perform any of its obligations or undertakings under any of the
Senior Finance Documents (other than those specified in Clause 23.1 (Payment Default) or
Clause 23.2(a) (Breach of Other Obligations)) and, if such failure is capable of remedy, it
is not remedied within 20 Business Days from the earlier of (1) Bidco becoming aware of the
relevant matter and that it constitutes a default and (2) the giving of notice by the
Facility Agent in respect of such failure.

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	23.3	 	Misrepresentation
	 
	 	 	Any representation, warranty or written statement which is made by any Obligor in any of
the Senior Finance Documents or is contained in any certificate, statement or notice
provided by any Obligor under or pursuant to any of the Senior Finance Documents proves to
be incorrect when made (or when repeated or deemed to be repeated) unless the circumstances
giving rise to that misrepresentation are capable of remedy and are remedied within 20
Business Days of the earlier of (1) Bidco becoming aware of the relevant matter and that it
constitutes a default and (2) the giving of notice by the Facility Agent in respect of such
failure, provided that no Event of Default shall occur under this Clause by reason of any
representation by the Borrower set out in Clause 15.28 being untrue in any material respect
as a result of a Lender’s representation under Clause 24, and/or paragraph 6 of a Transfer
and Accession Deed (as relevant) as to its status as a PMP being untrue.
	 
	23.4	 	Invalidity and Unlawfulness

	 	(a)	 	Any provision of any Senior Finance Document is repudiated or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of any Senior Finance Document shall at any time be
contested by any Obligor in circumstances or to an extent which the Majority Lenders
(acting reasonably) consider to be materially prejudicial to the interests of any Senior
Finance Party under the Senior Finance Documents.
	 
	 	(b)	 	At any time it is or becomes unlawful for any Obligor or any other member of the Group
to perform any of its obligations under any of the Senior Finance Documents in
circumstances or to an extent which the Majority Lenders reasonably consider to be
materially prejudicial to the interests of any Senior Finance Party under the Senior
Finance Documents.

	23.5	 	Cross Default
	 
	 	 	Any Financial Indebtedness of a member or members of the Group in excess of EUR15,000,000
or its equivalent in other currencies (including any indebtedness referred to in Clause
17.4(a)(iii) (Negative Pledge)) in aggregate:

	 	(a)	 	is not paid when due or within any originally applicable grace period in any agreement
relating to that Financial Indebtedness; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	becomes due and payable (or capable of being declared due and payable) before its
normal maturity or is placed upon demand by reason of a default or event of default however
described.

	23.6	 	Insolvency
	 
	 	 	Luxco 1, the Parent, any Obligor or any other Material Subsidiary is unable to pay its
debts as they fall due, ceases or suspends generally payment of its debts or announces an
intention to do so, or by reason of or with a view to avoiding financial difficulties
commences negotiations with, or makes a proposal to commence negotiations with, any one or
more of its creditors (except for negotiations with (i) the Senior Finance Parties or (ii)
the Mezzanine Finance Parties in which the Senior Finance Parties participate) with a view
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	 	 	its indebtedness or a moratorium (including a sursis de paiement) is declared in respect of
the indebtedness of Luxco 1, the Parent, any Obligor or any other Material Subsidiary or
any Obligor or Material Subsidiary which conducts business in France is in a state of
cessation des paiements or any Obligor or any other Material Subsidiary organised under the
laws of Germany is overindebted (within the meaning of the German Insolvency Code) or by
reason of or with a view to avoiding financial difficulties any Obligor or any other
Material Subsidiary organised under the laws of the Russian Federation does not discharge
the claims of any creditor related to monetary obligations and/or make any mandatory
payments (abyasatel’ niye platezhi) within three months of their due date or the settlement
of claims of one or more creditors makes it impossible for it to discharge its monetary
obligations or to make mandatory payments (abyasatel’ niye platezhi) and/or other payments
in full to its other creditors.
	 
	23.7	 	Receivership and Administration

	 	(a)	 	Any insolvency administrator (Insolvenzverwalter) or interim insolvency administrator
(Vorläufiger Insolvenzverwalter) or a receiver or administrator or other similar officer
(including a mandataire ad hoc, conciliateur, administrateur or mandataire judiciaire au
redressement et à la liquidation des entreprises or a vremenriy upravlyaushchiy,
administrativniy upravlyaushchiy, vnesh-niy upravlyaushchiy or konkursniy upravlyaushchiy)
liquidation commission (likvidatsionnaya komissiya) or liquidator (likvidator) is appointed
over or in respect of all or any part of the business or assets of Luxco 1, the Parent, any
Obligor or any other Material Subsidiary.
	 
	 	(b)	 	A petition is presented or meeting convened or application made for the purpose of
appointing an insolvency administrator, interim insolvency administrator or receiver or
administrator or other similar officer (including a mandataire ad hoc, conciliateur,
admnistrateur or mandataire judiciaire au redressement et à la liquidation des entreprises
or a vremenriy upravlyaushchiy, administrativniy upravlyaushchiy, vnesh-niy upravlyaushchiy
or konkursniy upravlyaushchiy), liquidation commission (likvidatsionnaya komissiya) or
liquidator (likvidator) of, or for the making of an administration order in respect of,
Luxco 1, the Parent, any Obligor or any other Material Subsidiary and:

	 	(i)	 	(other than in the case of a petition to appoint an administrator) such
petition or application (unless frivolous or vexatious) is not contested on bona
fide grounds with due diligence and, in the case of any such petition or
application (whether or not frivolous) is not stayed or discharged within 20 days;
or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	in the case of a petition to appoint an administrator, the Facility Agent is
not satisfied that it will be withdrawn before it is heard or will be unsuccessful.

	 	(c)	 	In relation to an Obligor or any other Material Subsidiary organised under the laws of
the Russian Federation, the institution of bankruptcy prevention measures, (including
prejudicial sanation (dosudebnaya sanatsiya)), supervision (nablyudeniye), financial
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	 	 	 	external management (vneshneye upravleniye), bankruptcy management (konkursnoye
proizvodstvo) of the Obligor or Material Subsidiary or the convening or
announcement of an intention to convene a meeting of creditors of the Obligor or
Material Subsidiary for the purposes of considering an amicable settlement
(mirovoye soglasheniye), as the above terms are defined in the Federal Law of the
Russian Federation No. 127-FZ “On Insolvency (Bankruptcy)” of 26 October 2002 (as
amended from time to time).

	23.8	 	Compositions and Arrangements
	 
	 	 	Luxco 1, the Parent, any Obligor or any other Material Subsidiary:

	 	(a)	 	convenes a meeting of its creditors generally or proposes or makes any arrangement or
voluntary composition with (including any règlement amiable), a judicial composition, or
any assignment for the benefit of, its creditors generally; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	files or threatens or announces an intention to file a request to benefit from gestion
contrôlée as provided by the Luxembourg Grand Ducal decree of 24th May, 1935.

	23.9	 	Winding-up
	 
	 	 	Any meeting of Luxco 1, the Parent, any Obligor or any other Material Subsidiary is
convened for the purpose of considering any resolution for (or to petition for) its winding
up of Luxco 1, the Parent, any Obligor or any other Material Subsidiary passes such a
resolution or a petition is presented for the winding-up of any Obligor or any other
Material Subsidiary or an order is made for the winding-up (other than a frivolous or a
vexatious petition) (including any procédure collective, procédure de redressement
(including by way of plan de cession or plan de continuation) or liquidation judiciaire) of
any Obligor or any other Material Subsidiary (other than, in any such case, as a result of
a merger permitted under Clause 17.1 (Amalgamations and Change of Business)).
	 
	23.10	 	Similar Events Elsewhere
	 
	 	 	There occurs in relation to Luxco 1, the Parent, any Obligor or any other Material
Subsidiary or any of their respective assets in any country or territory in which it is
incorporated or carries on business or to the jurisdiction of whose courts it or any of its
assets is subject any event which corresponds in that country or territory with any of
those mentioned in Clauses 23.6 (Insolvency) to 23.9 (Winding Up) (inclusive).
	 
	23.11	 	Attachment or Process
	 
	 	 	A creditor attaches or takes possession of, or a distress, execution, sequestration,
preliminary attachment (conservatoir beslag), executory attachment (executoriaal beslag) or
other process is levied or enforced upon or sued out against any of the assets (having in
the case of assets an aggregate value in excess of EUR5,000,000 (or its currency
equivalent)), Luxco 1, the Parent, any Obligor or any other Material Subsidiary and is not
discharged within 20 days.

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	23.12	 	Cessation of Business
	 
	 	 	The Group (taken as a whole) or any Material Subsidiary ceases, or threatens or proposes to
cease, to carry on all or a substantial part of its business other than as a result of a
Permitted Reorganisation, an amalgamation under Clause 17.1 (Amalgamations and Change of
Business) or a disposal permitted under Clause 17.2 (Disposals).
	 
	23.13	 	Compulsory Acquisition
	 
	 	 	All or part of the assets of Luxco 1, the Parent or any member of the Group are seized,
nationalised, expropriated or compulsorily acquired by, or by the order of, any agency of
any state and such event has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
	 
	23.14	 	Litigation
	 
	 	 	Any litigation, arbitration, or administrative, or environmental claim or action, labour
dispute or regulatory proceeding is commenced by or against a member of the Group which if
adversely determined against the relevant member of the Group, (whether by itself or
together with any related claims) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
	 
	23.15	 	Auditor’s Qualification
	 
	 	 	The Auditors adversely qualify their report on the audited consolidated financial
statements of the Group in any manner which is materially adverse to the interests of the
Lenders.
	 
	23.16	 	Intercreditor
	 
	 	 	Any party to the Intercreditor Deed (other than the Finance Parties) fails to comply with
its obligations thereunder and such failure to comply with its obligations is not remedied
within 5 Business Days of such failure and, as a result, the position of the Senior Finance
Parties under the Senior Finance Documents is materially prejudiced.
	 
	23.17	 	Change of Control and Holding Company

	 	(a)	 	Any Obligor ceases to be owned, directly or indirectly, by the Parent in the same
percentage as at the Completion Date other than as a result of (1) a disposal under Clause
17.2(m) (Disposals), (2) an issue of shares permitted under Clause 18.1(b) (Control), or
(3) a Permitted Reorganisation.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Any event described in Clause 18.8 (Holding Company) occurs in relation to any member
of the Restricted Group to which that Clause applies and such event is not remedied within
20 Business Days of the earlier of (1) the relevant company becoming aware of the event and
that it constitutes a default and (2) the giving of notice by the Facility Agent in respect
of such event.

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	23.18	 	Judgment

	 	(a)	 	Monetary judgments of a final non-appealable court of competent jurisdiction or which
are not being contested in excess of EUR 5,000,000 (or its currency equivalent) in
aggregate amount are made against one or more Obligors or Material Subsidiaries;
	 
	 	(b)	 	any material non-monetary judgment of a final non-appealable court of competent
jurisdiction which is not being contested is entered against an Obligor or a Material
Subsidiary,

	 	 	and, in each case, shall remain unsatisfied or unstayed for 20 days after the date of such
judgment or, if later, the relevant date for satisfaction of the relevant judgment.
	 
	23.19	 	Material Adverse Change
	 
	 	 	At any time there occurs an event or circumstance which in the opinion of the Majority
Lenders (acting reasonably) has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
	 
	23.20	 	ERISA Events of Default

	 	(a)	 	Any ERISA Event shall have occurred with respect to a Plan and the sum (determined as
of the date of occurrence of such ERISA Event) of the Insufficiency of such Plan and the
Insufficiency of any and all other Plans with respect to which an ERISA Event shall have
occurred and then exist (or the liability of the Obligors and the ERISA Affiliates related
to such ERISA Event) is an amount that has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect;
	 
	 	(b)	 	Any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of a
Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred Withdrawal Liability to such Multiemployer Plan in
an amount that, when aggregated with all other amounts required to be paid to Multiemployer
Plans by the Obligors and the ERISA Affiliates as Withdrawal Liability (determined as of
the date of such notification), has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect or requires payments in an amount that has or would reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of a
Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in reorganisation or is being
terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, and as a result of such reorganisation
or termination the aggregate annual contributions of the Obligors and the ERISA Affiliates
to all Multiemployer Plans that are then in reorganisation or being terminated have been or
will be increased over the amounts contributed to such Multiemployer Plans for the plan
years of such Multiemployer Plans immediately preceding the plan year in which such
reorganisation or termination occurs by an amount that has or would reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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	23.21	 	Cancellation and Repayment

	 	(a)	 	At any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default (excluding those Events of
Default that constitute a Priority Acceleration Event or a Tranche D
Acceleration Event, and whilst the same is continuing) the Facility Agent may, and
will if so directed by the Majority Lenders, by written notice to Bidco do all or
any of the following in addition and without prejudice to any other rights or
remedies which it or any other Senior Finance Party may have under this Agreement
or any of the other Senior Finance Documents:

	 	(i)	 	terminate the availability of the Facilities whereupon the Facilities shall
cease to be available for drawing, the undrawn portion of the Commitments of each
of the Lenders shall be cancelled and no Lender shall be under any further
obligation to make Advances under this Agreement and no further Letters of Credit
or Lender Guarantees may be requested under this Agreement; and/or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	declare all or any of the Advances, accrued interest thereon and any other sum
then payable under this Agreement and any of the other Senior Finance Documents to
be immediately due and payable, whereupon such amounts shall become so due and
payable; and/or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	declare all or any of the Advances to be payable on demand whereupon the same
shall become payable on demand; and/or
	 
	 	(iv)	 	require the provision of cash cover whereupon each Borrower shall immediately
provide cash cover in an amount equal to the total Contingent Liability of the
Lenders under all Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees issued under this
Agreement for its account; and/or
	 
	 	(v)	 	exercise or direct the Security Agent to exercise any or all of its rights,
remedies, powers or discretions under the Finance Documents.

	 	(b)	 	At any time after the occurrence of a Priority Acceleration Event (and whilst the same
is continuing) the Facility Agent may, and will if so directed by the Majority Priority
Lenders, by written notice to Bidco do all or any of the following in addition and without
prejudice to any other rights or remedies which it or any other Senior Finance Party may
have under this Agreement or any of the other Senior Finance Documents:

	 	(i)	 	terminate the availability of the Priority Facilities whereupon the Priority
Facilities shall cease to be available for drawing, the undrawn portion of the
Commitments of each of the Lenders in respect of the Priority Facilities shall be
cancelled and no Lender shall be under any further obligation to make Advances
under the Priority Facilities under this Agreement and no further Letters of Credit
or Lender Guarantees may be requested under this Agreement; and/or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	declare all or any of the Advances under the Priority Facilities, accrued
interest thereon and any other sum then payable in respect of the Priority
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	 	 	 	Finance Documents to be immediately due and payable, whereupon such
amounts shall become so due and payable; and/or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	declare all or any of the Advances under the Priority Facilities to be
payable on demand whereupon the same shall become payable on demand; and/or
	 
	 	(iv)	 	require the provision of cash cover whereupon each Borrower shall immediately
provide cash cover in an amount equal to the total Contingent Liability of the
Lenders under all Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees issued under this
Agreement for its account; and/or
	 
	 	(v)	 	exercise or direct the Security Agent to exercise any or all of its rights,
remedies, powers or discretions under the Finance Documents.

	 	(c)	 	Prior to the Refinancing Date, at any time after the occurrence of (1) a Tranche D
Payment Default where such failure to pay the Tranche D Lenders is at least 60 days past
the date the Facility Agent received the applicable Tranche D Enforcement Notice or (2) a
Tranche D Insolvency Default (and whilst the same is continuing), the Facility Agent may,
and will if so directed by the Majority Tranche D Lenders (subject to the Intercreditor
Deed), by written notice to Bidco do all or any of the following in addition and without
prejudice to any other rights or remedies which it or any other Senior Finance Party may
have under this Agreement or any of the other Senior Finance Documents:

	 	(i)	 	terminate the availability of the Tranche D Term Facility whereupon the Tranche
D Term Facility shall cease to be available for drawing, the undrawn portion of the
Commitments of each of the Lenders in respect of the Tranche D Term Facility shall
be cancelled and no Lender shall be under any further obligation to make Advances
under the Tranche D Term Facility under this Agreement; and/or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	declare all or any of the Advances under the Tranche D Term Facility, accrued
interest thereon and any other sum then payable in respect of the Tranche D Term
Facility under this Agreement and any of the other Senior Finance Documents to be
immediately due and payable, whereupon such amounts shall become so due and
payable; and/or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	declare all or any of the Advances under the Tranche D Term Facility to be
payable on demand whereupon the same shall become payable on demand; and/or
	 
	 	(iv)	 	exercise or direct the Security Agent to exercise any or all of its rights,
remedies, powers or discretions under the Finance Documents.

	23.22	 	Ancillary Facilities
	 
	 	 	On the occurrence of an Event of Default and whilst the same is continuing, an Ancillary
Lender may (but prior to notice being served under Clause 23.21 (Cancellation and
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	 	 	instructions of the Majority Lenders) and shall if so instructed by the Majority Lenders:

	 	(a)	 	terminate the availability of the Ancillary Facilities, whereupon the Ancillary
Facilities shall cease to be available and the relevant Ancillary Lender shall no longer be
under any obligation to provide any credit provided for thereunder; and/or
	 
	 	(b)	 	declare all amounts outstanding under the Ancillary Facilities due and payable
whereupon such amounts shall become due and payable together with accrued interest thereon
and any other sum then payable under the relevant Ancillary Documents; and/or
	 
	 	(c)	 	require the provision of cash cover whereupon the relevant Borrowers shall immediately
provide cash cover in an amount equal to the contingent liability of the Ancillary Lender
under all instruments issued under the terms thereof which give rise to a contingent
liability on the part of the Ancillary Lender; and/or
	 
	 	(d)	 	terminate any foreign exchange or hedging agreement entered into by the Ancillary
Lender under the terms of the Ancillary Facilities.

	23.23	 	US Obligors
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding Clause 23.21 (Cancellation and Repayment), if any US Obligor shall commence
a voluntary case concerning itself under the US Bankruptcy Code, or an involuntary case is
commenced against any US Obligor and the petition is not controverted within 10 days, or is
not dismissed within 60 days, after commencement of the case, or a custodian (as defined in
the US Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or substantially all of
the property of any US Obligor, or any order of relief or other order approving any such
case or proceeding is entered, the Facilities shall cease to be available to such US
Obligor, all Advances outstanding to such US Obligor shall become immediately due and
payable and such US Obligor shall be required to provide cash cover in respect of all
Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees issued for its account in each case automatically
and without any further action by any party hereto.
	 
	23.24	 	Clean-Up Period
	 
	 	 	For the purpose of this Agreement, for the period from the Completion Date until the date
falling 3 months after the Completion Date (the “Clean-Up Period”), a breach of the
representations and warranties under Clause 15.9 (No Material Proceedings), 15.10 (No
Security Interests/Guarantees/Financial Indebtedness), 15.11 (Labour Disputes), or 15.12(b)
(Assets), or a breach of the covenants specified in Clauses 16.4 (Insurances), 17.3 (Arm’s
Length Transactions), 17.4 (Negative Pledge), 17.6 (Indebtedness), 17.7 (Guarantees), 17.8
(Loans), 17.10 (Hedging Transactions), 17.11 (Joint Ventures), 16.11 (Cash Management) or
19.2 (Books of Account) or an Event of Default under Clause 23.5 (Cross Default), 23.11
(Attachment or Process), 23.14(Litigation), or 23.18 (Judgment) will be deemed not to be a
breach of representation or warranty or a breach of covenant or an Event of Default (as the
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	 	 	representation or warranty or a breach of covenant or an Event of Default only by
reason of circumstances relating exclusively to the Target or any of its Subsidiaries if
and for so long as the circumstances giving rise to the relevant breach of representation
or warranty or breach of covenant or Event of Default:

	 	(a)	 	do not have a Material Adverse Effect;
	 
	 	(b)	 	have not been procured by or approved by Bidco; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	if capable of remedy, have been remedied within the relevant Clean-Up Period,

and provided that if the relevant circumstances are continuing at the end of the relevant
Clean-up Period there shall be a breach of representation or warranty, breach of covenant
or Event of Default, as the case may be.

	24.	 	GUARANTEES
	 
	24.1	 	Guarantee
	 
	 	 	In consideration of the Senior Finance Parties entering into the Senior Finance Documents
each Guarantor (jointly and severally with the other Guarantors) irrevocably and
unconditionally:

	 	(a)	 	guarantees to each Senior Finance Party as principal obligor the performance by each
other Obligor of all its payment obligations under the Senior Finance Documents and the
payment when due by each other Obligor of all sums payable under the Senior Finance
Documents;
	 
	 	(b)	 	undertakes with each Senior Finance Party that if any other Obligor fails to pay any of
the indebtedness referred to in paragraph (a) above on its due date it will pay that sum on
demand; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	indemnifies each Senior Finance Party on demand against all losses, damages, costs and
expenses incurred by such Senior Finance Party arising as a result of any obligation of any
Obligor under the Senior Finance Documents being or becoming unenforceable, invalid or
illegal.

	 	 	If and to the extent the guarantee secures debt obligations of a Borrower subject to German
corporate income tax, such guarantee (and any Security Interest granted to secure such guarantee)
shall not be enforced against assets which qualify as interest bearing claims and instruments
qualifying as long term for tax purposes (as set out in the guidelines of the German Federal
Ministry of Finance (Bundesfinanzministerium) dated 15 July 2004 (IVA2-S2742a-20/04), No. 19, 20
and 37 and dated 22 July 2005 (IVB7-S2742a-31/05)).
	 
	24.2	 	Guarantors as Principal Debtors
	 
	 	 	As between each Guarantor and the Senior Finance Parties but without affecting the
obligations of any Borrower, each Guarantor shall be liable under Clause 24.1 (Guarantee)
as if it were the sole principal debtor and not merely a surety provided, however, that no
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	 	 	collateral promise (Bürgschaft/ Schuldmitübernahme/Schuldbeitritt) of the guarantor under
German law. Accordingly, its obligations thereunder and any liability deriving therefrom
shall not be discharged or affected by any circumstance which would so discharge or affect
such obligations or liability if such Guarantor were the sole principal debtor including:

	 	(a)	 	any time, indulgence, waivers or consents given to any Obligor or any other person;
	 
	 	(b)	 	any amendment, variation or modification to any Finance Document or any other security
or guarantee or any increase in the amount of the Facilities;
	 
	 	(c)	 	the making or absence of any demand on any Obligor or any other person for payment or
performance of any other obligations, or the application of any moneys at any time received
from any Obligor or any other person;
	 
	 	(d)	 	the enforcement, perfecting or protecting of or absence of enforcement, perfecting or
protecting of any security, guarantee or undertaking (including, without limitation, all or
any of the obligations and liabilities of any Obligor);
	 
	 	(e)	 	the release, taking, giving or abstaining from taking of any security, guarantee or
undertaking (including, without limitation, the Senior Finance Documents);
	 
	 	(f)	 	the insolvency, winding-up, administration, receivership or the commencement of any
other insolvency procedure under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction in relation to any
Obligor, any Senior Finance Party or any other person or the making of any arrangement or
composition with or for the benefit of creditors by any other Obligor, any Senior Finance
Party or any other person;
	 
	 	(g)	 	any amalgamation, merger or change in constitution in relation to any Obligor, any
Senior Finance Party or any other person;
	 
	 	(h)	 	the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of or any defect in any provision of any
Finance Document or any security, obligations or liabilities arising or expressed to arise
thereunder;
	 
	 	(i)	 	any Senior Finance Party ceasing or refraining from giving credit or making loans or
advances to or otherwise dealing with any Obligor or any other person or any other
security, guarantee or undertaking;
	 
	 	(j)	 	any legal limitation, incapacity, lack of power or authority of any Obligor or any
other person; or
	 
	 	(k)	 	any other circumstance which, but for this provision, might operate to release or
otherwise exonerate the Guarantor from its obligations hereunder.

	24.3	 	Other Guarantors
	 
	 	 	It is specifically acknowledged and agreed that the Senior Finance Parties may from time to
time make any arrangement, compromise, waiver or other dealing with any Obligor in relation
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	 	 	Documents which such Senior Finance Parties may think fit and no such arrangement,
compromise, waiver or other dealing shall exonerate or discharge any other Obligor from its
obligations under the Senior Finance Documents.
	 
	24.4	 	Guarantors’ Obligations Continuing
	 
	 	 	Each Obligor’s obligations under this Agreement are and will remain in full force and
effect by way of continuing security until no sum remains to be lent or remains payable by
any Obligor under any Senior Finance Document. Furthermore, those obligations are
additional to, and not instead of, any security or other guarantee or indemnity at any time
existing in favour of any person, whether from that Obligor or otherwise and each Obligor
waives any right it may have to require any Senior Finance Party to enforce any such
security, guarantee or indemnity before claiming against it.
	 
	24.5	 	Immediate Recourse
	 
	 	 	Each Guarantor waives any right it may have of first requiring any Senior Finance Party (or
the Security Agent or agent on its behalf) to proceed against or enforce any other rights
or security or obtain payment from any person before claiming from that Guarantor under
this Clause 24 (Guarantees). This waiver applies irrespective of any law or any provision
of a Senior Finance Document to the contrary.
	 
	24.6	 	Exercise of Guarantors’ Rights
	 
	 	 	So long as any sum remains payable or capable of becoming payable under the Senior Finance
Documents:

	 	(a)	 	unless the Facility Agent otherwise directs, no Guarantor will exercise any rights
which it may have by reason of performance by it of its obligations under the Senior
Finance Documents:

	 	(i)	 	to be indemnified by an Obligor;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	to claim any contribution from any other guarantor of any Obligor’s
obligations under the Senior Finance Documents; and/or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	to take the benefit (in whole or in part and whether by way of subrogation or
otherwise) of any rights of the Senior Finance Parties under the Senior Finance
Documents or of any other guarantee or security taken pursuant to, or in connection
with, the Senior Finance Documents by any Finance Party; and

	 	(b)	 	any amount received or recovered by such Obligor as a result of any exercise of any
such right shall (to the extent legally possible) be held in trust or otherwise as agent
for the Finance Parties and immediately paid to the Facility Agent.

	24.7	 	Avoidance of Payments
	 
	 	 	If any payment by an Obligor or any discharge given by a Senior Finance Party (whether in
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	 	 	obligations or otherwise) is avoided or reduced as a result of insolvency or any
similar event:

	 	(a)	 	the liability of each Obligor shall continue as if the payment, discharge, avoidance or
reduction had not occurred; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	each Senior Finance Party shall be entitled to recover the value or amount of that
security or payment from each Obligor, as if the payment, discharge, avoidance or reduction
had not occurred.

	24.8	 	Suspense Accounts
	 
	 	 	Any amounts received or recovered by any Senior Finance Party after a claim pursuant to
this guarantee in respect of any sum due and payable by any Obligor under this Agreement
may be placed in a suspense account (bearing interest at a market rate usual for accounts
of that type) unless and until such moneys are sufficient in aggregate to discharge in full
all amounts then due and payable under the Senior Finance Documents.
	 
	24.9	 	Further Guarantors and Security

	 	(a)	 	Bidco will procure that:

	 	(i)	 	any Borrower, any Material Subsidiary and any Holding Company of any Borrower
or Material Subsidiary (excluding the Parent and any Holding Company of the Parent)
which is not a Guarantor shall (subject to the Agreed Security Principles) become a
Guarantor;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	to the extent that the aggregate Consolidated Pro Forma EBITDA of Subsidiaries
which are Guarantors is less than 80% of the Consolidated Pro Forma EBITDA of the
Group (the “Percentage Test”), additional Subsidiaries shall become Guarantors so
as to procure that the Percentage Test is satisfied, taking into account the time
periods specified in Clause 22.4(a) (Acceding Guarantors); and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	any member of the Group which is required to become a Guarantor in accordance
with this Clause 24.9 shall become a Guarantor by delivering to the Facility Agent
an Accession Notice pursuant to Clause 22.4 (Acceding Guarantors);
	 
	 	(iv)	 	any member of the Group which enters into an Accession Notice shall within 30
Business Days after being required to become a Guarantor (or such other date as is
applicable in accordance with Clause 22.4(a) (Acceding Guarantors) or Clause 4.4
(Conditions Subsequent)) execute such Security Documents (in favour of the Security
Agent for the benefit of the Senior Finance Parties) as the Facility Agent shall
reasonably require in accordance with the Agreed Security Principles;
	 
	 	(v)	 	subject to the Agreed Security Principles, if an Obligor acquires assets of
material value or significance (in the opinion of the Majority Lenders acting
reasonably) after the date on which it initially enters into Security Documents,
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	 	 	 	practicable (and in any event within 30 days of a written request by the
Facility Agent) enter into Security Documents in respect of such assets to
the extent that such assets are not subject to the existing Security
Interests created by such Obligor. For the purposes of this Clause
24.9(a)(v) Bidco will provide with each compliance certificate delivered
pursuant to Clause 19.5 (Compliance Certificate) a list of any assets
acquired during the Quarter Period to which such compliance certificate
relates which have an individual market value in excess of EUR 10,000,000
; and
	 
	 	(vi)	 	there shall be delivered to the Facility Agent with the original executed
Accession Notice, accession documents in respect of the Intercreditor Deed and any
such Security Documents, and such evidence of the due execution of such documents,
the Accession Notice and such Security Documents as the Facility Agent (acting
reasonably) shall require together with a legal opinion satisfactory to the
Facility Agent (acting reasonably).

	 	(b)	 	For the purposes of this Clause 24.9 (Further Guarantors and Security), the companies
comprising the LOI Furnaces Group shall not be considered as a Material Subsidiary or
Subsidiary.

