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Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

Published Transaction CUSIP Number: 42010EAF6

Published Revolver CUSIP Number: 42010EAG4

 

 

 

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of February 3, 2021

 

among

 

REPAY HOLDINGS CORPORATION

as Parent and a Guarantor

 

Hawk Parent Holdings LLC

as the Borrower

 

THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO

 

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO

 

and

 

TRUIST BANK,

as Administrative Agent

_______________________________________________________________________________

 

TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.,

as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Runner

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Article I DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION1

 

Section 1.1

Definitions1

 

“Acquisition”2

“Additional Lender”2

“Adjusted LIBOR”2

“Administrative Agent”2

“Administrative Questionnaire”2

“Affiliate”3

“Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount”3

“Aggregate Revolving Commitments”3

“Agreement”3

“Anti-Corruption Laws”3

“Anti-Terrorism Order”3

“Applicable Lending Office”3

“Applicable Margin”3

“Applicable Percentage”4

“Approved Fund”4

“Assignment and Acceptance”5

“Available Amount”5

“Availability Period”5

“Bank Product Obligations”5

“Bank Product Provider”6

“Bank Products”6

“Bankruptcy Code”6

“Base Rate”6

“Borrower”8

“Borrowing”8

“Business Day”8

“Capital Lease Obligations”8

“Capital Stock”8

“Cash Collateralize”9

“Change in Control”9

 


“Change in Law”9

“Class”9

“Closing Date”9

“Code”9

“Collateral”9

“Collateral Documents”9

“Commitment”9

“Commodity Exchange Act”10

“Compliance Certificate”10

“Consolidated EBITDA”10

“Consolidated Interest Expense”12

“Consolidated Net Income”12

“Consolidated Total Debt”13

“Contractual Obligation”13

“Control”13

“Control Account Agreement”13

“Controlled Account”13

“Copyright”13

“Copyright Security Agreement”13

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“Cure Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.14

“Default”15

“Default Interest”15

“Defaulting Lender”15

“Disqualified Capital Stock”15

“Dollar(s)”15

“Domestic Foreign Holdco”15

“Domestic Subsidiary”16

“Engagement Letter” shall mean that certain engagement letter, dated as of January 13, 2021, by and between the Borrower and the Lead Arranger.16

“Environmental Laws”16

“Environmental Liability”16

“ERISA”17

“ERISA Affiliate”17

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“ERISA Event”17

“Eurodollar”17

“Event of Default”17

“Exchange Act”17

“Excluded Accounts”18

“Excluded Affiliates”18

“Excluded Property”18

“Excluded Subsidiary”18

“Excluded Swap Obligation”19

“Excluded Taxes”19

“Existing Controlled Account Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.11.19

“Extended Revolving Commitments”19

“Extended Revolving Loans”19

“Extending Lenders”19

“Extension Agreement”19

“Extension Amendment”19

“Extension Offer”19

“FATCA”19

“Federal Funds Rate”20

“Fee Letter”20

“Financial Covenants” shall mean the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2.20

“Fiscal Quarter”20

“Fiscal Year”20

“Foreign Person”20

“Foreign Subsidiary”20

“GAAP”20

“Governmental Authority”20

“Guarantee”20

“Guarantor”20

“Guaranty and Security Agreement”21

“Hazardous Materials”21

“Hedging Obligations”21

“Hedging Transaction”21

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“Increasing Lender”22

“Incremental Commitment”22

“Incremental Commitment Amount”22

“Incremental Equivalent Debt” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower in respect of22

“Indebtedness”24

“Indemnified Taxes”24

“Interest Period”24

“Investments”25

“IP Rights” means, in each case, to the extent registered (or that a pending application for registration has been filed) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, (i) patents (including all reissues, reexaminations, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part and extensions thereof); (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade names and logos; and (iii) copyrights.25

“Issuing Bank”25

“Junior Financing”25

“Latest Maturity Date”25

“LC Commitment”25

“LC Disbursement”25

“LC Documents”25

“LC Exposure”25

“Lead Arranger”26

“Lender Insolvency Event”26

“Lender-Related Hedge Provider”26

“Lenders”26

“Letter of Credit”26

“Lien”26

“Limited Condition Acquisition”26

“Liquidity” shall mean,27

“Loan Documents”27

“Loan Parties”27

“Loans”27

“Material Acquisition” shall mean any Permitted Acquisition for which the aggregate consideration paid on the closing date thereof is equal to or greater than $50,000,000.27

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“Material Adverse Effect”27

“Material Indebtedness”27

“Material IP” means the IP Rights that are material (individually or in the aggregate) to the business and operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) as reasonably determined by the Borrower.27

“Moody’s”27

“Multiemployer Plan”27

“Net Mark-to-Market Exposure”27

“Non-Defaulting Lender”28

“Non-Guarantor Acquisition”28

“Non-Public Information”28

“Non-U.S. Plan”28

“Notices of Borrowing”28

“Notice of Conversion/Continuation”28

“Notice of Revolving Borrowing”28

“Notice of Swingline Borrowing”28

“Obligations”28

“OFAC”28

“Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities”28

“Original Closing Date”29

“Organization Documents”29

“OSHA”29

“Other Connection Taxes”29

“Other Taxes”29

“Parent”29

“Parent Company”29

“Participant”29

“Participant Register”29

“Patent”29

“Patent Security Agreement”29

“Patriot Act”30

“Payment Office”30

“PBGC”30

“Permits”30

“Permitted Acquisition”30

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“Permitted Encumbrances”31

“Permitted Investments”32

“Permitted Tax Distributions”33

“Person”34

“Plan”34

“Platform”34

“Potential Defaulting Lender”34

“Pricing Grid”34

“Prime Rate”34

“Proceeding”34

“Processing Accounts” means any settlement, reserve, custodial or similar accounts (including any such accounts where a Person acts as agent) holding funds of merchants or other customers in connection with which a Person acts, in whole or in part, as a processor, custodian, remitter or transmitter in the ordinary course of its business.34

“Processing Liens” means Liens on34

“Processing Obligations” means, as to any Person, liabilities and obligations of such Person that arise out of or relate to any payment processing transaction for which such Person acts, in whole or in part, as a processor, custodian, remitter, servicer or accounts payable automator or transmitter in the ordinary course of its business, including, without limitation, any liability or obligation of such Person under any Sponsorship Agreement.35

“Pro Forma Basis”35

“Pro Rata Share”35

“Public Lender”35

“Qualified Capital Stock”35

“Real Estate” shall mean all real property owned or leased by35

“Recipient”35

“Refinanced Debt”35

“Refinancing Amendment”35

“Refinancing Facilities”36

“Register”36

“Regulation D”36

“Regulation T”36

“Regulation U”36

“Regulation X”36

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“Regulation Y”36

“Related Parties”36

“Related Transaction Documents”36

“Related Transactions”36

“Release”36

“Required Lenders”36

“Requirement of Law”37

“Resolution Authority” shall mean an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.37

“Responsible Officer”37

“Restricted Payment”37

“Restricted Subsidiary”37

“Revolving Commitment”37

“Revolving Commitment Termination Date”37

“Revolving Credit Exposure”38

“Revolving Lender” shall mean each Lender with a Revolving Commitment (or, if all Revolving Commitments have been terminated, each Lender with Revolving Credit Exposure), in such capacity.38

“Revolving Loan”38

“S&P”38

“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9.38

“Sanctions”38

“Sanctioned Country”38

“Sanctioned Person”38

“Secured Net Leverage Ratio”38

“Secured Parties”38

“Solvent”38

“Specified Equity Contribution”39

“Sponsorship Agreement” means (a) any sponsorship, custodial, depository, processing or similar agreement with a bank or financial institution which enables a Person to process or otherwise facilitate a credit card transaction, debit card transaction or other funds transfer through one or more payment networks on behalf of its merchants or other customers or (b) any agreement with any independent sales organization or other third party payment processor which enables a Person to offer payment processing services to merchants or other customers.39

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“Subsidiary”39

“Swap Obligation”39

“Swingline Commitment”39

“Swingline Exposure”39

“Swingline Lender”39

“Swingline Loan”39

“Synthetic Lease”39

“Synthetic Lease Obligations”40

“Tax Receivable Agreement” shall mean that certain Tax Receivable Agreement dated as of or about the Original Closing Date, among the Borrower, Parent and the other parties from time to time party thereto, as amended from time to time.40

“Taxes”40

“Total Net Leverage Ratio”40

“Trademark”40

“Trademark Security Agreement”40

“Trading with the Enemy Act”40

“Type”40

“Unfunded Pension Liability”41

“Uniform Commercial Code”41

“United States”41

“Unrestricted Subsidiary”41

“U.S. Person”41

“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”41

“Withdrawal Liability”41

“Withholding Agent”41

 

Section 1.4

Terms Generally42

 

 

Section 1.6

Divisions44

 

 

Section 1.7

LIBOR44

 

Article II AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS44

 

Section 2.2

Revolving Loans44

 

 

Section 2.4

Swingline Commitment45

 

 

Section 2.5

[Reserved]46

 

 

Section 2.6

Funding of Borrowings46

 

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Section 2.7

Interest Elections47

 

 

Section 2.9

Repayment of Loans48

 

 

Section 2.10

Evidence of Indebtedness48

 

 

Section 2.11

Optional Prepayments49

 

 

Section 2.12

Mandatory Prepayments50

 

 

Section 2.13

Interest on Loans50

 

 

Section 2.14

Fees51

 

 

Section 2.17

Illegality53

 

 

Section 2.18

Increased Costs53

 

 

Section 2.19

Funding Indemnity54

 

 

Section 2.20

Taxes55

 

 

Section 2.22

Letters of Credit61

 

 

Section 2.24

Mitigation of Obligations68

 

 

Section 2.25

Replacement of Lenders69

 

 

TC "Section 2.25

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Section 2.27

Refinancing Amendments71

 

 

Section 2.28

Extension Amendments72

 

Article III CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT72

 

Section 3.3

Delivery of Documents75

 

Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES75

 

Section 4.1

Existence; Power75

 

 

Section 4.7

Investment Company Act76

 

 

Section 4.8

Taxes77

 

 

Section 4.10

ERISA77

 

 

Section 4.12

Disclosure78

 

 

Section 4.13

Labor Relations79

 

 

Section 4.14

Subsidiaries79

 

 

Section 4.15

Solvency79

 

 

Section 4.17

Collateral Documents79

 

 

Section 4.18

Subordinated Debt80

 

 

Section 4.20

Patriot Act80

 

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Article V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS80

 

Section 5.2

Notices of Material Events82

 

 

Section 5.4

Compliance with Laws83

 

 

Section 5.5

Payment of Taxes83

 

 

Section 5.6

Books and Records84

 

 

Section 5.7

Visitation and Inspection84

 

 

Section 5.10

Non-U.S. Plans84

 

 

Section 5.11

Cash Management84

 

 

Section 5.13

[Reserved]86

 

 

Section 5.14

Further Assurances86

 

 

Section 5.15

[Reserved]86

 

 

Section 5.16

Designation of Subsidiaries86

 

 

Section 5.17

Certain Post-Closing Matters87

 

 

Section 5.18

Government Regulation87

 

Article VI FINANCIAL COVENANTS87

 

Section 6.1

Secured Net Leverage Ratio87

 

 

Section 6.2

Interest Coverage Ratio87

 

 

Section 6.3

Equity Cure88

 

Article VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS88

 

Section 7.1

Indebtedness88

 

 

Section 7.2

Liens91

 

 

Section 7.3

Fundamental Changes94

 

 

Section 7.4

Investments, Loans94

 

 

Section 7.5

Restricted Payments97

 

 

Section 7.6

Sale of Assets98

 

 

Section 7.8

Restrictive Agreements101

 

 

Section 7.13

Change in Fiscal Year104

 

Article VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT104

 

Section 8.1

Events of Default104

 

Article IX THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT109

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Section 9.8

Withholding Tax112

 

 

Section 9.12

[Reserved]113

 

Article X MISCELLANEOUS114

 

Section 10.1

Notices114

 

 

Section 10.2

Waiver; Amendments117

 

 

Section 10.3

Expenses; Indemnification120

 

 

Section 10.4

Successors and Assigns122

 

 

Section 10.6

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL126

 

 

Section 10.7

Right of Set-off126

 

 

Section 10.8

Counterparts; Integration127

 

 

Section 10.9

Survival127

 

 

Section 10.10

Severability127

 

 

Section 10.11

Confidentiality127

 

 

Section 10.12

Interest Rate Limitation128

 

 

Section 10.14

Patriot Act129

 

 

Section 10.16

Location of Closing129

 

 

Section 10.17

Swaps130

 

 

Section 10.20

Electronic Signatures131

 


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Schedules

Schedule ICommitment Amounts

Schedule 4.14-Subsidiaries

Schedule 4.16-Deposit and Disbursement Accounts

Schedule 5.17-Certain Post-Closing Matters

Schedule 7.1-Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 7.2-Existing Liens

Schedule 7.4-Existing Investments

Schedule 7.7-Existing Affiliate Agreements

Schedule 7.8-Existing Restrictive Agreements

Schedule 7.9-Sale and Leaseback Transactions

Exhibits

Exhibit A- Form of Assignment and Acceptance

Exhibit 2.3-Form of Notice of Revolving Borrowing

Exhibit 2.4-Form of Notice of Swingline Borrowing

Exhibit 2.7-Form of Notice of Continuation/Conversion

Exhibit 3.1-Form of Closing Checklist

Exhibit 5.1(c)-Form of Compliance Certificate

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of February 3, 2021, by and among Repay Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Hawk Parent Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Loan Parties from time to time party hereto, the several banks and other financial institutions and lenders from time to time party hereto (the “Lenders”) and TRUIST BANK (successor by merger to SunTrust Bank), in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (including its successors in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), as Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and certain lenders are party to that certain Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, the “Original Credit Agreement”), dated as of July 11, 2019 (the “Original Closing Date”), pursuant to which such lenders established a $30,000,000 revolving credit facility and $100,000,000 of delayed draw term loan availability in favor of, and made term loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to $216,000,000 (the “Original Term Loan”) to, the Borrower;

WHEREAS, on January 19, 2021, Parent issued those certain 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Convertible Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $440,000,000;  

WHEREAS, in accordance with that certain Notice of Prepayment and Termination of First Amendment DDTL Commitments delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, on January 20, 2021, the Borrower (a) terminated in full all delayed draw term loan commitments then outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement and (b) used a portion of the proceeds of the 2026 Convertible Notes to prepay in full the entire principal amount of the Original Term Loan then outstanding;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Original Credit Agreement be amended and restated on the date hereof to, among other things set forth herein, establish a $125,000,000 revolving credit facility in favor of the Borrower; and

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender, to the extent of their respective Commitments, were and are, as applicable, willing severally to establish the requested revolving credit facility in favor of the Borrower and to otherwise amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties party hereto, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender agree that the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

Article I

DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

Section 1.1Definitions

.  In addition to the other terms defined herein, the following terms used herein shall have the meanings herein specified (to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

 


2026 Convertible Notes” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto and shall include any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension thereof.

Acquisition shall mean (a) any Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any other Person, pursuant to which such Person shall become a Subsidiary of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or shall be merged with the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or (b) any acquisition by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the assets of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Borrower) that constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or a division or business unit of such Person, whether through purchase, merger or other business combination or transaction.

Additional Lender shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.23.

Additional Refinancing Lender means, at any time, any bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor (other than any such bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor that is a Lender at such time) that agrees to provide any portion of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.27; provided that each Additional Refinancing Lender (other than any Person that is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender at such time) shall be subject to the approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, in each case, only to the extent that such consent would be required under Section 10.4(b)(iii) if the related Refinancing Revolving Loans had been obtained by such Additional Refinancing Lender by way of assignment.

Adjusted LIBOR shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan, (i) the rate per annum equal to the London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. Dollars appearing  on Reuters screen page LIBOR 01 (or on any successor or substitute page of such service or any successor to such service, or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may reasonably be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period (provided that in no event shall the foregoing rate be less than zero), divided by (ii) a percentage equal to 100% minus the then stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements (including any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other reserves required by applicable law and without benefit of credits for proration, exceptions or offsets that may be available from time to time) applicable to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of Eurocurrency liabilities as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D); provided that if the rate referred to in clause (i) above is not available at any such time for any reason, then the rate referred to in clause (i) shall instead be the interest rate per annum (rounded to the next 1/100th of 1.00%), as jointly determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be the arithmetic average of the rates per annum at which deposits in  U. S. Dollars in an amount equal to the amount of such Eurodollar Loan with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by major banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 10:00 A.M. (Atlanta, Georgia time), two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.

Administrative Agent shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Administrative Questionnaire shall mean, with respect to each Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the form provided by the Administrative Agent and submitted to the Administrative Agent duly completed by such Lender.

Affected Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

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Affiliate shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person.  For the purposes of this definition, “Control” shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by control or otherwise.  The terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with” have the meanings correlative thereto.

Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount shall mean the aggregate principal amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments from time to time.  On the Closing Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount is $125,000,000.  

Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall mean, collectively, all Revolving Commitments of all Lenders at any time outstanding.

Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Anti-Corruption Laws shall mean all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to Parent and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

Anti-Terrorism Order shall mean United States Executive Order 13224, signed by President George W. Bush on September 23, 2001.

Applicable Lending Office shall mean, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for such Type of Loan in the Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such Lender or such other office of such Lender (or such Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office by which its Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained.

Applicable Margin shall mean, as of any date, the percentage per annum determined by reference to the applicable Total Net Leverage Ratio in effect on such date as set forth in the Pricing Grid below (the “Pricing Grid”); provided that a change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall be effective on the second Business Day after which the Borrower delivers each of the applicable financial statements required by Sections 5.1(a) and 5.1(b) and the Compliance Certificate required by Section 5.1(c); provided, further, that if at any time the Borrower shall have failed to deliver such financial statements and such Compliance Certificate when so required, the Applicable Margin during the period of such failure shall, if so directed in writing by the Required Lenders, be at Level I as set forth in the Pricing Grid until such time as such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are delivered, at which time the Applicable Margin shall be determined as provided above.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Margin shall be at Level I as set forth in the Pricing Grid from the Closing Date through the date on which the financial statements required by Section 5.1(b) and the Compliance Certificate required by Section 5.1(c) for Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2021 are delivered.  In the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate delivered hereunder is shown to be inaccurate prior to the termination of this Agreement, and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin based upon the Pricing Grid (the “Accurate Applicable Margin”) for any period that such financial statement or Compliance Certificate covered, then (i) the Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, for such period, (ii) the Applicable Margin shall be adjusted such that after giving effect to the corrected financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, the Applicable Margin shall be reset to the Accurate Applicable Margin based upon the Pricing Grid for such period and (iii) the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the accrued

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additional interest owing as a result of such Accurate Applicable Margin for such period.  The provisions of this definition shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to Section 2.13(c) or Article VIII.

Pricing Grid

Level

Total Net Leverage Ratio

Eurodollar  Loans

Base Rate Loans

Commitment Fee

I

≥ 4.75:1.00

3.00%

2.00%

0.50%

II

≥ 4.25:1.00 but < 4.75:1.00

2.75%

1.75%

0.50%

III

≥ 3.75:1.00 but < 4.25:1.00

2.50%

1.50%

0.375%

IV

≥ 3.25:1.00 but < 3.75:1.00

2.25%

1.25%

0.375%

V

≥ 2.75:1.00 but < 3.25:1.00

2.00%

1.00%

0.250%

VI

< 2.75:1.00

1.75%

0.75%

0.250%

 

Applicable Percentage” shall mean, as of any date, with respect to the commitment fee as of such date, the percentage per annum determined by reference to the Total Net Leverage Ratio in effect on such date as set forth in the Pricing Grid; provided that a change in the Applicable Percentage resulting from a change in the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall be effective on the second Business Day after which the Borrower delivers each of the applicable financial statements required by Sections 5.1(a) and 5.1(b) and the Compliance Certificate required by Section 5.1(c); provided, further, that if at any time the Borrower shall have failed to deliver such financial statements and such Compliance Certificate when so required, the Applicable Percentage shall during the period of such failure, shall, if so directed in writing by the Required Lenders, be at Level I as set forth in the Pricing Grid until such time as such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are delivered, at which time the Applicable Percentage shall be determined as provided above.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Percentage shall be at Level I as set forth in the Pricing Grid from the Closing Date through the date on which the financial statements required by Section 5.1(b) and the Compliance Certificate required by Section 5.1(c) for Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2021 are delivered.  In the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate delivered hereunder is shown to be inaccurate prior to the termination of this Agreement, and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Percentage based upon the Pricing Grid (the “Accurate Applicable Percentage”) for any period that such financial statement or Compliance Certificate covered, then (i) the Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, for such period, (ii) the Applicable Percentage shall be adjusted such that after giving effect to the corrected financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, the Applicable Percentage shall be reset to the Accurate Applicable Percentage based upon the Pricing Grid for such period and (iii) the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the accrued additional commitment fee owing as a result of such Accurate Applicable Percentage for such period.  The provisions of this definition shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to Section 2.13(c) or Article VIII.

