SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2016-03-15

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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><u>AMENDMENT NO.1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT</u></div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt">AMENDMENT No. 1, dated as of March 11, 2016 (this &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Amendment</u></font>&#8221;), to the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2013 (as the same (x) was supplemented by Supplement No. 1, dated as of January 30, 2015, by Apollo Principal Holdings X, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, (y) was further supplemented by Supplement No. 2, dated as of February 1, 2016, by Apollo Principal Holdings XI, LLC, an Anguilla limited liability company and (z) may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Credit Agreement</u></font>&#8221;), among (i) Apollo Management Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as the borrower of the Term Loans (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Term Facility Borrower</u></font>&#8221;) and a Revolving Facility Borrower (as defined below); (ii) Apollo Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Apollo Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Apollo International Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, AAA Holdings, L.P., a Guernsey limited partnership, Apollo Principal Holdings I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Apollo Principal Holdings II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Apollo Principal Holdings III, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, Apollo Principal Holdings IV, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, Apollo Principal Holdings V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Apollo Principal Holdings VI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Apollo Principal Holdings VII, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, Apollo Principal Holdings VIII, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, Apollo Principal Holdings IX L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, ST Holdings GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and ST Management Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (such entities, together with Apollo Management Holdings, L.P., collectively, the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Revolving Facility Borrowers</u></font>&#8221;, and the Revolving Facility Borrowers, together with the Term Facility Borrower, collectively, the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Borrowers</u></font>&#8221;); (iii) the Guarantors from time to time party thereto; (iv) the Lenders from time to time party thereto; (v) the Issuing Banks from time to time party thereto; and (vi) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Administrative Agent</u></font>&#8221;). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning provided in the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby).</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt">WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.08(b) of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Parties and the Lenders may agree to amend the Credit Agreement as set forth herein; and</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt">WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein;</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">Section 1.</font><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="FONT-SIZE: 5.14pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><u>Amendment</u></font>.&#160; The Credit Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date as follows:</font></div>

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