	25.	 	GUARANTEE LIMITATIONS
	 
	25.1	 	US Guarantors

	 	(a)	 	Each US Borrower and each Guarantor whose jurisdiction of organisation is a state or
territory of the United States (a “US Guarantor”) and each Secured Creditor (as defined in
the Security Documents governed by US law, the “US Security Documents”) (by its acceptance
of the benefits of the guarantee under Clause 24 (Guarantees)) hereby confirms that it is
its intention that the guarantee under Clause 24 (Guarantees) shall not constitute a
fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or any similar Federal, state or foreign law.
To effectuate the foregoing intention, each US Guarantor and each Secured Creditor (by its
acceptance of the benefits of the guarantee under Clause 24 (Guarantees)) hereby
irrevocably agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the US Security
Documents) shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such
maximum amount and all other (contingent or otherwise) liabilities of such US Guarantor
that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any rights to contribution
pursuant to any agreement providing for an equitable contribution among such US Guarantor
and the other Guarantors, result in the Guaranteed Obligations of such US Guarantor in
respect of such maximum amount not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Notwithstanding any term or provision of this Clause 25 (Guarantee Limitations) or any
other term in this Agreement or any other Finance Document, with respect to any US Borrower
that is a “United States person” (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the
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	 	 	 	obligations of, or pledge any of its assets as security for the obligations of, any US
Borrower and (b) not more than 65% of the voting stock or other voting equity interests
of any Foreign Subsidiary of any US Borrower shall be pledged as security for the
obligations of any US Borrower. If following a change in the relevant sections of the
Code or the regulations, rules, rulings, notices or other official pronouncements
issued or promulgated thereunder, counsel for the US Borrowers reasonably acceptable to
the Facility Agent does not within 30 days after a request from the Facility Agent
deliver evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent,
with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary of any US Borrower which has not already had all
of its share capital pledged pursuant to a Security Document to secure all of the
obligations of the US Borrowers under the Finance Documents that (i) a pledge of more
than 65% of the total combined voting power of all classes of share capital of such
Foreign Subsidiary entitled to vote and (ii) the guarantee by such Foreign Subsidiary
of all of the obligations of all of the Obligors (and not only the Obligors that are
not US Borrowers) pursuant to this Clause 25 or any other provision of this Agreement
or any other Finance Document, in any such case could reasonably be expected to cause
the undistributed earnings of such Foreign Subsidiary as determined for US federal
income tax purposes to be treated as a deemed dividend to such Foreign Subsidiary’s
United States parent for US federal income tax purposes, then in the case of a failure
to deliver the evidence described in clause (i) above, that portion of such Foreign
Subsidiary’s outstanding share capital so issued by such Foreign Subsidiary, in each
case not theretofore pledged pursuant to a Security Document to secure all of the
obligations of all of the Obligors (and not only the Obligors that are not US
Borrowers) under the Finance Documents, shall automatically be pledged to the Security
Agent for the benefit of the Finance Parties to secure all obligations of the Obligors
(and not only the Obligors that are not US Borrowers) under the Finance Documents, and
in the case of a failure to deliver the evidence described in clause (ii) above, the
guarantee provided by such Foreign Subsidiary pursuant to this Clause 25 or any other
provisions of this Agreement or any other Finance Document shall automatically
guarantee all of the obligations of all of the Obligors (and not only the Obligors that
are not US Borrowers) under the Finance Documents.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Notwithstanding any term or provision of this Clause 25 (Guarantee Limitations) or any
other term in this Agreement or any other Finance Document, if at least 20 days prior to the
beginning of the relevant US Borrower’s tax year Bidco delivers to the Facility Agent:

	 	(i)	 	an analysis which provides evidence (including a confirmation by the Auditors that
the conclusion reached in the analysis is in line with the current interpretation of
the applicable tax rules) and confirms that Section 163(j) of the Code (or any
successor provision) would apply to disallow a deduction for an interest expense paid
and a US Borrower would have “excess interest expense” (within the meaning of Section
163(j)(2) of the Code) in excess of $1,500,000 as a result of any guarantee or security
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	 	(ii)	 	a certificate confirming that no Potential Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing.

	 	 	 	then with effect from the beginning of the tax year to which such analysis relates,
no guarantee or security provided by any member of the Group shall guarantee or
secure the obligations of such US Borrower to the extent (i) such member of the
Group is a “related person” (as defined in Section 267(b) or Section 707(b)(1) of
the Code) to such US Borrower, (ii) such member of the Group is not a “United
States person” (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) and (iii) such US
Borrower does not own a “controlling interest” (as defined in Section 163(j) of the
Code) in such member of the Group, provided that the guarantee and security
limitations set forth in this Clause 25.1(c) shall cease to be effective upon the
end of the tax year to which such analysis relates, provided further that
notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Clause 25.1(c) the guarantee and
security limitations set forth in this Clause 25.1(c) shall be effective from the
Completion Date until the end of the then current tax year of each US Borrower. The
Facility Agent shall send an acknowledgement of receipt to Bidco in respect of any
analysis received from Bidco in accordance with this Clause 25.1(c) prior to the
beginning of the relevant tax year of the relevant US Borrower to which that such
analysis relates.

	25.2	 	German Guarantors

	 	(a)	 	Restrictions on Payment

	 	(i)	 	If payment under the guarantee granted under Clause 24 (Guarantees) granted by
any German Borrower and/or a Guarantor incorporated under the laws of Germany as a
limited liability company (GmbH) or a limited partnership with a limited liability
company as sole general partner (GmbH & Co. KG) (each hereinafter a “German
Guarantor”) (the “German Guarantee”) would (aa) cause the amount of the net assets
of a German Guarantor (or, if the German Guarantor is a GmbH
& Co. KG, the net assets of its general partner), as calculated pursuant
to this Clause 25.2, to fall below the amount of its or its general
partner’s registered share capital (Stammkapital) in breach of sections 30
and 31 of the German Limited Liability Companies Act (Gesetz betreffend
die Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung — “GmbHG”) or increase an
existing shortage of the registered share capital (a “Capital Impairment”)
or (bb) deprive the German Guarantor or, if applicable, its general
partner, of the liquidity necessary to fulfil its financial liabilities to
its third party creditors (a “Liquidity Impairment”), the Security Agent
shall, subject to paragraphs (ii) and (iii) of this Clause 25.2(a), not
demand payment under the German Guarantee to the extent such Capital
Impairment or Liquidity Impairment would occur.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	If a German Guarantor does not notify the Security Agent in writing within 10
Business Days after the Security Agent has notified such
German Guarantor of its intention to demand payment under the German Guarantee that
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	 	 	 	would occur (setting out in reasonable detail to what extent a Capital
Impairment or Liquidity Impairment would occur and providing prima facie
evidence that a realisation or other measures undertaken in accordance
with the mitigation provisions set out in Clause 25.2 (Mitigation) hereof
would not prevent such Capital Impairment or Liquidity Impairment) then
the restrictions set out in this Clause 25.2(a) shall not apply.
	 
	 	 	 	In addition, the restrictions set out in sub-paragraph (i) above in
relation to a Liquidity Impairment shall cease to apply, if, at the time a
claim under the German Guarantee is made, a preliminary insolvency
administrator (vorläufiger Insolvenzverwalter) or an insolvency
administrator (Insolvenzverwalter) has been appointed over the assets of
the German Guarantor.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	If the German Guarantor does not provide an Auditor’s Determination (as
defined below) within 20 Business Days from the date the Security Agent has
received the written notice by the German Guarantor or, if applicable, its general
partner as referred to in paragraph (ii) above, the Security Agent may demand
payment under the German Guarantee without limitation.

	(b)	 	Net Assets
	 
	 	 	The calculation of net assets (“Net Assets”) shall only take into account the sum of the
values of the assets of the German Guarantor (or, if the German Guarantor is a GmbH & Co.
KG, its general partner’s assets) that are equivalent to those items listed in section 266
sub-section (2) A, B and C of the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch) less the
German Guarantor’s (or, if the German Guarantor is a GmbH & Co. KG, its general partner’s)
liabilities (the calculation of which shall only take into account the items listed in
accordance with section 266 subsection (3) B, C and D of the German Commercial Code
(Handelsgesetzbuch)).
	 
	 	 	For the purposes of calculating the Net Assets, the following balance sheet items shall be
adjusted as follows:

	 	(i)	 	the amount of any increase in the registered share capital of the German
Guarantor (or, if the German Guarantor is a GmbH & Co. KG, the registered share
capital of its general partner) which was carried out after the execution of this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the Security Agent (such consent to
be given provided that such increase is required as a mandatory provision of
applicable law) shall be deducted from the registered share capital of the
Guarantor or if the Guarantor is a GmbH & Co. KG, its general partner; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	any debt outstanding that has been subordinated by mutual agreement between
the German Guarantor or, if the German Guarantor is a GmbH
& Co. KG, the German Guarantor or its general partner and the creditor of
such debt which qualifies as being subordinated within the meaning of
section 39 (2) of the German Insolvency Code or
qualifies under section 32a of the German Limited Liability Companies Act
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	 	 	 	section 172a of the German Commercial Code and funds borrowed by any
Borrower under this Agreement which have been or are on-lent to the German
Guarantor or its general partner or to any subsidiary of such German
Guarantor or its general partner and are still outstanding at the time
when payment under the German Guarantee is demanded shall be disregarded;
and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	loans or other contractual liabilities incurred by the German Guarantor or,
if the German Guarantor is a GmbH & Co. KG, the German Guarantor or its general
partner in breach of the Finance Documents shall not be taken into account as
liabilities.

	(c)	 	Mitigation

	 	(i)	 	The German Guarantor shall realise, to the extent legally permitted, in a
situation where it does not have sufficient (aa) Net Assets to maintain its (or, if
the German Guarantor is a GmbH & Co. KG, its general partner’s) registered share
capital, any and all of its assets that are shown in the balance sheet with a book
value (Buchwert) that is significantly lower than the market value of the assets if
the asset is not necessary for the German Guarantor’s business (betriebsnotwendig)
or (bb) liquidity to fulfil its financial liabilities to its creditors any and all
of its assets if the asset is not necessary for the German Guarantor’s business
(betriebsnotwendig).
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The limitations on demanding payment under the German Guarantee set out in
this Clause 25.2 shall not apply if and to the extent that the German Guarantor is
legally permitted to take measures (including, without limitation, set-off claims)
to avoid the demanding of payment under the German Guarantee causing a Capital
Impairment of the German Guarantor or the general partner of such German Guarantor
provided that it is commercially justifiable to take such measures.

	(d)	 	Auditor’s Determination

	 	(i)	 	If the German Guarantor claims that a Capital Impairment or Liquidity
Impairment would occur on payment under the German Guarantee, the German Guarantor
may (at its own cost and expense) arrange for the preparation of a balance sheet by
a firm of recognised auditors (the “Auditor”) in order to have such Auditor
determine whether (and, if so, to what extent) any payment under the German
Guarantee would cause a Capital Impairment or Liquidity Impairment (the “Auditor’s
Determination”).
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The Auditor’s Determination shall be prepared, taking into account the
adjustments set out in Clause 26.2(b) (Net Assets) hereof, by applying the
generally accepted accounting principles applicable from time to time in Germany
(Grundsätze ordnungsmäßiger Buchführung) based on the same principles and
evaluation methods as constantly applied by the German Guarantor and its general
partner in the preparation of their financial statements, in particular in the
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	 	 	 	recent annual balance sheet, and taking into consideration applicable
court rulings of German courts. Such Auditor’s Determination shall be
binding on the German Guarantor and the Security Agent.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	For the avoidance of doubt, even if the German Guarantor arranges for the
preparation of an Auditor’s Determination, the German Guarantor’s obligations under
the mitigation provisions set out above continue to exist.

	(e)	 	Improvement of Financial Condition
	 
	 	 	The German Guarantor shall at all times ensure that it has sufficient liquidity at all
times to fulfil its financial liabilities towards its creditors. If, after it has been
provided with an Auditor’s Determination which prevented it from demanding (partial)
payment under the German Guarantee, the Security Agent ascertains that the financial
condition of the German Guarantor or its general partner as set out in the Auditor’s
Determination has substantially improved (in particular, if the German Guarantor has taken
any action in accordance with the mitigation provisions set out above), the Security Agent
may, at the German Guarantor’s cost and expense, arrange for the preparation of an updated
balance sheet of the German Guarantor by the Auditor in order for such Auditor to determine
whether (and, if so, to what extent) the Capital Impairment or Liquidity Impairment has
been cured as a result of the improvement of the financial condition of the German
Guarantor or its general partner. The Security Agent may demand payment under the German
Guarantee to the extent the Auditor determines that the Capital Impairment or Liquidity
Impairment has been cured.
	 
	(f)	 	No Waiver
	 
	 	 	Nothing in this Clause 25.2 shall limit the enforceability, legality or validity of the
German Guarantee nor prevent the Security Agent from claiming in court that the provision
of the German Guarantee by and/or demanding payment under the German Guarantee against the
respective German Guarantor does not fall within the scope of sections 30 and 31 of the
German Limited Liability Companies Act. Neither shall the Security Agent’s rights to any
remedies it may have against the German Guarantor be limited if it turns out that sections
30 and 31 of the German Limited Liability Companies Act did not apply. The agreement of the
Security Agent to abstain from demanding (partial) payment under the German Guarantee in
accordance with the provisions above shall not constitute a waiver (Verzicht) of any
security right granted under this Agreement or any other Finance Document to the Security
Agent or a definite defence (Einwendung) of the respective German Guarantor against any of
the guaranteed payment obligations and sums payable under the Senior Finance Documents.
	 
	25.3	 	French Guarantors

	 	(a)	 	The guarantees, obligations liabilities and undertakings of any Obligor incorporated in
France (a “French Guarantor”) under Clause 24 (Guarantees) and the Senior Finance Documents
shall be deemed not to be undertaken or incurred to the extent that the same would
constitute unlawful financial assistance within the meaning of Article L.225-216 al. 1 of
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	 	 	 	French Commercial Code and the guarantee under by the French Guarantors under
Clause 24 (Guarantees) shall be construed accordingly.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The guarantee and indemnity obligations under Clause 24 (Guarantees) of any French
Guarantor will be limited to the amount specified in any Accession Notice signed by such
French Guarantor.

	25.4	 	Dutch Guarantors

	 	(a)	 	The obligations of the Dutch Borrower or any other Guarantor incorporated under the
laws of The Netherlands (a “Dutch Guarantor”) under or pursuant to Clause 24 (Guarantees)
shall exclude and shall not be or be construed as any guarantee, indemnity or security, to
the extent that this would:

	 	(i)	 	constitute unlawful financial assistance within the meaning of Article 2:98c or
2:207c of the Netherlands Civil Code, as relevant; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	be deemed “ultra vires” within the meaning of Article 2:7 of the Netherlands
Civil Code.

	 	(b)	 	In addition to the other limitations in respect of the guarantees granted by a Dutch
Guarantor, the obligations of Elster-Instromet B.V., in its capacity as a Guarantor under
or pursuant to Clause 24 (Guarantees) shall be limited to an aggregate principal amount not
exceeding the aggregate principal amount guaranteed by it under this Agreement immediately
prior to the Amendment and Restatement Agreement dated 25 October 2006 becoming effective.

	25.5	 	Belgian Guarantors
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the maximum amount payable or
enforceable under this Agreement or any Security Document by or against any Guarantor
incorporated in Belgium (a “Belgian Guarantor”) shall not include any liability which would
constitute unlawful financial assistance (as determined in Article 629 of the Belgian
Company Code) and shall in all circumstances be limited to an amount equal to the greater
of the following amounts, decreased by the total amounts paid by the Belgian Guarantor:

	 	(a)	 	any amounts (principal plus accrued interest thereon, commissions, costs and fees)
directly or indirectly made available to the Belgian Guarantor under this Agreement and
which have not yet been repaid by the Belgian Guarantor at the time of the enforcement of
the guarantee under Clause 24 (Guarantees) or of the relevant Security Document; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	100% of the Net Assets (as defined below) of the Belgian Guarantor calculated and
certified by the statutory auditors of the Belgian Guarantor on the basis of the Latest
Accounts available at the time of the enforcement of the guarantee under Clause 24
(Guarantees) or of the relevant Security Document.

	 	 	For the purposes of this Clause 25.5 “Net Assets” of the Belgian Guarantor shall have the
meaning defined in Article 617 of the Belgian Company Code.

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	25.6	 	UK Guarantors

	 	(a)	 	The guarantee granted by any Guarantor incorporated under the laws of England and Wales
(a “UK Guarantor”) under Clause 24 (Guarantees) shall not apply to any liability to the
extent that it would result in the relevant guarantee constituting unlawful financial
assistance within the meaning of Section 151 of Companies Act 1985.
	 
	 	(b)	 	In particular, the guarantee granted by any UK Guarantor shall not apply or extend to
any amounts drawndown under this Agreement for the purposes of the UK Refinancing.

	25.7	 	Acceding Guarantors
	 
	 	 	The liability of any member of the Group which grants a guarantee by entering into an
Accession Notice shall be subject to any limitations contained in that Accession Notice.
	 
	25.8	 	Release of Security
	 
	 	 	If a member of the Group shall dispose of any asset (including shares in any other member
of the Group) and such disposal is permitted by the terms of the Senior Finance Documents
or is otherwise consented to pursuant to the terms of the Senior Finance Documents then the
Facility Agent shall promptly (and is hereby authorised by the Senior Finance Parties to)
execute and instruct the Security Agent to execute such documents effecting the release of
such asset from the security created in favour of the Senior Finance Parties as shall be
required to allow the disposal to take place provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in
the case of any disposal pursuant to Clause 
25.2(c) (German Guarantors) the proceeds of
such disposal shall be deemed to be proceeds of realisation of Security Interest under
Security Documents and be applied in accordance with the Intercreditor Deed.
	 
	25.9	 	Release of Guarantors
	 
	 	 	If all of the shares in a member of the Group which is a Guarantor are disposed of and such
disposal is permitted by the terms of the Senior Finance Documents or consented to pursuant
to the terms of the Senior Finance Documents and as a result the Guarantor ceases to be a
member of the Group, the Facility Agent shall promptly (and is hereby authorised by the
Senior Finance Parties to) execute and instruct the Security Agent to execute such
documents as may be necessary to release such Guarantor from all past, present and future
liabilities (including rights of contribution) under the Senior Finance Documents and all
existing Guarantors hereby consent to such release and confirm that their respective
liabilities as Guarantor shall not be discharged or otherwise affected as a consequence of
such release.
	 
	25.10	 	German Confirmation

	 	(a)	 	For the purposes of providing evidence to the German tax authorities of the absence of
any detrimental recourse situation in connection with the tax circulars issued by the
German Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesfinanzministerium) on 15 July 2004 (IV A2 –
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	 	 	 	22 July 2005 (IV B7 – S2742a – 31/05) in relation to section 8a of the German
Corporation Tax Act (Körperschaftssteuergesetz, “KStG”), the Security Agent agrees
(for itself and on behalf of the Lenders) to deliver to Bidco (on behalf of each
Borrower being subject to German corporation income tax (for the purposes of this
Clause 25.10, each a “German Borrower”)):

	 	(i)	 	by no later than 28 February 2006 and thereafter by no later than 28 February in
each successive calendar year during the life of the Facilities;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	within 30 Business Days of the effective date of any amendments to (x) Clause 24.1
(Guarantee) of this Agreement, (y) Clause 25 (Guarantee Limitations) of this Agreement
or (z) any Security Document (it being understood that this paragraph shall not apply
to amendments made pursuant to the Third Amendment Agreement); and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	within 30 Business Days of each date on which (x) a German Borrower accedes to
this Agreement pursuant to Clause 22.1 (Acceding Borrowers) or (y) an additional
Security Interest is granted to secure obligations of a German Borrower under the
Finance Documents,

	 	 	 	a completed bank certificate (the “Bank Certificate”) in the form set out in Schedule
16 (Form of Bank Certificate) or with such amendments as Bidco and the Security Agent
(acting reasonably) may agree. For the purpose of assisting the Security Agent to
issue the Bank Certificate, Bidco will provide the Security Agent with a list of
guarantees, security interests and restrictions as required in the form set out in
Schedule 16 (Form of Bank Certificate) on each date referred to in paragraphs (i)
through (iii) above.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The delivery of a Bank Certificate shall not prejudice the rights of the Security Agent or
the Lenders under this Agreement or any other Finance Document.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Any Bank Certificate delivered under this Agreement: (i) is given for the purpose of
delivery to the competent tax authorities of the Borrowers to assist the Borrowers in the
administration of their tax affairs and not for any other purpose, (ii) does not guarantee the
achievement of a specific result or conclusion for German tax purposes, (iii) is addressed to
and is solely for the benefit of the Borrowers in relation to this Agreement and (iv) does not
create third party rights of any kind.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Neither the Security Agent nor any Lender shall be liable as a result of the delivery of a
Bank Certificate. In the event of inconsistency between the terms of a Bank Certificate and
the terms of an individual Security Document, the terms of the relevant Security Document shall
prevail. A Bank Certificate shall under no circumstances constitute a waiver or release of any
Security Interest.
	 
	 	(e)	 	The Security Agent and the Lenders agree (at the cost of Bidco) to provide any additional
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	 	 	 	granted under or in connection with this Agreement (available to the Security Agent or
such Lender) reasonably requested by a German Borrower for the purposes of the
completion by that Borrower of its submissions to any tax authority asserting
jurisdiction over it as soon as reasonably practicable following such request.
	 
	 	 	 	For the avoidance of doubt:

	 	(i)	 	None of the Security Agent nor any Lender shall be obliged to disclose to any other
person any confidential information regarding its business or any other information
relating to its tax affairs or tax computations (including, without limitation, its tax
returns or its calculations) as a result of the operation of this Clause 25.10.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	None of the Security Agent nor any Lender shall be obliged to deliver any
information pursuant to a request under this Clause 25.10 if, by doing so, it would
contravene the terms of any applicable law or any notice, direction or requirement of
any governmental or regulatory authority (whether or not having the force of law).

	 	(f)	 	Each Lender and each Obligor agrees that each German Borrower may disclose the existence
and content of a Bank Certificate to its professional advisers, its respective affiliates, as
required by applicable law or regulation and to any tax, regulatory or other governmental
authority asserting jurisdiction over it and each Obligor expressly releases the Security Agent
and each Lender from the restrictions of banking confidentiality (Bankgeheimnis) for the
purposes of the Bank Certificates.
	 
	 	(g)	 	If, after the Completion Date, the German tax administration requires submission of a
standard form for the purpose of providing evidence to the German tax authorities of the
absence of any detrimental recourse situation, then the Security Agent and each Lender agree to
use such form instead of the Bank Certificate as set out in Schedule 16 (Form of Bank
Certificate) provided, however, that the acceptance of such standard form shall be subject to
the approval of the Security Agent and the relevant Lender (as the case may be) (such consent
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), if such standard form differs substantially from
the form of Bank Certificate set out in Schedule 16 (Form of Bank Certificate).
	 
	 	(h)	 	If at any time after the delivery of a Bank Certificate, a German Borrower receives a
request by its tax inspector to have the Bank Certificate issued by all Lenders after and
notwithstanding the relevant German Borrower having confirmed to the tax inspector the number
of Lenders at such time and the practice by Lenders to transfer or assign participations in the
Facilities and also having provided information to the tax inspector on the security structure,
each Lender agrees to provide such Bank Certificate within 30 Business Days of being so
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	26.	 	THE AGENTS AND THE MANDATED LEAD ARRANGERS
	 
	26.1	 	Authorisation

	 	(a)	 	Each Senior Finance Party hereby appoints Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch as the
Facility Agent and CIBC World Markets plc as the Documentation Agent. Each Senior Finance
Party authorises the Facility Agent and the Documentation Agent to take such action as
agent on its behalf and to exercise such rights, powers and discretions under the Senior
Finance Documents as are delegated to the Facility Agent or the Documentation Agent
respectively by the terms of the Senior Finance Documents together with such other powers
and discretions as are reasonably incidental thereto and to give a good discharge for any
moneys payable under the Senior Finance Documents.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Each of the Agents will act solely as agent for the Senior Finance Parties (as the case
may be) in carrying out its respective functions as agent under the Senior Finance
Documents. No Agent shall have, nor be deemed to have, assumed any obligations to, or
trust or fiduciary relationship with, the other Senior Finance Parties or any Obligor other
than those for which specific provision is made by the Senior Finance Documents. Each of
the Agents shall be released from the restrictions of Section 181 German Civil Code
(Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch BGB).

	26.2	 	Facility Agent’s Duties
	 
	 	 	The Facility Agent shall:

	 	(a)	 	promptly send to each Lender each notice received by it from an Obligor under any of
the Senior Finance Documents except in the case of any notice relating to a particular
Lender which shall be sent to that Lender only;
	 
	 	(b)	 	promptly send to each Lender a copy of any document or information received by it
pursuant to Clause 19 (Information and Accounting Undertakings) and (if requested by the
relevant Lender) a copy of any legal opinion delivered in relation to this Agreement or any
Security Document and a copy of any document delivered to it pursuant to Clause 4.1
(Initial Conditions Precedent);
	 
	 	(c)	 	subject to those provisions of the Senior Finance Documents which require the consent
of all the Lenders, act in accordance with any instructions from the Majority Lenders or,
if so instructed by the Majority Lenders, refrain from exercising a right, power or
discretion vested in it under any of the Senior Finance Documents;
	 
	 	(d)	 	have only those duties, obligations and responsibilities expressly specified in the
Senior Finance Documents; and
	 
	 	(e)	 	without prejudice to Clause 26.7 (Information), promptly notify each Lender if it
becomes aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Potential Event of Default.

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	26.3	 	Agents’ Rights
	 
	 	 	Each Agent may:

	 	(a)	 	perform any of its duties, obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement or any
of the other Senior Finance Documents by or through its personnel or agents on the basis
that each Agent may extend the benefits of any indemnity received by it hereunder to its
personnel or agents;
	 
	 	(b)	 	refrain from exercising any right, power or discretion vested in it under the Senior
Finance Documents until it has received instructions from the Majority Lenders or the
Facility Agent, as the case may be, as to whether (and, if it is to be, the way in which)
it is to be exercised and shall in all cases be fully protected when acting, or (if so
instructed) refraining from acting, in accordance with instructions from the Majority
Lenders or the Facility Agent (as the case may be);
	 
	 	(c)	 	treat (a) the Lender which makes available any portion of any Advance as the person
entitled to repayment of that portion unless the Facility Agent has received a Transfer and
Accession Deed in relation to all or part of it in accordance with Clause 27 (Assignments
and Transfers); and (b) the office set under a Lender’s name at the end of this Agreement
(or, in the case of a New Lender, at the end of the Transfer and Accession Deed to which it
is a party as a New Lender) as its Lending Office unless the Facility Agent has received
from that Lender a notice of change of Lending Office and each Agent may act on any such
notice until it is superseded by a further such notice;
	 
	 	(d)	 	refrain from doing anything which would or might in its opinion be contrary to any law,
regulation or judgment of or of any court of any jurisdiction or any directive of any
agency of any state or otherwise render it liable to any person and may do anything which
is in its opinion necessary to comply with any such law, regulation, judgment or directive;
	 
	 	(e)	 	assume that no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred unless an
officer of such Agent, while active on the account of the Obligors in connection with the
Facilities, acquires actual knowledge to the contrary;
	 
	 	(f)	 	refrain from taking any step (or further step) to protect or enforce the rights of any
Senior Finance Party under the Senior Finance Documents until it has been indemnified
and/or secured to its satisfaction against any and all costs, losses, expenses or
liabilities (including legal fees) which it would or might sustain or incur as a result;
	 
	 	(g)	 	rely on any communication or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and
assume it to have been communicated or signed by the person by whom it purports to be
communicated;
	 
	 	(h)	 	rely as to any matter of fact which might reasonably be expected to be within the
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	 	(i)	 	obtain and pay for such legal or other expert advice or services as may to it seem
necessary or desirable and rely on any such advice;
	 
	 	(j)	 	accept deposits from, lend money to, provide any advisory or other services to or
engage in any kind of banking or other business with any party to the Senior Finance
Documents, or any affiliate of any party (and, in each case, may do so without liability to
account); and
	 
	 	(k)	 	(in the case of the Facility Agent) countersign any letters with issuers of Reports
and/or with the Auditors limiting their respective liability to the Senior Finance Parties
in such form(s) as the Facility Agent considers appropriate in order to enable all or
certain of the Senior Finance Parties to rely on the work done by such person and each
Senior Finance Party confirms its acceptance of the terms of each such letter.

	26.4	 	Exoneration of the Mandated Lead Arrangers and Agents
	 
	 	 	Neither the Mandated Lead Arrangers nor any Agent nor any of their respective personnel or
agents:

	 	(a)	 	shall be responsible for the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any representation,
warranty, statement or information in the Senior Finance Documents or any notice or other
document delivered under the Senior Finance Documents (including, without limitation, the
Syndication Memorandum);
	 
	 	(b)	 	shall be responsible for the execution, delivery, validity, legality, adequacy,
enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any of the Senior Finance Documents;
	 
	 	(c)	 	shall be obliged to enquire as to the occurrence or continuation of an Event of Default
or Potential Event of Default or as to the accuracy or completeness of any representation
or warranty made by any person;
	 
	 	(d)	 	shall be liable for anything done or not done by it or any of them under or in
connection with the Senior Finance Documents save in the case of its own or their own gross
negligence or wilful misconduct;
	 
	 	(e)	 	shall be responsible for any failure of any Obligor or any other Senior Finance Party
duly and punctually to observe and perform their respective obligations under the Senior
Finance Documents;
	 
	 	(f)	 	shall be responsible for the consequences of relying on the advice of any professional
advisers selected by any of them in connection with the Senior Finance Documents; or
	 
	 	(g)	 	shall be liable for acting (or refraining from acting) in what it believes in good
faith to be in the best interests of the Senior Finance Parties or any of them in
circumstances where it has been unable, or it is not practicable, to obtain instructions in
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	26.5	 	Agents as Senior Finance Parties
	 
	 	 	Each Agent shall have the same rights and powers with respect to its participation in the
Senior Finance Documents as any other Senior Finance Party and may exercise those rights
and powers as if it were not also acting as an Agent.
	 
	26.6	 	Non-Reliance on Mandated Lead Arrangers and Agents
	 
	 	 	Each Senior Finance Party confirms that it has itself been, and will at all times continue
to be, solely responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the
business, financial condition, creditworthiness, status and affairs of each Obligor and the
Subsidiaries of each Obligor and has not relied, and will not at any time rely, on any
Agent or on the Mandated Lead Arrangers:

	 	(a)	 	to provide it with any information relating to the business, financial condition,
creditworthiness, status or affairs of any Obligor or the Subsidiaries of any Obligor,
whether coming into its possession before or after the making of any Drawing (save as
provided in Clause 26.2 ( Facility Agent’s Duties)); or
	 
	 	(b)	 	to check or enquire into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information
provided by any Obligor or the Subsidiaries of any Obligor under or in connection with the
Senior Finance Documents (whether or not such information has been or is at any time
circulated to it by any Agent or by the Mandated Lead Arrangers); or
	 
	 	(c)	 	to assess or keep under review the business, financial condition, creditworthiness,
status or affairs of any Obligor or the Subsidiaries of any Obligor.