Approved Fund” shall mean any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender or (iii) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

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Assignment and Acceptance shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.4(b)) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Available Amount” shall mean, at any date, an amount, not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis equal to, without duplication:

 

(i)

the greater of (x) $20,000,000 and (y) 28.5% of Consolidated EBITDA (for the most recently ended four consecutive Fiscal Quarter period for which financial statements have been delivered, calculated on a pro forma basis), plus

 

(ii)

the cumulative amount of cash and Permitted Investment proceeds from the sale or issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of Parent after the Original Closing Date and on or prior to the date of determination (including upon exercise of warrants or options) (other than Specified Equity Contributions), which proceeds have been contributed to the capital of the Borrower and not previously applied for any purpose other than use in the Available Amount, plus

 

(iii)

the cumulative amount of all Returns (to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income) actually received in cash by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Original Closing Date and on or prior to the date of such determination in respect of all Investments made utilizing the Available Amount pursuant to Section 7.4(i) (in each case, up to the amount of the original Investment), minus

 

(iv)

any amount of the Available Amount used to make Investments pursuant to Section 7.4(i) after the Original Closing Date, minus

 

(v)

any amount of the Available Amount used to make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.5(h) after the Original Closing Date, minus

 

(vi)

any amount of the Available Amount used to prepay, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire for value, or make any principal, interest or other payments on, any Junior Financing pursuant to Section 7.12(b) after the Original Closing Date.

Availability Period” shall mean the period from the Original Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

Bail-In Action” shall mean the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation” shall mean (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom,  Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

Bank Product Obligations” shall mean, collectively, all obligations and other liabilities of any Loan Party to any Bank Product Provider arising with respect to any Bank Products.

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Bank Product Provider shall mean any Person that, at the time it provides any Bank Product to any Loan Party, (i) is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (other than an Excluded Affiliate) and (ii) except when the Bank Product Provider is Truist Bank and its Affiliates (other than an Excluded Affiliate), has provided prior written notice to the Administrative Agent which has been acknowledged in writing by the Borrower of (x) the existence of such Bank Product, (y) the maximum dollar amount of obligations arising thereunder (the “Bank Product Amount”) and (z) the methodology to be used by such parties in determining the obligations under such Bank Product from time to time.  In no event shall any Bank Product Provider acting in such capacity be deemed a Lender for purposes hereof to the extent of and as to Bank Products except that each reference to the term “Lender” in Article IX and Section 10.3(b) shall be deemed to include such Bank Product Provider and in no event shall the approval of any such person in its capacity as Bank Product Provider be required in connection with the release or termination of any security interest or Lien of the Administrative Agent.  The Bank Product Amount may be changed from time to time upon written notice to the Administrative Agent by the applicable Bank Product Provider which has been acknowledged by the Borrower.  No Bank Product Amount may be established at any time that a Default or Event of Default exists except with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

Bank Products” shall mean any of the following services provided to any Loan Party by any Bank Product Provider: (a) any treasury or other cash management services, including deposit accounts, automated clearing house (ACH) origination and other funds transfer, depository (including cash vault and check deposit), zero balance accounts and sweeps, return items processing, controlled disbursement accounts, positive pay, lockboxes and lockbox accounts, account reconciliation and information reporting, payables outsourcing, payroll processing, trade finance services, investment accounts and securities accounts, and (b) card services, including credit cards (including purchasing cards and commercial cards), prepaid cards, including payroll, stored value and gift cards, merchant services processing, and debit card services.

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, including the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and any applicable local bankruptcy rules.

Base Rate” shall mean the highest of (i) the Prime Rate, as in effect from time to time, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time to time, plus one-half of one percent (0.50%) per annum and (iii) Adjusted LIBOR determined on a daily basis for an Interest Period of one (1) month, plus one percent (1.00%) per annum (any changes in such rates to be effective as of the date of any change in such rate).

Benchmark Replacement means the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may include Term SOFR) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to the Screen Rate for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the Screen Rate with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for each applicable Interest Period, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the Screen Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention

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for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the Screen Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.

Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).

Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to the Screen Rate:

 

(1)

in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of the Screen Rate permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the Screen Rate; or

 

 

(2)

in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.

 

Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the Screen Rate:

 

 

(1)

a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the Screen Rate announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the Screen Rate, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Screen Rate;  

 

 

(2)

a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Screen Rate, the U.S. Federal Reserve System, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Screen Rate, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Screen Rate, or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the Screen Rate, which states that the administrator of the Screen Rate has ceased or will cease to provide the Screen Rate permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Screen Rate; or

 

 

(3)

a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Screen Rate announcing that the Screen Rate is no longer representative.

 

Benchmark Transition Start Date” means (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such

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prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (in the case of such notice by the Required Lenders) and the Lenders.

 

Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the Screen Rate and solely to the extent that the Screen Rate has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (x) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the Screen Rate for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 2.16(b)-(e) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the Screen Rate for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 2.16(b)-(e).

 

Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Borrowing shall mean a borrowing consisting of (i) Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (ii) a Swingline Loan.

Business Day” shall mean any day other than (i) a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Charlotte, North Carolina or New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close and (ii) if such day relates to a Borrowing of, a payment or prepayment of principal or interest on, a conversion of or into, or an Interest Period for, a Eurodollar Loan or a notice with respect to any of the foregoing, any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person shall mean, subject to Section 1.3, all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) of real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Stock” shall mean all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11‑1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act); provided, however, that Convertible Bond Indebtedness and Capped Call Transactions, Convertible Bond Hedge Transactions and Warrant Transactions entered into as a part of, or in connection with, an issuance of such Convertible Bond Indebtedness shall in no event be deemed Capital Stock hereunder.

Capped Call Transactions” means one or more call options referencing Parent’s Capital Stock purchased by Parent in connection with the issuance of Convertible Bond Indebtedness with a strike or exercise price (howsoever defined) initially equal to the conversion price (howsoever defined) of the related Convertible Bond Indebtedness (subject to rounding) and limiting the amount deliverable to Parent upon exercise thereof based on a cap or upper strike price (howsoever defined).

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Cash Collateralize shall mean, in respect of any obligations, to provide and pledge (as a first priority perfected security interest) cash collateral for such obligations in Dollars with the Administrative Agent pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and “Cash Collateralized” and “Cash Collateralization” have the corresponding meanings).

Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its Subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity as a trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, is or shall at any time become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting interests (for the election of directors or other similar governing body) in Parent’s Capital Stock, (ii)  Parent ceases to own and control, directly, beneficially and of record, 100% of the voting Capital Stock of the Borrower, or (iii) any “change in control” (or equivalent concept) shall occur under any Material Indebtedness.

Change in Law” shall mean (i) the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (ii) any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation, implementation or application thereof, by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement, or (iii) compliance by any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.18(b), by the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank, if applicable) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that for purposes of this Agreement, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

Class” (a) when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or each of the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is a Revolving Loan or a Swingline Loan and (b) when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment, a Swingline Commitment or an Incremental Commitment.

Closing Date” shall mean February 3, 2021.

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time.

Collateral” shall mean all tangible and intangible property, real and personal, of any Loan Party that is or purports to be the subject of a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent to secure the whole or any part of the Obligations or any Guarantee thereof, and shall exclude all Excluded Property.

Collateral Documents” shall mean, collectively, the Guaranty and Security Agreement, any Control Account Agreements, any Copyright Security Agreements, any Patent Security Agreements, any Trademark Security Agreements, and any other instruments and agreements now or hereafter securing or perfecting the Liens securing the whole or any part of the Obligations or any Guarantee thereof, all UCC financing statements, fixture filings and stock powers.

Commitment” shall mean a Revolving Commitment or a Swingline Commitment or any combination thereof (as the context shall permit or require), and shall include, where appropriate, any commitment provided pursuant to Section 2.23 or 2.27.

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Commodity Exchange Act shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute thereto.

Compliance Certificate” shall mean a certificate from an executive officer or a financial officer of Parent in the form of, and containing the certifications set forth in, the certificate attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1(c).

Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, for Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, an amount equal to the sum of:

(i) Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus

(ii) to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period (if applicable), and without duplication,

(A) Consolidated Interest Expense,

(B) provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation, federal, state, local, foreign, franchise, excise, value added, and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period including penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations and any tax distributions related to the foregoing or otherwise permitted under this Agreement, and

(C) depreciation and amortization (including amortization of deferred financing fees) determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, plus

(iii) except with respect to clauses (F), (G) and (J) of this clause (iii), to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period (if applicable), and without duplication,

(A) expenses, losses, charges or write-downs deemed unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence in accordance with GAAP,

(B) non-cash charges, expenses or losses, including, without limitation, any non-cash compensation, non-cash translation (gain) loss and non-cash expense relating to the vesting of warrants,

(C) restructuring costs, integration costs, business optimization expenses or costs, business line consolidation, non-recurring retention, recruiting, relocation and signing bonuses and expenses, stock option and other equity-based compensation expenses, severance costs and transaction fees and expenses from the transactions contemplated herein,

(D) accruals, losses, charges, write-downs, up-front fees, transaction costs, commissions, expenses, premiums or charges related to any equity offering, permitted investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or incurrence, repayment, amendment or modification of Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement (whether or not successful, and including fees, costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and Lenders that are paid or reimbursed) and up-front or financing fees, fees, costs, expenses (including fees, costs and expenses of any counsel, consultants or other advisors), transaction costs, commissions, expenses, premiums or charges, including, without limitation, those related to or in connection with the Related Transactions and any non-recurring

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merger or business acquisition transaction costs incurred during such period (in each case whether or not successful),

(E) any non-cash increase in expenses (1) resulting from the revaluation of inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods including changes in capitalization of variances) or other inventory adjustments or (2) due to purchase or recapitalization accounting,

(F) “run rate” cost savings, operating savings, operating expense reductions and cost synergies (including, without limitation, savings related to favorable network pricing) reasonably anticipated by the Borrower in good faith to be realizable within twenty-four (24) months (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such savings, reductions and synergies have been realized on the first day of such period, net of the aggregate amount of actual savings, reductions and synergy benefits realized) so long as such savings, reductions and synergies are reasonably identifiable, factually supported and set forth in reasonable detail in the applicable Compliance Certificate for such period; provided that, with respect to this clause (F), to the extent that such savings, reductions or synergies are no longer reasonably anticipated by the Borrower to be realized within twenty-four (24) months, such savings, reductions and synergies shall not be included in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” for any period thereafter,

(G) expenses or losses relating to business interruption or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement and only to the extent that such amount is in fact indemnified or reimbursed within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365 days), charges, losses, lost profit expenses (including litigation expenses, fees and charges) or write-offs to the extent indemnified or incurred by a third party,

(H) non-cash minority interest expense,

(I) letter of credit fees,

(J) solely for purposes of determining compliance with the Financial Covenants in respect of any Fiscal Quarter in which the cure right under Section 6.3 is utilized (but, for avoidance of doubt, not for the determination of the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio or any other financial ratio hereunder), the amount of proceeds from any Specified Equity Contribution in respect of such Fiscal Quarter,

(K) fees, costs and expenses of the board of directors or managers or any similar governing body of the Borrower or any parent entity thereof, not to exceed $900,000 in any consecutive four Fiscal Quarter period,

(L) one-time, non-recurring costs associated with, or in anticipation of, or preparation for, compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith and one-time, non-recurring costs relating to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Exchange Act or any other comparable body of laws, rules or regulations, as companies with listed equity, in each case, in connection with the initial listing of such person’s equity securities on a securities exchange, and

(M) with respect to any Person, assets, division or business unit acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, any other adjustments and addbacks reflected in any quality of

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earnings report from a “Big Four” accounting firm (or other accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with such Permitted Acquisition, minus

(iv) the sum of income and gain items corresponding to those referred to in clauses (iii)(A), (iii)(B) and (iii)(E) above;

provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) the aggregate amount added back to Consolidated Net Income (excluding non-cash amounts) to the extent supported with reasonable documentation made pursuant to clauses (iii)(C) and (iii)(F) above in any period shall not in any event exceed 30% of Consolidated EBITDA after giving effect to such addbacks and all other addbacks contemplated hereby, (II) no cap or limitation shall apply with respect to non-cash amounts added back to Consolidated Net Income to the extent supported with reasonable documentation, and (III) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA generated from the Foreign Subsidiaries shall not exceed 25% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated before giving effect to any contribution from the Foreign Subsidiaries.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if during any applicable period any Loan Party shall have consummated a Permitted Acquisition, or other Acquisition approved in writing by the Required Lenders, or any sale, transfer or other disposition of any Person, business, property or assets, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated (other than for purposes of Excess Cash Flow) on a Pro Forma Basis with respect to such Person, business, property or assets so acquired or disposed of.

Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the sum of (i) total interest expense in respect of Consolidated Total Debt (net of total interest income), including the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations, capitalized or expensed during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period) plus (ii) the net amount payable (or minus the net amount receivable) with respect to interest rate Hedging Transactions during such period (whether or not actually paid or received during such period) but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (a) any non-cash interest expense, including capitalized interest, whether paid or accrued, (b) the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of indebtedness at less than par, (c) amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, (d) any expenses resulting from discounting of indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, (e) penalties or interest related to taxes and any other amounts of non-cash interest resulting from the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting, (f) the accretion or accrual of, or accrued interest on, discounted liabilities (other than Indebtedness) during such period, (g) non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under hedging agreements or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 815-Derivatives and Hedging, (h) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates, (i) any payments with respect to make whole premiums or other breakage costs of any Indebtedness, (j) all non-recurring interest expense consisting of liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, all as calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (k) expensing of bridge, arrangement, structuring, commitment or other financing fees.

Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the net income (or loss) of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis (after deduction for minority interests) in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income (without duplication and to the extent otherwise included therein) (i) any gains or losses attributable to write-ups or write-downs of assets or the sale of assets (other than the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business), (ii) any equity interest of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in the unremitted earnings of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) any

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income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary or the date that such Person’s assets are acquired by Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary, (iv) the effects of purchase and recapitalization accounting adjustments and (v) any income (or loss) attributable to the early extinguishment or cancellation of Indebtedness.

Consolidated Total Debt” shall mean, as of any date of determination, without duplication, all Indebtedness of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the type described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) (only with respect to past due amounts of earn-outs and other past due contingent acquisition consideration), (v) and (vi) (only with respect to amounts drawn and unreimbursed thereunder) of the definition of Indebtedness and all Guarantees by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the foregoing types of Indebtedness, in each case, measured on a consolidated basis as of such date.

Contractual Obligation” of any Person shall mean any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or undertaking (other than a Loan Document) under which such Person is obligated or by which it or any of the property in which it has an interest is bound.

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

Control Account Agreement” shall mean any tri-party agreement by and among a Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and a depositary bank or securities intermediary at which such Loan Party maintains a Controlled Account, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Controlled Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.11.

Convertible Bond Hedge Transactions” means one or more call options referencing Parent’s Capital Stock purchased by Parent in connection with the issuance of Convertible Bond Indebtedness with a strike or exercise price (howsoever defined) initially equal to the conversion or exchange price (howsoever defined) of the related Convertible Bond Indebtedness (subject to rounding).

Convertible Bond Indebtedness” means unsecured Indebtedness of Parent having a feature which entitles the holder thereof to convert all or a portion of such Indebtedness into Capital Stock of Parent (and cash in lieu of fractional Capital Stock) and/or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of Capital Stock of Parent), and shall include the 2026 Convertible Notes, and any supplements, modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension thereof.

Copyright” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.

Copyright Security Agreement” shall mean any Copyright Security Agreement executed by a Loan Party owning registered Copyrights or applications for Copyrights in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, both on the Original Closing Date and thereafter.

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means secured or unsecured Indebtedness of any Loan Party in the form of (a) Refinancing Revolving Commitments or (b) other term loans or notes or revolving commitments governed by definitive documentation other than this Agreement (such other term loans, notes and revolving commitments, “Refinancing Facilities”); provided that:

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(a)such Indebtedness is incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, or refinance, in whole or part, any Class of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments (“Refinanced Debt”);

(b)such Indebtedness (including commitments therefor) is in an aggregate amount not greater than the aggregate principal amount (including interest paid in kind or otherwise capitalized to principal) plus undrawn commitments in respect of such Refinanced Debt plus the sum of (a) the amount of all accrued and unpaid interest on such Refinanced Debt, (b) the amount of any premiums (including tender premiums), make-whole amounts or penalties on such Refinanced Debt, (c) the amount of all fees (including any exit consent fees) on such Refinanced Debt, (d) the amount of all fees (including arrangement, commitment, structuring, underwriting, ticking, amendment, closing and other similar fees), commissions, costs, expenses and other amounts associated with such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (e) the amount of all original issue discount and upfront fees associated with such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, and the proceeds of such Indebtedness are applied, substantially concurrently with the incurrence thereof, to the pro rata prepayment of such Refinanced Debt (and, in the case of Revolving Commitments, pro rata commitment reductions);

(c)any such Indebtedness will not mature prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Refinanced Debt, or have any mandatory prepayment or redemption features (other than customary asset sale, insurance and condemnation proceeds events, change of control offers, events of default or, if applicable, “AHYDO catch-up payments”) that could result in prepayments or redemptions of such Indebtedness prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Refinanced Debt;

(d)such Indebtedness is not incurred or guaranteed by any Persons other than Loan Parties;

(e)if such Indebtedness is secured:

(i)such Indebtedness is not secured by any assets or property of any Loan Party that does not constitute Collateral (subject to customary exceptions for cash collateral in favor of an agent, letter of credit issuer or similar “fronting” lender);

(ii)such Indebtedness will rank pari passu or junior in right of payment and of security with the other Loans and Commitments hereunder (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) and shall be subject to an intercreditor agreement on then prevailing market terms and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent; and

(iii)if such Indebtedness constitutes Refinancing Revolving Commitments in the form of Pari Passu Lien Indebtedness, such Indebtedness shall be subject to customary provisions governing the pro rata payment, repayment, borrowing, Letter of Credit participations and commitment reductions of the Refinanced Debt and such Refinancing Revolving Commitments;

(f)if the Refinanced Debt was (i) contractually subordinated to the Obligations in right of payment, such Indebtedness shall be contractually subordinated to the Obligations on the same basis, (ii) contractually subordinated to the Obligations in right of security, such Indebtedness shall be contractually subordinated to the Obligations on the same basis or be unsecured or (iii) unsecured, such Indebtedness shall be unsecured; and

(g)Refinancing Facilities shall be documented outside of this Agreement and the Loan Documents.

Cure Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

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Default” shall mean any condition or event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Default Interest” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(c).

Defaulting Lender” shall mean, at any time, subject to Section 2.26(b), (i) any Lender that has failed for two (2) or more Business Days to comply with its obligations under this Agreement to make a Loan, to make a payment to the Issuing Bank in respect of a Letter of Credit or to the Swingline Lender in respect of a Swingline Loan or to make any other payment due hereunder (each a “funding obligation”), unless such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding has not been satisfied (which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, will be specifically identified in such writing), (ii) any Lender that has notified the Administrative Agent or the Borrower in writing, or has stated publicly, that it does not intend to comply with any such funding obligation hereunder, unless such writing or public statement states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding cannot be satisfied (which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, will be specifically identified in such writing or public statement), (iii) any Lender that has defaulted on its obligation to fund generally under any other loan agreement, credit agreement or other financing agreement, (iv) any Lender that has, for three (3) or more Business Days after written request of the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, failed to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (iv) upon the Administrative Agent’s and the Borrower’s receipt of such written confirmation), or (v) any Lender with respect to which a Lender Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing.  Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender will be conclusive and binding, absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.26(b)) upon notification of such determination by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders.

Disqualified Capital Stock” shall mean any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Capital Stock into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Capital Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Capital Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares) at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days following the Latest Maturity Date (excluding any provisions requiring redemption upon a “change of control” or similar event; provided that such “change of control” or similar event results in the concurrent payment in full of the Obligations, (b) is convertible into or exchangeable for (i) debt securities or (ii) any Capital Stock referred to in (a) above, in each case, at any time on or prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days following Latest Maturity Date, or (c) is entitled to receive scheduled dividends or distributions in cash prior to the time that the Obligations are paid in full in cash; provided that if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of Parent, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because they may be required to be repurchased by Parent, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability.

Dollar(s)” and the sign “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Foreign Holdco” shall mean any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary substantially all the assets of which consist of the Capital Stock and, if applicable, Indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries.

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Domestic Subsidiary shall mean each Subsidiary of Parent that is organized under the laws of the United States or any state or district thereof or the District of Columbia (other than a Domestic Foreign Holdco).

Early Opt-in Election” means the occurrence of:

 

(1)

(i) a determination by the Administrative Agent or (ii) a notification by the Required Lenders to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) that the Required Lenders have determined that U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 2.16(b)-(e) are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the Screen Rate, and

 

(2)

(i) the election by the Administrative Agent or (ii) the election by the Required Lenders to declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurred and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders or by the Required Lenders of written notice of such election to the Administrative Agent.