	26.7	 	Information

	 	(a)	 	All communications to an Obligor are to be made by or through the Facility Agent save
in respect of any communication in connection with the Security Documents to which the
Security Agent is a party in which case all such communications are to be made by or
through the Security Agent. Each Senior Finance Party will notify the Facility Agent of
and provide the Facility Agent with, a copy of any communication between such Senior
Finance Party and an Obligor or any other of the Senior Finance Parties on any matter
concerning the Facilities or the Senior Finance Documents.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or implied herein, no Agent shall as
between itself and the other Senior Finance Parties be bound to disclose to any other
Senior Finance Party or other person (i) any information, disclosure of which might, in the
opinion of such Agent, result in a breach of any law or directive or be otherwise
actionable at the suit of any person, or (ii) any information supplied by any member of the
Group to such Agent which is identified by a member of the Group at the time of supply as
being unpublished, confidential, or price sensitive information relating to a proposed
transaction by a member of the Group and supplied solely for the purpose of evaluating in
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	 	 	 	require a waiver or amendment to any of the provisions of the Senior Finance
Documents.
	 
	 	(c)	 	In acting as an Agent for the Senior Finance Parties, each Agent’s department which
undertakes the relevant agency role will be treated as a separate entity from any of its
other departments (or similar unit of such Agent in any subsequent reorganisation) or
affiliates and, any information given by any member of the Group to one of the other
departments which is acting in an advisory or other capacity to the Group and not in the
capacity of an Agent is to be treated as confidential and will not be available to the
Senior Finance Parties without the consent of Bidco provided that:

	 	(i)	 	the consent of Bidco will not be required in relation to any information which
an Agent in its discretion, determines relates to an Event of Default or Potential
Event of Default or in respect of which the Lenders have given, prior to the
disclosure of such information, a confidentiality undertaking substantially in the
form of the LMA standard form; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	if representatives or employees of an Agent receive information in relation to
an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default whilst acting in an advisory
capacity they will not be obliged to disclose such information to representatives
or employees of such Agent in their capacity as agent, Lender or security agent
hereunder or to any of the Lenders if to do so would breach any rule or directive
or fiduciary duty imposed upon such persons.

	26.8	 	Indemnity to Agents
	 
	 	 	To the extent that any Obligor does not do so on demand or is not obliged to do so, each
Lender shall on demand indemnify each Agent in the proportion borne by its Commitments to
the Total Commitments at the relevant time (or, if no Commitments are then outstanding, in
the proportion borne by its Commitments to the Total Commitments at the last time there
were any) against any cost, expense or liability referred to in Clause 31 (Indemnities) or
sustained or incurred by each Agent in complying with any instructions from the Majority
Lenders or otherwise sustained or incurred by each Agent in connection with the Senior
Finance Documents or its or their respective duties, obligations and responsibilities under
the Senior Finance Documents except to the extent that they are sustained or incurred as a
result of the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of an Agent or any of its personnel or
agents.
	 
	26.9	 	Resignation of Agents

	 	(a)	 	Each of the Facility Agent and the Documentation Agent may resign its appointment
hereunder at any time without assigning any reason therefor by giving not less than 30
days’ prior written notice to that effect to Bidco and each of the other Senior Finance
Parties provided that no such resignation shall be effective until a successor for such
Agent is appointed in accordance with this Clause 26.9 (Resignation of Agents). If the
retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation then any reputable and experienced bank or
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	 	 	 	that Agent by the Majority Lenders following consultation with Bidco during the
period of such notice but, if no such successor is so appointed, the retiring Agent
may appoint a successor itself. If a successor to such Agent is so appointed, then
(i) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation hereunder
but shall remain entitled to the benefit of the provisions of this Clause 26 (The
Agents and the Mandated Lead Arrangers) and (ii) its successor and each of the
other parties hereto shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves
as they would have had if such successor had been an original party hereto.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Each of the retiring Agents will co-operate with the successor Agent in order to ensure
that its functions are transferred to the successor Agent and will promptly make available
to the successor Agent such documents and records as have been maintained in connection
with the Senior Finance Documents in order that the successor Agent is able to discharge
its functions.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The provisions of this Agreement will continue in effect for the benefit of any
retiring Agent in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it or any event
occurring before the termination of its agency.

	26.10	 	Payments to Senior Finance Parties

	 	(a)	 	Each Agent will account to the other Senior Finance Parties for their respective due
proportions of all sums received by it for such Senior Finance Parties, whether by way of
repayment of principal or payment of interest, commitment commission, fees or otherwise.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Each Agent and each Mandated Lead Arranger may retain for its own use and benefit, and
will not be liable to account to the other Senior Finance Parties for all or any part of
any sums received by way of agency or arrangement fee or by way of reimbursement of
expenses incurred by it.

	26.11	 	Change of Office of Agents
	 
	 	 	Each Agent may at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion by written notice
to Bidco and each of the other Senior Finance Parties designate a different office from
which its duties as an Agent will be performed.
	 
	26.12	 	Delegation of Powers
	 
	 	 	The Facility Agent, or its delegates, as the case may be, may when it thinks necessary or
desirable, delegate to any person all or any duties, trusts, powers, authorities and
discretions vested in it hereunder or any other document related hereto and any such
delegation may be by power of attorney or in such other manner as it may think fit and may
be made upon such terms and conditions (including power to sub-delegate) (upon the terms of
delegation in this Clause 26.12 (Delegation of Powers)) and subject to such regulations as
it thinks fit and it shall not be responsible for any loss incurred by reason of any
misconduct or default on the part of any such delegate or sub-delegate provided always that
any delegate of the Facility Agent shall have the power to sub-delegate on the basis that
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	26.13	 	Role of Mandated Lead Arrangers
	 
	 	 	Except as specifically provided in the Finance Documents, the Mandated Lead Arrangers have
no obligations of any kind to any other party under or in connection with any Finance
Document.
	 
	26.14	 	Reliance and Engagement Letters
	 
	 	 	Each Finance Party confirms that each of the Mandated Lead Arrangers and the Facility Agent
has authority to accept on its behalf (and ratifies the acceptance on its behalf of any
letters or reports already accepted by the Mandated Lead Arrangers or Facility Agent) the
terms of any reliance letter or engagement letters relating to the Reports or any reports
or letters provided by accountants in connection with the Finance Documents or the
transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents and to bind it in respect of those
Reports, reports or letters and to sign such letters on its behalf and further confirms
that it accepts the terms and qualifications set out in such letters.
	 
	27.	 	ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS
	 
	27.1	 	Successors
	 
	 	 	The Senior Finance Documents shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of each party
hereto and its or any subsequent successors, transferees, assigns and any New Lender.
	 
	27.2	 	Assignments and Transfers by the Obligors
	 
	 	 	No Obligor shall be entitled to assign or transfer all or any of its rights, benefits and
obligations hereunder.
	 
	27.3	 	Assignments and Transfers by Lenders
	 
	 	 	Any Lender (an “Existing Lender”) may, at any time, subject to provisions of this
Agreement:

	 	(a)	 	assign any of its rights; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	transfer (including by way of novation) any of its rights and obligations hereunder,

	 	 	to a bank or financial institution or to any fund or other entity which is regularly
engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in or
securitising loans, securities or other financial assets (a “New Lender”).
	 
	27.4	 	Conditions to Assignments and Transfers

	 	(a)	 	An assignment or transfer of only part of the Commitments of any Lender shall be in a
minimum amount of EUR5,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency), provided that
unless the assignment or transfer has the effect of reducing the Commitments of the
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	 	(i)	 	if an Existing Lender is a fund, it may assign its rights to (and its corresponding
obligations may be released and equivalent obligations acceded to by) another fund that
is either an Existing Lender or a related fund of a fund that is an Existing Lender in
any amount;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	in the case of concurrent assignments, release and accessions by an Existing
Lender to two or more related funds, the Commitments of these related funds shall be
aggregated; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	if on the same date 2 or more Existing Lenders are assigning part of their rights
under this Agreement to (and their corresponding obligations are being released and
equivalent obligations acceded to by) the same person then that person’s aggregate
Commitments may be less than EUR5,000,000 as a result of any single assignment, release
and accession provided that as a result of all such assignments, releases and
accessions on such date the aggregate Commitments of that person are not less than
EUR5,000,000;

	 	(b)	 	The consent of Bidco (not to be unreasonably withheld) is required for any assignment or
transfer unless such assignment or transfer is (aa) to a New Lender which is on the list of
institutions agreed between Bidco and the Mandated Lead Arrangers prior to the date hereof,
(bb) to another Lender or an affiliate of a Lender, or (cc) made at a time when an Event of
Default is continuing, provided that if Bidco fails to respond to a request for consent to a
transfer or assignment within 5 Business Days of such request, such consent shall be deemed as
granted. Any assignment or transfer and the identity of the proposed New Lender shall be
notified to Bidco by the Facility Agent promptly upon completion.
	 
	 	(c)	 	An assignment or transfer will only be effective on performance by the Facility Agent of
all “Know your customer” or other checks relating to any person that it is required to carry
out in relation to such assignment or transfer to a New Lender, the completion of which the
Facility Agent shall promptly notify to the Existing Lender and the New Lender.
	 
	 	(d)	 	An assignment will only be effective upon receipt by the Facility Agent of (aa) written
confirmation from the New Lender (in form and substance satisfactory to the Facility Agent)
that it will assume the same obligations to each of the other Senior Finance Parties as it
would have been under had it been an Original Lender and (bb) a duly executed accession deed to
the Intercreditor Deed in the form set out in the Intercreditor Deed.
	 
	 	(e)	 	A transfer will only be effective if the procedure set out in Clause 27.8 (Procedure for
Transfers by Lenders) is complied with and the Facility Agent has received an accession
agreement to the Intercreditor Deed executed by the New Lender.

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	 	(f)	 	The consent of the Issuing Lender is required for an assignment or transfer of any
Lender’s rights or obligations under the Bonding Facility and/or Revolving Facility (such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld).
	 
	 	(g)	 	Without prejudice to this Clause 27.4 (Conditions to Assignments and Transfers), each
Obligor hereby expressly consents to each assignment, transfer and/or novation of rights or
obligations made in accordance with this Clause 27 (Assignments and Transfers). Each
Obligor also accepts and confirms, for the purposes of Sections 401, 412 and 1250 para.
1(1) of the German Civil Code and all other purposes, that all guarantees, indemnities and
Security Interests granted by it under any Senior Finance Document will, notwithstanding
any such assignment, transfer or novation, continue and be preserved for the benefit of the
New Lender and each of the other Senior Finance Parties in accordance with the terms of the
Senior Finance Documents.
	 
	 	(h)	 	If:

	 	(i)	 	a Lender assigns or transfers any of its rights or obligations under the Senior
Finance Documents or changes its Lending Office pursuant to Clause 3.2(b) (Lending
Office); and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	as a result of circumstances existing at the date the assignment, transfer or
change occurs, an Obligor would be obliged to make a payment to the New Lender or
Lender acting through its new Lending Office under Clause 12 (Taxes) or Clause 13.2
(Increased Costs),

	 	 	then the New Lender or Lender acting through its new Lending Office is only entitled to
receive payment under those Clauses to the same extent as the Existing Lender or Lender
acting through its previous Lending Office would have been if the assignment, transfer or
change had not occurred.
	 
	27.5	 	Assignments by Lenders
	 
	 	 	Upon an assignment becoming effective, the Existing Lender will be released from its
obligations under the Senior Finance Documents to the extent they are assumed by the New
Lender.
	 
	27.6	 	Assignment and Transfer Fees
	 
	 	 	Unless the Facility Agent agrees otherwise, a New Lender must pay to the Facility Agent
(for its own account) a fee of EUR1,500 on or before the date upon which an assignment or
transfer to it takes effect pursuant to this Clause 27 (Assignments and Transfers),
provided that such fee shall not be payable in respect of an assignment or transfer to an
affiliate of an Existing Lender or to another Lender.
	 
	27.7	 	Limitation of Responsibility of Existing Lenders

	 	(a)	 	Unless expressly agreed to the contrary, an Existing Lender makes no representation or
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	 	(i)	 	the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the
Senior Finance Documents or any other documents;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the financial condition of any Obligor or any other member of the Group;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the performance and observance by any Obligor of its obligations under the
Senior Finance Documents or any other documents; or
	 
	 	(iv)	 	the accuracy of any statements or information (whether written or oral) made
or supplied in connection with any Senior Finance Document or any other document,

	 	 	 	and any representations or warranties implied by law are excluded.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Each New Lender confirms to the Existing Lender and the other Senior Finance Parties
that it:

	 	(i)	 	has made (and shall continue to make) its own independent investigation and
assessment of the financial condition and affairs of each Obligor and its related
entities and all other risks arising in connection with its participation in the
Senior Finance Documents;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	will continue to make its own independent appraisal of the creditworthiness of
each Obligor and its related entities whilst any amount is or may be outstanding
under the Senior Finance Documents or any Commitment is in force; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	has not relied exclusively on any information provided to it by the Existing
Lender in connection with any Senior Finance Document.

	 	(c)	 	Nothing in any Senior Finance Document obliges an Existing Lender to:

	 	(i)	 	accept a re-assignment or re-transfer from a New Lender of any of the rights
and obligations assigned or transferred by such Existing Lender under this Clause
27 (Assignments and Transfers); or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	support any losses directly or indirectly incurred by the New Lender by reason
of the non-performance by any Obligor of its obligations under the Senior Finance
Documents or otherwise.

	27.8	 	Procedure for Transfers by Lenders

	 	(a)	 	Subject to the conditions set out in Clause 27.4 (Conditions to Assignments and
Transfers), a transfer by novation is effected in accordance with paragraph (c) below when
the Facility Agent executes an otherwise duly
completed Transfer and Accession Deed executed and delivered to it by the Existing Lender
and the New Lender.
	 
	 	 	 	The Facility Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of a duly
completed Transfer and Accession Deed which appears on its face to comply with the
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	 	 	 	accordance with the terms of this Agreement, execute that Transfer and Accession
Deed and record the transfer in the Register.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Each party to this Agreement (other than the Existing Lender and the New Lender)
irrevocably authorises the Facility Agent to execute any duly completed Transfer and
Accession Deed on its behalf.
	 
	 	(c)	 	On the Transfer Date:

	 	(i)	 	to the extent that in such Transfer and Accession Deed the Existing Lender
seeks to transfer by novation its rights and obligations under the Senior Finance
Documents, each of the Obligors and such Existing Lender shall be released from
further obligations towards one another (and the Existing Lender and any Issuing
Lender shall be released from any further obligations toward each other) under the
Senior Finance Documents and their respective rights against one another under the
Senior Finance Documents shall be cancelled (such rights and obligations being
referred to in this Clause 27.8 as “discharged rights and obligations”);
	 
	 	(ii)	 	each of the Obligors and the New Lender shall assume obligations towards one
another and/or acquire rights against one another which differ from the discharged
rights and obligations only insofar as that Obligor and that New Lender have
assumed and/or acquired the same in place of that Obligor and such Existing Lender;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the Facility Agent, the Mandated Lead Arrangers, the New Lender and the other
Senior Finance Parties shall acquire the same rights and benefits and assume the
same obligations between themselves as they would have acquired and assumed had
such New Lender been an original party hereto as a Lender with the rights, benefits
and/or obligations acquired or assumed by it as a result of such transfer and to
that extent the Facility Agent, the Mandated Lead Arrangers and the relevant
Existing Lender and the other Senior Finance Parties (other than the New Lender)
shall each be released from further obligations to each other under the Senior
Finance Documents; and
	 
	 	(iv)	 	such New Lender shall become a party hereto as a “Lender”.

	 	(d)	 	For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that any novation effected in accordance
with this Clause 27.8 shall constitute a novation within the meaning of Article 1271 et
seq, of the French Code Civil and that the guarantees and securities created by the Finance
Documents shall be preserved for the benefit of the New Lender and each other Lender.
	 
	 	(e)	 	For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that any novation effected in accordance
with this Clause 27.8 shall constitute a novation within the meaning of article 1271 et
seq. of the Luxembourg Code Civil and of the
Belgian Civil Code and that the guarantees and securities created by the Senior
Finance Documents shall be preserved for the benefit of the New Lender and each
other Lender.

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	27.9	 	Disclosure of Information

	 	(a)	 	Any Senior Finance Party may disclose to any affiliate or other person:

	 	(i)	 	to (or through) whom such Senior Finance Party assigns or transfers (or may
potentially assign or transfer) all or any of its rights, benefits and obligations
under the Senior Finance Documents; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	with (or through) whom such Senior Finance Party enters into (or may
potentially enter into) any sub-participation in relation to, or any other
transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to, the Senior Finance
Documents or any Obligor; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	to whom that Lender wishes to disclose information for the purpose of
obtaining a private rating of the Facilities by a rating agency with regard to
their inclusion in a portfolio of debt to be held by a special purpose vehicle, or
to any investor in or lender to such special purpose vehicle; or
	 
	 	(iv)	 	who is a lender to any Lender or its affiliates, or to whom that Lender wishes
to disclose information for the purpose of obtaining a private rating of the
Facilities by a rating agency as required by such lender; or
	 
	 	(v)	 	to whom, and to the extent that, information is required to be disclosed by any
applicable law or regulation; and

	 	(b)	 	any Senior Finance Party may disclose to a rating agency,

	 	 	a copy of any Senior Finance Document and any information about any Obligor, the Group and
the Senior Finance Documents as that Lender shall consider appropriate if, in relation to
paragraphs (a)(i), (ii) and (iv) above and paragraph (b) above the person to whom the
information is to be given has entered into a confidentiality undertaking addressed to
Bidco substantially in the standard LMA form or in any other form agreed between Bidco and
the Facility Agent and a copy of such confidentiality undertaking shall be provided to
Bidco within 10 Business Days of the execution thereof.
	 
	27.10	 	Sub-participation
	 
	 	 	Nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of a Lender to sub-participate any or
all of its obligations hereunder so long as such Lender remains liable under this Agreement
in relation to those obligations, save that if any voting rights are transferred pursuant
to any sub-participation, the relevant Lender must obtain the consent of Bidco (not to be
unreasonably withheld) for such sub-participation, provided that if Bidco fails to respond
to a request for consent to a sub-participation within 5 Business Days of such request, such consent shall be deemed to be
granted. The Lender shall notify Bidco of any sub-participation by such Lender of its
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	27.11	 	The Register

	 	(a)	 	The Facility Agent, acting for this purpose as the agent of the Obligors, shall
maintain at its address referred to in Clause 29.1 (Mode of Service):

	 	(i)	 	each Transfer and Accession Deed referred to in Clause 27.8 (Procedure for
Transfers by Lenders) delivered to and accepted by it; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	with respect to each Facility, a register for the recording of the names and
addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of, and principal amount owing to, each
Lender from time to time (the “Register”) under such Facility.

	 	 	 	The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes,
absent manifest error, and the Obligors, the Agents and the Lenders shall treat
each person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all
purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by any
Obligor or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable
prior notice. The Facility Agent shall provide a list of the Lenders (as recorded
in the Register) to Bidco upon its request.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Each party to this Agreement irrevocably authorises the Facility Agent to make the
relevant entry in the Register on its behalf for the purposes of this Clause 27.11 (The
Register) without any further consent of, or consultation with, such Party.

	28.	 	PRO RATA PAYMENTS, RECEIPTS AND SET OFF
	 
	28.1	 	Recoveries
	 
	 	 	If any amount owing by any Obligor under any Senior Finance Document to a Lender (the
“Recovering Lender”) is discharged by payment, set-off or any other manner other than
through the Facility Agent in accordance with Clause 14 (Payments) (such amount being
referred to in this Clause 28 (Pro Rata Payments, Receipts and Set off) as a “Recovery”)
then:

	 	(a)	 	within 2 Business Days of receipt of the Recovery the Recovering Lender shall notify
details of the receipt or Recovery to the Facility Agent;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the Facility Agent shall determine whether the Recovery is in excess of the amount the
Recovering Lender would have been paid had the Recovery been received or made by the
Facility Agent and distributed in accordance with Clause
28.8 (Receipts), without taking account of any Tax which would be imposed on the Facility
Agent in relation to the receipt, recovery or distribution; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	the Recovery Lender shall, within 2 Business Days of demand by the Facility Agent, pay
to the Facility Agent an amount equal to the Recovery less any amount which the Facility
Agent determines may be retained by the Recovering Lender as its share of any payment to be
made, in accordance with Clause 28.8 (Receipts).

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	28.2	 	Notification of Recovery
	 
	 	 	Each Lender will notify the Facility Agent promptly of any such Recovery by that Lender
other than by payment through the Facility Agent. If any Recovery subsequently has to be
wholly or partly refunded by the Recovering Lender which paid an amount equal thereto to
the Facility Agent under Clause 28.1 (Recoveries), each Lender to which any part of that
amount was distributed will, on request from the Recovering Lender, repay to the Recovering
Lender such Lender’s pro rata share of the amount which has to be refunded by the
Recovering Lender.
	 
	28.3	 	Information
	 
	 	 	Each Lender will on request supply to the Facility Agent such information as the Facility
Agent may from time to time request for the purpose of this Clause 28 (Pro Rata Payments,
Receipts and Set off).
	 
	28.4	 	Exceptions to Sharing of Recoveries
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Clause 28 (Pro Rata Payments, Receipts and
Set off), no Recovering Lender will be obliged to share any Recovery which it receives
pursuant to legal proceedings taken by it to recover any sums owing to it under the Senior
Finance Documents with any other party which has a legal right to, but does not, either
join in such proceedings or commence and diligently pursue separate proceedings to enforce
its rights in the same or another court (unless the proceedings instituted by the
Recovering Lender are instituted by it without prior notice having been given to such party
through the Facility Agent).
	 
	28.5	 	Obtaining Consents
	 
	 	 	Each party to this Agreement agrees to take all steps required of it pursuant to Clause
28.1 (Recoveries) and to use its reasonable endeavours to obtain any consents or
authorisations which may at any relevant time be required in respect of any payment to be
made by it pursuant to this Clause 28 (Pro Rata Payments, Receipts and Set off).
	 
	28.6	 	No Security
	 
	 	 	The provisions of this Clause 28 (Pro Rata Payments, Receipts and Set off) shall not, and
shall not be construed so as to, constitute a charge by any Lender over all or any part of
any sum received or recovered by it under any of the circumstances mentioned in this Clause
28 (Pro Rata Payments, Receipts and Set off).
	 
	28.7	 	Ancillary Lenders and Hedging Lenders

	 	(a)	 	This Clause 28 (Pro Rata Payments, Receipts and Set off) shall not, for the avoidance
of doubt, apply to any Recovery by a Lender in its capacity as an Ancillary Lender or
Hedging Lender at any time prior to service of notice under Clause 23.21 (Cancellation and
Repayment).
	 
	 	(b)	 	Following service of notice under Clause 23.21 (Cancellation and Repayment) this Clause
28 (Pro Rata Payments, Receipts and Set off) shall apply to all Recoveries by Ancillary
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	 	 	 	than as a result of a payment made in accordance with Clause 28.8 (Receipts)
provided that this Clause 28 (Pro Rata Payments, Receipts and Set off) shall not
apply to amounts recovered by an Ancillary Lender or a Hedging Lender as a result
of exercising rights under the Ancillary Documents or Hedging Agreements
respectively to set off or net sums due and payable by and to it under those
documents in its capacity as an Ancillary Lender or Hedging Lender, as the case may
be, or as a result of exercising its rights under any memorandum of deposit granted
thereunder.

	28.8	 	Receipts

	 	(a)	 	If any sum paid or recovered in respect of the liabilities of an Obligor under any of
the Senior Finance Documents is less than the amount then due, the Facility Agent or the
Security Agent (as the case may be) shall apply that sum against amounts outstanding under
the Senior Finance Documents in the following order:

	 	(i)	 	first to any unpaid fees and reimbursement of unpaid expenses of the Mandated
Lead Arrangers, the Facility Agent, the Documentation Agent or the Security Agent
due under the Senior Finance Documents;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	second to any unpaid fees and reimbursement of unpaid expenses of the Lenders
due in respect of the Priority Facilities under the Senior Finance Documents;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	third to unpaid interest due in respect of the Priority Facilities;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	fourth to unpaid principal (including without limitation provision of cash
cover in respect of contingent liabilities) due in respect of the Priority
Facilities;
	 
	 	(v)	 	prior to the Refinancing Date, fifth to any unpaid fees and reimbursement of
unpaid expenses of the Lenders due in respect of the Tranche D Term Facility under
the Senior Finance Documents;
	 
	 	(vi)	 	prior to the Refinancing Date, sixth to unpaid interest due in respect of the
Tranche D Term Facility;
	 
	 	(vii)	 	prior to the Refinancing Date, seventh to unpaid principal due in respect of
the Tranche D Term Facility);
	 
	 	(viii)	 	eighth to other amounts due under the Senior Finance Documents,

	 	(b)	 	The Facility Agent shall, if so directed by the Majority Priority Lenders and the
Majority Tranche D Lenders, vary the order set out in paragraph (a) of this Clause 28.8
(Receipts).
	 
	 	(c)	 	Paragraphs (a) and (b) above will override any appropriation made by an Obligor.

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	28.9	 	Set-Off

	 	(a)	 	After an Event of Default has occurred and for so long as it is continuing each Senior
Finance Party is hereby authorised at any time and from time to time to set-off or
otherwise apply any and all deposits (irrespective of the terms applicable to such
deposits) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Senior Finance
Party to or for the account of any Obligor (in any such case whether or not then matured or
due) against any indebtedness of the relevant Obligor to the relevant Senior Finance Party
under the Senior Finance Documents which is due and unpaid.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The rights of each Senior Finance Party under this Clause are in addition to other
rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) that such
Senior Finance Party may have.
	 
	 	(c)	 	This Clause 28.9 (Set-Off) shall be without prejudice to any rights of set-off which
may be agreed between the Obligors and any Ancillary Lender under the Ancillary Documents
and any rights of set-off or netting arrangements contained in any Hedging Agreements.
	 
	 	(d)	 	A Senior Finance Party may exercise such rights notwithstanding that the amounts
concerned may be expressed in different currencies and each Senior Finance Party is
authorised to effect any necessary conversions at a market rate of exchange selected by it.
	 
	 	(e)	 	All payments to be made by an Obligor under the Senior Finance Documents shall be
calculated and be made without (and free and clear of any deduction for) set-off or
counterclaim.

	29.	 	NOTICES AND CERTIFICATES
	 
	29.1	 	Mode of Service
	 
	 	 	Any notice or other communication to be served under or in connection with this Agreement
shall, unless otherwise stated, be made in writing and served by letter or facsimile or
electronic communication to (in the case of any Obligor) Bidco at its address or facsimile
number shown immediately after its name on the signature page of this Agreement or (in the
case of each Senior Finance Party) at its address or facsimile number set out under its
name in Schedule 1 (The Original Lenders) or set out in the Transfer and Accession Deed by
which it became party hereto or (in the case of the Bonding Agent at its address or
facsimile number set out in the definition of Bonding Agent Notices, in each case, such
other address, facsimile number or e-mail address notified by it to the other parties to
this Agreement and,
in the case of any Senior Finance Party, marked for the attention of the person or
department there specified.
	 
	29.2	 	Delivery

	 	(a)	 	Any communication or document made or delivered by one person to another under or in
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	 	(i)	 	if sent by fax, when first received in legible form; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	if sent by post, 5 Business Days after being deposited in the post, postage
prepaid, in a correctly addressed envelope; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	if sent by electronic communication, when first received,

	 	 	 	and, if a particular department or officer is specified as part of its address
details provided under Clause 29.1 (Mode of Service) if addressed to that
department or officer.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Any communication or document given under paragraph (i) which is received after 5 p.m.
in the place of receipt or on a day which is not a Business Day shall be deemed to have
been received at 9 a.m. on the following Business Day.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Any communication or document to be made or delivered to an Agent under or in
connection with any Senior Finance Document will only be effectively made or delivered when
actually received by the Agent and then only if it is expressly marked for the attention of
the department or officer identified with the Agent’s signature below (or any substitute
department or officer as the Agent shall specify for this purpose).
	 
	 	(d)	 	Any communication or document made or delivered to Bidco in accordance with this Clause
29 (Notices and Certificates) will be deemed to have been made or delivered to each of the
Obligors.
	 
	 	(e)	 	An Agent and/or Issuing Lender (acting reasonably and with due care) may assume that
any communication made or document delivered by Bidco for itself or on behalf of any
Obligor is made or delivered with the consent of Bidco or such Obligor.

	29.3	 	Notification of Contact Details
	 
	 	 	Following receipt of notification of any contact details or change of contact details
pursuant to Clause 29.1 (Mode of Service), or if it changes its contact details, the
Facility Agent shall promptly notify the other Senior Finance Parties and Bidco on behalf
of the Obligors.
	 
	29.4	 	Electronic Communication

	 	(a)	 	Any communication to be made between (i) Bidco and an Agent, (ii) an Agent and a Senior
Finance Party and (iii) Bidco and an Issuing Lender under or in connection with the Senior
Finance Documents may be made by e-mail or
other electronic means and each Senior Finance Party and Bidco hereby agrees that:

	 	(i)	 	unless and until notified to the contrary, this is to be an accepted form of
communication;

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	 	(ii)	 	it will notify the Facility Agent in writing of its e-mail address and/or any
other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by such
means; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	it will notify the Facility Agent of any change to its e-mail address or any
other such information supplied by it.

	 	(b)	 	Any electronic communication made between Bidco and an Agent, an Agent and a Senior
Finance Party and Bidco and an Issuing Lender will be effective only when actually received
in readable form and in the case of any electronic communication made by Bidco or a Senior
Finance Party to an Agent, only if it is addressed in such a manner as the Agent shall
specify for this purpose.

	29.5	 	Certificates
	 
	 	 	Any certificate, determination, notification or opinion of any Senior Finance Party or
group of Senior Finance Parties as to any rate of interest or any other amount payable
under any Senior Finance Document will be, in the absence of manifest error, prima facie
evidence of the matters to which it relates. Where any person gives a certificate on behalf
of any of the parties to the Senior Finance Documents pursuant to any provision thereof and
such certificate proves to be incorrect, the individual shall incur no personal liability
in consequence of such certificate being incorrect save where such individual acted
fraudulently or recklessly in giving such certificate (in which case any liability of such
individual shall be determined in accordance with applicable law).
	 
	29.6	 	English Language

	 	(a)	 	Any notice given under or in connection with any Senior Finance Document must be in
English.
	 
	 	(b)	 	All other documents provided under or in connection with any Senior Finance Document
must be:

	 	(i)	 	in English; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	if not in English, and if so required by the Facility Agent, accompanied by a
certified English translation and, in this case, the English translation will
prevail unless the document is a constitutional, statutory or other official
document.

	30.	 	AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS AND CONSENTS
	 
	30.1	 	Majority Lenders

	 	(a)	 	Subject to Clauses 30.2 (All Lenders), 30.3 (Specific Parties), 30.4 (Security
Documents) and 30.7 (Technical Amendments) any provision of this Agreement or any of the
other Senior Finance Documents may be amended, waived, varied or modified and all consents
hereunder may be given with the agreement of the Majority Lenders and Bidco and any such
amendment or waiver will be binding on all Parties.

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	 	(b)	 	The Facility Agent may effect, on behalf of any Senior Finance Party, any amendment or
waiver permitted by this Clause 30 (Amendments, Waivers and Consents).
	 
	 	(c)	 	Bidco may effect, as agent of each Obligor, any amendment or waiver permitted by this
Clause 30 (Amendments, Waivers and Consents).

	30.2	 	All Lenders
	 
	 	 	Any amendment, waiver, variation, modification or consent shall require the unanimous
agreement of all of the Lenders if it results in:

	 	(a)	 	any extension of maturity of any Commitment;
	 
	 	(b)	 	any extension of the date of payment of any amount under the Senior Finance Documents
(other than any prepayment apart from a prepayment under Clause 8.2 (Mandatory Prepayments
on Change of Control)) to the Lenders;
	 
	 	(c)	 	any reduction in the Margin (other than by reason of the provisions of Clause 6.5
(Margin Adjustment)) or fees payable to the Lenders or any other payment under this
Agreement;
	 
	 	(d)	 	any change in the currency of any payment to the Lenders under the Finance Documents;
	 
	 	(e)	 	any amendment, variation or modification of Clause 30.1 (Majority Lenders), Clause 30.2
(All Lenders), Clause 28 (Pro Rata Payments, Receipts and Set off), Clause 27.2
(Assignments and Transfers by the Obligors) or to the definition of Majority Lenders;
	 
	 	(f)	 	any provision which expressly requires the consent of all the Lenders;
	 
	 	(g)	 	any amendment to the order of priority or subordination under the Intercreditor Deed;
	 
	 	(h)	 	any change to the application of enforcement proceeds under the Intercreditor Deed.

	 	 	If Lenders whose Commitments aggregate more than 85% of the Total Commitments (and for this
purpose the amount of an Ancillary Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall not be reduced by
the amount of its Ancillary Limit) have consented to any of the matters specified in
paragraphs (a) to (h) (inclusive) above (the “Consenting Lenders”), such Consenting
Lenders, the Original Equity Investors or any other person nominated by Bidco and the
Original Equity Investors shall have the right (but not the obligation) to take a transfer
of the rights and obligations of any Lender which does not give such consent (the
“Dissenting Lender”) for a purchase price equal to the outstanding principal amount of such
Dissenting Lender’s participation in the outstanding Advances and all accrued interest,
fees and other amounts payable to that Dissenting Lender hereunder (including the
applicable Prepayment Premium (if any)), provided that, if 100% of the Consenting Lenders
agree the Borrowers shall also have the right to prepay the outstanding principal amount of
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	 	 	participation in the outstanding Advances and all accrued interest, fees and other amounts
payable to such Dissenting Lender(s).
	 
	 	 	In the event that any Lender who receives a request for an amendment, waiver or consent
does not respond to such request within 15 Business Days (or (i) within such longer period
as Bidco determines or (ii) where such Lender (acting reasonably) has, within 15 Business
Days of such request having been received by such Lender, requested for more time for such
Lender to respond, such longer period as the Facility Agent (acting reasonably) determines)
of such request having been made, such Lender and the total amount of its Commitment shall
be excluded for the purposes of calculating whether the requisite consent was obtained.
	 
	30.3	 	Specific Parties

	 	(a)	 	Agents/Mandated Lead Arrangers/Issuing Lender: Any decision which will affect the
rights or obligations of any of the Agents, the Mandated Lead Arrangers or any Issuing
Lender shall require its consent also.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Ancillary Lenders: Any decision which will affect the rights or obligation of any
Ancillary Lender will require its consent also subject as specifically provided otherwise
in the Senior Finance Documents. The Ancillary Documents may be amended, varied, waived or
modified by agreement between the parties thereto subject as provided in Schedule 8
(Ancillary Facilities).
	 
	 	(c)	 	Hedging Lenders: Any decision which will affect the rights or obligation of any Hedging
Lender will require its consent also subject as specifically provided otherwise in the
Senior Finance Documents. The Hedging Agreements may be amended, varied, waived or
modified by agreement between the parties thereto subject as provided in the Intercreditor
Deed.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Lender’s Commitment: Any amendment which relates to an increase in a Lender’s
Commitment shall not be effected without the consent of that Lender and the Majority
Lenders.

	30.4	 	Security Documents

	 	(a)	 	The Security Documents may be amended, varied, waived or modified with the agreement of
the relevant Obligor and the Security Agent acting in accordance with the Intercreditor
Deed.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The release of any material part of the guarantees or security constituted by the
Security Documents other than pursuant to the enforcement of such
security, Clause 25.8 (Release of Security) or 25.9 (Release of Guarantors) shall not be
made without the prior written consent of the Super Majority Lenders.

	30.5	 	Obligors’ Agent

	 	(a)	 	Each Obligor (other than Bidco) irrevocably authorises Bidco:

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	 	(i)	 	to give and receive all notices and instructions including in the case of a
Borrower, Drawing Requests and any other instructions relating to Drawings or to
the application of the proceeds thereof including the entry into with any person of
foreign exchange contracts in relation to such proceeds and make such agreements
expressed to be capable of being given or made by Bidco on behalf of the Obligors
or any of them under this Agreement;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	to execute on its behalf any Accession Notices; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	to enter into any agreement capable of being entered into by any Obligor
notwithstanding that such agreement may affect (adversely or otherwise) such
Obligor (including the terms of any consent or waiver given or required under the
Senior Finance Documents and all amendments made to any of them and any amendment,
variation, supplement, restatement or novation of any of the Senior Finance
Documents, however fundamental it may be and notwithstanding any increase or other
change in the obligations of such Obligor), without further reference to, or
consent of, such Obligor and such Obligor shall be bound thereby as though such
Obligor itself had given such notices and instructions (including, without
limitation, Drawing Requests) or entered into such agreements provided that in the
event of any conflict between any notice or other communication of an Obligor
(other than Bidco) and Bidco’s, that of Bidco shall prevail.

	 	(b)	 	In all matters relating to the Senior Finance Documents, each Obligor acknowledges and
confirms that it is acting as principal and for its own account and not as agent or trustee
or in any other capacity whatsoever on behalf of any third party save as expressly provided
in paragraph (a) of this Clause 30.5.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Each Obligor agrees that it will provide to Bidco such information as it may reasonably
require in order to give effect to its obligations under this Agreement.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Bidco will keep confidential information received by it under paragraph (c) above save
that such information may be disclosed by Bidco for the purposes of discharging its
obligations under this Agreement.

	30.6	 	No Implied Waivers

	 	(a)	 	No failure or delay by any Senior Finance Party in exercising any right, power or
privilege under any of the Senior Finance Documents will operate as a waiver thereof nor
will any single or partial exercise of any right, power or
privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, power or privilege.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The rights and remedies provided in the Senior Finance Documents are cumulative and not
exclusive of any rights and remedies provided by law and all such rights and remedies
howsoever arising will, save where expressly provided to the contrary therein, be available
to the Senior Finance Parties

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	 	 	 	severally and any Senior Finance Party shall be entitled to commence proceedings in
connection therewith in its own name.
	 
	 	(c)	 	A waiver given or consent granted by the any Senior Finance Party under the Senior
Finance Documents will be effective only if given in writing and then only in the instance
and for the purpose for which it is given.

	30.7	 	Technical Amendments
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding Clause 30.1 (Majority Lenders), the Facility Agent may determine
administrative matters and make technical amendments arising out of manifest errors on the
face of this Agreement, where such amendments would not prejudice or otherwise be adverse
to the position of any Lender, without reference to the Lenders.
	 
	31.	 	INDEMNITIES
	 
	31.1	 	Expenses

	 	(a)	 	Bidco will within 30 days of demand pay and reimburse to the Agents and each Mandated
Lead Arranger, all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees), as well
as accounting and valuation fees and other out-of-pocket expenses and any value added tax
or other similar tax thereon properly incurred by the Agents or the Mandated Lead Arrangers
in connection with:

	 	(i)	 	any variation, amendment, restatement, waiver, consent or suspension of rights
(or any proposal for any of the same) relating to any of the Senior Finance
Documents which is requested by or on behalf of an Obligor or which becomes
necessary as a result of circumstances affecting any Obligor;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	any investigation carried out pursuant to Clause 19.6 (Investigations) and the
appointment and payment of services of any accountant or other advisers appointed
in relation thereto, as well as any other expenses or costs properly incurred in
relation to any activity envisaged in Clause 19.6 (Investigations) in order to
carry-out any such investigation; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	arrangement and syndication of the Facilities (including, without limitation,
costs of preparing the Syndication Memorandum).

	 	(b)	 	Any fees, costs and expenses (including legal fees in the amount agreed in writing
between CVC Capital Partners Limited and the Mandated Lead Arrangers) as well as
out-of-pocket expenses and any value added tax or other
similar tax thereon incurred by the Mandated Lead Arrangers up to and including the
Completion Date, shall be paid or reimbursed as specified in Clause 10.8 (Payment of Fees).

	31.2	 	Enforcement Expenses
	 
	 	 	Bidco will on demand pay and reimburse to each Senior Finance Party, all costs and expenses
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	 	 	tax or other similar tax thereon) properly incurred by such Senior Finance Party in
connection with the preservation, enforcement or the attempted preservation or enforcement
of any of such Senior Finance Party’s rights under any of the Senior Finance Documents.
	 
	31.3	 	General Indemnity
	 
	 	 	Bidco shall within 5 Business Days of demand (other than in respect of sub-paragraph (e)
below, which amounts shall be payable at the time of prepayment) indemnify each of the
Senior Finance Parties against any funding or other cost, loss, expense or liability
(including any funding or breakage cost but excluding loss of Margin) sustained or incurred
by it as a result of:

	 	(a)	 	a Drawing not being made by reason of non-fulfilment of any of the conditions in
Clauses 4.1 (Initial Conditions Precedent), 4.2 (Additional Conditions Precedent) or 4.3
(Certain Funds) or, in the case of the Target Borrowers referred to in Clause 5.1 (Delivery
of Drawing Requests), failure to deliver the Drawing Request on the Completion Date;
	 
	 	(b)	 	any sum payable by any Borrower under the Senior Finance Documents not being paid when
due (but credit shall be given to such Borrower for any interest paid when due);
	 
	 	(c)	 	the occurrence of any Event of Default or any breach of the Senior Finance Documents by
an Obligor;
	 
	 	(d)	 	the accelerated repayment of the Advances under Clause 23.21 (Cancellation and
Repayment);
	 
	 	(e)	 	the receipt or recovery by any Senior Finance Party (or the Facility Agent on its
behalf) of all or part of any Advance or overdue sum otherwise than on the last day of an
Interest Period relating to that Advance or overdue sum; or
	 
	 	(f)	 	any prepayment payable by any Borrower under the Senior Finance Documents not being
paid after notice of such prepayment has been made to the Facility Agent.

	 	 	Without prejudice to its generality, the foregoing indemnity:

	 	(g)	 	extends to any interest, fees or other sums whatsoever paid or payable on account of
any funds borrowed in order to fund any amount which an Obligor fails to pay in breach of
this Agreement and to any loss, premium, penalty or expenses which may be incurred in
liquidating or employing deposits from third
parties acquired to make, maintain or fund outstanding Advances or any other amount due or
to become due under this Agreement; and
	 
	 	(h)	 	will entitle the relevant Senior Finance Party to recover breakage costs from the
relevant Obligor in the event of an Advance or other sum being repaid or pre-paid prior to
the last day of an Interest Period even though the relevant Senior Finance Party has
financed such Advance or other sum from its own resources, the costs it thereby incurs
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	 	 	 	borrowed an amount equal to the Advance or other sum in question in the London
interbank market for the duration of the relevant Interest Period.

	31.4	 	Currency Indemnity
	 
	 	 	Without prejudice to Clause 31.3 (General Indemnity), if:

	 	(a)	 	any amount payable by any Obligor under or in connection with any Senior Finance
Document is received by any Senior Finance Party (or by the Facility Agent on behalf of any
Senior Finance Party) in a currency (the “Payment Currency”) other than that agreed in the
relevant Senior Finance Document (the “Agreed Currency”), whether as a result of any
judgement or order or the enforcement thereof, the liquidation of the relevant Obligor or
otherwise and the amount produced by converting the Payment Currency so received into the
Agreed Currency is less than the relevant amount of the Agreed Currency; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	any amount payable by any Obligor under or in connection with any Senior Finance
Document has to be converted from the Agreed Currency into another currency for the purpose
of (i) making or filing a claim or proof against any Obligor, (ii) obtaining an order or
judgment in any court or other tribunal or (iii) enforcing any order or judgment given or
made in relation to any Senior Finance Document,

	 	 	then the Obligor will, as an independent obligation, indemnify the relevant Senior Finance
Party for the deficiency and any loss sustained as a result. Any conversion required will
be made at such prevailing rate of exchange on such date and in such market as is
determined by the relevant Senior Finance Party as being most appropriate for the
conversion. The Obligor will, in addition pay the costs of the conversion.
	 
	31.5	 	Waiver
	 
	 	 	Each Obligor waives any right it may have in any jurisdiction to pay any amount under any
Senior Finance Document in a currency other than that in which it is expressed to be
payable in the relevant Senior Finance Document.
	 
	31.6	 	Senior Finance Party Indemnity
	 
	 	 	Bidco agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Senior Finance Party and each of their
affiliates and their officers, directors, employees and agents (each, an “Indemnified
Party”) from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities (other than
consequential losses, indirect or punitive damages) and expenses (including, without
limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel)
that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party, in each case
arising out of or in connection with or by reason of the preparation for a defence of, any
investigation (which results in any litigation or proceeding), litigation or proceeding
arising out of, related to or in connection with the Acquisition or the Senior Finance
Documents (and including, without limitation, by reason of or in connection with any
Environmental Law or Environmental Consent), whether or not such investigation, litigation
or proceeding is brought by Bidco, its shareholders or creditors or an

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	 	 	Indemnified Party or an Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto, except (i) to the
extent such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense resulted from such Indemnified
Party’s breach of contract, gross negligence or wilful misconduct (or that of their
respective directors, officers, employees or agents) (ii) to the extent that any loss,
claim, damage or liability is a result of a breach of law or regulation by an Indemnified
Party (other than to the extent that it is the result of actions of Bidco or its
affiliates) or any action brought by Bidco or any of its affiliates against an Indemnified
Party which is held to be successful by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final
non-appealable judgment or any action or proceedings brought by an Indemnified Party
against its own affiliates, officers, directors or employees.
	 
	31.7	 	German Notarisation
	 
	 	 	If the Security Agent, following consultation with its counsel, concludes that, in the
light of applicable German law (including, but not limited to, any decision by the Federal
Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof — BGH)), any of the German Security Interests
consisting of pledges of shares in a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung — GmbH — would
no longer be enforceable due to its notarisation outside of Germany, the Security Agent
shall be entitled to require re-notarisation of the respective German Security Document
with a German notary public and each Obligor hereby irrevocably commits to cooperate with
the Security Agent to the effect that the respective Security Interest be re-notarised and
perfected with a German notary public. All costs and fees associated with any
re-notarisation shall be borne by the Obligor granting the respective Security Interest.
	 
	32.	 	PARTIAL INVALIDITY
	 
	 	 	If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect in any jurisdiction, that shall not affect the legality, validity or enforceability
of the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or that or any other provision in any
other jurisdiction.
	 
	33.	 	GOVERNING LAW AND SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION
	 
	33.1	 	Governing Law
	 
	 	 	This Agreement (and any dispute, controversy, proceedings or claims of whatever nature
arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement) shall be governed by and construed
in all respects in accordance with English law.
	 
	33.2	 	Submission to Jurisdiction
	 
	 	 	For the benefit of each of the Senior Finance Parties, each Obligor irrevocably submits to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in England for the purpose of hearing and
determining any dispute arising out of this Agreement and for the purpose of enforcement of
any judgment against its assets.
	 
	33.3	 	Freedom of Choice
	 
	 	 	The submission to the jurisdiction of the courts referred to in Clause 33.2 (Submission to
Jurisdiction) shall not (and shall not be construed so as to) limit the right of any Senior
Finance Party to take proceedings against any Obligor in the courts of any

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	 	 	country in which any Obligor has assets or in any other court of competent jurisdiction nor
shall the taking of proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of
proceedings in any other jurisdiction (whether concurrently or not) if and to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
	 
	33.4	 	Process Agent

	 	(a)	 	Each Obligor which is not a company incorporated in England and Wales hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally appoints and agrees to maintain Newco UK (following its
incorporation) at its registered address from time to time as its agent in England to
receive, for and on behalf of itself, service of process in such jurisdiction in any suit,
action or proceeding (together “Proceedings”) in relation to such dispute or enforcement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Newco UK by its accession to this Agreement accepts its appointment as process agent by
the Obligors and any Acceding Obligor.

	33.5	 	Service
	 
	 	 	Each Obligor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

	 	(a)	 	waives any objection it may now or at any time have on any grounds whatsoever to the
laying of venue of any Proceedings, in any of the aforesaid courts;
	 
	 	(b)	 	agrees that failure by any such process agent to give notice of the process to it shall
not impair the validity of such service or of any judgment based on that service;
	 
	 	(c)	 	agrees that nothing in any of the Senior Finance Documents shall affect the right to
serve process in any other manner permitted by law;
	 
	 	(d)	 	to the fullest extent permitted by law, waives any right it may have in any
jurisdiction to have any Proceedings take the form of a trial by jury; and
	 
	 	(e)	 	agrees that a judgment or order of an English court in connection with the Senior
Finance Documents is conclusive and binding on it and may be enforced against it in the
courts of any other jurisdiction.

	34.	 	COUNTERPARTS
	 
	 	 	This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all such counterparts
taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
	 
	35.	 	THIRD PARTIES RIGHTS

	 	(a)	 	A person who is not a Party has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties)
Act 1999 to enforce or enjoy the benefit of any of the terms of this Agreement save that
officers and members of the Group may rely on Clause 29.5 (Certificates), Hedging Lenders
not otherwise party to this Agreement may take the benefit of and rely on the provisions of
Clause 24

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	 	 	 	(Guarantees) and Clause 31 (Indemnities) and any branch or affiliate nominated by a
Lender pursuant to Clause 3.3(c) (Lending Affiliates) of this Agreement may take
the benefit of and rely on Clause 3.3(c) (Lending Affiliates).
	 
	 	(b)	 	Notwithstanding any term of any Senior Finance Document, the Parties may without the
consent of any third party vary or rescind any Senior Finance Document.

	36.	 	PLEDGES ON BANK ACCOUNTS UNDER GENERAL TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding any general terms and conditions of business of a Finance Party, the
security created by such general terms and conditions of business (including any
AGB-Pfandrecht) over LTIBR owing to an Obligor shall not secure directly or indirectly any
loans made to a Borrower subject to German corporation income tax (other than the relevant
Obligor itself) under the Finance Documents, but will nonetheless be valid as security for
all other obligations secured under such general terms and conditions of business.

IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the date
first written above.

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SCHEDULE 1

The Original Lenders

Allocations

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Revolving	 	Tranche A	 	Tranche B	 	Tranche C	 	Tranche D	 	Bonding
	 	 	Facility	 	Term Facility	 	Term Facility	 	Term Facility	 	Term Facility	 	Facility
	 	 	Commitment	 	Commitment	 	Commitment	 	Commitment	 	Commitment	 	Commitment
	Lender	 	(EUR)	 	(EUR)	 	(EUR)	 	(EUR)	 	(EUR)	 	(EUR)
	CIBC WORLD MARKETS PLC
	 	 	40,000,000	 	 	 	73,333,333.33	 	 	 	74,166,666.67	 	 	 	74,166,666.67	 	 	 	23,333,333.33	 	 	 	36,666,666.67	 
	DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON
	 	 	40,000,000	 	 	 	73,333,333.33	 	 	 	74,166,666.67	 	 	 	74,166,666.67	 	 	 	23,333,333.33	 	 	 	36,666,666.67	 
	MORGAN STANLEY BANK
INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
	 	 	40,000,000	 	 	 	73,333,333.34	 	 	 	74,166,666.66	 	 	 	74,166,666.66	 	 	 	23,333,333.34	 	 	 	36,666,666.66	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TOTAL:
	 	 	120,000,000	 	 	 	220,000,000	 	 	 	222,500,000	 	 	 	222,500,000	 	 	 	70,000,000	 	 	 	110,000,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

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SCHEDULE 2

The Borrowers and the Guarantors

Signing

Part A1 — The Borrowers

Nachtwache Acquisition GmbH

Part A2 — The Guarantors

Nachtwache Acquisition GmbH

Acquisition

Part B1 — The Borrowers

Newco UK

Newco US

Newco NL

Part B2 — The Guarantors

Newco UK

Newco US

Newco NL

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SCHEDULE 3

Documentary Conditions

Part A — Signing Documentary Conditions Precedent

	1.	 	“Know your customer”: copies of all the documentation and other evidence or information
listed below duly delivered by Bidco to the Facility Agent in respect of Bidco and each of the
Borrowers listed in Part A1 of Schedule 2 (The Borrowers and the Guarantors):

	 	•	 	certificate of incorporation or the local equivalent (including any change of name
certificate(s) since establishment);
	 
	 	•	 	memorandum and articles of association, by-laws or the local equivalent;
	 
	 	•	 	list of the directors;
	 
	 	•	 	extract from the share register (or local equivalent) containing a list of the
shareholders;
	 
	 	•	 	for at least 2 of the directors: verification of their identity by delivery of a certified
copy of their passport or national identity card; verification of their residential address
within the last 3 months by delivery of an original or certified copy of a utility bill
(excluding mobile telephone bills), bank statement or other correspondence addressed to them
at their residential address from a local government authority, tax office or similar entry
(2 pieces of evidence of residential address for each person being identified);
	 
	 	•	 	address of the relevant company;
	 
	 	•	 	bank account(s) details (account name, name of bank, address) of the relevant company; and
	 
	 	•	 	commercial register number (or the local equivalent).

	2.	 	Formalities Certificate(s): a certificate from each Obligor entering into any Senior Finance
Document in the form set out in Schedule 12 (Formalities Certificate) or such other form
approved by the Facility Agent signed by an authorised director, the secretary or any other
authorised officer of such Obligor which shall have attached to it the documents referred to
in such certificate including, without limitation, the constitutional documents of such
Obligor and shareholder, board and works council resolutions (if applicable) and/or other
relevant internal resolution approving the execution, delivery and performance of such Senior
Finance Document to which such Obligor is a party, all such documents to be in the agreed
form.
	 
	3.	 	Reports: each Report accompanied by an agreed form reliance letter.
	 
	4.	 	Base Case Model: original of the Base Case Model in the agreed form.
	 
	5.	 	Accounts: audited financial statements for the Target for the financial year ended 31
December 2004.

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	6.	 	Fees Letters: each Fees Letter in the agreed form duly executed and delivered by all parties
thereto.
	 
	7.	 	Distribution Strategy Letter: the Distribution Strategy Letter in the agreed form duly
executed and delivered by all parties thereto.
	 
	8.	 	Original Hedging Strategy Letter: the Original Hedging Strategy Letter in the agreed form
duly executed and delivered by all parties thereto.

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Part B — Acquisition Documentary Conditions Precedent

	1.	 	“Know your customer”: copies of all the documentation and other evidence or information
listed below duly delivered by Bidco to the Facility Agent in respect of Luxco 1, Luxco 2 and
each of the Borrowers listed in Part B1 of Schedule 2 (The Borrowers and the Guarantors):

	 	•	 	certificate of incorporation or the local equivalent (including any change of name
certificate(s) since establishment);
	 
	 	•	 	memorandum and articles of association, by-laws or the local equivalent;
	 
	 	•	 	list of the directors;
	 
	 	•	 	extract from the share register (or local equivalent) containing a list of the
shareholders;
	 
	 	•	 	for at least 2 of the directors: verification of their identity by delivery of a certified
copy of their passport or national identity card; verification of their residential address
within the last 3 months by delivery of an original or certified copy of a utility bill
(excluding mobile telephone bills), bank statement or other correspondence addressed to them
at their residential address from a local government authority, tax office or similar entry
(2 pieces of evidence of residential address for each person being identified);
	 
	 	•	 	address of the relevant company;
	 
	 	•	 	bank account(s) details (account name, name of bank, address) of the relevant company;
	 
	 	•	 	commercial register number (or the local equivalent); and
	 
	 	•	 	most recent board resolution.

	2.	 	Formalities Certificate(s): a certificate from each Obligor in a form approved by the
Facility Agent signed by an authorised director, the secretary or any other authorised officer
which shall have attached to it the constitutional documents of each Obligor and a certificate
from each Obligor acceding to this Agreement and the Intercreditor Deed on or before the
Completion Date and/or entering into the Initial Security Documents in the form set out in
Schedule 12 (Formalities Certificate) or such other form approved by the Facility Agent signed
by an authorised director, the secretary or any other authorised officer of such Obligor which
shall have attached to it the documents referred to in such certificate including, without
limitation, the constitutional documents of such Obligor and shareholder, board and works
council resolutions (if applicable) and/or other relevant internal resolution approving the
execution, delivery and performance of the Senior
Finance Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement, the Intercreditor Deed and
the Initial Security Documents) to which such Obligor is a party, all such documents to be
in the agreed form (including, without limitation, all documentation required in relation to
financial assistance laws (if applicable).

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	3.	 	Finance Documents: originals of each of the following documents in the agreed form duly
executed and delivered by all parties thereto:

	 	(a)	 	this Agreement;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the Intercreditor Deed;
	 
	 	(c)	 	the Mezzanine Facility Agreement;
	 
	 	(d)	 	the Initial Security Documents and, to the extent required in accordance with the Agreed
Security Principles and as agreed between local counsel, any third party notices which are
necessary to perfect the Security Interest referred to in the Initial Security Documents,
together with all documents agreed to be delivered pursuant thereto on or before the
Completion Date;
	 
	 	(e)	 	an Accession Notice executed by each member of the Group which is listed in Part B1 and
B2 of Schedule 2 (The Borrowers and the Guarantors) as Borrower and/or Guarantor and
accession documents related thereto; and
	 
	 	(f)	 	the Equity Investor Side Letter.

	4.	 	Acquisition Documents: a copy of the Acquisition Documents certified as true and correct
copies by an authorised officer of Bidco duly signed by each party thereto.
	 
	5.	 	Completion Intercompany Loans: copies certified by an authorised officer of Bidco of the
executed Completion Intercompany Loans relevant to the Acquisition.
	 
	6.	 	Completion: a certificate of an authorised officer of Bidco confirming that:

	 	(a)	 	no provision of the Acquisition Documents (including in relation to conditionality) has
been amended or waived in a manner which is materially adverse to the Lenders without
consent of the Majority Lenders and the Mandated Lead Arrangers; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	except for the payment of the purchase price, the Acquisition Documents have become
unconditional.

	7.	 	Funds Flow Statement: a copy certified by an authorised officer of Bidco of the Original
Funds Flow Statement detailing the payments to be made on or immediately before the Completion
Date.
	 
	8.	 	Equity Investment/Equity Documents: evidence of subscription of subordinated loan notes, PECs
or CPECs or equity issued by Luxco 1, the Parent and/or Bidco, as set out in the Structure
Memorandum and the Original Funds Flow Statement, by the Original Equity Investors of an
amount equal to at least EUR330,000,000 (including receipt of
such amount) and copy, certified as a true copy by an authorised officer of Bidco, of all
the Equity Documents relevant to such investments.
	 
	9.	 	Mezzanine Facility: confirmation from the facility agent in respect of the Mezzanine Facility
that all the conditions precedent to utilisation of the Mezzanine Facility in relation to the
Acquisition have been satisfied (other than any condition as to simultaneous application of
the proceeds of the Facilities) or waived.

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	10.	 	Share Certificates and Stock Transfers: share certificates in respect of each member of the
Group the shares of which have been issued and duly stamped and are capable of being represented by
share certificates and which are to be charged or pledged together with stamped, executed blank
stock transfers or other relevant transfer documents in respect of all shares charged or pledged
under the Initial Security Documents.
	 
	11.	 	Consents and Filings: certified copies of all regulatory consents required to be obtained as a
condition of completion of the Acquisition under the Acquisition Documents.
	 
	12.	 	Legal Opinions:

	 	(a)	 	a legal opinion of White & Case as to matters of English law;
	 
	 	(b)	 	a legal opinion of White & Case as to matters of German law as regards matters of
validity and enforceability and of Clifford Chance, Frankfurt as to matters of German law as
regards matters of due incorporation and due authorisation only;
	 
	 	(c)	 	a legal opinion of Clifford Chance, London (US Group) as regards matters of US law;
	 
	 	(d)	 	a legal opinion of Loyens & Loeff N.V. as to matters of Dutch law; and

	 
	 	(e)	 	legal opinions with respect to jurisdictions of all other Obligors, 

in each case, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Mandated Lead Arrangers.

	13.	 	Solvency Certificate: a Solvency Certificate duly authorised and executed by the chief
financial officer of Newco US.
	 
	14.	 	Group Structure Chart: a copy of a group structure chart showing the structure of the Group as
at the Completion Date.
	 
	15.	 	Fees: Evidence that all fees and expenses due and payable under this Agreement or in connection
with this Agreement as at the date of first Drawing have been paid or will be paid by deducting the
aggregate amount of such fees from the first Drawing.

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SCHEDULE 4

Form of Drawing Request

	 	 	 

	To:

	 	[•]
	 

	 	[(as Facility Agent for the Lenders)]/[(as Bonding Agent for the Bonding
Lenders)]
	 
	 	 
	Attention:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Date:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	From:

	 	[Name of Company]

Dear Sirs,

Senior Facilities Agreement dated [•] 2005 (the “Senior Facilities Agreement”)

We request a Drawing of the [Tranche A Term/Tranche B Term/Tranche B1 Term//Tranche C Term/Tranche
C1 Term/Tranche D Term/Bonding/Revolving] Facility as follows:

[Advance]

	1.	 	Amount:
	 
	2.	 	Drawing Date:
	 
	3.	 	Interest Period:
	 
	4.	 	Currency:
	 
	5.	 	Payment should be made to:
	 
	6.	 	Borrower:
	 
	[7. 	 	Purpose: the Advance will be used to finance [•].]1     
	 
	[8. 	 	We attach a copy of the notice of prepayment delivered under each of the Mezzanine
Facility and Tranche D Term Facility and confirmation from the Mezzanine Agent or the
Facility Agent (as the case may be) and Bidco as to the total amount due to be prepaid by
the relevant Borrowers under the Mezzanine Facility and the Tranche D Term Facility.]