EEA Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority” shall mean any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Engagement Letter” shall mean that certain engagement letter, dated as of January 13, 2021, by and between the Borrower and the Lead Arranger.

Environmental Laws” shall mean all applicable laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, consent orders or decrees, judgments, injunctions, or legally binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority relating to the protection of the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or to public or occupational health and safety matters (with respect to exposure to Hazardous Materials).

Environmental Liability” shall mean any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental investigation and remediation, costs of administrative oversight, fines, natural resource damages, penalties or indemnities), of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent resulting from or based upon (i) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (ii) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (iii) any actual or alleged exposure to any Hazardous Materials, or (iv) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials.

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ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and in effect from time to time, and any successor statute thereto and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any person that for purposes of Title I or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code would be deemed at any relevant time to be a “single employer” or otherwise aggregated with Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA or, for purposes of Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

ERISA Event shall mean (i) any “reportable event” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA with respect to a Plan (other than an event as to which the PBGC has waived under Regulation Section 4043 the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified of such event); (ii) any failure to make a required contribution to any Plan or Non-U.S. Plan that would result in the imposition of a lien or other encumbrance or the provision of security under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 or 4068 of ERISA, or the arising of such a lien or encumbrance, there being or arising any “unpaid minimum required contribution” or “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined or otherwise set forth in Section 4971 of the Code or Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA), whether or not waived, or any filing of any request for or receipt of a minimum funding waiver under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or that such filing may be made, or any determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in at-risk status under Title IV of ERISA; (iii) any incurrence by Parent, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan (other than for premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) any institution of proceedings, or the occurrence of an event or condition which would reasonably be expected to constitute grounds for the institution of proceedings by the PBGC, under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan; (v) any incurrence by Parent, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or the receipt by Parent, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of any notice that a Multiemployer Plan is in endangered or critical status under Section 305 of ERISA; (vi) any receipt by Parent, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of any notice, or any receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from Parent, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (vii) engaging in a non-exempt prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA; or (viii) any filing of a notice of intent to terminate any Plan if such termination would require material additional contributions in order to be considered a standard termination within the meaning of Section 4041(b) of ERISA, any filing under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate any Plan, or the termination of any Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

Eurodollar”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to Adjusted LIBOR.

Event of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and in effect from time to time.

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Excluded Accounts shall mean any deposit account, disbursement account, investment account and lockbox account not subject to an Existing Controlled Account Agreement.

Excluded Affiliates” shall mean any Affiliate of the Lead Arranger that is engaged as a principal primarily in private equity, mezzanine financing or venture capital or any of such Affiliate’s officers, directors, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors, professionals and other experts, agents or representatives, in each case, other than a limited number of senior employees who are required, in accordance with industry regulations or the Lead Arranger’s internal policies and procedures to act in a supervisory capacity and our internal legal, compliance, risk management, credit or investment committee members.

Excluded Property” shall mean, collectively, (a) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title; (b) pledges and security interests in partnerships, joint ventures and other non-wholly owned entities to the extent prohibited by law or prohibited by agreements (not entered into in contemplation of this exclusion) containing anti assignment clauses not overridden by the UCC or other applicable law; (c) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations to the extent a security interest therein is prohibited or restricted thereby or by applicable law, in each case, not overridden by the UCC or other applicable law; (d) any Capital Stock in or assets of any Foreign Subsidiary or Domestic Foreign Holdco (other than 100% of the issued and outstanding non-voting Capital Stock and 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Capital Stock of any direct first-tier Foreign Subsidiary or Domestic Foreign Holdco), in each case, that has not guaranteed or pledged any of its assets or suffered a pledge of more than 65% of its voting Capital Stock to secure, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries that is a “United States Person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code; (e) any fee or leasehold interest in Real Estate (and there shall be no requirement to deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters), (f) intent to use Trademark applications prior to the filing with, and the acceptance by, the United States Patent and Trademark Office of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto; (g) any lease, license or other agreement (in each case, not entered into in contemplation of this exclusion) or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, capital lease obligation or similar arrangement, in each case, to the extent permitted under the Loan Documents, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement, purchase money, capital lease or similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrower, a Guarantor or any of their Affiliates) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition; (h) property the pledge of which, or the grant of a security interest therein, is prohibited by any Requirement of Law, but only to the extent, and for so long as, such prohibition is not terminated or rendered unenforceable or otherwise deemed ineffective by the UCC or any other Requirement of Law; (i) any Capital Stock in any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Immaterial Subsidiary (to the extent such Immaterial Subsidiary is not a Guarantor); and (j) those assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower agree in writing that the costs of obtaining such a security interest or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the value to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby; provided, however, that Excluded Property shall not include, any proceeds (as defined in the UCC) of any of the foregoing (unless such proceeds of Excluded Property would otherwise constitute Excluded Property).

Excluded Subsidiary” shall mean (a) any Subsidiary that is not wholly owned (other than directors’ qualifying shares and nominal shares issued to the extent required by applicable Requirements of Law) by Parent and/or one or more of its wholly owned Subsidiaries, (b) any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (c) any Subsidiary that is (i) a Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) a Domestic Foreign Holdco or (iii) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (d) any Immaterial Subsidiary and (e) any other Subsidiary with respect

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to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the burden or cost of providing a Guarantee shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom.

Excluded Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.

Excluded Taxes” shall mean, with respect to any Recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Loan Parties, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) and franchise Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any branch profits Tax imposed by the U.S. or any similar Tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which any Loan Party is located or does business,(c) any withholding Taxes that are imposed on amounts payable to such Recipient pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which such Recipient becomes a Recipient under this Agreement (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.25) or designates a new lending office, except in each case to the extent that amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either (i) to such Recipient’s assignor immediately before such Recipient became a Recipient under this Agreement, or (ii) to such Recipient immediately before it designated a new lending office, (d) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.20(f), and (e) Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Controlled Account Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.11.

Extended Revolving Commitments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.28.

Extended Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.28.

Extending Lenders” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.28.

Extension Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.28.

Extension Amendment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.28.

Extension Offer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.28.

FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code and any applicable intergovernmental agreement with respect thereto and applicable official implementing guidance thereunder.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.

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Federal Funds Rate shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next succeeding Business Day or, if such rate is not so published for any Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average (rounded, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

Fee Letter” shall mean that certain fee letter, dated as of January 13, 2021, executed by the Lead Arranger and accepted by the Borrower.

Financial Covenants” shall mean the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2.

Fiscal Quarter” shall mean any fiscal quarter of Parent.

Fiscal Year” shall mean any fiscal year of Parent.

Foreign Person shall mean any Person that is not a U.S. Person.

Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary of Parent that is a “controlled foreign corporation” (as defined in the Code).

GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

Governmental Authority” shall mean the government of the United States, any other nation or government or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority), supra-national entity (including the European Union and the European Central Bank) or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government, and any corporation or other entity owned or controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the foregoing that engages in substantially similar activities.  

Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly and including any obligation, direct or indirect, of the guarantor (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (iv) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued in support of such Indebtedness; provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not so stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.  The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantor” shall mean Parent and each Subsidiary of Parent (other than the Borrower) that provides a Guarantee of the Obligations pursuant to the Guaranty and Security Agreement.

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Guaranty and Security Agreement shall mean the Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, made by the Loan Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Hazardous Materials” shall mean all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes, in each case that are regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law because of their dangerous or deleterious properties or characteristics.

Hedging Obligations” of any Person shall mean any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired under (i) any and all Hedging Transactions, (ii) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Hedging Transactions and (iii) any and all renewals, extensions and modifications of any Hedging Transactions and any and all substitutions for any Hedging Transactions.  For purposes of determining the amount of attributed Indebtedness from Hedging Obligations, the “principal amount” of any Hedging Obligations at any time shall be the Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of such Hedging Obligations.

Hedging Transaction” of any Person shall mean (a) any transaction (including an agreement with respect to any such transaction) now existing or hereafter entered into by such Person that is a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, spot transaction, credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap, credit default option, total return swap, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, securities lending transaction, or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent entered into in connection with Convertible Bond Indebtedness, Capped Call Transactions, Convertible Bond Hedge Transactions and Warrant Transactions shall not constitute a Hedging Transaction.

Immaterial Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of Parent that as of any date of determination, does not have (i) assets (after eliminating intercompany obligations) in excess of 10% when combined with the assets of all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, of the consolidated total assets of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of Parent as of the last day of the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date for which financial statements have been delivered under this Agreement or (ii) Consolidated EBITDA (after eliminating intercompany obligations) for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date for which financial statements have been delivered under this Agreement in excess of 10% when combined with the Consolidated EBITDA of all Immaterial Subsidiaries, of the Consolidated EBITDA of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; provided that, in the event that the aggregate assets or Consolidated EBITDA (in each case, after eliminating intercompany obligations) of all Immaterial Subsidiaries exceeds the applicable aggregate percentage limit specified above as of any date of determination, the Borrower shall designate one or more Immaterial Subsidiaries as not being Immaterial Subsidiaries as may be

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necessary such that the foregoing aggregate percentage limit shall not be exceeded, and any such Subsidiary shall thereafter be deemed to not be an Immaterial Subsidiary hereunder; provided, further, that the Borrower may re-designate Subsidiaries as Immaterial Subsidiaries so long as the Borrower is in compliance with this definition.

Increasing Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.23.

Incremental Commitment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.23.

Incremental Commitment Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.23.

Incremental Equivalent Debt” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower in respect of senior or subordinated notes (issued in a public offering, Rule 144A offering or other private placement or a bridge financing) or loans or commitments that, in each case, are unsecured or secured by Liens on the Collateral that are either pari passu with or junior to the Liens of the Administrative Agent; provided that:

 

(i)

the amount of such Indebtedness could be established as an Incremental Commitment under Section 2.23(a)(i) (treating any such Indebtedness that is unsecured as if it were secured for purposes of the Secured Net Leverage Ratio calculation pursuant to Section 2.23(a)(i)(B));

 

(ii)

such Indebtedness (w) shall be in lieu of Incremental Commitments and shall result, upon the establishment thereof, solely to the extent incurred in reliance on Section 2.23(a)(i)(A), in a dollar for dollar reduction of the amount of Incremental Commitments that may be established under Section 2.23(a)(i)(A), (x) shall not have any obligors (including any guarantors) that are not Loan Parties, (y) shall (1) not be secured by any assets that are not Collateral and (2) to the extent subordinate or secured, as applicable, be subject to a subordination or intercreditor agreement, as applicable, on then prevailing market terms and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and (z) unless the Borrower elects otherwise, such Incremental Equivalent Debt will be deemed incurred in reliance on Section 2.23(a)(i)(B) to the extent permitted, with the balance incurred under Section 2.23(a)(i)(A); if the Borrower incurs any Incremental Equivalent Debt under Section 2.23(a)(i)(A) above substantially concurrently with its incurrence of Incremental Equivalent Debt under Section 2.23(a)(i)(B), then the Secured Net Leverage Ratio calculated pursuant to Section 2.23(a)(i)(B) will be calculated with respect to such incurrence under such Section 2.23(a)(i)(B) without regard to any incurrence of indebtedness under Section 2.23(a)(i)(A);

 

(iii)

before and after giving effect to any proposed Incremental Equivalent Debt (determined, in the case of any Incremental Equivalent Debt that is to be used to fund a Limited Condition Acquisition, as of the LCA Test Date (other than the determination of whether any Default or Event of Default under Section 8.1(a), 8.1(b), 8.1(h) or 8.1(i) exists or would result therefrom, which shall be determined as of the date such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated)), no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing;

 

(iv)

the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents will be true and correct in all material respects (except for representations and warranties that are already qualified by materiality, which representations and warranties will be true and correct in all respects) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Debt (except to the extent that such representation or warranty expressly relates

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to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for representations and warranties that are already qualified by materiality, which representations and warranties will be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date); provided that if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is to be used to fund a Limited Condition Acquisition, the condition set forth in this clause (iv) may be satisfied with (A) the accuracy of customary “specified representations” and “acquisition agreement representations” and (B) such other limitations or exceptions to representations and warranties as may be agreed by the lenders providing such Incremental Equivalent Debt;

 

(v)

before and after giving effect to any proposed Incremental Equivalent Debt (determined, in the case of any Incremental Equivalent Debt that is to be used to fund a Limited Condition Acquisition, as of the LCA Test Date), on a pro forma basis (treating the Aggregate Revolving Commitments (including any Incremental Commitments) as fully funded, but excluding the cash proceeds of any Incremental Equivalent Debt from cash and Permitted Investments), the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with the Financial Covenants (on a Pro Forma Basis if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is to be used to fund an Acquisition), measuring clause (a) of the Secured Net Leverage Ratio as of the date such Incremental Equivalent Debt is to be established (or, in the case of a Limited Condition Acquisition, as of the LCA Test Date) and otherwise re-computing such covenant as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b) (or, if the Borrower at its sole discretion shall have provided the Administrative Agent with monthly financial statements for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, re-computing such covenants as of the last day of the most recently ended twelve month period) as if such Incremental Equivalent Debt was established on the first day of the relevant period for testing compliance;

 

(vi)

(x) the maturity date of such Indebtedness shall be no earlier than the Latest Maturity Date and (y) any such Indebtedness in the form of notes shall not have any mandatory prepayment or redemption features (other than customary change of control offers and, if applicable, “AHYDO catch-up payments”) that could result in prepayments or redemptions of such Indebtedness prior to the Latest Maturity Date; provided that the requirements of this clause (vi) shall not apply to any Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of a customary bridge facility, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which such bridge facility is to be converted or exchanged satisfies the requirements of this clause (vi);

 

(vii)

[reserved]; and

 

(viii)

all other terms and conditions with respect to such Indebtedness (excluding interest margins, which shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable holders of such Indebtedness) shall be, at the option of the Borrower, either (x) reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or (y) not materially more restrictive of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries (when taken as a whole) than the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents (when taken as a whole), except, in the case of either clause (x) or (y), for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date (it being understood that (1) to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any Incremental Equivalent Debt, the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness will be deemed not to be more restrictive than the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents if such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of the Loans and Commitments hereunder and any Incremental Commitments (it being

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understood and agreed that such financial maintenance covenant may be added to the Loan Documents notwithstanding any restriction in Section 10.2 to the contrary), and (2) no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent for terms or conditions that are more restrictive than the Loan Documents if such terms are added to the Loan Documents (it being understood and agreed that such more restrictive terms and conditions may be added to the Loan Documents notwithstanding any restriction in Section 10.2 to the contrary)).

Indebtedness” of any Person shall mean, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business, but, subject to clause (a) of the last sentence of this definition, including any obligations in respect of earn-outs and other contingent acquisition consideration), (iv) all obligations of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s) relating to property acquired by such Person, (v) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (vi) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of letters of credit, acceptances or similar extensions of credit, (vii) all Guarantees of such Person of the type of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (vi) above, (viii) all Indebtedness of a third party described in clauses (i) through (vi) above secured by any Lien on property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person; provided that the amount of any such Indebtedness under this clause (viii) shall be deemed to be the lesser of (A) the total amount of third party Indebtedness secured by such Lien and (B) the fair market value of the property subject to such Lien, (ix) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock, (x) all Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities and (xi) all Hedging Obligations of such Person.  The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent that the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include (a) obligations of such Person in respect of earn-outs and other contingent acquisition consideration until such obligations become liabilities on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP (except to the extent such obligations that are liabilities on the balance sheet of such Person are payable solely in Capital Stock) and (b) Indebtedness arising as a result of any changes in GAAP which would classify any operating leases so characterized in accordance with GAAP (as GAAP is in effect as of December 15, 2018) as Capital Lease Obligations (or the equivalent) required to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Parent in accordance with GAAP.

Indemnified Taxes” shall mean Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

Interest Coverage Ratio” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date.

Interest Period” shall mean with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, a period of one, two, three or six (or, if agreed to by all applicable Lenders, twelve) months (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower); provided that:

 

(i)

the initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of another Type), and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;

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(ii)

if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period would end on the next preceding Business Day;

 

(iii)

any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month; and

 

(iv)

no Interest Period may extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

Investments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.

IP Rights” means, in each case, to the extent registered (or that a pending application for registration has been filed) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, (i) patents (including all reissues, reexaminations, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part and extensions thereof); (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade names and logos; and (iii) copyrights.

Issuing Bank” shall mean Truist Bank in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and any other Revolving Lender that, with the approval of the Borrower, agrees to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, in such capacity.

Junior Financing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.12(b).

Latest Maturity Date” shall mean, at any date of determination, the latest maturity date or commitment termination date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time (including, without limitation, the latest maturity date of any Incremental Commitment, Extended Revolving Commitment and Extended Revolving Loan), in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

LC Commitment” shall mean that portion of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments that may be used by the Borrower for the issuance of Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount not to exceed $15,000,000.

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

LC Documents” shall mean all applications, agreements and instruments relating to the Letters of Credit but excluding the Letters of Credit.

LC Exposure” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time.  The LC Exposure of any Lender shall be its Pro Rata Share of the total LC Exposure at such time.  For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP or Article 29(a) of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits or applicable law, or the express terms of the Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.  Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit in effect at such time.

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Lead Arranger shall mean Truist Securities, Inc. in its capacity as sole lead arranger in connection with this Agreement.

Lender Insolvency Event” shall mean that (i) a Lender or its Parent Company is insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (ii) a Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, custodian or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such capacity, has been appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company, or such Lender or its Parent Company has taken any action in furtherance of or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, (iii) a Lender or its Parent Company has been adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Person or its assets to be, insolvent or (iv) a Lender or its Parent Company has become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a Lender Insolvency Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of an Undisclosed Administration or the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in or control of a Lender or a Parent Company thereof by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership or acquisition does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.

Lender-Related Hedge Provider” shall mean any Person that, at the time it enters into a Hedging Transaction with any Loan Party, (i) is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (other than an Excluded Affiliate) and (ii) except when the Lender-Related Hedge Provider is Truist Bank or any of its Affiliates (other than an Excluded Affiliate), has provided prior written notice to the Administrative Agent which has been acknowledged in writing by the Borrower of (x) the existence of such Hedging Transaction and (y) the methodology to be used by such parties in determining the obligations under such Hedging Transaction from time to time.  In no event shall any Lender-Related Hedge Provider acting in such capacity be deemed a Lender for purposes hereof to the extent of and as to Hedging Obligations except that each reference to the term “Lender” in Article IX and Section 10.3(b) shall be deemed to include such Lender-Related Hedge Provider.  In no event shall the approval of any such Person in its capacity as Lender-Related Hedge Provider be required in connection with the release or termination of any security interest or Lien of the Administrative Agent.

Lenders” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof and shall include, where appropriate, the Swingline Lender, each Increasing Lender, each Additional Lender that joins this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.23 and each Additional Refinancing Lender that joins this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.27.

Letter of Credit” shall mean any stand-by or commercial letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.22 by the Issuing Bank for the account of the Borrower or any other Loan Party pursuant to the LC Commitment.

Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, encumbrance, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, or other arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Limited Condition Acquisition” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.5.

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Liquidity” shall mean, as of any date of determination, (a) the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount minus (b) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders plus (c) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Permitted Investments of the Loan Parties.

Loan Documents” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the LC Documents, the Fee Letter, the Engagement Letter, all Notices of Borrowing, all Notices of Conversion/Continuation, all Compliance Certificates, any promissory notes issued hereunder, any subordination and intercreditor agreements and any other document or instrument designated by any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent as a “Loan Document”.

Loan Parties” shall mean the Borrower and the Guarantors.

Loans” shall mean all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans in the aggregate or any of them, as the context shall require, and shall include, where appropriate, any loan made pursuant to Section 2.23 or 2.27.

Material Acquisition” shall mean any Permitted Acquisition for which the aggregate consideration paid on the closing date thereof is equal to or greater than $50,000,000.

Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any event, change or condition that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, singularly or in conjunction with any other event, change or condition, (i) a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, assets or results of operations of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) a material and adverse effect on the material rights and remedies (taken as a whole) of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any Lender under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole, including the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Loan Documents.

Material Indebtedness” shall mean all Permitted Acquisition Debt, Permitted Ratio Debt, Incremental Equivalent Debt and Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and any other Indebtedness (other than the Loans and the Letters of Credit) of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in an aggregate committed or outstanding principal amount exceeding the greater of (x) $10,000,000 and (y) 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (for the most recently ended four consecutive Fiscal Quarter period for which financial statements have been delivered, calculated on a pro forma basis).

Material IP” means the IP Rights that are material (individually or in the aggregate) to the business and operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) as reasonably determined by the Borrower.

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Multiemployer Plan” shall mean any “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, which is contributed to by (or to which there is or may be an obligation to contribute of) Parent, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or an ERISA Affiliate, and each such plan for the five-year period immediately following the latest date on which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to such plan.

Net Mark-to-Market Exposure” of any Person shall mean, as of any date of determination with respect to any Hedging Obligation, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from such Hedging Obligation.  “Unrealized losses” shall mean the fair market value of the cost to such Person of replacing the Hedging Transaction giving rise to such Hedging Obligation as of the date of determination (assuming such Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date),

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and “unrealized profits” shall mean the fair market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Hedging Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date).

Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender or a Potential Defaulting Lender.

Non-Guarantor Acquisition” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Permitted Acquisition.

Non-Public Information” shall mean any material non-public information (within the meaning of United States federal and state securities laws) with respect to Parent, its Affiliates or any of their securities or loans.

Non-U.S. Plan” shall mean any plan, fund (including, without limitation, any superannuation fund) or other similar program established, contributed to (regardless of whether through direct contributions or through employee withholding) or maintained outside the United States by Parent or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of Parent or such Restricted Subsidiaries residing outside the United States, which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement, or similar payments to be made upon termination of employment, and which plan is not subject to ERISA or the Code.

Notices of Borrowing” shall mean, collectively, the Notices of Revolving Borrowing and the Notices of Swingline Borrowing.

Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).

Notice of Revolving Borrowing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

Notice of Swingline Borrowing shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

Obligations” shall mean (a) all amounts owing by the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) or the Lead Arranger pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, all principal, interest (including any interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), reimbursement obligations, fees, expenses, indemnification and reimbursement payments, costs and expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel required to be paid by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now existing or hereafter arising hereunder or thereunder, (b) all Hedging Obligations owed by any Loan Party to any Lender-Related Hedge Provider, and (c) all Bank Product Obligations, together with all renewals, extensions, modifications or refinancings of any of the foregoing; provided that in no event shall “Obligations” of any Guarantor include any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Guarantor.

OFAC” shall mean the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities” of any Person shall mean (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person or (ii) any Synthetic Lease Obligation.

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Original Closing Date shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Original Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Original Term Loan” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Organization Documents” shall mean, (a) for any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation, the bylaws, any certificate of determination or instrument relating to the rights of preferred shareholders of such corporation, and any shareholder rights agreement, (b) for any partnership, the partnership agreement and, if applicable, certificate of limited partnership, (c) for any limited liability company, the operating agreement and articles or certificate of formation or (d) any other organization document setting forth the manner of election or duties of the officers, directors, managers or other similar persons, or the designation, amount or relative rights, limitations and preference of the Capital Stock of a Person.

OSHA” shall mean the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended and in effect from time to time, and any successor statute thereto.

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

Other Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.25).

Parent” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Parent Company” shall mean, with respect to a Lender, the “bank holding company” as defined in Regulation Y, if any, of such Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.

Pari Passu Lien Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of any Loan Party that is secured by Liens on Collateral that rank pari passu in priority with the Liens on Collateral that secure the Obligations.

Participant” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(d).

Participant Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(d).

Patent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.

Patent Security Agreement” shall mean any Patent Security Agreement executed by a Loan Party owning Patents in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, both on the Original Closing Date and thereafter.

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Patriot Act shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107-56, as amended and in effect from time to time.

Payment Office” shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent located at 303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308, or such other location as to which the Administrative Agent shall have given written notice to the Borrower and the other Lenders.

PBGC shall mean the U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, and any successor entity performing similar functions.

Permits” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any permit, approval, consent, authorization, license, registration, accreditation, certificate, certification, certificate of need, concession, grant, franchise, variance or permission from any Governmental Authority applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Permitted Acquisition” shall mean any Acquisition by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that occurs when the following conditions have been satisfied:

 

(i)

before and after giving effect to such Acquisition (determined, in the case of a Limited Condition Acquisition, as of the LCA Test Date (other than the determination of whether any Event of Default under Section 8.1(a), 8.1(b), 8.1(h) or 8.1(i) exists or would result therefrom, which shall be determined as of the date such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated)), no Event of Default exists or would result therefrom;

 

(ii)

after giving effect to such Acquisition (determined, in the case of a Limited Condition Acquisition, as of the LCA Test Date), on a Pro Forma Basis, Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with the Financial Covenants, measuring clause (a) of the Secured Net Leverage Ratio as of the date of such Acquisition (or, in the case of a Limited Condition Acquisition, as of the LCA Test Date) and otherwise re-computing such covenants as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b) (or, if the Borrower at its sole discretion shall have provided the Administrative Agent with monthly financial statements for Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, re-computing such covenants as of the last day of the most recently ended twelve month period) as if such Acquisition had occurred, and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith was incurred, on the first day of the relevant period for testing compliance;

 

(iii)

the Person or assets being acquired is in the same type of business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any businesses reasonably related, ancillary or complementary thereto or a reasonable extension thereof; and

 

(iv)

the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not make Permitted Acquisitions of Persons that do not become Guarantors or by purchase of assets that are acquired directly by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors (each a “Non-Guarantor Acquisition”) for aggregate consideration, together with any Investments made in reliance on the proviso in Section 7.4(d) (in each case determined as of the date of making any such Investment), in excess of the greater of (x) $23,000,000 and (y) 33% of Consolidated EBITDA (for the most recently ended four consecutive Fiscal Quarter period for which financial statements have been delivered, calculated on a pro forma basis for such Permitted Acquisition).

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Permitted Acquisition Debt” means Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred or assumed in connection with a Permitted Acquisition; provided that:

 

(i)

subject to the provisions of Section 1.5 to the extent an LCA Election has been made with respect to a Permitted Acquisition to be funded with the proceeds of such Indebtedness, if such Indebtedness is to be incurred, immediately before and after giving effect thereto and to the use of the proceeds thereof no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;

 

(ii)

if such Indebtedness is assumed, such Indebtedness shall not have been incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition;

 

(iii)

the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed the greater of (x) $35,000,000 and (y) 50% of Consolidated EBITDA (for the most recently ended four consecutive Fiscal Quarter period for which financial statements have been delivered, calculated on a pro forma basis for such Indebtedness) at any time outstanding;

 

(iv)

such Indebtedness does not mature prior to the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred or assumed;

 

(v)

if such Indebtedness is secured by any Collateral, then such Indebtedness shall be subject to an intercreditor agreement on then prevailing market terms and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

 

(vi)

[reserved];

 

(vii)

if such Indebtedness is incurred, such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Person other than a Guarantor; and

 

(viii)

the aggregate principal amount of Permitted Acquisition Debt incurred or assumed by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties shall not exceed, when aggregated with (x) Permitted Ratio Debt incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, (y) Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor in reliance on Section 7.1(d) and (z) Guarantees by any Loan Party of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor in reliance on Section 7.1(e), the greater of (1) $17,000,000 and (2) 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (for the most recently ended four consecutive Fiscal Quarter period for which financial statements have been delivered, calculated on a pro forma basis for such Indebtedness) at any time outstanding.

Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean:

 

 

(a)

Liens imposed by law for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or for which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

(ix)

statutory or common law Liens of landlords or lessors, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

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(x)

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

 

(xi)

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

 

(xii)

judgment and attachment liens not giving rise to an Event of Default or Liens created by or existing from any litigation or legal proceeding that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

(xiii)

customary rights of set-off, revocation, refund or chargeback under deposit agreements or under the Uniform Commercial Code or common law of banks or other financial institutions where the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries maintains deposits (other than deposits intended as cash collateral) in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(xiv)

easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing indebtedness for borrowed money.

Permitted Investments” shall mean:

 

(i)

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

 

(ii)

commercial paper having a rating of at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P 1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and in each case maturing not more than six months after the date of acquisition by such Person;

 

(iii)

certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within 12 months of the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

 

(iv)

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

 

(v)

mutual funds investing solely in any one or more of the Permitted Investments described in clauses (i) through (iv) above; and

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(vi)

in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, (x) such local currencies in those countries in which such Foreign Subsidiary transacts business from time to time in the ordinary course of business and (y) investments of comparable tenor and credit quality to those described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) customarily utilized in countries in which a Foreign Subsidiary operates for short term cash management purposes.

Permitted Ratio Debt” means Indebtedness incurred or assumed by Parent and/or any one or more Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that:

 

(i)

subject to the provisions of Section 1.5 to the extent an LCA Election has been made with respect to a Permitted Acquisition immediately before and after giving effect thereto and to the use of the proceeds thereof no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;

 

(ii)

immediately after giving effect to the incurrence or assumption of such Indebtedness (treating such Indebtedness as fully funded, but excluding the cash proceeds of such Indebtedness from cash and Permitted Investments) and on a Pro Forma Basis if such Indebtedness is to be used to fund an Acquisition, (A) the Secured Net Leverage Ratio shall be equal to or less than 2.00:1.00, if such Indebtedness is secured, and (B) the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall be equal to or less than 5.75:1.00, if such Indebtedness (including Convertible Bond Indebtedness) is unsecured;

 

(iii)

such Indebtedness does not mature prior to the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred;

 

(iv)

if such Indebtedness is secured, then such Indebtedness shall be subject to an intercreditor agreement on then prevailing market terms and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

 

(v)

the interest rate, fees, and original issue discount for any Indebtedness will be as determined by the applicable Loan Party and the Persons providing such Indebtedness;

 

(vi)

such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Person other than a Loan Party and is not secured by any assets or property of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary that does not constitute Collateral (subject to customary exceptions for cash collateral in favor of an agent, letter of credit issuer or similar “fronting” lender); and

 

(vii)

the aggregate principal amount of Permitted Ratio Debt incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties shall not exceed, when aggregated with (x) Permitted Acquisition Debt incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, (y) Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor in reliance on Section 7.1(d) and (z) Guarantees by any Loan Party of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor in reliance on Section 7.1(e), the greater of (1) $23,000,000 and (2) 33% of Consolidated EBITDA (for the most recently ended four consecutive Fiscal Quarter period for which financial statements have been delivered, calculated on a pro forma basis for such Indebtedness) at any time outstanding.

Permitted Tax Distributions” shall mean any distributions permitted to be made pursuant to Section 7.5(d).

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Person shall mean any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other entity, or any Governmental Authority.

Plan” shall mean any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3 of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) maintained or contributed to by Parent or any ERISA Affiliate or to which Parent has or may have an obligation to contribute, and each such plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA for the five-year period immediately following the latest date on which Parent or any ERISA Affiliate maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to (or is deemed under Section 4069 of ERISA to have maintained or contributed to or to have had an obligation to contribute to, or otherwise to have liability with respect to) such plan.

Platform” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(c).

Potential Defaulting Lender” shall mean, at any time, subject to Section 2.26(b), any Lender as to which the Administrative Agent has notified the Borrower that (i) an event of the kind referred to in the definition of “Lender Insolvency Event” has occurred and is continuing in respect of any financial institution affiliate of such Lender, (ii) such Lender has (or its Parent Company or a financial institution affiliate thereof has) notified the Administrative Agent in writing, or has stated publicly, that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under any other loan agreement, credit agreement or other financing agreement, unless such writing or public statement states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding cannot be satisfied (which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, will be specifically identified in such writing or public statement), or (iii) such Lender, if a Revolving Lender, has, or whose Parent Company has, a non-investment grade rating from Moody’s or S&P or another nationally recognized rating agency.  Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Potential Defaulting Lender will be conclusive and binding, absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Potential Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.26(b)) upon notification of such determination by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders.

Pricing Grid” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Applicable Margin.  

Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest that the Administrative Agent announces from time to time as its prime lending rate.  The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer.  The Administrative Agent may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above, or below the Prime Rate.

Proceeding” shall mean any investigation, inquiry, litigation, review, hearing, suit, claim, audit, proceeding or action (in each case, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or informal) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Authority.

Processing Accounts” means any settlement, reserve, custodial or similar accounts (including any such accounts where a Person acts as agent) holding funds of merchants or other customers in connection with which a Person acts, in whole or in part, as a processor, custodian, remitter or transmitter in the ordinary course of its business.

Processing Liens” means Liens on cash, cash equivalents, books and records, receivables, general intangibles, payment intangibles, instruments, loss reserve accounts, deposit accounts, Processing Accounts and other types of collateral, in each case, to the extent (a) such Liens secure only Processing Obligations, (b) the collateral subject to such Liens is reasonably related to the applicable Processing Obligations and is

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not described broadly as “all assets” or “all personal property” and (c) such Liens do not attach to any property, interests or other collateral that is not reasonably related to the applicable Processing Obligations.

Processing Obligations” means, as to any Person, liabilities and obligations of such Person that arise out of or relate to any payment processing transaction for which such Person acts, in whole or in part, as a processor, custodian, remitter, servicer or accounts payable automator or transmitter in the ordinary course of its business, including, without limitation, any liability or obligation of such Person under any Sponsorship Agreement.

Pro Forma Basis” shall mean, (i) with respect to any Person, business, property or asset acquired in a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition approved in writing by the Required Lenders, the inclusion as “Consolidated EBITDA” of the Consolidated EBITDA for such Person, business, property or asset as if such Acquisition had been consummated on the first day of the applicable period, based on historical results accounted for in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) with respect to any Person, business, property or asset sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, the exclusion from “Consolidated EBITDA” of the Consolidated EBITDA for such Person, business, property or asset so disposed of during such period as if such disposition had been consummated on the first day of the applicable period, in accordance with GAAP, in each case, with respect to both the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), with any addbacks to Consolidated EBITDA related thereto to be subject to the limitations set forth in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”.

Pro Rata Share” shall mean (i) with respect to any Class of Commitment or Loan of any Lender at any time, a percentage, the numerator of which shall be such Lender’s Commitment of such Class (or, if such Commitment has been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure), and the denominator of which shall be the sum of all Commitments of such Class of all Lenders (or, if such Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders) and (ii) with respect to all Classes of Commitments and Loans of any Lender at any time, the numerator of which shall be the sum of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment (or, if such Revolving Commitment has been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure) and the denominator of which shall be the sum of all Lenders’ Revolving Commitments (or, if such Revolving Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders funded under such Commitments).

Public Lender” shall mean any Lender who does not wish to receive Non-Public Information and who may be engaged in investment and other market related activities with respect to the Borrower, its Affiliates or any of their securities or loans.

Qualified Capital Stock” shall mean any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

Real Estate” shall mean all real property owned or leased by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

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

Refinanced Debt” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement executed by (a) the Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent, (c) each Additional Refinancing Lender and (d) each Lender that agrees to provide any portion of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness being incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.27.

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Refinancing Facilities has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

Refinancing Revolving Commitments” means one or more Classes of commitments in respect of Revolving Loans hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Revolving Loans” means one or more Classes of Revolving Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(c).

Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation T shall mean Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation Y” shall mean Regulation Y of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s controlled Affiliates (excluding Excluded Affiliates) and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and controlling persons of such Person and such Person’s controlled Affiliates.

Related Transaction Documents” shall mean the Loan Documents and all other agreements or instruments executed in connection with the Related Transactions.

Related Transactions” shall mean, collectively, the establishment of the Revolving Commitment on the Closing Date, the making of the initial Loans on the Closing Date (if any), the payment of all fees, costs and expenses associated with all of the foregoing and the execution and delivery of all Related Transaction Documents.

Release” shall mean any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or within any building or facility.

Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.

Required Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Commitments at such time or, if the Lenders have no Revolving Commitments outstanding, then Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure of the Lenders at such time; provided that to the extent that any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such

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Defaulting Lender and all of its Revolving Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposure shall be excluded for purposes of determining Required Lenders.

Requirement of Law” for any Person shall mean any law (statutory or common), ordinance, treaty, rule, regulation, order, or other legal requirement, or written determination of a Governmental Authority, in each case, applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Resolution Authority” shall mean an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

Responsible Officer” shall mean any of the president, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer (and their equivalents) of Parent or the Borrower or such other representative of Parent or the Borrower as may be designated in writing by any one of the foregoing with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

Restricted Payment” shall mean, for any Person, any dividend or distribution on any class of its Capital Stock, or any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of any shares of its Capital Stock, or any options, warrants or other rights to purchase such Capital Stock whether now or hereafter outstanding; provided, however, that payments in respect, or on account, of Capped Call Transactions, Convertible Bond Hedge Transactions, Warrant Transactions or otherwise in connection with the settlement of Convertible Bond Indebtedness shall in no event be deemed a “Restricted Payment”.

Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall constitute a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent. Unless the context otherwise specifies, a Restricted Subsidiary shall refer to a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent.

Returns” means, with respect to any Investment, any dividends, distributions, interest, fees, premium, return of capital, repayment of principal, income, profits (from an asset sale or disposition or otherwise) and other amounts received or realized in respect of such Investment, in each case on an after‑tax basis.

Revolving Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule I, as such schedule may be amended pursuant to Section 2.23, or, in the case of a Person becoming a Lender after the Closing Date, the amount of the assigned “Revolving Commitment” as provided in the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Person as an assignee, or the joinder executed by such Person, in each case as such commitment may subsequently be increased or decreased pursuant to the terms hereof.

Revolving Commitment Termination Date” shall mean the earliest of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) the date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated in whole pursuant to Section 2.8, (iii) the date on which all amounts outstanding under this Agreement have been declared or have automatically become due and payable (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and (iv) unless Liquidity as of such date exceeds the sum of (A) the amount required to redeem the 2026 Convertible Notes in full plus (B) $15,000,000, the date that is ninety-one (91) days prior to the maturity date of the 2026 Convertible Notes, as such maturity date of the 2026 Convertible Notes may be extended (pursuant to a refinancing or otherwise) from time to time.

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

Revolving Lender” shall mean each Lender with a Revolving Commitment (or, if all Revolving Commitments have been terminated, each Lender with Revolving Credit Exposure), in such capacity.

Revolving Loan” shall mean a loan made by a Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) to the Borrower under its Revolving Commitment, which may either be a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.

S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Sale and Leaseback Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9.

Sanctions” shall mean economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) to the extent the Borrower or any other Loan Party acquires any Foreign Subsidiaries or engages in any business operations located outside of the U.S., the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority.

Sanctioned Country” shall mean, at any time, a country or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions as of the relevant time.

Sanctioned Person” shall mean, at any time, (a) any Person or Governmental Authority listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, or, to the extent the Borrower or any other Loan Party acquires any Foreign Subsidiaries or engages in any business operations located outside of the U.S., by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any European Union member state, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b).

Screen Rate” shall mean the rate specified in clause (i) of the definition of Adjusted LIBOR.

Secured Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a)(i) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date that is secured by a Lien minus (ii) unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date up to the greater of (A) $50,000,000 and (B) 65% of Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date.

Secured Parties” shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank, the Lender-Related Hedge Providers and the Bank Product Providers.

SOFR” with respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark, (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.

Solvent” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a particular date, that on such date (a) the sum of the debt (including contingent liabilities) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, does not exceed the present fair saleable value (on a going concern basis) of the assets of

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the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) the capital of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is not unreasonably small in relation to the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, contemplated as of such date; and (c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, do not intend to incur, or believe that they will incur, debts including current obligations beyond their ability to pay such debt as they mature in the ordinary course of business.  For the purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 450).

Specified Equity Contribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

Sponsorship Agreement” means (a) any sponsorship, custodial, depository, processing or similar agreement with a bank or financial institution which enables a Person to process or otherwise facilitate a credit card transaction, debit card transaction or other funds transfer through one or more payment networks on behalf of its merchants or other customers or (b) any agreement with any independent sales organization or other third party payment processor which enables a Person to offer payment processing services to merchants or other customers.

Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity (i) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (ii) that is, as of such date, otherwise controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.  Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Subsidiary” hereunder shall mean a Subsidiary of Parent.

Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Swingline Commitment” shall mean the commitment of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $15,000,000.

Swingline Exposure” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the principal amount of the Swingline Loans in which such Lender is legally obligated either to make a Base Rate Loan or to purchase a participation in accordance with Section 2.4, which shall equal such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all outstanding Swingline Loans.

Swingline Lender” shall mean Truist Bank and its successors in such capacity.

Swingline Loan” shall mean a loan made to the Borrower by the Swingline Lender under the Swingline Commitment.

Synthetic Lease” shall mean a lease transaction under which the parties intend that (i) the lease will be treated as an “operating lease” by the lessee pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Sections 840-10 and 840-20, as amended, and (ii) the lessee will be entitled to various tax and other benefits ordinarily available to owners (as opposed to lessees) of like property.

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Synthetic Lease Obligations shall mean, with respect to any Person, the sum of (i) all remaining rental obligations of such Person as lessee under Synthetic Leases which are attributable to principal and, without duplication, (ii) all rental and purchase price payment obligations of such Person under such Synthetic Leases assuming such Person exercises the option to purchase the lease property at the end of the lease term.

Tax Receivable Agreement” shall mean that certain Tax Receivable Agreement dated as of or about the Original Closing Date, among the Borrower, Parent and the other parties from time to time party thereto, as amended from time to time.

Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including an interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Term SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

Total Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a)(i) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date minus (ii) unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date up to the greater of (A) $50,000,000 and (B) 65% of Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date.

Trademark” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Guaranty and Security Agreement.

Trademark Security Agreement” shall mean any Trademark Security Agreement executed by a Loan Party owning registered Trademarks or applications for Trademarks in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, both on the Original Closing Date and thereafter.

Trading with the Enemy Act” shall mean the Trading with the Enemy Act of the United States of America (50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1 et seq.), as amended and in effect from time to time.