[Letter of Credit/Lender Guarantee]

	1.	 	Amount:
	 
	2.	 	Drawing Date/Issue Date:
	 
	3.	 	Duration:
	 
	4.	 	Expiry:

 

			
	1	 	To be added in relation to Revolving Advances and Cash only.

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	5.	 	Currency:
	 
	6.	 	Beneficiary:
	 
	7.	 	Borrower:
	 
	8.	 	Obligation Guaranteed:

We attach the form of the proposed Letter of Credit/Lender Guarantee.

We confirm that:

	(i)	 	the representations and warranties made in Clause 15 (Representations and Warranties) of the
Senior Facilities Agreement stipulated as being made or repeated on the date hereof and on the date
of the relevant Drawing are true and accurate (in all material respects in the case of any
representation or warranty which is not subject to a materiality restriction in accordance with its
terms as provided in Clause 15 (Representations and Warranties) as if made with respect to the
facts and circumstances existing on such date2; and
	 
	(ii)	 	no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or will occur
as a result of the proposed Drawing being made3.

Terms defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement shall have the same meanings when used in this
request.

 

[Authorised Signatory]

for and on behalf of

[Borrower]

 

			
	2	 	Confirmation only required as to representations under Clauses 15.1
(Incorporation), 15.2 (Power), 15.3 (Authority), 15.4 (Consents and Filings) and 15.22
(Holding Companies) in relation to any Newco during the Certain Funds Period.
	 
	3	 	Confirmation not required if the Drawing is a Rollover Advance. Limited confirmation
as per Clause 4.3 (Certain Funds) required if Drawing subject to the certain funds
requirement.

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SCHEDULE 5

Mandatory Costs Formulae

	1.	 	The Mandatory Cost is an addition to the interest rate to compensate 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 Facility
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 Facility Agent as a weighted average of the Lenders’ Additional Cost Rates (weighted in
proportion to the percentage participation of each Lender in the relevant Advance) and will be
expressed as a percentage rate per annum.
	 
	3.	 	The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from a Lending Office in a Participating
Member State will be the percentage notified by that Lender to the Facility Agent. This
percentage will be certified by that Lender in its notice to the Facility Agent to be its
reasonable determination of the cost (expressed as a percentage of that Lender’s participation
in all Advances made from that Lending Office) of complying with the minimum reserve
requirements of the European Central Bank in respect of loans made from that Lending Office.
	 
	4.	 	The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from a Lending Office in the United Kingdom
will be calculated by the Facility Agent as follows:
	 
	 	 	in relation to a Sterling Advance:

	 	 	 

	AB + C(B – D) + E x 0.01

	 	% per annum
	 

	100 – (A + C)

	 	 	in relation to an Advance in any currency other than Sterling:

	 	 	 

	E x 0.01

	 	% per annum
	 

	300

	 	 	Where on the day of application of the formula:

	 	A	 	is the percentage of Eligible Liabilities (assuming these to be in excess of any stated
minimum) which that 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 Margin and the Mandatory
Cost and, if the Advance is an unpaid sum, the additional rate of interest specified in
Clause 6.4 (Default Interest)) payable for the relevant Interest Period on the Advance.

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	 	C	 	is the percentage (if any) of Eligible Liabilities which that 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
Facility Agent on interest bearing Special Deposits.
	 
	 	E	 	is designed to compensate Lenders for amounts payable under the Fees Rules and is
calculated by the Facility Agent as being the average of the most recent rates of charge
supplied by the Reference Lenders to the Facility Agent pursuant to paragraph 7 below and
expressed in pounds per £1,000,000.

	5.	 	For the purposes of this Schedule 5:

	 	(a)	 	“Eligible Liabilities” and “Special Deposits” have the meanings given to them at the
time of application of the formula under or pursuant to the Bank of England Act 1998 or (as
may be appropriate) by the Bank of England;
	 
	 	(b)	 	“Fees Rules” means the rules on periodic fees contained in 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;
	 
	 	(c)	 	“Fee Tariffs” means the fee tariffs specified in the Fees Rules under the activity group
A.1 Deposit acceptors (ignoring any minimum fee or zero rated fee required pursuant to the
Fees Rules but taking into account any applicable discount rate); and
	 
	 	(d)	 	“Tariff Base” has the meaning given to it in, and will be calculated in accordance with,
the Fees Rules.

	6.	 	In application of the above formulae, A, B, C and D will be included in the formulae as
percentages (i.e. 5% 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 Facility Agent, each Reference Lender shall, as soon as practicable after
publication by the Financial Services Authority, supply to the Facility Agent, the rate of
charge payable by that Reference Lender to the Financial Services Authority pursuant to the
Fees Rules in respect of the relevant financial year of the Financial Services Authority
(calculated for this purpose by that Reference Lender as being the average of the Fee Tariffs
applicable to that Reference Lender for that financial year) and expressed in pounds per
£1,000,000 of the Tariff Base of that Reference Lender.
	 
	8.	 	Each Lender shall supply any information required by the Facility Agent for the purpose of
calculating its Additional Cost Rate. In particular, but without limitation, each Lender
shall supply the following information on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Lender:

	 	(a)	 	the jurisdiction of its Lending Office; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	any other information that the Facility Agent may reasonably require for such purpose.

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	 	Each Lender shall promptly notify the Facility Agent 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 Lender for the purpose of E above shall be determined by the Facility Agent
based upon the information supplied to its pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 above and on the
assumption that, unless a Lender notifies the Facility Agent to the contrary, each Lender’s
obligations in relation to cash ratio deposits and Special Deposits are the same as those of a
typical lender from its jurisdiction of incorporation with a Lending Office in the same
jurisdiction as its Lending Office.
	 
	10.	 	The Facility 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 Lender pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8
above is true and correct in all respects.
	 
	11.	 	The Facility 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 Lender pursuant to paragraphs
3, 7 and 8 above.
	 
	12.	 	Any determination by the Facility Agent pursuant to this Schedule 5 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.
	 
	13.	 	The Facility Agent may from time to time, after consultation with Bidco and the
Lenders, determine and notify to all Parties any amendments which are required to be made to
this Schedule 5 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.
	 
	14.	 	The Additional Costs Rate for any Lender lending from a Lending Office in the
United States will be calculated by the Facility Agent as follows:

	 	 	 

	B

	 	– B
	 

	(100% – A)

	 	 	Where on the day of application of the formula:

	 	A	 	is the Reserve Percentage.
	 
	 	B	 	is the percentage rate of interest (excluding the Margin and the Mandatory
Cost and, if the Advance is an unpaid sum, the additional rate of interest specified in
Clause 6.4 (Default Interest)) payable for the relevant Interest Period on the Advance.

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	 	(a)	 	“Eurocurrency Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Regulation D of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	“Reserve Percentage” for any Interest Period for all Advances made on any given day means
the reserve percentage applicable two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period
under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without
limitation, any emergency, marginal, supplemental, special or other reserve requirement) for a
member Bank of the Federal Reserve System in New York City with respect to liabilities or assets
consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities (or with respect to any other category of
liabilities that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on Advances is
determined) having a term equal to such Interest Period.

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SCHEDULE 6

Transfer and Accession Deed4

[(referred to in Clause 27 (Assignments and Transfers))]

	To:	 	 [•] as Facility Agent
	 
	From:	 	 [The Existing Lender] (the “Existing Lender”) and [the New Lender] (the “New Lender”)

This Transfer and Accession Deed dated [•] relates to:

	(a)	 	the senior facilities agreement (the “Senior Facilities Agreement”) dated 12 June 2005 (as
amended and restated by an amendment and restatement agreement dated 11 July 2005 and as further
amended and restated from time to time) and made between Nachtwache Acquisition GmbH as Bidco, the
companies named therein as Borrowers and Guarantors, CIBC World Markets plc, Deutsche Bank AG,
London Branch and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Frankfurt Branch as Mandated Lead Arrangers,
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch as Facility Agent, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch as Security
Agent and the financial and other institutions named in it as Lenders; and
	 
	(b)	 	the intercreditor deed (the “Intercreditor Deed”) dated 11 July 2005 (as amended and restated
from time to time) and made between Nachtwache Acquisition GmbH as Bidco, the companies named
therein as original obligors, CIBC World Markets plc as mezzanine agent and documentation agent,
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch as senior agent and security agent, the financial and other
institutions named in it as original senior lenders, original tranche D lenders and original
mezzanine lenders and certain other parties mentioned therein.
	 
	1.	 	Terms defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement have the same meaning in this Transfer and
Accession Deed unless given a different meaning in this Transfer
and Accession Deed and references in this Transfer and Accession Deed to Clauses or Schedules are
references to Clauses and Schedules of the Senior Facilities Agreement unless otherwise specified.
	 
	2.	 	We refer to Clause 27.8 (Procedure for Transfers by Lenders):

	 	(a)	 	the Existing Lender and the New Lender agree to the Existing Lender transferring to the New
Lender by novation all or part of the Existing Lender’s rights and obligations referred to in
Schedule A in accordance with the Senior Facilities Agreement;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the proposed Transfer Date is [•]; and

 

			
	4	 	Each of the Transferor and New Lender should ensure that all regulatory
requirements are satisfied in connection with its entry into of any Transfer Certificate.
Steps may be required to be taken to preserve security interests for the benefit of a New
Lender and appropriate advice should be taken.

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	 	(c)	 	the Lending Office and contact details for notices to the New Lender for the purposes of
Clause 29.1 (Mode of Service) and account details are set out in the Schedule.

	3.	 	The New Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Existing Lender’s obligations
set out in Clause 27.7 (Limitation of Responsibility of Existing Lenders).
	 
	4.	 	[The New Lender confirms, for the benefit of each Obligor, that it is not a [Qualifying UK
Lender]/[Qualifying US Lender] [it is a [Qualifying UK Lender]/[Qualifying US Lender]] and
falls within sub-paragraph [•] of the definition thereof] [delete as applicable].
	 
	5.	 	On execution of this Transfer and Accession Deed by the Facility Agent the New Lender will
become a party to the Senior Facilities Agreement, on and with effect from the Transfer Date
in substitution for the Existing Lender with respect to those rights and obligations which by
the terms of the Senior Facilities Agreement and this Transfer and Accession Deed are
transferred to the New Lender.
	 
	 	 	For the purpose of Article 1278 of the Luxembourg Civil Code [and of the Belgian Civil Code], it is
expressly agreed that the security created or evidenced by the Security Documents will be preserved
for the benefit of the New Lender and each other Lender.
	 
	 	 	For the purposes of Article 1278 et seq. of the French Code Civil, the parties agree that the
guarantees and securities created by the Senior Finance Documents shall be preserved for the
benefit of the New Lender and each other Lender.
	 
	6.	 	This Transfer and Accession Deed may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has
the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this
Transfer and Accession Deed.
	 
	7.	 	This Transfer and Accession Deed and the rights, benefits and obligations of the parties
hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.
	 
	8.	 	[Name of Transferee] of [address of Transferee] hereby agrees with each person who is or
becomes a party to the Intercreditor Deed in accordance with the terms thereof that with
effect on and from the date hereof it will be bound by the Intercreditor Deed as a Beneficiary
(as such term is defined in the Intercreditor Deed) as if it had been party to the
Intercreditor Deed in such capacity.

IN WITNESS whereof, this Deed has been executed as a deed by the parties hereto and is delivered on
the date above written.

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SCHEDULE A

Rights and Obligations to Be Transferred

[insert relevant details, including applicable Commitment (or part)]

[Facility Office address, contact and attention details for

notices and account details for payments,]

[EXISTING LENDER][NEW LENDER]

	 	 	 

	By:

	 	By:

This Transfer and Accession Deed is accepted by the Facility Agent and the Transfer Date is
confirmed as [•].

[FACILITY AGENT]

	 	 	 

	 

	 	By:

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SCHEDULE 7

Accession

Part A — Accession Notice

THIS ACCESSION NOTICE is entered into on [•] by [insert name of subsidiary] (the “Subsidiary”) and
[insert name of Bidco] by way of a deed in favour of the Facility Agent, the Mandated Lead
Arrangers and the Lenders (each as defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement referred to below)
and relates to:

	(a)	 	the senior facilities agreement (the “Senior Facilities Agreement”) dated [•] 2005 and made
between Nachtwache Acquisition GmbH as Bidco, the companies named therein as Borrowers and
Guarantors, CIBC World Markets plc, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and The Royal Bank of Scotland
plc, Frankfurt Branch as Mandated Lead Arrangers, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch as Facility
Agent, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch as Security Agent and the financial and other institutions
named in it as Lenders; and
	 
	(b)	 	the intercreditor deed (the “Intercreditor Deed”) dated [•] 2005 and made between Nachtwache
Acquisition GmbH as Bidco, the companies named therein as Obligors, CIBC World Markets plc,
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and Morgan Stanley Bank International Limited as Mandated Lead
Arrangers, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch as Facility Agent, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch as
Security Agent, the financial and other institutions named in it as Lenders and certain other
parties mentioned therein.

BACKGROUND

[Bidco has requested that the Subsidiary become an Acceding Borrower and Guarantor pursuant to
Clause 22.1 (Acceding Borrowers) of the Senior Facilities Agreement.]

OR

[The Facility Agent has requested that the Subsidiary become an Acceding Guarantor pursuant to
Clause 22.4 (Acceding Guarantors) of the Senior Facilities Agreement.]

NOW THIS DEED WITNESS AS FOLLOWS:

	1.	 	Terms defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement have the same meanings in this Accession
Notice.
	 
	2.	 	The Subsidiary is a company duly organised under the laws of [insert relevant jurisdiction].
	 
	3.	 	The Subsidiary confirms that it has received from Bidco a true and up-to-date copy of the
Senior Facilities Agreement and the other Finance Documents.
	 
	4.	 	The Subsidiary undertakes, upon its becoming a [Borrower and a Guarantor/Guarantor], to
perform all the obligations expressed to be undertaken under the Senior Facilities Agreement,
the Intercreditor Deed and the other Finance Documents by a [Borrower and a Guarantor
respectively/Guarantor] and agrees that it shall be bound by the Senior Facilities Agreement,
the Intercreditor Deed and the

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	 	 	other Finance Documents in all respects as if it had been an original party to it as an [Original
Borrower and an Original Guarantor/an Original Guarantor]. [Provided that
[make such exceptions as may be necessary to limit the obligations of an Acceding Obligor to ensure
that such obligations are enforceable in accordance with applicable Law]].
	 
	5.	 	[Bidco confirms (for itself and as agent for the Obligors) that, if the Subsidiary is
accepted as an Acceding Borrower, Bidco’s guarantee and indemnity obligations and the
guarantee and indemnity obligations of the other Obligors pursuant to Clause 24 (Guarantees)
of the Senior Facilities Agreement will apply to all of the obligations of the Subsidiary
under the Finance Documents as an Acceding Borrower in all respects in accordance with the
terms of the Senior Facilities Agreement as if such Subsidiary had been party to the Senior
Facilities Agreement as Borrower.]
	 
	6.	 	Bidco:

	 	(a)	 	repeats the representations to be repeated pursuant to Clause 15.29 (Repetition) of the Senior
Facilities Agreement; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	confirms that no Event of Default is continuing and that no Event of Default or Potential Event
of Default will occur as a result of the Subsidiary becoming an [Acceding Borrower and an Acceding
Guarantor/Acceding Guarantor].

	7.	 	The Subsidiary’s administrative details for the purposes of the Senior Facilities Agreement
are as follows:
	 
	 	 	Address:
	 
	 	 	Contact:
	 
	 	 	Telephone No:
	 
	 	 	Fax No:
	 
	8.	 	This Accession Notice and the rights, benefits and obligations of the parties under this
Accession Notice shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.
	 
	9.	 	This Accession Notice may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. Delivery of
an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Accession Notice by facsimile transmission
shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof.

This Accession Notice has been executed as a deed by Bidco and the Subsidiary and signed by the
Facility Agent on the date written at the beginning of this Accession Notice.

	 	 	 	 	 

	THE COMMON SEAL of

	 	 	)	 
	[Name of Subsidiary]

	 	 	)	 
	was hereunto affixed in the

	 	 	)	 
	presence of:

	 	 	)	 

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	Director

	 	 	)	 	 	

[insert name of director]	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Director/Secretary

	 	 	)	 	 	

[insert name of director/secretary]	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	OR
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EXECUTED as a DEED by
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	[Name of Subsidiary]
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	acting by
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	THE COMMON SEAL of

	 	 	)	 	 	 
	[Name of Bidco]

	 	 	)	 	 	 
	was hereunto affixed in

	 	 	)	 	 	 
	the presence of:

	 	 	)	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Director

	 	 	)	 	 	

[insert name of director]
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Director/Secretary

	 	 	)	 	 	

[insert name of director/secretary]	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	OR
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EXECUTED as a DEED by
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	[Name of Bidco]
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	acting by
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	THE FACILITY AGENT
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	[•]
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 	 	 

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Part B — Accession Documents

1. Corporate Documents

In relation to any proposed Acceding Obligor, a copy of:

	(a)	 	its up-to-date constitutional documents and, if applicable, a good standing certificate in
respect thereof5;
	 
	(b)	 	a board resolution of such Acceding Obligor approving the execution and delivery of the
relevant Accession Notice, its accession to the Senior Facilities Agreement as a Borrower and/or
Guarantor (as the case may be) and the performance of its obligations under the Finance Documents
and authorising a named person to sign such Accession Notice and any other documents to be
delivered by it pursuant thereto6;
	 
	(c)	 	a duly completed certificate, of a duly authorised officer of such Acceding Obligor in the form
of Schedule 12 (Formalities Certificate); and
	 
	(d)	 	the latest annual audited financial statements of such Acceding Obligor available as at the
date of the relevant Accession Notice7.

2. Legal Opinions

Legal opinions of such legal advisers as may be acceptable to the Facility Agent as to the relevant
Law.

3. Necessary Authorisations

A copy of any consent as is in the opinion of counsel to the Lenders necessary to render the Senior
Finance Documents to which such Acceding Obligor is (or is to be) party legal, valid, binding and
enforceable to make the Senior Finance
Documents to which such Acceding Obligor is (or is to be) party admissible in evidence in such
Acceding Obligor’s jurisdiction of incorporation and (if different) in England and to enable such
Acceding Obligor to perform its obligations thereunder.

4. [Whitewash

Certified copies of all special resolutions, statutory declarations and auditors’ reports required
by sections 155 to 158 of the Companies Act 1985 to enable the relevant Acceding Obligor (if the
Target or a Subsidiary of the Target) to accede to the Senior Facilities Agreement as a Guarantor
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	5	 	Not to be delivered if already delivered as an attachment to the Formalities
Certificate delivered under paragraph 2 of Part B of Schedule 3.
	 
	6	 	Only required for French Acceding Borrowers and/or Guarantor is registered in the form
of a S.A. If French Acceding Borrower and/or Guarantor is registered in the form of a S.A.S
delivery of a shareholders resolution is required.
	 
	7	 	Not required in relation to Obligors signing this Agreement and Obligors acceding on
the Completion Date.

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letter from the auditors addressed to the Lenders and confirming that the Target or the
relevant Subsidiary (as the case may be) has net 
assets. 8]

5. Security Documents

At least 1 original copy (or more original copies where required in the relevant jurisdiction) of
any Security Documents required by the Facility Agent duly executed by the proposed Acceding
Obligor together with all documents required to be delivered pursuant to it.

6. [Solvency Certificate

In relation to any proposed Acceding Borrower or Acceding Guarantor incorporated or organised in
the United States or any State or territory thereof, an original, duly authorised and executed copy
of a Solvency Certificate with respect to such Acceding Borrower or Acceding Guarantor.]

7. Process Agent

Written confirmation from the process agent referred to in Clause 33.4 (Process Agent) of the
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	8	 	To be delivered by each UK Obligor within the time period specified in Clause 4.4
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SCHEDULE 8

Ancillary Facilities

	1.	 	Definitions: In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires, the following
expressions have the following meanings:
	 
	 	 	“Ancillary Limit” means, in relation to an Ancillary Lender, the maximum exposure (excluding
accrued uncapitalised interest, fees and like charges) which it has agreed to accept (whether by
way of loan or otherwise) by way of Ancillary Facilities in accordance with Clause 2.2 (Ancillary
Facilities) less that part thereof cancelled, reduced or terminated from time to time in accordance
with this Agreement and/or the relevant Ancillary Documents;
	 
	 	 	“Ancillary Outstandings” means, in relation to an Ancillary Lender at any time, the aggregate
outstanding amount of the Ancillary Facilities due to that Ancillary Lender, at such time,
calculated on the following basis:

	 	(a)	 	all amounts of principal then outstanding under any overdraft or other current account
facilities, calculated on a net basis in accordance with the usual practice of that Ancillary
Lender;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the maximum liability under all guarantees, bonds and letters of credit then outstanding and
issued under any guarantee, bonding or letter of credit facilities made available by that Ancillary
Lender (to the extent not repaid or prepaid); and
	 
	 	(c)	 	in respect of any other facility or financial accommodation, such other amount as that
Ancillary Lender (acting reasonably) may determine represents the aggregate exposure of that
Ancillary Lender with respect thereto in accordance with its usual practice for calculating its
exposure.

	2.	 	Limitations:

	 	(a)	 	The aggregate of the Advances drawn under the Revolving Facility, the total Contingent
Liability in relation to Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees issued under the Revolving
Facility and the total Ancillary Outstandings at any time may not exceed the aggregate of the
Commitments of the Lenders in relation to the Revolving Facility at that time (before (and
ignoring) any reduction therein on account of any Ancillary Limit).
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Ancillary Outstandings of an Ancillary Lender may not at any time exceed the Ancillary
Limit of that Ancillary Lender.
	 
	 	(c)	 	In the event that the Ancillary Limit of an Ancillary Lender would exceed its Revolving
Commitment it shall be entitled to reduce the Ancillary Limit applicable to the Ancillary
Facilities by an amount equal to the excess and require the Borrowers to prepay the Ancillary
Outstandings in the amount necessary to procure that the Ancillary Outstandings do not exceed the
Ancillary Limit.
	 
	 	(d)	 	No member of the Group which is not also a Borrower under this Agreement shall be permitted to
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	 	(e)	 	Each Ancillary Document shall be in compliance with the requirements of the Senior Finance
Documents.

	3.	 	Terms of Ancillary Facilities: The terms on which Ancillary Facilities are made available
shall be as set out in the relevant Ancillary Document as amended from time to time by
agreement between the relevant Ancillary Lender and Bidco (any such amendment to be promptly
notified to the Facility Agent) provided always that the following provisions will apply to
the Ancillary Facilities:

	 	(a)	 	that no drawing of the Ancillary Facilities will be permitted which gives rise to an actual or
contingent liability of the relevant Borrower to the Ancillary Lender which may mature after or
otherwise extend beyond the Revolving Facility Maturity Date, provided that in respect of a
liability of a Borrower in respect of a letter of credit or guarantee provided under the Ancillary
Facilities the expiry date of such letter of credit or guarantee may be a date falling 12 months
after the Revolving Facility Maturity Date, provided that on the Revolving Facility Maturity Date
such Borrower shall fully collateralise its indemnity obligations under any letter of credit or
guarantee provided under the Ancillary Facilities under which a claim may be made after the
Revolving Facility Maturity Date;
	 
	 	(b)	 	in any circumstances where the relevant Borrower would be obliged to prepay the Revolving
Facility it will also prepay the Ancillary Facilities (or provide appropriate cash cover) and the
Ancillary Facilities shall be cancelled in an amount equal to each amount prepaid or provided as
cash cover in accordance with this paragraph (b);
	 
	 	(c)	 	that unless the Majority Lenders agree otherwise no utilisation of the Ancillary Facilities
shall be permitted if as a result of the terms of Clause 4.2 (Additional Conditions Precedent) the
Borrowers would not be entitled to request a
Revolving Advance, the issue of a Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee or the renewal of a Letter
of Credit in accordance with Clause 5.8 (Renewal of Letters of Credit).

	4.	 	Fees: No Ancillary Lender shall charge interest or fees in relation to Ancillary Facilities
any greater than those set out below:

	 	(a)	 	a margin over cost of funds or base rate on any funded drawings under the Ancillary Facilities
equal to the Margin in relation to the Revolving Facility;
	 
	 	(b)	 	a fee on the contingent liability of the Ancillary Lender in relation to any letter of credit,
lender guarantee, performance bond or similar instrument issued by the Ancillary Lender under the
Ancillary Facilities equal to the Margin relating to the Revolving Facility; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	usual Lender charges and expenses payable in connection with the provision of the Ancillary
Facilities as agreed between Bidco and the relevant Ancillary Lender.

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SCHEDULE 9

Provisions relating to Letters of Credit/Lender Guarantees

	1.	 	Demands: Each Issuing Lender shall forthwith notify the Facility Agent (in relation to any
Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees under the Revolving Facility) and the Bonding Agent
(in relation to any Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees under the Bonding Facility) of any
demand received by it under and in accordance with any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee
(including details of the Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee under which such demand has
been received and the amount demanded) and the Facility Agent (in relation to any Letters of
Credit and Lender Guarantees under the Revolving Facility) and the Bonding Agent (in relation
to any Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees under the Bonding Facility) on receipt of any
such notice shall forthwith notify Bidco, the Borrower for whose account that Letter of Credit
or Lender Guarantee was issued (the “Account Party”) and each of the Revolving Lenders or the
Bonding Lenders (as the case may be).
	 
	2.	 	Payments:

	 	(a)	 	The Account Party shall within 4 Business Days of demand under paragraph 1 (Demands) of
this Schedule pay to the Facility Agent (in relation to any Letters of Credit and Lender
Guarantees under the Revolving Facility) and the Bonding Agent (in relation to any Letters
of Credit and Lender Guarantees under the Bonding Facility) for the account of the relevant
Issuing Lender the amount demanded from that Issuing Lender as notified to the Facility
Agent (in relation to any Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees under the Revolving
Facility) and the Bonding Agent (in relation to any Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees
under the Bonding Facility) in accordance with that paragraph less any amount standing to
the credit of any Cash Collateral Account and which has been paid to the credit of that
Cash Collateral Account to provide cash cover in respect of the Letter of Credit or Lender
Guarantee under which the relevant Issuing Lender has received demand and taking into
account any reduction or increase in the face amount of any Letter of Credit or Lender
Guarantee pursuant to Clauses 5.7(g) and 5.8(f).
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Facility Agent (in relation to any Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees under
the Revolving Facility) and the Bonding Agent (in relation to any Letters of Credit and
Lender Guarantees under the Bonding Facility) shall pay to the relevant Issuing Lender any
amount received by it from the Account Party under paragraph 2(a) (Payments) of this
Schedule 9 together with any amount standing to the credit of any Cash Collateral Account
in respect of the Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee under which such Issuing Lender has
received demand.

	3.	 	Authority to Pay: The Account Party hereby irrevocably authorises each Issuing Lender to pay
without investigation or confirmation by it any demand which appears on its face to be validly
made under or pursuant to any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee issued by that Issuing
Lender and agrees that as between itself, such Issuing Lender and the Lenders, that any such
demand (in the absence of manifest error) shall be conclusive evidence that demand has been
properly made.
	 
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	 	(a)	 	The Account Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to indemnify each
Issuing Lender and keep each Issuing Lender indemnified on its first demand from and
against all actions, losses, damages, claims, proceedings, costs, demands and liabilities
which may be suffered or incurred by that Issuing Lender (otherwise than by reason of the
Issuing Lender’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct) under or in connection with any
Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee (including, without limitation, by making payment of
any amount which it is required to pay under paragraph 2(a) (Payments) of this Schedule 9)
but taking into account any reduction in the face amount of any Letter of Credit or Lender
Guarantee pursuant to Clause 5.7(g)).
	 
	 	(b)	 	Without prejudice to the Account Party’s obligations under paragraph 4(a) (Indemnity)
of this Schedule 9, each Lender hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and severally agrees to
indemnify and pay to each Issuing Lender on its first demand an amount equal to its
proportion (determined pursuant to Clause 3.1 (Basis of Participation)) on the date of
issue of the relevant Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee (subject as provided in Clause
27 (Assignments and Transfers) and taking into account any reduction or increase in the
face amount of Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee pursuant to Clauses 5.7(g) and/or
5.8(f)) of any amount which the Issuing Lender has paid under that Letter of Credit or
Lender Guarantee.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The Account Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to indemnify and keep
indemnified each Lender on its first demand from and against all actions, losses, damages,
claims, proceedings, costs, demands and liabilities which may be suffered or incurred by
such Lender as a result of the obligations assumed by it to each Issuing Lender under
paragraph 4(b) (Indemnity) of this Schedule 9.

	6.	 	Interest:

	 	(a)	 	The Account Party shall pay interest on all amounts paid by an Issuing Lender under or
in connection with any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee or
by any Lender under paragraph 4(b) (Indemnity) of this Schedule 9 from (and including) the
date of payment by such Issuing Lender or such Lender until the date of indemnification
calculated and payable in accordance with Clause 6.4 (Default Interest).
	 
	 	(b)	 	Amounts standing to the credit of any Cash Collateral Account opened with a Senior
Finance Party shall bear interest at the rate normally offered by such Senior Finance Party
to corporate depositors of amounts similar to the relevant amount for periods of deposit
similar to the anticipated period of deposit of the relevant amount and, prior to the
occurrence of an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default, any Obligor with amounts
standing to the credit of a Cash Collateral Account may withdraw an amount equal to the
accrued interest on the balance of such Cash Collateral Account from such Cash Collateral
Account.

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	7.	 	Cash Cover:

	 	(a)	 	Any Obligor providing cash cover or paying any other sum to the credit of a Cash
Collateral Account (including, without limitation, pursuant to Clause 8 (Prepayment)) in
accordance with the Senior Finance Documents shall (if such Cash Collateral Account is not
already subject to a fixed charge under a Security Document) execute and deliver to the
Security Agent an additional Security Document, in such form as the Facility Agent shall
reasonably require, constituting a first fixed charge over such Cash Collateral Account,
together with such evidence of due execution of such Security Document as the Security
Agent shall require and a legal opinion satisfactory to the Security Agent.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Facility Agent shall be and is hereby irrevocably authorised by the Account Party
following a demand under and in accordance with any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee to
apply all amounts standing to the credit of any Cash Collateral Account in respect of that
Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee in satisfaction of the Account Party’s obligations in
respect of that Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee.