Type”, when used in reference to a Loan or a Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to Adjusted LIBOR or the Base Rate.

UK Financial Institution” shall mean any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

UK Resolution Authority” shall mean the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

Undisclosed Administration” shall mean in relation to a Lender or its Parent Company the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other

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similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such person is subject to home jurisdiction supervision if applicable law requires that such appointment is not to be publicly disclosed.

Unfunded Pension Liability” of any Plan subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code and Non-U.S. Plan required to be funded shall mean the amount, if any, by which the value of the accumulated plan benefits under the Plan, determined on a funding basis, exceeds the fair market value of all Plan assets allocable to such liabilities under Title IV of ERISA or the applicable provision of non-U.S. law (excluding any accrued but unpaid contributions).

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as amended and in effect from time to time in the State of New York.

United States” or “U.S.” shall mean the United States of America.

Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 5.16 subsequent to the Original Closing Date.

U.S. Person” shall mean any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(f)(ii).

“Warrant Transactions” means one or more call options referencing Parent’s Capital Stock written by Parent substantially contemporaneously with the purchase by Parent of Convertible Bond Hedge Transactions and having an initial strike or exercise price (howsoever defined) greater than the strike or exercise price (howsoever defined) of such Convertible Bond Hedge Transactions.

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

Withholding Agent” shall mean the Borrower, any other Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, as applicable.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” shall mean, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom,  any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution  or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

Section 1.2Classifications of Loans and Borrowings

.  For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g. “Eurodollar Loan” or “Base Rate Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving Eurodollar Loan”).  Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g. “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving Eurodollar Borrowing”).

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Section 1.3Accounting Terms and Determination

.  Unless otherwise defined or specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial statement of Parent delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) (or, if no such financial statements have been delivered, on a basis consistent with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower last delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement); provided that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to amend the Financial Covenants to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend the Financial Covenants for such purpose), then the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders.  Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification Section 825-10 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of  any Loan Party or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein.  Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, any lease that is treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of December 15, 2018 shall not be treated as Indebtedness or as a Capital Lease Obligation and shall continue to be treated as an operating lease (and any future lease, if it were in effect on the Closing Date, that would be treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of December 15, 2018  shall be treated as an operating lease), in each case for purpose of this Agreement, notwithstanding any actual or proposed change in the application of GAAP after December 15, 2018.

Section 1.4Terms Generally

.  The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.  Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.  The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”.  The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”.  In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” means “to but excluding”.  Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as it was originally executed or as it may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (iii) the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision hereof, and (iv) all references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement.  Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to the satisfaction, repayment or payment in full of the Obligations shall mean (a) the repayment in full in immediately available funds of the Obligations (other than (A) letters of credit (including Letters of Credit) that have been cancelled, Cash Collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Bank (including by “grandfathering” on terms reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Bank of the applicable letters of credit into a future credit facility), (B) contingent reimbursement obligations (other than those described in clause (C) below) that have been Cash Collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (C) contingent indemnification obligations not yet due and payable and for which no claim has been made and (D) except to the extent the Administrative Agent has been notified in writing such obligations are then due and payable, Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations) and (b) all Commitments have expired or been terminated.

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Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to New York City time (daylight or standard, as applicable).  

Section 1.5Limited Condition Acquisitions

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(a)For purposes of (i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement that requires the calculation of the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio or the Total Net Leverage Ratio, (ii) determining compliance with representations and warranties or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default (other than an Event of Default under Section 8.1(a), 8.1(b), 8.1(h) or 8.1(i)) or (iii) testing availability under baskets set forth herein (including, in each case, with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness under an Incremental Commitment incurred in connection therewith), in each case, in connection with a Permitted Acquisition whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing (any such Permitted Acquisition, a “Limited Condition Acquisition”), at the irrevocable option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, an “LCA Election”), the date of determination of whether any such Limited Condition Acquisition condition is satisfied shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into by the applicable purchaser(s) (the “LCA Test Date”), and if, after giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recent test period ending prior to the LCA Test Date, the Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCA Test Date in compliance with such ratio, basket or other requirement, such ratio, basket or other requirement, as applicable, shall be deemed to have been complied with for such Limited Condition Acquisition.

(b)If the Borrower has made an LCA Election for any Limited Condition Acquisition, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket (other than maintenance testing of the Financial Covenants) on or following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the date on which all Limited Condition Acquisitions have either (i) been consummated or (ii) been terminated or expired in accordance with the terms of the definitive agreements applicable thereto without consummation, any such ratio or basket shall be (A) calculated (and tested) on a pro forma basis assuming all pending Limited Condition Acquisitions and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated, (B) calculated (and tested) on a pro forma basis assuming each pending Limited Condition Acquisition (independent of, and without giving effect to, any other pending Limited Condition Acquisition) and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated and (C) calculated (and tested) assuming all pending Limited Condition Acquisitions have been terminated or expired in accordance with the terms of the definitive agreements applicable thereto without consummation.  Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, (x) in no event shall more than three Limited Condition Acquisitions be pending at any time and (y) any determination in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition of compliance with representations and warranties or as to the occurrence or absence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder as of the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into by the applicable purchaser(s) (rather than the date of consummation of the applicable Limited Condition Acquisition) shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of or consent to any breach of representations and warranties hereunder or any Default or Event of Default hereunder that may exist at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition.

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Section 1.6Divisions

.  For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its equity interests at such time.

Section 1.7LIBOR

.  The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Adjusted LIBOR”.

Article II

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS

Section 2.1General Description of Facilities

.  Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, (i) the Lenders hereby establish in favor of the Borrower a revolving credit facility pursuant to which each Lender severally agrees (to the extent of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment) to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.2; (ii) the Issuing Bank may issue Letters of Credit in accordance with Section 2.22; (iii) the Swingline Lender may make Swingline Loans in accordance with Section 2.4; and (iv) each Lender agrees to purchase a participation interest in the Letters of Credit and the Swingline Loans pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof; provided that in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and outstanding LC Exposure exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount in effect from time to time.

Section 2.2Revolving Loans

.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans, ratably in proportion to its Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will not result in (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (b) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders exceeding the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount.  During the Availability Period, the Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided that the Borrower may not borrow or reborrow should there exist a Default or Event of Default.

Section 2.3Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowings

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(a)The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Revolving Borrowing, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.3 attached hereto (a “Notice of Revolving Borrowing”), (x) prior to 12:00 p.m. (or such later time as the Administrative Agent may reasonably permit) on the requested date of each Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 12:00 p.m. (or such later time as the Administrative Agent may reasonably permit) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of each Eurodollar Borrowing; provided that any Notice of Revolving Borrowing to be made on the Closing Date (whether a Eurocurrency Borrowing or Base Rate Borrowing) may be given not later than 12:00 p.m. (or such later time as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree), one Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing, which notice may be subject to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement.  Each Notice of Revolving Borrowing shall be irrevocable (other than any Notice of Revolving Borrowing that states that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein) and shall specify (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the Type of such

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Revolving Loan comprising such Borrowing and (iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the duration of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto (subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period).  Each Revolving Borrowing shall consist entirely of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, as the Borrower may request.  The aggregate principal amount of each Eurodollar Borrowing shall not be less than $500,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000, and the aggregate principal amount of each Base Rate Borrowing shall not be less than $250,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000 (or, in each case, such lesser amount (i) as agreed to by the Administrative Agent (which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (ii) if such amount constitutes the remaining Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount); provided that Base Rate Loans made pursuant to Section 2.4 or Section 2.22(d) may be made in lesser amounts as provided therein.  Promptly following the receipt of a Notice of Revolving Borrowing in accordance herewith, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loan to be made as part of the requested Revolving Borrowing.

(b)At no time shall the total number of Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding at any time exceed eight (8).

Section 2.4Swingline Commitment

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(a)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender shall make Swingline Loans to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the lesser of (i) the Swingline Commitment then in effect and (ii) the difference between the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount and the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan.  The Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(b)The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Swingline Borrowing, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.4 attached hereto (a “Notice of Swingline Borrowing”), prior to 12:00 p.m. on the requested date of each Swingline Borrowing.  Each Notice of Swingline Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the principal amount of such Swingline Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Swingline Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and (iii) the account of the Borrower to which the proceeds of such Swingline Borrowing should be credited.  The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of each Notice of Swingline Borrowing.  The aggregate principal amount of each Swingline Loan shall not be less than $100,000 or a larger multiple of $50,000, or such other minimum amounts agreed to by the Swingline Lender and the Borrower.  The Swingline Lender will make the proceeds of each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower in Dollars in immediately available funds at the account specified by the Borrower in the applicable Notice of Swingline Borrowing not later than 2:00 p.m. on the requested date of such Swingline Borrowing.

(c)The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion, may, on behalf of the Borrower (each of which hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), give a Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Base Rate Loans in an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of any Swingline Loan.  Each Lender will make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent

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for the account of the Swingline Lender in accordance with Section 2.6, which will be used solely for the repayment of such Swingline Loan.

(d)If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) shall purchase an undivided participating interest in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share thereof on the date that such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred.  On the date of such required purchase, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participating interest to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender.

(e)Each Lender’s obligation to make a Base Rate Loan pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section or to purchase participating interests pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation, (i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have or claim against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of any Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (iii) the existence (or alleged existence) of any event or condition which has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.  If such amount is not in fact made available to the Swingline Lender by any Lender, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon for each day from the date of demand thereof (x) at the Federal Funds Rate until the second Business Day after such demand and (y) at the Base Rate at all times thereafter.  Until such time as such Lender makes its required payment, the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to continue to have outstanding Swingline Loans in the amount of the unpaid participation for all purposes of the Loan Documents.  In addition, such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Loans and any other amounts due to it hereunder to the Swingline Lender to fund the amount of such Lender’s participation interest in such Swingline Loans that such Lender failed to fund pursuant to this Section, until such amount has been purchased in full.

Section 2.5[Reserved]

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Section 2.6Funding of Borrowings

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(a)Each Lender will make available each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer in immediately available funds by 11:00 a.m. to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office; provided that the Swingline Loans will be made as set forth in Section 2.4.  The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts that it receives, in like funds by the close of business on such proposed date (or, if such proposed date is the Closing Date, promptly after the conditions in Section 3.1 have been satisfied (or waived by the Lead Arranger)), to an account maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent or, at the Borrower’s option, by effecting a wire transfer of such amounts to an account designated by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

(b)Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to 5:00 p.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the date of a Borrowing in which such Lender is to participate that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such

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amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance on such assumption, may make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount.  If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender on the date of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest (x) at the Federal Funds Rate until the second Business Day after such demand and (y) at the Base Rate at all times thereafter.  If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest at the rate specified for such Borrowing.  Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

(c)All Revolving Borrowings shall be made by the Lenders on the basis of their respective Pro Rata Shares.  No Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligations hereunder, and each Lender shall be obligated to make its Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to make its Loans hereunder.

Section 2.7Interest Elections

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(a)Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing.  Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing into a different Type or to continue such Borrowing, all as provided in this Section.  The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

(b)To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing that is to be converted or continued, as the case may be, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.7 attached hereto (a “Notice of Conversion/Continuation”) (x) prior to 12:00 p.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of a conversion into a Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 12:00 p.m. three (3) Business Days prior to a continuation of or conversion into a Eurodollar Borrowing.  Each such Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall be irrevocable (other than any Notice of Conversion/Continuation that states that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein) and shall specify (i) the Borrowing to which such Notice of Conversion/Continuation applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof that are to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing), (ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Notice of Conversion/Continuation, which shall be a Business Day, (iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be a Base Rate Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing, and (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of “Interest Period”.  If any such Notice of Conversion/Continuation requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month.  The principal amount of any resulting Borrowing shall satisfy the minimum borrowing amount for Eurodollar Borrowings and Base Rate Borrowings set forth in Section 2.3.

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(c)If, on the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of any Eurodollar Borrowing, the Borrower shall have failed to deliver a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing to a Eurodollar Borrowing with a one-month term.   No conversion of any Eurodollar Loan shall be permitted except on the last day of the Interest Period in respect thereof.

(d)Upon receipt of any Notice of Conversion/Continuation, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

Section 2.8Optional Reduction and Termination of Commitments

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(a)Unless previously terminated, all Revolving Commitments, Swingline Commitments and LC Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

(b)Upon at least one (1) Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of commitment reduction under this Section 2.8(b) may, to the extent delivered in connection with a termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in whole,  state that such notice is conditional upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein, in which case such notice of commitment termination may be rescinded by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of termination) if such condition is not satisfied), the Borrower may reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in part or terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in whole, in each case without penalty or premium; provided that (i) any partial reduction shall apply to reduce proportionately and permanently the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii) any partial reduction pursuant to this Section shall be in an amount of at least $1,000,000 and any larger multiple of $500,000, and (iii) no such reduction shall be permitted which would reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount to an amount less than the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders.  Any such reduction in the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount below the principal amount of the Swingline Commitment and the LC Commitment shall result in a dollar-for-dollar reduction in the Swingline Commitment and the LC Commitment.

(c)The Borrower may terminate (on a non-ratable basis) the unused amount of the Revolving Commitment of a Defaulting Lender, and in such event the provisions of Section 2.21(e) will apply to all amounts thereafter paid by the Borrower for the account of any such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity or other amounts); provided that, before and after giving effect to such termination the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders may not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount; provided, further, that such termination will not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender.

Section 2.9Repayment of Loans

. The outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans shall be due and payable (together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

Section 2.10Evidence of Indebtedness

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(a)Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice appropriate records evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable thereon and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.  The Administrative Agent shall maintain appropriate records in which shall be recorded (i) the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii) the amount of each Loan made hereunder by each Lender, the Class and Type thereof and, in the case of each Eurodollar Loan, the Interest Period applicable thereto, (iii) the date of any continuation of any Loan pursuant to Section 2.7, (iv) the date of any conversion of all or a portion of any Loan to another Type pursuant to Section 2.7, (v) the date and amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder in respect of the Loans and (vi) both the date and amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower in respect of the Loans and each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof.  The entries made in such records shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided that the failure or delay of any Lender or the Administrative Agent in maintaining or making entries into any such record or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans (both principal and unpaid accrued interest) of such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b)This Agreement evidences the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and is being executed as a “noteless” credit agreement.  However, at the request of any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) at any time, the Borrower agrees that it will prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender and its registered assigns and in a form reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent.  Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment permitted hereunder) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein and its registered assigns.

Section 2.11Optional Prepayments

.  The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, by giving written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent no later than (i) in the case of any prepayment of any Eurodollar Borrowing, 12:00 p.m. not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment, (ii) in the case of any prepayment of any Base Rate Borrowing, not less than one (1) Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment, and (iii) in the case of any prepayment of any Swingline Borrowing, prior to 1:00 p.m. on the date of such prepayment or, in each case such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may agree (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).  Each such notice shall be irrevocable (but may be conditioned upon the consummation of another transaction) and shall specify the proposed date of such prepayment and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid.  Upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the contents thereof and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any such prepayment.  If such notice is given, the aggregate amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date designated in such notice, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount so prepaid in accordance with Section 2.13(d); provided that if a Eurodollar Borrowing is prepaid on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay all amounts required pursuant to Section 2.19.  Each partial prepayment of any Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type pursuant to Section 2.2 or, in the case of a Swingline Loan, pursuant to Section 2.4 (or, in each case, such lesser amount to the extent outstanding).  Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans comprising such Borrowing.

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Section 2.12Mandatory Prepayments

.  If at any time the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount, as reduced pursuant to Section 2.8 or otherwise, the Borrower shall immediately repay the Swingline Loans and the Revolving Loans in an amount equal to such excess, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on such excess amount and any amounts due under Section 2.19.  Each prepayment shall be applied as follows: first, to the Swingline Loans to the full extent thereof; second, to the Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof; and third, to the Eurodollar Loans to the full extent thereof.  If, after giving effect to prepayment of all Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans, the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize their reimbursement obligations with respect to all Letters of Credit in an amount equal to such excess plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon.

Section 2.13Interest on Loans

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(a)The Borrower shall pay interest on (i) each Base Rate Loan at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time and (ii) each Eurodollar Loan at Adjusted LIBOR for the applicable Interest Period in effect for such Loan plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(b)The Borrower shall pay interest on each Swingline Loan at the lesser of (i) the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin and (ii) the Swingline Lender’s quoted rate for Swingline Loans, in each case, in effect from time to time.

(c)Notwithstanding Section 2.13(a) or 2.13(b), automatically after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under Section 8.1(a), 8.1(b), 8.1(h) or 8.1(i), the Borrower shall pay interest (“Default Interest”), except to the extent owed to a Defaulting Lender, with respect to all past due Eurodollar Loans at the rate per annum equal to 200 basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for such Eurodollar Loans for the then-current Interest Period until the last day of such Interest Period, and thereafter, and with respect to all past due Base Rate Loans and all other past due Obligations hereunder (other than Loans), at the rate per annum equal to 200 basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for Base Rate Loans.

(d)Interest on the principal amount of all Loans shall accrue from and including the date such Loans are made to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof.  Interest on all outstanding Base Rate Loans and Swingline Loans shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.  Interest on all outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be payable on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto, and, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans having an Interest Period in excess of three months, on each day which occurs every three months after the initial date of such Interest Period, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.  Interest on any Loan which is converted into a Loan of another Type or which is repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such conversion or on the date of any such repayment or prepayment (on the amount repaid or prepaid) thereof.  All Default Interest shall be payable on demand.

(e)The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans hereunder and shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of such rate in writing (or by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing).  Any such determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

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Section 2.14Fees

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(a)The Borrower shall pay the fees in the amounts and at the times previously agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Fee Letter.

(b)The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Percentage per annum on the daily amount of the unused Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the Availability Period.  For purposes of computing such commitment fee, the Revolving Commitment of each Lender shall be deemed used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure, but not Swingline Exposure, of such Lender.

(c)The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, a letter of credit fee with respect to its participation in each Letter of Credit, which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans then in effect on the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure attributable to such Letter of Credit during the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to but excluding the date on which such Letter of Credit expires or is drawn in full (including, without limitation, any LC Exposure that remains outstanding after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date) and (ii) to the Issuing Bank for its own account a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.125% per annum on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the Availability Period (or until the date that such Letter of Credit is irrevocably cancelled or Cash Collateralized, whichever is later), as well as the Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder.

(d)[Reserved].

(e)Accrued fees under Sections 2.14(b) and 2.14(c) shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (and, if later, the date the Loans and LC Exposure shall be repaid in their entirety); provided that any such fees accruing under Section 2.14(c) after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date shall be payable on demand.

(f)Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, during such period as a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender will not be entitled to commitment fees accruing with respect to its Revolving Commitment during such period pursuant to Section 2.14(b) or letter of credit fees accruing during such period pursuant to Section 2.14(c) (in each case, without prejudice to the rights of the Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders in respect of such fees), provided that (x) to the extent that a portion of the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.26, such fees that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting Lender will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to such Non-Defaulting Lenders, pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments, and (y) to the extent any portion of such LC Exposure cannot be so reallocated, such fees will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the Issuing Bank.  The pro rata payment provisions of Section 2.21 shall automatically be deemed adjusted to reflect the provisions of this subsection.

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Section 2.15Computation of Interest and Fees

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All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).  All other interest and all fees hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be made in good faith and, except for manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

Section 2.16Inability to Determine Interest Rates

.  (a) If, prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing:

(i)the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant interbank market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining Adjusted LIBOR (including, without limitation, because the Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis) for such Interest Period, provided that no Benchmark Transition Event or Early Opt-In Election shall have occurred at such time or for such Interest Period, or

(ii)the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that Adjusted LIBOR does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their Eurodollar Loans for such Interest Period,

then the Administrative Agent shall give written notice thereof (or telephonic notice, promptly confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and to the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter.  Until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) the obligations of the Lenders to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended and (ii) all such affected Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto unless the Borrower prepays such Loans in accordance with this Agreement.  Unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at least one (1) Business Day before the date of any Eurodollar Borrowing for which a Notice of Revolving Borrowing or a Notice of Conversion/Continuation has previously been given that it elects not to borrow, continue or convert to a Eurodollar Borrowing on such date, then such Revolving Borrowing shall be made as, continued as or converted into a Base Rate Borrowing.

(b)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace the Screen Rate with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of the Screen Rate with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to these provisions will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.

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(c)In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.

(d)The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.16(b)-(e), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.16(b)-(e).

(e)Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Eurodollar Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period, the component of Base Rate based upon the Adjusted LIBOR will not be used in any determination of Base Rate.

Section 2.17Illegality

.  If any Change in Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender to make, maintain or fund any Eurodollar Loan and such Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower and the other Lenders, whereupon until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such Lender to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans, or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans, shall be suspended.  In the case of the making of a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Lender’s Revolving Loan shall be made as a Base Rate Loan as part of the same Revolving Borrowing for the same Interest Period and, if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, such Loan shall be converted to a Base Rate Loan either (i) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loan to such date or (ii) immediately if such Lender shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loan to such date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the affected Lender shall, prior to giving such notice to the Administrative Agent, designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation would avoid the need for giving such notice and if such designation would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in the good faith exercise of its discretion.

Section 2.18Increased Costs

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(a)If any Change in Law shall:

(i)impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement that is not otherwise included in the determination of Adjusted LIBOR hereunder against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in Adjusted LIBOR) or the Issuing Bank;

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

(iii)subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes, Other Taxes and Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining a Eurodollar Loan or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Bank of participating in or issuing any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then, from time to time, such Lender or the Issuing Bank may provide the Borrower (with a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent) with written notice and demand with respect to such increased costs or reduced amounts, and within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice and demand the Borrower shall pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank for any such increased costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b)If any Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have determined that on or after the date of this Agreement any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital (or on the capital of the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank) as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such Parent Company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies or the policies of such Parent Company with respect to capital adequacy), then, from time to time, such Lender or the Issuing Bank may provide the Borrower (with a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent) with written notice and demand with respect to such reduced amounts, and within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice and demand the Borrower shall pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such Parent Company for any such reduction suffered.

(c)A certificate of such Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount in reasonable detail or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(d)With respect to any request for compensation or other payment under Sections 2.16, 2.17, 2.18, or 2.20 of this Agreement, failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank or other Recipient (as applicable) to demand compensation shall not constitute a waiver of such Person’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower (and the other Loan Parties) shall not be required to compensate such a Recipient for any amount incurred or reductions suffered if such Recipient notifies the Borrower in writing of the event that gives rise to such request more than nine months after such event; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such request is retroactive, then such nine-month period shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

Section 2.19Funding Indemnity

.  In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion or continuation of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of

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the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure by the Borrower to borrow, prepay, convert or continue any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any applicable notice (unless such notice is revocable and is revoked in accordance with its terms) or (d) any assignment to a Replacement Lender required to be made pursuant to Section 2.25, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender, within thirty (30) days after written demand from such Lender (which demand must be given by such Lender promptly following the event giving rise to such compensation), for any loss, cost or expense attributable to such event (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any lost profits).  In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (A) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan if such event had not occurred at Adjusted LIBOR applicable to such Eurodollar Loan for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan) over (B) the amount of interest that would accrue on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan for the same period if Adjusted LIBOR were set on the date such Eurodollar Loan was prepaid or converted or the date on which the Borrower failed to borrow, convert or continue such Eurodollar Loan, in each case, without regard to any floor provided herein with respect to Adjusted LIBOR.  A certificate as to any additional amount payable under this Section submitted to the Borrower by any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

Section 2.20Taxes

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(a)For purposes of this Section 2.20, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

(b)Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes; provided that if any applicable law requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall make such deduction or withholding and timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower or other Loan Party, as applicable, shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made.

(c)Without duplication of any obligation under subsection (a) of this Section, the Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(d)Without duplication of any obligation under this Section, the Borrower shall indemnify each Recipient, within thirty (30) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid or payable by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority; provided that if the Borrower reasonably believes that such Taxes were not correctly or legally asserted, the Recipient shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to obtain a refund of such Taxes so long as such efforts would not, in the sole

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determination of the Recipient result in any additional unreimbursed costs or expenses or be otherwise disadvantageous to such Recipient in the good faith exercise of its discretion.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by the applicable Recipient, setting forth in good faith and reasonable detail a description and calculation of the applicable Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (with a copy to the Administrative Agent in the case of a Recipient other than the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(e)As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower or other Loan Party, as applicable, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(f)Tax Forms.  (i) Any Recipient that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Recipient, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Recipient is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.20(f)(ii)(A), -(f)(ii)(B) and -(f)(ii)(F) below) shall not be required if in the applicable Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii)Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(A)Any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), duly executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying, to the extent such Lender is legally entitled to do so, that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax.

(B)Any Lender that is a Foreign Person shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, (w) on or prior to the date such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement, (x) on or prior to the date on which any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, (y) after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form or certification previously delivered by it pursuant to this subsection, and (z) from time to time upon the reasonable request by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

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payments of interest under any Loan Document, duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, or any successor form thereto, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty, and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, duly executed originals of IRS Form W‑8BEN or W-8BEN-E, or any successor form thereto, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(2)duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI, or any successor form thereto, certifying that the payments received by such Lender are effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States;

(3)if such Lender is claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, or any successor form thereto, together with a certificate (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) upon which such Lender certifies that (1) such Lender is not a bank for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, or the obligation of the Borrower hereunder is not, with respect to such Lender, a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business, within the meaning of that Section, (2) such Lender is not a 10% shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3) or Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, (3) such Lender is not a controlled foreign corporation that is related to the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (4) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business conducted by such Lender; or

(4)if such Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, a partnership or a participating Lender granting a typical participation), duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, or any successor form thereto, accompanied by IRS Form W-9, IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of such direct or indirect partner.

(C)Any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed

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by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

(D)If the Administrative Agent is a U.S. Person, it shall deliver to the Borrower on or prior to the date on which it becomes the Administrative Agent under this Agreement with two duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9. If the Administrative Agent is not a “United States person” (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), it shall provide to the Borrower on or prior to the date on which it becomes the Administrative Agent under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower):

(1)two executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI with respect to any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent for its own account; and

(2)two executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY with respect to any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent for the account of others, certifying that it is a “U.S. branch” and that the payments it receives for the account of others are not effectively connected with the conduct of its trade or business within the United States and that it is using such form as evidence of its agreement with the Borrower to be treated as a U.S. person with respect to such payments (and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to so treat the Administrative Agent as a U.S. person with respect to such payments as contemplated by Section 1.1441-1(b)(2)(iv) of the United States Treasury Regulations).

(E)Each Lender and the Administrative Agent agree that if any form or certification it previously delivered under this Section expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect and such Lender or the Administrative Agent is not legally entitled to provide an updated form or certification, it shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in the case of a Lender) of its inability to update such form or certification.

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

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(g)Treatment of Certain Refunds.  If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.20 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.20), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund).  Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid.  This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

Section 2.21Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs

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(a)The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by any of them hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.18, 2.19 or 2.20, or otherwise) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date when due, in immediately available funds, free and clear of any defenses, rights of set-off, counterclaim, or withholding or deduction of taxes, except as required by applicable law.  Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon.  All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.18, 2.19, 2.20 and 10.3 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto.  The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof.  If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be made payable for the period of such extension.  All payments hereunder shall be made in Dollars.

(b)If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied as follows: first, to all fees and reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second, to all reimbursable expenses of the Lenders and all fees and reimbursable expenses of the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank based on their respective pro rata shares of such fees and expenses; third, to all interest and fees then due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective pro rata shares of such interest and fees; and fourth, to all principal of the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the parties entitled thereto based on their respective pro rata shares of such principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements.

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(c)If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans that would result in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Credit Exposure and accrued interest and fees thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender with respect to its Revolving Credit Exposure, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Credit Exposure of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Credit Exposure; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Revolving Credit Exposure to any assignee or participant.  The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(d)Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount or amounts due.  In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

(e)Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any amount paid by the Borrower for the account of a Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, reimbursement of LC Disbursements, indemnity payments or other amounts) will be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated non-interest bearing account until the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, at which time the funds in such account will be applied by the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in the following order of priority: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement; second, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender under this Agreement; third, to the payment of interest due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such interest then due and payable to them; fourth, to the payment of fees then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such fees then due and payable to them; fifth, to the payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably in accordance with the amounts thereof then due and payable to them; sixth, to the ratable payment of other amounts then due and

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payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders; and seventh, to pay amounts owing under this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

Section 2.22Letters of Credit

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(a)During the Availability Period, the Issuing Bank, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders pursuant to subsections (d) and (e) of this Section, will issue, at the request of the Borrower, Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower or any other Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; provided that (i) each Letter of Credit shall expire on the earlier of (A) the date one year after the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof (which may occur automatically), one year after the date such renewal or extension becomes effective, so long as (x) the Borrower and the Issuing Bank have the option to prevent such renewal or extension prior to the effectiveness thereof and (y) neither the Issuing Bank nor the Borrower shall permit any such renewal or extension to extend any Letter of Credit beyond the date set forth in clause (B) below) and (B) the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (unless Cash Collateralized or otherwise backstopped in a manner reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank (including by “grandfathering” on terms reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Bank of the applicable letters of credit into a future credit facility)); (ii) each Letter of Credit shall be in a stated amount of at least $100,000 (or such lesser amount as the applicable Issuing Bank shall agree); and (iii) the Borrower may not request any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (A) the aggregate LC Exposure would exceed the LC Commitment or (B) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders would exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount.  Each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to have purchased, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally purchases from the relevant Issuing Bank without recourse a participation in each Letter of Credit equal to such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on the date of issuance.  Each issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to utilize the Revolving Commitment of each Lender by an amount equal to the amount of such participation.

(b)To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or any amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall give the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of such issuance (or such shorter period as the Issuing Bank may agree) specifying the date (which shall be a Business Day) such Letter of Credit is to be issued (or amended, renewed or extended, as the case may be), the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit.  In addition to the satisfaction of the conditions in Article III, the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or any amendment which increases the amount of such Letter of Credit) will be subject to the further conditions that such Letter of Credit shall be in such form and contain such terms as the Issuing Bank shall reasonably approve and that the Borrower shall have executed and delivered any additional applications, agreements and instruments relating to such Letter of Credit as the Issuing Bank shall reasonably require; provided that in the event of any conflict between such applications, agreements or instruments and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

(c)At least two (2) Business Days prior to the issuance of any Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received such notice, and, if not, the Issuing Bank will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof.  Unless the Issuing Bank has received notice from the

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Administrative Agent, on or before the Business Day immediately preceding the date the Issuing Bank is to issue the requested Letter of Credit, directing the Issuing Bank not to issue the Letter of Credit because such issuance is not then permitted hereunder because of the limitations set forth in subsection (a) of this Section or that one or more conditions specified in Article III are not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue such Letter of Credit in accordance with the Issuing Bank’s usual and customary business practices.

(d)The Issuing Bank shall examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit promptly following its receipt thereof.  The Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make a LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to such LC Disbursement.  The Borrower shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursements paid by the Issuing Bank in respect of such drawing, without presentment, demand or other formalities of any kind.  Unless the Borrower shall have notified the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day immediately prior to the date on which such drawing is honored that the Borrower intends to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the amount of such drawing in funds other than from the proceeds of Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the Lenders to make a Base Rate Borrowing on the date on which such drawing is honored in an exact amount due to the Issuing Bank; provided that for purposes solely of such Borrowing, the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2 hereof shall not be applicable.  The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.3, and each Lender shall make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank in accordance with Section 2.6.  The proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied directly by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for such LC Disbursement.

(e)If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each Lender (other than the Issuing Bank) shall be obligated to fund the participation that such Lender purchased pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such LC Disbursement on and as of the date which such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred.  Each Lender’s obligation to fund its participation shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation, (i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have against the Issuing Bank or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (iv) any breach of this Agreement by the Borrower or any other Lender, (v) any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or (vi) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.  On the date that such participation is required to be funded, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank.  Whenever, at any time after the Issuing Bank has received from any such Lender the funds for its participation in a LC Disbursement, the Issuing Bank (or the Administrative Agent on its behalf) receives any payment on account thereof, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share of such payment; provided that if such payment is required to be returned for any reason to the Borrower or to a trustee, receiver,

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liquidator, custodian or similar official in any bankruptcy proceeding, such Lender will return to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank any portion thereof previously distributed by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank to it.

(f)To the extent that any Lender shall fail to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to subsection (d) or (e) of this Section on the due date therefor, such Lender shall pay interest to the Issuing Bank (through the Administrative Agent) on such amount from such due date to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate; provided that if such Lender shall fail to make such payment to the Issuing Bank within three (3) Business Days of such due date, then, retroactively to the due date, such Lender shall be obligated to pay interest on such amount at the rate set forth in Section 2.13(c).

(g)If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the second (2nd) Business Day after the date on which the Borrower receives written notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders demanding that the Borrower’s reimbursement obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit be Cash Collateralized pursuant to this subsection, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to 103% of the aggregate LC Exposure of all Lenders as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon; provided that such obligation to Cash Collateralize the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower with respect to the Letters of Credit shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 8.1(h) or 8.1(i).  Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement.  The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account.  The Borrower agrees to execute any documents and/or certificates reasonably required to effectuate the intent of this subsection.  Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest.  Interest and profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account.  Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it had not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, with the consent of the Required Lenders, be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  If the Borrower is required to Cash Collateralize its reimbursement obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such Cash Collateral so posted (to the extent not so applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.

(h)Upon the request of any Lender or the Borrower, but no more frequently than quarterly, the Issuing Bank shall deliver (through the Administrative Agent) to each Lender and the Borrower a report describing the aggregate Letters of Credit then outstanding.  Upon the request of any Lender from time to time, the Issuing Bank shall deliver to such Lender any other information reasonably requested by such Lender with respect to each Letter of Credit then outstanding.

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of this Agreement under all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of any of the following circumstances:

(i)any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement;

(ii)the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons or entities for whom any such beneficiary or transferee may be acting), any Lender (including the Issuing Bank) or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or the Letter of Credit or any document related hereto or thereto or any unrelated transaction;

(iii)any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(iv)payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document to the Issuing Bank that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;

(v)any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of set-off against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder; or

(vi)the existence of a Default or an Event of Default.

Neither the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender nor any Related Party of any of the foregoing shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to above), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any actual direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect (including claims for lost profits or other consequential damages), or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise due care when determining whether drafts or other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof.  The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised due care in each such determination.  In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

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(j)Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued and subject to applicable laws, (i) each standby Letter of Credit shall be governed by the “International Standby Practices 1998” (ISP98), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later revision as may be published by the International Chamber of Commerce on any date any Letter of Credit may be issued), (ii) each documentary Letter of Credit shall be governed by the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (2007 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later revision as may be published by the International Chamber of Commerce on any date any Letter of Credit may be issued) and (iii) the Borrower shall specify the foregoing in each letter of credit application submitted for the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

(k)Any Issuing Bank may resign as an “Issuing Bank” hereunder upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower; provided that on or prior to the expiration of such 30-day period with respect to such resignation, the relevant Issuing Bank shall have identified a successor Issuing Bank reasonably acceptable to the Borrower willing to accept its appointment as successor Issuing Bank, and the effectiveness of such resignation shall be conditioned upon such successor assuming the rights and duties of the resigning Issuing Bank. In the event of any such resignation as Issuing Bank, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor Issuing Bank willing to accept its appointment as successor Issuing Bank; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of the resigning Issuing Bank except as expressly provided above. The Borrower may terminate the appointment of any Issuing Bank as an “Issuing Bank” hereunder by providing a written notice thereof to such Issuing Bank, with a copy to the Administrative Agent. Any such termination shall become effective upon the earlier of (i) such Issuing Bank acknowledging receipt of such notice and (ii) the third Business Day following the date of the delivery thereof; provided that no such termination shall become effective until and unless the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (or its Affiliates) shall have been reduced to zero. At the time any such resignation or termination shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the resigning or terminated Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.14(c). Notwithstanding the effectiveness of any such resignation or termination, the resigning or terminated Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such resignation or termination, but shall not be required to issue any additional Letters of Credit.

Section 2.23Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders

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(a)From time to time after the Closing Date and subject solely to the conditions set forth in this Section 2.23, the Borrower and one or more Increasing Lenders or Additional Lenders (each as defined below) may enter into an agreement to increase the aggregate Revolving Commitments (each such increase, an “Incremental Commitment”, and the principal amount of each Incremental Commitment is referred to herein as the “Incremental Commitment Amount”), so long as the following conditions are satisfied:

(i)the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Commitments established pursuant to this Section shall not exceed an amount equal to the sum of (A) $70,000,000 and (B) the maximum amount that would result in a Secured Net Leverage Ratio, on a pro forma basis (treating the amount of any Incremental Commitments extended on such date as fully funded, but excluding the cash proceeds of any Incremental Commitment Amounts or Incremental Equivalent Debt from cash and Permitted Investments) (and on a Pro Forma Basis if such Incremental Commitment is to be used to fund an Acquisition), of not more than 2.00:1.00 as of the most recently ended Fiscal

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Quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered (or, if the Borrower at its sole discretion shall have provided the Administrative Agent with monthly financial statements for Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as of the most recently ended twelve month period); provided that, the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt established after the Closing Date in reliance on clause (i)(A) above shall result in a dollar for dollar reduction in the amount of Incremental Commitments permitted to be established pursuant to clause (i)(A) of this Section.  Unless the Borrower elects otherwise, each Incremental Commitment will be deemed incurred first under clause (i)(B) above to the extent permitted, with the balance incurred under clause (i)(A) above.  If the Borrower incurs an Incremental Commitment under clause (i)(A) above substantially concurrently with its incurrence of an Incremental Commitment under clause (i)(B) above, then the Secured Net Leverage Ratio calculated pursuant to this subsection (i) will be calculated with respect to such incurrence under clause (i)(B) above without regard to any incurrence of indebtedness under clause (i)(A) above;

(ii)before and after giving effect to any proposed Incremental Commitment (determined, in the case of any Incremental Commitment that is to be used to fund a Limited Condition Acquisition, as of the LCA Test Date (other than the determination of whether any Event of Default under Section 8.1(a), 8.1(b), 8.1(h) or 8.1(i) exists or would result therefrom, which shall be determined as of the date such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated)), no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing;

(iii)the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents will be true and correct in all material respects (except for representations and warranties that are already qualified by materiality, which representations and warranties will be true and correct in all respects) at the time of and on the date of the incurrence of such Incremental Commitment (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for representations and warranties that are already qualified by materiality, which representations and warranties will be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date); provided that if such Incremental Commitment is to be used to fund a Limited Condition Acquisition, the condition set forth in this clause (iii) may be satisfied with (A) the accuracy of customary “specified representations” and “acquisition agreement representations” and (B) such other limitations or exceptions to representations and warranties as may be agreed by the lenders providing such Incremental Commitment;

(iv)after giving effect to any proposed Incremental Commitment (determined, in the case of any Incremental Commitment that is to be used to fund a Limited Condition Acquisition, as of the LCA Test Date), on a pro forma basis (treating the Incremental Commitments as fully funded, but excluding the cash proceeds of any Incremental Commitment Amounts or Incremental Equivalent Debt from cash and Permitted Investments), Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with the Financial Covenants (on a Pro Forma Basis if such Incremental Commitment is to be used to fund an Acquisition), measuring clause (a) of the Secured Net Leverage Ratio as of the date such Incremental Commitment is to be established (or, in the case of a Limited Condition Acquisition, as of the LCA Test Date) and otherwise re-computing such covenant as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b) (or, if the Borrower at its sole discretion

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shall have provided the Administrative Agent with monthly financial statements for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, re-computing such covenants as of the last day of the most recently ended twelve month period) as if such Incremental Commitment was established on the first day of the relevant period for testing compliance;

(v)[reserved];

(vi)[reserved];

(vii)any Incremental Commitments provided pursuant to this Section shall be on terms (including pricing and maturity but excluding upfront fees) and pursuant to documentation applicable to the Revolving Commitments outstanding immediately prior to such incurrence; and

(viii)(A) obligations in respect of any Incremental Commitments (1) shall constitute Obligations, (2) shall have the same guarantees as the Obligations and (3) shall rank pari passu in right of payment and security with the other Loans and (B) and all collateral securing any such Incremental Commitments shall also secure all other Obligations.

(b)The Borrower shall provide at least 10 Business Days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly provide a copy of such notice to each Lender) of any proposal to establish an Incremental Commitment.  The Borrower may also, but is not required to, specify any fees offered to those Lenders (the “Increasing Lenders”) that agree to provide any Incremental Commitment, which fees may be variable based upon the amount any such Lender is willing to provide.  Each Increasing Lender shall as soon as practicable, and in any case within 5 Business Days following receipt of such notice, specify in a written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent the amount of such proposed Incremental Commitment that it is willing to provide.  No Lender (or any successor thereto) shall have any obligation, express or implied, to provide any portion of any requested Incremental Commitment, and any decision by a Lender to provide any portion of any such Incremental Commitment shall be made in its sole discretion independently from any other Lender.  Only the consent of each Increasing Lender shall be required to establish an Incremental Commitment pursuant to this Section.  No Lender that declines to provide any requested Incremental Commitment may be replaced with respect to any of its existing Commitments or Loans as a result thereof without such Lender’s consent.  If any Lender shall fail to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing about whether it will provide any Incremental Commitment within 5 Business Days after receipt of such notice, such Lender shall be deemed to have declined to do so.  The Borrower may accept some or all of the amounts offered by existing Lenders or may designate new lenders (subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 10.4, as if such Loans were being acquired via assignment) as additional Lenders hereunder in accordance with this Section (the “Additional Lenders”), which Additional Lenders may assume all or a portion of such Incremental Commitment and such Additional Lenders shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld).  The Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have discretion jointly to adjust the allocation of any Incremental Commitments among the Increasing Lenders and the Additional Lenders.  The sum of the portion of any proposed Incremental Commitment that is to be provided by Increasing Lenders plus the portion of such Incremental Commitment that is to be provided by Additional Lenders shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the proposed Incremental Commitment Amount.