	8.	 	Protective Provisions: The following provisions shall apply to each of the indemnities (the
“Indemnities”) contained in paragraph 4 (Indemnity) of this Schedule 9:

	 	(a)	 	Each of the Indemnities are and will remain in full force and effect by way of
continuing security until such time as no amounts to which such Indemnities are expressed
to relate remain payable or capable of becoming payable under the Senior Finance Documents.
Furthermore the Indemnities are additional to and not instead of any security or other
guarantee at any time existing in favour of any person.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Any settlement or discharge of any claim under any of the Indemnities shall be
conditional upon no payment made under the Indemnities being avoided or set aside or
ordered to be refunded by virtue of any provision of any enactment relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, winding-up or liquidation.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The obligations arising under the Indemnities and any liability deriving therefrom
shall not be discharged or affected by any circumstance which would so discharge or affect
it but for this provision including, without limitation:

	 	(i)	 	any time, indulgence, waivers or consents given to any Obligor or any other
person;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	any amendment, variation or modification of the Senior Finance Documents or
any other security or guarantee or any increase in the amount of the Facilities;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the making or absence of any demand on any Obligor or any other person for
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	 	 	 	application of any moneys at any time received from any Obligor or any
other person;

	 	(iv)	 	the enforcement, perfecting or protecting of or absence of enforcement,
perfecting or protecting of any security, guarantee or undertaking (including,
without limitation, all or any of the obligations and liabilities of any Obligor);
	 
	 	(v)	 	the release, taking, giving or abstaining from taking of any security,
guarantee or undertaking (including, without limitation, the Senior Finance
Documents);
	 
	 	(vi)	 	the insolvency, winding-up, administration, receivership or commencement of
any other insolvency procedure under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction in
relation to any Obligor, any Senior Finance Party or any other person or the making
or any arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of creditors by any
Obligor, any Senior Finance Party or any other person;
	 
	 	(vii)	 	any amalgamation, merger or change in constitution in relation to any
Obligor, any Senior Finance Party or any other person; and
	 
	 	(viii)	 	the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of or any defect in any
provision of any Senior Finance Document or any security, obligations or
liabilities arising or expressed to arise thereunder.

	9.	 	Subrogation: No Borrower shall by virtue of any payment made under the Indemnities claim any
right of subrogation, contribution or indemnity against any person for so long as any sum
remains payable or capable of becoming payable under the Senior Finance Documents.

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SCHEDULE 10 

Agreed Security Principles

	1.	 	Security Principles

	 	(a)	 	The guarantees and security to be provided will be given in accordance with the agreed
security principles set out in this Schedule 10. This Schedule 10 addresses the manner in
which the agreed security principles will impact on the guarantees and security proposed to
be taken in relation to this transaction.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Agreed Security Principles embody recognition by all parties that there may be
certain legal and practical difficulties in obtaining security from all Obligors in every
jurisdiction in which Obligors are located. In particular:

	 	(i)	 	general statutory limitations, financial assistance, corporate benefit,
fraudulent preference, “thin capitalisation” rules, retention of title claims and
similar principles may limit the ability of a member of the Group to provide a
guarantee or security or may require that the guarantee or security be limited by
an amount or otherwise. Bidco will use reasonable endeavours to assist in
demonstrating that adequate corporate benefit accrues to the Target and each
Obligor;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the security and extent of its perfection will be agreed taking into account
the cost to the Group of providing security so as to ensure that it is
proportionate to the benefit accruing to the Lenders;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	any assets subject to third party arrangements which are permitted by this
Agreement and the Mezzanine Facility Agreement and which prevent those assets from
being charged will be excluded from any relevant Security Document provided that
reasonable endeavours to obtain consent to charging any such assets shall be used
by the Obligors if the relevant asset is material;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	members of the Group will not be required to give guarantees or enter into
Security Documents if it would conflict with the fiduciary duties of their
directors or contravene any legal or regulatory prohibition or result in a risk of
personal or criminal liability on the part of any officer provided that the
relevant Group member shall use reasonable endeavours to overcome any such
obstacle;
	 
	 	(v)	 	perfection of security, when required, and other legal formalities will be
completed as soon as practicable and, in any event, within the time periods
specified in the Finance Documents therefor or (if earlier or to the extent no such
time periods are specified in the Finance Documents) within the time periods
specified by applicable law in order to ensure due perfection. The perfection of
security granted will not be required if it
would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the relevant Obligor to
conduct its operations and business in the ordinary course as otherwise permitted
by the Finance Documents (including, without limitation, notification of
receivables security to third party debtors until an Event of Default has occurred
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	 	 	 	continuing and the Facility Agent has given notice of intention to enforce
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement). The registration of
security interests in Intellectual Property will only be in respect of
material Intellectual Property in jurisdictions to be agreed;

	 	(vi)	 	no perfection action will be required in jurisdictions where Obligors are not
located but perfection action may be required in the jurisdiction of one Obligor in
relation to security granted by another Obligor located in a different
jurisdiction;
	 
	 	(vii)	 	no security will be granted over any hedging agreements entered into by
members of the Group;
	 
	 	(viii)	 	the Security Agent will hold one set of security for the Facilities
(including the Tranche D Term Facility) and the Mezzanine Facility unless a second
or third ranking security is required by local law for the Tranche D Term Facility
and the Mezzanine Facility; and
	 
	 	(ix)	 	Bidco shall not be responsible for any costs and expenses incurred by the
Lenders and the Group (including all legal expenses, disbursements, registration
costs and all taxes, duties and fees (notarial or otherwise)) in respect of
guarantees and security) in excess of EUR2,000,000 or such greater amount as the
Facility Agent and Bidco shall agree. Any amounts in excess of such amount shall be
paid by the Mandated Lead Arrangers.

	 	(c)	 	Subject to the Percentage Test being satisfied, the Security Agent or the Finance
Parties, as the case may be, shall promptly discharge any guarantees and release any
Security which is or are subject to any legal or regulatory prohibition as is referred to
in paragraph (b)(iv) above.

	2.	 	Guarantors and Security

	 	(a)	 	Each guarantee will be an upstream, cross-stream and downstream guarantee and for all
liabilities of the Obligors under the Finance Documents in accordance with, and subject to,
the requirements of the Agreed Security Principles in each relevant jurisdiction. Security
Documents will secure the guarantee obligations of the relevant security provider or, if
such security is provided on a third party basis, all liabilities of the Obligors under the
Finance Documents, in each case in accordance with, and subject to, the requirements of the
Agreed Security Principles in each relevant jurisdiction.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Where an Obligor pledges shares, the Security Document will be governed by the laws of
the company whose shares are being pledged and not by the law of the country of the
pledgor. Subject to these principles the shares in each guarantor company (other than
Bidco) shall be secured.
	 
	 	(c)	 	To the extent legally effective, all security shall be given in favour of the Security
Agent and not the Finance Parties individually. “Parallel debt” provisions will be used
where necessary; such provisions will be contained in the Intercreditor Deed and not the
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	 	 	 	required under local laws. To the extent possible, there should be no action
required to be taken in relation to the guarantees or security when any Lender
assigns or transfers any of its participation in the Facilities to a new Lender.

	 	(d)	 	The Guarantors will be required to pay the cost of any re-execution, notarisation,
re-registration, amendment or other perfection requirement for any security on any
assignment or transfer on or prior to the Syndication Date by any Mandated Lead Arranger to
a new Lender. Otherwise the cost or fee shall be for the account of the transferee Lender.
	 
	 	(e)	 	The LOI Furnaces Group will not be required to grant any security.

	3.	 	Terms of Security Documents

The following principles will be reflected in the terms of any security taken as part of this
transaction:

	 	(a)	 	the security will be first ranking, to the extent possible;
	 
	 	(b)	 	security will not be enforceable until an Event of Default has occurred which is
continuing and notice of acceleration has been given by the Facility Agent in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement;
	 
	 	(c)	 	the Lenders and Hedging Lenders shall only be able to exercise a power of attorney
following the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing and notice of an
acceleration has been given by the Facility Agent in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement or if the relevant Obligor has failed to comply with a further assurance or
perfection obligation (and any grace period applicable thereto has expired);
	 
	 	(d)	 	the Security Documents shall operate to create security rather than to impose new
commercial obligations. Accordingly they shall not contain additional representations or
undertakings (such as in respect of insurance, maintenance of assets, information or the
payment of costs) unless required for the creation or perfection of the security;
	 
	 	(e)	 	information, such as lists of assets, will be provided if, and only to the extent,
required by local law to be provided to perfect or register the security and, when
required, shall be provided annually (unless required more frequently under local law) or,
following an Event of Default which is outstanding, on the Security Agent’s reasonable
request; and
	 
	 	(f)	 	security will, where possible and practical, automatically create security over future
assets of the same type as those already secured.

	4.	 	Acquisition Documents and Claims

	 	(a)	 	Rights of the Group companies under the Acquisition Documents may be assigned or
charged.
	 
	 	(b)	 	If required by local law to perfect the security, notice of the assignment or charge
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	 	 	 	the security being granted and the Obligor shall use its reasonable endeavours to
obtain an acknowledgement of that notice with 20 Business Days of service. If the
Obligor has used its reasonable endeavours but has not been able to obtain
acknowledgement its obligation to obtain acknowledgement shall cease on the expiry
of that 20 business day period.

	5.	 	Bank Accounts

	 	(a)	 	If an Obligor grants security over its material bank accounts it shall be free to deal
with those accounts (other than mandatory prepayment accounts and any other accounts which
are specifically blocked) in the course of its business until an Event of Default has
occurred which is continuing and notice of acceleration has been given by the Facility
Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	If required by local law to perfect the security, notice of the security will be served
on the account bank within 5 Business Days of the security being granted and the Obligor
shall use its reasonable endeavours to obtain an acknowledgement of that notice within 20
Business Days of service. If the Obligor has used its reasonable endeavours but has not
been able to obtain acknowledgement its obligation to obtain acknowledgement shall cease on
the expiry of that 20 business day period. Irrespective of whether notice of the security
is required for perfection, if the service of notice would prevent the Obligor from using a
bank account in the course of its business no notice of security shall be served until the
occurrence of an Event of Default has occurred which is continuing and notice of
acceleration has been given by the Facility Agent in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Any security over bank accounts shall be subject to any prior security interests in
favour of the account bank which are created either by law or in the standard terms and
conditions of the account bank. The notice of security may request these are waived by the
account bank but the Obligor shall not be required to change its banking arrangements if
these security interests are not waived or only partially waived.
	 
	 	(d)	 	If required under local law security over bank accounts will be registered subject to
the general principles set out in these Agreed Security Principles.

	6.	 	Fixed Assets

	 	(a)	 	If a guarantor company grants security over its material fixed assets it shall be free
to deal with those assets in the course of its business until an Event of Default has
occurred which is continuing and notice of acceleration in connection thereof has been
given by the Facility Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	No notice whether to third parties or by attaching a notice to the fixed assets shall
be prepared or given until an Event of Default has occurred which is continuing and notice
of acceleration in connection thereof has been given by the Facility Agent in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.

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	 	(c)	 	If required under local law security over fixed assets will be registered subject to
the general principles set out in these Agreed Security Principles.

	7.	 	Insurance Policies

	 	(a)	 	An Obligor may grant security over its insurance policies in respect of which claim
under may be mandatorily prepaid (other than insurance policies retained by the Vendor
where the Vendor has provided an indemnity in respect of that liability; for example, the
“diptube” litigation and any asbestos liabilities).
	 
	 	(b)	 	If required by local law to perfect the security, notice of the security will be served
on the insurance provider within 5 Business Days of the security being granted and the
Obligor shall use its reasonable endeavours to obtain an acknowledgement of that notice
within 20 Business Days of service. If the Obligor has used its reasonable endeavours but
has not been able to obtain acknowledgement its obligation to obtain acknowledgement shall
cease on the expiry of that 20 business day period.
	 
	 	(c)	 	No loss payee or other endorsement shall be made on the insurance policy.

	8.	 	Intellectual Property

	 	(a)	 	If an Obligor grants security over its material intellectual property it shall be free
to deal with those assets in the course of its business (including, without limitation,
allowing its intellectual property to lapse if no longer material to its business) until an
Event of Default has occurred which is continuing and notice of acceleration in connection
thereof has been given by the Facility Agent in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	No security shall be granted over any intellectual property which cannot be secured
under the terms of the relevant licensing agreement. No notice shall be prepared or given
to any third party from whom intellectual property is licensed until an Event of Default
has occurred which is continuing and notice of acceleration in connection thereof has been
given by the Facility Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
	 
	 	(c)	 	If required under local law security over intellectual property will be registered
under the law of that Security Document or at a relevant supra-national registry (such as
the EU) subject to the general principles set out in these Agreed Security Principles.

	9.	 	Intercompany Receivables

	 	(a)	 	If an Obligor grants security over its material intercompany receivables it shall be
free to deal with those receivables in the course of its business until an Event of Default
has occurred which is continuing and notice of acceleration in
connection thereof has been given by the Facility Agent in accordance with this Agreement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	If required by local law to perfect the security, notice of the security will be served
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	 	 	 	granted and the Obligor shall use its reasonable endeavours to obtain an
acknowledgement of that notice within 20 Business Days of service. Irrespective of
whether notice of the security is required for perfection if the service of notice
would prevent the Obligor from dealing with an intercompany receivable in the
course of its business no notice of security shall be served until an Event of
Default has occurred which is continuing and notice of acceleration in connection
thereof has been given by the Facility Agent in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.

	 	(c)	 	If required under local law security over intercompany receivables will be registered
subject to the general principles set out in these Agreed Security Principles.

	10.	 	Trade Receivables

	 	(a)	 	If an Obligor grants security over its material trade receivables it shall be free to
deal with those receivables in the course of its business until an Event of Default has
occurred which is continuing and notice of acceleration in connection thereof has been
given by the Facility Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	No notice of security may be prepared or served until the occurrence of an Event of
Default has occurred which is continuing and notice of acceleration in connection thereof
has been given by the Facility Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
	 
	 	(c)	 	No security will be granted over any trade receivables which cannot be secured under
the terns of the relevant contract.
	 
	 	(d)	 	If required under local law security over trade receivables will be registered subject
to the general principles set out in these Agreed Security Principles.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Any list of trade receivables required shall not include details of the underlying
contracts.

	11.	 	Shares

	 	(a)	 	The Security Document will be governed by the laws of the company whose shares are
being secured and not by the law of the country of the Obligor granting the security.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Until an Event of Default has occurred which is continuing and notice of acceleration
in connection therewith has been given by the Facility Agent in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement, the charging Obligor will be permitted to retain and to exercise voting
rights appertaining to any shares
charged by it and the company whose shares have been charged will be permitted to pay
dividends upstream on pledged shares to the extent permitted under the Finance Documents
with the proceeds to be available to Bidco and its subsidiaries.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Where customary, on, or as soon as reasonably practicable following execution of the
share charge, the share certificate and a stock transfer form

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	 	 	 	executed in blank will be provided to the Security Agent and where required by law
the share certificate or shareholders’ register will be endorsed or written up and
the endorsed share certificate or a copy of the written up register provided to the
Security Agent.

	 	(d)	 	Unless the restriction is required by law or regulation, the constitutional documents
of the company whose shares have been charged will be amended to remove any restriction on
the transfer or the registration of the transfer of the shares on enforcement of the
security granted over them.

	12.	 	Real Estate

	 	(a)	 	An Obligor may grant security over its material real estate.
	 
	 	(b)	 	There will be no obligation to investigate title, provide surveys or other insurance or
environmental due diligence.
	 
	 	(c)	 	An Obligor will be under no obligation to obtain any landlord consent required to grant
security over its material real estate, nor to investigate the possibility thereof. Costs
of granting real estate security must be within the agreed costs cap and the amount secured
by each security over material real estate may be restricted to an agreed level.

	13.	 	Release of Security

Unless required by local law the circumstances in which the security shall be released should not
be dealt with in individual Security Documents but, if so required, shall, except to the extent
required by local law, be the same as those set out in the Intercreditor Deed.

	14.	 	German Tax Legislation

If after the Completion Date changes occur to German taxation legislation or its interpretation
that may prejudice the tax treatment of the Group if certain guarantees and security are given to
secure the Facilities or allowed to remain outstanding, the Lenders and Bidco will negotiate in
good faith (without any obligation on the part of the banks so to agree) in restructuring the
Facilities and the security to seek to minimise the impact of any such prejudicial tax treatment
while retaining a guarantee and security structure acceptable to the Majority Lenders. Bidco may
procure the transfer of all or part of the Commitment of a Lender who does not consent to such
guarantee and security structure.

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SCHEDULE 11

Security Documents

Part A – Condition Precedent Security Documents

Luxco 2 pledge of shares in Bidco and Newco Furnaces Germany

Bidco pledge of Target shares

Newco Furnaces Germany pledge of shares in LOI IPSEN Holding GmbH

Bidco pledge of shares in Newco US, Newco UK and Newco NL

Newco US pledge of receivables

Newco UK pledge of receivables

Newco NL pledge of receivables

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Part
B — Condition Subsequent Security Documents

All Security Documents to be executed by members of the Group which are or are required to become
Guarantors following the Completion Date in accordance with the Agreed Security Principles.

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SCHEDULE 12

Formalities Certificate

Part A — Formalities Certificate for Non-German Obligors

[Insert name of Company]

(the “Obligor”)

Senior Facilities Agreement dated [•], 2005

(the “Senior Facilities Agreement”)

To: [•] as Facility Agent under the Senior Facilities Agreement.

We [•] and [•] being respectively the director and secretary [or other authorised officer] of the
Obligor being duly authorised by the Obligor to deliver this Certificate hereby make the following
certifications and confirmations.

	1.	 	Constitutional Documents

Attached hereto marked A are true, complete and up-to-date copies of:

	(i)	 	the certificate of incorporation9 of the Obligor10;
	 
	(ii)	 	all certificates of incorporation on change of name of the Obligor (if any)11; and
	 
	(iii)	 	the constitutional documents of the Obligor12.

	2.	 	Extract Board Resolutions

Attached hereto marked B is a true and complete extract from the minutes of a meeting of the board
of directors of the Obligor duly convened and held (during which a quorum was present throughout)
recording resolutions passed at such meeting (which resolutions are in full force and effect and
have not been rescinded or varied) and which approve the Senior Finance Documents to which it is a
party and all transactions contemplated thereby.13

	3.	 	[Shareholder/Board Resolutions

Attached hereto marked C is a true and complete copy of a resolution of all the
[shareholders/directors] of the Obligor unanimously passed authorising and directing the execution
and performance by the Obligor of the Senior Finance Documents to which it is a party.] [Delete as
appropriate.]

 

			
	9	 	For French Obligors to add: an extrait K-bis, a non-bankruptcy certificate
(recherone négative d’une procédure collective) and a list of existing encumbrances (état
des nantissements et privilèges).
	 
	10	 	Not applicable for Dutch Obligors.
	 
	11	 	Not applicable for Dutch Obligors.
	 
	12	 	For French Obligors status; for Dutch Obligors, articles of association and an
extract from the trade register.
	 
	13	 	Only required for French Acceding Borrowers and/or Guarantor registered in the form
of an S.A. If French Acceding Borrower and/or Guarantor is registered in the form of a S.A.S
delivery of a shareholders resolution is required.

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	4.	 	[Works Council Resolutions

Attached hereto marked D is a true and complete copy of a resolution of all the works council of
the Obligor unanimously passed and authorising and directing the execution and performance by the
Obligor of the Senior Finance Documents to which it is party.] [Delete as appropriate].

	5.	 	Authorised Signatories

The following signatures are the specimen signatures of the persons authorised by resolution of the
board of directors of the Obligor to execute all Senior Finance Documents to which it is a party,
drawing requests under the Senior Facilities Agreement and all other documents and notices required
in connection therewith:

	 	 	 	 	 

	Name

	 	Position
	 	Signature

	6.	 	No Breach of Borrowings Limit

We have examined the terms of all relevant agreements to which the Obligor is a party and the
constitutional documents of the Obligor (the “Relevant Documents”) and we can confirm to you that
entry into the Senior Finance Documents and drawing of all amounts capable of being drawn by the
Obligor under the Senior Finance Documents taking into account any other Financial Indebtedness of
the Obligor:

	(a)	 	will be within the corporate powers of the Obligor; and
	 
	(b)	 	does not or will not cause to be exceeded any limit or restriction on any of the powers of the
Obligor (whether contained in any Relevant Documents or otherwise) or the right or ability of the
directors of the Obligor to exercise such powers.

Terms defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement shall bear the same meaning when used herein.

	 	 	 	 	 

	Signed:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

DIRECTOR
	 	 
	 
	Date:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 

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Part B — Formalities Certificate for German Obligors

[Insert name of German Obligor]

(the “Obligor”)

Senior Facilities Agreement dated [•] 2005

(the “Senior Facilities Agreement”)

To:      [•] as Facility Agent under the Senior Facilities Agreement.

We [•] and [•] being respectively the managing directors of the Obligor being duly authorised by
the Obligor to deliver this Certificate hereby make the following certifications and confirmations.

	1.	 	Constitutional Documents

	 	Attached hereto marked A are true, complete and up-to-date copies of:
	 
	 	(i)	 	an extract from the commercial register (or a copy of the application for registration at
the commercial register if a commercial extract is not available yet) with respect to the
Obligor;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	applications for entries into the commercial register (if any) or copies of
shareholders’ resolutions which have been passed to change the articles or to appoint new
Managing Directors or any other shareholders’ resolution which is capable of being registered
with the commercial register with respect to the Obligor (if any); and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	copies of the Articles of Association with respect to the Obligor.

	2.	 	Shareholders Resolutions
	 
	 	 	Attached hereto marked B is a true and complete shareholders’ resolution of the Obligor
(which is in full force and effect and has not been rescinded or varied) and which approves
the Senior Finance Documents to which it is a party and all transactions contemplated
thereby.
	 
	3.	 	Authorised Signatories
	 
	 	 	The following signatures are the specimen signatures of the persons authorised to execute all
Senior Finance Documents and the other Finance Documents to which it is a party, drawing
requests under the Senior Facilities Agreement and all other documents and notices required
in connection therewith:
	 
	 	 	Name                                Position                                Signature
	 
	 	 	Attached hereto marked C is a true and complete copy of the passport of each authorised
signatory specified above.

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	4.	 	Consents
	 
	 	 	[Attached hereto marked D is a true and complete copy of all regulatory consents required
under the terms of the Acquisition Documents.]14
	 
	5.	 	No Breach of Borrowings Limit
	 
	 	 	We have examined the terms of all relevant agreements to which the Obligor is a party and the
constitutional documents of the Obligor (the “Relevant Documents”) and we can confirm to you
that entry into the Senior Finance Documents and drawing of all amounts capable of being
drawn by the Obligor under the Senior Finance Documents taking into account any other
Financial Indebtedness of the Obligor:

	 	(a)	 	will be within the corporate powers of the Obligor; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	does not or will not cause to be exceeded any limit or restriction on any of the powers
of the Obligor (whether contained in any Relevant Documents or otherwise) or the right or
ability of the directors of the Obligor to exercise such powers.

	 	 	Terms defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement shall bear the same meaning when used herein.

	 	 	 	 	 

	Signed:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

Managing Director
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Date:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 

 

			
	14	 	To be added for Bidco and provided pursuant to Clause 4.1(b) (Initial Conditions Precedent).

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SCHEDULE 13

Intentionally left blank

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SCHEDULE 14

Solvency Certificate

To:    [•] the Facility Agent

From: [US Obligor] Chief Financial Officer

I, the undersigned, the acting Chief Financial Officer of [US Obligor], a [                                        ] corporation
(the “US Obligor”), do hereby certify as Chief Financial Officer on behalf of the US Obligor that:

	1.	 	This Certificate is furnished to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders pursuant to a
senior facilities agreement (such senior facilities agreement, as in effect on the date of
this Certificate, the “Senior Facilities Agreement”) dated [•] 2005 and made between
Nachtwache Acquisition GmbH as Bidco, the companies named therein as Borrowers and Guarantors,
CIBC World Markets plc, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc,
Frankfurt Branch as Mandated Lead Arrangers, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch as Facility
Agent, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch as Security Agent and the financial and other
institutions named in it as Lenders, agreed to make certain facilities available to the
Borrowers. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Certificate shall
have the meanings set forth in the Senior Facilities Agreement.
	 
	2.	 	For purposes of this Certificate, the terms below shall have the following definitions:

	 	(a)	 	“Fair Value”
	 
	 	 	 	The amount at which the assets of the US Obligor individually and the US Obligor and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case may be, would change hands between a
willing buyer and a willing seller, within a commercially reasonable period of time,
each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, with neither being under any
compulsion to act.
	 
	 	(b)	 	“Present Fair Saleable Value”
	 
	 	 	 	The amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent
willing buyer if the assets of the US Obligor individually and the US Obligor and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case may be, are sold with reasonable promptness
in an arm’s-length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable
business enterprises.
	 
	 	(c)	 	“New Financing”
	 
	 	 	 	The Financial Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred by the US Obligor and its
Subsidiaries under the Senior Facilities Agreement (assuming the full utilization by
the
US Obligor of the Commitments under the Senior Facilities Agreement) and all other
financings contemplated by the other Finance Documents, in each case after giving
effect to the Transaction and the incurrence of all financings in connection
therewith.

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	 	(d)	 	“Stated Liabilities”
	 
	 	 	 	The recorded liabilities (including contingent liabilities that would be recorded in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States
(“GAAP”)) of the US Obligor individually and the US Obligor and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, as the case may be, as of the date hereof after giving effect to the
consummation of the Transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied, together with the amount of the New Financing.
	 
	 	(e)	 	“Identified Contingent Liabilities”
	 
	 	 	 	The maximum estimated amount of liabilities reasonably likely to result from pending
litigation, asserted claims and assessments, guarantees, uninsured risks and other
contingent liabilities (other than such contingent liabilities included within the
term “Stated Liabilities”) of the US Obligor individually and the US Obligor and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case may be, after giving effect to the
Transaction (including all fees and expenses related thereto but exclusive of such
contingent liabilities to the extent reflected in Stated Liabilities), as identified
and explained in terms of their nature and estimated magnitude by responsible officers
of the US Obligor and its Subsidiaries or that have been identified as such by an
officer of the US Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with
GAAP.
	 
	 	(f)	 	“will be able to pay its or their respective Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent
Liabilities, as they mature or otherwise become payable”
	 
	 	 	 	For the period from the date hereof through the stated maturity of all New Financing,
with respect to the US Obligor individually and the US Obligor and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole, as the case may be, that the US Obligor individually and the US
Obligor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case may be, will have
sufficient assets and cash flow to pay its or their respective Stated Liabilities and
Identified Contingent Liabilities as those liabilities mature or otherwise become
payable.
	 
	 	(g)	 	“does or do not have Unreasonably Small Capital”
	 
	 	 	 	For the period from the date hereof through the stated maturity of all New Financing,
with respect to the US Obligor individually and the US Obligor and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole, as the case may be, after consummation of the Transaction and all
Financial Indebtedness being incurred, issued or assumed (including the Drawings and
Letters of Credit) and Security Interests created by such person or such group of
persons, as the case may be, in connection therewith, is or are a going concern and
has or have sufficient capital to ensure that it or they will continue to be a going
concern (as such term is determined in accordance with GAAP) for such period and to
remain a going concern.

	3.	 	For purposes of this Certificate, I, or the officers of the US Obligor and/or its
Subsidiaries under my direction and supervision, have performed the following procedures as of
and for the periods set forth below.

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	(a)	 	Reviewed the Latest Accounts and the Base Case Model referred to in the Senior Facilities
Agreement.
	 
	(b)	 	Made inquiries of certain officials of the US Obligor and/or its Subsidiaries who have
responsibility for financial and accounting matters regarding (i) the existence and amount of
Identified Contingent Liabilities associated with the business of the US Obligor and its
Subsidiaries, and (ii) whether the financial statements referred to in of the Senior Facilities
Agreement are in conformity with GAAP consistently applied.
	 
	(c)	 	Reviewed the Finance Documents and the Schedules and Exhibits thereto.
	 
	(d)	 	With respect to Identified Contingent Liabilities:

	 	1.	 	inquired of certain officials of the US Obligor and/or its Subsidiaries who have
responsibility for legal, financial and accounting matters as to the existence and
estimated liability with respect to all contingent liabilities known to them and
associated with the business of the US Obligor and its Subsidiaries;
	 
	 	2.	 	confirmed with certain officers of the US Obligor and/or its Subsidiaries that, to the best of such officers’ knowledge, (i) all appropriate
items were included in Stated Liabilities or Identified Contingent Liabilities and
(ii) the amounts relating thereto were the maximum estimated amount of liabilities
reasonably likely to result therefrom as of the date hereof; and
	 
	 	3.	 	to the best of my knowledge, in making the certification set forth in paragraph 4
below, considered all material Identified Contingent Liabilities that may arise from any
pending litigation, asserted claims and assessments, guarantees, uninsured risks and other
Identified Contingent Liabilities of the US Obligor and its Subsidiaries (exclusive of
such Identified Contingent Liabilities to the extent reflected in Stated Liabilities)
(after giving effect to the Transaction) and with respect to each such Identified
Contingent Liability the estimable maximum amount of liability with respect thereto was
used in making such certification.

	(e)	 	Received the Base Case Model relating to the US Obligor and/or its Subsidiaries which have
been previously delivered to the Facility Agent and the Lenders, prepared based on good faith
estimates and assumptions, and have re-examined the Base Case Model on the date hereof
and considered the effect thereon of any changes since the date of the preparation thereof on
the results projected therein. After such review, I hereby certify that in my opinion the Base
Case Model is reasonable and attainable (it being recognized by the Lenders that the Base Case
Model projections of future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during
the period or periods covered by the Base Case Model may differ from the projected results
contained therein) and the Base Case Model supports the conclusions contained in paragraph 4
below.

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	 	(f)	 	Made inquiries of certain officers of the US Obligor and/or its Subsidiaries who have
responsibility for financial reporting and accounting matters regarding whether they were
aware of any events or conditions that, as of the date hereof, would cause the US Obligor
individually and the US Obligor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case may be,
after giving effect to the consummation of the Transaction and the related financing
transactions (including the incurrence of the New Financing), to (i) have assets with a Fair
Value or Present Fair Saleable Value that are less than the sum of its or their Stated
Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities; (ii) have Unreasonably Small Capital; or
(iii) not be able to pay its or their respective Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent
Liabilities as they mature or otherwise become payable.