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(c)Subject to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section, any Incremental Commitment requested by the Borrower shall be effective upon delivery to the Administrative Agent of each of the following documents:

(i)an executed copy of an instrument of joinder or amendment, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, executed by the Borrower, each Additional Lender and each Increasing Lender, setting forth such Incremental Commitments of such Lenders and setting forth the agreement of each Additional Lender to become a party to this Agreement and to be bound by all of the terms and provisions hereof;

(ii)to the extent reasonably required by the Administrative Agent after consultation with the Borrower, legal opinions and authorizing resolutions, in each case, with respect to such Incremental Commitment and consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date, other than changes to such legal opinions resulting from a change in law or change in fact;

(iii)a certificate of Parent signed by a Responsible Officer, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, certifying that each of the conditions in subsection (a) of this Section has been satisfied; and

(iv)to the extent requested by any Additional Lender or any Increasing Lender, executed promissory notes evidencing such Incremental Commitment, issued by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.10.

Upon the effectiveness of any such Incremental Commitment, the Commitments and Pro Rata Share of each Lender will be adjusted, as applicable, to give effect to such Incremental Commitment, and Schedule I shall automatically be deemed amended accordingly.

(d)If the Borrower incurs Incremental Commitments under this Section, the Borrower shall, after such time, repay and incur Revolving Loans ratably as between the Incremental Commitments and the Revolving Commitments outstanding immediately prior to such incurrence and no amounts shall be payable by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19 in connection therewith. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.2, the Administrative Agent is expressly permitted to amend the Loan Documents to the extent necessary to give effect to any increase pursuant to this Section and mechanical changes necessary or advisable in connection therewith (including amendments to implement the requirements in the preceding two sentences, amendments to ensure pro rata allocations of Eurodollar Loans and Base Rate Loans between Loans incurred pursuant to this Section and Loans outstanding immediately prior to any such incurrence and amendments to implement ratable participation in Letters of Credit between the Incremental Commitments and the Revolving Commitments outstanding immediately prior to any such incurrence).

Section 2.24Mitigation of Obligations

.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.18, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.20, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the sole judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable under Section 2.18 or Section 2.20, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.  The

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Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with such designation or assignment.

Section 2.25Replacement of Lenders

.  If (a) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.18, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.20, (b) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or (c) in connection with any proposed amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent contemplated by Section 10.2(b) that requires the consent of each Lender or each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, more than 50% (in dollar amount) of such Lenders, as applicable, shall have consented to such amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent, but one or more of such Lenders shall not have consented thereto (each a “Non-Consenting Lender”), then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 10.4(b), including, to the extent required therein, the consent of the Administrative Agent), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 2.18 or 2.20, as applicable) and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender) (a “Replacement Lender”); provided that (i) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of all Loans owed to it, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder from the assignee (in the case of such outstanding principal and accrued interest) and from the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (ii) in the case of a claim for compensation under Section 2.18 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.20, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, and (iii) in the case of a Non‑Consenting Lender, each Replacement Lender shall consent, at the time of such assignment, to each matter in respect of which such terminated Lender was a Non‑Consenting Lender.  A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 2.26Defaulting Lenders and Potential Defaulting Lenders.

(a)If a Revolving Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender or a Potential Defaulting Lender, the following provisions shall apply, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:

(i)the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender will, subject to the limitation in the proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective no later than one (1) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has actual knowledge that such Revolving Lender has become a Defaulting Lender) among the Non-Defaulting Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments (calculated as if the Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment was reduced to zero and each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment had been increased proportionately); provided that the sum of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s total Revolving Credit Exposure may not in any event exceed the Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation; and

(ii)to the extent that any portion (the “unreallocated portion”) of the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of any Defaulting Lender cannot be reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above for any reason, or with respect to the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of any Potential Defaulting Lender, the Borrower will, not later than two (2) Business Days after demand by the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Issuing Bank and/or the Swingline Lender), (x) Cash Collateralize the obligations of the Borrower to the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in respect of such LC Exposure or

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such Swingline Exposure, as the case may be, in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated portion of the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender or the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of such Potential Defaulting Lender, (y) in the case of such Swingline Exposure, prepay in full the unreallocated portion thereof, or (z) make other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender or Potential Defaulting Lender;

provided that, subject to Section 10.18, neither any such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto nor any such Cash Collateralization or reduction will constitute a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender.

(b)If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender agree in writing in their discretion that any Defaulting Lender has ceased to be a Defaulting Lender or any Potential Defaulting Lender has ceased to be a Potential Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice, and subject to any conditions set forth therein, the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of the other Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment, and such Lender will purchase at par such portion of outstanding Revolving Loans of the other Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Credit Exposure of the Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender or Potential Defaulting Lender, as the case may be, and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender (and such Revolving Credit Exposure of each Lender will automatically be adjusted on a prospective basis to reflect the foregoing).  If any cash collateral has been posted with respect to the LC Exposure or the Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender or Potential Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will promptly return such cash collateral to the Borrower; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

(c)So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Potential Defaulting Lender, the Issuing Bank will not be required to issue, amend, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit, and the Swingline Lender will not be required to fund any Swingline Loans, as applicable, unless it is satisfied that 100% of the related LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure after giving effect thereto is fully covered or eliminated by any combination reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, of the following:

(i)in the case of a Defaulting Lender, the Swingline Exposure and the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders as provided in subsection (a)(i) of this Section;

(ii)in the case of a Defaulting Lender or a Potential Defaulting Lender, without limiting the provisions of subsection (a)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower Cash Collateralizes its reimbursement obligations in respect of such Letter of Credit or such

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Swingline Loan in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Defaulting Lender or Potential Defaulting Lender in respect of such Letter of Credit or such Swingline Loan, or the Borrower makes other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender or Potential Defaulting Lender; and

(iii)in the case of a Defaulting Lender or a Potential Defaulting Lender, the Borrower agrees that the face amount of such requested Letter of Credit or the principal amount of such requested Swingline Loan will be reduced by an amount equal to the unreallocated, non-Cash Collateralized portion thereof as to which such Defaulting Lender or such Potential Defaulting Lender would otherwise be liable, in which case the obligations of the Non-Defaulting Lenders in respect of such Letter of Credit or such Swingline Loan will, subject to the limitation in the proviso below, be on a pro rata basis in accordance with the Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders, and the pro rata payment provisions of Section 2.21 will be deemed adjusted to reflect this provision; provided that the sum of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s total Revolving Credit Exposure may not in any event exceed the Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reduction.

Section 2.27Refinancing Amendments

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(a)On one or more occasions after the Closing Date, the Borrower may obtain (i) from any Lender or any Additional Refinancing Lender, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in the form of Refinancing Revolving Loans or Refinancing Revolving Commitments, in each case pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, or (ii) from any bank, other financial institution or institutional investor that agrees to provide any portion of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in any other form, such other Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, in each case to refinance (and to reduce on a dollar-for-dollar or greater basis) all or any portion of the Loans and/or Commitments then outstanding under this Agreement.

(b)The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment will be subject only to the satisfaction on the date thereof of such of the conditions set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 as may be requested by the providers of applicable Refinancing Revolving Loans or such other conditions as the Borrower may agree.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Amendment.  Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement will be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Refinancing Revolving Loans and/or Refinancing Revolving Commitments incurred or extended pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Revolving Loans subject thereto as Refinancing Revolving Loans).

(c)Each issuance of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under Section 2.27(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000.

(d)No Lender (or any successor thereto) shall have any obligation, express or implied, to provide any portion of any requested Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, and any decision by a Lender to provide any portion of any such Indebtedness shall be made in its sole discretion independently from any other Lender.  Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment,

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without the consent of any Person other than the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Borrower and the Persons providing the applicable Refinancing Revolving Loans and/or Refinancing Revolving Commitments, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto and (ii) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.27, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Refinancing Amendment.  This Section 2.27 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.21 or 10.2 to the contrary.

(e)Refinancing Revolving Loans and/or Refinancing Revolving Commitments may be provided by any existing Lender (it being understood that no existing Lender will have an obligation to make all or any portion of any Refinancing Revolving Loan) or by any Additional Refinancing Lender on terms permitted by this Section 2.27; provided that the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank will have consented (in each case, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to any such Person’s providing Refinancing Revolving Loans or Refinancing Revolving Commitments if such consent would be required under Section 10.4(b)(iii), respectively, for an assignment of Loans or Commitments to such Person.

Section 2.28Extension Amendments

.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein but subject to the terms of any applicable subordination or intercreditor agreement, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time, make one or more offers (each, an “Extension Offer”) to all the Lenders of any Class to make one or more amendments or modifications to (A) allow the maturity and scheduled amortization of the Loans and/or Revolving Commitments of the accepting Lenders to be extended and (B) increase the Applicable Margin, Applicable Percentage or other fees payable with respect to the Loans and/or Revolving Commitments of the accepting Lenders (each, an “Extension Amendment”) pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower.  Such notice shall set forth (x) the terms and conditions of the requested Extension Amendment and (y) the date on which such Extension Amendment is requested to become effective.  An Extension Amendment shall become effective only with respect to the Loans and/or Revolving Commitments of the Lenders that accept the applicable Extension Offer (such Lenders, the “Extending Lenders”) and, in the case of any Extending Lender, only with respect to such Lender’s Loans and/or Revolving Commitments as to which such Lender’s acceptance has been made (such Loans, “Extended Revolving Loans”, and such Revolving Commitments, “Extended Revolving Commitments”).  The Borrower, each other Loan Party and each Extending Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a modification agreement (an “Extension Agreement”) and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the acceptance of such Extension Amendment and the terms and conditions thereof.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Agreement.  Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Extension Agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Extension Amendment evidenced thereby and only with respect to the Loans and Commitments of the Extending Lenders as to which such Lenders’ acceptance has been made.

Article III

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

Section 3.1Conditions to Effectiveness

.  The obligations of the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Loans and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue any Letters of Credit

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hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 10.2):

(a)The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received the following, each to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i)a counterpart of this Agreement signed by or on behalf of each party hereto or written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement;

(ii)a certificate of an authorized signatory of each Loan Party attaching and certifying copies of its bylaws, or partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement, and of the resolutions of its board of directors or other equivalent governing body, or comparable organizational documents and authorizations, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and certifying the name, title and true signature of each signatory of such Loan Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(iii)certified copies of the articles or certificate of incorporation, certificate of organization or limited partnership, or other registered organizational documents of each Loan Party, together with certificates of good standing or existence, as may be available from the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party and each other jurisdiction where failure to be qualified to do business as a foreign corporation or limited liability company could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(iv)favorable written opinions of Chapman and Cutler LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, and such local counsel as shall be necessary, in each case, addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each of the Lenders, and covering such matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated therein as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall reasonably request;

(v)certified copies of all consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations and filings and orders required or advisable to be made or obtained under any Requirement of Law, or by any Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party, in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and orders shall be in full force and effect and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired, and no investigation or inquiry by any governmental authority regarding the Commitments or any transaction being financed with the proceeds thereof shall be ongoing;

(vi)a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the chief financial officer of Parent, confirming as of the Closing Date and after giving effect to the Related Transactions and the incurrence of the Indebtedness and obligations being incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Related Transactions on the Closing Date, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent;

(vii)a reaffirmation by each Loan Party of their respective Guaranteed Obligations and Secured Obligations under the Guaranty and Security Agreement;

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(viii)the Guaranty and Security Agreement, duly executed by Parent, Borrower and each other Loan Party, together with, to the extent applicable, (A) to the extent not previously filed or delivered, UCC financing statements and other applicable documents under the laws of all necessary or appropriate jurisdictions with respect to the perfection of the Liens granted under the Guaranty and Security Agreement, as requested by the Administrative Agent and to the extent required thereby in order to perfect such Liens, duly authorized by the Loan Parties, (B) copies of UCC, tax, and judgment lien search reports in all necessary or appropriate jurisdictions and under all legal names of the Loan Parties, as requested by the Administrative Agent, indicating that there are no prior Liens on any of the Collateral other than Permitted Encumbrances, other Liens not prohibited under Section 7.2 and Liens to be released on the Closing Date, (C) [reserved], (D) to the extent not previously delivered, duly executed Patent Security Agreements, Trademark Security Agreements and Copyright Security Agreements, (E) to the extent not previously delivered, original certificates evidencing all issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock required to be pledged under the Guaranty and Security Agreement, and (F) to the extent not previously delivered, stock or membership interest powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank;

(ix)certificates of insurance, in form and detail reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; and

(x)all other agreements, documents, certificates, instruments and other items set forth on the closing checklist attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1, other than those that are specified therein as permitted to be delivered after the Closing Date.

(b)[Reserved].

(c)The Administrative Agent shall have obtained CUSIP numbers for the Loans and Commitments, as applicable.

(d)The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents, certificates, information and legal opinions as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall have reasonably requested, including, if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower to the extent not previously delivered.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of this Section, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved of, accepted or been satisfied with each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to, approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

Section 3.2Conditions to Each Credit Event

.  The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing and of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit is subject to Section 2.26(c) and the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a)at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall exist;

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(b)at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects); and

(c)the Borrower shall have delivered the required Notice of Borrowing.

Each Borrowing of a Loan (other than any Loan made pursuant to Section 2.23, which shall be governed by the joinder agreement and other agreements executed in connection therewith) and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section.

Section 3.3Delivery of Documents

.  All of the Loan Documents, certificates, legal opinions and other documents and papers referred to in this Article, unless otherwise specified, shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent on behalf of each of the Lenders and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Article IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Loan Party represents and warrants, both before and after giving effect to the Related Transactions, to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing Bank as follows:

Section 4.1Existence; Power

.  Parent and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation, partnership or limited liability company under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where a failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.2Organizational Power; Authorization

.  The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are within such Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been authorized by all necessary organizational and, if required, shareholder, partner or member action.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, valid and binding obligations of such Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

Section 4.3Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts

.  The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority, except those as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and except for filings necessary to perfect or maintain perfection of the Liens created under the Loan Documents, (b) will not violate any Requirement of Law applicable to Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental Authority except, in the case of clauses (a) and (b), as would not reasonably be expected to

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have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (c) will not violate any Organization Document of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (d) will not violate or result in a default under any material Contractual Obligation of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries except as would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (f) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except Liens created under the Loan Documents or otherwise permitted hereunder.

Section 4.4Financial Statements; No Default; No Material Adverse Effect

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(a)As of the Closing Date, the Borrower has furnished to each Lender (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019, and the related audited consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, prepared by Grant Thornton LLP and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2020, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the Fiscal Quarter and year-to-date period then ended.  Such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of such dates and the consolidated results of operations for such periods in conformity with GAAP consistently applied, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii).

(b)As of the Closing Date, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  Since December 31, 2019, no Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

Section 4.5Litigation and Environmental Matters

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(a)No litigation, proceeding or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, investigation of or before any arbitrators or Governmental Authorities is pending against or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened in writing against or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, affecting Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) as to which an adverse determination would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) which would reasonably be expected to render this Agreement or any other Loan Document invalid or unenforceable.

(b)Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) to the knowledge of any Loan Party, has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability; in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.6Compliance with Laws and Agreements

.  Parent and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance with (a) all Requirements of Law and all judgments, decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority and (b) all indentures, agreements or other instruments binding upon it or its properties, except in the case of each of clause (a) and (b) where non-compliance, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.7Investment Company Act

.  Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or is “controlled” by an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and in effect from time to time.

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Section 4.8Taxes

.  Except as could not otherwise reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries and each other Person for whose taxes Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries could become liable have timely filed or caused to be filed all Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns that are required to be filed by them, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments made against it or its property and all other taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority, in each case except where the same are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP.

Section 4.9Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations

.  The proceeds of the Loans will be used in accordance with Section 5.9.  None of the proceeds of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U or for any purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X.  Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying “margin stock”.

Section 4.10ERISA

.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan and Non-U.S. Plan is in substantial compliance in form and operation with its terms and with ERISA and the Code (including, without limitation, the Code provisions compliance with which is necessary for any intended favorable tax treatment) and all other applicable laws and regulations.  Each Plan (and each related trust, if any) which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that it meets the requirements of Sections 401(a) and 501(a) of the Code covering all applicable tax law changes, or is comprised of a master or prototype plan that has received a favorable opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service, and nothing has occurred since the date of such determination that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect such determination (or, in the case of a Plan with no determination, nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the issuance of a favorable determination letter or otherwise adversely affect such qualification).  No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  There exists no Unfunded Pension Liability with respect to any Plan or Non-U.S. Plan that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  None of Parent, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has, within any of the five calendar years immediately preceding the date this assurance is given or deemed given, made or accrued an obligation to make, contributions to any Multiemployer Plan.  There are no actions, suits or claims pending against or involving a Plan or Non-U.S. Plan (other than routine claims for benefits) or, to the knowledge of Parent, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, threatened, which would reasonably be expected to be asserted successfully against any Plan  or Non-U.S. Plan and, if so asserted successfully, would reasonably be expected either singly or in the aggregate to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each of its Restricted Subsidiaries and each ERISA Affiliate have made all contributions to or under each Plan, Non-U.S. Plan and Multiemployer Plan required by law within the applicable time limits prescribed thereby, by the terms of such Plan or Multiemployer Plan, respectively, or by any contract or agreement requiring contributions to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan.  No Plan which is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA has applied for or received an extension of any amortization period within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 303 or 304 of ERISA.  Except as would reasonably not be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, none of Parent, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate have ceased operations at a facility so as to become subject to the provisions of Section 4068(a) of ERISA, withdrawn as a substantial employer so as to become subject to the provisions of Section 4063 of ERISA or ceased making contributions to any Plan subject to Section

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4064(a) of ERISA to which it made contributions.  As of the Closing Date, neither Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiaries sponsor, maintain or contribute to any Non-U.S. Plan.

Section 4.11Ownership of Property; Insurance

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(a)Each of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its real and personal property material to the operation of its business, except with respect to intellectual property, which is discussed in subsection (b) of this Section, including all such properties reflected in the most recent audited consolidated balance sheet of Parent delivered in connection herewith or purported to have been acquired by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after said date (except as sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business), except such defects in title incurred in the ordinary course of business which, either individually or in the aggregate, do not in any case materially detract from the value of the Collateral, taken as a whole, or interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, free and clear of Liens prohibited by this Agreement.  All leases that individually or in the aggregate are material to the business or operations of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting and are in full force.

(b)Each of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries owns, or to each Loan Party’s knowledge, is licensed or otherwise has the right to use, all material patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and other intellectual property necessary for the conduct of its business, and, to each Loan Party’s knowledge, the use thereof by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries does not infringe in any material respect on the rights of any other Person.

(c)The properties of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies which are not Affiliates of Parent, in such amounts with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where Parent or any applicable Restricted Subsidiaries operates.

(d)As of the Closing Date, neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns any Real Estate.

Section 4.12Disclosure

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(a)No written factual information (other than projections, estimates, forecasts, pro formas, budgets and other forward looking information (collectively, “Forward Looking Information”) and general economic or industry-specific information) furnished by or on behalf of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation or syndication of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder contains, when taken as a whole, as of the date furnished and after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto from time to time, any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, taken as a whole in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading; provided that, with respect to Forward Looking Information Parent represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time (it being understood and agreed that projections are not to be viewed as facts or a guarantee of financial performance, are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies many of which are beyond the Loan Parties’ control, that actual results may differ from projected results and that such differences may be material).

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(b)As of the Closing Date, if the Lenders are required to obtain a Beneficial Ownership Certification from the Borrower pursuant to the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, the information included in such Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all respects.

Section 4.13Labor Relations

.  There are no strikes, lockouts or other material labor disputes or grievances against Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or, to each Loan Party’s knowledge, threatened in writing against or affecting Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and no significant unfair labor practice charges or grievances are pending against Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or, to each Loan Party’s knowledge, threatened in writing against any of them before any Governmental Authority, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.  All payments due from Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of Parent or any such Restricted Subsidiary, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.14Subsidiaries

.  Schedule 4.14 sets forth the name of, the ownership interest of the applicable Loan Party in, the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of, and the type of each Subsidiary of Parent and the other Loan Parties and identifies each Subsidiary that is a Guarantor, in each case, as of the Closing Date.

Section 4.15Solvency

.  As of the Closing Date and after giving effect to the Related Transactions and the incurrence of the Indebtedness and obligations being incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Related Transactions on the Closing Date, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent.

Section 4.16Deposit and Disbursement Accounts

.  Schedule 4.16 lists all banks and other financial institutions at which any Loan Party maintains deposit accounts, lockbox accounts, disbursement accounts, investment accounts or other similar accounts as of the Closing Date, and such Schedule correctly identifies the name of each financial institution, the name in which the account is held, the type of the account, and the complete account number therefor.