	4.	 	Based on and subject to the foregoing, I hereby certify as Chief Financial Officer on behalf
of the US Obligor that, after giving effect to the consummation of the Transaction and the
related financing transactions (including the incurrence of the New Financing), it is my
opinion that (i) the Fair Value and Present Fair Saleable Value of the assets of each of the
US Obligor individually and the US Obligor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case
may be, exceed its or their respective Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent
Liabilities; (ii) each of the US Obligor individually and the US Obligor and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole, as the case may be, does or do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and
(iii) each of the US Obligor individually and the US Obligor and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole, as the case may be, will be able to pay its or their respective Stated Liabilities and
Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature or otherwise become payable.
	 
	5.	 	The US Obligor does not intend, in consummating the transactions contemplated by the New
Financing, to delay, hinder, or defraud either present or future creditors.

IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand this ___ day of                     , 200[•].

[US OBLIGOR]

By                                                             

Name:

Title: Chief Financial Officer

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SCHEDULE 15

Furnaces Business

Part A — LOI Furnaces Group

LOI Inc., Wilmington/US

LOI Thermprocess GmbH, Essen

Grundstücksverwaltung LBH GmbH & Co., Essen

LOI Thermprocess (Tianjin), Co. Ltd., Tianjin/CN

LOI Fours Industries S.A., Liege/BE

LOI Wesman Thermprocess Pvt. Ltd., Calcutta/IN

LOI-POLAND Spolka z.o.o., Tarnowskie Gory/PL

LOI Industrial Furnaces Ltd., Birmingham/UK

LOI Industrieofenanlagen Ges. m. b. H. i.L., Vienna/AT

NIRVAN LOI Private Ltd., Thane/IN

GoGas Goch GmbH & Co. KG, Dortmund

Drever International S.A., Liege/BE

Drever Systems S.A., Liege/BE

Tianjin Strong Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tianjin/CN

Part B — IPSEN Furnaces Group

Ipsen International, Inc., Wilmington/US

Vacuum Furnace Systems Corp., Souderton/US

Hauzer Techno Coating B.V., Venlo/NL

Hauzer Techno Coating Engineering B.V., Venlo/NL

Hauzer Techno Coating Production B.V., Venlo/NL

HVM Plasma Ltd., Prague/CZ

Hauzer Beschichtungen GmbH, Kleve

Ipsen International GmbH, Kleve

Ipsen Abar UK Limited, Birmingham/UK

Ipsen Industries Nordiska AB, Stockholm/SE

Ipsen Industries Furnaces (Shanghai) Ltd., Shanghai/CN

Ipsen Industries S.A.R.L., Evry Cedex/FR

Ipsen Industries Iberica SL, San Sebastian/ES

WESMAN IPSEN Furnaces Pvt. Ltd. Bhasa/IN

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Part C — LOI Heat Treatment Group

Haerterei VTN Wilthen GmbH, Wilthen

Haerterei VTN Witten GmbH, Witten

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SCHEDULE 16

Form of Bank Certificate

[name of Bank]

[department]

[address]

Telefon: [    ]

Telfax: [    ]

[place, date]

E N T W U R F / D R A F T

Bescheinigung zur Vorlage beim Finanzamt

für Zwecke des § 8a KStG

Certification for presentation to the Tax

Office for the purposes of Section 8a of

Germany’s Corporation Tax Law

 

Sie hatten die [Name der Bank] (“Bank”) gebeten, zur Vorlage
beim Finanzamt für Zwecke des § 8a KStG eine Bescheinigung
auszustellen. Hierzu erklären wir, dass uns bezüglich des
Mischlimits / des Darlehens / der Betriebsmittellinie
[Vertragsnummer; Kreditnummer, Kontonummer] vom [Datum des
Vertragsschlusses] in Höhe von EUR [    ]
(“Finanzierung”) an die [XY] (“Kreditnehmer”)

You have asked [name of bank] (“Bank”) to issue a
Certification for presentation to the Tax Office for the
purposes of the Corporation Tax Law. We hereby declare that
regarding the mixed limit / loan / short-term operating credit
line [contract number; loan number; account number] of [date
of the conclusion of
the contract] in the amount of EUR [ ] (“Loan”) to the [XY]
(“Borrower”)

 

	o	 	keine Sicherheiten an Kapitalforderungen von anderen
Personen als dem Kreditnehmer gewährt wurden.

	o	 	No securities on capital claims of persons other than the
Borrower have been granted.

 

	o	 	die nachfolgend aufgeführten Sicherheiten von anderen
Personen als dem Kreditnehmer gewährt wurden:

	o	 	The following securities have been granted by persons other
than the Borrower:

 

	1.	 	Dingliche Sicherheiten

	 	o	 	Pfandrechte (z.B. an Einlagen)

[   ]

	 	o	 	Sicherungsabtretungen (z.B. Einzel-abtretung von
Forderungen)

	1.	 	Security in rem

	 	o	 	Pledges / Liens (eg. of deposits)

[   ]

	 	o	 	Assignments (e.g. assignments of receivables)

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[   ]

[   ]

 

	2.	 	Personalsicherheiten (z.B. Bürgschaft, Garantie,
Schuldmitübernahme)

	2.	 	Personal security (eg. surety, guarantee,
assumption of debt)

 

[   ]

[   ]

 

verbunden mit folgenden/r:

linked with the following:

 

	 	o	 	dinglichen Sicherheiten (z.B. an Einlagen)

	 	o	 	Securities in rem (eg. on deposits)

 

[   ]

[   ]

 

	 	o	 	Sicherungsabtretungen (z.B. Einzel-abtretung von
Forderungen; Global-/ Mantelabtretung von Forderungen)

	 	o	 	Assignments (e.g. assignments of receivables; global
assignments)

 

[   ]

[   ]

 

	 	o	 	Unterwerfung unter die sofortige Zwangsvollstreckung mit
dem gesamten Vermögen oder hinsichtlich einzelner
Vermögensgegenstände

	 	o	 	Submission to immediate foreclosure in respect of all or
certain assets

 

[   ]

[   ]

 

	 	o	 	vereinbarten Verfügungsbeschränkungen

	 	o	 	Agreed restraints on disposal

 

[   ]

[   ]

 

	 	o	 	sonstigen Vereinbarungen (z.B.: Pfandrechte nach den
Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen)

	 	o	 	Other agreements (eg. pledges/liens under the General
Standard Terms and Conditions)

 

[   ]

[   ]

 

	3.	 	Sicherheiten der o. g. Art, auf die während des
bestehenden Darlehens-verhältnisses verzichtet wurde

	3.	 	Securities as mentioned above that have been
waived during the term of the Loan

 

Sonstige Anmerkungen

Other comments

 

	 	 	 

	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 	 

	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 

 

Die Bescheinigung enthält nur solche Angaben, die dem bei der
Bank mit der vorgenannten Finanzierung vertrauten
Personenkreis bekannt

This Certification is based solely on information that is
known to the employees of the Bank who

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sind.

have worked on the Loan.

 

Die Bank
übernimmt mit dieser Erklärung — bereits aus
rechtlichen Gründen — keine Beratung in steuerlichen
Angelegenheiten. Insbesondere steht die Bank nicht für einen
steuerlichen Erfolg ein, der mit dieser Bescheinigung
angestrebt wird.

In providing this Certification, the Bank — in the first place
for legal reasons — is not offering any consultancy services
on tax matters. In particular, the Bank will not be
responsible or liable for the Borrower’s success in obtaining
any tax benefits which are the objective of this
Certification.

 

Die deutsche Version dieser Bescheinigung ist bindend.

The German version of this certification shall prevail.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Yours sincerly,

245exv10w2

Exhibit 10.2

			
	 	 	 
	
	 	EXECUTION COPY

 

Dated 11 January 2010

AMENDMENT DEED

in respect of a

SENIOR FACILITIES AGREEMENT

dated 12 June 2005

(as amended and restated by amendment and restatement agreements

dated 11 July 2005, 17 August 2005, 13 February 2006, 19 May 2006, 25 October 2006, 3 May

2007, 24 April 2008 and 14 November 2008 and by an amendment agreement dated 11

November 2009 respectively)

and an

INTERCREDITOR DEED

dated 11 July 2005

(as amended and restated on 17 August 2005 and 8 May 2006)

between

REMBRANDT HOLDINGS S.A.

as Luxco 1

ELSTER GROUP S.E.

as Parent

ELSTER HOLDINGS GMBH

as Bidco, a Borrower and a Guarantor

THE COMPANIES LISTED HEREIN

as Borrowers and/or Guarantors

THE COMPANIES LISTED HEREIN

as Intra-Group Creditors and/or Intra-Group Debtors

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH

as Mandated Lead Arranger

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH

as Facility Agent for itself and for and on behalf of each Senior Finance Party

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH

as Security Agent

and

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, DEUTSCHLANDGESCHÄFT BRANCH, ESSEN

COMMERZBANK AG, ESSEN BRANCH

as Issuing Lenders

White & Case llp

5 Old Broad Street

London EC2N 1DW

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Page
	1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
	 	 	3	 
	2. AMENDMENTS TO THE SENIOR FACILITIES AGREEMENT
	 	 	3	 
	3. RATIFICATION OF SENIOR FACILITIES AGREEMENT
	 	 	4	 
	4. AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERCREDITOR DEED
	 	 	4	 
	5. RATIFICATION OF INTERCREDITOR DEED
	 	 	5	 
	6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	 	 	5	 
	7. FINANCE DOCUMENT
	 	 	5	 
	8. CONTINUITY
	 	 	5	 
	9. COUNTERPARTS
	 	 	5	 
	10. COSTS AND EXPENSES
	 	 	5	 
	11. MISCELLANEOUS
	 	 	5	 
	12. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
	 	 	6	 
	SCHEDULE 1 THE OBLIGORS
	 	 	7	 
	Part A The Borrowers
	 	 	7	 
	Part B The Guarantors
	 	 	7	 
	Part C The Intra-Group Creditors
	 	 	8	 
	Part D The Intra-Group Debtors
	 	 	8	 
	SCHEDULE 2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
	 	 	9	 
	SCHEDULE 3 AMENDMENTS TO THE SENIOR FACILITIES AGREEMENT
	 	 	10	 
	Part A Amendments Upon the Effective Date
	 	 	10	 
	Part B Amendments Upon the Qualifying IPO Date
	 	 	13	 
	SCHEDULE 4 AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERCREDITOR DEED
	 	 	20	 
	Part A Amendments Upon the Effective Date
	 	 	20	 
	Part B Amendments Upon the Qualifying IPO Date
	 	 	20	 

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THIS AMENDMENT DEED is dated           January 2010 and made between:

	(1)	 	REMBRANDT HOLDINGS S.A., a public limited-liability company (société anonyme) incorporated in
Luxembourg with its registered office at 20, avenue Monterey, L-2163 Luxembourg and registered
with the Register of Trade and Companies of Luxembourg under B108466 (“Luxco 1”);
	 
	(2)	 	ELSTER GROUP S.E., a European public limited-liability company (société Européenne)
incorporated in Luxembourg with its registered office at 26-28 rue Edward Steichen, L-2540
Luxembourg and registered with the Register of Trade and Companies of Luxembourg under number
B103553 irrespective of its legal form or place of registration as from time to time amended
(the “Parent” and also referred to as “Luxco 2”);
	 
	(3)	 	ELSTER HOLDINGS GMBH, a company organised under the laws of Germany, registered in the
commercial register of the local court of Essen under registration number HRB 18866 (“Bidco”);
	 
	(4)	 	THE COMPANIES LISTED IN PART A OF SCHEDULE 1 (The Borrowers) as Borrowers;
	 
	(5)	 	THE COMPANIES LISTED IN PART B OF SCHEDULE 1 (The Guarantors) as Guarantors;
	 
	(6)	 	THE COMPANIES LISTED IN PART C OF SCHEDULE 1 (The Intra-Group Creditors) as intra-group
creditors (“The Intra-Group Creditors”);
	 
	(7)	 	THE COMPANIES LISTED IN PART D OF SCHEDULE 1 (The Intra-Group Debtors) as intra-group debtors
(“The Intra-Group Debtors”);
	 
	(8)	 	DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH as mandated lead arranger (the “Mandated Lead Arranger”);
	 
	(9)	 	DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH as Facility Agent for itself and for and on behalf of each
Senior Finance Party;
	 
	(10)	 	DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH as Security Agent;
	 
	(11)	 	DEUTSCHE BANK AG, DEUTSCHLANDGESCHÄFT BRANCH, ESSEN as an Issuing Lender; and
	 
	(12)	 	COMMERZBANK AG, ESSEN BRANCH as an Issuing Lender

WHEREAS:

	(A)	 	This Deed is supplemental to and amends (i) a senior facilities agreement dated 12 June 2005
(as amended and restated by amendment and restatement agreements dated 11 July 2005, 17 August
2005, 13 February 2006, 19 May 2006, 25 October 2006, 3 May 2007, 24 April 2008 and 14
November 2008 and by an amendment agreement dated 11 November 2009 respectively and as further
amended and restated from time to time) (the “Senior Facilities Agreement”) between, among
others, Bidco, the Facility Agent, the Security Agent, the Documentation Agent and the
financial institutions named therein as lenders and (ii) an intercreditor deed dated 11 July
2005 (as amended and restated on 17 August 2005 and 8 May 2006 respectively and as further
amended and restated from time to time) (the “Intercreditor Deed”) between, amongst others,
Luxco 1, the Parent, Bidco, the Facilities Agent, the

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	 	 	Security Agent, the Documentation Agent and the financed institutions named therein as
Senior Lenders.
	 
	(B)	 	The parties wish to amend each of the Senior Facilities Agreement and the Intercreditor Deed
on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Deed.

IT IS AGREED as follows:

	1.	 	DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
	 
	1.1	 	Definitions
	 
	 	 	In this Deed:
	 
	 	 	“Consent Letter” means the request letter dated 10 December 2009 (as amended by a letter
dated 21 December 2009) from Bidco to the Facility Agent (for and on behalf of the Lenders),
the Security Agent and the Issuing Lenders in relation to the Senior Facilities Agreement
and the Intercreditor Deed.
	 
	 	 	“Effective Date” means the date on which the Consent Letter is countersigned by the Facility
Agent (for and on behalf of the Majority Lenders), the Security Agent and the Issuing
Lenders.
	 
	 	 	“Qualifying IPO Date” means the date that the proceeds of the Listing of the Parent have
been applied in accordance with Clause 8.3(d) (Mandatory Prepayments from Receipts) of the
Senior Facilities Agreement (as amended with effect from the Effective Date) following
completion of a Listing of the Parent provided the Facility Agent has received a compliance
certificate certified by the chief financial officer of the Parent demonstrating the Total
Leverage Ratio immediately following prepayment from the proceeds of the Listing in the
manner contemplated in the Consent Letter, as at the last day of the Quarter Period
immediately preceding the date of such Listing (but after giving effect to the application
of the proceeds of such Listing as provided in Clause 8.3(d) (Mandatory Prepayments from
Receipts) of the Senior Facilities Agreement (as amended with effect from the Effective
Date)) for the 12 month period ending on such date would be 2.5:1 or less.
	 
	1.2	 	Incorporation of Defined Terms

	 	(a)	 	Unless otherwise defined herein, words and expressions defined in the Senior
Facilities Agreement shall have the same meanings in this Deed.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The principles of construction set out in the Senior Facilities Agreement shall
be deemed incorporated in this Deed as if set out in full herein save that references
to the Senior Facilities Agreement shall be construed as references to this Deed.

	1.3	 	Third Party Rights
	 
	 	 	A person who is not a party to this Deed has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third
Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or enjoy the benefit of any term of this Deed.
	 
	2.	 	AMENDMENTS TO THE SENIOR FACILITIES AGREEMENT

	 	(a)	 	With effect from (and including) the Effective Date, the Senior Facilities
Agreement shall be amended in the manner as set out in Part A of Schedule 3 (Amendments
to the Senior Facilities Agreement) and all references in the Senior Facilities
Agreement to “this Agreement” shall include this Deed.

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	 	(b)	 	Provided that the Effective Date has occurred and the Facility Agent has
confirmed to the Lenders and Bidco in writing that it has received each of the
documents listed in Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent) (each in form and substance
satisfactory to the Facility Agent), with effect from (and including) the Qualifying
IPO Date, the Senior Facility Agreement shall be amended in the manner set out in Part
B of Schedule 3 (Amendments to the Senior Facilities Agreement) and all references in
the Senior Facilities Agreement to “this Agreement” shall include this Deed.

	3.	 	RATIFICATION OF SENIOR FACILITIES AGREEMENT

	 	(a)	 	The Senior Facilities Agreement as amended by this Deed and\or the Consent
Letter is ratified and confirmed.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Each Guarantor confirms that the provisions of the guarantee and indemnity
contained in Clause 24 (Guarantees) of the Senior Facilities Agreement, as amended by
this Deed, shall continue and remain in full force and effect on and after the
Effective Date and shall extend to the obligations of the Obligors under (i) the Senior
Facilities Agreement as amended by this Deed and (ii) the other Finance Documents.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Each Obligor:

	 	(i)	 	acknowledges the prior amendment and restatement agreements in
respect of the Senior Facilities Agreement dated 11 July 2005, 17 August 2005,
13 February 2006, 19 May 2006, 25 October 2006, 3 May 2007, 24 April 2008 and
14 November 2008, the prior amendment agreement in respect of the Senior
Facility Agreement dated 11 November 2009 and the further amendment of the
Senior Facilities Agreement to be effected by this Deed; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	confirms that notwithstanding any or all of the matters
referred to in paragraph (i) above:

	 	(A)	 	the Security Interests created under the
Security Documents extend to the guarantee obligations of the relevant
security providers under (1) the Senior Facilities Agreement as amended
by this Deed and (2) the other Finance Documents;
	 
	 	(B)	 	the obligations of the relevant Obligors under
the Finance Documents (as amended pursuant to this Deed) constitute
secured obligations (howsoever defined) for all purposes of the
Security Documents; and
	 
	 	(C)	 	the Security Interests created under the
Security Documents shall continue in full force and effect on the terms
of the respective Security Documents on and after the Effective Date.

	4.	 	AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERCREDITOR DEED

	 	(a)	 	With effect from (and including) the Effective Date, the Intercreditor Deed
shall be amended in the manner set out in Part A of Schedule 4 (Amendments to the
Intercreditor Deed) and all references in the Intercreditor Deed to “this Deed” shall
include this Deed.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Provided that the Effective Date has occurred and the Facility Agent has
confirmed to the Lenders and Bidco in writing that it has received each of the
documents listed in

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	 	 	 	Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent) (each in form and substance satisfactory to the
Facility Agent), with effect from (and including) the Qualifying IPO Date, the
Intercreditor Deed shall be amended in the manner set out in Part B of Schedule 4
(Amendments to the Intercreditor Deed) and all references in the Intercreditor Deed
to “this Deed” shall include this Deed.

	5.	 	RATIFICATION OF INTERCREDITOR DEED
	 
	 	 	The Intercreditor Deed as amended by this Deed is ratified and confirmed.
	 
	6.	 	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

	 	(a)	 	Each of the Obligors (or, in the case of Clause 15.8(b) (No default), Bidco)
makes the representations and warranties set out in Clause 15 (Representations and
Warranties) of the Senior Facilities Agreement (except for and to the extent of those
representations referred to in Clauses 15.29(a), (b), (c), (e), (f) and (g)
(Repetition)) on the date hereof, on the Effective Date, and on the Qualifying IPO
Date, in each case by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing, to the
Finance Parties.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Each of Luxco 1, the Parent, Bidco, each of the Obligors, each of the
Intra-Group Creditors and each of the Intra-Group Debtors hereby makes the
representations and warranties set out in Clause 16 (Representations and Warranties) of
the Intercreditor Deed on the date hereof, on the Effective Date and on the Qualifying
IPO Date, in each case by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing, to
the Finance Parties.

	7.	 	FINANCE DOCUMENT
	 
	 	 	Each of this Deed, and the Senior Facilities Agreement (as amended by this Deed) and the
Intercreditor Deed (as amended by this Deed) is a Finance Document.
	 
	8.	 	CONTINUITY
	 
	 	 	Save as amended by this Deed, the provisions of the Senior Facilities Agreement and the
Intercreditor Deed shall remain in full force and effect.
	 
	9.	 	COUNTERPARTS
	 
	 	 	This Deed may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken
together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
	 
	10.	 	COSTS AND EXPENSES
	 
	 	 	Bidco will on demand pay to the Facility Agent the amount of all costs and expenses
(including legal fees and other out-of-pocket expenses and any value added tax, stamp duty
or other similar tax thereon) reasonably incurred by the Facility Agent in connection with
the negotiation, preparation, execution and completion of this Deed and the transactions
contemplated by this Deed.
	 
	11.	 	MISCELLANEOUS
	 
	 	 	The provisions of Clause 29 (Notices and Certificates), Clause 30 (Amendments, Waivers and
Consents) and Clause 32 (Partial Invalidity) of the Senior Facilities Agreement shall be
deemed to be incorporated into this Deed as if such clauses were set out in full in this
Deed

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	 	 	save that references in the Senior Facilities Agreement to “this Agreement” shall be
construed as references to the Senior Facilities Agreement as amended by this Deed.
	 
	12.	 	GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

	 	(a)	 	This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection
with it shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The provisions of Clause 33.2 (Submission to Jurisdiction), Clause 33.3
(Freedom of Choice), Clause 33.4 (Process Agent) and Clause 33.5 (Service) of the
Senior Facilities Agreement shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Deed as if
such clauses were set out in full save that references in the Senior Facilities
Agreement to “this Agreement” shall be construed as references to this Deed.

IN WITNESS where of this Deed has been duly executed and delivered as a deed by each of the parties
hereto on the date first written above.

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SCHEDULE 1

THE OBLIGORS

Part A

The Borrowers

	1.	 	Elster Holdings GmbH
	 
	2.	 	Elster Holdings UK Limited
	 
	3.	 	Elster Holdings Netherlands B.V.
	 
	4.	 	Elster Holdings US, Inc.

Part B

The Guarantors

	1.	 	Elster Holdings GmbH
	 
	2.	 	Elster Holdings UK Limited
	 
	3.	 	Elster Holdings Netherlands B.V.
	 
	4.	 	Elster Holdings US, Inc.
	 
	5.	 	Elster GmbH
	 
	6.	 	AMCO Water Metering Systems Holding LLC
	 
	7.	 	Elster AMCO Water, Inc.
	 
	8.	 	Elster American Meter Company
	 
	9.	 	Elster Perfection Corporation
	 
	10.	 	Elster Canadian Meter Company Inc.
	 
	11.	 	Elster Solutions, LLC
	 
	12.	 	Elster Metering Holdings Ltd
	 
	13.	 	Elster Metering Ltd
	 
	14.	 	Elster-Instromet B.V.
	 
	15.	 	OOO Elster Metronica
	 
	16.	 	ELSTER SERVICE GmbH

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Part C

The Intra-Group Creditors

	1.	 	Elster Holdings GmbH
	 
	2.	 	Elster Holdings UK Limited
	 
	3.	 	Elster Holdings US, Inc.
	 
	4.	 	Elster GmbH
	 
	5.	 	Elster American Meter Company
	 
	6.	 	Elster Metering Holdings Ltd.
	 
	7.	 	Elster Metering Ltd.
	 
	8.	 	Elster-Instromet B.V.
	 
	9.	 	OOO Elster Metronica
	 
	10.	 	ELSTER SERVICE GmbH

Part D

The Intra-Group Debtors

	1.	 	Elster Holdings GmbH
	 
	2.	 	Elster Holdings UK Limited
	 
	3.	 	Elster Holdings US, Inc.
	 
	4.	 	Elster Holdings Netherlands B.V.
	 
	5.	 	Elster GmbH
	 
	6.	 	AMCO Water Metering Systems Holding LLC
	 
	7.	 	Elster AMCO Water, Inc.
	 
	8.	 	Elster Perfection Corporation
	 
	9.	 	Elster Canadian Meter Company Inc.
	 
	10.	 	Elster Solutions, LLC
	 
	11.	 	Elster Metering Holdings Ltd.
	 
	12.	 	Elster Metering Ltd.

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SCHEDULE 2

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

	1.	 	Corporate Authorisation: (a) in respect of each of Bidco, Luxco 1 and the Parent, a copy,
certified as a true copy by an authorised director, the secretary or any other authorised
officer, of a board resolution and/or other relevant internal resolution approving the
execution and delivery (for itself, and in respect of Bidco, for itself and as Obligors’ Agent
for the other Obligors in their respective capacities as Obligors, Intra-Group Creditors and
Intra-Group Debtors) and performance of this Deed and set out in paragraph 2 of this Schedule
2, all such documents to be in the agreed form; and (b) a letter addressed to Bidco signed as
a deed by each of the Intra-Group Creditors and the Intra-Group Debtors irrevocably
authorising Bidco, inter alia, to execute and deliver this Deed for the Intra-Group Creditors
and the Intra-Group Debtors.
	 
	2.	 	Finance Documents: originals of this Deed in the agreed form duly executed and delivered by
all the parties thereto.
	 
	3.	 	Legal Opinions: (a) a legal opinion of White & Case LLP as to matters of English law; (b) a
legal opinion of Clifford Chance, Frankfurt as to matters of German law as regards matters of
due incorporation and due authorisation only; and (c) a legal opinion of Kremer Associés &
Clifford Chance as to matters of Luxembourg law as regards matters of due incorporation and
due authorisation only.
	 
	4.	 	Fees: evidence that all fees and expenses due and payable under this Deed or in connection
with this Deed as at the Effective Date have been paid or will be paid within the agreed
timeframes.
	 
	5.	 	Acceding Guarantor: in respect of the accession of the Parent as an Acceding Guarantor,
delivery of an Accession Notice duly executed by Bidco and the Parent, together with the
documents set out in Part B of Schedule 7 (Accession Documents) of the Senior Facilities
Agreement and such other documents as the Facility Agent may reasonably require in respect of
the Parent, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Facility Agent.

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SCHEDULE 3

AMENDMENTS TO THE SENIOR FACILITIES AGREEMENT

Part A

Amendments Upon the Effective Date

	1.	 	Definitions
	 
	 	 	The following definitions will be inserted in Clause 1.1 (Definitions) of the Senior
Facilities Agreement:
	 
	 	 	“Consent Letter” means the request letter dated 10 December 2009 (as amended by a letter
dated 21 December 2009) from Bidco to the Facility Agent (for and on behalf of the Lenders),
the Security Agent and the Issuing Lenders in relation to the Senior Facilities Agreement
and the Intercreditor Deed.
	 
	 	 	“Qualifying IPO Date” means the date that the proceeds of the Listing of the Parent have
been applied in accordance with Clause 8.3(d) (Mandatory Prepayments from Receipts) of the
Senior Facilities Agreement (as amended with effect from the Tenth Amendment Effective Date)
following completion of a Listing of the Parent provided the Facility Agent has received a
compliance certificate certified by the chief financial officer of the Parent demonstrating
the Total Leverage Ratio immediately following prepayment from the proceeds of the Listing
in the manner contemplated in the Consent Letter, as at the last day of the Quarter Period
immediately preceding the date of such Listing (but after giving effect to the application
of the proceeds of such Listing as provided in Clause 8.3(d) (Mandatory Prepayments from
Receipts) of the Senior Facilities Agreement (as amended with effect from the Tenth
Amendment Effective Date)) for the 12 month period ending on such date would be 2.5:1 or
less.
	 
	 	 	“Tenth Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning given to “Effective Date” in the amendment
deed dated on or about 
11 January 2010 in respect of this Agreement and the Intercreditor
Deed between, amongst others, Luxco 1, the Parent, Bidco, the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the
Intra-Group Creditors, the Intra-Group Debtors, the Mandated Lead Arranger, the Facility
Agent, the Security Agent and the Issuing Lenders.
	 
	2.	 	Mandatory Prepayments

	 	(a)	 	Paragraph (d) of Clause 8.3 (Mandatory Prepayments from Receipts) of the Senior
Facilities Agreement shall be amended so that a semicolon is inserted at the end of
paragraph (iii) and after paragraph (iii) the following is inserted:
	 
	 	 	 	“provided that, notwithstanding sub-paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above, in
relation to a Listing of the Parent as contemplated in the Consent Letter the only
obligation of Bidco is to procure a prepayment of the Facilities within 5 Business
Days of the receipt of the proceeds of such Listing of an amount equivalent to the
lesser of:

	 	(i)	 	EUR 150,000,000; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	an amount applied in prepayment of the Facilities so that
immediately following such prepayment the Total Leverage Ratio as at the last
day of the Quarter Period immediately preceding the date of the Listing (but
after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of such Listing) for the
12 month period on such date would be 2.5:1,

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	 	 	 	in each case, with any proceeds in excess thereof being, at Bidco’s option, applied
in prepayment of the Facilities or retained on the balance sheet of the Parent up to
an amount so that immediately following such prepayment or application the Total
Leverage Ratio as at the last day of the Quarter Period immediately preceding the
date of the Listing (but after giving effect to the prepayment and any cash or Cash
Equivalents that remain on the balance sheet of the Parent from the proceeds of such
Listing) for the 12 month period ending on such date would be 2.5:1 or, at Bidco’s
discretion, less.”
	 
	 	(b)	 	In respect of paragraph (d) of Clause 8.3 (Mandatory Prepayments from Receipts)
of the Senior Facilities Agreement, the paragraph immediately following sub-paragraph
(iii) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
	 
	 	 	 	“Any balance of the proceeds not required to be prepaid or retained on the balance
sheet in accordance with the above shall be available for use by the Group for
purposes not prohibited by this Agreement or to prepay any cash pay debt and
subordinated debt.”

	3.	 	Bonding Facility

	 	(a)	 	The definition of “Revolving Facility” in Clause 1.1 (Definitions) of the
Senior Facilities Agreement shall be amended by deleting the reference to “Clause
2.1(a)(vii)” in that definition and replacing it with “Clause 2.1(a)(viii)”.
	 