Section 4.17Collateral Documents

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(a)The Guaranty and Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined therein), and when UCC financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 3 to the Guaranty and Security Agreement, the Liens created under the Guaranty and Security Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien (to the extent that such Lien may be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement) on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in such Collateral, in each case, prior and superior in right to any other Person, other than with respect to Liens permitted by Section 7.2.  When the certificates evidencing all Capital Stock (to the extent certificated and constituting a “security” under Article 8 of the UCC) pledged pursuant to the Guaranty and Security Agreement are delivered to the Administrative Agent, together with appropriate stock powers or other similar instruments of transfer duly executed in blank, the Liens in such Capital Stock shall be fully perfected first priority security interests (subject to Liens permitted hereunder that are not consensual) perfected by “control” as defined in the UCC.

(b)When the filings in subsection (a) of this Section are made and when, if applicable, the Patent Security Agreements and the Trademark Security Agreements are filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Copyright Security Agreements are filed in the United

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States Copyright Office, the Liens created under the Guaranty and Security Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, if any, to the extent that a security interest may be perfected by making the filings in subsection (a) of this Section or by the filing, recording or registering a security agreement, financing statement or analogous document in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (subject to Liens permitted hereunder that are not consensual).

Section 4.18Subordinated Debt

.  This Agreement, and all amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals, refinancings and refundings hereof, constitute the “Senior Credit Agreement” or any similar term within the meaning of any indentures, agreements, notes, guaranties, instruments and other documents governing or evidencing any Junior Financing to the extent provided therein; and the Revolving Loans and all other Obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and all other Loan Documents, and all amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals, refinancings or refundings of any of the foregoing, constitute “Senior Indebtedness” or “Senior Debt” or any similar term of the Borrower within the meaning of any indentures, agreements, notes, guaranties, instruments and other documents governing or evidencing any Junior Financing to the extent provided therein, and the holders thereof from time to time shall be entitled to all of the rights of a holder of “Senior Indebtedness”, “Senior Debt” or any similar term to the extent provided in any such documents.

Section 4.19Sanctions and Anti-Corruption Laws

. The Loan Parties have implemented and maintain in effect policies and procedures (written or otherwise) designed to promote compliance by Parent and its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.  Each Loan Party, and, to each Loan Party’s knowledge, its directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws in all material respects and with applicable Sanctions.  None of (a) Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of each Loan Party, any agent of Parent or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person.  

Section 4.20Patriot Act

.  Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “enemy” or an “ally of the enemy” within the meaning of Section 2 of the Trading with the Enemy Act or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto.  Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of (a) the Trading with the Enemy Act, (b) any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto or (c) the Patriot Act.  None of the Loan Parties (i) is a blocked person described in Section 1 of the Anti-Terrorism Order or (ii) to its knowledge, engages in any dealings or transactions, or is otherwise associated, with any such blocked person.

Section 4.21EEA Financial Institution; Other Regulations

.  Neither Parent nor any Subsidiary is an EEA Financial Institution.

Article V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Each Loan Party covenants and agrees until the payment in full of the Obligations:

Section 5.1Financial Statements and Other Information

.  The Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender:

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(a)within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of Parent, commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2020, (i) a copy of the annual audited report for such Fiscal Year for Parent and its Subsidiaries, containing a consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statement of income and statements of stockholders’ equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and reported on by Grant Thornton LLP or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing (which audit shall not contain any “going concern”, scope of audit or other qualification other than a qualification resulting from any breach or anticipated breach of any financial covenant or the impending maturity of the Loans) to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, (ii) a reasonably detailed management discussion and analysis with respect thereto and (iii) to the extent any Unrestricted Subsidiary exists on such date, company prepared consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries from such consolidated financial statements;

(b)within 45 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter of Parent (other than the fourth Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year of Parent), commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2021, (i) an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed portion of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter and the corresponding portion of Parent’s previous Fiscal Year, (ii) a reasonably detailed management discussion and analysis with respect thereto and (iii) to the extent any Unrestricted Subsidiary exists on such date, consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries from such consolidated financial statements;

(c)concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section, a Compliance Certificate signed by the a Responsible Officer of Parent (i) certifying as to whether there exists a Default or Event of Default on the date of such certificate and, if an Event of Default then exists, specifying the details thereof and the action which Parent has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto, (ii) to the extent applicable, setting forth in reasonable detail calculations demonstrating compliance with the Financial Covenants and (iii) listing each Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary, as of the end of such Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter (only to the extent that there have been any changes in the identity or status as a Restricted Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary of any such Subsidiaries since the Closing Date or the most recent Compliance Certificate previously delivered);

(d)within 60 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, commencing with the end of the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2020, financial projections for the current Fiscal Year, including a business plan, monthly operations and cash flow budgets, and a capital expenditure budget for Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(e)[reserved]; and

(f)promptly following any reasonable written request therefor, (i) such other information regarding the Collateral, results of operations and financial condition of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries as the Administrative Agent (or any Lender through the Administrative

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Agent) may reasonably request, except, in each case, (A) to the extent such disclosure is prohibited by contractual confidentiality obligations (and such contract was not entered into in contemplation of this clause (A)) or applicable law or (B) such information is subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney work product and (ii) information and documentation with respect to any change in the information provided in any Beneficial Ownership Certification.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in Section 5.1(a)(i) and 5.1(b)(i) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of Parent and its Subsidiaries by furnishing Parent’s Form 10-K or 10-Q or other report, proxy statement or materials, as applicable, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; provided that, to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under Section 5.1(a)(i), such materials are accompanied by a report and opinion of Grant Thornton LLP or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing (which report shall not contain any “going concern”, scope of audit or other qualification other than a qualification resulting from any breach or anticipated breach of any financial covenant or the impending maturity of the Loans) to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.

 

Section 5.2Notices of Material Events

.  The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender prompt written notice, after a Responsible Officer obtains knowledge thereof, of the following:

(a)the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

(b)the filing or commencement of, or any material development in, any action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority against or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, affecting Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which in each case is reasonably likely to be adversely determined, and if so adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)the occurrence of any event or any other development by which Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) fails to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) becomes subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) receives written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability, or (iv) becomes aware of any basis for any Environmental Liability; in each case which, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(d)except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, promptly and in any event within 15 days after (i) Parent, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know that any ERISA Event has occurred, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Parent describing such ERISA Event and the action, if any, proposed to be taken with respect to such ERISA Event and a copy of any notice filed with the PBGC or the IRS pertaining to such ERISA Event and any notices received by Parent, such Restricted Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or any other governmental agency with respect thereto, and (ii) becoming aware (1) that there has been an increase in Unfunded Pension Liabilities (not taking into account Plans and Non-U.S. Plans with negative Unfunded Pension Liabilities) since the date the representations hereunder are given or deemed given, or from any prior notice, (2) of the existence of any Withdrawal Liability, (3) of the adoption of, or the commencement of contributions to, any (i) Non-U.S. Plan or (ii) Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, by Parent,

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any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, or (4) of the adoption of any amendment to a (i) Non-U.S. Plan or (ii) Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, which results in a material increase in contribution obligations of the Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, a detailed written description thereof from the chief financial officer of Parent; and

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

The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender the following:

(x)

promptly and in any event no later than thirty (30) calendar days after (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may permit), notice of any change (i) in any Loan Party’s legal name or corporate structure, (ii) in any Loan Party’s chief executive office, its principal place of business, or any office in which it maintains books or records, (iii) in any Loan Party’s federal taxpayer identification number or organizational number or (iv) in any Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization; and

(y)

within 30 days after receipt thereof, a copy of any material environmental report or material site assessment obtained by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date with respect to any owned Real Estate.

Each notice or other document delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer describing the event or development requiring such notice or other document in reasonable detail and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

Section 5.3Existence; Conduct of Business

.  Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its (i) legal existence and (ii) respective rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names the absence of which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that nothing in this Section shall prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 7.3 or any disposition permitted under Section 7.6.

Section 5.4Compliance with Laws

.  Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and requirements of any Governmental Authority applicable to its business and properties, including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws, ERISA and OSHA, except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Parent will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures (written or otherwise) designed to promote compliance by Parent, its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

Section 5.5Payment of Taxes

.  Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge all Taxes that could result in a statutory Lien before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a)(i) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (ii) the Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or (b) the failure to make payment would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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Section 5.6Books and Records

.  Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities to the extent necessary to prepare the consolidated financial statements of Parent in conformity with GAAP.

Section 5.7Visitation and Inspection

.  Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit any representative of the Administrative Agent to visit and inspect its properties, to examine its books and records and to make copies and take extracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its appropriate officers and with its independent certified public accountants, all at such reasonable times and after reasonable prior written notice to the Borrower, except, in each case, (i) to the extent such action or disclosure is prohibited by contractual confidentiality obligations (and such contract was not entered into in contemplation of this clause (i)) or applicable law or (ii) such information is subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

Section 5.8Maintenance of Properties; Insurance

.  Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear, casualty and condemnation excepted and except for property that, in each Loan Party’s reasonable business judgment, is no longer necessary for, used in, or useful for the conduct of such Loan Party’s business, (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies which are not Affiliates of Parent insurance with respect to its properties and business, and the properties and business of its Restricted Subsidiaries, against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by companies in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, and will, upon reasonable written request of the Administrative Agent, furnish to the Administrative Agent not more than once in any 12-month period an insurance certificate setting forth the nature and extent of all insurance maintained by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with this Section, and (c) subject to any post-closing time period provided therefor under Section 5.17, at all times shall name the Administrative Agent as additional insured on all general liability policies of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries and as loss payee (pursuant to a loss payee endorsement reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent) on all casualty and property insurance policies of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Section 5.9Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations

.  The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Revolving Loans to finance working capital needs, Permitted Acquisitions and capital expenditures and for other general corporate purposes of Parent and its Subsidiaries. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that would violate any rule or regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X.  All Letters of Credit will be used for general corporate purposes.  

Section 5.10Non-U.S. Plans

.  Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall ensure that all Non-U.S. Plans administered by any of them or into which any of them make payments obtains or retains (as applicable) registered status under and as required by applicable law and is administered in a timely manner in all respects in compliance with all applicable laws, except where the failure to do any of the foregoing would not be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.11Cash Management

.  So long as any deposit accounts, disbursement accounts, investment accounts and lockbox accounts of the Loan Parties that are subject to Controlled Account Agreements as of the Closing Date remain open (each such deposit account, disbursement account, investment account and lockbox account, a “Controlled Account”, and each such Controlled Account Agreement, an “Existing Controlled Account Agreement”), the Loan Parties shall keep such Existing Controlled Account Agreements in place.  For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall Controlled Account Agreements be required to be delivered under this Agreement or any other Loan Document other than the

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Existing Controlled Account Agreements, and the Loan Parties shall be permitted, at their option, to close any Controlled Account and to open or acquire new deposit accounts, disbursement accounts, investment accounts and lockbox accounts at any bank or other financial institution after the Closing Date without restriction and without having to subject such new account to a Controlled Account Agreement (including any Existing Controlled Account Agreement).

Section 5.12Additional Subsidiaries and Collateral

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(a)In the event that, subsequent to the Closing Date, any Person becomes a Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) or an Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Immaterial Subsidiary ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary, whether pursuant to formation, acquisition or otherwise, (x) the Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent thereof and (y) within 45 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may permit) after such Person becomes a Subsidiary or is designated a Restricted Subsidiary or ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary, the Borrower shall cause such Subsidiary (i) to become a new Guarantor by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a joinder to the Guaranty and Security Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) to grant Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent in all of its personal property (other than Excluded Property) by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a supplement to the Guaranty and Security Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, executing and delivering a Copyright Security Agreement, Patent Security Agreement and Trademark Security Agreement, as applicable, and authorizing and delivering, at the request of the Administrative Agent, such UCC financing statements or similar instruments required by the Administrative Agent to perfect the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent and granted under any of the Loan Documents and (iii) to deliver all such other documentation (including, without limitation, certified Organization Documents, resolutions, lien searches and customary legal opinions) and to take all such other actions as such Subsidiary would have been required to deliver and take on the Closing Date if such Subsidiary had been a Loan Party on the Closing Date.  In addition, within 45 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may permit) after the date any Person becomes a Domestic Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Foreign Holdco), to the extent such Domestic Subsidiary is owned directly by any Loan Party and constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary and does not constitute an Immaterial Subsidiary (to the extent such Immaterial Subsidiary is not a Guarantor), the applicable Loan Party shall (i) pledge all of the Capital Stock of such Domestic Subsidiary owned by such Loan Party to the Administrative Agent as security for the Obligations by executing and delivering a supplement to the Guaranty and Security Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) deliver the original certificates, if any, evidencing such pledged Capital Stock to the Administrative Agent, together with appropriate powers executed in blank.

(b)In the event that, subsequent to the Closing Date, any Person becomes a Foreign Subsidiary or a Domestic Foreign Holdco, whether pursuant to formation, acquisition or otherwise, (x) the Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent thereof and (y) to the extent such Foreign Subsidiary or Domestic Foreign Holdco is owned directly by any Loan Party and constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary and does not constitute an Immaterial Subsidiary (to the extent such Immaterial Subsidiary is not a Guarantor), within 45 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may permit) after such Person becomes a Foreign Subsidiary or Domestic Foreign Holdco, the applicable Loan Party shall (i) pledge all of the Capital Stock (but, in any event, not to exceed 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Capital Stock and 100% of the issued and outstanding non-voting Capital Stock) of such Foreign Subsidiary or Domestic Foreign Holdco, as applicable, owned by such Loan Party, to the Administrative Agent as security for the Obligations pursuant to a pledge agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the

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Administrative Agent, and (ii) deliver the original certificates, if any, evidencing such pledged Capital Stock to the Administrative Agent, together with appropriate powers executed in blank.

(c)The Borrower agrees that, following the delivery of any Collateral Documents required to be executed and delivered by this Section, the Administrative Agent shall have a valid and enforceable, first priority (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.2) perfected Lien on the property required to be pledged pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section (to the extent that such Lien can be perfected by execution, delivery and/or recording of the Collateral Documents or UCC financing statements, or, if required to be delivered, possession of such Collateral), free and clear of all Liens other than Liens permitted by Section 7.2.  All actions to be taken pursuant to this Section shall be at the expense of the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, and shall be taken to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent.

(d)Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary or in any other Loan Document, (i) the Borrower and the Guarantors shall not be required create or perfect a security interest under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction or to create or perfect a security interest in assets located or titled outside the U.S. or to reimburse or indemnify the Administrative Agent for any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the taking of any of the foregoing actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction and (ii) perfection shall not be required with respect to the following: (A) commercial tort claims with a claim value of less than $4,000,000; (B) letter-of-credit rights with a face amount less than $4,000,000 (other than those to which perfection of the security interest in such Collateral is accomplished solely by the filing of a UCC financing statement); provided that neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor shall be required to establish the Administrative Agent’s “control” (within the meaning of Section 9-107 of the UCC) over any letter-of-credit rights with a face amount greater than or equal to $4,000,000 except upon the Administrative Agent’s request during the existence of an Event of Default; (C) those assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree in writing that the costs of obtaining such perfection are excessive in relation to the value to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby and (D) any Excluded Account.

Section 5.13[Reserved]

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Section 5.14Further Assurances

.  Each Loan Party will execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings and other documents, if any, related regulatory compliance), which may be required under any applicable law, or which the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, to grant, preserve, protect or perfect the Liens created by the Collateral Documents or the validity or priority of any such Lien, all at the expense of the Loan Parties.  

Section 5.15[Reserved]

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Section 5.16Designation of Subsidiaries

.  The Borrower may at any time after the Closing Date designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, (i) immediately before and after such designation, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii)  after giving effect to such designation, on a pro forma basis, Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with the Financial Covenants, measuring clause (a) of the Secured Net Leverage Ratio as of the date of such designation and otherwise re-computing such covenant as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b) (or, if the Borrower at its sole discretion shall have provided the Administrative Agent with monthly financial statements for Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, re-computing such covenants as of the last day of the most recently ended twelve month

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period) as if such designation was in effect on the first day of the relevant period for testing compliance, (iii) an Unrestricted Subsidiary that has subsequently been designated as a Restricted Subsidiary cannot be redesignated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (iv) no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it is a “Restricted Subsidiary” for the purposes of any Permitted Acquisition Debt, Permitted Ratio Debt, Incremental Equivalent Debt or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, and (v) no Unrestricted Subsidiary may own any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or hold any Lien on any property of, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower.  The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Borrower of the Borrower’s or any applicable Subsidiary’s Investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (i) the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (ii) a return on any Investment by the Borrower in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Borrower at the date of such designation of such return.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower will not designate any Restricted Subsidiary that owns Material IP as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Section 5.17Certain Post-Closing Matters

.  As promptly as practicable, and in any event within the time periods after the Closing Date specified in Schedule 5.17 or such later date as the Administrative Agent agrees to in writing, the Loan Parties shall deliver the documents or take the actions specified on Schedule 5.17, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Section 5.18Government Regulation

.  The Loan Parties will not, and will not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) knowingly be or become subject at any time to any law, regulation or list of any Governmental Authority of the United States (including, without limitation, the OFAC list) that prohibits or limits the Lenders or the Administrative Agent from making any advance or extension of credit to the Borrower or from otherwise conducting business with the Loan Parties, or (b) fail to provide reasonable documentary and other evidence of the identity of the Loan Parties as may be requested by the Lenders or the Administrative Agent at any time to enable the Lenders or the Administrative Agent to reasonably verify the identity of the Loan Parties or to comply with any applicable law or regulation, including, without limitation, Section 326 of the Patriot Act at 31 U.S.C. Section 5318.

Article VI

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

Each Loan Party covenants and agrees until the payment in full of the Obligations:

Section 6.1Secured Net Leverage Ratio

.  Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will maintain, as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2021, a Secured Net Leverage Ratio of not greater than 2.00:1.00 for each such Fiscal Quarter; provided that, upon the consummation of any Material Acquisition, such ratio shall be increased to 2.50:1.00 for the period beginning with the Fiscal Quarter in which such Material Acquisition was consummated and ending on (but including) the last day of the fourth full Fiscal Quarter after such Fiscal Quarter.

Section 6.2Interest Coverage Ratio

. Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will maintain, as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2021, an Interest Coverage Ratio of at least 3.00:1.00 for each such Fiscal Quarter.

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Section 6.3Equity Cure

.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article VI, for purposes of determining compliance with Sections 6.1 and 6.2 as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, any cash equity contribution in the Borrower (which is funded with proceeds of equity issued by the Borrower not constituting Disqualified Capital Stock) received after the last day of such Fiscal Quarter and on or prior to the day that is fifteen (15) Business Days after the day on which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b), as applicable (the “Cure Period”), will, upon notice by the Borrower (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent no later than the day on which financial statements are required to be delivered for the applicable Fiscal Quarter) (the “Cure Notice”), be included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for purposes of determining compliance with Sections 6.1 and 6.2 for the applicable Fiscal Quarter and applicable subsequent periods that include such Fiscal Quarter (any such equity contribution so included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA, a “Specified Equity Contribution”); provided that (a) no Lender shall be required to make any extension of credit during the fifteen (15) Business Day period referred to above unless the Borrower has received the proceeds of such Specified Equity Contribution, (b) in each four Fiscal Quarter period, there shall be a period of two Fiscal Quarters in which no Specified Equity Contribution is made and only five Specified Equity Contributions may be made during the term of this Agreement, (c) the amount of any Specified Equity Contribution shall not exceed the amount required to cause the Borrower to be in compliance with Sections 6.1 and 6.2, (d) all Specified Equity Contributions will be disregarded for purposes of determining the availability of any baskets with respect to the covenants contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (e) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Indebtedness (through either netting of cash or prepayment of indebtedness) with the proceeds of any Specified Equity Contribution for determining compliance with Sections 6.1 and 6.2.  Upon the delivery by the Borrower of the Cure Notice, until the end of the Cure Period, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall exercise the right to accelerate the Obligations or terminate the Commitments and none of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Secured Party shall exercise any right to foreclose on or take possession of the Collateral or exercise any other remedy prior to the expiration of the Cure Period solely on the basis of an Event of Default having occurred and being continuing with respect to the breach of Sections 6.1 and 6.2.

Article VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Each Loan Party (other than, except as expressly provided below, Parent) covenants and agrees until the payment in full of the Obligations:

Section 7.1Indebtedness

.  The Loan Parties (other than, subject to Section 7.14, Parent) will not, and will not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, issue any Disqualified Capital Stock or create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a)The Obligations and other Indebtedness created pursuant to the Loan Documents;

(b)Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.1 and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof (immediately prior to giving effect to such extension, renewal or replacement) other than with respect to capitalization of interest, fees or similar costs (including original issue discount, premium and expenses) or shorten the maturity or the weighted average life thereof;

(c)Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations and purchase money obligations, and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with

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the acquisition of any such assets or sec