	 	(b)	 	In respect of Clause 5.1 (Delivery of Drawing Requests) of the Senior
Facilities Agreement, sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (i) shall be deleted and replaced
with the following:
	 
	 	 	 	“in the case of a Drawing under the Bonding Facility, the expiry date of the Letter
of Credit or Lender Guarantee which (aa) must be a date falling no later than 36
months after the Bonding Facility Maturity Date, provided that on the Bonding
Facility Maturity Date each Borrower shall fully cash collateralise its indemnity
obligations under any Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee under which a claim may
be made after the Bonding Facility Maturity Date and (bb) must not be more than 36
months after the date of issue of such Letter of Credit or Lender Guarantee save in
the case of (A) Letters of Credit and Lender Guarantees in an aggregate amount not
exceeding EUR45,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency) for the Group
which may be for a specified or an unspecified period or (B) counter indemnities
given by the Issuing Lender to a third party bank in respect of letters of credit
and lender guarantees issued by the third party bank at the request of the Issuing
Lender where such counter indemnities are unrestricted in time;”

	4.	 	Financial Information

	 	(a)	 	In respect of Clause 19.4 (Financial Statements) of the Senior Facilities
Agreement:

	 	(i)	 	the following wording shall be inserted at the end of paragraph
(b):
	 
	 	 	 	“provided that any monthly accounts shall be made available pursuant to
limited access internet site following receipt by Bidco of executed
confidentiality undertakings from each Lender substantially in the form of
the latest LMA standard form”
	 
	 	(ii)	 	paragraph (c) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

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	 	 	 	“(i) in respect of the Financial Year beginning on 1 January 2010, by 28
February 2010, the annual budget for such Financial Year prepared using
either US GAAP (to be calculated in Euro or US Dollars) or IFRS (to be
calculated in Euro or US Dollars) to be made available pursuant to limited
access internet site following receipt by Bidco of executed confidentiality
undertakings from each Lender substantially in the form of the latest LMA
standard form together with any analysis to be delivered under Clause
19.12(b)(ii) (Guarantee Limitation Analysis), and (ii) in respect of any
other Financial Year, not more than 30 days after the beginning of each
Financial Year the annual budget for such Financial Year prepared using
either US GAAP (to be calculated in Euro or US Dollars) or IFRS (to be
calculated in Euro or US Dollars) together with any analysis to be delivered
in accordance with Clause 19.12(b)(ii) (Guarantee Limitation Analysis)”;
	 
	 	(b)	 	In respect of Clause 19.9 (Annual Presentation) of the Senior Facilities
Agreement, the following wording shall be inserted at the end of that Clause:
	 
	 	 	 	“provided that such annual presentation shall only address the financial performance
of the Group with respect to the previous Financial Year and shall not deal with any
future or projected financial performance of the Group.”

	5.	 	SEC Disclosure
	 
	 	 	A new Clause 19.13 (SEC Disclosure) shall be inserted into the Senior Facilities Agreement
as follows:

	 	“(a) 	 	 The Parent shall be permitted to file a copy of this Agreement and any other
Finance Document with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and have
this Agreement and any other Finance Document be publicly available pursuant to the
SEC’s Edgar Filing System or any successor thereto.
	 
	 	(b)	 	To the extent that any information required to be delivered under this
Agreement has been filed by the relevant Obligor with the SEC and publicly available
pursuant to the SEC’s Edgar Filing System or any successor thereto, the relevant
Obligor shall be deemed to have delivered such information in accordance with this
Agreement.”

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Part B

Amendments Upon the Qualifying IPO Date

	1.	 	Margin

	 	(a)	 	The definition of “Margin” in Clause 1.1 (Definitions) of the Senior Facilities
Agreement shall be amended by inserting the words “Tranche C Term Facility, Tranche C1
Term Facility” after the words “Tranche B1 Term Facility” in the last paragraph of that
definition.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The following provisos shall be inserted at the end of Clause 6.5 (Margin
Adjustment) of the Senior Facilities Agreement:

	 	“(E) 	 	 for the first two full Quarter Periods following the Qualifying
IPO Date the Margin in respect of each Facility shall be further increased by
0.75% per annum but such increase shall cease immediately thereafter; and
	 
	 	(F)	 	with effect from the third Quarter Period following the
Qualifying IPO Date, the Margin in respect of each Facility shall be further
increased by the percentage per annum set out opposite the relevant range set
out in the column “Additional Margin Increase” below (as appropriate), based on
the consolidated quarterly financial statements last received by the Facility
Agent pursuant to Clause 19.4(b) (Financial Statements) together with the
certificate relating thereto delivered pursuant to Clause 19.5(a) (Compliance
Certificates), if the Total Leverage Ratio in respect of the 12 month period
ending on the last day of the relevant Quarter Period is within the range of
ratios set out in the “Total Leverage Ratio” column below:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Additional Margin Increase for the
	 	 	Tranche A, B, B1, C and C1 Term
	 	 	Facilities, the Bonding Facility and the
	Total Leverage Ratio	 	Revolving Facility
	Greater than 2.50:1
	 	 	0.75	%
	Greater than 2.25:1 but less than or
equal to 2.50:1
	 	 	0.50	%
	Greater than 2.00:1 but less than or
equal to 2.25:1
	 	 	0.25	%
	Less than or equal to 2.00:1
	 	No change

	2.	 	Total Leverage Ratio
	 
	 	 	In respect of Clause 20.1 (Total Leverage) of the Senior Facilities Agreement, the grid and
the words below the grid shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

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	Relevant Period	 	Maximum Ratio
	The Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2010
	 	 	3.75:1	 
	The Relevant Period ending on 30 June 2010
	 	 	3.75:1	 
	The Relevant Period ending on 30 September 2010
	 	 	3.75:1	 
	The Relevant Period ending on 31 December 2010
	 	 	3.75:1	 
	The Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2011
	 	 	3.75:1	 
	The Relevant Period ending on 30 June 2011
	 	 	3.75:1	 
	The Relevant Period ending on 30 September 2011
	 	 	3.50:1	 
	The Relevant Period ending on 31 December 2011
	 	 	3.50:1	 
	The Relevant Period ending on 31 March 2012
	 	 	3.50:1	 

	 	 	and on the last day of each Relevant Period thereafter, shall not be greater than 3.50:1.
	 
	3.	 	Dividends and Redemptions

	 	(a)	 	Clause 18.4 (Restriction on Redemption of Capital Contribution and Acquisition
of Own Shares) of the Senior Facilities Agreement shall be amended by deleting the
words “(other than a member of the Restricted Group)” from sub paragraph (i).
	 
	 	(b)	 	Clause 18.6 (Restriction on Payment of Dividends) of the Senior Facilities
Agreement shall be amended by deleting the words “which is not a member of the
Restricted Group” from sub-paragraph (i).
	 
	 	(c)	 	Clause 18.7 (Permitted Payments) of the Senior Facilities Agreement shall be
deleted and replaced with the following:
	 
	 	 	 	“Notwithstanding any other provision of the Senior Finance Documents, no Obligor
will, and each Obligor will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will:

	 	(a)	 	declare or pay, directly or indirectly, any Dividends or make
any Redemption, in each case, in favour of Luxco 1 or any other Equity Investor
(directly or indirectly); or
	 
	 	(b)	 	pay any interest, principal or other amount to its shareholders
(where such shareholders do not form part of the Group) under or in connection
with any Shareholder/Investor Debt Instrument (“Shareholder/Intercompany Loan”)
or pay any amount to or transfer monies to such shareholders (where such
shareholders do not form part of the Group),

	 	 	 	other than by way of a Permitted Payment. For this purpose, “Permitted Payments”
means amounts required to:

	 	(i)	 	in a maximum aggregate amount not exceeding EUR2,000,000 in
each Financial Year, pay non-executive director and monitoring fees and
expenses;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	make a Redemption as permitted under Clause 18.4 (Restriction
on Redemption of Capital Contribution and Acquisition of Own Shares) or, in
respect of a Redemption permitted under Clause 18.4, to fund an acquisition
vehicle to make such Redemption;

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	 	(iii)	 	pay Dividends or prepay any Shareholder/Intercompany Loans
provided that in relation to Dividends, the Parent may only pay a Dividend:

	 	(A)	 	(other than Dividends paid under paragraph (B)
below), commencing in the Financial Year ending 31 December 2011 (in
respect of net income (determined in accordance with the annual
consolidated financial statements of the Group) of the Group for 2010)
and each Financial Year thereafter, up to an amount equal to 50 per
cent. of the net income of the Group for the relevant preceding
Financial Year;
	 
	 	(B)	 	Dividends may be paid from capital
contributions made to the capital reserves of the Group; and
	 
	 	(C)	 	Dividends may be paid in the Financial Year
ending 31 December 2010 if and to the extent that the provisions of
Clause 18.7(v) of the Senior Facilities Agreement (immediately prior to
the amendments set out in the Consent Letter being made) are met,

	 	 	 	in each case, provided that no Event of Default or Potential Event of
Default has occurred or is continuing at the time when the Dividend payment
or prepayment of any Shareholder/Intercompany Debt is made or to be made or
would occur as a result thereof; and
	 
	 	(iv)	 	to repay in full any amounts outstanding in relation to the
shareholder loan agreement dated 30 November 2009 between Nachtwache Metering
Management Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG as lender and the Parent as
borrower (previously the non-convertible preferred equity certificates “B”
dated 9 September 2005), provided that no Event of Default or Potential Event
of Default has occurred or is continuing at the time when such repayment is
made or is to be made or would occur as a result thereof.”

	4.	 	Mandatory Prepayments

	 	(a)	 	Clause 8.3 (Mandatory Prepayment from Receipts) shall be deleted.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Clause 8.4 (Excess Cash Flow) shall be deleted.
	 
	 	(c)	 	In respect of Clause 8.5 (Prepayments: Order of Application):

	 	(i)	 	paragraph (a) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
	 
	 	 	 	“Prepayments made pursuant to Clause 8.1 (Voluntary Prepayments) shall be
applied in such order and against such Facilities and such repayment
instalments as Bidco shall select”;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) shall be deleted;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the reference to “paragraphs (a) and (d)” in paragraphs (e)
and (f) shall be deleted and replaced with the reference to “paragraph (a)”;
and
	 
	 	(iv)	 	paragraph (g) shall be deleted.

	 	(d)	 	Clause 8.6 (Prepayments during Interest Period) shall be deleted.

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	 	(e)	 	In respect of paragraph (a) of Clause 8.8 (Right to Refuse Prepayment), the
words “Clause 8.3 (Mandatory Prepayment from Receipts) and Clause 8.4 (Excess Cash
Flow)” shall be deleted.
	 
	 	(f)	 	In respect of paragraph (f) of Clause 17.2 (Disposals), the words “or are
applied in prepayment of the Facilities pursuant to Clause 8.4 (Mandatory Prepayments
from Receipts)” shall be deleted.
	 
	 	(g)	 	In respect of paragraph (ix) of Clause 17.12 (Acquisitions and Investments),
the words “any Retained Excess Cash and Net Proceeds not required to be applied in
prepayment of the Facilities and” shall be deleted.
	 
	 	(h)	 	In respect of Clause 1.1 (Definitions) and Clause 21.3 (Financial Definitions),
the definitions of “Excess Cash Flow”, “Retained Cash Flow” and “Retained Excess Cash”
and all other references to those terms in the Senior Facilities Agreement shall be
deleted.
	 
	 	(i)	 	In respect of the definition of “Consolidated Cash Flow” in Clause 21.3
(Financial Definitions):

	 	(i)	 	in respect of paragraph (d), the words “(unless funded” to the
end of that paragraph shall be deleted and replaced with the words “(unless
funded from Pending Acquisition Amounts, disposal proceeds which have
voluntarily prepaid or Permitted Indebtedness)”;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	paragraph (g) shall be deleted; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	in respect of paragraph (k), the words “to the extent funded
out of Revolving Advances, Retained Excess Cash or disposal proceeds not
required to be mandatorily prepaid or which have been voluntarily prepaid”
shall be deleted and replaced with the words “to the extent funded out of
Revolving Advances or disposal proceeds which have been voluntarily prepaid”.

	 	(j)	 	In respect of the definition of “Consolidated Debt Service” in Clause 21.3
(Financial Definitions), the words “or any mandatory prepayments resulting from the
cash sweep or a receipt of Net Proceeds” shall be deleted.
	 
	 	(k)	 	In respect of the definition of “Pending Reorganisation Amount” in Clause 21.3
(Financial Definitions), the words “provided that such cash amounts shall not be
deducted from Consolidated Cash Flow for the purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow
for the Subsequent Financial Year” shall be deleted.

	5.	 	Disposals
	 
	 	 	In respect of Clause 17.2 (Disposals) of the Senior Facilities Agreement, paragraph (p)
shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
	 
	 	 	“other disposals of assets by members of the Group other than in accordance with paragraphs
(a) to (o) (inclusive) above provided that to the extent the most recently delivered
Compliance Certificate pursuant to Clause 19.5 (Compliance Certificates) indicates a Total
Leverage Ratio of:

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	 	(A)	 	greater than 2.5:1, the aggregate value of the assets so disposed of by members
of the Group shall not exceed EUR50,000,000 (or its currency equivalent) at any time
from the Qualifying IPO Date to the final of the Maturity Dates; and
	 
	 	(B)	 	less than or equal to 2.5:1, the aggregate value of the assets so disposed of
by members of the Group shall not exceed EUR100,000,000 (or its currency equivalent) at
any time from the Qualifying IPO Date to the final of the Maturity Dates.”

	6.	 	Capital Expenditure

	 	(a)	 	In respect of Clause 1.1 (Definitions) and Clause 21.3 (Financial Definitions)
of the Senior Facilities Agreement, the definition of “Carried Forward Capital
Expenditure Cash” and all other references to that term in the Senior Facilities
Agreement shall be deleted.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The definition of “Permitted Capital Expenditure” in Clause 1.1 (Definitions)
of the Senior Facilities Agreement and all other references to that term in the Senior
Facilities Agreement shall be deleted.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Clause 21.1 (Capital Expenditure) and Clause 21.2 (Carry-forward) of the Senior
Facilities Agreement shall be deleted.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Clause 21 (Capital Expenditure) shall be renamed “Clause 21 (Financial
Definitions and construction)” and any references thereto throughout the Senior
Facilities Agreement shall be amended and/or deleted as applicable.

	7.	 	Financial Information

	 	(a)	 	A new definition in Clause 1.1 (Definitions) of the Senior Facilities Agreement
shall be inserted as follows:
	 
	 	 	 	““Quarterly Management Accounts” means the consolidated quarterly financial
statements in respect of each Quarter Period delivered under Clause 19.4(b)
(Financial Statements)”.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The definition of “Relevant Monthly Management Accounts” in Clause 1.1
(Definitions) of the Senior Facilities Agreement shall be deleted and all references to
“Relevant Monthly Management Accounts” in the Senior Facilities Agreement shall be
replaced with the reference to “Quarterly Management Accounts” and references to
“monthly management accounts” shall be replaced with “quarterly management accounts”.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The words “budget or forecast, as the case may be and as applicable” shall be
deleted from sub-paragraph (G) of paragraph (ix) of Clause 17.12 (Acquisitions and
Investments) of the Senior Facilities Agreement.
	 
	 	(d)	 	A new paragraph shall be inserted at the beginning of Clause 19 (Information
and Accounting Undertakings) of the Senior Facilities Agreement as follows:
	 
	 	 	 	“Notwithstanding anything in this Clause 19, there shall be no obligation on any
member of the Group to provide any financial information or other information if it
has been advised by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (as legal counsel to the
Group) or by any other reputable external legal counsel to the Company which is
acceptable to the Facility Agent (acting reasonably) that, to do so, would (i) be in

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	 	 	 	breach of any relevant listing obligations or other legal obligations that apply to
the Parent as a company listed on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or
(ii) other than in the case of a Potential Event of Default or an Event of Default,
be likely to give rise to an obligation for the Parent to disclose such financial
information or other information to the public at a time when it would have no such
obligation pursuant to such listing obligations or other legal obligations.”
	 
	 	(e)	 	In respect of Clause 19.4 (Financial Statements) of the Senior Facilities
Agreement:

	 	(i)	 	paragraph (b) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
	 
	 	 	 	“as soon as available and in any event within 45 days of the end of each
quarter, the quarterly consolidated unaudited management accounts of the
Group as at the end of and for that quarter, such accounts to be prepared
under either US GAAP (to be calculated in Euro or US Dollars) or IFRS (to be
calculated in Euro or US Dollars); and”;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	paragraph (c) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
	 
	 	 	 	“in respect of any Financial Year, not more than 30 days after the beginning
of each Financial Year the annual budget for such Financial Year prepared
using either US GAAP (to be calculated in Euro or US Dollars) or IFRS (to be
calculated in Euro or US Dollars) to be made available pursuant to limited
access internet site following receipt by Bidco of executed confidentiality
undertakings from each Lender substantially in the form of the latest LMA
standard form together with any analysis to be delivered under Clause
19.12(b)(ii) (Guarantee Limitation Analysis);” and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	in relation to sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii), the words
“monthly and” shall be deleted; and
	 
	 	(iv)	 	sub-paragraph (iv) shall be deleted.

	 	(f)	 	In respect of Clause 19.5 (Compliance Certificates) of the Senior Facilities
Agreement:

	 	(i)	 	the words “Bidco shall deliver to the Facility Agent with the
Relevant Monthly Management Accounts, on a quarterly basis” at the beginning of
paragraph (a) shall be deleted and replaced with the words “Bidco shall deliver
to the Facility Agent with the Quarterly Management Accounts”;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the words “on the basis of the latest available budget or
forecast, as the case may be” shall be deleted in sub-paragraph (ii) of
paragraph (a);
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the words “budget or forecast, as the case may be and as
applicable” shall be deleted in sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph (a); and
	 
	 	(iv)	 	sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b) shall be deleted.

	 	(g)	 	In respect of Clause 19.7 (Other Information) of the Senior Facilities
Agreement the following new paragraphs shall be inserted at the end of that Clause:

	 	“(d) 	 	 Following the Qualifying IPO Date, the Parent and Bidco will provide the
Lenders with access to the quarterly earnings conference calls with the management

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	 	 	 	  of the Group, to the extent such quarterly earnings calls are undertaken by the
Parent under its obligations as a public company.”
	 
	 	(h)	 	In respect of Clause 19.8 (Agreed Accounting Principles) of the Senior
Facilities Agreement, sub-paragraph (ii) of
paragraph (b) shall be deleted.
	 
	 	(i)	 	In respect of Clause 19.12 (Guarantee Limitation Analysis) of the Senior
Facilities Agreement, the words “with each annual budget delivered pursuant to Clause
19.4(c) (Financial Statements)” in sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b) shall be deleted
and replaced with the words “with each audited annual financial statement delivered
pursuant to Clause 19.4(a) (Financial Statements)”.
	 
	 	(j)	 	In respect of the definition of “Additional Permitted Reorganisation” in Clause
21.3 (Financial Definitions), the words “included in the budget delivered for that
Financial Year and” shall be deleted.

	8.	 	Restricted Group

	 	(a)	 	The definition of “Restricted Group” shall be deleted from Clause 1.1
(Definitions).
	 
	 	(b)	 	The definition of “Obligor” in Clause 1.1 (Definitions) shall be amended to
include “the Parent” and the Parent shall accede to the Senior Facilities Agreement as
an Acceding Guarantor.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The words “(other than the Restricted Group)” shall be deleted from the
definition of “Revolving Credit Purposes” in Clause 1.1 (Definitions).
	 
	 	(d)	 	The words “any member of the Restricted Group which is subject to those Clauses
or” shall be deleted from paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of Clause 4.3 (Certain Funds)
and, for paragraph (b) only, the words “any member of the Restricted Group or” shall
also be deleted.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Clause 15.22 (Holding Companies) shall be deleted.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Clause 18.8 (Holding Company) shall be deleted.
	 
	 	(g)	 	Paragraph (b) of Clause 23.17 (Change of Control and Holding Company) shall be
deleted.

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SCHEDULE 4

AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERCREDITOR DEED

Part A

Amendments Upon the Effective Date

	1.	 	Security
	 
	 	 	The following amendments shall be made to Clause 6.4 (Release of Security) of the
Intercreditor Deed:

	 	(a)	 	paragraphs (b) and (c) shall be re-lettered to paragraphs (c) and (d)
respectively; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	a new paragraph (b) shall be inserted as follows:
	 
	 	 	 	“The Security Agent shall and is hereby authorised by each of the Beneficiaries to
execute on behalf of itself and each Beneficiary, without the need for any further
referral to, or authority from, any Beneficiary or other person, to release and
cancel Security over any bank account of the Group with a balance of no more than
five hundred euro (EUR 500) upon request by Bidco and subject to receipt of evidence
satisfactory to the Security Agent within 30 days of such release and cancellation
of Security that such bank account has been closed.”

Part B

Amendments Upon the Qualifying IPO Date

	1.	 	Due Diligence Recoveries
	 
	 	 	Paragraph (b) of Clause 4.8 (Due Diligence Recoveries) of the Intercreditor Deed shall be
deleted.
	 
	2.	 	Restricted Group

	 	(a)	 	The definition of “Restricted Group” shall be deleted from Clause 1.1
(Definitions).
	 
	 	(b)	 	The words “not being a member of the Restricted Group” shall be deleted from
paragraph (d) of Clause 9.1 (Turnover).

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SIGNATORIES

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	LUXCO 1	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EXECUTED as a DEED by	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	REMBRANDT HOLDINGS S.A.	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Emanuela Brero	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ Benedicte Moens-Colleaux
	By: Emanuela Brero
	 	 	 	 	 	By: Benedicte Moens-Colleaux
	Title:

	 	Director
	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Director

	 	 	 

	Facsimile:

	 	+352 270482 76
	 
	 	 
	Address:

	 	20, Avenue Monterey
	 

	 	L-2163 Luxembourg
	 

	 	Luxembourg
	Attention:

	 	Georg Papadopoulos

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THE PARENT

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	EXECUTED as a DEED by	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	ELSTER GROUP S.E.	 	 	)	 	 	

/s/ Simon Beresford-Wylie
	By:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	By: Simon Beresford-Wylie
	Title:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Executive Director

	 	 	 

	Facsimile:

	 	+49 201 5488 302
	 
	 	 
	Address:

	 	Frankenstraße 362
	 

	 	D-45133 Essen
	 

	 	Germany
	Attention:

	 	Simon Beresford-Wylie

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THE BORROWERS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	EXECUTED as a DEED by	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	ELSTER HOLDINGS GMBH	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Christoph Schmidt-Wolf	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ Thomas Preute
	By: Christoph Schmidt-Wolf
	 	 	 	 	 	By: Thomas Preute
	Title:

	 	Managing Director
	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Authorised Signatory

	 	 	 

	Facsimile:

	 	+49 201 5458 352
	 
	 	 
	Address:

	 	Frankenstrasse 362, 45133
	 

	 	Essen, Germany
	Attention:

	 	Thomas Preute

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	EXECUTED as a DEED by	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	ELSTER HOLDINGS GMBH	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	(as Obligors’ Agent for and on behalf	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	of the Borrowers)	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Christoph Schmidt-Wolf	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ Thomas Preute
	By: Christoph Schmidt-Wolf
	 	 	 	 	 	By: Thomas Preute
	Title:

	 	Managing Director
	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Authorised Signatory

	 	 	 

	Facsimile:

	 	+49 201 5458 352
	 
	 	 
	Address:

	 	Frankenstrasse 362, 45133
	 

	 	Essen, Germany
	Attention:

	 	Thomas Preute

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	THE GUARANTORS	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EXECUTED as a DEED by	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	ELSTER HOLDINGS GMBH	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Christoph Schmidt-Wolf	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ Thomas Preute
	By: Christoph Schmidt-Wolf
	 	 	 	 	 	By: Thomas Preute
	Title:

	 	Managing Director
	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	 Authorised Signatory

	 	 	 

	Facsimile:

	 	+49 201 5458 352
	 
	 	 
	Address:

	 	Frankenstrasse 362, 45133
	 

	 	Essen, Germany
	Attention:

	 	Thomas Preute

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	EXECUTED as a DEED by	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	ELSTER HOLDINGS GMBH	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	(as Obligors’ Agent for and on behalf	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	of the Guarantors)	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Christoph Schmidt-Wolf	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ Thomas Preute
	By: Christoph Schmidt-Wolf
	 	 	 	 	 	By: Thomas Preute
	Title:

	 	Managing Director
	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Authorised Signatory

	 	 	 

	Facsimile:

	 	+49 201 5458 352
	 
	 	 
	Address:

	 	Frankenstrasse 362, 45133
	 

	 	Essen, Germany
	Attention:

	 	Thomas Preute

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THE INTRA-GROUP CREDITORS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	EXECUTED as a DEED by	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	ELSTER HOLDINGS GMBH	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Christoph Schmidt-Wolf	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ Thomas Preute
	By: Christoph Schmidt-Wolf
	 	 	 	 	 	By: Thomas Preute
	Title:

	 	Managing Director
	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Authorised Signatory

	 	 	 

	Facsimile:

	 	+49 201 5458 352
	 
	 	 
	Address:

	 	Frankenstrasse 362, 45133
	 

	 	Essen, Germany
	Attention:

	 	Thomas Preute

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	EXECUTED as a DEED by	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	ELSTER HOLDINGS GMBH	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	(as Obligors’ Agent for and on behalf	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	of the Intra-Group Creditors)	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Christoph Schmidt-Wolf	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ Thomas Preute
	By: Christoph Schmidt-Wolf
	 	 	 	 	 	By: Thomas Preute
	Title:

	 	Managing Director
	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Authorised Signatory

	 	 	 

	Facsimile:

	 	+49 201 5458 352
	 
	 	 
	Address:

	 	Frankenstrasse 362, 45133
	 

	 	Essen, Germany
	Attention:

	 	Thomas Preute

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THE INTRA-GROUP DEBTORS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	EXECUTED as a DEED by	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	ELSTER HOLDINGS GMBH	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Christoph Schmidt-Wolf	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ Thomas Preute
	By: Christoph Schmidt-Wolf
	 	 	 	 	 	By: Thomas Preute
	Title:

	 	Managing Director
	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Authorised Signatory

	 	 	 

	Facsimile:

	 	+49 201 5458 352
	 
	 	 
	Address:

	 	Frankenstrasse 362, 45133
	 

	 	Essen, Germany
	Attention:

	 	Thomas Preute

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	EXECUTED as a DEED by	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	ELSTER HOLDINGS GMBH	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	(as Obligors’ Agent for and on behalf	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	of the Intra-Group Debtors)	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Christoph Schmidt-Wolf	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ Thomas Preute
	By: Christoph Schmidt-Wolf
	 	 	 	 	 	By: Thomas Preute
	Title:

	 	Managing Director
	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Authorised Signatory

	 	 	 

	Facsimile:

	 	+49 201 5458 352
	 
	 	 
	Address:

	 	Frankenstrasse 362, 45133
	 

	 	Essen, Germany
	Attention:

	 	Thomas Preute

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THE MANDATED LEAD ARRANGER

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	EXECUTED as a DEED by	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	BRANCH

	 	 	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Anthony Forshaw	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ Shawn Gates
	By: Anthony Forshaw
	 	 	 	 	 	By: Shawn Gates
	Title:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	Facsimile:

	 	+44 20 7547 6419
	 	Facsimile:
	 	+44 20 7547 6419
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:

	 	Deutsche Bank AG, London
	 	Address:
	 	Deutsche Bank AG, London 
	 

	 	Branch
	 	 	 	Branch
	 

	 	Winchester House
	 	 	 	Winchester House
	 

	 	1 Great Winchester Street
	 	 	 	1 Great Winchester Street
	 

	 	London EC2N 2DB
	 	 	 	London EC2N 2DB
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attention:

	 	Anthony Forshaw
	 	Attention:
	 	Shawn Gates

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THE AGENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	EXECUTED as a DEED by	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	BRANCH in its capacity as Facility Agent	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	for itself and for and on behalf of each Senior	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	Finance Party	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ N. Dawes	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ V. Mayell
	By: N. Dawes
	 	 	 	 	 	By: V. Mayell
	Title:

	 	VP
	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	AVP

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	Facsimile:

	 	+44 20 7547 6419	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:

	 	Deutsche Bank AG, London
	 	Address:
	 	Deutsche Bank AG, London
	 

	 	Branch
	 	 	 	Branch
	 

	 	Winchester House
	 	 	 	Winchester House
	 

	 	1 Great Winchester Street
	 	 	 	1 Great Winchester Street
	 

	 	London EC2N 2DB
	 	 	 	London EC2N 2DB
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attention:

	 	N. Dawes
	 	Attention:
	 	V. Mayell

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	EXECUTED as a DEED by	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	BRANCH as Security Agent	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ N. Dawes	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ V. Mayell
	By: N. Dawes
	 	 	 	 	 	By: V. Mayell
	Title:

	 	VP
	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	AVP

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	Facsimile:

	 	+44 20 7547 6419	 	 	 	 
	 
	Address:

	 	Deutsche Bank AG, London
	 	Address:
	 	Deutsche Bank AG, London
	 

	 	Branch
	 	 	 	Branch
	 

	 	Winchester House
	 	 	 	Winchester House
	 

	 	1 Great Winchester Street
	 	 	 	1 Great Winchester Street
	 

	 	London EC2N 2DB
	 	 	 	London EC2N 2DB
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attention:

	 	N. Dawes
	 	Attention:
	 	V. Mayell

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THE ISSUING LENDERS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	EXECUTED as a DEED by	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	DEUTSCHE BANK AG,	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	DEUTSCHLANDGESCHÄFT BRANCH,	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	ESSEN as Issuing Lender	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Christoph Nowicki	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ Christa Hülsmann
	By: Christoph Nowicki
	 	 	 	 	 	By: Christa Hülsmann
	Title:

	 	Vice President
	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Assistant Vice President

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	Facsimile:

	 	+49 201 822 2763	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:

	 	Lindenalee 29
	 	Address:
	 	Lindenalee 29
	 

	 	Essen
	 	 	 	Essen
	 

	 	Germany
	 	 	 	Germany
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attention:

	 	Christoph Nowicki
	 	Attention:
	 	Christa Huelsmann

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	EXECUTED as a DEED by	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	COMMERZBANK AG, ESSEN BRANCH as	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	Issuing Lender	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Andreas Gerland	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ Andreas Thormann
	By: Andreas Gerland
	 	 	 	 	 	By: Andreas Thormann
	Title:

	 	Director
	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Director

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	Facsimile:

	 	+49 211 827 2586	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:

	 	Commerzbank AG
	 	Address:
	 	Commerzbank AG
	 

	 	Breite Str. 25
	 	 	 	Breite Str. 25
	 

	 	40213 Düsseldorf
	 	 	 	40213 Düsseldorf
	 

	 	Germany
	 	 	 	Germany
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attention:

	 	Andreas Gerland
	 	Attention:
	 	Andreas Thormann

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